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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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“Bandits in Nigeria have International Sponsors” – NSCDC Boss
The Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSDC) Ahmed Audi has disclosed that bandits operating in Nigeria have foreign sponsors. Speaking during the training workshop for state commandants of the NSCDC in Abuja on Wednesday, Audi stated that the country is witnessing an asymmetric war that requires inter-agency collaboration among security agencies. He therefore, called on security agencies to avoid rivalry and what he described as service supremacy, which according to him is a major challenge to collaboration needed to win the war against banditry “Following how events are unfolding in the country, we are experiencing…
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Armed bandits open fire on Emir of Birnin Gwari’s convoy (photos)
The convoy of Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Jibril Mai Gwari II were attacked by armed bandits along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway while the convoy was on it’s way to Kaduna on Monday, March 15. Umar Jibril, the Emir’s driver, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, on Wednesday, March 17, said that the 73-year-old monarch was elsewhere when the attack happened. He said the bandits appeared in front of the moving vehicles with guns and threw tree branches on the road in an attempt to force them to stop. “We did not stop, they targeted me, since I was…
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Niger Republic president appreciates President Buhari for renaming an Abuja expressway after him
President of Niger Republic, Issoufou Mahamadou, has taken to social media to appreciate President Muhammadu Buhari for renaming an Abuja expressway after him. President Buhari renamed a major expressway in Abuja after President Mahamadou. Expressing his gratitude on Twitter, President Mahamadou said President Buhari’s gesture testifies the excellent relationship that exists between both countries He wrote ”My brother and friend, @MBuhari , did me the honor to call an Abuja express way “Mahamadou Issoufou expressway”. This testifies, beyond our personal relations, to the excellent relations that exist between #Nigeria and #Niger. His caring touches me. I thank him very much.”
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“Some people want to keep the North educationally backward because education brings liberation” – Bauchi Governor’s son reacts to school kidnappings
Abdullahi Mohammed, son of Bauchi State Governor, has said that the incessant school abductions in Northern Nigeria are orchestrated by people who want the North to be educationally backward as they know that it brings liberation. Abdullahi shared this via his Instagram page on Wednesday, March 17 reacting to the recent kidnapping of pupils and teachers in a primary school in Rema, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State after which it was reported that no fewer than 618 schools have remained closed in six northern states over the fear of attack and abductions of pupils and members of…
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Adamu can remain as IGP till 2023 – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed that Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu can remain in office till 2023 or 2024. Buhari and Malami expressed these views in response to a suit by Maxwell Opara, a legal practioner, contending that by virtue of section 215 of the Nigerian constitution and section 7 of the Nigeria Police Act, 2020, Adamu cannot continue to function as the IGP, having retired as a serving member of the force. Buhari and Malami’s joint response on Wednesday was filed by Maimuna Shiru, a lawyer in the AGF’s office. “My Lord on the above issue, it is…
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”4.5m people in Lagos are into illicit drugs”- NDLEA boss Buba Marwa says
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has disclosed that there are about 4.5 million people in Lagos state into illicit drugs. Marwa made this known during a visit to the Lagos NDLEA command on Tuesday, March 16 as he ordered operatives of the agency to wipe out drug cartels in the state. “In the country, an estimate of 15 million people belong to one or more aspects of illicit drug dealing. This means about 4.5 million people in Lagos state are into illicit drugs” he said
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