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#EndSARS anniversary: They killed innocent souls and a year later, no one has been punished for those heinous crimes – Falz
Nigerian Singer and Rapper, Falz has reacted to the upcoming anniversary of the Lekki Tollgate killing. He said the youths will not be silenced by anyone. Speaking on the decision of the state Commissioner of Police to bar interested persons from staging any EndSARS remembrance protest, Falz in an Instagram post said innocent people were killed just because they were asking not to be killed or brutalized adding that it’s been over a year since the unfortunate incident and no one has been punished for the crime. He however noted that the youths will never be silenced. In his words;…
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2023 Presidency: “I will contest if God and Nigerians want me to” – Pastor Tunde Bakare speaks after meeting with Buhari
Pastor Tunde Bakare, the founder of Citadel Global Community Church (formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly), has said he would contest for presidency in the 2023 poll, if God and Nigerians ask him to. The cleric stated this after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock on Friday. Bakare was Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 general election on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). When asked whether he would contest the 2023 presidential election, Bakare told State House correspondents that he would, only if God and Nigerians want him to. He said he has pastored…
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Femi Adesina says it is “idiocy” to claim that Buhari has been replaced with “Jibril of Sudan”
The Presidency has rubbished claims by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), that President Muhammadu Buhari is Jubril of Sudan. The IPOB leader had rumoured Buhari’s death in 2017, following the president’s medical trip to London.He had claimed that Buhari was cloned and replaced with Jubril Al-Sudan after his death. Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity said it is “idiocy” to claim that the president is dead and was replaced with Jubril from Sudan.Adesina disclosed this in his latest article titled, ‘The Essential Buhari: VP Osinbajo got it!.’He recalls how Buhari, upon return from his…
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Nigerians living in Nigeria don’t know what God has done for them’- US-based artiste says
A US based Nigerian artiste has said that Nigerians in Nigeria should be thankful for they don’t know what God has done for them. In a tweet posted on Friday, October 15, the Nigerian artiste opined that most Nigerians in the Diaspora are depressed. He further stated that people would get to save and live a happier life in Nigeria than overseas. His tweet reads ”Nigerians in Nigeria don’t know what God has done for them. Millions of Nigerians overseas are depressed. I stay in New Jersey & I have to get used to this boring & expensive life. You’ll…
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“Compulsory vaccination is from the pit of hell” – Pastor Paul Enenche kicks against making Covid-19 vaccine compulsory
Dr Paul Enenche, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, DIGC, has said efforts to make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for everyone across the globe is an order from the “pit of hell”. The cleric said this on Friday, October 15, during the “Early Will I Seek You” program at the church’s headquarters, Glory Dome, Abuja. Enenche said people should have the right to decide whether they want to seek medical help or not even when they are sick adding that even God gave man a choice in the Garden of Eden. He said: “We terminate the demonic covid agenda.…
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Buhari meets Pastor Tunde Bakare in Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday received Pastor Tunde Bakare of The Citadel Global Community Church, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.Mr Femi Adesina, President Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, made the disclosure via a post on his official Facebook age.“President Buhari receives Pastor Tunde Bakare in State House on 15th Oct 2021,” Adesina captioned the photos. He however left out details of the meeting.Recall that following the current state of the nation, the renowned clergy had called for a change of guards which according to him, means fresh hands in the system.Pastor Bakare claimed that those around the…
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Govt has done nothing for Igbos, Nigeria should split – Chiwetalu Agu
Veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu has supported the call for Nigeria to split for peace to reign. He said the Government has done nothing for the Igbos. Speaking with Broadway Tv, he said the earlier Nigeria splits the better for every one.He said; “We all must rise, I preached that everyone should rise from their position wherever they are with my costume.“My costume was rising sun, not Biafra, Ojukwu propagated rising sun making it as a symbol for Igbos as they like to progress. If you look at Africa, Igbos are on the top because of their personal effort, not…
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Funds spent by Governors on Security enough to Finance State Police – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed that the resources that has been spent on security by state governors can be used to fund state police.Sanwo-Olu said state policing will help subnationals ensure that businesses and investments are secure.The governor spoke on Thursday at the Fountain Summit held in Ekiti state.He said; “One point that we should not drop is the issue around state police, we have talked about it.“We believe the amount of resource each subnational is spending on security is enough for them to have state police. We believe that after this Ekiti summit, the federal government will…
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Nigeria has come too far to be thinking of breaking away – Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has condemned the call for the break up of the country. He called on Nigerians to embrace dialogue, respect and understanding to resolve their differences, saying the country has come too far to think of breaking away.Ganduje gave this charge on Thursday at a one-day North West Citizens Summit for National Integration, Peace and Security organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Kano.He stated that the theme of the conference reflected the reality of the country, noting that his penchant for national integration and cohesion informed his desire to give rights to…
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Al-Barnawi, ISWAP leader, is Dead – Chief of defence staff, Irabor
Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor has announced that Abu Musad Al-Barnawi, a leader of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), is dead.The military chief confirmed the development on Thursday while fielding questions from journalists at the state house.“I can authoritatively confirm to you that Al-Barnawi is dead. He is dead, and he remains dead,” he said.When asked when military operations would end in the north-east, Irabor said the army is still assessing the situation, and cannot say when the operations would be concluded.“For the state of peace, as long as we monitor the state of peace, of…
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Biafra: How DSS, soldiers treated me in detention – Chiwetalu Agu
Veteran Nollywood actor, Chinwetalu Agu, has narrated how his ordeal with the Nigerian Army and operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, after his arrest.He disclosed that soldiers and DSS operatives treated him with respect while in detention.The 75-year-old actor was arrested by the Nigerian Army in Upper Iweka Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State for wearing biafra regalia while carrying a charity activity. He was, however, released but DSS rearrested.Following his rearrest, DSS was said to have flown him to Abuja for further interrogation.DSS released him following intervention of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN.Speaking on his release, activist lawyer,…
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Reno Omokri offers $50,000 to anyone who can provide photo of him at the Aso Villa event where Natasha Akpoti claimed he made a pass at her
Reno Omokri has responded after Natasha Akpoti poked holes at his claim that he wasn’t in Nigeria during the time she said he made advances at her. Reno released more screenshots of his international passport as evidence he wasn’t in the country and said he didn’t release them initially because he wanted Natasha to fall into his trap by poking holes in his story and she did. He then offered $50,000 to anyone who can provide a photo to show that he was at the event in Aso Villa where Natasha claimed he made passes at her. See his response…
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