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Bodies of 11 slain soldiers arrive military cemetery in Makurdi
Bodies of the 11 soldiers killed in Bonta community of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State have arrived the military cemetery in Makurdi, the State capital. The military, through its Director, Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, had in a statement on April 9, confirmed the killing of the 11 troops by local militias in Konshisha LGA of the State. The troops who were on stabilization operation in the state over the communal crisis between Konshisha and the Oju LG were initially declared missing but were later found dead after the deployment of a joint search.
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Video of Isa Pantami and late founder of Boko Haram debating, surfaces online after Pantami was placed on US terror watchlist
A video of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami and late founder of Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf debating on the importance of western education has surfaced after he (Isa Pantami) was reportedly placed on terror watchlist by the US. During the debate, Yusuf maintained Boko Haram’s traditional belief of western education being evil, while Pantami outlined the benefits of western education. This was way before Pantami’s appointment as minister, as he was a known Islamic preacher and held what was termed ‘dangerous views’ against the American government with allegiance to Al-Qaeda. Pantami who was also the Deputy Secretary…
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Zamfara: You will lose your seat if you leave PDP – Yari warns Gov. Matawalle
Former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari has cautioned the state governor, Bello Matawalle, that he would lose his seat if he leaves the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, going by the Supreme Court’s verdict that brought him to office in 2019. Yari disclosed this at the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Gusau on Sunday, during the distribution of N1.3billon assorted grains he purchased for the party’s supporters as a Ramadan gift. The former Governor, who was represented by Senator Kabiru Marafa, said nobody had informed them either in writing or verbally that Matawalle was defecting to the…
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Boko Haram: Presidency reacts to report of ‘Buhari’s Minister, Pantami on US watchlist’
Bashir Ahmad, Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, has denied reports that United States government has placed Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami on terror watch-list. Reports had emerged on Sunday that Pantami had been placed on the list over alleged ties with Boko Haram leader. He was said to be a close confidant of the late Mohammed Yusuf, the late leader of Boko Haram, Abu Quatada al Falasimi and other Al-Qaeda leaders whom he revered and spoke highly of. Reacting to this, Bashir in a tweet described the report as ‘fake news.’ he said the Minister…
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‘God not happy with Buhari govt’ – Nigerian pastor carries coffin in protest
The General Overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministry, Archbishop Samson Benjamin popularly known as Jehovah Sharp Sharp protested against the Buhari administration on Sunday in Lagos carrying a coffin through the streets of Festac. The Bishop claimed God asked him to do so because He wasn’t happy with the government and the state of the nation explaining that his action was the outcome of “a spiritual journey of more than one year”. “From the 15th of September 2019 up until this moment, I have not eaten food cooked by fire or any pleasant food, I have been seeking the face of…
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June 12 Election was annulled due to bad-blood – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says ‘bad blood’ is the reason for the annulment of the June 12, 1993, Presidential election thought to have been won by late business mogul, Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. Obasanjo said the annulment robbed Egbaland, the rare opportunity to have three of its prominent sons, occupy the seat of the president, at different times. He said this in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital during his investiture as a Trustee of the Abeokuta Club, a sociocultural organisation of Egba people of Ogun State. “I want to thank Abeokuta club for this honour being bestowed on me and the…
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Nigerian couple remarry after 10 years of separation and divorce
A Nigerian couple has made up and remarried 10 years after they separated and divorced. The husband, Sola Kuti, shared the heartwarming story on his Twitter handle. ”Impossible is Nothing! After more than 10 years of separation and even a divorce, against all odds we found ourselves together again. Happy and in love. This journey started over 30 years ago…never ever give up!”he wrote
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South-East Govs establish New security outfit, ‘EBUBE AGU’, to tackle insecurity in the region
To tackle the insecurity in region, Governors from the South East of Nigeria today announced the establishment of a security outfit called EBUBE AGU. The governors disclosed this after an emergency meeting held in Owerri, Imo state on Sunday, April 11. According to a communique put out by governors of the Southeast, the agency is to oversee and monitor the activities of vigilante groups in the region. Chairman of the Southeast Governors forum, Dave Umahi who read the statement after the meeting, said the headquarters of EBUBE AGU security outfit will be in Enugu state. Read the full text of the communique below…
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Gunmen abduct 13-year-old boy in Ogun, demand N50m ransom
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a 13-year-old boy identified as Gbolahan Ajibola, in Obada-Odo, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the gunmen numbering six and said to be on military uniform, invaded Destiny Estate Community Association in Obada-Oko around 9:15 pm on Saturday, April 10, shot sporadically in the air before whisking the boy away. The victim, his mother, and grandmother were returning from their shop after attending a programme at Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) when the incident happened. The gunmen, who were hiding in a nearby bush close to the victim’s house, ambushed the family when Ajibola alighted from…
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Honest secondary school student gets cash reward of N340,000 for returning lost phone to owner in Port Harcourt
A Senior Secondary school student identified as Philemon Igbokwe has been showered with cash gifts for his rare feat of honesty by returning a lost phone to the owner in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A lawyer, Emma Okah, who disclosed this on Facebook on Sunday, April 11, said the boy saw the mobile phone forgotten by a wedding guest in the restroom of an event centre. Mr Okah gave the boy a cash reward of N50,000 while two other guests handed him $500 and N50,000. In total, the honest student went home with N340,000. Read his post below: The boy with me in this…
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Dambazau and four other top Northern leaders had their hands in recruitment of bandits into the country – OPC hits back at Former Minister
The O’odua Peoples Congress has lampooned former the Chief of Army Staff and immediate past Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdurahman Dambazau (retd) for likening them as well as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Boko Haram. OPC in a statement released on Saturday April 10 by its Publicity Secretary Mr Yinka Oguntimehin, said the former Army chief is suffering from ”acute dementia and gradually losing touch with the realities of the moment.” They also alleged that in 2014 just before the general election, Dambazau and four other top Northern leaders had their hands in the recruitment of bandits into the country. OPC also…
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Gunmen abduct Catholic priest in Imo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Prof. Izu Marcell Onyeocha, in Imo State. It was gathered that that the priest was abducted around 7:00 am on Sunday, April 11, at Ihube Community in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, along Enugu -Port Harcourt Express Road The cleric is said to be a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities at the Imo State University and a native of Avuru Community in Ikeduru Local Government Area. He was said to have been travelling back to Owerri from Enugu when the incident happened. According to an eyewitness, the…
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