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I protect myself with spiritual powers, not guns – Sunday Igboho denies stockpiling arms
Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho has denied stockpiling arms and ammunition in his house. According to him he protects himself with spiritual powers and not with guns, and so the guns and Ammunitions allegedly found in his house by the DSS are not his. In a statement by his spokesperson Olayomi Koiki, on Friday evening, Igboho said, “Nigerians and the international community should please be aware that the security operatives that invaded my home either planted the ammunitions being paraded in the media in my home or harvest them from their armoury to frame me. The arms paraded are not mine,…
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Methodist Church Nigeria cuts ties with its British counterpart over their support for gay marriage
The Methodist Church Nigeria (MCN) has announced that it has severed all ties with its British counterpart over the latter’s approval of same-sex marriage. MCN expressed displeasure over the development. The church’s decision was disclosed in a statement released by its Director, Media and Public Relations, Rev. Oladapo Daramola, in Lagos. Daramola from it’s Prelate, His Eminence Chukwumerije Kanu-Uche, in a message he shared with members of the church. He said that what the British Methodist Conference had done was predicted by John Wesley that, “a time will come when the Methodist Church will exist as a dead sect, having…
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‘People are now leaving office work for farming’ – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the agriculture policy of his administration is beginning to yield positive fruits in the country. He said people are now leaving their white collar jobs for Farming. The President said this while receiving Hailemariam Dessalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia on Friday adding that Nigeria fell back to agriculture because crude oil is no longer sustainable. He further revealed that Nigerians now eat what they produce because his administration also stopped the importation of many food products. “We needed to go back to farming as petroleum could no longer sustain the country. “Today, we…
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I have not been arrested, I am in my house in Ibadan – Igboho
Popular Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Igboho has denied claims of his arrest, he said he is currently in his house at Ibadan. The DSS in the early hours of Thursday stormed Igboho’s residence in Ibadan, discovered Ammunitions, made arrests and declared Sunday Igboho wanted. Consequently, the DSS told Sunday Igboho to surrender himself to any nearest security agency or the law will catch up with him sooner or later. On Friday evening, there were rumours that the Oyo indigene has been arrested by security agents. Debunking the rumour, Sunday Igboho spoke through a phone call on a live Facebook video…
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Sunday Igboho hero, Buhari, El-Rufai terror enablers – Reno Omokri
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has hailed Yoruba agitator, Sunday Igboho as he described him to be a hero. Reno in a post via his Facebook page on Friday expressed disappointment over the invasion of Igboho’s residence by the Department of State Security Services, DSS. He said President Muhammadu Buhari and the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai are “terror enablers” for rehabilitating repented Boko Haram members and arresting alleged innocent citizens. He urged President Buhari to “leave Igboho and face the terror sympathisers and enablers”. He wrote; “Sunday Igboho is a hero Gumi is a terror sympathiser, Pantami is a…
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Twitter Ban in National interest – AGF, Malami
Minister of Justice, and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has stated that the ban on the use of Twitter in the country is in the interest of Nigerians. Malami stated that the nation’s interest is paramount above other considerations. In a statement on Thursday by the Spokesman of the AGF, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu while hosting the High Commissioner of the Great Britain, Ms. Catriona Laing, in his office in Abuja, Malami stated that any company operating in Nigeria must understand this and respect the nation’s interest. “If you want operate as a business entity in Nigeria, you must…
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We are not happy at being dragged into Nnamdi Kanu’s matter – Kenyan govt
The Kenyan government has denied involvement in the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). It insisted: “It does not want to be dragged into Nigeria’s internal affairs.” This was according to a statement by Amb. Wilfred Machage, the Kenyan High Commissioner to Nigeria, in Abuja on Friday. He said “I wish to categorically state that we are not happy at this ridiculous attempt of dragging the name of Kenya and President Uhuru Kenyatta on this matter of arrest and extradition of self-claimed IPOB leader. Ever since the secessionist was extradited to Nigeria, there…
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Mannequin ban: “Kano Hisbah Board has succeeded more in subjecting Islam to ridicule than it has in projecting its virtues” – Journalist, Gimba Kakanda
Nigerian journalist and activist, Gimba Kakanda, has said the Kano State Hisbah Board has suceeded in subjecting Islam to ridicule. Kakanda stated this while reacting to the decision of the Islamic police to ban the use of mannequins to display clothes by tailors, supermarkets, and boutique owners in Kano state because it “contravenes the provision of Islamic injunctions” Kakanda said that anybody aroused by a mannequin doesn’t need redemption from a religion. He further noted that situations like this are the reasons legislation against unlicensed public preaching should be set to prevent people from the danger of divisive charlatans. “Kano…
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Nnamdi Kanu: This should be a message to all Separatists threatening the Nation’s authority – El-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has expressed that he was very happy when the Federal Government arrested Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The governor in an interview on BBC Pidgin on Friday morning, explained that Kanu challenged the sovereignty and authority of the country, incited violence and described his own country as a zoo. El-Rufai said, “I was very happy [when Nnamdi Kanu was arrested] because, first, he jumped bail, jeopardizing his sureties. “Secondly, a person that challenges the sovereignty and the authority of a state and incites violence; he refers to his…
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Yoruba Nation Rally will still hold in Lagos- Sunday Igboho’s media aide insists
Olayomi Koiki, media aide to Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho has insisted that the Yoruba Nation rally will still hold in Lagos on Saturday, July 3 as earlier scheduled Koiki made this known during a live broadcast on Friday Morning. He explained that the rally will go as planned at Ojota, adding that Igboho will be back stronger. “I can still confirm officially that the Lagos rally in as much as whatever news or rumours you’ve been listening to from different outlets, will go as planned. The 3rd of July Mega rally will go as planned. All arrangements for the…
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Matawalle’s Defection is best way to ensure good Governance in Zamfara -Tinubu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, on his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said Matawalle made the right decision This was contained in a statement by Tunde Rahman, his media aide, on Thursday. “Along with all other APC members, I heartily welcome Matawalle into the APC,” he said. “The move by Matawalle is the best way to ensure good governance in the state by being a member of the party that was founded on democratic ideals and the objective of forging a better society for all…
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Nnamdi Kanu: Use same zeal on herdsmen terrorising Nigeria, Ortom tells FG
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has advised the Federal Government to apply the same zeal that led to the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, against “armed Fulani herdsmen” terrorising Nigeria. Kanu who is agitating for the restoration of Biafra was reportedly arrested in Kenya and extradited to Nigeria. Reacting, Ortom in a tweet pointed out that herdsmen who have claimed responsibility for killing many Nigerians deserve to be visited with the same capacity. “If the federal government has the capacity to arrest Nnamdi Kanu in a foreign land, they should exhibit…
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