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Any COVID-19 patient that enters Iwo community will be automatically healed – Oluwo of Iwo brags
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi on Saturday January 16 bragged about Iwo town having healing powers for Coronavirus patients. Oba Akanbi said this at a ceremony to mark his fifth anniversary on the throne. The event was attended by Emir of Bichi Emirate, Nasiru Ado Bayero, Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamonsi and many others. The monarch also prayed for an end to COVID-19 pandemic as he urged Nigerians to adhere to all safety protocol by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Oluwo said; “God has bestowed power on kings to legislate on his behalf on earth and I want…
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Northerners Have Held Power More, Yet We’re The Poorest, Most Unlucky In Nigeria – Yakasai
Afounding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum and elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said other regions in the country are fond of blaming northerners for their problems when the North has the highest number of poor people. Yakasai said though the North had produced more leaders compared to the South, it had numerous issues it is dealing with. Speaking on Thursday at an online conference monitored by The PUNCH, themed, ‘The 2nd Never Again Conference: 51 years after the Nigerian-Biafran civil war’, hosted by Nzuko Umunna, an Igbo Think Tank, in partnership with Ovation International and Njenje Media, he…
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Let’s unite to win Anambra guber election – Andy Uba begs APC supporters
Senator Andy Uba has called on members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State to put hands together for the party’s victory at the governorship election in the state come November. He made this call when he visited the APC party secretariat in Awka on Saturday, where he made his intentions to run for Governor known. Uba, who represented Anambra South Senatorial zone for two terms, is gunning for the governorship ticket of the APC for the election. According to him, the only way for APC to beat its oppositions was for it to sit and plan…
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Shiite Group calls for the release of El-Zakzaky, Wife
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Shiites have called for the release of their embattled leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, his wife and other members of the group still in detention. This was according to a statement by the Chairman Resource Forum of the IMN, Professor Abdullahi Danladi on Saturday while addressing newsmen in Kaduna. He said that four years after a federal high court freed El-Zakzaky and his wife, the federal government has refused to obey the court order. He pointed out that the government’s failure to obey court orders was totally unacceptable.
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“Power should be given to the South for the sake of fairness” — Zulum
Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has expressed that power should move to the southern part of the country in 2023 for the sake of fairness. He faulted the suspicion that any part of the country could not be trusted with power, perhaps for the fear of secession. He spoke in Lagos on Friday at the 17th Chief Gani Fawehinmi annual lecture, themed ‘The constitutional history of Nigeria’s dysfunction: Any pathway to indivisibility and common progress?’ which was an event organised by the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch, to celebrate the life and times of the late Fawehinmi. He pointed…
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Conjoined female twins separated at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (photos)
A set of conjoined Female twins have been successfully separated by a team of 66 medical experts at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. The team consisted of paediatric surgeons, paediatricians, paediatric cardiologist, anaesthetists, cardiothoracic surgeon, nurses, pharmacists, behavioral scientists and many more. The surgery which took place on the 14th of January was led by Paediatric surgeon, Prof Lukman Abdul-Rahman.Congrats to the team!
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Passengers and airline staff fight over flight cancellation
Frustrated passengers and airline staff were caught in a fight over a cancelled flight on Friday evening, Jan 15, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. According to Daily Trust, the fight started when passengers of an Azman flight from Kano to Lagos were informed that the flight, which was earlier rescheduled from 7:30am to 8:30pm, had been cancelled. Passengers protested and it soon turned violent, resulting in a female staff of the airline collapsing after being hit, a passenger left with a bloody mouth and another staff had his cloth nearly ripped off his body.
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Buhari is a failure – Nnamdi Kanu mocks President as pigeons refuse to fly at Armed Forces Day Remembrance
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a failure. Kanu has joined other Nigerians to react to the incident of pigeon refusing to fly after the president released them from their cage during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja. As a sign of peace, the President always releases some white pigeons from a cage during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration. However, the pigeons refused to fly when Buhari opened their cage yesterday. Buhari had picked one of the pigeons and threw it into the air but it fled back into…
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Only God can give victory over Insecurity – Adesina
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, had called on Nigerians to pray for the country as it goes through its war against insecurity. The presidential spokesman expressed that Nigerians who fail to commit the security situation into the hands of God could be guilty of indirectly prolonging the war against insurgent He made this statement in an article titled, ‘The Decent for the Indecent, the Just for the Unjust,’ on his Facebook page. Adesina who shared a short viral video showing a soldier and four others singing that victory is from God alone said…
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“You killed End SARS protesters and expect doves of peace to fly?” Reno Omokri reacts as pigeons refused to fly off at the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day
Reno Omokri has joined other Nigerians to mock President Buhari after white pigeons he freed at today’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day refused to fly off. According to Reno Omokri, it is a sign that Nigeria is not at peace. He further added that after the killing of EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate, how does the President expect the doves of peace to fly. Sharing a photo of Buhari releasing the bird,Reno wrote: ” 7 Signs Nigeria Is Not at Peace• Doves released by General #Buhari refuse to fly• Aisha Buhari, @AishaMBuhari, relocated from Aso Rock• Garba Shehu, @GarShehu, rejected…
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“What type of bad luck does this man have” – Fani-Kayode mocks Buhari as pigeons refuse to fly during Armed Forces Remembrance day
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over an incident with pigeons during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony on Friday. As a sign of peace during the Armed forces remembrance day, the president usually releases some white pigeons from a cage and immediately they fly away, this year the birds refused to fly. The incident was greeted with mixed reactions with many Nigerians, attributing the birds’ behaviour to bad luck and the absence of peace and unity in the country. Reacting to the incident in a tweet Fani-Kayode, wondered the kind of bad luck that made…
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We have not approved any Covid-19 vaccine – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against taking fake vaccines that are being circulated in the country as the agency has not approved any Covid-19 vaccine NAFDAC Boss, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, gave this warning while speaking during a virtual media briefing on Friday. She advised the public not to take any COVID vaccine as they can cause COVID-19-like illnesses and can lead to death. Adeyeye also warned government establishments, agencies, and big corporations against ordering COVID vaccines without confirming from NAFDAC if the vaccine has been approved. She said: “The National Agency…
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