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Nigeria is facing extraordinary security challenges – US speaks on ways to assist the country tackle insecurity.
United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has lamented the country’s current security status as he tagged it as “extraordinary”. Blinken said this during a virtual roundtable with Kenyan and Nigerian journalists. Revealing how the US could assist Nigeria to tackle the security challenges posed by insurgents and bandits, Blinken said; “It is fair to say that the challenges that Nigeria faces, when it comes to security, are quite extraordinary — and you referenced them — whether it’s terrorism, whether it’s banditry and criminality, whether it’s piracy. All of these are real challenges. “One, we are in absolute solidarity between…
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APC won’t rule beyond 2023, Makinde tells Tinubu
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday countered the prediction of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, saying the days of the ruling party are numbered. Tinubu had said the party would be in power beyond 2023 when the second tenure of Buhari will lapse. Makinde, speaking during the inauguration of the South-West PDP zonal executives, held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said the redemption of the country has commenced from the South-West geopolitical zone adding that Nigerians are tired of the ruling party because of its bad governance. The governor, who emphasised…
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Benue Killings: Governor Ortom sees the problem of others and not his – Presidency
The Presidency has reacted to a recent comment by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State accusing President Buhari of “just working for Fulanis to take over the whole country.” Ortom said this after the killing of some people in an IDP camp in the state on April 27. The Presidency which has now released a statement following his criticism, accused him of only seeing the problem of others and not his. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu who maintained that Buhari was saddened by the killings in the country as well as the governor’s…
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Baba Ijesha: Maximum sentence must be passed on actor – FG
Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has reacted to the rape allegation against Yoruba actor, Baba Ijesha. This case has garnered several reactions from his folks in the entertainment industry, some who sympathized with and others that have vowed to make sure he pays for his crime. Reacting to this in a tweet, Dabiri-Erewa described the act by Baba Ijesha as despicable. She demanded for support for the victim’s foster mother, Princess, noting that the actor’s plea should not be accepted but he must be made to face the maximum sentence of at least 14 years…
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Lagos state government denies withholding N25m donation to viral amputee
The Lagos state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, has denied reports that the state government has seized the money donated to viral amputee hawker, Mary Daniel. TheNation alleged that the state government withheld Mary’s money after finding out the single mother ”lied” about her condition. This however, did not go down well with Nigerians as they took to social media to demand that the state government release the funds to the lady. PM News reports that during an interview with Staf FM today April 29, Omotoso said that the government had no plans to deny Mary of her…
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We will impeach Buhari if insecurity continues – Lawmaker, Bagos
A lawmaker representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Dachung Bagos has said the National Assembly will consider impeaching President Muhammadu Buhari if the Executive does not act on its security resolutions. The House of Representatives had on Wednesday inaugurated a 40-man committee to find a solution to the country’s security challenges. The Committee is set to hold a four-day security summit in May. Bagos speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Programme, Sunrise Daily said the impeachment processes will be initiated if the summit’s resolutions are not acted upon by the Executive after some months.…
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“Those advising Uzodinma have killed him, God bless Nnamdi Kanu” – Fr Mbaka
Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, has accused the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma of organizing the killing of Imo State residents. The Cleric warned the leaders to kill poverty, unemployment and insecurity, because God is angry with them, adding that those advising Uzodinma have killed him while he is still alive. ”I can never support terrorism, neither will I allow you to brand our children terrorists when they are not. If some people broke the prison in Owerri, if you caught them, arrest, interrogate them, it may be possible that no human…
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IPOB is moving bombs and explosives from Lagos to Imo – DSS
The Department of State Services has raised an alarm of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s Eastern Security Network acquiring bombs and explosives which they are moving from Lagos to Imo to destabilize the South-East state. The information was conveyed in a letter with reference number, S.238/5/1538 dated April 26, 2021 and signed by I. Abdullah on behalf of the Imo State DSS Director. In the letter addressed to the Brigade Commander, 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Owerri, Imo State, the DSS said the explosives are being moved in articulated trucks from Lagos to a hideout in Orlu, Imo State. It read;…
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Fr Mbaka calls for Buhari’s impeachment
Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, has called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the high level of insecurity in the country. He said the President has failed Nigeria woefully and that he should resign now. Speaking at the Adoration Ministry in Enugu, he wondered how Buhari will maintain grave silence despite the incessant killings in the country adding that Buhari should resign or be impeached. He also warned those who will attack him to desist, if not, they will face God’s wrath. In his words; “Let me tell you; if it…
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I may turn pastor after eight years as governor – Abiodun
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that he may go into the service of God after his eighth year tenure as governor. With his statement, the governor seems to have hinted that he would run for a second term. He said this while speaking at the 108th Nigeria Baptist Convention held at the Baptist International Conference Centre, Lufuwape Town, along Lagos-Ibadan highway. The Governor stated that he loves reading, studying and sharing the Bible, saying “I may end up on the pulpit after I have served as governor for eight years. The event, was attended by former President Olusegun…
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Insecurity: Umahi orders all native doctors to register with govt, police
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has ordered all native doctors and traditional medicine dealers in the state to register with the state government and the police. Umahi gave a seven-day ultimatum. “There would be an executive order to this effect and anyone caught doing otherwise would be arrested and prosecuted,” he said. Umahi also ordered that all wake-keeps and other social activities in the state must end by 6 p.m. He directed council chairmen and security agents to enforce the order. The governor put one million Naira as fine for offenders of the directive. “Anyone who defies this directive…
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Insecurity: By the time you wake up, Nigeria’s breakup would have happened – Giwa to Buhari
Senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that by the time he wakes up to the current reality of insecurity, Nigeria would have disintegrated. Giwa called on well-meaning Nigerians and those who genuinely care about the citizens to pray hard for the country’s breakup. He noted that though Nigeria is the most prayerful nation in the world, yet, the citizens have continued to wallow in abject poverty The Cleric further stated that in order to solve Nigeria’s problems, the 1999 constitution must be destroyed otherwise, it will all be a…
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