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2023: I am the presidential candidate IBB was talking about – Doyin Okupe
Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday reacted to a recent comment by former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, stating out the criteria of the next President of Nigeria. IBB had said the highlighted qualities would help the next President steer Nigeria to greatness. He said Nigeria’s next President should be a good leader, well travelled, a good politician, among others. Okupe in an interview on Arise News TV noted that the criteria laid out by IBB fit his profile perfectly, adding that the former ruler must have had him in mind while reeling…
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2023 Presidency: ‘Adeseye Ogunlewe is suffering from mouth diarrhea’ – Ohanaeze Ndigbo reacts to claim of Igbos not being united
Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has slammed Former Minister of Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe over his comment that Igbos are not united in their clamour for an Igbo presidency come 2023. Ogunlewe in a recent interview had blamed the inability of the people of the Southeast to unite under a common leadership as been part of the problems against their presidential ambition. Reacting to this, Ohanaeze Ndigbo described it as a “calculated attempts, crooked and provocative onslaught against Ndigbo intertwined with fallacies and falsehoods.” Ohanaeze Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro in the statement reiterated that Igbos are united in the pursuit of…
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Buhari’s visit to Tinubu: Old men looking for ways to destroy Nigeria – Adeyanju
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has reacted to Presidebt Buhari’s visit to APC national leader, Ahmed Tinubu. He described them as tired old men looking for ways to destroy Nigeria. Adeyanju said both Tinubu and Buhari met to allegedly secure medical insurance for the rest of their lives. Sharing photos of Buhari and Tinubu on Twitter, Adeyanju wrote: “Tired old men looking for how to further destroy Nigeria and secure medical insurance for the rest of their lives.” Buhari had visited Tinubu in the UK on Thursday evening. The President’s aide, Bashir Ahmad, had disclosed this via his Facebook page.…
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Buhari’s visit to Tinubu: No president makes social visit when country is facing unrest – Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for visiting the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu in London. President Buhari who embarked on a medical trip to the United Kingdom two weeks ago, visited Tinubu in London on Thursday as was made known by the president’s media aide, Bashir Ahmad in a Facebook post on Friday night. He wrote, “this evening in London, the United Kingdom, visited Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu”. Reacting, Reno, the socio-political activist described the President as irresponsible Omokri in a post on Facebook argued that no president of any country would embark…
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There shouldn’t be blanket amnesty and pampering treatment to repentant terrorists – Ndume tells military
Senator Ali Ndume has called on the military not to pamper repentant insurgents or give them blanket amnesty. Ndume made this known in an interview on a Channels Television programme on Thursday August 12. Ndume expressed that the surrender of these terrorists didnt come as a suprise to him adding that the Military is bound to succeed in their fight against terrorism if provided the necessary resources. The senator further advised that there should be resettlement of those displaced by insurgency before profiling, investigating and interrogating those that have surrendered. “It didn’t come to me as a surprise actually, because…
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Buhari returns to Nigeria today
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to Nigeria Friday, August 12, 2021 after about two weeks in the United Kingdom The President will return to Nigeria by 5pm today. A police message stated that all Sector Commanders and Divisional Police Officers at the Federal Capital Territory command were directed to mobilise adequately inward Abuja. “Mr President will be arriving Abuja from his trip outside the country tomorrow (Friday), the 12/08/2021 by 1700hrs. “Compol (Commissioner of Police) directs all Sector Commanders and DPOs to deploy adequately inward Abuja. Time in position, 1530hrs,” the police message read in part.
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PDP files lawsuit seeking removal of Mai Mala Buni as Yobe Governor
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of Mai Mala Buni from office as Governor of Yobe state. In the lawsuit filed on August 12 by PDP’s lawyer Emeka Etiaba, with Umar Damagum, PDP’s Yobe governorship candidate in the 2019 election, and his running mate, Baba Aji as plaintiffs, the opposition party stated that Buni ceased to be a governor from the moment he accepted to act as the caretaker committee chairman of the APC. Maintaining that Buni violated Section 183 of the Constitution when he accepted to serve as chairman of the caretaker committee…
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Shehu Shagari’s wife dies of COVID-19
Mrs Hadiza Shagari, wife of former, Nigerian President, Shehu Shagari is dead, Mrs. Shagari died of COVID-19 complications on Thursday. A statement issued by her Grandson, Bello Shagari on his Facebook page, said the deceased died at the Gwagwalada Isolation Center in Abuja at 3am. She will be buried according to Islamic rites at the National Mosque, Abuja. “Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari was 80 years old. Her Jana’iza (Funeral Prayer) will take place today, at 4:00pm, immediately after Asr prayer, at the National Mosque, Abuja.”
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Hushpuppi: 31 northern lawyers volunteer to defend Abba Kyari
A group of thirty-one lawyers from Northern Nigeria have volunteered to render free legal services to suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, who has been indicted in the Hushpuppi fraud case. A report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI in the US alleged that Abba Kyari collected about N8 million from Hushpuppi to help arrest and detain one Chibuzo Kelly Vincent, following a disagreement from a fraud deal they embarked upon. In a statement released on Wednesday, August 11, the spokesperson of the 31 Northern lawyers, Sunusi Bappah Salisu, said the lawyers were drawn across all the 19…
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‘Abducted’ Ijebu-Ode Chief Imam found dead inside his newly acquired car
The Chief Imam of Atiba, Ijebu Ode, Alhaji Musafau Bakare, who was reportedly kidnapped by unknown persons, has been found dead inside his newly acquired Toyota Highlander in the early hours of Thursday Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of this report, but it was gathered that the deceased was abducted on Wednesday night, August 11. The body of the victim was discovered by police officers attached to Obalende District Police Station, Ijebu Ode. The cleric will be laid to rest today by 10:00am at Atiba. Meanwhile friends have taken to social media to mourn the…
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BREAKING: Adamawa businessman bags 30-month jail term for calling Gov Fintiri ‘Father of all thieves’
A Numan-based businessman, Ali Yakubu Numan, has bagged a two-and-a-half-year jail term for calling Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri ‘Father of all thieves.’ Numan was sentenced on Wednesday to two-year jail term with option of N50,000 fine for using abusive language against Fintiri. He was also sentenced to six-month imprisonment without option of fine for disturbance of public peace. businessman, who described Governor Fintiri as ‘A thief and father of thieves,’ was remanded in prison custody following his arraignment by the Attorney General of Adamawa State for defamation. The businessman, who described Governor Fintiri as ‘A thief and father of thieves,’…
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BREAKING: Buhari govt to lift Twitter ban soon – Lai Mohammed
The Nigerian government has promised to lift the suspension on Twitter operations in Nigeria. According to a statement by Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, the Nigerian government would lift the ban on Twitter operations in the country “in a matter of days”. Mohammed disclosed this after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the State House, Abuja. He said Twitter has accepted the conditions given to the platform to operate in the country.
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