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Any kidnapper in Abia will die – Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has vowed that any kidnapper in his State will die Ikpeazu stated this in Umuahia on Thursday while launching the Abia State Security Fund/Deployment of the Security Support and Resident Card.He stated that the initiative of the programme was to monitor and identify residents, even in the bush, especially as the state is bordered by seven states.Ikpeazu stressed the need for synergy among the South-East governments with a view to nipping in the bud cross-border crimes, adding, “The Abia State Residents’ Card’s will help to identify genuine residents.
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Some of Buhari’s critics dine with him at Aso Rock – Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said that a number of the President’s fiercest critics dine with him at Aso Rock in Abuja. He said this reacting to the commotion that followed the defection of Femi Fani-Kayode to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adesina in an opinion piece titled, “Buhari, FFK, And The Quality Of Mercy” shared that a lot of loyal APC members were “hopping mad” that FFK was readmitted into the party and was hosted by the president himself. He said this shows that Buhari has an “amazing capacity to…
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Buhari’s lopsided appointments worsening Nigeria’s division, Says Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has continued to reiterate the failures of the Present Government. Ortom has now accused President Muhammadu Buhari of promoting nepotism and acts of sectionalism in all his appointments which has in turn worsened the country’s division. The governor stated this in Enugu during a lecture organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Enugu chapel, with the theme, ‘Emerging security situation in the South-East: the place of good governance” held in Enugu. He said the act violated the principle of federal character as enshrined in the constitution. “The lopsided federal appointments,…
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“Foreigners earn five times more” — Ngige seeks probe of ‘pay disparity in States’
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has alleged that there is disparity in payments of foreign and local workers in parts of the country.He stated this while speaking on Thursday during a courtesy visit by Muheeba Dankaka, chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and other federal commissioners.The Minister said states in Nigeria employ and pay foreigners higher than their Nigerian counterparts which according to him does not encourage national unity and loyaltyHe, therefore, appealed to the FCC to use its constitutional mandate to promote national unity and loyalty, rather than concentrate its efforts only on the public…
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FG to deploy 5G Network by January 2022 – Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami has revealed that the fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks will be deployed in January 2022.The minister made the announcement at a town hall meeting in Maiduguri, Borno state, on Thursday.The minister who was represented by Ubale Maska, NCC commissioner for technical services, stated that the 5G technology would boost surveillance against criminal elements vandalising public assets across the country.Pantami explained that the need to deploy the modern system was due to the over 50,000 telecommunications sites across the country and about 16,000 outages recorded by mobile network operators (MTN, Glo, Airtel, 9mobile)…
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We told people to get rid of Jonathan, put Buhari. Look at where we are now – Northern Elders Forum laments
The Northern Elders Forum has lamented the current state of the Nation being run by the President Mohammadu-Buhari led Administration. NEF’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, who spoke on Arise TV recently, said that the decision to replace Goodluck Jonathan with Buhari was for him to fix everything but as it stands, no one is impressed about the current state of the country. According to him, even APC members are not impressed by the results of this administration. ”Is there any Nigerian who is not disappointed in President Buhari including diehard APC (All Progressives Congress) people? Is…
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FG has a lot to show for loans taken – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has expressed that the loans which have been accessed by the federal government can be attested for with adequate proofs. He said the government is not borrowing to finance recurrent expenditure but to build world-class infrastructure across the country. The Minister said this on Thursday at a town-hall meeting to address the destruction of power and communication infrastructure in Maiduguri, Borno state. He noted that there is a long list of projects that have been carried out with the loan. In his words; “Naysayers have recently ramped up their criticism of the Buhari…
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”I always wonder how men survive when they’re broke” – Nigerian Lady takes pity on men
A Nigerian lady has empathized with men over how they survive whenever they are financially incapacitated. The young woman wondered how men get money for food whenever things are terribly bad as she never experienced some of the struggles they complain about no matter how broke she was. Taking to Twitter via her handle Udara @Caviarpurple, she expressed deep concern while recounting stories of male students dinking garri, and trekking to and fro class due to brokenness. She wrote; ”I always wonder how men survive when they are broke. A Nigerian lady has empathized with men over how they survive whenever…
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I will never be silenced, you’ve failed – Ortom to Buhari Govt
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, has once again come hard on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, accusing it of trying to silence every dissenting voice.The Governor has maintained that he will never be silenced or cowed. The Benue Governor made the assertion in Enugu during an event organized by the Radio Nigeria chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ.He said the Government was busy fighting perceived opposition while at the same time looking the other way amid mindless killing and maiming of Nigerians by Herdsmen.Ortom said “the present administration at the centre has adopted the approach of…
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We have identified Terrorism Financiers in Nigeria – Malami
Minister of Justice, and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has expressed that the Federal Government has identified terrorism financiers.He gave an assurance that they would be prosecuted on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.“As far as that aspect (of terrorism financing) is concerned, we have succeeded, one, in identifying those that are responsible for funding, he said“Two, blocking the leakages associated with the funding, and then, three, embarking on an aggressive investigation that is indeed impacting positively in terms of the fight against terrorism.“One thing I can tell you for sure is…
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Female Army officer caught on camera bathing Corps member with unknown substance in Calabar for allegedly arguing with her (video)
A female Army officer identified as Lt. Chika Viola Anele, has been caught on camera punishing a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Ezeiruaku Ifeyinwa Fidelia in Cross River after having an argument. Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo, who shared the video on Thursday said the incident happened at the 13 Brigade headquarters in Calabar. In the video, the officer is seen pouring unknown white substance on the kneeling Corps member after which she hit her with the bowl. “JusticeForIfenyinwa. This is what a commissioned female Army officer, Lt. Chika Viola Anele, did to a youth corp member, Ezeiruaku…
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Pastor’s Wife begs diaspora commission to help secure bail for her husband , Rev. Timothy Omotoso who is in South African Jail over alleged rape & human trafficking
Reverend Timothy Omotoso’s wife, Taiwo Omotoso, his church members and Centre for Justice, Mercy and Reconciliation (CJMR) have appealed to the Director General of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NDC) to bail the cleric. Rev. Omotoso, 62, the senior pastor and founder of Jesus Dominion International, Durban, South Africa, was arrested on April 20, 2017 for alleged rape and human trafficking. The pastor and his co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, face 63 main and 34 alternative charges related to contravention of the Sexual Offences Act. His alleged victims included girls as young as 13. The accused pastor lost his third bid for…
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