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I feel safer in Maiduguri than in Abuja – Senator Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume has expressed that he feels safer in Maiduguri than in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He said this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday June 17. Ndume noted that security has improved in Maiduguri, adding that it is only outside the Borno state capital that insurgents are marauding around and attack intermittently. He said; “I live in Abuja and also live in Maiduguri. Once I come to Maiduguri, I feel safer than…
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Boko Haram reportedly gets a new Commander after Shekau’s death
Boko Haram has reportedly gotten a new commander, following the death of its leader Abubakar Shekau. The death of Shekau was confirmed in a video message from Bakura Modu, the groups new Commander. Modu also known as Sahaba urged his faction’s commanders to remain loyal despite the loss of their commander. The video provided to AFP by a source close to Boko Haram and confirmed to be Bakura Modu by another local source, showed that the fight against insurgency is far…
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“You dial trouble”- Dino Melaye replies automobile company that accused him of owing them for a car he bought
Dino Melaye has responded after an automobile company accused him of buying a vehicle from them and not paying up for it. The automobile company made a comment under an IG post of the former Lawmaker flaunting his new whip The automobile company left a comment that reads”Sir, you still have outstanding balance to pay unique motors. All effort to reach you and Moses prove abortive. Please pay up sir.” Reacting to this, Dino threatened…
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Buhari’s June 12 speech shows he has nothing to offer – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says President Muhammadu Buhari’s June 12 speech shows he has nothing to offer. Wike, in a 35-second video posted on his verified Facebook page on Friday, said Buhari’s speech indicated that he has nothing to offer the country amid the security crisis bedeviling the entire nation. He said, “The president spoke to us the other day and Nigerians are happy the way he spoke to them and he told…
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Princess seduced Baba Ijesha, went naked before him severally – Niece
A relative of embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has accused comedienne, Princess of severally trying to seduce the actor. Ewatomilola Ayeni, who identified herself as Baba Ijesha’s niece, alleged that Princess severally went naked before Baba Ijesha while seducing him. She said this while addressing journalists at the Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. The court had declined granting the bail application brought before it by Baba Ijesha. Princess had…
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Biafra: You defrauded me N20m – Nnamdi Kanu fires back at Asari Dokubo
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused Asari Dokubo, former militant leader of defrauding him N20m. Dokubo’s recent verbal attacks on him. The IPOB leader said this following Dokubo’s recent verbal attacks on him, he charged Dokubo to stay off Biafra agitation and concentrate on being a pipeline security guard. Asari had recently vowed to bring down Kanu, whom he described as “evil.” The ex-militant leader had accused Kanu of…
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Don’t give Nigeria’s enemies breathing space – Buhari tells Soldiers
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the military not to give criminal elements any breathing space to undermine Nigeria’s interests. He said this during an official visit to Maiduguri, Borno state capital, on Thursday. The president commended the troops for their loyalty and selfless service to Nigeria, asking them not to relent in their efforts to bring an end to insurgency in the region. “Your collective efforts have resulted in the relative peace being enjoyed in…
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Nigerian govt has repaid $150m out of $2bn Chinese loan — Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has claimed that the Federal Government has repaid up to $150m out of the $2bn loan borrowed from China to construct rails. Amaechi stated this while answering questions on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Wednesday. When asked how much of the Chinese loans obtained that the Federal Government has repaid, Amaechi said, “The right ministry to respond to that question is the Ministry of Finance; they borrow and they…
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It doesn’t matter how many they kill, Biafra must emerge – Nnamdi Kanu vows
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has vowed that the alleged attacks on his loyalists in the Southeast aiming at halting the the current agitation will not stop Biafra nation from emerging as a sovereign state. Kanu had severally accused the Nigerian Army and police operatives of killing IPOB members as a means of dousing the agitation and security agencies in the region had also accused the IPOB members and its…
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“Please pay up sir” Automobile sales company accuses Dino Melaye of unpaid debt after flaunting his new Rolls Royce Cullinan
Dino Melaye has been called out by an automobile sales company over alleged unpaid debt flaunting his new Rolls Royce Cullinan on Instagram. He captioned the photo; “As usual, talk your rubbish while I cruise The RR.” The automobile company then responded: “Sir, you still have outstanding balance to pay unique motors. All effort to reach you and Moses prove abortive. Please pay up sir.” Dino is yet to respond to the allegation.
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‘We raped her, killed her and then poured acid on her body”- man recounts how he and three others murdered a petty trader who he had sold a piece of land to
A suspected murderer, Prince Reuben, from Etche community in Rivers state has been arrested for conspiring with three of his friends who are currently at large to rape and murder a petty trader, Joy Saturday. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Frank Mba, said Reuben who hails form Etche in Rivers state had earlier sold a piece of land to the trader a hard working mother of four, who laboured so hard to put…
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Sleepy Buhari making corruption to run rampant in Nigeria – Steve Hanke
Steve H Hanke, an American applied economist at John Hopkins University, Baltimore has taken a swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration as Nigeria continues to experience an upsurge in corruption. There has been public outcry over the high level of corruption since the APC-led administration took over in 2015. This has been complicated by the worsening of insecurity situation in the country. Hanke who described Buhari as a sleepy president in a tweet via…
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