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Doyin Okupe vehemently supported the Anti-gay law in 2014. Now his son is gay – LGBT activist, Pamela Adie
LGBT activist, Pamela Adie has reacted to the news of the son of former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, coming out publicly as gay. In a series of Tweets, Pamela recalled that during the President Goodluck Jonathan- led administration which Okupe was part of, he vehemently supported the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) which forbids any cohabitation between same-sex sexual partners and bans any public show of same-sex amorous relationship as it imposes a 10-year prison…
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“Don’t be offended when people you know don’t support your business” – Kiki Osinbajo
Kiki Osinbajo, Daughter of Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has advised people not to get offended when their friends do not support their business. The beauty entrepreneur shared this on her Instagram page adding that success is sweeter when strangers trust you with their money. She wrote; “Don’t be offended when people you know don’t support your business. The success is sweeter because you converted people who don’t know you to people who trust you with…
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Sale of government assets will benefit Nigerians – Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed says
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has assured that the sale of the Federal government’s properties to fund the 2021 budget will help to boost the country’s economy and benefit Nigerians too. She had revealed during the budget presentation on January 12 that the Federal government will be selling off some of its assets and use the funds generated to fund the deficit in the 2021 budget. In her chat with Channels TV on Friday…
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“Nigerians provide basic infrastructures for themselves despite paying high taxes” – AfDB president, Adesina laments
President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina has expressed displeasure in the situation where Nigerians are not provided with basic infrastructures despite paying high taxes. Speaking on Thursday at the first national tax dialogue organized by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Adesina noted that Nigerians were among the top implicit taxpayers in the world. He explained that Implicit taxes are levies that are borne but are neither seen nor recorded. He said…
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“I see major spiritual challenge ” – Doyin Okupe reacts after his Son comes out as Gay
Former Presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has reacted after his son Bolu came out to publicly announce that he is gay. Bolu had taken to his Instagram page where he posted a photo of himself holding a rainbow flag with matching shorts. “Yes, I’m Gay AF,” he captioned the photo. Reacting to this on social media, Okupe expressed his displeasure as he noted he is very aware that his son is gay. He opposed his son’s…
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Armed Forces remembrance day: Why pigeons Buhari released refused to fly – Presidency
The Presidency has come out with an explanation why the pigeons refused to fly during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari in an article he titled “Reflections from a wreath laying ceremony” made it known that the pigeons could not fly because they have been kept in a cage for a very long time. He wrote; “When birds and some other roaming animals…
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Court overturns death sentence imposed on Kano singer over blasphemy
A Court led by Chief judge Nuraddeen Sagir has overturned the death sentence imposed on Kano Singer, Yahya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy. In the judgement delivered on Thursday January 21, Judge Sagir stated that the trial was full of irregularities as Aminu was not given any legal representation. He also said that the judgement of the upper Sharia court contravened section 2-6-9 of the administration of criminal justice act as he called for the case…
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Zamfara: I have never given vehicles to bandits – Matawalle
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has reacted to claims that he donated vehicles to bandits. Matawalle called a meeting with the traditional rulers, religious leaders and security chiefs at the Government House in Gusau, the capital to discuss the spate of insecurity in the State. The Governor denied providing logistics to neither operating bandits nor the repentant ones as he also questioned the Brigade Commander of the Nigerian Army, Gusau, to mention if he ever…
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“This is how he celebrated you. Please rescue him” – Man begs Buhari as he shares photo of aid worker abducted by Boko Haram giving the 4+4 re-election sign
A Nigerian photographer and humanitarian, Mohammed Chiroma has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue an aid worker, Abubakar Garba Idris that was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists. Chiroma shared a photo of Garba Idris celebrating President Buhari during his visit to Maiduguri. Idris fondly called Aloma is an employee of United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and was abducted along Maiduguri/Damaturu road in Borno on January 2, 2021. Taking to Twitter, Chiroma wrote:…
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Herders’ 7-day ultimatum: We’re fully behind Akeredolu, he heard our cries – Ondo farmers, drivers, forest guards
Farmers, forest guards and drivers in Ondo State have thrown their weight behind the seven days ultimatum given by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to herdsmen to vacate forest reserves across the state. The groups, who stormed Akure, the state capital, stated that they were the most affected with the incessant banditry and kidnappings in the state. While emphasizing that some of the members had been either kidnapped or killed, they said the decision taken by the…
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I’m Gay – Doyin Okupe’s son reveals
Bolu, son of former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe has revealed that he is gay He made this known on his Instagram page as he shared a photo of himself in rainbow-coloured shorts with a rainbow flag behind him. Alongside the picture, Bolu wrote: “Yes, I’m Gay AF,” Bolu graduated in 2015 from the University of Manchester, UK. His father, Okupe served as a presidential spokesperson under the administrations of Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan.
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Restructuring alone will not solve Nigeria’s Problems – Jonathan
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that restructuring alone can not solve Nigeria’s problems as it cannot be done in isolation. He called for the issues of nepotism, ethnic and religious bias to be addressed. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at a dialogue on restructuring, the former President noted that Nigerians must restructure their minds first because the issues at the national level still exist at the state and local levels.
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