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Corruption is Nigeria’s major problem, it discourages Foreign Investment – Akpabio
Minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio has expressed that the major problem of the country is corruption. He said this at a town hall meeting on the protection of oil and gas infrastructure in the country, held in Abuja. Akpabio stated that international oil companies (IOCs) may be discouraged from remitting what is due to host communities because of corruption, since such funds appear unaccounted for. “The IOCs must have been discouraged by the way the funds made available were used by NDDC. You cannot point to any substantial development in any of the nine states, in spite of…
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Act swiftly to rescue all Kidnapped Schoolchildren – Buhari tells Security agents
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies in the country to ensure the safe and quick rescue of all kidnapped victims. Buhari gave the directive on Monday in a statement by Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu. The president described kidnapping as “cowardly and despicable, as well as an assault on affected families and the nation.” He pointed out that there is ongoing deployment of additional operatives to all troubled areas. The president urged security outfits to “act swiftly” to rescue all abducted schoolchildren in the affected states and ensure their safe return. Buhari stated that the disturbing incidents of students’ kidnapping,…
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Fire guts Synagogue Church on night of late founder’s candlelight procession
There was a fire incident at the headquarters of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on Monday, July 5, 2021, just an hour after the candlelight procession for the late founder of the church, Prophet T.B Joshua. The procession, which kicked off the week-long funeral rites for the late TB Joshua, was led by TB Joshua’s widow, Evelyn Joshua with Thousands of followers in attendance. The ceremony started with “three meditative laps of The SCOAN Prayer, afterwards, members gathered at “the Junction of the Cross” to drop their burning candles. After the candlelight service, there was a fire outbreak…
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“Kenya betrayed our leader because of Money and Oil offer from Nigeria” – IPOB alleges
The Indigenous People of Biafra, has disclosed reasons why Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyetta betrayed it’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu. According to IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful Kenyatta betrayed Kanu over financial and oil inducement from the Nigerian government. It is widely believed that the Nigerian government had arrested Kanu in Kenya and repatriated him to Nigeria which the Kenyan government had denied. Dismissing Kenya’s denial, IPOB had claimed it had evidence of the dirty deal reached with the Nigerian government before Kanu’s rearrest. Powerful, in a statement said:“From our intelligence, Kenya betrayed our Leader because of financial inducement and offer of oil…
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Passed PIB is satanic and unjust – Edwin Clark
Elder statesman, Edwin Clark has described the newly passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as “satanic, unjust and embarrassing.” The national assembly had on Thursday passed the PIB, raising the frontier basins exploration fund to 30 percent. Reacting to this, Clark in an open letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker house of representatives, condemned the provision and allocation of 30% of profits for further frontier oil exploration in the north. He stated that the PIB does not reflect the long clamour by the people of the region for equity, fairness and justice adding that it…
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Abduction: Live up to your responsibility – Atiku tells Buhari
Former Vice President Atiku Atbubakar, has called on the President Buhari-led government to began to live up to its responsibilities. The former Vice President said this following the abduction of students from Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Chikun local government area of the state, describing it as one too many. Atiku in a post on Twitter stated that it is time to stop pretending that all is well with Nigeria and focus on protecting lives and properties which is the primary responsibility of the Government. In his words: “This is one abduction too many. We cannot continue to pretend that…
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Nigeria’s next president should emerge from the South – Southern Governors insist
The governors of the Southern States have insisted that the next President of Nigeria must be from the South. This was part of the decisions reached at the meeting of the southern states governors in Lagos today July 5. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state who is the Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, disclosed this while reading from a communique jointly signed by the governors after a closed-door meeting in Alausa, Lagos State today July 5. “The Forum reiterates its commitment to the politics of equity, fairness and unanimously agrees that the presidency of Nigeria be rotated between Southern and…
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I’m done with partisan politics. Those saying I want to form a political party should visit Yaba Left – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to claims of having plans of forming a political party ahead of the 2023 general elections. In a statement issued by Kehinde Akinyemi, his special assistant on media affairs, the former President stressed that he is done with partisan politics. He also said those who think he wants to float a new political party should visit Yaba Left (a psychiatric hospital in Lagos). It read; “In my part of the world, when you say goodnight in a place, you do not go back there and say good evening. The one who reported that may…
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I won’t retire from Politics till I die – Shekarau
Former Governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau has revealed that he will not retire from politics until he dies. He stated this while addressing reporters after inaugurating the Shura Consultative Assembly in Kano. He noted that even when he is too old to contest or campaign will give still give political advice. Shekarau said, “I have no time to retire from politics until death.” “In fact, why I have come back to speak for the second time is to dispute this aspect. As far as I am concerned, there is no time for me to retire from politics. “I…
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FG should apologise to Igboho, stop Pursuing him as a Criminal – Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has called on the Federal Government to apologise to Sunday Igboho after his home was invaded by officials of the Department of State Services. The DSS invaded Igboho’s house in Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early hours of Thursday with intelligence that he was stockpiling arms to cause chaos within the region. In an interview with BBC Pidgin published on Monday, Soyinka said the government’s actions and rationale for invading Igboho’s home “stinks.” “My advise to the government is that they should stop pursuing Igboho as a criminal, because you have begun by acting in a…
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Bandits kidnap scores of students in Bethel School, Kaduna
Suspected bandits, on Monday morning, stormed Bethel Secondary School, Maramara Chickun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnapped scores of students. According to Mr. Daniel Muhuta, a security guard in the school, “I escaped narrowly. They came around 1.00am and started shooting. I was at the back of the school domentary when I heard shooting and decided to pin down.” As of the time of filling this report, security personnel have cordoned off the area, even as parents and relatives of the kidnapped students gathered at the main entrance in a sorrowful mood.
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Obasanjo part of Nigeria’s problem – Eedris Abdulkareem
Veteran Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem has blamed former President, Olusegun Obasanjo for being part of Nigeria’s problem. The controversial rapper stated that Obasanjo had in prison promised to transform Nigeria but failed to keep to his promise when he became President. He said, “Obasanjo will never be my friend, I worked with him because there was this tsunami in America and we were part of the fundraising program sponsored to raise money for Nigerians out there. ”Obasanjo is part of the problem of this country. When he was in prison, he promised to do a lot of things if he…
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