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Medical Trip: Buhari arrives in London
The president has arrived in London, the United Kingdom where he is to undergo a routine medical check-up. This was according to a tweet by Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmed. The President since assuming office has embarked on several trips to the UK to seek medical care. He, however, has not been to the UK since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is expected back in the country in the second week of April. The President before his trip met with the service chiefs and ordered them to identify leaders of bandits and kidnappers and take them out to restore…
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Nigerian brands that shot their adverts abroad will pay N100k each time it is aired locally – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has announced that Nigerian brands who shot their adverts abroad will now pay N100k each time it is aired on local TV stations in the country. The Minister made this known on NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme on Monday March 29. He said Nigerian brands who also shot their adverts abroad and placed it in international TV stations will also pay same amount which will go to the Content Development Fund. He noted that the new rule is embedded in the amended broadcasting code. “Let’s assume you have brought in La Liga, and…
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Take out bandits, kidnappers and their sponsors – Buhari orders service chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the service chiefs to “take out” agents of insecurity and their sponsors. The President issued this directive during his meeting with the service chiefs at the presidential villa, Abuja, this morning, March 30. According to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, he quoted the president as saying that the armed forces should be more proactive rather than reactionary. Monguno noted that the president insisted that all the decisions approved at the national security council meeting in February should be enforced. The decisions include a ban on mining activities and the no-fly order imposed on…
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Fani-Kayode reveals steps to fight insecurity
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to a recent comment by the former Governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu at his colloquium. He called for the employment of 50 million youths into the Nigerian army to tackle insecurity. According to Bola Tinubu, the insurgents and bandits are taking advantage of the high unemployment in the country and are recruiting the youths to indulge in their criminal activities. Reacting to this, Fani-Kayode expressed that political will, patriotism, love for country and courage will help to win the war against insurgency and without any of these things the war cannot…
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“Tinubu is a kingmaker, He will support a youthful President in 2023” – Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has expressed that he believes former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu will support a youthful president come 2023. He said this during an interview with BBC Pidgin on Monday. When asked who will make a better president between him and Tinubu in 2023, the Kogi Governor stated that Tinubu is a kingmaker who knows his limitations and would rather advocate for the younger generation to take over the leadership of the country. “Our national leader, Tinubu, is a revered statesman, well-respected by all, including me. I know that he is a smart mentor. He has…
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Some secessionists will become campaign managers of opposition parties in 2023 – Senate Spokesperson
Spokesperson of the Nigerian senate, Ajibola Bashiru has said that it will be a surprise when most secessionists become campaign managers of opposition parties in 2023. Bashiru questioned the “democratic credentials” of these secessionists and further stated that there are democratic processes to present agitations. He said this on a Channels Television programme on Monday March 29, In his words; “When politicians begin to use instrumentality of agitation, violence to seek to undermine a democratic government, you come to suspect what their motive is. And you will be surprised, by 2022, 2023, some of these elements calling for disintegration of…
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UK medical checkup: Hand over power to Osinbajo – Dino Melaye tells Buhari
The presidency yesterday disclosed that Buhari was billed to depart Nigeria on Tuesday (today) for the UK for a medical check-up. This decision has trailed several reactions Reacting to this, Dino Melaye, former Kogi West Senator adviced that Buhari hand over to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo before embarking on his trip by writing to the National Assembly. Melaye tweeted: “The president should transfer power to the Vice President through a letter to the National Assembly before leaving the country in-line with constitutional provision. SDM”
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COVID-19 vaccine not mark of the beast, accept it – Prophet Iginla tells Christians
The General Overseer of the Champions Royal Assembly, Prophet Joshua Iginla has called on Christians to accept the Covid-19 vaccine. There have been controversies surrounding the vaccine as to it being unholy. The prophet speaking during a live service in his church said that some church leaders who have created a theory against taking the vaccine are insensitive because the vaccine will do more good than harm to the people. He noted that some have described it as a mark of the beast, and a manifestation of the anti-Christ, but faulted this claim by backing it up with the scripture…
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“My pastor said she was a witch” – Woman arrested for allegedly hacking her mother to death in Ondo
The police in Ondo state have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Blessing Jimoh for allegedly killing her mother, Ijeoma Odo. According to Blessing, she killed her mother with a cutlass after a Pastor told her that she was a witch and was behind all her predicaments in life. She said she was mentally unstable when the ordeal happened. Blessing and her mother were on a farm in Ile-Iluiji area of the state when she used a cutlass to hack her to death. She said; “It was something doing me that made me kill my mother. I am not happy…
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I fought for Nigeria’s unity – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said he fought for the unity of Nigeria. Speaking virtually at the 12th Bola Tinubu Colloquium held in Kano to mark his 69th birthday, Buhari said despite occasional inter-ethnic tensions and diversity of ethnicity, culture, language and religion, “Nigerians are better together; even stronger together”. He noted that in the course of his career, he served in all parts of Nigeria, seeing first-hand the enticing possibilities of a strong, united nation. “I fought for the unity of Nigeria during the civil war of 1967 to 1970, and I saw first-hand the unspeakable horrors of war, not just…
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Nursing mum who sat for exam while heavily pregnant becomes first and only First Class graduate in her department’s history in Unical
A Young woman, Colette Offiong Bassey who sat for her final exams while pregnant and gave birth 3 days after her exams, has become the first person to ever graduate with a first class from the department of Linguistics and Communications Studies at University of Calabar (Unical) after over 44 years. Colette Offiong Bassey took to Instagram to share her testimony following her convocation ceremony. She revealed that it wasn’t easy as she wrote her exams just days before her due date, yet she not only succeeded, but also set a record.
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‘Soludo most qualified for Governor’ – Anambra SSG
Secretary to Anambra State Government (SSG) Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu has described Former CBN Governor, Professor Charles Soludo as the most qualified candidate for the Anambra State governorship seat. He made this remark while speaking at an awareness meeting of supporters of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) at Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government during the weekend. He said Soludo has proven his ability in fields of human endeavours. Chukwulobelu, thereby, called on members of the party to support Soludo’s governorship aspiration to sustain Governor Willie Obiano’s agenda. “Soludo as the chairman of Vision 2050 developmental agenda of the state…
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