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Jun

2024

Police Won’t Evict Deposed Emir Ado Bayero – CP Replied Kano Governor

Culture, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Kano, News Flash

Police Won’t Evict Deposed Emir Ado Bayero – CP Replied Kano Governor The Kano State Police Commissioner, AIG Usaini Gumel, has given reasons why the police ignored Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive on the eviction of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. Recall that Yusuf had on Thursday night, through the State Attorney General And Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi, directed the CP to remove the deposed 15 Emir of Kano from the Nasarawa mini palace where he is staying. Speaking in a telephone interview with The Punch on Friday, the police commissioner said obeying the governor’s eviction order…

Jun

2024

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Nigeria Is Poverty Capital, Stop Downplaying Our Situation – Obi Tells Tinubu

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Nigeria Is Poverty Capital, Stop Downplaying Our Situation – Obi Tells Tinubu The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has implored President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop downplaying the hardship currently being suffered by citizens with his view that it’s not peculiar to Nigeria alone. Obi noted that rather than face the reality that we are the poverty capital of the world and the most insecure people and take decisive steps to stem the situation, the government is trying to play the ostrich even when the people are overwhelmed by the situation. The…

Jun

2024

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Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Negotiation With Nigerian Government

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, Human Rights, News Flash, South East

Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Negotiation With Nigerian Govt The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu on Wednesday, expressed willingness to seek negotiations with the Federal Government. Kanu anchored his move for a negotiation with the Federal Government under section 17 of the Federal High Court Act. The IPOB leader has been detained by the Department of State Services, DSS, since 2021 when he was re-arrested in Kenya and repatriated to Nigeria. Since his return, the IPOB leader has been facing trial for terrorism-related charges before an Abuja Federal High Court. Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act…

Jun

2024

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MKO Abiola’s Children Became 55 From 103 After DNA Tests – Son Reveals

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Gossips, Love & Life, Marriage And Love, News Flash

MKO Abiola’s Children Became 55 From 103 After DNA Tests – Son Reveals Abdul Mumuni, the son of MKO Abiola, the late Nigerian businessman, has revealed that his father gave birth to “only 55 children”. Mumunui, in a recent episode of the Mic On Podcast, said despite the narrative Abiola had 40 wives and 103 children, “DNA tests confirmed only 55 as his biological offspring”. “You know the Abiola family, we are not that much. People think we are a lot. We are only 55. Well, there were 40 wives. Then according to the will… I think about forty-something though.…

Jun

2024

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Rivers State Crisis: Fubara Vows To Protect His Supporters

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics, South South

Anyone Who Wants to Arrest My Supporters will have to pass through me First - Fubara Vows to protect his supporters Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has assured that the grand plan by the enemies of his administration to arrest his supporters will not stand. Governor Fubara stated this while briefing Government House Correspondents in Port Harcourt shortly after a Security Council meeting on Tuesday. The governor noted that the meeting became necessary following disturbing reports from some local government areas where some individuals were planning invasion of the Council Secretariat following the expiration of the tenure of local…

Jun

2024

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Wike, Sim, Orokpo, Arome And Lessons On Mentorship – By Charles Awuzie

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, People Reorientation, Politics

Wike, Sim, Orokpo, Arome and lessons on mentorship by Charles Awuzie…. I have decided to bundle religion with politics in this post believing that my followers have now mentally evolved to such an extent that they are no longer sentimentally attached to their political or religious sects but to logic, truth and a desire to grow. If you are a mentor, father, leader or teacher to someone, please read this post. And if someone has helped you in your journey in life, also read this post. First of all, I want to thank Brothers Arome and Orokpo for the maturity…

Jun

2024

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Security Of Lives And Properties As Everyone’s Paramount Duty: The Need For Ndi ABIA To Be Vigilant – By Anokwuru Christian Uche, Ph.D

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash, Security

Security of Lives and Properties as Everyone's Paramount Duty: The Need for Ndi Abia to be Vigilant By Anokwuru Christian Uche,Ph.D Introduction In recent times, insecurity has become a serious challenge to the Nigerian state, especially in some core Northern states of the country. This security threat has extended to the South East as a result of the activities of unknown gunmen. There is no denying the fact that some parts of Imo state, for instance, have become battlegrounds between the security agents and unknown gunmen as they battle for the soul of the state, leading to the destruction of…

Jun

2024

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Fubara Is Fully In-Charge. Wike’s Tears Have Just Started

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics, South South

As Omotayo Williams stated, there is no small governor, only a Governor who doesn’t understand his powers. Yesterday marked the continuation of the dismantling of Wike’s political career in Rivers State. After all the noise, all the Local Government chairmen appointed by Wike have disappeared from office, chased out by Rivers youths. As a reminder: Executive: All the disloyal commissioners and appointee’s have resigned and are now jobless. Fubara has appointed his people. Legislature: All 25 House of Assembly members who decamped have become homeless politicians, begging the judiciary for a home. Judiciary: Wike’s man was demoted, forcing his resignation,…

Jun

2024

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Stop Buying Presidential Jets, Focus On Alleviating Suffering – Peter Obi Slams FGN

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Focus On Alleviating Suffering, Not Buying Presidential Jets – Obi Slams FG The Labour Party Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, on Monday, faulted the Federal Government for contemplating adding new aircraft to the existing Presidential fleet. Three days ago, the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence mandated the FG to buy new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The committee’s recommendation was contained in a report released after it investigated the status of the aircraft in the presidential air fleet. The recommendation comes a few months after three planes from the Presidential Air Fleet…

Jun

2024

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‘Contest Again In 2027’ – APC South-South Region Urges President Tinubu

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‘Contest Again In 2027’- APC South-South Region Urges Tinubu The All Progressive Party (APC) in the South-South region has called on President Bola Tinubu to re-contest for the office of the president in the 2027 election. This was contained in a communiqué jointly signed by the APC Congress South-South Zonal Executive after a meeting in Calabar, Cross Rivers, on Sunday. It commended Tinubu for his policies, projects, and programmes, adding that the economic reforms were targeted at repositioning the country. The committee reaffirmed its unwavering support for the policies and programs of the Tinubu administration in areas of good governance,…