Thursday, September 19

Tag: Nigeria

Shagari’s Grandson Reacts to Kano Blasphemy Sentence, Asks Christians Not to interfere in Islamic Affairs
12Aug By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Judiciary, News, Nigeria, Religion

Shagari’s Grandson Reacts to Kano Blasphemy Sentence, Asks Christians Not to interfere in Islamic Affairs

Shehu Shagari’s grandson, Bello Shagari has reacted to the sentencing of a musician to death in Kano for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad, asking Christians not to interfere in Islamic affairs. Shagari disclosed this while reacting to the Upper Sharia Court’s judgement in Kano which sentenced a musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu to death for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Protesters set Sharif-Aminu’s ablaze in March 2020 after he was accused of blasphemy. Shagari was quoted by Sahara Reporters to have said, “Muslims should focus on their Islam, Christians should focus on their Christianity and disbelievers should focus on their disbelief. Everyone should practise what they believe. No belief should bother another in anyway and anyone who does so, has intruded. Fact! Peace.” However, whe...
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Air Peace Reconsiders, Recalls Sacked Pilots as FG intervenes
12Aug By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Aviation, Covid-19, Economy, Employment, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Transportation

Air Peace Reconsiders, Recalls Sacked Pilots as FG intervenes

The management of Air Peace Airlines has reconsidered its earlier decision to sack about 70 pilots following the intervention of the Federal. The recall of some of the sacked pilots was agreed upon after a meeting convened by Sentaor Hadi SIrika, minister of aviation, between the airline’s management and the leadership of the National Association of Airline Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE). James Odaudu, spokesperson of the ministry in a statement said, “In the verbal agreement reached after a dialogue that was held in a very friendly environment, chairman of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema acceded to the minister’s appeal for the recall of the maximum number of pilots that the airline can accommodate without going under. “Onyema expressed his sadness and disappointment over what he cal...
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Fani-Kayode Threatens to Quit PDP in Solidarity with Gov Ayade
12Aug By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Fani-Kayode Threatens to Quit PDP in Solidarity with Gov Ayade

Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has threatened to quit the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in solidarity with Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade if the party takes away its structure from the governor. The National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP postponed the State congress of the party initially scheduled for August 8 over what reports attribute to lack of agreement between stakeholders in the state to arrive at consensus candidates to occupy various positions. Governor Ayade is speculated to be at loggerheads with some party chieftains over who controls the soul of the party ahead of 2023 election. Fani-Kayode reacted to the disagreement on Wednesday through his verified twitter handle, @realFFK by saying that he will dump the party along with other stalwarts ...
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Opinion: The Deceit Of Amending the Null and Void 1999 Nigeria Constitution
11Aug By Ndidi UwechueNo Comments
Biafra, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Legislature, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria, United Nations

Opinion: The Deceit Of Amending the Null and Void 1999 Nigeria Constitution

11th August 2020   For the sake of authenticity and thus validity, Nigeria’s Constitution must truly be made by the people, and not be imposed upon the people (unawares) as was the 1999 Constitution. In the past twenty-one years much has been written about the forgery that the 1999 Constitution is. Briefly, “We the people” did not prepare or agree any part of this Constitution as falsely claimed in its preamble. Furthermore, the current Nigeria is not a Federation as stated in the Constitution, instead it operates under a Unitary system. These are just two ways that make the 1999 Constitution a clear forgery.   Since the 1999 Constitution is a forgery, it is not binding because it is NULL AND VOID. It therefore cannot be amended but as a forged instrument must be disc...
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Edo Governorship Election a Matter of Life and Death for Oshiomhole- Wike
11Aug By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Edo Governorship Election a Matter of Life and Death for Oshiomhole- Wike

