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2022: Buhari’s New Year Message (Full Text)

31Dec

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News, Nigeria, Press Statement

2022: Buhari’s New Year Message (Full Text)

1. We remain grateful to the Almighty God for yet another Year attained as a country, united by a common destiny and resolute in our determination to overcome the several challenges along the path to build the great and prosperous Nation of our dream. 2. I salute the courage and resilience of all Nigerians, which was evident in 2021 as this nation, like other countries of the world, faced significant challenges that occurred as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts to restore the global economy and social order. 3. The persistent insecurity in certain parts of the country may have threatened to unravel the incremental gains achieved in the real sectors of the economy and in the administration's overall objective to position the nation on the irreversible trajectory o...

CSO To Masari: You’ve Lost Capacity To Govern Katsina

31Dec

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News, Nigeria, Security

CSO To Masari: You’ve Lost Capacity To Govern Katsina

AS insecurity continues to grow worse across the country, a Civil Society Organisation, Adopt A Goal for Development Initiative, Thursday, accused the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari of losing capacity to govern the State following call on citizens to bear arms for self defence against bandits’ attacks. This was stated by the Executive Director, Adopt A Goal for Development Initiative, Ariyo-Dare Atoye, while speaking with Vanguard in reaction to statement of the Governor. According to Atoye, the Governor is afraid to openly speak the truth that President Muhammadu Buhari has allegedly failed to provide Nigerians security. He said: “But it must be said that Gov Masari has either lost the capacity to govern Katsina in line with Section 14 (2b) of the 1999 Constitution, or h...

Online Begging Is Irritating — Peter Okoye To Man Who Asked Him For N500k

30Dec

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News, Nigeria

Online Begging Is Irritating — Peter Okoye To Man Who Asked Him For N500k

Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye of PSquare, has blasted online beggars in a long rant on his Twitter page. It all started when a bold young man, Prince Nerrow, on Twitter, demanded N500,000 from numerous top celebrities such as Davido, Femi Otedola, Naira Marley, Dangote and more, Igbere TV reports. The online beggar didn’t just stop there, he also gave them an ultimatum as he demanded the money before 2022. In reaction to the beggar’s demand, Peter called out people who do the same online and noted that it was an irritating act as he advised them to stop. See Also: Uche Nwosu: Police Confirm Arrest Of Okorocha’s Son-In-Law According to the singer, posts like Nerrow’s own is what online fraudsters usually looked out for because they see how desperate the person is for giveaways. ...

Stop Patronizing Herbal Concoctions From Hawkers – NAFDAC

30Dec

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Drug Abuse, News, Nigeria

Stop Patronizing Herbal Concoctions From Hawkers – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against patronizing hawkers who sale herbal concoctions. The NAFDAC DG Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said the herbal concoctions starts growing bacteria if kept for four to five days. She also said that even though the herbal concoctions have some medicinal properties, the bacteria can still be harmful to human health and possible kill the person if taken. She added that some herbal medicines works, but they need to go through proper research to determine the level people can consume it. She said; “For the liquid herbal concoctions, especially after four or five days, it starts growing bacteria. “Even if the herbal concoction has some medicinal properties, the bacteria will kill the ...

Police Patrol Van In Car Chase Crushes Policeman To Death In Ekiti

29Dec

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News, Nigeria, Security

Police Patrol Van In Car Chase Crushes Policeman To Death In Ekiti

A policeman identified as Supol Ayeni has been crushed to death by a patrol van belonging to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) unit of the Ekiti State Police Command. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening along Federal Polytechnic, Ado/Ijan Road. SaharaReporters gathered that RRS operatives who drove recklessly were chasing suspected fraudsters, otherwise known as Yahoo boys when they hit their colleague who was on a motorcycle. It was learnt that Supol Ayeni who was attached to Odo Ado police state died on the spot. “He actually came home to eat, his wife has a shop around Aba Ebira in the polytechnic community. There is this bad spot along the road, beside the silo, so the deceased came to his wife’s shop up eat, he came with one of his friends motorcycle. He was working at O...

Amendment: NASS Dismisses Report On Collection Of Signatures To Veto Buhari

29Dec

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Legislature, News, Nigeria

Amendment: NASS Dismisses Report On Collection Of Signatures To Veto Buhari

The National Assembly has dismissed media reports that members of the two chambers of the assembly had commenced collection of signatures to counter President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent the electoral amendment bill. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, made this known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Speaker, who met the president alongside the Senate President, said he was not aware of any move by the legislators to override the president, saying a collection of signatures was not an easy task as being speculated. He said: “I’m not aware of any such as at least not in my chambers. We’re on a break right now, a collection of signatur...

Uche Nwosu: Imo Government Apologises To Anglican Church

28Dec

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News, Nigeria, Security

Uche Nwosu: Imo Government Apologises To Anglican Church

The Imo State Government on Monday apologised to the public over how Chief Uche Nwosu was arrested during a church service at the St Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama Obaire in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, said that the governor and the government of the state held the Anglican Church and the church of God in general in high esteem. The statement disclosed that the security threats posed by the development necessitated the manner Nwosu, who is a son-in-law to a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, was arrested. The statement read, “The Imo State Government is aware of the futile efforts by some people to whip up public sentiments against it over the arrest in ...

17 Months Enough To End Insecurity Before Buhari Leaves Office – Femi Adesina

28Dec

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News, Nigeria, Security

17 Months Enough To End Insecurity Before Buhari Leaves Office – Femi Adesina

The Presidency has said 17 months was enough time for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to bring to an end the various security challenges plaguing the country. President Buhari, who took over the presidential seat in 2015 for the period of four years was re-elected in 2019 and is expected to leave office in May 2023, about 17 months. Speaking when he appeared on Sunday Politics on Channels Television, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, said that President Buhari can still end insecurity in the country before his exit. Recall that in August, President Buhari had warned security chiefs that he was not prepared to leave office as a failure and that he was determined to turn things around in the war against insecurity. ...

2023 Presidency: Try South-East For 4 Years – Umahi Tells APC

27Dec

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News, Nigeria

2023 Presidency: Try South-East For 4 Years – Umahi Tells APC

Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, at the weekend, appealed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support the geo-political zone to produce next president of the country in 2023. Umahi assured that any Igbo man, who mounts the presidency would fix the problems of the country in four years and make the nation proud. He said Igbo people love the nation and want to be part of its development and transformation contrary to the opinion being expressed in some quarters that the Igbo people were hellbent on breaking away from the country. He said Igbo people were only passionate about taking their fair share of the opportunities available in the country, and not leave the country. He spoke when he received Kebbi State Governor, Atiku...

Troops Foil ISWAP Attack At Special Forces’ School, Kill 7 Terrorists In Yobe

27Dec

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News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Troops Foil ISWAP Attack At Special Forces’ School, Kill 7 Terrorists In Yobe

The Special Forces and Air Task Force of the Nigerian Military on Sunday foiled a terrorist attack at the School of Special Forces in Yobe State. It was learned that seven ISWAP insurgents were eliminated when the troops again repelled a separate attack on the civilian population at Buni Yadi, a popular town in the North East State. According to military intelligence sources, the attackers stormed the town at about 5pm, in two different groups. One of the groups attacked from ‘Charly Company’, while other terrorist group attempted to attack the School of Special Forces. See Also: Names Of Sponsors Of Imo Insecurity To Be Named by January – Uzodinma “The terrorists used cows as their shield in order to gain easy access without being noticed, but their evil plan and strategy were ...