July 2020

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai has pointed out why the insecurity challenges in the state has gained more attention.

el-Rufai explained that the religious and ethnic connotations to the attacks have made the insecurity challenge in the state to gain more attention.

Read Also: PDP Chides Gov. el-Rufai, FG Over Kaduna Killings

He also stated that other parts of the North are also experiencing insecurity challenges just like Kaduna State.

The governor who spoke on Channels television linked the insecurity issues in Southern Kaduna to banditry.

He said: “I think the issue is not just in Kaduna State. We

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday observed the Eid-el-Kabir prayer and celebration in the comfort of the Presidential Villa with his family members.

Buhari disclosed that he observed the prayers and celebrations with family members in line with the directives from the Presidential taskforce on COVID-19 and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.

In a tweet on his verified Twitter handle, Buhari wrote: “I observed the Eid-El-Kabir prayers at home with my family, this morning, in keeping with the advisories from the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. Once again I wish us

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee, Mai Mala Buni, has dismissed the purported 2023 presidential ticket of the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, as mere rumour.

Buni stated this while speaking with BBC Hausa on Thursday.

Read Also: Why I Dumped PDP For APC – Yakubu Dogara

When the Yobe state Governor was asked whether Dogara joined the party, so that Tinubu/Dogara would contest to have Muslim/Christian ticket, he replied: “These are mere rumour and rumor strive in democracy. That’s not even our concern for now.

“It is not

Herman Cain, the Republican who ran for president in 2012, is dead. He passed on after contracting coronavirus.

The 74-year-old was hospitalised on July 1 after he tested positive.

In 2006, Cain survived late-stage colon cancer.

On June 20, he appeared without a mask at a rally held by President Donald Trump in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Trump eulogized Cain on Thursday at the White House.

Read Also: Reactions Trail Trump’s Call For Postponement Of Elections

“He was a very special person… and unfortunately he passed away from a thing called the China virus.” He said.

Trump, in 2019, wanted him …

George Floyd who died from US police brutality may be dead and buried, but not for Humble Okoro, a Nigerian Pastor, who claimed to have traced his ancestral root to Imo state.

“I have traced the ancestral root of George Obinna Floyd to Umuoffor kindred in Obokwu obibi Aboh Mbaise Imo State and I feel so happy now that we have reburied him alongside with his ancestors,” Okoro said.

Pastor Okoro recently conducted a fresh burial service for the late Floyd in Imo.

Read Also: Joe Biden Meets With George Floyd’s Family, Pledges Support

Floyd was born in Fayetteville, North …

A United States Federal Court has suspended President Donald Trump’s policy that affects poor immigrants in America.

Immigrants cannot get green cards or visas if immigration officials establish they would depend on public benefits like food stamps.

The permanent residency aspect is being implemented by Department of Homeland Security, while the Department of State handles visa application.

Read Also: Donald Trump Suggests Delay To 2020 US Election

On Thursday, Justice George Daniels of the District Court in New York, ordered authorities to stop the implementation.

Daniels ordered the rule be put on hold for immigrants residing legally in America until …

A coalition Igbo groups has asked Gen. T.Y Danjuma (rtd) to rewrite history by supporting a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction come 2023.

The coalition recalled that a counter coup of 29th July 1966, resulted to killing of Ironsi.

This was contained in a statement jointly signed by Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, World Igbo Youth Congress, Southeast Women Professionals and Igbo Students Union, among others.

They described Late General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi as one of the finest military personnel brutally murdered in Lalopon, Oyo State, exactly 54 years ago.

Read Also: Ibrahim Magu: Danjuma Breaks Silence On Frozen