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DSS denies attempting to arrest Sunday Igboho
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied reports that it had attempted to arrest Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, in Oyo State on Friday February 26. According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, he noted that the news is misinforming and should therefore be regarded as fake news It reads; ”The Department of State Services wishes to refute the news that it attempted to arrest one Sunday Igboho, today, at Ibadan, Oyo State. The said news is misinforming and should be taken as fake and therefore be disregarded. Peter Afunanya, Ph.D Public Relations…
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Come for me after arresting bandits terrorising the country, Igboho tells FG
There have been reports of an alleged attempt by Men of the Department of State Security(DSS), to arrest the Yoruba acclaimed freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Igboho. This happened on Friday at the Guru area of Ibadan, Oyo State while Igboho was on his way to a meeting at an undisclosed venue. Igboho noted that he was not afraid of arrest or running from anybody, but could only be arrested after the government must have arrested the bandits terrorising the country. “I am not running from anybody. Nobody can intimidate me. I have returned to my house in Ibadan, he said…
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Cryptocurrency ban: “Address the concerns without killing the goose that might lay the golden egg” – VP Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has spoken against the ban on cryptocurrency-related transactions in the country. He instead sought for it’s regulation Osinbajo made the call when he spoke at the Bankers Committee Vanguard in Lagos State today February 26. He averred that cryptocurrencies will in the coming years challenge traditional banking and other banking types in ways that cannot be imagined adding that there is need for preparation. He said; ”First is that there is no question that blockchain technology generally and cryptocurrencies in particular will in the coming years challenge traditional banking, including reserve banking, in ways that we…
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Tonto Dikeh appointed as ambassador of peace building by the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (Photos)
Actress Tonto Dikeh has been appointed ambassador for peace building by the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC). Tonto shared the good news in a post via her Instagram handle. The appointment took place on Thursday, Feb 25 as she was received by Reverend Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary of NCPC at his head office where they deliberated on NCPC’s vision.
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“We as APC government have failed Nigerians” – Kano Aide, Yakasai reacts to kidnap of Zamfara schoolgirls
The Special Adviser on Media to the Kano state government, Salihu Yakasai has said that the APC government has failed Nigerians. He said this reacting to the series of kidnappings and insecurity in Nigeria especially the recent abduction of over 300 Schoolgirls in Zamfara. In a tweet he shared via his Twitter account, He added that those in authority should resign if they can’t deal with terrorists. He wrote: “Clearly, we as APC government, at all levels, have failed Nigerians in the number 1 duty we were elected to do which is to secure lives & properties. Not a single…
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Zamfara bandits I met with are not responsible for the abduction of the schoolgirls – Sheikh Gumi
Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said the bandits who abducted schoolgirls from the Government Secondary School Jangebe in Zamfara on Friday morning, February 26, are not among the ones he recently met with in Zamfara forest. During a telephone interview with The Nation, Sheik Gumi made it known that the abduction was carried out by a splinter group of the Zamfara bandits. “They are not the ones that abducted the girls. It is a splinter group, he said When asked if he would be going to Zamfara to meet the bandits for talks and plea for the release of…
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Nigeria has failed in democracy, constitutionalism – Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has expressed the need for restructuring of the country following the way the country is currently being run. Speaking at the ‘Restructuring Summit’ organised by the Restructuring Actualisation Movement in Abuja on Thursday, the former Minister noted that Nigeria had failed in the practice of democracy, federalism, and constitutionalism. She also noted that restructuring was the only way to save the nation. Ezekwesilli called for a people-oriented constitution, arguing that the 1999 Constitution was no longer serving the people.
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Breaking: Gunmen Abduct Secondary School Children in Zamfara State
Gunmen have again attacked a Government Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, kidnapping many in the early hours of Friday. Although no official statement has come from the state Government or the Police, Channels Television quotes the state commissioner for information, Hon. Suleiman Tunau Anka as saying that the gunmen stormed the school around 1 a.m Friday and abducted the students. This is coming barely a week after some students and staff of Government Science College Kagara were abducted as government battles to secure their release.
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Buhari rules out Amnesty for Bandits, Insurgents
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has ruled out the option of Amnesty for bandits and insurgents and has assured that it will continue to deal with them and other criminals who constitute a threat to innocent citizens across the country. President Muhammadu Buhari who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari at the joint security meeting of Northern State Governors’ Forum and traditional rulers stated that the country is battling with different dimensions of security challenges and the Service Chiefs have been tasked to devise new strategies that will end the ugly situation. Buhari further noted that criminality…
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“The level of Nigeria’s borrowing is not unreasonable and not high” – Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has assured that the country’s level of borrowing is not high and unreasonable. Speaking at a media briefing at the statehouse on Thursday, she noted that Nigeria cannot make progress if it doesn’t borrow to fund the building of its infrastructure. She said; ”The level of borrowing is not unreasonable. It is not high. If we say we will not borrow and therefore we will not build rails and major infrastructure until our revenue rises enough, we will regress as a country. We will be left behind. “We wouldn’t be able to improve our…
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2023: Buhari’s successor must be Yoruba Muslim – Islamic group vows
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has vowed that a Yoruba Muslim will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari come 2023. The group wondering why no single Yoruba Muslim has ever ruled Nigeria since independence to date, argued that all Yoruba that have occupied the position have all been Christians. This was according to a statement by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Friday. It said Yoruba Muslims have been at the receiving end of political and religious persecutions for too long adding that in the interest of fairness and equity, it’s time to allow a Yoruba Muslim occupy Nigeria’s number one seat…
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Nnamdi Kanu threatens Wike over Obigbo killings
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has threatened Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike over killing of IPOB members in Obigbo. Kanu claimed that Wike will be hunted for the rest of his life over the killings of IPOB members and other innocent residents following a clash between the group and security operatives in Obigbo, in 2020. The IPOB leader made this known in a tweet he shared via his twitter handle on Thursday, 25th February. He warned that Wike will be hunted by both domestic and international legions. He wrote: “Anyone close to @GovWike should tell him…
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