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Insecurity: “Without Food you can’t have peace” – Sultan of Sokoto
Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III has blamed the country’s state of insecurity on food scarcity. The Sultan spoke on Thursday in Gombe State during the third National Summit of Peaceful Co-existence and Nation building, with the theme, ‘Peaceful Co-existence Social Cohesion and National Development,’ organised by Da’wah Coordination Council of Nigeria. He noted that without food there will be no peace which in turn leads to insecurity and lack of development. He said, “The problems of Nigeria are mounting up every day, let’s not deceive ourselves that things are getting better, things are not getting better. “What we…
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Nigeria needs a leader who will treat everyone like Family – Okorocha
Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha has expressed that the country needs a leader that will treat citizens like family. Okorocha stated this on Thursday at a public lecture in Abuja, organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) press corps. said those elected into public office should give every citizen they come across a sense of belonging. He said those elected into public office should give every citizen they come across a sense of belonging. “Any leader that emerges in the country must treat everyone as a family [member] and not segregate [against them],” Okorocha said. “If only…
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Drop your Agitation, let’s dialogue – Ganduje tells secessionists
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has expressed that the series of agitation from secessionists is not the solution to the challenges confronting the country. Ganduje spoke on Thursday at a public lecture in Abuja organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Press Corps. The governor stated that the secessionists should have a change of heart and embrace dialogue over their grievances. He noted that the country cannot afford another civil war “Let me repeat here that Nigeria is a united and indivisible country. Our constitution has taken care of that. I don’t see secession as the way out of the…
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U.S. Court seeks 10-Day Pre-Trial detention for Kyari
A United States District Court of California, has requested a pre-trial arrest and detention of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head of the Intelligence Response Team, Mr. Abba Kyari, for 10 days on criminal grounds. Kyari yesterday, made a new claim, insisting that the Hushpuppi reached out to his team to help him recover N8 million for a friend. The US court papers were signed by Acting US Attorney, Tracy Wilkinson and two other officials. “Plaintiff, United States of America, by and through its court of records hereby requests detention of defendant (Abba Kyari) and gives notice of…
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Stop breastfeeding your husbands, breast milk is for babies – Commissioner for Gender Affairs tells women
Commissioner for Gender Affairs Enugu State, Hon. Peace Nnaji, has asked women to stop ‘breastfeeding’ their husbands and reserve the breastmilk for their babies instead. The Commissioner made the remark at a UNICEF media dialogue with selected journalists from South East, South-South, and parts of North Central. She explained that it is wrong for men to be sharing their wives’ breastmilk with the babies while insisting that breastmilk is naturally meant for “the baby and not the man”. In her words; “Breastmilk is meant for babies and not their fathers. Mothers should stop feeding their husbands with their breastmilk, it’s…
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Tinubu is well and healthy – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, is well and healthy. The governor who recently paid Tinubu a visit in London said this following rumors that the National leader died during a surgery. He said this on the sidelines after inaugurating 102 compactor trucks and 100 double dino bins acquired by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) today August 4. “My going to see our leader was really around the rumours flying around about him.He is well and healthy. We discussed happening in our party and country at large.…
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BREAKING: Court grants Sunday Igboho’s aides bail after 32 days in DSS custody
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has granted bail to the 12 detained aides of Yoruba secessionist leader, Chief Sunday Igboho in line with their request after 32 days in DSS custody. The detainees were admitted to bail by Justice Obiora Egwuatu in a ruling just delivered on their bail applications, filed and argued on their behalf by lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi. The judge rejected the fears and apprehension expressed by DSS lawyer, Mr Idowu Awo, that some of the detainees will flee the country as their leader, Sunday Igboho, has done if granted bail. Justice Egwuatu said that the…
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Abba Kyari deletes Facebook post defending his relationship with Hushpuppi
The embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, has deleted his Facebook post explaining his interaction with arrested international cybercriminal, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi. Kyari pulled down the post amid the controversy surrounding his relationship with Hushpuppi. A United State’s court had accused Hushpuppi of bribing Kyari to jail an errant cyber-criminal. But, Kyari, who then headed the Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT, denied the allegation. In a post on his verified Facebook page, the former IRT boss had explained that Hushpuppi had called his office complaining of a threat to his life. Kyari had explained that…
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Gunmen kill RCCG pastor while praying on church altar in Lagos
Unidentified gunmen have killed Pastor Bolanle Ibrahim, a pastor in charge of King of Kings Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Maidan village of Ikosi, Ketu Local Government Area of Lagos State. The deceased was gunned down by the assailants who invaded the church premises during a child dedication service. The attackers arrived with a still picture of the victim as they were said to be targeting him. An aunt to the victim, Mrs. Justina Alebiosu confirmed the development to New Telegraph. According to her, “Before they killed him, they showed him his picture to identify…
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Abducted students: Education minister begs bandits on national TV
The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has appealed to bandits terrorising the country with seemingly unending abductions of students to leave schools in the country alone. The minister made the appeal on Tuesday night when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme He said the incessant abductions have caused a lot of setbacks in the educational sector. When asked to comment on the release of the three students, the minister said, “I’m elated; this is the kind of news is what I want to be hearing everyday that they should please return our children…
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3 Abducted Bethel Students Found In Kaduna Forest
Three of the abducted students of the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State who escaped from their abductors but fell into the hands of another set of abductors have been released after the payment of an unspecified amount as ransom. This was confirmed yesterday by the chairman of the Kaduna State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Rev John Joseph Hayab, who described the situation as not only unfortunate but traumatic for the students, their parents and the church. The three students who are all males were said to have been found by troops at the Kankumi forest general area…
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Hushpuppi: There will be others involved if Abba Kyari is found guilty – Ahmed Isah
Ahmad Isah of Brekete Family has insisted that if Abba Kyari, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, who was suspended after being indicted by the United States in an international fraud case, is found guilty in Nigeria, he may not be the only one. Isah stated this on his breakfast radio/television programme on 101.1 FM in Abuja on Wednesday morning. “All I’m saying is that I’m not in support of Nigeria extraditing Abba Kyari to the US because Nigeria is a sovereign nation, we have our laws, the Nigeria police is so organized. “If eventually Abba Kyari is found guilty in…
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