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Senate proposes 15 years imprisonment for anyone who pays ransom to kidnappers
A bill seeking to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined in the country was on Wednesday May 19 considered by the Nigerian senate. The bill titled Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which stipulates a 15-year jail sentence for anyone found guilty of such action is being sponsored by Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi and it scaled second reading during plenary. Onyewuchi who raised an alarm of…
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We won’t tolerate & will repel further attacks by Army on Biafrans…An attack on our S/East brothers is an attack on Yorubas – Igboho
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has said that he and his group will repel any attack by the Nigerian army in the South-East region of the country. The Nation reported that Igboho in the statement released by his media aide Olayomi Koiki, stated that any attack against Biafra should be considered an attack against the Yorubas. He also called for an end to raids carried out in South-East. Igboho said; “We would like…
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“Now he knows how it feels to be judged” Toke Makinwa reacts to scandal of a certain guy who “abuses women and calls them trash”
According to her, the guy in question would now know how it feels to have untrue things said about a person and to be judged via a false story. Her shade come hours after reports of former presidential media aide, Reno Omokri, fathering a baby outside his marriage, went viral. Reno has since debunked the report. See her tweets below
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Former soldier and 33 others arrested for alleged internet fraud in Osun (photos)
A former Nigerian soldier, Adebisi Jamiu, and 33 others have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissioner EFCC in Osogbo, the Osun State capital for alleged internet fruad. A statement released on Tuesday May 18 by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were picked up in different locations in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. According to Uwujaren, the 22-year-old former soldier and the other suspects were arrested on…
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“I’m not a Nigerian artiste. I don’t make money from Nigeria” Burna Boy says
Burna Boy has said he is not a Nigerian artist though he’s from Nigeria. He made this known on Twitter while reacting to a discussion about his achievements as an international artist. A Davido fan account – going by the username, A Better Time, gotten from Davido’s album – said of Burna during the discussion: “He was *just an average star back in Nigeria and Africa at large, more like an artist with prospects, unlike his peers who…
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Nigeria Immigration suspends new applications for international passports nationwide
The Nigeria Immigration Service has suspended new applications for international passports till the 1st of June 2021. The Comptroller General of Immigration, Muhammed Babandede made the announcement on Tuesday, May 18, during a press briefing in Abuja. Mr. Babandede said the directive was given by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. “The process of receiving and processing all fresh passport applications nationwide is suspended till 1st June 2021, when the new passport regime would have…
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El-Rufai sacks nurses, warns KASU lecturers over strike
Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has sacked all nurses below Level 14, who abandoned their duty posts to participate in the strike spearheaded by the Nigeria Labour Congress. He also threatened to sack lecturers of the Kaduna State University (KASU), who were absent from work. El-Rufai announced the tough measures in a statement by media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye. “The Ministry of Health will dismiss all nurses below GL 14 for going on an unlawful strike”, Adekeye…
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Buhari seeks Senate approval for fresh N2.3trn external loan
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to approve another N2.3trillion ($6.18bn) external loan. This is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read at plenary on Tuesday. Buhari said the proposed loan which is equivalent to N2.3trillion is to finance the 2021 budget deficit of N5.6 trillion. Buhari said the loan would enable the Federal Government to fund critical infrastructural projects in transportation, health, and education among others. This…
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“We stand by our story” News publication insists Reno had a child with another woman
Despite Reno insisting that a report that he welcomed a child with another woman is false, the publication insists they stand by their report. The Will had released a report on Monday May 17, claiming Reno Omokri abandoned his wife Tuokpe Omokri and their three kids in the US and welcomed a child with a UK-based lover. The publication also released the transcript of an interview they claim they did with Reno’s wife, Tuokpe, in…
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House of Reps set to legalize the use of Indian hemp for economic benefits – Spokesperson Benjamin Okezie Kalu
The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, says the lower chamber of the National Assembly is set to legalize the use of Indian Hemp in Nigeria for economic benefit. Kalu announced this at a press conference on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis in Akure, Ondo state. According to Kalu, the House of Representatives has concluded an arrangement to organize a two-day stakeholders roundtable on the benefits of Hemp that will be attended by…
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EFCC arrests former Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed over alleged diversion of N9bn
Former Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has reportedly been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to Channels Television, the former governor is being questioned by a crack team of operatives at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja The 57-year-old was said to have arrived at the EFCC headquarters at about 10 am on Monday, in response to the invitation sent to him by the agency. Following his arrival at the anti-graft agency’s office,…
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Kaduna state is becoming a mini gaza – Senator Shehu Sani
In a tweet posted yesterday on his handle, the former senator who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial district in the 8th National Assembly, wrote; ”Kaduna is in a state of paralysis. Encircled by Bandits and strangulated by strikes. We are becoming a mini Gaza.”
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