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Insecurity: Bandits, kidnappers, Cultists and others are the enemies, not Hausa-Fulanis – Gov Seyi Makinde
The Oyo state government has dismissed claims that the Hausa-Fulani herdsmen are the menace causing elements in the country. Governor Seyi Makinde in a live broadcast on Wednesday, 21st January averred that the real enemy of the state are bandits, Kidnappers, Cultists, and other assailants and not the Hausa-Fulani herdsmen who he tagged as lawful residents of the state. The governor further warned against actions by some residents of the state who have given an ultimatum to some other residents to vacate their communities. He said this is unconstitutional and will not be tolerated. Part of his speech reads; ”We…
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Joe Biden calls Nigerian family to thank them for their support and invite them to the White House (video)
US President Joe Biden has made a ‘historic’ phone call to a Nigerian family living in Springfield, Illinois, in appreciation of the $5 donation they made towards his inauguration. A video clip of the phone call between President Biden, his wife and Nigerian family members made up of a father and his two daughters. President Biden also seized the opportunity to invite the man and his two daughters, who identified themselves as Josephine and Beatrice, to the White House as his guests. The newly inaugurated US President, who threw banters with the man and his two daughters throughout the 12minutes…
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Police parade suspected kidnappers who allegedly killed a 6-year-old girl after demanding for N8m ransom from her family
Suspected kidnappers who allegedly killed a 6-year-old girl after demanding for N8m ransom from her family, have been paraded by the police. The suspects reportedly kidnapped the little girl on November 2, 2020, in Gabije community of Kogi State, alongside her 14-year-old brother. While the boy escaped from his abductors, the girl was unlucky as she was killed by her captors and buried in a shallow grave. The victim’s parents could not afford the ?8m ransom and were trying to negotiate the amount before involving the police authorities. The kidnappers later killed the little girl because the demand was not met. Police spokesperson, Frank…
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Cristiano Ronaldo becomes all-time leading goalscorer in footballing history after scoring his 760th-career goal
Cristiano Ronaldo has made history by becoming the all-time top goalscorer in football history after scoring his 760th-career goal. The 35-year-old Portuguese striker reached the stunning landmark after scoring the first goal for Juventus in their 2 – 0 win against Napoli to win the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday night. It was his 1,040 games as a professional footballer. The new record moved him above Josef Bican – with the Austrian-Czech striker scoring 759 goals between 1931 and 1955. On January 3, Ronaldo moved above three-time Brazil World Cup winner Pele (757 career goals) into second on this list…
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Real men don’t shave their armpit – Tee Billz
Music executive, Tee Billz has taken a swipe at those who always tell him to shave his armpit hairs. Tee Billz who described such people as “lowlife smelling idiots”, stated that real men don’t shave their armpit. He wrote; How I’m looking at the lowlife smelling idiots telling me to shave my armpit on my last post……… Real men don’t! #NoBullyingZone #NoTrollsAllowed
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Timini Egbuson suggests a 24-hour lockdown on Valentine’s Day to curb the spread of COVID-19
As Valentine’s Day approaches, actor Timini Egbuson has suggested a national 24-hour lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. He tweeted: “We need a full national 24 hours lockdown on Valentine’s Day. This thing don dey spread too much.” Below are reactions to his tweet.
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“Shame on you…All you had to do was show empathy to people and you would have been re-elected” Piers Morgan slams Trump
Piers Morgan slammed his former friend, ex-president, Donald Trump as his Presidency came to a tumultuous end. Shortly after footage of Trump leaving the White House was made public, TV host Piers Morgan took to Instagram to slam Trump. Sharing a photo of himself and Trump, he wrote: You blew it, Donald.If you’d shown Americans leadership & empathy when it really mattered in the past year, you’d have been re-elected.Instead, you failed them.Spectacularly badly.And now you slink off as a gutless graceless sore loser.How pathetic.Shame on you.
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Ondo: Buhari regime protecting only Fulani interests – Afenifere
Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere has called out the presidency over its position on the directive of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, directing Fulani Herdsmen to vacate the state government reserves. In a statement titled “Ondo Forests: Fulani Presidency Again”, the spokesman of the group Yinka Odumakin, stated that President Buhari’s regime has shown without pretence that it represents only Fulani interests against other tribes in the country. Afenifere said, “The intervention by what we mistakenly call the Federal Government of Nigeria on behalf of marauding Fulanis in Ondo State against the lawful government in that state did not…
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“Stop protecting and encouraging them simply because they come from your tribe” – FFK attacks Presidency for saying herdsmen cannot be told to vacate Ondo Forest
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has attacked the Buhari-led administration for countering Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s ultimatum for herdsmen to leave forest reserves in Ondo state within 7 days.There have been series of back and forth statements from the presidency and the Ondo State Government concerning the issue, as Akeredolu called on the presidency to make defined actions to clear the notions that they inspire these Herdsmen.FFK in a series of tweets posted this morning termed Garba Shehu’s statement as ”insulting, provocative, asinine & absurd.”He wrote;”The assertion by @GarShehu that a bunch of murderous thugs, psychopathic vagabonds, barbaric rapists, merciless…
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“FG to distribute N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians” – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has disclosed that the Federal government will be distributing N729 billion among 24.3 million poor Nigerians. She said this at the inauguration of the Federal Government’s emergency intervention database for the urban poor. According to her, each of the beneficiaries will receive N5,000 each for a period of six months. In a statement by her aide, Nneka Anibeze, she noted that the intervention would serve as a cushion for those further impoverished by the COVID-19 pandemic. “According to records, about 24.3 million poor and vulnerable individuals were identified…
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2023: Reject Bola Tinubu’s presidential ambition or else you are doomed – Nnamdi Kanu warns
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has warned Nigerians to reject the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He said Nigeria will be doomed if Tinubu is allowed to sail through with his presidential ambition. The IPOB leader issued the warning in a statement he signed personally, he also warned the Yoruba to insist on referendum. “If AMOTEKUN fails to drive away this Fulani army of darkness from Yoruba forests, as #ESN is now gallantly doing in the East, the whole of Yoruba land or what is left of…
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“FG should make defined actions to clear notions that they inspire Herdsmen” – Akeredolu replies Presidency on Herdsmen directive
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has replied the presidency for its statement against his directive asking herdsmen to leave the state’s forest reserves. The Ondo State Governor had on Monday, January 18th ordered herdsmen in the state to vacate the forest reserves within a period of seven days, but the presidency in a countering statement by Media Assistant, Garba Shehu, rejected Akeredolu’s ultimatum to herdsmen. However, the Ondo State Government has reacted to the presidency’s statement. The State’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo called on the Federal Government to make defined actions to cancel the impression that…
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