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Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora commission, Abike Dabiri loses mother
Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has lost her mother, Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo. She died at the age of 90 years old. President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, condoled with the NIDCOM boss. He also sent words of comfort to other children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of the departed. Buhari recalled that Mrs Erogbogbo was a well-rounded Nigerian, born in Kano, schooled in Lagos, and later taught in Kano, Lagos and Jos. The President prayed to God to grant her soul eternal rest and comfort those she left behind.
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It’s not all together a bad thing for the North to break away from Nigeria – Adamu Garba
Adamu Garba, a former Presidential aspirant, has stated that it won’t be a bad idea for the North to break away. from Nigeria because it can stand on its own without needing anything from other regions. In a post shared on his social media handle, Adamu listed the benefits the Northern region has over other regions. According to him, if the North secedes from Nigeria today, many regions in Nigeria will suffer. He added that no single person is afraid of a breakup of the country. He pointed out that the ”hatred” towards the Fulanis and everything North can be…
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Nigeria’s War on Insurgency Under-Reported – Presidency
The Presidency has expressed that the Nigerian Government is winning the war against insurgency but it is being under-reported. According to Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina, in an interview on ARISE News on Monday said the Nigerian media under-report the country’s war against insurgency. He, however, commended the Nigerian military for flushing insurgents, bandits, and other criminal elements out of their hideouts in Borno and other parts of the North East. Adesina revealed that an ambush was laid by the military against insurgents, but was reported as an attack on the military without mention of what the insurgents suffered. “Two weeks…
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I don’t believe those who say we have a new Buhari from Sudan – Obasanjo
Obasanjo, has said he does not agree with those who claim Nigeria has “a new Buhari from Sudan” in Aso Rock. Obasanjo stated this while answering questions in a virtual interview with historian, Toyin Falola, on Sunday. He expressed his worry over the spate of insecurity in the North West of the country, where President Muhammadu Buhari is from. Obasanjo then urged the President to wake up and fight banditry and other crimes especially in the northern part of the country. He said, “I thought I knew President Buhari because he worked with me. But I used to ask people,…
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Appointment of New IGP will not be based on Ethnic Consideration – Presidency
Speculations have emerged as the Current IGP Mohammed Adamu is expected to leave office today, Monday, as he attains the retirement age. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu in an interview on Monday has said the appointment of the next Inspector-General of Police will not be based on ethnic considerations as it is impracticable for top security appointments to be made based on factors such as ethnicity or regions. “If you are going to appoint the service chiefs from every ethnic group in this country, you are going to have more than 250 Inspector-General of Police, 250 Chief of Army Staff, 250…
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“If you don’t trust them and they say they want to go, why are you then stopping them?” – Dele Momodu speaks on alleged marginalization of Igbos
Publisher of Ovation International, Dele Momodu has questioned why Igbos are being denied presidency and other key positions in Nigeria, are not trusted and still not allowed to go form their own republic. In a video shared online, he pointed out that it isn’t fair as no man will easily accept being treated that way in his own country. “How can anybody say an Igbo man cannot be president of Nigeria and I’ll accept it? Then it shows how brainless I am. If I’m the president of Nigeria today, I’d have turned South-East Nigeria into the hub, our own Silicon…
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COVID-19 can’t survive in Nigeria, deal with hunger, Fulani herdsmen – Cleric tells Buhari
The leader of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop focusing on Coronavirus but rather focus on tackling the issue of hunger and killer herdsmen in the country. Speaking yesterday while addressing his members in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the cleric stressed that COVID-19 cannot survive in Nigeria. He called on President Buhari to find a lasting solution to the activities of Fulani herdsmen and other terrorist groups in the country. He said; “COVID-19 is not our problem in Nigeria because it can’t survive here. President Muhammadu Buhari must call…
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Law to ban moving cattle from North to South needed – Ganduje
Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has spoken on the need to ban moving Cattles from the North to other parts of the country in order to resolve the incessant incidences of clashes between farmers and herders. Speaking in an interview with journalists after a special lunch the All Progressives Congress, APC, governors had with President Muhammadu Buhari in his Daura private residence in Katsina State at the weekend, Ganduje insisted that having a ban on movement of herders would also address the challenge of cattle rustling in the country. Fielding questions on how far he had gone with the…
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Gallant Nigerian Soldier allegedly dies during fight with Boko Haram
A Nigerian soldier has allegedly died during a fight with Boko Haram on Friday, January 29. Twitter user @OvieSheikh, who shared the sad news online, wrote: ”Paid the supreme price yesterday in a fight against Boko Haram, may Allah grant Usman Abdullahi Aljannatu Firdaus. Always remember our troops in your Dua.”
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It is a waste of time to date a lady who can’t help you financially when you’re broke – Actor Somadina Adinma
Nollywood Actor, Somadina Adinma is of the opinion that it is a waste of time to date a lady who can’t help a man financially whenever he is broke. He shared this thought on snapchat. See a screenshot below..
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Nigerian elites are harassing us despite our effort, they are not interested in rating competence – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has accused Nigerian elites of harassing his administration despite its effort. Speaking in his Daura hometown in Katsina State after revalidating his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Buhari alleged that Nigerian elites are not interested in rating his administration’s competence but are rather harassing them. He said; “The problem is that I will like especially the elites to please be reflective. When we came, where we were, the resources available from them and the condition of the infrastructure. I was contrived to go over it several times to tell Nigerians that between 1999 and 2014, let…
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‘Yes I’m a black man and I live everyday proud that I am’- Marcus Rashford speaks out after receiving racist abuse on social media
Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford has reacted to the racist abuse he has received on social media. The England international is the latest high-profile Premier League player to be targeted by racists online, and his abuse came after he missed goalscoring opportunities in Manchester United’s game against Arsenal on Saturday night, January 30. This week, Manchester United called for social media companies to improve their monitoring of social media abuse after racists abused Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial in the wake of the team’s 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United in midweek. Chelsea defender, Reece James also posted screenshots of abuse he received…
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