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South-west has lost over N3 billion as ransom paid to bandits and kidnappers in four years – Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has alleged that the South-west has lost over N3 billion as ransom paid to bandits and kidnappers in four years. He said this at a conference organised by the south-west security stakeholders group (SSSG), which held in Abeokuta, Ogun state on Thursday August 19. Adams said that the insecurity in the country has reached an alarming dimension where there is urgent need for Nigerians to take drastic action towards ending the prevailing scourge. He said; “The south-west has lost over N3 billion as ransom paid to bandits and kidnappers ravaging the region…
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Nigeria’s situation bad but not irredeemable, Obasanjo says after Meeting with Secondus
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed that he believes Nigeria’s problem is irredeemable. He says the country can experience sustainable development if citizens unite to tackle the country’s challenges. Obasanjo stated this on Thursday at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state, after a closed-door meeting with Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “One thing that Secondus told me that is sweet music in my ears is that although he was here as PDP chairman, he had come to discuss the Nigeria situation,” he said. “Nigeria is not where it is supposed to be, and may even…
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EFCC releases former Abia State Governor Theodore Orji
Former Abia State Governor, Senator Theodore Orji has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Senator was reportedly arrested on his way to London when he was picked up by EFCC operatives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday. The anti-graft agency stated that Orji is being interrogated over corrupt financial dealing while serving as Governor between 2007 and 2015. The EFCC added that sometime last year, Senator Orji had approached the agency and requested for the release of his travel documents to enable him go to Dubai for medical treatment. However, the…
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God is set to give Nigeria a New Beginning – Osinbajo
Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has expressed his belief that God is working on putting Nigeria on a new path of growth and development. He made this known while speaking at the 25th annual convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in the Americas titled “New Beginning” He said it is in the nature of God to create new beginnings and Nigeria is on course, regardless of all doubts. Osinbajo, in a statement issued by Laolu Akande, his spokesperson, on Thursday, cited the biblical story of Nathaniel who doubted whether any good thing could come out of Nazareth. “Today,…
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INEC lists APGA’s Soludo for Anambra election, drops PDP
The Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) on Thursday published the list of candidates for the Anambra State governorship poll. The election will be conducted in November. INEC replaced Michael Umeoji with Chukwuma Soludo as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APC) and excluded the candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) INEC National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee Festus Okoye, issued a statement on the update. He said the timetable approved by the commission on January 18 2021 provides for the withdrawal/substitution of candidates in line with Sec. 35 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended). The…
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EFCC arrests former Abia State Governor Theodore Orji
Former governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was reportedly intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 10 am on Thursday and brought to the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja for the continuation of his interrogation. This was confirmed by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren. He is being quizzed alongside his son, Chinedu, the current Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, who turned himself in this afternoon upon learning of his father’s arrest. Senator Orji and his sons, Chinedu and…
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I won’t exit govt as a failure, Buhari vows
President Mohammadu has vowed that he will not exit his tenure as a failure. Buhari said this when he met with service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. His statement was disclosed by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno, while briefing State House correspondents after the meeting. He said; “The President was briefed, the President is quite happy that there’s been a tremendous success, especially with the advent of the new service chiefs and Inspector-General of Police,” Monguno said as quoted by Channels TV. “And he’s also made it very clear that he’s not ready…
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More Nigerians have become ‘Biafrans’ under Buhari – Atiku
Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said more Nigerians are becoming “Biafrans” under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, the former Vice President accused the Buhari-led government of failing to respect the constitutional provisions on federal character and calls for restructuring which he said will help fix some cultural and religious issues. The former Vice President noted that the symbolic gestures that make ethnic groups feel a sense of belonging have been scorned by the government. According to Atiku, the result of such action is that “agitations that turned more groups…
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Insecurity: We are winning insurgency, Northeast was worse before Buhari’s government – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it is winning the war against insurgency in the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the claims in an interview with BBC on Wednesday. He insisted that Nigeria is not a failed state. The Minister claimed that the security situation in the Northeast is better than it was before the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in 2015. “The Nigerian Government is winning the war against insurgents, the evidence of that is the number of insurgents that are already surrendering not only with their weapons but with their family,” Lai…
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BREAKING: Soludo, Oye lose as court declares Umeoji APGA candidate
The battle for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the chairmanship of the party has swung back in favor of the Independent National Electoral Commission-recognized candidate, Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji and Chief Jude Okeke. This is following the landmark ruling of the High Court of Owerri today which struck out a fresh court action brought by Victor Oye to stop Chukwuma Umeoji and reaffirm its earlier judgment declaring the Owerri Convention that produced Jude Okeke as APGA Chairman valid and directing INEC to accept and continue to recognize and publish the name of Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji,…
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Buhari receives leader of Tijaniyya sect in Aso Villa (Photos)
The President, Major General Muhammdu Buhari (retd.), has received the leader of the Tijaniyya sect, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi at the State House in Abuja on Thursday. Photos from their meeting were shared on Facebook by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina with the caption; “President Buhari receives Renowned Islamic Scholar and Leader of Tijaniyya Sect Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi in State House on 19th Aug 2021″.
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Lai Mohammed too ignorant to be Information minister – Adeyanju speaks on regulation of social media
Deji Adeyanju, popular rights activist has described Information Minister, Lai Mohammed as too Ignorant to be the Information Minister. He made the remark while berating the Minister for insisting on government’s regulation of social media space. Mohammed had vowed not to rest until the social media space in Nigeria is regulated. The minister spoke in response to reports that he sneaked out to the United States, US, to meet with the management of Twitter over the ban in Nigeria. Mohammed, who described the report as fake said his official visit to the U.S. had nothing to do with Twitter. Mohammed…
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