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Universities will reopen in January- Chris Ngige says
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has assured that Nigerian universities that have been on strike for over 9 months will reopen by January 2021. The minister disclosed this while speaking at a function in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, yesterday December 21 “We have met about 98 percent of the request of ASUU. Some 5 to 2 percent is what you can call promissory notes. So, I am very hopeful that by midnight today, there are some works we are supposed to get on to do. They also have some work they are…
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Mother of five commits suicide over hardship
A mother of five has reportedly committed suicide over her hardships in Ebonyi state. The deceased identified as Ifeoma Otubo was found hanging from a mango tree behind her house in the early hours of Sunday, December 20. Her brother, Christopher Oyibo, who confirmed the incident, said she had attempted to kill herself in 2014 because of her difficult situation but was rescued. According to a source from the community, the deceased and family were displaced due to the Ezza/Eziulo lingering communal crisis in Ishielu local government area of the state, lost their business and are now small farmers. “She…
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No going back on Eastern Security Network — IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has made it known to the Federal Government of Nigeria, South-East and South-South governors, and security agencies that its newly established Eastern Security Network, ESN, has come to stay. In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful entitled: “Stop terrorism first before attempting to stop ESN,” IPOB described the statement allegedly credited to Governor Dave Umahi on behalf of his colleague governors as one coming from a lilly-livered people. The group claimed that the governors by their statement against ESN were only further exposing their emptiness and detachment from the people.…
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Kankara abduction: We were told to say Boko Haram kidnapped us – Student
One of the abducted schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State has revealed that their abductors were not members of the Boko Haram sect. The schoolboy disclosed this in a viral video, adding that they were told to say that the kidnappers were Boko Haram insurgents. Asked if their abductors were bandits or Boko Haram, the students said, “I do not know who they are but I was told to say they’re Boko Haram from the gang of Abu Shekau.” Asked about his experience, he added, “From what I experienced sincerely they are not Boko Haram.” Matawalle…
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Terror attacks ‘have reduced drastically’ in Zamfara – Governor Matawalle
Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has averred that the security situation in the northwest state has improved since he became Governor. Matawalle made this statement in response to accusations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he was sponsoring bandits in the state. He noted that such allegations were malicious and insulting. “I find it insulting that the APC is accusing me of sponsoring bandits in my own state. We all are living witnesses to the fact that during APC’s tenure, Zamfara state was adjudged as a colony of banditry in the whole world. “We are not claiming that…
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Stop seeking medical care overseas – Mrs Fayemi tells Nigerians
The First Lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has called on wealthy Nigerians to stop seeking medical treatments abroad, saying the multi-system Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) can rival any hospital globally. Speaking at her office in Ado Ekiti on Monday, while playing host to the family of Miss Precious Sodeinde, a brain tumor patient, the first lady noted that ABUTH was well equipped with personnel and instruments with indisputable capacity to offer quality healthcare delivery that any hospital in India, the United States of America, Britain and other advanced nations could offer. Addressing the family of Miss…
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Don’t distract me with 2023 Presidency – Yahaya Bello
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has stated that he does not want to be distracted by calls for him to contest in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. The Governor stated this on Monday through his Chief Press Secretary, Nnogwu Sani Mohammed at the ongoing security and economic summit of the Northcentral Governors Forum in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. He expressed that his administration is focused on delivering his mandate of rebuilding Kogi State. Bello further expressed that his administration’s ability to curb insecurity in Kogi State and massive youth empowerment has been attracting support leading to the calls…
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‘Not sure what good Fulani presidency has done the country, including the north’ – Kingsley Moghalu
Former Presidential Candiadate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu has stated that he is not sure what good the Fulani presidency has done for Nigeria including the north. In a tweet he shared on Twitter, he stated that it is wrong to emphasize “ethnic origin without the national context”. See his post below:
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”Buhari is not the one ruling but some people close to him” – Apostle Okikijesu releases prophecies about Buhari, 2023
Apostle Paul Okikijesu of the Christ Apostolic Miracle Ministry, has shared some prophecies concerning the president and things to come in 2023. Okikijesu said God has revealed to him that President Muhammadu Buhari is not the one in charge of the leadership of Nigeria but people very close to him. He said the president had abandoned the counsel of God and is depending on his own wisdom, describing the 78-year-old Nigerian leader as a very stubborn President. Okikijesu said that God had instructed the President to seek the wisdom of the religious advisers and to seek advice from ex-Presidents, experts…
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Boko Haram: Be thankful for small mercies you receive from Buhari Govt – Presidency tells Nigerians
The Presidency says Nigerians should be thankful for the little mercies shown to them by the President Muhammadu government and emphasize on them instead of finding faults. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday politics, presidential aide, Femi Adesina said Nigerians should be thankful that bombings by Boko Haram insurgents no longer happen on a daily basis in the country, recalling that there was a time in Nigeria when bombs would go off for about 6 times in a single day, insisting that since Buhari became President, the killings had reduced. When asked if security had improved under the current government, the…
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Treat everyone equally to preserve Nigeria’s unity – Fani-Kayode tells Buhari
Femi Fani-Kayode has called out President Muhammadu Buhari after he addressed the released schoolboys of Government Science School, Kankara, Katsina State in Hausa language where he reportedly urged them to stay in school. Reacting to this in a tweet, the former Minister stated that the move by the President violates the obligation to treat everyone equally, which he says is a threat to the unity of the country. He wrote: “You addressed the Kankara students at a public gathering in front of the nations’ media in Hausa rather than English. May I remind Mr. President that English is the lingua…
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“I defeated male fertility issues” – Man with low sperm count shares his inspiring story as he welcomes first biological child after two failed marriages
A filmmaker from Gambia, who has low sperm count has welcomed his first biological child with his third wife after two failed marriages. Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, a University of Stirling UK graduate took to Facebook on Saturday, December 19, to share his inspiring story and encourage men in similar situation not to lose hope. According to him, his fertility issue was the side effect of intensive medication he took following Tuberculosis ailment he suffered in the early 2000s. Read his post below: GOD’S TIME IS THE BEST, ALAS, I AM A BIOLOGICAL FATHER, DEFEATING MALE FERTILITY ISSUES. Being childless in our…
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