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BBNaija: Your money has been taken to South Africa – Omokri blasts Nigerians over 1 billion votes
Reno Omokri has berated Nigerians, accusing them of misplaced priority following the outcome of the just-concluded Big Brother Naija.Omokri suggested that Nigerians have attached more importance to irrelevant things by casting over a billion votes during the show.He lamented that money gotten through this huge number of votes will definitely be taken to South Africa, the home of DSTV and GOTV.The former presidential aide noted that he has never seen Nigerians donate money if a honest, capable presidential aspirant needs it.“1 billion votes! I can’t even begin to imagine how much money DSTV and the BBNaija organisers made,” he tweeted.“Money…
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No shortcut to wealth, EFCC will catch you – Bawa warns students
Abdulrasheed Bawa, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman has advised students that there is no shortcut to wealth as the EFCC will not hesitate to catch up with them if need be. “There is no shortcut to wealth and fame”, he said Bawa gave the advise at the Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, the Kogi capital. He was a guest at the flag-off of campaign against social vices on campuses organised by the National Association of Nigerians Students (NANS). He charged Nigerian students to take ownership of the fight against corruption.Bawa who was Represented by Abbah Sambo Usman, Head of…
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Insecurity: FG threatens to declare state of emergency in Anambra
The Federal Government has threatened to declare a state of emergency in Anambra to ensure that the November 6 governorship election in the state takes place.Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made this known on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The minister pointed out that the government was determined to ensure a hitch-free election in Anambra, despite the wave of attacks and killings in the state. He said;“When our national security is attacked, and the sanctity of our constitutionally-guaranteed democracy is threatened, no possibility is ruled out.“As a government, we…
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We don’t want Biafra, we only want to be treated equally – Umahi
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has said the South-East is not interested in Biafra but in being treated fairly and equally The Governor described the agitations for Biafra as madness, saying that most elites in the region do not want it.“Every elite in the south-east is not desirous of Biafra. We don’t want Biafra. We only want to be treated equally like other regions in Nigeria,” Governor Umahi said Wednesday, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.“So, this idea of Biafra, Biafra is madness”, he said He decried the degeneration of what started as a cry against marginalisation into violence in…
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Talk less to the media, don’t give wrong impression about us – Lawan tells Senators
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has told his colleagues in the upper legislative chamber to talk less to the media in order not to give a wrong impression about them.Lawan made the remarks on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday following a motion on privilege by his deputy, Ovie Omo-Agege.Omo-Agege had drawn the attention of his colleagues to the remarks made by Enyinnaya Abaribe, senate minority leader, when he appeared on Channels Television on Tuesday night. Abaribe had reportedly alleged it was the All Progressives Congress (APC) members of the Senate that voted to give three percent to…
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Igbos in diaspora are behind sit-at-home in South-East and not IPOB – South-East Governors
Governors from the South-East region of the country have alleged that Igbos in diaspora are behind the sit-at-home order in the region and not the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Governors made the claim at the end of their expanded security meeting attended by traditional rulers, national assembly leaders and clergies from the zone on Tuesday October 5. Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum and Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi said they made their findings after seeing that the sit-at-home order was still enforced even though IPOB had cancelled it. The Governors who called on security agencies to…
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Buhari should change his attitude towards people from South-East – Senator Utazi
Senator Chukwuka Utazi has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to change his attitude towards the people of the south-east region. The lawmaker in an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday October 5 alleged that the President talks down on the people of the region He advised the Nigerian leader to engage stakeholders to address whatever grievances that may be on. “I want to tell you that Mr President has the magic wand. His attitude, language to the South-East, he has to change it. The temperature is high. The way he talks down on our people is not good, he said…
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We are not interested – Afenifere replies IPOB on shutting down Nigeria for one month
Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere has turned down the offer of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB to shut down Nigeria.Afenifere said it would not be part of the move to shut down Nigeria for one month.According to a highly placed Afenifere chieftain, who wished not to be named, shutting down Nigeria is not part of its agenda. He said the group should be exempted from any of such moves“I always show solidarity but we will never be part of shutting down Nigeria for one month.“That is not part of our agenda; If it’s worthy for them, they can shut down…
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NCC disqualifies Nigerians below 18 years from getting SIM
The Nigerian Communications Commission has disqualified anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module in Nigeria.This is according to the draft copy of the modified Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the commission’s website.NCC’s Executive Commissioner Stakeholders’ Management, Mr Adeleke Adewolu, gave the opening remark on Tuesday while conducting a Public Inquiry on the Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations, alongside the draft SIM Replacement Guidelines and the draft Spectrum Trading Guidelines at its head office in Abuja“‘Subscriber’ means a person not below the age of 18 years who subscribes to communications services by…
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The South-East has been grossly marginalized, there are over 30 Separatist Groups In the Region – Abaribe
Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has revealed that aside from the Indigenous People of Biafra, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, there are over 30 other separatist organisations in the South-East zone of the country. Speaking during in an interview aired on Channels Television, the Senate Minority leader lamented that the people of the South-East have been grossly marginalised and unfairly treated by the All Progressives Congress government hence the need for the several agitations. He stated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration might crush secessionist agitators but it would be difficult for the government…
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FG not treating bandits with Kid-Gloves – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has addressed the accusation in certain quarters that it treats bandits with kid-gloves. The minister expressed that it is ‘erroneous and misleading’. Mohammed stated that it is senseless for the military to treat bandits, who are killing soldiers and policemen, with kid-gloves.He stated this on Tuesday when he featured on the Nigeria Television Authority programme, “Good Morning Nigeria’’.Speaking on the renewed onslaught against bandits, the minister stated that banditry is criminality with no basis on religion or ideology.He said the approach of the federal government through the military in treating criminals is not…
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Sit-at-home for 10 years, don’t bring it to North – Arewa youths warn IPOB
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has warned the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over it’s sit at home order amidst calling the Middle Belt and Oduduwa agitators to join in shutting down Nigeria.Yerima Shettima, National President of AYCF, said IPOB and the Southeast can sit-at-home for 10 years, but they should stay away from the North.The pro-Biafra group vowed to shut down Nigeria for one month if its leader, Nnamdi Kanu is not produced in court on October 28.Reacting, Shettima said IPOB’s action was a deliberate attempt to worsen Nigeria’s security challenges.He said the North would not be a…
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