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Kaduna to shutdown Telecommunication Services
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has asked residents to prepare for a shutdown of telecommunication services in a bid to win the war against banditryHe stated this in a chat with some radio stations on Wednesday.The governor stated that security agents are prepared to launch an offensive on bandits taking refuge in some parts of the state.El-Rufai said only local government areas bordering the troubled Zamfara and Katsina states where military onslaught is ongoing will be affected.“We have been advised by the Military and other security agencies to shut down telecommunication services in certain LGAs but we are waiting for…
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I don’t know whether it is a sickness in the police, anywhere they live is dirty – Governor Wike says as he supervises Police Barracks
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has slammed the Nigerian police over the unkept state of most of their barracks. Speaking at the Police Barracks SPU at Omagwa in Ikwerre LGA of the state on Tuesday, September 28, Wike mocked the officers over their uncleanness as he questioned if it is a sickness in the Force. ”I don’t know wether it is a sickness in the police. Anywhere they live, the place should be dirty. IG I thank you for saying that you would supervise…look at how clean it is now…I hope when we come back here in a few months,…
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Gunmen kill late Dora Akunyili’s husband, Chike Akunyili
Unidentified gunmen have killed Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of late former Director General of NAFDAC and minister for information, Prof Dora Akunyili. The incident which occured on Tuesday saw the death of Dr. Akunyili on his way from Onitsha to Umuoji at Eke Nkpor. He was said to have been killed alongside his driver and police escort.According to a source, the Medical Doctor had on Tuesday attended a lecture at Sharon Hall, All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha, which was organized by the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association (UNAA), Onitsha branch, in honour of his late wife, Prof Dora Akunyili.The source…
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Baba Ijesha inserted car key in my private part, asked me not to tell anyone – Minor tells court
A child forensic expert, Mrs Anike Ajayi-Kayode, who is the Executive Director of the Cece Yara Foundation, informed the court that the case of Omiyinka was referred to her by the Special Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Lagos State Command, Nigerian Police Force forensic Investigation.Ajayi-Kayode who was led in evidence by the Director of Public Prosecution DPP, Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi, said the outcome of her forensic Investigation revealed that “the perpetrator engaged the child ìn s*xual activities twice when she was seven years old.”The witness who is a certified child forensic interview specialist told the court that she had…
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15-year-old secondary school student allegedly abducted in Enugu, forcefully converted to Islam and about to be married off in Kaduna
Human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu has raised an alarm over a 15-year-old secondary school student, Chioma Chinedu who was allegedly abducted in Enugu, forcefully converted to Islam and about to be married off in Kaduna. Gwamnishu in a post on Facebook said Chioma was abducted and converted to Islam in Anchau village of Kaduna State, and has allegedly been hypnotized by her abductors who have refused to let her go. He said he will continue to collaborate with the Igbo community till she gets out and is rehabilitated. He wrote; 15 YEAR OLD JSS 2 STUDENT CHIOMA CHINEDU HYPNOTIZED AND…
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NDDC has been a Cash Cow for Politicians – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has expressed that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is a cash cow for politicians in the country.He stated this during the commissioning of the Police Barracks, Special Protection Unit (SPU) base 6 at Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday.“NDDC has been a cash cow for politicians,” he said. “You will see competition who will be the Managing Director, Executive Director (Finance), Executive Director (Projects).“These are people who will make sure money is available for politics. You have portfolio contractors from Abuja. Every now and then, the MD will be…
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NDDC has been a Cash Cow for Politicians – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has expressed that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is a cash cow for politicians in the country.He stated this during the commissioning of the Police Barracks, Special Protection Unit (SPU) base 6 at Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday.“NDDC has been a cash cow for politicians,” he said. “You will see competition who will be the Managing Director, Executive Director (Finance), Executive Director (Projects).“These are people who will make sure money is available for politics. You have portfolio contractors from Abuja. Every now and then, the MD will be…
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Join us in shutting down Nigeria on October 1 – IPOB calls on Oduduwa agitators, others
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has called on other ethnic nationalities in Nigeria to join forces in shutting down the country on October 1 and reject Nigeria’s Independence Day celebration.Spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, in a statement urged those agitating for Oduduwa Republic and Middle Belt to put their differences aside and rise together against their common enemy. He said the group’s objective is to deliver all indigenous nationalities and so, all nationalities must reject Nigeria with their impunity in order to be free from Fulani subjugation. The statement reads: “Following our earlier declaration of October 1st sit at…
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Another northern president will lead to Oduduwa, Biafra declaration – Ohanaeze
Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has warned Northern Governors against insisting on producing President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023. The group says it will fuel the agitation for Biafra and Oduduwa nationsAccording to a Statement by Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Ohanaeze Secretary-General, he accused the northern governors of being proponents to Nigeria’s breakup.The statement reads: “The Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide maintained that attempts to jettison the rotational presidency in 2023, and the North insisting to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari will be unfavorable and weaknesses towards sustaining the unity and stability in the country as it will favor the declarations of Oduduwa and Biafra nations…
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2023: Power should remain in North until Southerners learn unity – Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he wants power to remain in the north after 2023 to teach southerners the power of unity.Omokri said this while reacting to Northern Governors’ rejection of power shift to the south.Recall that the Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) had said that the south’s insistence on producing the next president of Nigeria contradicts the provisions of the constitution.Reacting to the development, Omokri, in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Tuesday, claimed that the southerners united with northerners to betray an innocent southerner in 2015.He tweeted, “I support Northern Governors’…
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Masked gunmen abduct Air Vice Marshal Oladimeji Smith in Lagos
Masked Gunmen have abducted a former Chief of Logistics, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Sikiru Oladimeji Smith (rtd) in Lagos State.The incident occurred on Monday evening around Ajah where the victim was reportedly working on a site. Corporal Odiji, driver of the victim who raised the alarm in an audio on Tuesday morning, said the gunmen were shooting sporadically before whisking his boss away to an unknown destination. “Please, this is an emergency. I am Corporal Odiji attached to AVM Smith. Oga was just moved from the site we were working. Some gunmen wearing masks just came,…
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Politician Shina Peller ponders on how to get Nigerian youth to replicate the drive and commitment they have for BBNaija to the 2023 general elections
Politician and club owner, Shina Peller has shared that he is thinking of how he can get Nigerian youths to replicate the same voting zeal and commitment they have towards the reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, for the 2023 general elections. He shared this in a post on Instagram. According to him, the 2023 elections will afford Nigerians the opportunity to reset the country as there would be no incumbent President on the ballot papers. He wrote”Me thinking of how I can get the youth to replicate the drive and commitment they have for Big Brother 9ja to the…
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