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Nigerians will lose a lot if divided – Senator Ndume
Ali Ndume, Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District has warned that Nigerians have a lot to lose if the country is divided. The Senator made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday, to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. He urged those fueling the calls for disunity and division to stop it and embrace things that would unite Nigeria as a country. “The diverse nature of the Nigerian people remains the main source of its strength and unity. “We stand to lose a lot if we continue to feed on what will divide us rather than focus on what unites…
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Sunday Igboho surrendered himself, can’t be arrested – Lawyer
Pelumi Olajengbesi, lawyer of Oduduwa Republic agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has disclosed how his client was arrested. Olajengbesi disclosed that Igboho surrendered himself to security agents. The lawyer said the freedom fighter surrendered himself because he believes in justice for his people. “Truly he was arrested and I have confirmed that. We are making efforts to ensure that he is fine. You know the Department of State Services declared him wanted. “As a matter of fact, let me tell you now. That Sunday Igboho was arrested simply because he wanted to make himself available to the…
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Secondary school VP killed, principal, others abducted by bandits in Zamfara
Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits have abducted the Principal of Comprehensive Government Girls Secondary School in Moriki Hajiya Halima Na’Alain Zamfara State, whisking her away with three other staff of the school. the principal was attacked along Moriki while returning from an inspection of her SS3 students who are writing their final year examination at the Government Girls Arabic Secondary School (GGASS) Gusau. According to a source, the principal was attacked along Moriki while returning from an inspection of her SS3 students who are writing their final year examination at the Government Girls Arabic Secondary School (GGASS) Gusau. The…
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Arrest of Igboho unfortunate, we will gather resources for his defence – Omokri
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has condemned the reported arrest of the Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The freedom fighter was reportedly nabbed at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night while attempting to fly to Germany. Reacting, Reno in a post on his official Facebook page, said Nigerians would gather resources to defend the Oduduwa Republic agitator to repay his good deeds. He said Buhari has successfully criminalised one of the few Nigerians brave enough to stand against killer herdmen. In his words; “The reported arrest of Sunday Igboho in Cotonou is unfortunate. He is a…
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2023 Presidency: We are not moved by empty threats – Ohanaeze to Northern groups
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared that it would not be intimidated into surrendering its demand for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction in 2023. The Northern group have continued to reiterate that they still have 4 years after the current administration ends following calls that the 2023 presidency should be zoned to the South-East. In a statement issued by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, he reacted to what he called “sponsored threats and vituperative rhetoric of two Northern gangs, the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN) and Myetti Allah Kautal Hore”, describing them as “empty,…
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Sunday Igboho reportedly arrested in Cotonou
The Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic. He was reportedly nabbed by security forces in Benin Republic at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night. Recall that the freedom fighter was recently declared wanted by the Department of State Services, DSS, over alleged activities threatening the corporate existence of the country. According to a source, Igboho intended to fly out through the West African neighbouring country before he was intercepted. ”He intended to travel to Germany,” the source further revealed.
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Insecurity: Army Has lived up to Expectations – COAS, Yahaya
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, has expressed that the Nigerian Army has lived up to expectations in tackling insecurity in the country. The Army Chief made this known on Monday in a statement titled “Goodwill message from Lieutenant General F. Yahaya, the Chief of Army Staff, to officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army and their families on the occasion of Eid El Kabir celebration 2021”. It reads; “No doubt the nation is faced with myriads of security challenges. The Nigerian Army has so far lived up to expectations and will continue to remain focused on tackling…
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Pilot survives as Nigeria Fighter Jet battling bandits Crashes
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has revealed that flight lieutenant, Abayomi Dairo, survived after one of its fighter jets crashed in Zamfara following an attack by bandits. This was contained in a statement signed on Monday by Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet. Gabkwet said the fighter jet was returning from a successful air interdiction mission between the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna states when it came under heavy fire. from bandits and crashed in Zamfara He explained that Flight Lieutenant Dairo survived after he successfully ejected from the aircraft. When he landed, the armed bandits…
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BREAKING: DSS restricts Nnamdi Kanu from signing letter for UK consular assistance – Lawyer
Aloy Ejimako, one of the counsels of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, said that the Department of State Services, DSS has stopped his client from signing a consular assistance form by the United Kingdom Recall that following the rearrest and repatriation of the Biafra freedom fighter back to the country recently, the British High Commission had offered to extend consular assistance to the fugitive. Ejimakor’s made this known in a statement he titled, ‘Summary of my visitation with our Client, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Monday 19th July’. It read, “Last Saturday, when I visited Mazi Kanu, I expressed…
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PIB: “I care less about whether host communities get three per cent or five per cent, what matters most is their wellbeing” – Governor Sule
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has commented on the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill allocation for oil-producing states. The Governor in an interview on Channels television, expressed disconcern over the agreed percentage allocation, he said all that matters is the wellbeing of the states involved. “You have to look at the totality of what goes to the communities. Is it just the three per cent that is going to them. People have forgotten about the 13% derivation that goes to the states. So even if you give the three per cent or five per cent is it changing the communities…
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I warned about this evil government in 2015 – Oyedepo
General Overseer of the Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has recalled how he warned about the “evil” of the current administration in 2015. The Bishop in a sermon at the church’s headquarters, Canaanland, Ota in Ogun State on Sunday July 18, said what he saw in 2015 was “wickedness of the wicked being forced on the land.” He further recounted how many rebuked him for “talking against this evil government”. “I am privileged to be among the few God shows things long before they happen. Some fellows were upset with me when I was talking…
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Kukah’s claim that Bandits attack only Christian Schools is totally false – Presidency
The presidency has described false a statement by Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, claiming that only Christian schools are affected by insecurity. Kukah during a United States Congress Commission had criticised the Buhari administration for failing to address insecurity. He also accused Buhari of showing preference to people of his religion, which according to him, has worsened the level of rivalry between Christians and Muslims. Reacting to this in a statement on Sunday, Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, stated that Kukah is trying to sow discord and strife among Nigerians. “With due respect to the esteemed position he holds, the…
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