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God forbid that Goodluck Jonathan will join APC – Reno Omokri
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has reacted to rumours that his former boss, Goodluck Jonathan, is set to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. There have been speculations that the APC was wooing Jonathan to become its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. APC’s National Secretary, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, during his appearance on Channels Television on Wednesday said Jonathan would be welcomed if he decides to join the party and like every other new entrant, would be accorded rights and privileges extended to all members, irrespective of the date they joined. However, Omokri while fielding questions from…
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Nine dead, many injured as fighter jet allegedly bombs Buhari village in Yobe State
A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet has killed nine people and many others injured in Buhari community, Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe State.Those who sustained injuries are currently receiving medical attention at a government health facility in Geidam.According to a resident of Damaturu, Saleh Ibrahim, the jet shelled the village in the early hours of Wednesday when the villagers were preparing to go to the weekly market in Geidam, a neighbouring local government, 200 km from Damaturu. “The villagers were already set to go to the market at Geidam early in the morning when, suddenly, the jet appeared from…
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Secessionists are like Terrorists, they can take Nigeria down path of destruction – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has compared secessionists to Boko Haram insurgents who will take the country down the path of destruction if they are “given time and space”. Gbajabiamila who spoke on the floor of the house on Wednesday while welcoming lawmakers from their annual break, said the green chamber will utilise legislative mechanisms to tackle insecurity which he says has become an overwhelming threat to the people.“Insecurity remains an overwhelming threat to all our nation’s people and a hindrance that further delays the attainment of the critical development objectives necessary to put our country on…
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Twitter ban: Buhari govt to lift suspension very soon – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has disclosed that the ban on Twitter’s operation in Nigeria would be lifted “very soon.” He assured that the Nigerian Government was close to resolving issues that led to the ban. Mohammed spoke while addressing State House Correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the State House on Wednesday. He said: “And as to how soon is soon, right? I want to assure you that between the time that Twitter operation has been suspended, and when it will be restored is by far, much, much shorter. “That I can assure…
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BREAKING: Yoruba Nation, IPOB agitators resume protest at UN headquarters in New York
Yoruba and Biafra Nation Agitators have resumed their protest at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. The groups were seen with placards as they chanted anti-oppression songs and asked Nigeria’s President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to resign.They were also seen chanting “We want Yoruba Nation Now, declare Independent Biafra… Now!” While some of the Nigerians wore white outfits, others wore black, holding Yoruba Nation and IPOB flags.They also held pictures of young people killed in Nigeria in a bid to depict genocide.
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“This Naija politics hard, na Football I for play jeje” Ondo state House of Reps. member, Tajudeen Adefisoye laments state of the Nation
Tajudeen Adefisoye, the Ondo state House of Reps. member representing Idanre/Ifedore, has lamented the State of the Nation as he said he should have become a football player rather than a Nigerian politician. The lawmaker shared his thought in a post on Instagram He wrote; “Na football I for play that year JeJe. This Naija politics hard. Lol.” Tajudeen had in another post criticized the regular borrowing done by the Buhari administration. He tweeted: “The rate at which we borrow money in Nigeria and then dash people 5000 naira each all in the name of COVID RRR is disturbing and…
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The exchange rate is now scary, we have invited CBN Governor several times to explain his policies but he didn’t respond – House of Reps member, Tajudeen Adefisoye
House of Representatives member, Tajudeen Adefisoye has reacted to the continuous depreciation of the Nigerian Naira. Adefisoye in a tweet he shared disclosed that Rep members have since invited the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele several times to explain his policies, but he failed to respond. The Naira is now N550/$1 compared to N545/$1 recorded in the previous trading session in parallel markets.
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FG is ready to listen to bandits and settle them without much costs – Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi
Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi has said that the federal government is ready to listen to repentant bandits and settle them without much costs as part of the solutions to the insecurity issue in the north-west and north-central regions of the country. He said this on Tuesday September 14, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Commenting on the ongoing military operations against bandits in Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and other states where their activities have been alarming, he said the present administration intend to reintegrate repentant bandits into the larger society and closely monitor those who have turned…
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Private Jet owners smuggle Gold outside Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Uche Ogah, has revealed that private jet owners in Nigeria smuggle gold outside the country. Ogah made this known during a public hearing which was presided by the Senate Committee on Solid Mineral Development and former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Tanko Al-Makura. The hearing was intended to proffer solution to illegal mining in Nigeria. “Gold smuggling in Nigeria are often done using private jets, the very reason private jets ownership and operations, need to be streamlined in the country “, he said . According to him, illegal mining in Nigeria…
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Anglican priest butchered to death in Imo, his car burnt
The priest-in-charge of St Andrew’s Anglican church, Ihitte-Ukwa in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State Rev. Emeka Merenu, has been killed by unknown gunmen. Merenu was butchered to his death and his car burnt It was gathered that the priest, a native of Amaorji in Nkwerre in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state, was killed on the unfounded allegation that he brought in soldiers to secure the church and school under his supervision. A member of the church, who spoke to Punch in anonymity disclosed that the attackers stormed the church premises and butchered the priest. “The…
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If we don’t tackle ignorance, our Country might be wiped out – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has called that Education and unemployment be given a certain recognizance in order to tackle the problems facing the country. The Minister expressed that Education should be taken to the grassroot and if it is not possible, Jobs be provided because the country is in trouble and these are some of the ways to tackle it. Nguge said this while speaking at the inaugural partnership economy summit organised by the Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs in Abuja. The summit was tagged, ‘Translating Sustainable Development Goals to local businesses in Nigeria.’ Ngige…
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Grant amnesty to detained IPOB members, Igboho supporters – Orji Kalu tells FG
Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has called that the detained members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and associates of Sunday Igboho be granted amnesty and given the same treatment as repentant Boko Haram insurgents and bandits. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the lawmaker. He said this will improve the unity of the country. “I pleaded with most of our elders in the north and in the south-west; we cannot continue to fight at all times,” he said. “I am still pleading with them and the federal government to intervene so that…
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