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Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB has stockpiled weapons in Nigeria, killing police, military – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of stockpiling weapons across Nigeria. This was according to a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu. He said IPOB members killed security agents and set government facilities in the Southeast ablaze. He stated this in response to claims by the Amnesty International on human rights violation in the Southeast. Shehu lamented that Amnesty International was defending IPOB which is a terrorist group and accused Amnesty International of backing a terrorist organisation against victims of IPOB. The statement titled: “Why Amnesty entreaties should be ignored”, reads partly: “Amnesty International’s latest…
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”Agents of Satan from the pit of hell”- FFK reacts to reports accusing Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello of fixing N20 bn state funds in a private account
Femi Fani-Kayode has come out to defend his friend, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state who has been accused of fixing N20 billion of the state funds in a private account. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, August 31, ordered that the Kogi state’s salary bailout account domiciled in Sterling Bank Plc be frozen over a N20 billion loan obtained from the bank. The EFCC had approached the court for an order in an ex-parte application brought pursuant to section 44 (2) of the Constitution and section 34(1) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act. Counsel to the EFCC, Abass…
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BREAKING: Buhari sacks two Ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman and also the minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono. The President also announced the redeployment of two Ministers to take over from them. The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Mahmoud Abubakar is to take over as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development while the Minister of State for Works, Abubakar Aliyu, is to take over as the Minister for Power. In the brief statement read by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari said the process of rejigging his cabinet is going…
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Anti-Open Grazing Bill not targeted at anyone —Akeredolu
Governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu has assured that the Anti-Grazing Bill he signed into law yesterday is not targeted at any particular group Members of the House of Assembly had passed the bill after its submission. Akeredolu, on his part, forwarded the same to the Ministry of Justice for legal inputs, after which it was returned to him for his final assent. Signing the bill into law in his office, the governor said: “No particular group of persons is the target.” Akeredolu, who spoke through his Information and Orientation Commissioner, Donald Ojogo said: “The move is in line with…
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Gunmen attack Kogi Community, kill Nine
Bagana community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State has been attacked by Gunmen, killing nine persons and scores injured A resident, who survived by the whiskers and who did not want his name in print for the fear of being targeted by the militias, told newsmen that the gunmen invaded a shop located in the heart of the village and killed four persons on the spot. He added that the attackers then went on a shooting spree in which many people who were running to escape were hit by stray bullets. He disclosed that he counted five dead…
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Police arrest woman for pouring 10-year-old maid hot water mixed with pepper
The Police Command in Abia state has arrested one Mrs. Zazi David for pouring her 10-year-old maid identified as Ifunanya, hot water mixed with pepper because she broke a plate. The command’s spokesperson, Geoffrey Ogbonna, who confirmed the incident to newsmen said the suspect had abused the girl on several occasions, leaving her with visible cane and burn marks on her body. He further noted that the suspect was eventually exposed after this recent incident which left the young girl with burns on her lips, shoulders, and on her back. “Afraid that the girl may die or develop an infection,…
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Nigeria needs more than Laws to hold Credible Polls – Omo-Agege
Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has expressed that a perfect law in itself cannot guarantee credible elections as long as other parts of the election process remain flawed. Omo-Agege stated this during the public presentation and inaugural meeting of the Electoral Forum organised by The Electoral Hub and Open Society Initiative for West Africa in Abuja on Tuesday. Omo-agege who was represented by his Special Adviser on Legal and Constitutional Matters, Daniel Bwala said; “I refer to how candidates emerge on party platforms, campaign rally rules and generally political actions toward a fair and credible political participation by voters”.
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“Who have we offended in this country?” – Nigerians react as photos of Cross River LG chairman giving one tuber of Yam, Hoe and Cutlass to empower constituents
Photos of the Chairman of Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, Hon. Evangelist Margaret Inde, giving a tuber of yam, hoe and cutlass to empower her constituents has emerged online Inde handed over the items during activities to mark the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Obanliku LGA as well as celebration of the New Yam festival held on Friday, August 27. Reactions have trailed the empowerment scheme, with many people criticising chairlady’s gesture while others blamed the able bodied men who lined up to accept the items from her.
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Shehu Sani shares photo of a pregnant Pharmacist he says was shot dead after telling bandits who kidnapped her that she can’t walk
Senator Shehu Sani has shared a photo of a pregnant Pharmacist who was kidnapped and shot dead by her abductors after she told them she can’t walk. Sani in a tweet he shared said the pregnant mother of two who works with Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital, was kidnapped alongside others in Zaria, Kaduna state on Friday August 27. He also prayed that Allah grants her soul paradise
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Akeredolu signs Anti-open Grazing Bill into Law
Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has signed into law the Anti-open grazing bill in accordance with the resolution of the Southern Governors Forum at its last meeting, held in Lagos. The development was revealed in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo. He said the governor signed the bill in his office on Tuesday. With this, Ondo has become one of the states in the South that has passed and signed the bill into law, meeting the deadline of the Southern Governors’ Forum. Read the statement below; “The move ( signing the bill)…
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2023 Presidency: Ex-gov Lamido urges Nigerians to Seek Divine Intervention
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has urged Nigerians to seek divine intervention on the choice of presidential candidates for the 2023 general elections. Lamido spoke at a mini-rally organised by members of the Peoples Democratic Party at his hometown, Bamaina in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa on Tuesday. He said this in reaction to calls by his people urging him to join the 2023 presidential race. Lamido made it known that it be would wrong for Nigerians to single out a particular candidate as Nigeria’s best in 2023. He expressed that Nigerians must understand that the situation…
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The country is sinking. The NDA attack is just the elementary part, the secondary part of it is still coming – Mbaka
Spiritual director of Adoration Ministries, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Ejike Mbaka has reacted to the recent attack at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) which led to the death of two military officers and the abduction of another. Mbaka described the attack at the NDA facility as just the elementary part of the attacks yet to come. The cleric reiterated that the arrest of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu will not solve challenges the country is facing. He further stated that he is asking God to intervene in the Nation’s challenges because of the Afghanistan situation. “Did you…
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