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October 1: Ebonyi people will not sit at home – Umahi dares IPOB
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, said the people of the state will not obey the sit at home ordered by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on the 1st of October which will on mark the 61st independence anniversary.Umahi told reporters that the celebration was important to all citizens and Ebonyi in particular due to its creation on October 1, 1996.“Anybody that says sit at home should know that Ebonyi people are not going to sit at home. I appeal to the entire South-East people to remember the danger of this order. Many people have been killed for no reason.“Agitation…
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Nigeria’s federation still built on Falsehood 61 years after Independence, Gani Adams laments
Aare onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has lamented that it is unfortunate that Nigeria’s federation is still built on falsehood even after 61 years of independence.The Monarch stated that the country has the potential to be great again if the regions are given the autonomy to develop at their own pace.He opined that such would allow the states to build their security architectures and their respective economies to enhance a true federation.Adams made his position known in a statement titled, ‘At 61, Nigeria’s federation built on falsehood – Gani Adams’, signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi on…
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October 1: President Buhari to address Nigerians by 7am – Presidency
President Muhammad Buhari is expected to address the Nigerian nation on Friday, October 1, 2021, by 7am as part of activities to mark the 61st anniversary celebration of Nigeria’s nationhood.This was contained in a statement on Thursday, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.“As part of activities marking the 61st Independence Anniversary of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 7am”, he said.“All television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the…
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Obiano Places N20m Bounty On Killers Of Dora Akunyili’s Husband, Others
Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has placed a ₦20 million bounty on the perpetrators of the murder of Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili.The Governor said that the sum will be awarded to anyone who is able to provide useful information to track the killers.He said this in a special broadcast after an emergency State Security Council meeting at the Governor’s lodge in Anambra state on Wednesday, while condoling with the Akunyili family, as well as families of others who were…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s ex-deputy, Mefor links Dr Chike Akunyili’s killing to IPOB
Uche Mefor, former Deputy Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has linked the killing of Dr Chike Akunyili to IPOB.Chike, who is the husband of late Dora Akunyili, the ex-Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, was killed in Anambra State on Tuesday.The separatist group had denied involvement in Dr Akunyili’s killing, stressing that it was a political assassination.However, Mefor in a post on Facebook insisted that the violence created by IPOB in the southeast is responsible for the death of Chike.His post reads partly; “What the Indigenous People of Nnamdi Kanu (IPONK)…
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October 1: Nigerians are in pains, CAN tells Buhari, Governors
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the 36 State governors in the country to rally and bring a total and abrupt end to the chaos facing the country.CAN President, Rev Samson Ayokunle, made the call in a message to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day Anniversary in Abuja, on Thursday.In a statement, the CAN President said “We are in pains of insecurity, inflation, unemployment, poverty is stirring many people in the face. Kidnappers do not allow us to rest.“Some religious fanatics want to forcefully convert Nigerians into their own religion. This is the main…
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Igbos behind their ordeals, working against themselves – Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has expressed that the people of the South-East are responsible for the ongoing crises and killings facing the region.He stated that the lack of love and the pursuit for self were real reasons for the anarchies in the land, adding if the current wave of crises were not addressed, it could lead to trouble.He stated this during the World Igbo Day celebration at the Christian Ecumenical Centre, Abakaliki.The Governor was represented by the Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner, Dr Kenneth Ugbala. He noted that the founding fathers of the region suffered and…
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‘Blossom Benjamin’ trends as Nigerians dig up comment by Facebook user threatening murdered Dr. Chike Akunyili (photo)
A certain Facebook user with the username Blossom Benjamin is trending on the platform following the murder of Dr. Chike Akunyili, the widower of late NAFDAC DG Dora Akunyili. Dr Akunyili was shot dead alongside his driver and police escort at Nkpor, Anambra State, on Tuesday, September 28 Following his death, Facebook users have dug out an old comment made by a certain Blossom Benjamin, threatening to make the late doctor “pay” and “never go scot free” saying the doctor has taken so many lives Nigerians also took to the post made by Dr Akunyili, where the user left the…
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No live bullet was fired by the military at Lekki toll gate during End SARS protest – UK-based forensic expert hired by Lagos State says
The UK-based forensic and ballistic company, hired by the Lagos State government to investigate the shooting incident at the Lekki Tollgate, has said that live military-grade ammunition were not fired at protesters on the night of October 20, 2020. The UK-based company, Oxygene Consulting UK Ltd, represented by its Executive Director, Dieye Willie-Harry, gave the report on Tuesday, September 28, via zoom during the proceedings of the Lagos State Judicial Restitution for Victims of #EndSARS Related Abuses and Other Matters Panel investigating police brutality. He said: “We have not viewed any footage, which definitively shows a muzzle aimed towards any…
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There is evil in the land because kidnappers are arrested, not gunned down immediately- Pastor Enenche
Pastor Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre has shared why security crisis persists in the country.In a live church service on Dunamis TV Pastor Enenche slammed security agencies for arresting kidnappers and not killing them instead, which he said is the cause of chaos the Nation has been plunged into.According to him, arresting and detaining them is unnecessary, stressing that they should be gunned down when sighted.“The kidnappers that they are arresting is a waste of time. That is why there is evil in this land. When you catch them, waste them”, he said.Backing his claim, the…
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Insecurity: Stop the killings, Pope Francis tells Buhari
Pope Francis has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to find ways to stop the killing of Nigerians across the country.Lamenting what he described as the senseless killings of Nigerians by suspected jihadists, the Pope called on the Federal Government to guarantee the safety of all citizens by providing adequate security in every part of the country.The Pope expressed his sentiments of prayerful solidarity with Nigerians over last weekend’s killing of over 40 people by armed religious militia in Southern Kaduna during his usual Wednesday General Audience at the Vatican City.He said it was not only in Southern Kaduna that people…
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It is foolish to sit in Lagos or Port Harcourt and say whether northerners want it or not they must relinquish power to the south – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has expressed that it is foolish for Southern politicians to demand for power shift while in their Lagos or Port Harcourt residents. El-Rufai in a chat with Journalists said rotational presidency can only be achieved if Southern politicians sit with their counterparts in the North for dialogue and support. “We are not saying there cannot be rotational presidency, it can be done but you have to come and sit with the politicians in the north and dialogue and then we agree to give our support to the south but no one has the right…
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