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PDP is the best friend Nigeria could have – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described PDP as the best friend Nigeria could have. PDP had ruled Nigeria for 16 years before APC came into power in 2015. Atiku shared this in a tweet which reads: ”The Peoples Democratic Party is the best friend Nigeria could have. All geopolitical zones deserve a political party that believes in Nigeria and not a party that believes otherwise. “The @OfficialPDPNig has much to offer all parts of Nigeria, and I urge all Nigerians in all zones to keep faith with a party that has kept faith with Nigeria and will be equitable…
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Kleptocrats have formed a major part of Buhari’s Govt – Ndume
Lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Senator Ali Ndume has expressed that President Muhammadu Buhari is being betrayed by some kleptocrats in his government. Senator Ndume made this known while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He said President Buhari is a genuine person that has the interest of the common man at heart. “He has integrity and the competence but unfortunately, the kleptocrats in the government have formed the majority and therefore betraying the laudable policies that the president wants to implement.” Ndume opined that President Buhari has performed on the three major agendas which he…
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Shehu Sani raises alarm as bandits allegedly kidnap Scores on Kaduna-Abuja Road
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has raised alarm over the activities of bandits on the Kaduna-Abuja road. He alleged that some bandits on Sunday blocked the Kaduna-Abuja road and kidnapped scores of persons. Shehu Sani shared this in a tweet via his official Twitter handle as he urged northern governors to prioritize the insecurity situation in the region. He wrote: “Today, the Bandits along Kaduna Abuja audaciously blocked the road in broad daylight and kidnapped scores of people, including a young man I know. Operation Puff Adder needs reactivation. This is where the attention of the Northern Governors is needed.”
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There is nothing wrong with Social Media Bill – Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume, Chairman of Senate Army Committee, has expressed that he sees nothing wrong with the implementation of a Social Media Bill. Speaking in an interview on Channels’ TV Sunday Politics, he said that this will make people be held accountable for whatever they say or do online. During his interview, Ndume stated that the 8th Senate had discussed the need to control social media, but insists freedom of speech should not be muzzled. “So, I feel that there is nothing wrong with having a social media bill, to define what you say or how you say it, and…
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“Michelle would leave me if I join Biden” – Obama
Former United States President, Barack Obama has ruled any chance of taking a position in Joe Biden’s cabinet. Speaking in an interview with CBS on Sunday, Obama predicted that if he accepts an appointment, his wife Michelle would leave him. On how he’ll assist Biden, Obama said his second in command for 8 years doesn’t need advice. “I will help him in any ways that I can. I’m not planning to suddenly work on the White House staff or something. “There are some things I would not be doing because Michelle would leave me. She’d be like, what? You’re doing…
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“Seeking to remove Arabic from the Naira is the height of ignorance” – MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has described the suit challenging the Arabic inscription on the Nigerian currency (naira) as ‘acrobatic religiousity’ and the height of ignorance. According to the Islamic group, it was not Nigerian Muslim leaders who brought the idea of Arabic in the Nigerian currency in post-independence Nigeria, adding that the man who initiated it was a Christian, an Urhobo officer by name General David Akpode Ejoor. The group tackled Nigerian Christians and former President Goodluck Jonathan, accusing him of becoming an instrument of division by removing Arabic from the naira during his administration. The group was responding…
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Trump says Biden won but he won’t concede even as Judges continue to throw out cases over lack of fraud evidence
Donald Trump has insisted he is not conceding the US election, despite seemingly acknowledging for the first time that Democrat Joe Biden had won. “He won because the Election was Rigged,” he wrote on Twitter but minutes later said he was not conceding that he lost the 3 November election. Mr Trump also repeated unsubstantiated claims of widespread election fraud. While several legal disputes about the election remain to be heard in U.S. courts in several political battleground states, Trump already has lost numerous cases that alleged voting and vote-counting irregularities. On Friday, election officials said the vote was the…
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Actress Ameze Imarhiagbe calls out African clergymen prophesying about US elections and nothing about events in their countries
Actress Ameze Imarhiagbe has taken to her Instagram page to tackle African prophets who have come up with one prophecy or the other about the outcome of the US Presidential election without sharing any about their countries in Africa. With particular reference to the current controversy surrounding the US presidential election, Ameze wrote ”It’s so baffling that some African prophets have been heard prophesying about the outcome of the US elections; what’s gonna happen to Trump, what’s gonna happen to Biden and what the future holds for the US… but are yet to see what the future holds for their own…
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Gov Yahaya Bello denies approving any new levy on bread, after his commissioner said levy is only for bread from outside Kogi
The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has expressed intense displeasure with news that his administration has imposed a tax on individual loaves of bread to be paid by bakeries and bread sellers in the state. Last week, the media was awash with news that the state government has imposed a levy on every loaf of bread in the state. Following the outcry, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, came out to explain that the new levy was imposed in order to protect indigenous bakers from those “who bring bread to the state without paying any form of…
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From the mouth of a full-blown Lesbian – Actress Uche Ogbodo slams Inem Peter for saying women are happier without men
Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo has taken a swipe at her colleague Inem Peter over her comment about ‘women being happier without men’. Recall that Inem Peter had shared a post in which she said that “women are much happier without men. Men are women’s major problem”. Reacting to this, Uche Ogbodo stated that it is coming “from the mouth of a full blown lesbian”.
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Lekki Toll Gate Shooting: We are not happy Sanwo-Olu denied inviting us – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian army has expressed its disappointment with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s insistence on not inviting them to intervene in the #EndSARS crisis in Lagos state. Brigadier AI Taiwo who shared the Nigerian army’s account of the Lekki Toll Gate Shooting at the resumed sitting of the Lagos judicial panel on Saturday November 14, stated that Governor Sanwo-Olu called on the military for support on October 20 after the #EndSARS crisis degenerated into “violence.” He said; “I spoke with the governor and said the army was unhappy that he said he did not ask the army to intervene. But I’m sure, after we’ve…
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Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and wife skip bail amid fraud trial, flee to Malawi from South Africa
The founder of Enlightened Christian Gathering church, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary have fled to his native country Malawi from South Africa, amid the ongoing anti-graft case against them. This is coming after the controversial millionaire preacher who is known for his “miracles” and wildly extravagant lifestyle and his wife were granted bail of R200,000 each by a Pretoria Central Magistrate’s court. The couple and three others are standing trial for fraud and money laundering case worth R102 million. One of their explicit bail conditions was that they were not to leave South Africa. Their travel documents was handed over to an investigating officer…
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