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Reflect on where we were before criticizing us – Buhari
President Buhari has called on Nigerian elites who criticize the administration to reflect on where the country was before he took over, prior to their criticisms. He said they should be fair in their judgements. The Nigerian leader said this while receiving Reverend Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission. โThose criticising the administration should be fair in terms of reflecting on where we were before we came, where we are now and what resources are available to us and what we have done with the limited resources. โWe had to struggle paying debts, investing in…
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Makinde says Foreigners fueling insecurity in Oyo, warns Monarchs
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has kicked against traditional rulers who allow non-indigenes enter into their various domains without proper documentation. In a statement made through the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa on Thursday, the Governor stated that some foreigners without proper documentation have infiltrated the state and are contributing to the rising insecurity in the state. Makinde therefore warned monarchs in the state against allocating land to any foreigner without proper documentation noting that such would not be tolerated. The governor assured that his administration would ensure that foreigners in the state were properly documented very…
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No security outfit outside ESN will operate in Igboland โ Nnamdi Kanu warns Southeast Governors
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned that no other Security outfit will be allowed in the South-East order than the Eastern security Network (ESN). Kanu made this known in a statement by his spokesman, Emma Powerful on Thursday. According to him, the proposed security outfit was intended to counter ESN. He also vowed that IPOB will resist any Miyetti Allah vigilante group formed in the Southeast. A statement by Powerful said: โWe the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of our great Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wishes to warn South-East…
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#EndSARS: We are working with judicial panel to make ethical adjustments โ Frank Mba
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CP Frank Mba, has disclosed that the force is working on ways to make ethical adjustments as it has been monitoring and working closely with the #EndSARS panel sittings across the nation. Speaking on Channels TV Sunrise Daily on Thursday, the newly promoted commissioner called on Nigerians to work with the police in their approach to the implementation of security across the country. He said, โWe have officers monitoring and involved in the EndSARS hearing/commission sittings across the nation. โWe are documenting events in the panel and there are lessons to be learnt…
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Nigerians instigating violence should be dealt with like Trump โ Onochie
President Muhammadu Buhariโs Senior Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has expressed that those who instigate violence in Nigeria should henceforth be dealt with. Onochie said this on Thursday morning following Trump’s second impeachment. The United States President, Donald Trump for the second time was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The House voted 232 to 197 on Wednesday, a week after the Capitol attack on the allegation that Trump incited the violence. The House Democrats were able to secure the support of 10 GOP lawmakers to impeach Trump. Reacting to this, Onochie on her Twitter page…
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Presidency faults quit warning to Kukah, cautions Cleric
The presidency has faulted the Muslim Solidarity Forum over a threat it issued to the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, to tender an apology over a recent comment credited to him to leave the state. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, he said the situation was an assault on the clericโs freedom. The presidency also declared that Bishop Kukah must be allowed to practice his faith and politics, further describing the position by the Muslim solidarity forum as wrong and not in line with the constitution of…
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Shehu Sani reacts as Muslim Forum ask Kukah to leave Sokoto
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has reacted to the call by a Muslim group for the Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah to leave the state following his Christmas message. The Muslim Solidarity Forum, Sokoto, had advised Kukah to quietly leave Sokoto or stop what it termed โhis malicious vituperations against Islam and Muslims,โ and tender unreserved apology to Muslims. Reacting to this in a tweet via his twitter handle, Shehu Sani called for a dialogue instead of threats. He wrote; โMy Dear Muslim Forum Sokoto, go in peace and meet Kukah in his Parish, engage him in…
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COVID-19: Mass closure of Schools unconstitutional, disastrous โ Afe Babalola
Founder of Afe Babalola University, Afe Babalola (SAN), has described the mass closure of Nigerian universities by the federal government owing to the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic as unconstitutional and disastrous. Speaking in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday at a press conference about the attempt by the federal government to defer the resumption of universities earlier slated for January 18, the legal Luminary made it known that such action would turn out to be counterproductive and disastrous to the education sector, especially closing down of private schools without prior consultation. โI am of the firm view that mass closure of…
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Woman claims she was once raped by the man hacked to death by youth corps member in Akwa Ibom
A young lady identified as Effiong Laurel Scott, has made claims that she was raped by the man who was hacked to death by a youth corps member in Akwa Ibom. It was reported that on Sunday, January 10, a corps member by name Princess Odume, was apprehended and handed over to the police for allegedly killing a man identified as Japheth Akwaowo. According to Princess, she killed Japheth in self-defense after he threatened to kill her upon her refusal to oblige his request to remove her clothes so that he could have sex with her. In a now viral…
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Trump Becomes First US President To Ever Be Impeached Twice
The U.S House has just voted to impeach President Trump for the second time โ making him the only US president ever to be impeached twice. The House voted on the impeachment resolution, which passed 232 to 197, charges Trump with a single article, โincitement of insurrectionโ for his role in last weekโs deadly Capitol riot. The final vote was 232-197, with 10 House Republicans supporting the measure. The matter will now go before the Senate, which will decide whether Trump should be convicted and removed from office. Here are the ten House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump…
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N40bn Allowance: SSANU, NASU threaten strike
National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Mohammed Ibrahim has expressed that the union might embark on a strike if the Federal Government does not listen to their demands. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) commenced a three-day national protest on Tuesday as they are protesting over irregularities in Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) payments, non-payment of Earned Allowances, non-payment of arrears in minimum wage among other issues. On Wednesday, Ibrahim speaking in an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme Sunrise Daily on…
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Nigeria is not working because people are recruited on sentiment โ Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has expressed the reason why he thinks Nigeria isnโt working, he said it is because people are recruited based on sentiment rather than on merit. He stated this on Wednesday when he joined Governor Nyesom Wike to commission the Constructed Internal Road Phase 2 in Isiokpo, Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State. He expressed that many offices in the country are occupied by people appointed based on sentiments and this act is affecting the development of the country negatively. โThe reason Nigeria is not working today is that people have been recruited…
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