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Hushpuppi: 31 northern lawyers volunteer to defend Abba Kyari
A group of thirty-one lawyers from Northern Nigeria have volunteered to render free legal services to suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, who has been indicted in the Hushpuppi fraud case. A report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI in the US alleged that Abba Kyari collected about N8 million from Hushpuppi to help arrest and detain one Chibuzo Kelly Vincent, following a disagreement from a fraud deal they embarked upon. In a statement released on Wednesday, August 11, the spokesperson of the 31 Northern lawyers, Sunusi Bappah Salisu, said the lawyers were drawn across all the 19…
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‘Abducted’ Ijebu-Ode Chief Imam found dead inside his newly acquired car
The Chief Imam of Atiba, Ijebu Ode, Alhaji Musafau Bakare, who was reportedly kidnapped by unknown persons, has been found dead inside his newly acquired Toyota Highlander in the early hours of Thursday Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of this report, but it was gathered that the deceased was abducted on Wednesday night, August 11. The body of the victim was discovered by police officers attached to Obalende District Police Station, Ijebu Ode. The cleric will be laid to rest today by 10:00am at Atiba. Meanwhile friends have taken to social media to mourn the…
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BREAKING: Adamawa businessman bags 30-month jail term for calling Gov Fintiri ‘Father of all thieves’
A Numan-based businessman, Ali Yakubu Numan, has bagged a two-and-a-half-year jail term for calling Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri ‘Father of all thieves.’ Numan was sentenced on Wednesday to two-year jail term with option of N50,000 fine for using abusive language against Fintiri. He was also sentenced to six-month imprisonment without option of fine for disturbance of public peace. businessman, who described Governor Fintiri as ‘A thief and father of thieves,’ was remanded in prison custody following his arraignment by the Attorney General of Adamawa State for defamation. The businessman, who described Governor Fintiri as ‘A thief and father of thieves,’…
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BREAKING: Buhari govt to lift Twitter ban soon – Lai Mohammed
The Nigerian government has promised to lift the suspension on Twitter operations in Nigeria. According to a statement by Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, the Nigerian government would lift the ban on Twitter operations in the country “in a matter of days”. Mohammed disclosed this after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the State House, Abuja. He said Twitter has accepted the conditions given to the platform to operate in the country.
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2023: Why the Igbos cannot produce President – Ogunlewe
Former federal minister of Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe, has stated that the inability of the South-East to come together under a leadership would hamper their chances of producing a president in 2023. Ogunlewe stated this on Arise TV’s The Morning Show programme on Wednesday. He said the Igbos of southeast Nigeria must invest in party politics to stand a good chance at the next general election. “Another set of people that are appropriate, they are the people from the southeast but they have the problem of leadership,” he said “They are so endowed that they are spread all over Nigeria and…
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Tinubu has no certificates, steals huge amounts of Lagos money monthly – Bode George
Former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Node George has alleged that Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, steals “humongous” amounts of money from the Lagos State Government monthly. George, who was reacting to a former Minister of Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe’s remark that Tinubu is the best person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 said the former Governor of Lagos State has no certificate and Ogunlewe knows it “He has stolen humongous amounts of money from Lagos State and continues to do so every month. “Ogunlewe is talking nonsense, the best man to…
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“Leadership matters, you can’t wear a crown on a clown and expect a king” – Reno Omokri reacts to new ranking of Aliko Dangote’s wealth
Reno Omokri has reacted to the new ranking of businessman, Aliko Dangote’s wealth. A daily ranking of the world’s richest people which is updated at the close of every trading day in New York recently ranked Dangote as the 117th in the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Reacting to this development, Reno attributed Dangote’s drop in the ranking to the bad economic policies of the Buhari administration. Stating the importance of leadership, Reno noted that Dangote has lost 40% of his 2013 net worth. He wrote”Under Jonathan in 2013, @Forbes ranked Dangote the 25th richest person on Earth. Please research it.…
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“There was hasty transfer of Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria, but FG wants to follow due process in Abba Kyari’s case” – Falana
Popular Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has lamented the level of injustices in the country. He said the Federal Government sought for hasty extradition of secessionists, Sunday Adeyemo from Benin Republic to Nigeria and leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra) Nnamdi Kanu, but now following due process in embattled police officer, Abba Kyari’s case. Speaking in an interview with BBC Yoruba on Tuesday August 10, Falana alleged that the federal government also sent an aircraft for extradition of Igboho to Abuja which was altered by the government of President Patrice Talon which insisted on following due process. Falana…
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Anambra: There will be no election in Biafraland – Simon Ekpa
Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said that there will be no election in Biafraland. Ekpa said this following the upcoming gubernatorial election in Anambra State slated for November 6, 2021. Ekpa, in a tweet via his Twitter page, said that a no-election order will be activated by members of IPOB. He boasted that South East leaders do not know what the electorate are ready to do and that they must learn from their Northern counterparts. He wrote, ”No election in Biafraland will be activated by the Indigenous People…
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We have spent N502.3bn on COVID19 intervention – Finance Minister, Ahmed
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has revealed that the Federal government has so far spent N502.3 billion to stabilize the economy after being hit by the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister made the disclosure while speaking at the national dialogue on COVID-19 economic impact and assessment of national and states’ recovery plans and policy options in Abuja on Tuesday, August 10. She said Nigeria was deeply affected by the pandemic because it was recovering from recession before COVID-19 led to an all-time fall of crude oil prices being the economic pillar of the country. According…
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FG goes after Kanu, Igboho, spares Fulani Bandits –Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has again slammed the Federal Government’s method in tackling the security challenges in Nigeria. He stated that the security forces in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration have demonstrated capacity with the arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu; and Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. Ortom, who spoke on Channels Television’s ‘NewsNight’ programme on Monday, therefore, challenged the Buhari regime to go after bandits and Fulani militiamen killing, raping and kidnapping people all over the country with the same gusto it has used to pursue separatists. The…
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Final year student dies in motor accident days after her final exams
A final year student of the Delta State College of Health Technology (DELSCOTECH), Ofuoma, Ughelli Victory Idjai, has died in a motor accident few days after her final exams. Idjai who was a Dental Nursing student died in an auto crash which occurred on Sunday, August 8. The deceased had reportedly written her final paper last week and was awaiting her License Examination before her untimely death. Acting spokesperson of the Delta State State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident to Tribune Online on Monday.
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