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Herdsmen: IPOB stands with you – Nnamdi Kanu tells Gov Ortom
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has pledged to stand by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. Ortom had said the Tiv nation in 1804, fought and stopped the Fulani herdsmen from taking over the State and the present generation of the Tiv nation are not afraid to follow the steps of their forefathers. Reacting, Kanu in a tweet wrote: “Our forefathers stopped them in 1804, we are not afraid – Ortom “Dear Gov. Ortom, The #IPOB that I lead stand with you. #Biafrans stand with you. I’m pretty certain that all that yearn for freedom…
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Buhari will be removed if blood of Sunday Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu, others is shed – Apostle Okikijesu
Apostle Paul Okikijesu of the Christ Apostolic Miracle Ministry, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against being coerced into shedding the blood of Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi Lamido and ex-militant leader, Tompolo.He said that the President has refused to listen to wise counsels from men of God but has depended on the advice he gets from those who mislead him. According to him, God is expecting Buhari to pay attention to previous warnings he has been given and effect positive changes.“The President should believe in the voices of the religious advisers…
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Presidency reacts as man who criticized Buhari clocks one year in Prison
A Nigerian pharmacist, Solomon Akuma, has been remanded in prison for over a year for criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari. He appeared in court on Wednesday, March 24, but was denied bail. However, reacting, Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad said contrary to the claim, Solomon was arraigned in court for saying he would pay an assassin to kill President Buhari and his former Chief of Staff. Bashir on his Twitter page wrote: “For criticizing Buhari? No, a few 100s criticize the President on daily, nothing has ever happened to them. “For Akuma, it is not an issue of criticism, he publicly said…
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Insecurity in Nigeria is the result of PDP’s Investment – VON DG, Osita Okechukwu
The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu has alleged that thePeoples Democratic Party (PDP) is responsible for the insecurity witnessed in the country. Okechukwu made the allegation while responding to a question on Mai Buni, APC caretaker chairman’s comment of the party needing 32 years to fix the country. He also disclosed that in few months, the issue of insecurity will come to a drastic end. Okechukwu said; “A lot of people may not know that the insecurity we now talk about here and there is the investment of PDP.“In the few months ahead, the issue of insecurity will…
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Video Vixen accused of having an affair with Adekunle Gold speaks
The video vixen who was accused of having an affair with Adekunle Gold, has finally reacted to the allegation. Teminikan in an Instastory post she shared, stated that the last couple of days has been traumatizing for her and also affected her family, work, relationship and brand. She also thanked those who have stood by her and added that God knows all and reveals all. See her post below;
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Nigeria’s poor Corruption rating by Transparency Intl is a result of inadequate data – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that Nigeria’s current poor corruption rating by Transparency International is as a result of inadequate data. Addressing journalists on Wednesday on TI’s January 2021 report in which Nigeria scored 25 out of 100 points (the country’s worst rating since 2015), the Minister stated that they found few discrepancies after analyzing the process that TI used in the rating. Lai added that they found some data sources in which Nigeria’s course has remained flat over the past 10 years. He said; “We actually also analysed the process that the TI used in the rating that was used…
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More photos of the beautiful Kano Princess reportedly set to marry Yusuf Buhari
Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Buhari, is reportedly set to marry Zahra Bayero, the daughter of Emir of Bichi in Kano State, Nasir Bayero.
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‘We can’t continue to bear subsidy burden’ — NNPC GMD hints increase in Petrol Price
General Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari has expressed that the company cannot continue to bear the bill of a N120billion every month to subsidise Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Kyari made this known while speaking with journalists on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He lamented that the burden placed upon NNPC by the ongoing subsidisation of the cost of petrol in the country was overwhelming and as a result of the huge sum being paid, Nigerians would have to pay the actual cost for petrol sooner or later. “The price could have been…
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Insecurity: Those responsible for running the Nation are on Holiday – Sowunmi
Segun Sowunmi, former spokesman of the Atiku Campaign Organisation has expressed that the way the spate of insecurity in the country is being handled suggests that the leaders have probably taken a time off. He made this statement while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. According to Sowunmi, it is disheartening that those at the helms of affairs are not rising up to the occasion as everyone is doing and saying whatever they like without being cautioned. In his words; “Insecurity on one part, have you ever seen this country this divided? For some reason you are just…
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Fixing Nigeria’s challenges must happen before 2023 elections – Northern Elders Forum
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed that the various challenges facing Nigeria must be fixed before the general election in 2023. The group warned that failure to fix the country would weaken the nation and make the nation vulnerable to internal strife. Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed made this known while speaking on The Morning Show, a breakfast programme on ARISE NEWS Channel. Baba-Ahmed stated that there is an urgent need for a genuine conversation around the country’s challenges as well as how to resolve them in order to reduce…
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Nigerian Army, police are ‘coward’ – IPOB replies Chief of Army Staff
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has replied the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. -Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on his recent warning that the military would deal with individuals and groups threatening the corporate existence of the country. Attahiru on Tuesday had issued a warning to all secessionist agitations in the country. He called them to desist from such acts or face their wrath. He vowed to ensure that those inciting disintegration such as the Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho who recently declared the Oduduwa Republic and his South South counterpart, ex-militant, Asari Dokubo are all dealt with. Reacting to this, the…
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Herdsmen: Our forefathers stopped them in 1804, we are not afraid – Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that the Tiv nation in 1804, fought and stopped the Fulani herdsmen from taking over the State. Ortom who spoke with BBC Pidgin at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi, insisted that they are not afraid to follow the steps of their forefathers. He revealed that the herdsmen have a hidden agenda that is triggering their desire to flood the State. Ortom noted that before the enactment of the law prohibiting open grazing in Benue, the Fulani herders were sneaking into the State to enslave the citizens and take over the land. The governor…
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