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Baba Ijesha rape saga: “When I heard “I fixed CCTV” I knew nothing will come out of the case” – Comedian Baba De Baba mocks Princess and others
Comedian Baba De Baba has mocked comedienne and actress, Princess over the case involving her foster daughter who was allegedly raped when she was 7years old by Yoruba actor, Baba Ijesha. The comedian in his Instagram post, said he knew the case will amount to nothing when he heard his colleague say “I fixed CCTV” as he mocked her actions and that of others who have been clamouring for justice . He wrote; “WHEN I HEARD “I FIXED CCTV” I KNEW NOTHING WOULD COME OUT OF THE CASEI’m not here to defend rape but let’s say the truth the way…
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“Is it that you love to suffer?” – Reno Omokri ask Northerners who hate him for attacking Buhari
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has called on Northerners who do not cease to express their hatred for him because he attacks the Muhammadu-Buhari led Government. Reno in a tweet wondered if these people are satisfied with the current state of the country ranging from poor health care services which according to him is the opposite for the family of the President as they can choose to travel abroad for treatment. In his words; “As a Northerner, if you get sick, you may die due to poor healthcare facilities. But if @MBuhari or his immediate family gets sick, they go…
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17-year-old gets multiple scholarships from US and Canada
A Nigerian teenager, who scored straight As in WASSCE, has received 19 full-ride scholarship offers from universities across the United States and Canada. Victory Yinka-Banjo, a 17-year-old secondary school graduate, was offered more than $5 million dollars’ worth of scholarship money for an undergraduate program of study, according to admission documents and estimates of financial aid awards. “It still feels pretty unbelievable. I applied to so many schools because I didn’t even think any school would accept me,” Victory told CNN. Born to Nigerian parents, mother Chika Yinka-Banjo, a senior lecturer at the University of Lagos, and Father Adeyinka Banjo,…
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Nigeria not serious about fighting insecurity with N29bn capital budget for Army – Ndume
Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume has expressed that the N29 billion budgeted for the army’s capital expenditure in 2021 shows Nigeria is not serious about tackling insecurity. He made this known while speaking during a Channels TV programme on Friday, Ndume noted that countries like Chad and Cameroon spend more on their military compared to Nigeria. The lawmaker from Borno expressed that Nigeria is facing a difficult situation with the Boko Haram insurgency and the priority should be ensuring more funds for the military. “If your house is on fire, are you going to measure the water…
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Concentrate on your spiritual calling or we report you to the Pope for threatening Buhari – APC tells Mbaka
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, (AMEN) Ejike Mbaka is threatening President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The deputy national publicity secretary of the ruling party, Yekini Nabena stated this in reaction to comments credited to the Catholic priest and noted that if he continues to “cause disaffection” for the government, he will report him to Pope Francis. Nabena stated that Mbaka is supposed to use “all known spiritual means of averting crisis but rather threatening a democratically elected government for his own personal benefit while pretending to be speaking for the…
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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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