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Magu’s promotion: President Buhari is not responsible for promotions in the police force – Garba Shehu
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu has stated that President Buhari is not responsible for promotions in the Police. He said this following rumours that President Buhari was pushing for the promotion of former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu who has been under probe over allegations of misuse of his office. Shehu in an interview on Channels Television said promotion in the nation’s police structure is the business of the Police Service Commission. “President Buhari, or any Nigerian President for that matter, is not responsible for promotions in the Police. That is the business of…
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Nigerian undergraduate with no money for tuition awarded scholarship for returning wallet containing lots of cash and valuables
An undergraduate of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, identified as Philip Okafor has been awarded a scholarship by the management of the school for his integrity. Philip Okafor, a 200 level student of Microbiology in the Faculty of Life Sciences in the institution, about two months ago returned a wallet with a substantial amount of money and other valuables he found, despite owing an outstanding school fee of N 45,600 The wallet belonged to another 200 level student of Environmental Management and Toxicology Department in the same faculty. The grateful owner informed the Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences,…
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Lauretta Onochie’s tweet promoting APC in 2020 surfaces after she claimed she quit politics in 2019
Presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie’s tweet promoting the All Progressives Congress (APC) in July 2020 has surfaced after she claimed she quit politics in 2019. Onochie had claimed she quit Partisan politics after President Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected in 2019 before a senate committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday July 8 “I have seen the petitions against me, but I stand for justice and fairness. Thus, nobody has anything to fear. I am madam due process and this is the reason behind my attacks, because I follow the law and due process, she said “Since Buhari was…
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Yoruba Nation: Sunday Igboho is my spiritual son – Guru Maharaj ji speaks on hiding activist
The founder of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj ji, has said he is actually the spiritual father of Sunday Igboho, the popular Yoruba activist and has denounced reports of the activist hiding at his Religious village. The spiritual leader said the reports making the rounds that Igboho was arrested at his Religious Village situated in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital were false. Igboho was alleged to have disappeared and resurfaced himself at the home of the cleric when men of the Department of State Services, DSS, launched an attack on his Ibadan home last week. Reports also emerged that…
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“I’m Madam due Process that’s why am being attacked” – Onochie speaks on INEC nomination
Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has said that she is being attacked over her nomination as INEC national commissioner because she always abides by the law. Onochie made this known during an opening remark at her screening as INEC national commissioner nominee by the Senate Committee on INEC. She claimed she was not partisan but follows due process and abides by the law in all she does. ” I have no partisanship in my blood. I have seen many petitions against my nomination not only from the PDP but also from some APC members. “I’m…
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FG directs airlines to refund complete airfares to passengers after two-hour delay
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has directed Airline operators in the country to refund the full cost of travel tickets to passengers after a two-hour delay. The Minister gave the directive on Thursday at the weekly State House briefing in Aso Villa. Sirika urged passengers to demand their rights whenever they are being trampled upon by airlines. “On domestic flights, delay beyond one hour, carrier should provide refreshment, and one telephone call, or one SMS, or one e-mail. They should send you an SMS or email or call you to say, ‘I am sorry, I am delaying for one hour’. Delay for…
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”We are in high spirit that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will soon come out of detention sooner than expected”- Lawyer says
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed optimism that Kanu would be released soon following his extradition to Nigeria and re-arrest. He is currently being remanded in prison custody until July 26 when hearing on his case will commence. However, in an interview with newsmen, Ejiofor said efforts are being made to get Kanu out of detention as there is not enough allegations to convict him. “We’re in high spirit that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will soon come out of detention sooner than expected, and better too. It’s one thing for…
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I stopped being part of APC after 2019 elections – Onochie tells Nigerian Senate
Presidential aide, Lauretra Onochie who is a nominee for the Federal Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday admitted she stopped being a member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) before the 2019 general elections. Onochie was nominated as a Federal Commissioner to represent the South-South Zone of Nigeria by President Muhammad Buhari. Many Civil Society Groups and the opposition parties had kicked against the nomination of Onochie, who was the Senior Assistant to President Buhari in his first tenure. Aside allegations of being in partisan politics, it was also noted that Onochie hails from Delta…
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BREAKING: Senate screens Lauretta Onochie, five others for INEC roles
The Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun screening of the Special Assistant to the President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, and five other nominees for appointment as National Commissioners of the electoral body. The screening is set to commence at the Senate Chambers and is to be presided over by Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Kabiru Gaya. Lauretta’s nomination has stirred controversies as some Nigerians, including top political officials, condemned her inclusion in the list of nominees. According to them, her alleged partisanship does not qualify her to occupy the position.…
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Fight banditry, insurgency, not Kanu – Umar tells FG
Former military governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Umar (retd.) has slammed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration over misplaced priorities. He said they were giving undue attention to the arrest of IPOB leader, Kanu than bandits and kidnappers ravaging the country. The former governor stated this in a statement titled, ‘Nigeria: A nation challenged.’ He called on them to pay more attention to tackling insecurity than celebrating Kanu’s arrest. “The re-arrest of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, elicited congratulatory messages to the Federal Government which appears overwhelmed by the intractable security challenges and in dire need of any redeeming act.…
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BREAKING: TB Joshua’s corpse arrives SCOAN for lying-in-state (photos)
The corpse of Temitope Balogun Joshua, also known as TB Joshua, has arrived at the Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN, for lying-in-state. The popular televangelist, who died on June 5, after conducting a service, in his church is scheduled for burial on Friday, July 9 at the church premises. His remains arrived at the church premises in the Ikotun-Egbe area of Lagos State on Thursday. The popular prophet was found unconscious in his private apartment while the service was ongoing.
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No illegality in Nnamdi Kanu’s re-arrest – Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, has defended the arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). He said there was no illegality in the manner of the arrest. Malami described the views of the Solicitor General of Alberta in Canada, Mr. Kelechi Amadi, regarding the arrest of Kanu as an “outrageously ignoramus opinion that is eccentric and weird”. Malami stated this yesterday in a statement that was issued by the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Office of the AGF, Dr. Umar Gwandu. “Attorney General of…
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