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President Buhari orders immediate reopening of Seme border and three others
President Buhari has ordered the immediate reopening of Seme border and three other land borders. This was according to a tweet posted on the President’s official Twitter handles, the four land borders that are to be reopened include Seme, Illela, Maigatari and Mfun. The tweet; ”President Buhari has directed the immediate opening of four land borders: Seme, Illela, Maigatari, and Mfun.” The borders have been closed since August 2019 in a bid to curtail illegal importation of drugs, small arms and agricultural products into country from neighbouring West African nations.
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“When Boko Haram is done with the North they will face the South”– Aisha Yesufu
Co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG advocacy group, Aisha Yesufu has warned that the Boko Haram sect may turn to the Southern part of Nigeria after it is done with the north. In a series of tweets she shared, the activist cautioned Nigerians against being less concerned about the plight of the North, stressing that no region is safe from the sect’s violence. According to her terrorism is a menace to all of Nigeria. She wrote: “When Boko Haram is done with the North they will face the South. If you think this is none of your business, some thought it…
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‘Bad Omens’ as Buhari in Daura, Aisha in Dubai, CJN down with Covid-19, Buratai in Isolation – FFK
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode says it is bad omen that the president is resting in Daura, the first lady is in Dubai due to security challenges in the Presidential Villa, the Chief Justice has Covid 19, the Chief of Army Staff is in isolation, a number of Army Generals have Covid 19 Lamenting the spate of insecurity in the country, Fani-Kayode once again condemned the abduction of over 333 students of the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State by the Abubakar Shekau-led faction of Boko Haram. He wrote: “The President is in his home town of…
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2015 Election: “We are very sorry” – Dino Melaye apologizes to Jonathan
Former Kogi West lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has publicly apologised to former President Goodluck Jonathan over the role he played in the 2015 general election. The former lawmaker made this apology during a book launch in honour of the former President in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, his apology is borne out of what he described as the state of the Nigerian nation, coupled with what the ex-President achieved while in office. “Having seen what he did as President and the sorry state of our country today, I want to publicly say ‘once I was blind, now I can…
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Katsina Abduction: Those using our children as pawns must be held accountable – Okonjo-Iweala tells FG
Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has reacted to the abduction of over 300 boys from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The former Minister in a tweet she shared via her Twitter handle on Tuesday described the abduction as heartbreaking and urged the Federal Government to do everything possible to bring back the abducted schoolboys. She wrote: “The abduction of more than 300 schoolboys in Katsina is heartbreaking. What a recurring nightmare. My heart goes out to the families of the missing boys. The authorities must do all possible to #BringBackOurBoys! Those using our children as pawns…
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Body of a little girl found floating in a river two days after she went missing
The body of a little girl that has been missing for over two days was found floating in a river at Nnodo community, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital. The little girl identified as Rosemary Chinyere Nnachi, went missing on Saturday, December 12, when she attended an end of the year event with her parents at a club in Nnoro community. According to a family source, “The child disappeared suddenly. Nobody knew where she went to and they started looking for her.” A search party was raised, a missing person report was also circulated on social media. Confirming the death of…
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Man searching for a job dies a day after securing one
A 30-year-old Ghanaian man identified as Andrew Adomako-Jassie has died just a day after he secured a new job with the Ghana Immigration Service. According to reports, Andrew had been in search of a job for over three years since he graduated. The day he died, the deceased had complained of headache and died hours later. According to a friend, the young man was supposed to start his job training on Monday, December 14. “My guy has been stressing for a job for the past 3 years after Uni, only to get a job and die the next day. Hmmm…
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“Don’t be hesitant. Take the vaccine” – Nigerian-US doctor says after taking Covid-19 vaccine
A Nigerian medical doctor, Akpezi Oshobe has taken to Instagram to urge people to take the Covid-19 vaccine as she explained the need for it. Oshobe who has been working in the Covid ICU, said she is one of the first 100 people to take the Covid-19 vaccine in Ohio, USA. Giving her reasons for promptly taking the vaccine, she said: “I thought of all the lives lost… death certificates I had to sign and families that have been forever affected by this horrible disease.” She advised people to continue protecting themselves as they wait to get the vaccine. “Don’t…
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By 2022 we will know if what we need is restructuring or Yoruba Presidency – Seyi Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has expressed that by 2022, the country will decide if what it wants is restructuring or Yoruba Presidency. Speaking at the handover of 33 operational vehicles and 396 motorcycles to the Oyo State Security Agency, popularly known as Operation Amotekun in Ibadan on Tuesday, December 15, he noted that what Nigeria needs is security and restructuring. According to him, it doesn’t matter who the president is as long the nation is restructured, every part of the nation will feel the impact of the government. He said; “I have heard some of our political leaders jostling…
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Nigerian Man killed by Afghan roommate in Portugal
Nigerian man identified as Henry Onyekachi, 29 was on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, stabbed to death by his Afghan roommate in Lisbon, Portugal. Onyekachi arrived Portugal some months ago as a refugee and was put in the same room with a 45-year-old Afghan refugee. On the day he died, he had a clash with his roommate over house chores and the fact that the suspect was having a negative influence on the other refugees in the apartment. The suspect got offended by Onyekachi’s confrontation as he reached for a knife and stabbed him in the back. He died from excessive…
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Aisha Buhari reportedly relocates to Dubai over insecurity in Aso rock
First lady, Aisha Buhari has reportedly relocated to Dubai, the United Arab Emirate According to Sahara reporters, she had already relocated since September after her daughters wedding as she cited some insecurity issues at the Aso villa as her reason for leaving to Dubai. Read the report from Sahara Reporters below; “First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has been in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, since September after the wedding of her daughter, Hanan, and has therefore not been involved in any government activity, SaharaReporters has gathered. SaharaReporters gathered that the First Lady is not in a hurry to return, despite spending over…
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President Buhari should leave his cows for once in preference for the lives of his fellow human beings – Oby Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has called out President Buhari over the abduction of over 300 schoolboys in Kankara, Katsina State on Friday by Boko Haram members. On Saturday morning December 12, there were videos surrounding the internet of the President going to visit his cows which many Nigerians have condemned him for choosing his Cows instead of visiting the distraught parents of the abducted students. Reacting to this, Oby Ezekwesili In a series of tweets posted today December 15, asked President Buhari to stop being ‘inhuman, coldly indifferent and rescue abducted students. She pleaded with the President to…
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