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‘Keep Your Cheque’, President Buhari tells Businessmen to remember the Needy
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged businessmen and contractors that benefit from the government to give back to the society through corporate social responsibility projects. Garba Shehu, his senior special assistant on media and publicity, stated that the president made the comment during a visit to Umar Faruk Umar, the Emir of Daura, on Friday. He stated that he does not want “cheques” or any form of gratification from any organisation. Speaking further, Buhari stated that although he would love to visit Daura more often, however, he doesn’t want to incur the high cost spent on presidential trips. “We are known…
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Sunday Igboho reportedly seeks asylum in Benin republic
Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has reportedly filed for asylum in Benin republic. A source close to the agitator told ThePunch that he has filed for an application to be a political refugee in Benin republic. “He (Igboho) was already at the airport with a passport. The immigration officers suspected his passport to be fake and so they stopped him. “A passport was allegedly forged for Igboho in the Benin Republic for the purpose of the Germany trip. At the airport, they discovered he was the one. Igboho has already applied for asylum in Germany and he hopes to file…
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Nigeria is lucky to have President Buhari, things would be difficult without him – Emir of Daura says
The Emir of Daura in Katsina state, Umar Faruk Umar, has expressed that Nigeria is “lucky” to have Buhari as her President at a time like this. He said this on Friday when the President paid him a courtesy visit in his Palace. The monarch said things “would have been very difficult” if he, President Buhari, wasn’t in office. The Monarch further stated that the President has brought honor to their community. “Your visit to Daura reflects your good character which we are very proud of. I can assure you that men, women, children, marketers and artisans are always pleased…
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2023 presidency: Tinubu will be worse than Buhari, runs Lagos like pig farm – Adeyanju
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has predicted that the tenure of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would be worse than that of President Muhammadu Buhari, if elected as president of Nigeria in 2023. He said Tinubu runs Lagos state like a Pig Farm. Adeyanju said this while reacting to reports that hoodlums popularly known as Agberos rake in N125 billion annually in Lagos. The activist in a tweet warned that Tinubu would destroy Nigeria if enthroned. In his words; “Tinubu will be a worse tyrant than Buhari. Look at how he runs Lagos State like…
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Sunday Igboho demands N5.5bn damages from Nigerian govt
Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, is demanding N5bn in damages from the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Department of State Services (DSS), over the invasion of his house in the early hours of July 1 by DSS operatives which saw the murder of two of his associates and arrest of 12 others. Igboho, who is currently in detention in Benin Republic, filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Ibadan on Friday through his counsel, Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN). In the suit he filed, he contended that the invasion of his house…
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Court orders DSS to Produce Igboho’s Associates
A Federal High Court ruling in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Service (DSS) to produce the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Igboho, who have been in their custody since the second of July, 2021. The aides to Igboho who were arrested at his Ibadan residence are expected to be in court on Thursday, 29th July and their case is expected to proceed regardless of the annual court vacation slated to begin on the 26th of July The suspects had earlier sued the DSS before the Federal High Court Abuja, on grounds that their fundamental human rights…
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“We call on God to deal with Buhari” – Afenifere chieftain Ayo Adebanjo kicks over Igboho’s arrest
Leader of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group, Ayo Adebanjo, has expressed that God will “deal with” President Buhari following several attacks on Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. Igboho was arrested in Benin Republic on Monday, July 19, while attempting to fly to Germany with his wife, Ropu. Speaking on Arise TV, 93-year-old Adebanjo said Igboho is a “political prisoner”, and that the federal government has “no right” to seek his extradition. He said the powers-that-be want to kill him because he is leading a popular revolt. He further questioned if President Buhari can garner the kind of…
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Sack of 40 Pastors: ”No room for laziness and unfruitfulness”- COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo backs Bishop Oyedepo
Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo, has thrown his weight behind the decision of Bishop David Oyedepo to fire 40 pastors of his church for being ”unfruitful and blatant failures”. Fatoyinbo who is one of the proteges of Oyedepo, in a post on Instagram reiterated that there is no room for laziness and unfruitfulness He further posed a question that if a person was fired from a bank for not meeting their ”deliverables’, would such a person go on social media to rant? In his words; ‘No room for laziness and unfruitfulnessQuestion! if you were…
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“Historians should be fair to us so that those who are looking for leadership positions will not exploit political ignorance of the people” – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on historians and intellectuals to be fair in documenting the achievements of his administration. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari spoke when he received some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his country home in Daura, Katsina state. Buhari stated that it would be unfortunate to mislead the electorate with “lies and personal bias. “For the time remaining, and for those who have one more term in office based on the provision of the constitution, the elections are important to the parties. “Intellectuals and historians should be fair to…
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Twitter ban: Buhari govt didn’t stop Nigerians from using social media platform – Malami tells court
The Nigerian government has informed a Lagos Federal High Court that it has not stopped Nigerians from using Twitter. The Nigerian government and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami in a counter-affidavit deposed to in response to an originating motion filed by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong. In the affidavit deposed to by Mr Ilop Lawrence on behalf of the Federal Government, Malami said the suspension of Twitter was not an abuse of human rights because Nigerians were still using social media platform. It read in part, “The applicant (Effiong) and the class he seeks to represent can still operate…
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“The only thing Christ punished for being fruitless was a tree” – Daddy Freeze tells Pastor Oyedepo
Controversial OAP, Daddy Freeze has disagreed with Bishop David Oyedepo for the reasons he gave over the dismissal of about 40 pastors from his church A Winners Pastor, identified as Peter Godwin, alleged that he and 40 other pastors were sacked for underperforming. Reacting, on Wednesday, Oyedepo said the reason for their sack was because they were unfruitful failures. In a reaction, Freeze in a post via his Instagram account, pointed out that the only thing Christ categorized as being unfruitful was a tree. He wrote, “Matthew 21:19, New International Version. “Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went…
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“We are watching and will get you anywhere, anytime” – EFCC warns Fraudsters and Shady Politicians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Fraudsters and shady politicians involved in financial crimes to retrace their steps as they are watching. The anti-graft agency gave the warning in a statement posted via its official social media accounts on Friday, July 23. The post reads; “This na for the shady leaders wey dey carry our money go Overseas. This na for the Yahoo Yahoo boys wey dey spoil our Country name Overseas. For the lifestyle wey you dey live, make you know say there is an eye watching you. “NA STUBBORN FLY DEY FOLLOW CORPSE ENTER GRAVE”.…
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