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Dave Umahi gifts Rev Fr. Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry N30m, 200 yams and 100 bags of rice, urges preacher to stop criticising Buhari
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi has appealed to the Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, to stop criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari as he offered the Ministry 30m, 200 yams and 100 bags of rice. Umahi who attended the annual harvest, thanksgiving and bazaar of the Adoration Ministry alongside Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Sunday, October 24 noted that the president was working to redirect the economy of the nation in order to reduce poverty in the land. He said governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other prominent people in the zone were making efforts to secure…
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Celebrate our troops with Pride, Buhari urges Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to celebrate the military with pride.He lauded the Nigerian Armed Forces for maintaining peace, unity and stability in the country. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made this known in a statement, on Monday.Adesina revealed that President Buhari gave the charge at the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem appeal launch.The annual event was held to appreciate the gallantry, sacrifices and accomplishments of veterans of the first and second world wars, peace support operations and internal security operations in Nigeria.The President paid tribute to veterans who devoted most…
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Take Nnamdi Kanu seriously, he has many followers in South-East – Ifeanyi Ubah tells FG
Senator representing Anambra south, Ifeanyi Ubah has called on the Federal Government to take Nnamdi Kanu’s case seriously as he has many followers in the South East. Ubah through Agugoesi Ikem, his counsel, had filed a motion seeking to visit the Embattled lPOB leader in DSS custody on October 15.Speaking with Arise TV on Monday, Ubah stated that his goal was to engage the IPOB leader to “get him to talk to his people” about their stand on the Anambra governorship election.Ubah, who is the candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the election, said, “IPOB is a very…
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Buhari unveils e-Naira
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday unveiled the e-Naira. The digital currency was billed to be unveiled on October 1 but was shifted due to activities on Independence Day.Buhari launched the country’s digital currency at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The event had in attendance the Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele; Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; among others.The country’s apex bank had said the e-Naira is a culmination of several years of research work in advancing the boundaries of payments system in order to make financial transactions easier.CBN noted that the launch…
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Insecurity: Declare bandits terrorists, end Nigeria – Sheikh Gumi warns Buhari govt
Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Government against declaring bandits terrorists. He said the declaration could lead to the end of the Country.The Islamic cleric disclosed this in a Facebook post, on Sunday night.He, however, admitted that the devastation caused by bandits in the Northwest amounted to terrorism.Gumi stressed that despite the devastation, proscribing bandits would lead to severe consequences that will consume the entire country.He said: “The acts the bandits are committing now in NW have gradually over time become tantamount to terrorism because wherever innocent people are fatal victims it’s pure terrorism.“Many…
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Anyone who wants to lead Nigeria must negotiate with the North – Bakare
Serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has stated that anybody that wants to lead Nigeria must negotiate with the northern region of the country. He said this during an interview with ThisDay. The cleric expressed doubt if the north would willingly to give up power as it is the only thing they hold having lost the textile industries and groundnut pyramid.He stated that no section of the country “can win an election by itself” and as such, collaboration is pertinent to electoral victory.“The way our country is constituted right now, no matter who wants to…
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2023: Yoruba Muslims will not vote for Christian presidential candidates – MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reaffirmed its preference for a presidential candidate from the Yoruba Muslim stock.The group warned that it will not vote for any Christian presidential candidate at the 2023 elections.“No political party should tell us that they cannot find competent Yoruba Muslims”, Professor Ishaq Akintola said on Monday.MURIC advised presidential aspirants and parties mapping out strategies for the next general elections to heed its call.Akintola condemned the “stigmatisation galore” for Yoruba Muslims in Nigeria since independence.The organization claimed they are denied almost all civil liberties, including admission into schools.Akintola alleged many cannot get international passports, driving…
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President Buhari to leave Nigeria for Saudi Arabia on Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, October 25, 2021.He is scheduled to participate in the investment conference organized by the Future Investment Initiative Institute.This was confirmed by Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant to the President and Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Sunday.The President will be joined at the 5th edition of the flagship investment event by business executives from Nigeria, bankers, captains of industry and energy experts to discuss issues on the future of investments across the globe.He will be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Communications and Digital…
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President Buhari is the 16th in the list of 500 Muslims who have the power to fight in the world – Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad
President Buhari has made the list of the 500 most influential Muslims in 2021. This was disclosed by the personal assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad. “President Buhari is the 16th person on the list of Muslims who has the power to fight in the world”, Bashir wrote In Nigeria, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, HRH Aminu Ado Bayero, Sheikh Ibrahim Saleh, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, Sheikh Yakubu Musa Katsina, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, Alhaji Aliko Dangote among others made the list. In the football world, Mohammed Salah, Sadio Mane, Paul Pogba, Zinedine Zidane are also in the list of Most Influential…
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IPOB threatens Anambra poll, declares 1 week sit-at-home from Nov 5
The Indigenous People of of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a one week sit-at-home protest from November 5 to November 10 for the Federal Government to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.The order is coming at a time when Anambra State is preparing for its governorship election, which is scheduled to hold on the 6th of November.IPOB’s Media and Public Secretary, Emma Powerful disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He also apologized for any inconvenience the group’s decision may causeAccording to him, “Following the adjournment of our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s court case to 10th of November 2021, by the…
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Nnamdi Kanu, Igboho: Bandits are in Charge of Nigeria – Adeyanju
Hunan rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has expressed that bandits are in charge of Nigeria. He accused President Mohammadu Buhari of conceding Nigeria to bandits and terrorists. The convener of the Concerned Nigerian advocacy group made the remark while slamming the President for “going tough” on agitators like Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho while bandits and terrorists were having a field day across the country.In a tweet, Adeyanju wrote: “Buhari is not in charge of Nigeria. He has conceded the country to bandits. All he is good at is attacking peaceful protesters and those agitating for equality and justice.“Nnamdi Kanu and…
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Igboho is on terrorism link but Gumi and his bandit brothers are not – Eedris Abdulkareem
Veteran singer, Eedris Abdulkareem, has reacted to claims made by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, that Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Ighoho, has a link with a convicted Boko haram sponsor. Malami in a press conference in Abuja on Friday, October 22 stated that Igboho had been receiving huge sums in over forty of his accounts. Reacting to the development via his Instagram page this afternoon, Eedris opined that Kanu, Sowore, and Igboho have all been linked to terrorism but Islamic cleric Sheik Gumi who has repeatedly made a case for an amnesty to be…
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