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Herdsmen: I will not allow ethnic war to be ignited under my watch – Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has vowed to ensure that ethnic wars don’t under his watch. The governor’s chief press secretary, Taiwo Adisa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday after Makinde held a meeting with leaders in Ibarapa local government area of the state which has been the centre of reported kidnapping, killings, and clashes between herders and indigenous farmers. This led to Yoruba activist youth, Sunday Igboho, issuing a seven-day eviction notice to herders in the area, blaming them for the insecurity. During the meeting on Monday, Makinde expressed that he felt the pain of the people…
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COVID-19: FG warns Nigerians against visiting Kogi State
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against visiting Kogi State. The state has been classified as a COVID-19 high risk state because of its failure to acknowledge the existence of the disease, report tests or build isolation centres. The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 disclosed this on Monday. “We have states where data is not coming forth. If we don’t test, your data will not be analysed and if your data is not analysed, we won’t know the level of the pandemic in your state,” Mukhtar Muhammad, the National Incident Manager of the PTF said. “Notable among the states…
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“When your President does not prosecute terrorists, he loses the moral right to traduce ESN” – Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has no right to condemn the Eastern Security Network, ESN. In a series of tweets Kanu said both Buhari and governors lacked the moral right to criticize the security outfit recently launched by IPOB because they do not prosecute terrorists but rather negotiate with bandits He also faulted the decision of the Nigerian Army to rehabilitate terrorists. He wrote: “When your President does not prosecute TERRORISTS but pardons and gives them scholarships. When your Governors negotiate with BANDITS and pay them. “When your security agencies…
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Boko Haram in full control of Guzamala – Borno Speaker, Lawan
Rt Hon Abdulkarim Lawan, the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, on Monday, said terrorists are in full control of the Guzamala Local Government Area of the State. Lawan faulted the claim made by Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, and Gen Gabriel Olonisakin, the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), that all the 27 Local Government Areas in the State have been liberated as troops are not in control as claimed. He stressed that the entire Guzamala Local Government area where he hailed from, is still under the control of Boko Haram sect. Lawan disclosed this…
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Young girl allegedly steals her madam’s ATM card, withdraws N80,000 buys herself a new phone
A young girl has been detained in Sapele, Delta state for allegedly stealing the ATM card of her employer and withdrawing N80,000 from the bank account. According to reports, the incident happened on Friday, January 29 in the Gana area of Sapele. Sapele Times reported that the girl gave her mother N10,000 and used the rest of the money to buy herself a new phone.
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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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