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2023 presidency: Tinubu will be worse than Buhari, runs Lagos like pig farm – Adeyanju
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has predicted that the tenure of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would be worse than that of President Muhammadu Buhari, if elected as president of Nigeria in 2023. He said Tinubu runs Lagos state like a Pig Farm. Adeyanju said this while reacting to reports that hoodlums popularly known as Agberos rake in N125 billion annually in Lagos. The activist in a tweet warned that…
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Sunday Igboho demands N5.5bn damages from Nigerian govt
Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, is demanding N5bn in damages from the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Department of State Services (DSS), over the invasion of his house in the early hours of July 1 by DSS operatives which saw the murder of two of his associates and arrest of 12 others. Igboho, who is currently in detention in Benin Republic, filed the suit at the Federal High…
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Court orders DSS to Produce Igboho’s Associates
A Federal High Court ruling in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Service (DSS) to produce the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Igboho, who have been in their custody since the second of July, 2021. The aides to Igboho who were arrested at his Ibadan residence are expected to be in court on Thursday, 29th July and their case is expected to proceed regardless of the annual court vacation slated to begin…
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“We call on God to deal with Buhari” – Afenifere chieftain Ayo Adebanjo kicks over Igboho’s arrest
Leader of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group, Ayo Adebanjo, has expressed that God will “deal with” President Buhari following several attacks on Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. Igboho was arrested in Benin Republic on Monday, July 19, while attempting to fly to Germany with his wife, Ropu. Speaking on Arise TV, 93-year-old Adebanjo said Igboho is a “political prisoner”, and that the federal government has “no right” to seek his extradition. He…
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Sack of 40 Pastors: ”No room for laziness and unfruitfulness”- COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo backs Bishop Oyedepo
Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo, has thrown his weight behind the decision of Bishop David Oyedepo to fire 40 pastors of his church for being ”unfruitful and blatant failures”. Fatoyinbo who is one of the proteges of Oyedepo, in a post on Instagram reiterated that there is no room for laziness and unfruitfulness He further posed a question that if a person was fired from a bank for not…
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“Historians should be fair to us so that those who are looking for leadership positions will not exploit political ignorance of the people” – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on historians and intellectuals to be fair in documenting the achievements of his administration. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari spoke when he received some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his country home in Daura, Katsina state. Buhari stated that it would be unfortunate to mislead the electorate with “lies and personal bias. “For the time remaining, and for those who have one…
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Twitter ban: Buhari govt didn’t stop Nigerians from using social media platform – Malami tells court
The Nigerian government has informed a Lagos Federal High Court that it has not stopped Nigerians from using Twitter. The Nigerian government and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami in a counter-affidavit deposed to in response to an originating motion filed by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong. In the affidavit deposed to by Mr Ilop Lawrence on behalf of the Federal Government, Malami said the suspension of Twitter was not an abuse of human rights…
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“The only thing Christ punished for being fruitless was a tree” – Daddy Freeze tells Pastor Oyedepo
Controversial OAP, Daddy Freeze has disagreed with Bishop David Oyedepo for the reasons he gave over the dismissal of about 40 pastors from his church A Winners Pastor, identified as Peter Godwin, alleged that he and 40 other pastors were sacked for underperforming. Reacting, on Wednesday, Oyedepo said the reason for their sack was because they were unfruitful failures. In a reaction, Freeze in a post via his Instagram account, pointed out that the only…
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“We are watching and will get you anywhere, anytime” – EFCC warns Fraudsters and Shady Politicians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Fraudsters and shady politicians involved in financial crimes to retrace their steps as they are watching. The anti-graft agency gave the warning in a statement posted via its official social media accounts on Friday, July 23. The post reads; “This na for the shady leaders wey dey carry our money go Overseas. This na for the Yahoo Yahoo boys wey dey spoil our Country name Overseas.…
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Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa is unveiled as new Karagumruk SK player in Turkey
Turkish League giants, Karagumruk SK have secured the signing of Nigeria international Ahmed Musa on a one-year deal. The 28-year-old winger was unveiled by the super-Lig outfit on Thursday ahead of the 2021-22 season, which will kick off a few weeks from now. The move marks Musa’s return to Europe after he left his boyhood club Kano pillars in Nigeria. Details of the contract weren’t revealed, but the striker is expected to boost the club’s…
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CBN to launch digital currency on Independence Day
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will be launching its own digital currency on Independence day, October 1, 2021. According to Nairametrics, CBN’s IT Director, Rakiya Mohammed at the conclusion of the 306th Banker’s Committee meeting, disclosed that the apex bank has been conducting research in regards to digital currencies since 2017 and may conduct a proof of concept before the end of this year. The project which is tagged Project…
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It’s not our duty to stop agitations – Military
The Nigerian military has said that it is not it’s duty to stop agitations across the country as it is a political thing. This was in a statement by Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor in Owerri, Imo State capital, during an interactive session with retired senior military officers from the South East geo-political zone. Speaking after former Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (Retd) said war won’t solve the current issues in…
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