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Bishop Kukah won’t apologise, leave Sokoto – Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister, Fani Kayode has faulted the call by a Muslim group that Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah should leave the state, following his Christmas message. The Muslim Solidarity Forum, Sokoto, had advised Kukah to quietly leave Sokoto or stop what it termed “his malicious vituperations against Islam and Muslims” adding that the Bishop should tender an unreserved apology to the Muslim community. Reacting to this in a series of tweets, Fani-Kayode insisted that Bishop Kukah did not attack Muslims in his Christmas message, hence has nothing to apologise for. He wrote; “Bishop Hassan Kukah did…
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Muslim Forum threatens Bishop Kukah
Bishop Kukah’s Christmas message is still generating reactions from quarters of the country. A group under the aegis of Muslim Solidarity Forum has called out the clergy to apologise to the entire Muslim Ummah over his recent comments against Islam. Speaking to newsmen on Tuesday the acting chairman of the Muslim forum, Professor Isa Muhammad Maishanu described Kukah’s comment as “malicious.” The Islamic group warned the cleric to “quickly and quietly leave” Sokoto, the seat of the caliphate. MSF expressed that Kukah’s “innuendos and parables” in his speeches were against Islam and its adherents, adding that they were provocative. “The…
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Nengi reacts as Gov. Diri replaces her as Face of Bayelsa Girl child
Reality TV star, Nengi has reacted after she was replaced as the face of Bayelsa Girl Child with a first class Graduate of Law From the Niger Delta University, Ebizi Eradiri. The decision of Governor Diri to pick Nengi for the position had met strong criticism on social media as many believed that the double First Class Law Graduate, not only made Bayelsans proud but also the entire Izon nation. And the Governor on Monday announced Eradiri as the New Face of Bayelsa Girl Child. Reacting to this, Nengi in a tweet congratulated Eradiri over her achievement, she wrote; “Congratulations…
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APC will soon be Africa’s largest political party and even developed nations will learn from the party – Yahaya Bello
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will soon become the largest political party in Africa and that developed nations will come to seek wisdom from the party. Speaking at the inauguration of the mobilization committee for the party’s membership registration/revalidation exercise on Tuesday, January 12, Bello asserted that the party is going to be an institution for politics in Nigeria. “It is not out of place that every election in Kogi state, we are winning it with ease. We are going to repeat the same feat for the country by the grace of God.…
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“I did it in self defence” – Corps member explains why she hacked man to death in Akwa Ibom
The corps member who was apprehended after killing a man in Akwa Ibom on Sunday January 10 has explained that she did it in self defence. Princess Odume narrated her ordeal when she was interrogated by the police after being arrested for killing the young man identified as Japhet Akwaowo. According to the police spokesperson in the state, Odiko Ogbeche-Macdon, he said Odume claimed Akwaowo threatened to kill her upon her refusal to oblige his request to remove her clothes so that he could have sex with her. “She actually killed the young man identified as Akwaowo Japhet. She said…
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Politicians in the north are scared of restructuring because they are formless outside Nigeria – Prof Pat Utomi
Nigerian professor of political economy, Pat Utomi has explained why he thinks politicians in the north are afraid of restructuring. Speaking at a virtual media parley ahead of the ‘Never Again’ conference to mark 51 years after the civil war, Utomi made it known that the north largely relies on the federal government for their share of revenue and according to him “has made them really unproductive”. He added that northern politicians are scared of restructuring because they are formless outside Nigeria. He said; “There is a real crisis in the north that the south does not understand. They are…
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Governor Diri replaces BBNaija’s Nengi as Face of Bayelsa Girl Child
Governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri has replaced Big Brother Naija star, Nengi as the Face of Bayelsa Girl Child with Ebizi Blessing Eradiri, a First Class graduate of Law at the Niger Delta University (NDU). This came after many Nigerians faulted the appointment of the reality show star while also pointing out that Eradiri has not only made Bayelsans proud, but the entire Izon nation with her excellent performance at the Niger Delta University and the Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus. The Governor made the announcement on Monday, whilst giving Eradiri an automatic employment to lecture at NDU’s Faculty…
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Hospitals won’t be able to handle serious Covid-19 cases soon — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is now reaching a critical level in the fight against Covid-19 as hospital capacity will no longer be able to cope with more serious COVID-19 cases. According to the Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, in a series of tweets noted that the number of coronavirus cases reported in the country has been on the rise in the last four weeks. He wrote; “We are reaching a critical level where our hospital capacity will no longer be able to cope with more serious COVID-19 cases and health workers will…
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Be ready to move to Sambisa – Buratai tells Recruits
Chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai has charged recruits of the Nigerian army to prepare themselves to move to the Sambisa of the Bokoharam sect. He made this known while speaking during the final screening for 80 regular recruits at Falgore forest in Kano. He called on the recruits to make up their minds to defend the country adding that those who are not disciplined and loyal to the cause are free to leave. He said; “As such, you must make up your mind that you are ready to serve your country as a soldier and you should be ready,…
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“The JNI should identify where in my statement I attacked Muslims in Nigeria” – Bishop Kukah
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah has reacted to a comment by the Islamic group, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) over his controversial Christmas message. The JNI had accused Kukah of “firing a poisoned arrow at the heart of Islam and Muslims in Nigeria” after he said there could have been a coup if a non-Northern Muslim President did a fraction of what President Buhari has done. The JNI in a statement signed by its secretary-general Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, alleged that the Catholic Bishop initiated the attack even when he was welcomed in Sokoto. Reacting to this, the Catholic Bishop…
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Service Chiefs: People don’t see what Buhari is seeing – Garba Shehu
Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu has stated reasons why the President has not yet fired the Service Chiefs as many Nigerians have demanded. Garba in an interview on TVC said it is so because he sees what Nigerians do not see in them. “It is because he is seeing things that critics are not seeing. He is seeing things most people don’t see,” he said When asked why the security heads are still in office, he said; “It is not a tenured appointment. There is no part of the law that says chief of army staff must serve for two years.…
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FG blames churches, schools for COVID-19 second wave
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has claimed that the second wave of the virus in Nigeria was caused by series of travels, reopening of schools, businesses and religious centres, According to reports, there are currently over 100,000 confirmed infections in the country and due to this there are ongoing reviews on the date of school resumption. Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, speaking during Monday’s media briefing in Abuja, named factors that led to the spike in numbers. “It is, however, very instructive to stress that factors that have contributed…
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