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Prosecute surrendered Boko Haram Terrorists, Baptist Church tells Govt
The Men’s Missionary Union of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) has asked the federal government to prosecute all arrested Boko Haram terrorists including those who have surrendered. This was stated in a communiqué issued at the end of the 41st Annual Congress of MMU and read by the newly elected President of MMU, Dr. Soye Asawo. He said; “Congress urges the government to prosecute all those arrested, captured or who surrendered over insurgency, banditry and all forms of criminality. He also urged the National Assembly to amend the constitution to accommodate State Police. “Congress supports state police, and ask the…
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You have failed already, PDP tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had told President Muhammadu Buhari that he has already failed in governance and would leave as a failure. The national publicity secretary of PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, described the statement by President Buhari that he would not leave office as a failure as “medicine after death”, noting that as long as he is a product of the corrupt, inept, directionless and anti-people APC, he would leave as a failed leader. The opposition party asserts that President Buhari’s veiled admission of failure, which smacks as a tactic to exonerate the APC, is an exercise in futility as…
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Be ready to kill all of us to achieve your cattle agenda – Ortom to Buhari
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has vowed that no part of the state will be allocated for grazing or as a cattle reserve. He said he will not go back on this law. Ortom stated this on Friday in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase. He said the president must be “ready to kill” all indigenes of the state if he must realize his policy on grazing in the state. The statement reads in part, “Governor Samuel Ortom has repeatedly stated that there is no land for grazing reserves or cattle routes in Benue State. “Though…
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We are getting nearer to an agreement with Twitter – Lai Mohammed
Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has announced that the Federal Government and Twitter are getting close to an agreement. The Minister said this in Washington DC during his on-going engagement with global media outlets, think-tanks and influencers noting that seven out of the 10 demands have been met by the microblogging site Mohammed said; “We believe that even the other three outstanding demands, are not really about whether they agreed or not but about timing and scheduling. That is what gave me the confidence that we are getting nearer to an agreement.aa “As recently as last week, we…
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South-west has lost over N3 billion as ransom paid to bandits and kidnappers in four years – Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has alleged that the South-west has lost over N3 billion as ransom paid to bandits and kidnappers in four years. He said this at a conference organised by the south-west security stakeholders group (SSSG), which held in Abeokuta, Ogun state on Thursday August 19. Adams said that the insecurity in the country has reached an alarming dimension where there is urgent need for Nigerians to take drastic action towards ending the prevailing scourge. He said; “The south-west has lost over N3 billion as ransom paid to bandits and kidnappers ravaging the region…
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Nigeria’s situation bad but not irredeemable, Obasanjo says after Meeting with Secondus
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed that he believes Nigeria’s problem is irredeemable. He says the country can experience sustainable development if citizens unite to tackle the country’s challenges. Obasanjo stated this on Thursday at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state, after a closed-door meeting with Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “One thing that Secondus told me that is sweet music in my ears is that although he was here as PDP chairman, he had come to discuss the Nigeria situation,” he said. “Nigeria is not where it is supposed to be, and may even…
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EFCC releases former Abia State Governor Theodore Orji
Former Abia State Governor, Senator Theodore Orji has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Senator was reportedly arrested on his way to London when he was picked up by EFCC operatives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday. The anti-graft agency stated that Orji is being interrogated over corrupt financial dealing while serving as Governor between 2007 and 2015. The EFCC added that sometime last year, Senator Orji had approached the agency and requested for the release of his travel documents to enable him go to Dubai for medical treatment. However, the…
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God is set to give Nigeria a New Beginning – Osinbajo
Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has expressed his belief that God is working on putting Nigeria on a new path of growth and development. He made this known while speaking at the 25th annual convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in the Americas titled “New Beginning” He said it is in the nature of God to create new beginnings and Nigeria is on course, regardless of all doubts. Osinbajo, in a statement issued by Laolu Akande, his spokesperson, on Thursday, cited the biblical story of Nathaniel who doubted whether any good thing could come out of Nazareth. “Today,…
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INEC lists APGA’s Soludo for Anambra election, drops PDP
The Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) on Thursday published the list of candidates for the Anambra State governorship poll. The election will be conducted in November. INEC replaced Michael Umeoji with Chukwuma Soludo as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APC) and excluded the candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) INEC National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee Festus Okoye, issued a statement on the update. He said the timetable approved by the commission on January 18 2021 provides for the withdrawal/substitution of candidates in line with Sec. 35 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended). The…
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EFCC arrests former Abia State Governor Theodore Orji
Former governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was reportedly intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 10 am on Thursday and brought to the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja for the continuation of his interrogation. This was confirmed by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren. He is being quizzed alongside his son, Chinedu, the current Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, who turned himself in this afternoon upon learning of his father’s arrest. Senator Orji and his sons, Chinedu and…
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I won’t exit govt as a failure, Buhari vows
President Mohammadu has vowed that he will not exit his tenure as a failure. Buhari said this when he met with service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. His statement was disclosed by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno, while briefing State House correspondents after the meeting. He said; “The President was briefed, the President is quite happy that there’s been a tremendous success, especially with the advent of the new service chiefs and Inspector-General of Police,” Monguno said as quoted by Channels TV. “And he’s also made it very clear that he’s not ready…
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More Nigerians have become ‘Biafrans’ under Buhari – Atiku
Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said more Nigerians are becoming “Biafrans” under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, the former Vice President accused the Buhari-led government of failing to respect the constitutional provisions on federal character and calls for restructuring which he said will help fix some cultural and religious issues. The former Vice President noted that the symbolic gestures that make ethnic groups feel a sense of belonging have been scorned by the government. According to Atiku, the result of such action is that “agitations that turned more groups…
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