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Tanzania swears in Samia Suluhu as First Female President
Tanzania’s Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan was on Friday sworn in as the country’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from a mysterious illness. Hassan, from the island of Zanzibar, will complete Magufuli’s second five-year tenure, set to run until 2025. She will be the country’s sixth President. The ceremony was held in Dar es Salaam, “I, Samia Suluhu Hassan, promise to be honest and obey and protect the constitution of Tanzania,” said the new president, as she took the oath of office before inspecting troops at a military parade and receiving a cannon salute. She…
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Sunday Igboho declares independence, says Yoruba land no longer part of Nigeria
Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho has declared the Independence of the ‘Yoruba nation’. According to him, the South-Western states are no longer a part of Nigeria. He made the declaration during a conference in Ibadan, Oyo state, insisting that it was high time the Yoruba became a sovereign nation. The activist called on Yorubas who are resident in Hausa/Fulani or Igbo territory, to return home before war breaks out. He said that all traditional rulers in Yoruba land must support the movement to free the South-west from slavery or they will not ‘see the light of the next day.’ “Why…
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Don’t spend over N700bn embalming a dead Refinery, Melaye tells Buhari
Former lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against spending money on renovating the Port Harcourt refinery The Federal Executive Council (FEC), had on Wednesday approved $1.5 billion for the repair of the Port Harcourt refinery. Reacting to this development, Melaye on his Twitter page expressed disapproval. He said that this was a move to “appropriate our common matrimony to a few individuals” and called for a reversal of the decision. “You want to use over N700 billion to renovate a dead refinery. Port Harcourt refinery is dead. Not only moribund, but dead,” Melaye said.
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Banditry will never end since they’ve politicized the issue of security – Gov Wike
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has said banditry and other forms of insecurity in the country will not end because it has been politicized. This was according to a statement released by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri. Wike noted that by politicizing insecurity, the APC Government has plunged the security troubled states into an unimaginable scale of banditry that may not end soon. According to the governor, when Rivers state experienced issues of insecurity in 2015, he ran to the FG but instead of support, the FG dismissed it as politics out of hatred for the State and desire to…
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We have evidence that PDP won 2019 Presidential election – Governor Bala alleges
Governor of Bauchi State Bala Mohammed has alleged that there is proof the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the 2019 presidential election. He alleged this in an interview on Channels Television. He said the notion of the country was that Atiku won the election but they lost to a lot of fraud owing to INEC and security operatives. He further expressed hope that the INEC that is now instituting some reforms will also become impartial. He said; “The general impression within the party and within the country is that we actually won the election and that we lost to a…
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IKEDC staff stabbed on the head with bottle when he tried to disconnect power from a community
A staff of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC, was stabbed on the head with a broken bottle when he tried to disconnect power from a community. According to reports, the community in Lagos has not had power supply for three weeks and the IKEDC staff went to disconnect power from those who had not paid their bills. The staff however did not back the same way he came as the angry residents attacked him and broke a bottle on his head leaving him with several cuts. A video shared online shows him crying out in pain as his wounds…
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Aisha Buhari returns to Nigeria after six months in Dubai
First Lady Aisha Buhari has returned to Nigeria after spending six months in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday night, March 17, and is currently in the statehouse, Abuja. Aisha Buhari had travelled to Dubai after Hanan, one of her daughters, got married in September 2020.
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“50 or 60% of girls in Cross River secondary schools are not virgins” – Governor Ayade’s aide, Ezama says
Castro Ezama Special Adviser on Education to Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has said that about 50 or 60% of girls in secondary schools in Cross River State are not virgins. He stated this during a programme on FAD FM Radio, Calabar while speaking on government’s effort to improve the standard of education in Cross River. Ezama noted that there was high level of promiscuity amongst students in the state. “50 or 60% of girls in our secondary schools are not virgins. And this is not good for the image of the state and of education.” he said. This…
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“I expect Gumi to preach to bandits the implications of their sins” – Masari
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has expressed that he does not agree with the manner in which popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi is going about his intervention with bandits. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV, the Governor stated that the cleric’s manner of approach wasn’t the right way to handle the situation. “They [bandits] need moral and spiritual education to know the value of lives and stop killing people and stop raping innocent women. “I don’t [support Gumi] because he is not doing it rightly. I expect him first to preach to them the implication of killing innocent…
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Niger Delta group sues FG over Ibori loot
The Niger Delta Democratic Union, (NDDU) has filed a lawsuit before the Federal High Court in Asaba challenging the federal government’s decision to declare itself sole owner of $4.2million recovered loot from former Governor of Delta state, James Ibori by the British Government. In a statement by the group’s facilitator, Dr Akpo Mudiaga Odje, the federal government was accused of financial terrorism and gluttony. The group reiterated that the people of Delta State lucidly possess the undisputable title over these funds, and as such, should be the exclusive beneficiaries of the recovered loot. The statement read; “We have watched with…
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No Biafra without us, Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB replies Asari Dokubo
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared that there is no Biafra without its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group made the declaration while reacting to the formation of a Biafra government by former militant leader, Asari Dokubo. Asari had announced himself as the leader of the new Biafra Customary Government alongside some of his officials. Speaking exclusively with Dailypost, IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, insisted that the Biafra story cannot be complete without Nnamdi Kanu. When asked if Nnamdi Kanu is still relevant going by Asari’s declaration, Powerful said: “Use your tongue and count your teeth, asking whether our leader…
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Governor Ganduje’s aide who was sacked for criticizing President Buhari relocates abroad after being arrested by DSS
Salihu Tanko Yakasai, Former Media aide of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has relocated abroad. This follows his recent travails with the DSS after he criticized the president Muhammadu Buhari-led government and was sacked by his principal. Yakasai who shared his photo and that of a Qatar airways aircraft on Twitter, didn’t disclose where he is relocating to but captioned the photo; “Japa….. Goodbye Naija! Alhamdulilah!”
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