August 9, 2020

FG Is Lying About Security In Nigeria – Wike

Gov Wike Reacts To Tinubu’s Edo State Comments

August 9, 2020 7:21 am

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Saturday said he was shocked by the comments made by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the political crisis rocking Edo state.

He also said former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole does not have the moral standing to tell Edo people not to vote for Governor Godwin Obaseki.

Governor Wike who is also the Chairman of PDP National Campaign Council for the Edo 2020 Governorship Election said the purported issue of secondary school certificate does not hold water.

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Why I Will Never Link My Phone Line With NIN – Aisha Yusufu

Southern Kaduna Killings: Aisha Yesufu Blasts Atiku Over Attacks

August 9, 2020 7:11 am

Aisha Yesufu, Co-Convener of BringBackOirGirls, BBOG, on Saturday berated Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate over the persistent killings in Southern Kaduna.

Yesufu said rather than staying silent, Atiku and his supporters should come out and speak against the killings in Southern Kaduna.

The activist made the call in response to those calling up former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili over her silence in the face of fresh attacks in the area.

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In a tweet on her Twitter handle, the activist wrote: “When Dr Oby Ezekwesili

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Oba of Benin invites Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu for peace pact

Obaseki Vs Ize-Iyamu: I Have No Candidate – Oba Of Benin

August 9, 2020 7:10 am

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare the II, has appealed to the political parties participating in the Edo state governorship 2020 election to go about their campaigns peacefully.

The royal father made the call when he received a delegation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on a courtesy visit at his Palace in Benin on Saturday.

The APC delegation, led by Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni, was in Benin for the official flag-off of the party’s campaign for its Edo 2020 Gubernatorial candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

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2023 Elections: INEC To Review, Introduce New Technologies

Obaaseki Vs Ize-Iyamu: INEC Speaks On Postponing Edo Election

August 9, 2020 6:11 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced that it will not postpone the date of the Edo State governorship election slated for September 19.

National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, said the commission will not be disturbed by the threats of violence by political parties and candidates.

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He added that candidates and parties participating in the election have been warned against compromising the electoral process by inviting violence, the Nation reports.

Festus said, “INEC has warned that it will halt the electoral process

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Olusegun Obasanjo Hints On Next Move As Statesman

Kashamu Manoeuvred Law, Could Not Escape Death – Obasanjo

August 9, 2020 6:11 am

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the death of ex-Ogun Senator, Buruji Kashamu.

Obasanjo said despite using politics to maneuver the law to escape justice, Kashamu could not escape death.

Kashamu, prior to his death, was involved in a legal tussle with the federal government over extradition to the United States, US, over alleged drug trafficking.

However, the former Senator died on Saturday due to complications from COVID-19.

Reacting to his death, Obasanjo said the life of Kashamu should be a lesson to those still alive.

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Reminiscing An Icon: ‘Cardinal’ Rex Jim Lawson (1935-1971)

August 9, 2020 5:50 am

Among the musicians that dominated the music scene in Nigeria in the 1960s, the late Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson is believed to be the most outstanding. In his time, his contemporaries could not match the touch he added to highlife, a music genre that morphed from the foxtrot and calypso with Ghanaian rhythms known only among the local African aristocracy in the mid-19th century to dance and guitar bands that all classes of the society could relate to.

Rex Lawson was in his 20s when he became a household name in Nigeria. He was an emotional and philosophical singer who …

FFK Reveals Those Seeking To Trigger 2nd Civil War

US Strangled Puerto Rico’s Growth With Racism – FFK

August 9, 2020 4:37 am

Pedro Albizu Campos was a Puerto Rican attorney and politician, and the leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement. Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, took to his verified Facebook page to explain how the United States manipulated and frustrated his efforts for an independent Puerto Rico on racist grounds.

In his words:

Let me tell you a story about racism. The first actual Afro-Latino valedictorian of Harvard Law School, Pedro Albizu Campos graduated in 1921.

He graduated while simultaneously studying Literature, philosophy, Chemical Engineering, and Military Science. He was fluent in six modern and two classical languages: …