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Obasanjo prevented Tinubu from becoming Buhari’s running mate in 2015 – Former Governor of Osun state, Olagunsoye Oyinlola
Former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has revealed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo prevented former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu, from becoming Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate of 2015. He said the idea of a Muslim-Muslim ticket was Obasanjo’s worry. Speaking with PUNCH, Oyinlola stated that the “agreement” to have Tinubu as running mate on a Muslim-Muslim ticket was concealed from party leaders until Buhari clinched the party’s ticket in 2014. The former governor said Obasanjo cautioned that the sensibilities of Nigerians should not be taken for granted. “The agreement was concealed from a good number of the party leaders until…
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Not all Fulanis are criminals – Sultan of Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto, HRH Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III has condemned the criminalization of the Fulani ethnic group due to the attacks being carried out by some people alleged to be from the tribe. Speaking at a meeting of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association (MACBAN) in Abuja on Friday January 29, the Sultan who is the Chairman of Board of Trustees (BoT) of MACBAN, said while there are some Fulanis who engage in criminality like other tribes and ethnic groups, it is wrong to tag all Fulanis as criminals or using ‘Fulanis herdsmen criminal’ to explain developments. He said;…
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Quest for power is responsible for smear campaign against President Buhari – Presidency
The presidency has alleged that a planned publication has launched a campaign to smear the identity of the President. In a statement made by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina titled; “Unrelenting plot to wage smear campaign against President Buhari”, he claimed that this medium will launch publications to allege that the president will use the powers of his office to shield and protect an ethnic group against crimes of murder, kidnappings, rape and banditry in the southern, middle belt and some northern states. According to Adesina, this is all in a quest for…
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MURIC backs Tinubu for presidency
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has thrown its weight behind the Presidential ambitions of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Tinubu has all it takes rule the country. Akintola, in a statement praising the stakeholders for resolving the crisis between the Hausa/Fulani community of Igangan in Ibarapa, Oyo State, and their Yoruba hosts, said the Yoruba must unite to gain power in 2023. He enjoined all the socio-cultural groups, including Afenifere, Yoruba World Congress, Yoruba Welfare Group, Agbekoya Reformed Society, Reformed Oodua People’s Congress, among others,…
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US donates over $325,000 worth of equipment to Nigeria Police to combat Boko Haram
The office of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) of the United States Embassy has donated equipment worth over $325,000 to the Nigerian Police Force to assist in it’s fight against terrorism. INL Director James Jewett who presented the equipment to the Commissioner of Police Akeera Yunuss Mohammed, representing the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu in Abuja said the equipments which will be transferred to the Mobile Patrol Division of the Nigeria Police Force officers assigned to Borno State is to be used in combating the Boko Haram insurgents. “For the 500 officers of the Mobile Police Force currently…
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I was nearly retired by Obasanjo as Major — Buratai
Immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has revealed that he was nearly retired by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, 21 years ago at the rank of Major. He said this during his official handover to Major General Ibrahim Attahiru at the Army Headquarters on Thursday as he described his attainment of the rank of Lieutenant General and Chief of Army Staff as historic. “Former President Olusegun Obasanjo almost retired me 21 years ago when I was a Major. My retirement after 40 years of Service is historic, hence, calls for gratitude, he said Buratai, while appreciating the…
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Concerned Nigerians Group writes ICC, demands arrest and prosecution of ex-COAS Tukur Buratai
The Concerned Nigerians Group has filed a petition at the International Criminal Court (ICC), demanding the arrest and prosecution of the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai. The group in a letter filed by its Convener, Deji Adeyanju and addressed to Fatou Bensouda, the court’s Chief Prosecutor, asked the ICC to investigate, arrest and prosecute Buratai over allegations of human rights violations and crimes against humanity while he was in office. According to the petition, it is to serve as a deterrent to others who have made it a point of duty to ”indiscriminately abuse the rights of…
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‘Resist being used by Politicians’ — Ooni warns Sunday Igboho
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has warned popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Igboho to resist being used by politicians seeking to hijack his agitations against killer herdsmen in the South West. Oba Adeyeye made this known in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday as he commended Igboho for taking on the campaign against herdsmen but also advised him not to take laws into his hands instead, allow constituted authorities to handle the herdsmen menace in the region. “Let us be very objective. He (Igboho) is being a mouthpiece for the downtrodden. He came up and everybody is listening…
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You can’t do better than your predecessors – Boko Haram leader, Shekau tells new Service Chiefs
Leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has said the newly appointed Security Chiefs cannot do better than their predecessors in their fight against insurgency. According to HumAngle, Shekau made this known in a nine minute audio. He revealed that he heard about the retirement of the previous service chiefs and their replacement, but said his message is to call them to Islam. He mentioned the names and the roles of the new service chiefs and called them to repent as he affirmed that they cannot win the war against his gang. “Leo Irabor, the head of the military,…
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“Everyone believes they have the divine power to heal you” – Former Governor Gbenga Daniel’s son, Debola shares his frustration with living in Nigeria disabled
Debola, former Governor of Ogun state, Gbenga Daniel’s son has expressed his frustration with living in Nigeria as a disabled person. He said everyone believes they have the divine power to heal people with disabilities. He shared this in a tweet via his twitter handle, he wrote “One of the most frustrating things about being disabled in Nigeria, is everyone believes they have a divine call to heal you. Everywhere I go, “I command you to get up in the name of Jesus”. Then that awkward moment of staring at each other. Why you gon make God look bad?
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We cant force Nigerians to take COVID19 vaccine – Sultan tells FG
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said the Federal government cannot force Nigerians to take the COVID19 vaccine. Speaking during the sensitisation programme on COVID-19 vaccine for Muslim Scholars and Imams in Nigeria on Wednesday, January 27, The monarch noted that what the Federal government needs to do is sensitize the public on the importance of taking the vaccine and not force people to take it. He said; “I believe that we cannot force people to take vaccine. There are myths, people talk of conspiracy theories. I am not giving an answer to anything. If the vaccine is…
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I am coming for killer herdsmen in Ogun – Sunday Igboho
Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has declared his intention of going after killer herdsmen in Ogun state. The activist in a statement said that God wanted to liberate the people of Ibarapa, Oyo state from the captivity of herdsmen which made him go there. Igboho said; “What many people do not know about this whole issue is that it was God that wanted to liberate Ibarapa people from the captivity of herdsmen that I went there. The suffering that the people of Ibarapa were going through was brought to the fore by the death of Dr.…
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