February 10, 2020

Borno: Boko Haram Days Are Numbered – Buhari

February 10, 2020 11:59 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with families of victims of the latest attacks in Maiduguri, Borno State.

He assured that his administration will continually frustrate the devilish operations of Boko Haram, and bring it to an end.

Buhari condemned the “murderous and cowardly attack on innocent passengers by the Boko Haram terrorists near Maiduguri’’.

In a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari added that his administration is ever determined to frustrate their goal to hold Nigeria to ransom’’.

“The commitment of this administration to protect the lives of Nigerians will not be derailed by the cowardly and indiscriminate violence

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Stop Claiming B’Haram Has Been Technically Defeated – FFK

February 10, 2020 11:57 pm

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has charged the Federal Government to stop claiming that Boko Haram has been “technically defeated.”

Fani-Kayode gave the charge while condemning the latest Boko Haram attack that killed about 30 people in Maiduguri, Borno State.

In a tweet, the former minister wondered when the Federal Government would live up to its responsibility of defending Nigerians.

Fani-Kayode tweeted: “30 people killed by Boko Haram & many abducted in Maiduguri, Borno state today. Is the FG still claiming that Boko Haram has been “technically defeated?”

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Francis Fadahunsi

Nollywood: Senator Fadahunsi ‘Bombs’ Fashola

February 10, 2020 11:57 pm

The Senator representing Osun East senatorial district at the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Francis Fadahunsi has berated the Minister for works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola over his recent outburst against Nollywood.

The lawmaker expressed disappointment over what he termed “unintelligent blame games” on the part of government, in a bid to play down the level of vices in the system.

This was contained in a press statement made available to journalists by his media Adviser, Sam Segun-Progress in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State.

Fadahunsi opined that the level of employment the movie industry is generating for

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South East To Launch Own Regional Security Outfit

February 10, 2020 11:56 pm

The South-East Governors’ Forum has resolved to launch a regional security outfit to protect the geopolitical region of Nigeria.

After meeting in Enugu, the leaders have also written the Federal Government in this regard and were equally satisfied with the arrangement that would lead to the enactment of the law to back up the programme in all Houses of Assembly across the region.

However, chairman of the forum and Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, pointed out that the governors have yet to choose a name for the security outfit that is similar to southwest’s Amotekun.

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Jonathan and Waziri

Jonathan Fires Back: Why I Sacked Ex-EFCC Boss, Waziri

February 10, 2020 11:56 pm

 

Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has branded former Chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, as a liar for saying that she was fired from office because of her probe of some oil racketeers.

But the former President said Waziri was sacked based on Nigeria’s interest and global standing.

A statement issued by Ikechukwu Eze, Media Adviser to Jonathan on Monday said the former president read media reports credited to Waziri, in which she claimed in her new book that she was removed from because of her probe of some oil racketeers.

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Tech Guru, Elon Musk Says Facebook Is ‘Lame’

February 10, 2020 11:55 pm

Engineer and technology entrepreneur Elon Musk has taken another swipe at a social networking service company, Facebook, calling it ‘lame.’

Musk was reacting to a Twitter post by actor Sacha Baron Cohen who is calling for Facebook to be regulated by the government over its content.

In the post, Baron Cohen, who’s a vocal critic of social media platforms, including Twitter and Google video platform YouTube, wrote: ‘We don’t let 1 person control the water for 2.5 billion people. We don’t let 1 person control electricity for 2.5 billion people. Why do we let 1 man control the information seen …

Boko Haram: Atiku Reacts To Massacre Of 30 In Borno

February 10, 2020 11:53 pm

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the massacre of 30 people by Boko Haram terrorists at the village of Auno on a key highway, linking the capital, Maiduguri, Borno State.

Atiku, who was deeply saddened by the massacre said Nigerians could not afford to stay divided in the face of this common enemy (Boko Haram).

He sympathised with the bereaved’s families. describing the incidents as one to many.

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He wrote on his twitter page: “We can’t afford to stay divided in the face of this …

True Reason Why “Denilson Igwe” Left Mark Angel Comedy

February 10, 2020 11:52 pm

Popular Nigeria comedy channel “Mark Angel Comedy” has lost one of their actor “Denilson Igwe” as he exits “Mark Angel Comedy” for his own comedy.

Denilson Igwe didn’t leave at peace as he claimed that Mark Angel was the one taking control of all the money they earn from “Mark Angel Comedy”.

He also revealed that Mark Angel wasn’t paying popular actor “Emmanuella” very well, he claimed that Emmanuella only received Fifty thousand naira every month.

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Denilson also said that he told him about the money and how it …

Boko Haram Attack: 2 Students Of UNIMAID Burned Alive

February 10, 2020 11:52 pm

Two students of the University of Maiduguri were among the dozens of people killed on Auno-Jakana road by Boko Haram and the inferno ignited by a military petrol tanker stranded among other motorists on Sunday night.

One of the students was identified as Fatima, while the other was identified as Mama Gana Kachallah, a student of Mass Communication. Both were burned alive by the inferno.

Mama Gana’s uncle, Mohammed Bashir Shuwa, an aide to former Governor Kashim Shettima, issued an obituary notice about her death on Monday.

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France Slams €30m Fine On E/Guinean President’s Son

February 10, 2020 11:51 pm

The playboy son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader was handed a 30-million-euro fine by a Paris court Monday on top of a suspended jail term and the confiscation of his assets for embezzling public funds.

Teodorin Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader Teodoro Obiang Nguema, was found guilty in 2017 of having plundered his country’s state coffers to fund a jet-set lifestyle in Europe.

At the time, he was handed a three-year jail term as well as the 30-million-euro ($32.9 million) fine — both suspended.

Obiang, who is also vice president, challenged that penalty only to have the Paris appeals …

NTA Loan: Reno Omokri Blasts Buhari

February 10, 2020 3:09 pm

Reno Omokri, the former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over his administration’s plan to borrow $500m to digitize the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA).

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed during a Senate hearing on Monday, had said if the request is granted it will make the media house compete with the likes of CNN.

Reacting to this new development, Reno expressed that the loan is dubious. He went further to express that NTA is not worth the amount to be borrowed.

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A human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr.  Femi Falana

Nigerian Hospitals Now Mortuaries, Says Falana

February 10, 2020 2:57 pm

A human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr.  Femi Falana, yesterday called on Nigerians to demand improved health care from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Falana has also commended the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umar Zulum, for rewarding the hard work and dedication to duty of Mrs. Obiageli Mazi with cash benefit and promotion from class teacher to assistant headmistress without bordering about her state of origin or religion.

Falana said it was unfair that Buhari “always travels abroad for medical care while the generality of Nigerians have no other choice but to go …

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