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“The only thing we have produced mostly in the South West are area boys and fake pastors’- billionaire realtor, Olu Okeowo
Property merchant and billionaire realtor, Olu Okeowo has said he is not in support of calls for secession across the country. Okeowo said this while speaking at a church service organized in his home to mark his birthday over the weekend. According to him, if Nigeria disintegrates, the South West will lose out the most as the region has over the years only produced mostly area boys and fake pastors. In his words ”I have noticed, electricity is no longer in abundant supply because Shiroro has been surrounded. Gurara has been surrounded. Electricity is being generated in the North. Those…
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2023 Presidency: Agitations cannot stop Igbos from succeeding Buhari – Group replies El-Rufai
A political group, the World Igbo Peoples Assembly (WIPAS), has condemned a statement credited to the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai claiming that Igbos will not get the presidency by threatening secession. WIPAS, in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Ms Chinonyerem Dick, on Monday, cautioned El Rufai to stop overheating the polity with his warped thinking, noting that agitations will not stop Igbos from succeeding Buhari. The group said, “this man is unable to stop the agitations in his Kaduna State, the Boko Haram ravaging the North and the Shiite agitations and he has the temerity…
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”Nigeria’s security issue should be discussed among Nigerians, it is an internal issue” – South Korea’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae
South Korea’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae has advised Nigerians to discuss it’s security issues as he described it as an “internal issue” Chae who gave the advice in Abuja said Nigeria needs international cooperation mainly with its neighbouring countries to enhance its internal security. “Security is a very sensitive issue. I know everyone is concerned about the insecurity in Nigeria but it is Nigeria’s internal issue. It should be discussed among Nigerians. If another country engages Nigeria, that is another issue entirely and that would be considered an international issue, he said “To solve the problem, Nigeria needs international…
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Bandits attack Katsina Mosque, abduct 40 worshippers
Bandits have attacked a Mosque in Kwata, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State and abducted over 40 worshippers. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 12am on Monday morning during the Laylatul Qadr prayer which is the Night of Decree or Night of Power. According to the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Gambo Ishaka, he said 30 of the abductees have been rescued by the joint security operatives. “The report is true. Hoodlums attacked a Mosque in Kwata and abducted over 40 persons but we were able to rescue 30 of them. “But these remaining…
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Insecurity: State police will not work in Nigeria – Nnamani
Former Enugu State Governor, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has expressed that the idea of state policing to solve the issue of insecurity in the country won’t work. Speaking when he featured on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He opined that adopting state police as a solution to the security challenges would be a wrong move because the factors that led to the abolition of regional police were still very much available. “That is not the solution. State police will not work in Nigeria. “Remember that we had some form of state police – regional police, we had an ordinance of 1916 that…
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“Get yourself a plan B. Whether an okada to Cameroon or flying boat to Seme Border”- Pastor Paul Adefarasin advises his church members to seek ways of leaving the country.
Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church Lagos, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, has advised his church to seek ways of leaving the country. He gave the advice on Sunday, May 9, after he spoke extensively on the state of the nation. Pastor Adefarasin called on all leaders not to be partisan at this time. ”No country in the world history has survived two civil wars. You could be in fright and running for your dear life any day from now if this thing does not come to an end. My personal encouragement to leaders and government on all sides…
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GOFAMINT Founder, Elijah Abina Lost His Son Few Days Before Dare Adeboye Passed
The General Overseer (GO) of Gospel Faith Mission International (GOFAMINT), Pastor Elijah Abina is in a mourning state after losing his son, Emmanuel Folorunso. Abina lost his son eight days before Pastor E.A Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) lost his son, Dare. It was gathered that the son of the 85-year-old Pastor Abina, who is also a founding father of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), died on Wednesday, April 28, but it didn’t make it to the press until now. Emmanuel was however said to have died after a brief illness. A statement by the church announcing the demise, signed by GOFAMINT General Secretary,…
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Body of Kano varsity student found dumped at sand excavation site 5 days after he was declared missing
A 300 level student of the Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil, Ahmad Abubakar Idris, has been found dead five days after he was reported missing. It was gathered that the 22-year-old student of the Department of Physics went missing last Saturday, May 1, 2021, when he left the campus with two colleagues to a market in Kano (Farm Centre) to buy a mobile phone. His corpse was discovered at a sand excavation site in Mariri at the outskirts of Kano after police arrested one of the colleagues who was with him before he went missing. The father of the deceased, Abubakar Idris,…
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El-Rufai is a sycophant, ethnic champion & religious bigot who hates those from other religion – Ortom fires back
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has fired back at Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state after the latter described him as a failure and someone he doesn’t take seriously. Ortom in a statement released by his media aide Terver Akase, alleged that the Kaduna state Governor is a sycophant, ethnic champion and religious bigot who hates anyone who does not share the same faith with him. He also claimed that El-Rufai’s attack on his person is merely to make him look good before the Presidency, after he fell out of favour at the Villa. The statement read; We read the statement credited…
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#EndSARS: Medical doctor tells Lagos Judicial panel how his Hospital treated patients with gunshot wounds from Lekki tollgate
The Lagos State judicial panel on the October 20, 2020 gunshot incident at the Lekki tollgate and the restitution for victims of SARS-related abuses, resumed sitting on Saturday, May 8. At the resumed sitting, a medical doctor with the Grandville Medical Center in Lagos, Dr Aromolafe Ayobami, testified to having treated a total number of 15 patients referred from other hospitals with injuries ranging from gunshots to superficial wounds. The patients were allegedly injured from the gunshot incident that took place during the EndSARS protest at the Lekki tollgate on the night of October 20. ”I am here to give…
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Ortom is not someone I take very seriously, he is using F.G as a punching bag to distract attention from his failures – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has lashed out at Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state who he described as a failure. Speaking after a video of Ortom addressing protesters after some killings in Benue State was played during a webinar organised by the Africa Leadership Group, El-Rufai stated that the Benue state Governor is not someone he takes seriously. He further claimed that Ortom attacks the federal government to hide his failure. El-Rufai said; “I did not hear what Governor Ortom said (in the video) but I know him and he is not somebody I take very seriously, frankly. He has…
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Money spent on a girlfriend attracts no blessing – Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri opines that any money a man spends on his girlfriend attracts no blessing. He shared this thought on his Twitter handle. He wrote; ”Dear men, Never say happy birthday to your parents with a text and to your girlfriend with an alert. It’s an evil recipe. Flip it. Send the text to your girlfriend and the alert to your parents. Money spent on a girlfriend attracts NO BLESSING”
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