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Presidency first to defend Herdsmen when they Kill People — Odumakin
The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has asked the Presidency to stop acting as the mouthpiece of the Fulani herdsmen. Speaking during a programme on Monday on Arise TV, Afenifere National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin slammed the presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, for defending the herders when the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, gave a lawful order for herdsmen to vacate the forest reserves in the state. He said: “Unfortunately, we don’t have a government that is governmental. Instead of the government defending the right to life of the people, you see that any time these herdsmen kill people, the first…
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Nigerians react with insults as FFK is spotted with APC chieftains including Yahaya Bello of Kogi [photos/tweets]
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode may be on his way back to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) six years after he left for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He just met with chairman, Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) Gov. Mai Mala Buni and Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello at a Guest House in Abuja. The closed- door meeting, which lasted for about an hour. Fani-Kayode had earlier met with Governor Bello in his Wuse Zone 6 residence in Abuja before he led the former Minister to the party chairman’s Guest House. Nigerians have now reacted to his…
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90% of Nigerian girls in a serious relationship will have s3x with another guy for N500k – Nigerian man writes
A Nigerian man on Twitter, @Wizebaba has sparked debate on Twitter after stating that Nigerian girls in serious relationships will cheat on their boyfriends for N500k. He wrote in his tweet; “90% of Nigerian girls in a serious relationship will have sex with another guy for N500k.” While some agreed with his tweet, several others hit back at him, saying that 99% of Nigerian guys in serious relationships will cheat on their girlfriends for absolutely nothing. See reactions to the tweet below.
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I’ll expose how we forced Stephanie Otobo to apologize over sex scandal – Pastor Mike Davids threatens Apostle Suleman
Former pastor of the Omega Fire Ministries, Mike Davids, who had accused the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Johnson Suleman, of sleeping with his wife, has threatened to expose the “truth” behind the Stephanie Otobo’s sex scandal. Recall that between 2017 and 2018, Canada-based singer Stephanie Otobo accused Apostle Suleman of impregnating her and breaching a promise to marry her. The accusation dragged on with Festus Keyamo standing as Stephanie’s lawyer. However, months later, Stephanie made a U-turn and confessed at the Omega Fire Ministries that she was paid by “strong” politicians and pastors to accuse Suleman. “They paid…
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It is deceitful to believe that bandits who are counting millions will embrace dialogue and return to a lifestyle of seeing little money – Gov El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has explained why banditry has continued in the North West region of the country. Speaking in an interview on BBC Hausa on Monday February 8 following the killing of 18 people by suspected bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday February 6, El-Rufai said it’s been difficult to tackle banditry in the region because every state is fighting it in its own way. The Kaduna state Governor stated that it will be difficult to succeed in the fight against banditry if states in the region don’t come together to ask the “federal…
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Every medium of exchange is subject to fraud and criminality – Moghalu reacts to CBN’s reason for banning cryptocurrency transactions
Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu has criticized theapex bank’s reason for stopping cryptocurrency transactions in the country. Recall that CBN had in a statement released on Sunday February 7, said it banned cryptocurrency transactions because they are largely speculative, anonymous, untraceable and are increasingly being used for money laundering, terrorism financing and other criminal activities. Reacting to this while appearing on an Arise TV program on Monday February 8, Moghalu stated that the excuse of “cryptocurrencies being used to perpetrate fraud” is not a serious argument. The former presidential candidate in the interview averred that every medium of…
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“If you love someone and want it to work, keep it off social media” – Tamar Braxton
American reality star, Tamar Braxton has advised that people keep their relationship off social media if they truly love their partners and want things to work out between them. The 43-year-old mother of one, who has had two failed marriages, took to her Instagram story to drop the message, saying: “If you love them and you want it to work…keep it off social media Periodt.” Tamar Braxton was previously linked to a US based-Nigerian financial advisor, David Adefeso. The pair went their separate ways after the reality star accused Adefeso of assaulting her and threatening to kill her in a murder-suicide, the…
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APC will do whatever it takes to install a Governor in Anambra state in forthcoming gubernatorial election – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has averred that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will do whatever it takes to install a new Governor in the forthcoming gubernatorial election scheduled to hold in Anambra state on November 6, 2021. Ngige made this known over the weekend during an interactive session between the party stakeholders and members of the registration and revalidation committee in Awka, the state capital. He said the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) administration in the state had failed to provide good governance for the people. According to him, “quality leadership” ended in 2006 when he left…
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Insecurity: ‘Don’t Interrupt Others If You Can’t Protect Your Land’ – Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has called out people interrupting efforts by residents in some part of the country to fight against banditry. The former lawmaker made this call in a post via his verified Twitter account on Monday. He lamented over the spate of insecurity in the North, most especially in the rural north-west. According to him, sometimes, it takes days to find corpses of those killed by the bandits who go about on motorcycles to set villages on fire, rape, and kill innocent citizens. He wrote: “Bandits have ravaged and pillaged most parts of the rural north west.They…
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Cryptocurrencies breed illegal activities, raise risks – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed the reasons behind its decision to ban cryptocurrency-related transactions in the country. According to a statement on Sunday by Osita Nwanisobi, Acting Director, Corporate Communications of the Apex bank, he said the digital currency could be used for money laundering and terrorism. He noted that the ban on such transactions will not have any negative impact on fintechs. The statement reads; “The recent regulatory directive became necessary to protect the financial system and the generality of Nigerians (including the youth population) from the risks inherent in crypto assets transactions, which have escalated…
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Admit you are the matron of the cattle rearers association – Soyinka tells Buhari
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order the Army to back Nigerians in flushing out killer herdsmen. Soyinka said this while urging Buhari to publicly renounce the activities of killer herdsmen across the country. Speaking in an interview with BBC Pidgin when asked what he is expecting from Buhari, Soyinka said: “Address the nation in a very stern, unambiguous terms. “Say openly, yes, I know I am the matron of the cattle rearers association, etc. “I am a cattle rancher myself, it is a business and I run my business on business terms. “I do…
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$500m worth of Bitcoin Traded in Nigeria in the last Five Years – Moghalu
Former Deputy-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu has revealed that $500 million worth of Bitcoin has been traded in Nigeria within the last five years. Moghalu said this reacting to the recent CBN policy which directed all banks to close accounts that transact in cryptocurrency. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, the former Presidential candidate slammed the move of the apex bank. According to him, regardless of the risks involved in trading in cryptocurrencies, he would not recommend that it be banned outrightly. He called on the Nigerian government to stop taking actions perceived…
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