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Buhari wants Nothing more than Peace and Unity in Nigeria – Femi Adesina
Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari is only interested in promoting peace and unity in the country.According to Abiodun Oladunjoye, deputy director (information), state house, Adesina spoke on Friday when he received members of the Ambassadors of Voice for Change — which includes Nollywood actors, the National Council for Women Society (NCWS), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) — in his office in Abuja.The presidential spokesman said having fought for the unity of the country, Buhari will not want to see it “dismembered”. He noted that though a lot of forces are attempting to…
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Everything is the Opposite yet Nigeria not a Complete Disaster – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has stated that Nigerians are still managing to eke out a living despite the bleak realities confronting the country.Soyinka spoke during an interview with the Cable News Network on Friday.Commenting on the ironic title for his book Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth, He explained that for him, the issue of growing up and seeing your environment change before your eyes had been an arduous journey, adding, “It has reached such a stage, I found intuitively, that only prose fiction can handle things that have been bubbling up inside me.”He said…
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I’m under pressure from politicians to beg Presidency – Sunday Igboho
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho has alleged that some politicians are pressurizing him to beg the Presidency.He said politicians who were unconcerned about his incarceration and health issue in Benin Republic have been “pressurizing” him and his wife to sign documents they could use to beg the presidency on his behalf.Speaking through his counsel, Yomi Alliyu, the agitator said any document claiming he authorized any politician was fake.The statement reads: “We have been reliably informed that some politicians are pressuring our client and his wife to give them endorsement to use at the presidency to justify their new found love…
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BREAKING: Gunmen attack Abolongo correctional facility in Oyo, set prisoners free
Suspected gunmen have attacked one of the facilities of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), in Oyo State. The Abolongo correctional facility was on Friday evening attacked by Gunmen who decided to set all the prisoners at the facility free during the attack. It was gathered that the attackers used grenades to gain access and set prisoners free. Spokesman for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) in the state, Olanrewaju Anjorin confirmed the attack He said the senior officers of the agency were on their way to assess the level of damage. He said, “Yes. It has been confirmed that the attack…
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South-East won’t leave Nigeria for you – Ezeife tells Buhari
Former governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said that South-East won’t leave Nigeria because of President Muhammadu Buhari.Ezeife said Buhari had been trying to push the Igbos out of Nigeria, but they would not leave.Speaking during an address on Thursday night at a public presentation of three books on the revival of Igbo culture by the founder of a non-governmental organisation, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), Dame May Ikokwu, the former Governor accused the President of being responsible for the political tension in the Southeast.“We must be careful with ourselves, we Igbo people. If somebody is targeting to kill…
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Insecurity is Reducing. FG doing it’s best to Tackle Challenges – Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume has expressed that the Government is doing it’s best to tackle insecurity as it is getting to it’s lowest in the country.Ndume spoke on Friday with journalists after the turbaning of Saliu Mustapha, an aspirant for the position of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship position, as the new Turaki of Ilorin.The senator expressed hope that the security challenges facing the country will be completely eliminated.“Insecurity is going down; it is not eliminated. Normally, this kind of a thing is not something that you will just say it is all over,” he said.The former Senate majority…
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EndSARS: Nnamdi Kanu hijacked protest, killed security agents, others – Malami alleges
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on Friday alleged that embattled IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu hijacked the EndSARS protest.Malami disclosed that Kanu took advantage of the EndSARS protest last year to create mayhem that led to the death of security agents, burnt police stations, correctional centers, INEC offices, malls among othersHe made this known while addressing a press conference in his office. According to him: “As you are aware, Nnamdi Kanu, the self-acclaimed leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been at the center of a subversive campaign against the Nigerian State.“Despite the proscription of IPOB by…
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2023 elections may be disrupted without restructuring – John Nwodo
Former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nwodo has expressed fear of the 2023 presidential election being disrupted if the country is not restructured before then. In his speech at the 14th Anthony Cardinal Okogie Foundation (ACOF) annual lecture themed, ‘Whither Nigeria: Restructuring, Secession or Status Quo’, organised by Knights of St. John International and Ladies Auxiliary (KSJI), Nwodo expressed the need for restructuring to bring the required unity and development of the country. He alleged that the 1999 constitution is not a people centred document but a military imposition that gave the north undue advantages over other federating units in…
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Obiano signs anti-grazing bill into law, orders immediate enforcement
Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano has signed the anti-open grazing bill into law.He assented to the Cattle and Other Livestock Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Bill of Anambra State on Friday at the Governor’s Lodge in Anambra, Awka.Governor Obiano explained that the decision of the state government to outlaw the open grazing of cattle and other livestock was to enhance peace between the farmers and the herders in Anambra.He stated that the management of the crisis between farmers and herders has been a short-term measure and it has become necessary for the government to take decisive action.The governor stated that…
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FG Identifies alleged Sunday Igboho’s Sponsors, discloses how Millions were pumped into his Accounts
The Federal Government has identified the alleged sponsors of Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho.Attorney General Of The Federation And Minister Of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Friday.According to Malami, a committee set up by the Federal Government unravelled how Igboho got monies from 43 bank accounts, across nine banks.“The Federal Government has received the report on financers of Adeniyi Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Sunday Igboho. The report revealed that Sunday Igboho is a Director and signatory to Adesun International Concept Limited registered on 23rd April, 2010.”“Adesun International Concept…
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2023: Atiku, Tambuwal have indicated interest in contesting Presidency, Says Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has revealed that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, have indicated interest in contesting in the 2023 presidential election.He revealed this while speaking on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television.Makinde stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has “eminently qualified” personalities that can lead the country successfully adding that the only way of stopping the PDP in 2023 is by dividing the party, adding that the governors elected on the platform of the party understand the need for unity ahead of next general election.“I make bold to say that the…
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Nothing must stop Anambra governorship election, Buhari tells Service chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Service Chiefs to ensure that the upcoming Anambra State Gubernatorial election is a peaceful one.The President said the order was necessary because his administration would not sit back and allow non-state actors to set the wrong precedence in the history of the nation’s electoral experience.National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno conveyed the Commander-in-Chiefs directive while briefing reporters on the outcome of yesterday’s National Security Council meeting at Presidential Villa, Abuja.According to the NSA, the President made it clear to heads of security agencies that his government must do everything necessary to give Anambra…
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