The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has expelled two of its former governorship aspirants, Mrs. Jumoke Anifowose and Dr. Nath Adojutelegan. Jumoke is a daughter of first Executive Governor of the state, Pa Adekunle Ajasin. Both Anifowose and Adojutelegan lost in last year’s APC primaries to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Dissatisfied with the outcome of the primaries, they dragged the party to court asking …
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A Yoruba leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has revealed that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to wipe out Nigerians who are not Fulani from the country. Adebanjo is the factional leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba group. The elder statesman was reacting to a recent war threat issued to the people of the South-East by the President, according to Daily Post. Recall that Buhari on Tuesday, …
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The federal government has attributed the improved economic performance of the country to the positive growth recorded in 23 out of 46 sectors in the first quarter of 2021. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said this during her presentation of the first quarter of 2021 gross domestic product (GDP) results and other performance indicators of Nigeria at the Federal Executive …
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The Police Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, has confirmed Usman Alkali Baba as Inspector General of Police (IGP). Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, who disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the meeting, said Baba was unanimously confirmed. President Buhari had on April 6, appointed Baba as acting Inspector General of Police. Source
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According to The PUNCH, the National Youth Service Corps on Friday said that it is not mobilising corps members for war. The NYSC Deputy Director (Publications), Emeka Mgbemena, made the clarification in a statement titled, ‘Rebuttal: No corps member is being mobilised for war’, issued on behalf of its Director (Press and Public Relations), Adenike Adeyemi. The statement read, ‘This is to clarify the misrepresentation …
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The Federal Government yesterday rejected the labelling of the country as a failed state by the United States Council of Foreign Relations (CFR). It described such a verdict on Nigeria because of its security challenges as “preposterous.’’ Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja Also yesterday, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari …
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday reflected on the state of the nation and concluded that Nigeria is not where God has created her to occupy in the comity of nations. He lamented that rather than being a land flowing with milk and honey, it has regrettably become a “land flowing with bitterness and sadness”, urging Nigerians to change the narrative. The former President spoke while …
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President Muhammadu Buhari spoke on Tuesday, warning troublemakers in the country that the picnic was over, and the next day, I saw this comment online from a Buharist, as lovers and admirers of the President are known: “I just finished watching the President on TV reading the riot act to troublemakers, and I couldn’t be prouder of the President. I suddenly remembered why I fell …
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The Senate yesterday ruled out the possibility of the National Assembly producing a brand new Constitution for Nigeria. It gave reasons. Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Ovie Omo-Agege, gave the hint in his welcome address at the National Public Hearing on the review of the Constitution in Abuja. Many eminent Nigerians and groups, including Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief …
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President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the Police Council meeting in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Those in attendance of the meeting include Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Chairman of the Governors’ Forum Kayode Fayemi and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. Others physically attending the meeting are Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Ministers of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi; …
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Imo Political Leaders’ Forum, a political pressure, group has lauded Gov. Hope Uzodinma’s courage in the face of daunting security challenges facing the state. The group’s Chairman, Mr Jude Ucheghara said this in a statement in Owerri.Ucheghara, a cleric, said the governor’s tactics in facing the situation head-on was an indication of his extraordinary courage, a quality which he said was necessary for a successful …
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Actress Dakore Egbuson-Akande has explained why she dropped out of the university. Many people were shocked to know Dakore- Akande does not have a degree and is a dropout.h But she remained one of Nollywood biggest stars with outstanding eloquence. The A-list Nollywood actress rolls side by side with Nollywood veterans with an outstanding brand. In an interview with Chude, the actress spoke about how …
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Prominent Islamic cleric and tutor, Ahmad Gumi, has urged the Federal Government to support splinter groups among bandits as a way to stop the worsening insecurity in the nation. Gumi in a fresh interview with Punch, said many bandits were ready for a dialogue and that the Federal government could use them to fight the “ugly ones” and end the kidnappings carried out by them. …
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Personnel of Operation Puff Adder of the Bayelsa State Police Command have interrupted a secret meeting organized by the members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in a private school in Okutukutu axis of Yenagoa, the state capital. The security operatives also arrested 10 persons attending the meeting which is alleged to be part of a plan to allegedly unleash mayhem on some …
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Following the worsening insecurity in Imo state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo chapter has called for the resignation of Governor Hope Uzodimma. The state Chairman, Charles Ugwu, at a press conference in Owerri on Thursday, June 3, said that the Governor has failed to protect the lives and properties in Imo state. Ugwu added that the All Progressives Congress-led government lacked the capacity to …
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The Taraba state university lecturer who was abducted from the institution’s staff residence, Umar Buba, has been released by bandits after spending 4 nights in captivity. Umar who was kidnapped in the early hours of Sunday May 30, was released in the early hours of Thursday June 3. Channels Television reported that a family member confirmed his release, but could not reveal if a ransom …
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