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2023: Why the Igbos cannot produce President – Ogunlewe
Former federal minister of Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe, has stated that the inability of the South-East to come together under a leadership would hamper their chances of producing a president in 2023. Ogunlewe stated this on Arise TV’s The Morning Show programme on Wednesday. He said the Igbos of southeast Nigeria must invest in party politics to stand a good chance at the next general election. “Another set of people that are appropriate, they are the people from the southeast but they have the problem of leadership,” he said “They are so endowed that they are spread all over Nigeria and…
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Tinubu has no certificates, steals huge amounts of Lagos money monthly – Bode George
Former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Node George has alleged that Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, steals “humongous” amounts of money from the Lagos State Government monthly. George, who was reacting to a former Minister of Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe’s remark that Tinubu is the best person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 said the former Governor of Lagos State has no certificate and Ogunlewe knows it “He has stolen humongous amounts of money from Lagos State and continues to do so every month. “Ogunlewe is talking nonsense, the best man to…
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“Leadership matters, you can’t wear a crown on a clown and expect a king” – Reno Omokri reacts to new ranking of Aliko Dangote’s wealth
Reno Omokri has reacted to the new ranking of businessman, Aliko Dangote’s wealth. A daily ranking of the world’s richest people which is updated at the close of every trading day in New York recently ranked Dangote as the 117th in the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Reacting to this development, Reno attributed Dangote’s drop in the ranking to the bad economic policies of the Buhari administration. Stating the importance of leadership, Reno noted that Dangote has lost 40% of his 2013 net worth. He wrote”Under Jonathan in 2013, @Forbes ranked Dangote the 25th richest person on Earth. Please research it.…
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“There was hasty transfer of Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria, but FG wants to follow due process in Abba Kyari’s case” – Falana
Popular Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has lamented the level of injustices in the country. He said the Federal Government sought for hasty extradition of secessionists, Sunday Adeyemo from Benin Republic to Nigeria and leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra) Nnamdi Kanu, but now following due process in embattled police officer, Abba Kyari’s case. Speaking in an interview with BBC Yoruba on Tuesday August 10, Falana alleged that the federal government also sent an aircraft for extradition of Igboho to Abuja which was altered by the government of President Patrice Talon which insisted on following due process. Falana…
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Anambra: There will be no election in Biafraland – Simon Ekpa
Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said that there will be no election in Biafraland. Ekpa said this following the upcoming gubernatorial election in Anambra State slated for November 6, 2021. Ekpa, in a tweet via his Twitter page, said that a no-election order will be activated by members of IPOB. He boasted that South East leaders do not know what the electorate are ready to do and that they must learn from their Northern counterparts. He wrote, ”No election in Biafraland will be activated by the Indigenous People…
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We have spent N502.3bn on COVID19 intervention – Finance Minister, Ahmed
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has revealed that the Federal government has so far spent N502.3 billion to stabilize the economy after being hit by the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister made the disclosure while speaking at the national dialogue on COVID-19 economic impact and assessment of national and states’ recovery plans and policy options in Abuja on Tuesday, August 10. She said Nigeria was deeply affected by the pandemic because it was recovering from recession before COVID-19 led to an all-time fall of crude oil prices being the economic pillar of the country. According…
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FG goes after Kanu, Igboho, spares Fulani Bandits –Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has again slammed the Federal Government’s method in tackling the security challenges in Nigeria. He stated that the security forces in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration have demonstrated capacity with the arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu; and Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. Ortom, who spoke on Channels Television’s ‘NewsNight’ programme on Monday, therefore, challenged the Buhari regime to go after bandits and Fulani militiamen killing, raping and kidnapping people all over the country with the same gusto it has used to pursue separatists. The…
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Final year student dies in motor accident days after her final exams
A final year student of the Delta State College of Health Technology (DELSCOTECH), Ofuoma, Ughelli Victory Idjai, has died in a motor accident few days after her final exams. Idjai who was a Dental Nursing student died in an auto crash which occurred on Sunday, August 8. The deceased had reportedly written her final paper last week and was awaiting her License Examination before her untimely death. Acting spokesperson of the Delta State State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident to Tribune Online on Monday.
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Protesters at Lekki were fed with live bullets while terrorists were given food and clothes in Borno – Eedris Abdulkareem reacts to report of Boko Haram insurgents surrendering
Veteran singer, Eedris Abdulkareem has reacted to report of Boko Haram insurgents surrendering and seeking for forgiveness from Nigerians. In photos shared by army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu the insurgents who surrendered were seen holding up placards which read, “Nigerians, please forgive us”. Comparing the treatment the terrorists got, to that #EndSARS protesters were subjected to, Eedris wrote; Two Pictures of the Nigerians State.(1)Protesters at Lekki fed with live bullets(2)Terrorists given food and clothes somewhere in Bornu. Chief Bomb Expert of the terrorists group known as Musa Adamu a.k.a Mala Musa Abuja and his second in command Usman Adamu a.k.a Abu…
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“Forgive who?, Tufiakwa” – Reno Omokri reacts to photos of surrendered Boko Haram members seeking forgiveness from Nigerians
Reno Omokri has reacted to photos of surrendered Boko Haram members seeking for forgiveness from Nigerians. The repentant sect members were seen carrying placards with inscriptions ”Nigerians Please Forgive Us” Reacting to the photos via his Instagram page, Reno wrote;”The Buhari administration shared photos of so called repentant Boko Haram terrorists and asked Nigerians to forgive them. Does it make sense to ask Nigerians to forgive people who have killed innocent Nigerians when the Buhari government wants to prosecute Sunday Igboho for protecting the same innocent Nigerians?Why should we forgive killers and prosecute defenders? Is it because these killers are…
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”I should forgive them for making me a young widow” Nigerian lady kicks as Nigerian Army shares photos of repentant Boko Haram members seeking forgiveness from Nigerians
A Nigerian lady, Oluwaseun Sakaba, whose husband, Lt. Col I. Sakaba, was killed by Boko Haram insurgents in 2018, has slammed the Nigerian Army after the military shared photos of repentant sect members with placards seeking forgiveness from Nigerians. Oluwaseun Sakaba, saw the post by the Nigerian Army with the sect members asking for forgiveness and took to her Instagram page to react. Oluwaseun asked the Nigerian Army if she should forgive the same people who made her a widow at a young age. Sakaba was one of the 44 soldiers killed by the insurgents during an attack on 157…
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Surrender before we get to you, Army Chief warns Insurgents
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya has urged insurgents and other criminals to lay down their arms and surrender. Yahaya stated this on Monday in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, while addressing troops during the flag-off of a special welfare flight programme for personnel of the joint task force of ‘Operation Hadin Kai’. Speaking at the event on Monday, Yahaya said those who fail to surrender will be fished out and captured. “We are getting them in droves surrendering already and we urge them to continue to surrender and lay down their arms and toe the line of peace,”…
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