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NDA attack: “The security of the Nigerian State has been compromised”– Moghalu
Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), has disclosed why terrorists successfully attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, in Kaduna State. The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said it is because the Security of the Nigerian state has been fundamentally compromised. He claimed that the “barbarians” responsible are inside the building and not at the gates. According to Moghalu: “The security of the Nigerian state has been FUNDAMENTALLY compromised! That’s why terrorists can do what happened @HQ_NDA The barbarians are not at the gates. They are inside the building. THIS…
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‘Jihadist bandits who attacked NDA, may storm DSS, kill Nnamdi Kanu’ – IPOB cries out
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has alleged plots to kill its leader, Nnamdi Kanu in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. The group said this in reaction to the attack at the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA. They said the bandits may also attack the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS, and kill Kanu. This was according to a statement by IPOB Spokesperson,Emma Powerful, on Wednesday. The statement reads partly: “Tuesday’s coordinated attack on the heavily guarded Nigeria Defense Academy, NDA Kaduna by rag-tag Fulani bandits with ease and without resistance was just a confirmation…
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Insecurity: FG warns Nigerians against acquiring arms to defend themselves
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians not to take up arms illegally to defend themselves against bandits. Muhammed Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, said this on Tuesday during the second annual ministerial media briefing at the police headquarters in Abuja. Reacting to a comment by Aminu Masari of Katsina State where he advised residents of the State to rise above meekness and defend themselves against the bandits, Dingyadi said the Governor is entitled to his opinion. According to him, “Everybody should contribute his quota towards fighting crimes. We are not saying people should take arms illegally.” “I think we should…
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“If the defense academy in Nigeria is not safe, then where in Nigeria is safe?”- Reno Omokri reacts to attack on Nigeria Defense Academy
Reno Omokri has reacted to the attack on the Nigeria Defence Academy by Armed bandits in the early hours of Tuesday, August 24, killing two officers and abducting two more. Reno in a post on Instagram questioned where is safe in Nigeria if the Defence Academy can be attacked In his words;‘The killing of two military officers at the Nigerian Defence Academy and the abduction of two more by bandits is a sign of the weakness of the Buhari regime. If our defence academy is so vulnerable to bandits, what about us who they are expected to defend? Bandits are…
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Anyone contesting 2023 elections is putting his head in hot water – Tunde Bakare
The serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said anyone who decides to contest in the 2023 election, is putting his head in hot water. Bakare speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday night revealed that he and a group of Nigerians are building a formidable team, like a shadow cabinet, for the next administration. According to him, some members of the team are members of the current President Muhammadu Buhari administration. “Anyone plunging into the election in 2023 is just plunging his head inside hot water, and therefore you must go with…
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Anyone contesting 2023 elections is putting his head in hot water – Tunde Bakare
The serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said anyone who decides to contest in the 2023 election, is putting his head in hot water. Bakare speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday night revealed that he and a group of Nigerians are building a formidable team, like a shadow cabinet, for the next administration. According to him, some members of the team are members of the current President Muhammadu Buhari administration. “Anyone plunging into the election in 2023 is just plunging his head inside hot water, and therefore you must go with…
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Boko Haram has attacked me more than 40 Times – Zulum
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has revealed that he has been attacked by Boko Haram insurgents “more than 40 to 50 times”. The Governor said this while briefing state house correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa on Tuesday. He said over 100,000 people have been killed in the 12-year-old insurgency in the north-east. The governor stated that about 2,600 insurgents have surrendered and are now in custody, adding that not all of them are criminals. He said many of those who surrendered are women and children who were forced to join the insurgents and…
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BREAKING: Defence chief visits NDA over attack, killing, abduction of officers
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, is currently on a visit to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) following an attack on the military training institution by gunmen early Tuesday morning. Gen Irabor arrived at the academy at about 5 pm and was taken around the academy by its commandant, Major General Yusuf, and other officials to have first-hand information on what really happened. Gunmen had in the early hours of Tuesday attacked the institution after gaining access through the residential area within the Academy in Afaka, killed two personnels, and abducted one. Meanwhile, security has been beefed…
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Buhari is the worst President when it comes to Security – Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has reiterated the failures of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, describing him as the worst when it comes to handling security matters. Governor Ortom stated this when he appeared as a guest on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday. He said he was disappointed at the way the president has handled certain critical matters in the country, especially insecurity. “Mr President is pushing me to think that what they say about him, that he has a hidden agenda in this country is true,” Ortom said, adding: “because it is very clear that he wants to…
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There is gross failure in Buhari’s administration. I’m terribly shocked- clergyman Tunde Bakare
Clergyman and the senior pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church has expressed shock over the “gross failure” of the Buhari administration Bakara who was Buhari’s former running mate during a recent interview with Channels TV said it is not the Nigeria everyone envisioned after President Buhari took over office in 2015. “This is not the Nigeria we envisioned not only as young people but in recent past. It is as if we are again at the precipice but Nigeria has a way of bouncing back; we are full of hope that God Almighty will help us. We are in…
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“Strike continues” – NARD reacts to court order
The National Association of Resident Doctors has refused the court order suspending its strike. It has vowed that it will continue its strike despite a court order, asking the group to suspend its strike. “Having looked especially at the affidavit of extreme urgency, the grounds of the application, the affidavit in support of the same and arguments of counsel for the applicant, I also weighed the submissions and arguments of counsel on the law as it stands on this application, it is hereby ordered that the claimant/applicant and the defendant/respondent suspend all forms of hostilities forthwith pending the hearing and…
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Secondus reacts to Court order stopping him as PDP National Chairman
Mr Uche Secondus has reacted to the court order restraining him from acting as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His reaction follows the ruling of Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the Degema Division of the Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt. Abonyi, however, claimed that the story of the restraining order originated through the special assistant on media to the Rivers State Governor. “If Secondus and the party are taken to court, they will defend themselves,” Secondus’ media aide, Ike Abonyi, said in a statement on Monday. “PDP and Secondus are not afraid of court;…
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