Governor Nyeson Wike, Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has said Adams Oshiomhole takes the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State as a do-or-die affair. The governor made the remark at a press briefing in Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt, on Monday. He said, "The best he (Oshiomhole) could do is to lay low and let Ize-Iyamu campaign. You can see that if Ize-Iyamu talks for two minutes, Oshiomhole will talk for 20 minutes because he knows this election will determine whether he will remain in politics or not. Wike said the election presents the Oshiomhole’s only hope of remaining relevant in the Edo political landscape given his lack of influence at the national leadership of the APC. "So, he takes it as a do-or-die mat...
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I Ask for Some Patience With the Acquisition of Military Equipment – Buhari
11Aug By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Armed Forces, Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Transportation

I Ask for Some Patience With the Acquisition of Military Equipment – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to be patient with his administration as he strives to equip the military against security threat. Buhari made the call in a tweet on his official twitter handle in the late hours of Monday 10 August, 2020. This call comes after Buhari had a meeting with Governors from the six North-East states, all service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police. The Governors, who on Saturday, elected Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, as Chairman of the region’s Governors Forum pledged to partner with the government to fight Boko Haram and requested for more hardware for the military to tackle insurgency in the region. Buhari said, “We are working very hard to ensure the security situation in every part of Nigeria improves very soon. As pa...
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Under Probe Diezani, Says Yahoo Boys Are Now Role Models
10Aug By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Corruption, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria

Under Probe Diezani, Says Yahoo Boys Are Now Role Models

Erstwhile Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has lamented the bastardization of moral values to the level that internet fraudsters, christened Yahoo boys have become role models for Nigerian youths. She made the remark on Friday during a virtual keynote address during an event which had her former principal. President Goodluck Jonathan in attendance. She advocated for proper mentoring of Ijaw youths, who according to her are faced with the temptation of joining the bandwagon. The event was organised by the Ijaw National Development Group. In the video posted on Twitter by Jackson Ude, Diezani said, “The ones that have swag, the Yahoo Yahoo boys, as my son would say; these, in short, are the role models they are looking at. These are the ones that reinforce neg...
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Ondo Deputy Governor Resigns His Membership of PDP
10Aug By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Ondo Deputy Governor Resigns His Membership of PDP

Agboola Ajayi, Deputy Governor of Ondo State has announced his resignation from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He announced his resignation late hours on Sunday few weeks after he failed to clinch the party’s ticket during the PDP primary election. He lost to Eyitayo Jedege. The deputy governor’s resignation was confirmed by his media aide, Allen Sowore in a statement on Monday. Festus Oboro, Chairman of the PDP in Apoi Ward II of Ese-Ode Local Government Area (LGA) of the Ondo State received his resignation letter. Ajayi leaves PDP less than two months after decamping to the party to seek its ticket for the forthcoming governorship election. According to the statement Sowore said, "The deputy governor appreciates the national leadership and members of the party for th...
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El-Rufai lends voice to Southern President in 2023
9Aug By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Interview, News, Nigeria

El-Rufai lends voice to Southern President in 2023

Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai has said he supports the call for a southern president come 2023. He disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa Service on Saturday as published by The Cable. El-Rufai said the idea of zoning the presidential seat may not have constitutional backing but borne out of the country’s agreed political arrangement which he believes should not be disregarded. The governor said, “In Nigerian politics, there is a system of rotation, in which everyone agrees that if the north rules for eight years, the south will rule for eight years.” “That is why I came out and said that after President Buhari has been in office for eight years, no northerner should run for office. Let the Southerners also have eight years. “If you look at how I am, I don’t t...
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Thugs or Doctors: NMA and Another Challenged System
9Aug By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

Thugs or Doctors: NMA and Another Challenged System

It would seem a familiar scene in Nigeria to witness a squabble and exchange of punches in a motor park. But the events that took place at Michael Okpara Square in Enugu on Thursday took a different dimension, as medical doctors who ought to be life savers ended up injuring one another. The case of Nigeria can best be related to that of a patient with varied organ challenges. Nigeria is like a patient whose body system needs urgent medical attention but the physicians who ought to attend to the patient are instead chasing after rats in the bush. The Enugu State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) made a mockery of the medical profession and lent credence to the urgent need for institutions in Nigeria to be put under intensive care, when it turned its supposed election in...
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