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Asylum to IPOB, MASSOB members, sabotage, disrespect for Nigeria – FG attacks UK
The Nigerian government has condemned the decision of the United Kingdom to grant asylum to alleged persecuted members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra. According to Information Minister Lai Mohammed, it is a disrespect to Nigeria, and a move to sabotage the fight against terrorism and an undermining of Nigeria’s security. The government official spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview program on Tuesday. Mohammed said the issue is within the purview of the Foreign Affairs Minister whom he believes will handle it…
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Chad President Idriss Deby dies after 30 years in power, son to take over
Chad’s newly elected President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against northern rebels, the army said on Tuesday. Deby’s son, Mahamat Kaka, was named interim president by a transitional council of military officers, spokesman Azem Bermendao Agouna said in a broadcast on state television. Deby, 68, came to power in a rebellion in 1990 and was one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders. He and his army have been seen as a reliable Western ally in a turbulent region afflicted by jihadists. The exact cause of death was not yet clear but a European diplomatic…
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Asking ESN to work with EBUBE AGU is like asking Satan to midwife the birth of Jesus – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB has rubbished calls made by some Nigerians for the collaboration of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and the newly established security outfit, EbubeAgu to tackle the insecurity in the region. IPOB in a statement released by its spokesman, Emma Powerful condemned the calls for the merger. According to the statement, EBUBE AGU is a ghost group monitored by the Nigerian security agents, who are enemies of the ESN and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group said asking ESN to work with EBUBE AGU is like asking Satan to midwife the birth of Jesus. The…
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‘Today’s Nigeria is not of a progressive country but as a mass of cumulative failure” – Oby Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that Nigeria is gradually slipping into a fragile state as it is now the world’s 14th most fragile state. Ezekwesili in a tweet she shared via he twitter handle noted that Nigeria under the Buhari-led administration, is not a progressive country but a mass of cumulative failure. Her tweets read; ”For 60 years, Nigeria in a classic case of failure of Nation Formation failed to make the transition from Country to Nation. Worse, it even now risks its status as a country as it steadily hobbles down the slippery slope of Fragile…
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2023: Igbo president will end agitation for Biafra – Ohanaeze
President of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo in the nineteen Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Bar Augustine Amechi has said that the agitation for Biafra can be terminated if Igbos are allowed to produce the next president in 2023. The Ohanaeze President made this known while speaking to newsmen in Abuja at a reception organised by the parent body of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo in honour of its new executives led by Amb. George Obiozo. “The Ohaneze Ndi Igbo in the nineteen Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) held a meeting in Niger State some days…
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EFCC belongs to everybody and not to anybody – Bawa
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has said that the anti-graft agency belongs to all Nigerians and not to anybody. He stated this on Monday while receiving members of a civil society organization, Civil Society Coalition for Transparency and Good Governance at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Bawa called on all Nigerians to embrace the fight against corruption noting that the anti-graft agency cannot win the war alone. “EFCC belongs to all Nigerians and it is not for anybody,” he was quoted as saying via a statement issued by the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren. “We…
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The morale of many police officers has been seriously dampened now because of the rampant killings of officers”- Acting IGP, Usman Baba, laments
The acting inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba, has said that the recent attacks on police stations and killings of Officers across the country have dampened the morale of police officers in the country. This follows the recent incident that took place on Monday, April 19 with the zone 13 police headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra state, which was razed following an attack by suspected hoodlums and other attacks in the South East and South South. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Buhari on Monday, April 19, Baba said that efforts are in place so that the situation is…
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‘Finish what you started with NIN’ — MURIC asks Pantami to ignore calls for his resignation
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Minister of Communications and Digital Planning, Isa Pantami, to ignore calls by some people that he should resign over his alleged ties to terrorist sects. In a statement issued by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC stated that everyone has their past. He noted that an agitation for resignation which is not based on sincerity and truth must be resisted. “A section of the Nigerian press published reports of calls being made by some people for the resignation of Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami over the fake news that the US had…
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Governors wanted FG to borrow from CBN for March shortfall, but we said No – Finance Minister
Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has stated that the federal government turned down a request by state governors to borrow from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to augment the N50 billion federation account allocation committee (FAAC) shortfall in March. She said this while speaking on Good Morning Nigeria programme, on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), on Monday. Ahmed stated that whenever there is reduction in federal allocation, the federal government takes money from some reserve accounts, but in the case of March allocation which fell by N50 billion, all state governments were asked to manage their resources. “It is…
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Schoolgirls smoking shisha in viral video suspended as Lagos State Government orders their rehabilitation
The schoolgirls filmed smoking shisha in their uniforms have been identified as students of Oreyo Senior Grammar School, Igbogbo, Ikorodu area of Lagos state. They have been suspended and the Lagos State Government has ordered their immediate rehabilitation. According to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Tokunbo Wahab: “Appropriate steps are being taken to address the issue with the aim of preventing future occurrence in the state. “The appropriate ministry is already intervening. You see why the role of parents is so critical. We can’t leave everything to government and school. This is heart wrenching.” He added
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2023 elections may not hold if insecurity persists – Ex-DSS Director, Ejiofor warns
Mike Ejiofor, a former Director of the Department of State Services, DSS, on Monday, warned that the 2023 general elections may not hold due to the worsening state of insecurity across Nigeria. Ejiofor who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily said the current insecurity issue may lead to anarchy and crisis if not tackled now. “If we don’t get these things right before 2023 elections, if we don’t get these things sorted out the various security challenges in the various geopolitical zones, I can assure you that there won’t be elections. “There will be a crisis in this country, there…
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Obaseki couldn’t have come from the blues to say they printed N60 billion – Governor Wike backs Edo state governor
Governor Nyesom Wike has backed Governor Godwin Obaseki on his claim of the federal government printing N50-60 billion for states to share in March. Speaking with journalists on Sunday April 18, Wike stated that Obaseki couldn’t have come from the blues to make such allegations. He also accused Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele of refusing to answer a question he was asked on printing of money and instead talked about bailout funds. Wike said; “Obaseki was in APC, so he understands them. So, Obaseki couldn’t have come from the blues to say they printed N60 billion.…
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