February 6, 2021

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Those Agitating For Secession Not Different From Boko Haram – Gumi

A Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said those agitating for Biafra and Oduduwa Republics are not different from the Boko Haram sect terrorists.

Gumi stated this in an interview with BBC Pidgin on Saturday while reflecting on the insecurity situation in the country.

The cleric said it would be unfair to claim Nigerians want the country divided because of the activities of some ‘miscreants‘ who are only pushing their own different ideologies and interests.

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The cleric claimed that the majority of Nigerians …

Barack & Michelle Obama Announce 6 New Projects For Netflix

Barack & Michelle Obama Announce 6 New Projects For Netflix

A production company owned by Barack and Michelle Obama on Friday announced six new projects in development for Netflix Inc, including a love story with a supernatural twist and a young adult thriller.

The former president and first lady’s Higher Ground Productions will adapt British-Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid’s novel ‘Exit West‘ into a film, according to a statement from Netflix.

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The book tells the story of a young couple who find magical doors to transport them to other places and land in the middle of a global refugee …

Threat To Life: Pastor Suleiman Slammed With Audio Evidence

Threat To Life: Pastor Suleiman Slammed With Audio Evidence

A former Pastor with Omega Fire Ministries, Mike Davids, has released an audio clip in which the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Johnson Suleman, is heard threatening to kill him by ‘making him disappear’.

The audio clip was said to have been recorded during a phone conversation between Apostle Suleman and Davids shortly after Davids made a viral video accusing Suleman of sleeping with his wife, Pastor Faith Edeko, in the presence of their young daughter. Both Suleman and Edeko have since denied the allegation.

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In the …

At Last, US Backs Okonjo-Iweala For DG, WTO Job

At Last, US Backs Okonjo-Iweala For DG, WTO Job

The United States has at last backed Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the Director-General position at the World Trade Organisation, WTO.

This followed the stepping down of South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee from the contest on Friday.

The US had blocked Okonjo-Iweala’s candidacy for the DG WTO job back in October after all member countries endorsed her candidacy.

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The US backed Yoo for the job because Okonjo-Iweala was supported for the job by China.

A statement from the Office of the US Trade Representative on

World Bank To Boost Electricity In Nigeria With $500m

World Bank To Boost Electricity In Nigeria With $500m

The World Bank has approved the sum of $500m to Nigeria to boost access to electricity and improve the performance of electricity distribution in Nigeria.

The bank in a statement issued on Friday titled, ‘Nigeria to Improve Electricity Access and Services to Citizens,’ the World Bank said financial support would be provided to private distribution companies only on achievement of results in terms of access connections, improved financial management and network expansion.

The statement said, ’85 million Nigerians don’t have access to grid electricity. This represents 43% per cent of the country’s population and makes Nigeria the country with the

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Investing In Cows Better Than Cryptocurrency – Adamu Garba

Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant, has opined that investing in cows is better any form of cryptocurrency business.

Garba was lending his voice to the latest instruction to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), other Financial Institutions (OFIs) and Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) against having any transactions in crypto or facilitating payments for crypto exchanges.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that diverse reactions have continued to trail the directive which was issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Friday.

Reacting on Twitter, Adamu said the CBN tooka proactive measure to …

Libyans Select Surprise Candidate As Interim Prime Minister

Libyans Select Surprise Candidate As Interim Prime Minister

Libyan delegates at UN-led talks outside Geneva on Friday made the surprise choice of Abdul Hamid Dbeibah as prime minister of a transitional unity government to take the war-ravaged country through to elections in December.

Dbeibah was chosen along with a three-member presidency council to head a unity administration and steer the North African state towards the ballot box on December 24. The Canadian-trained engineer from the city of Misrata and founder of the Libya al-Mostakbal (Libya of the Future) movement previously led the Libyan Investment and Development Company under dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

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WHO Disqualifies Nigeria From COVAX Vaccine Procurement

WHO Disqualifies Nigeria From COVAX Vaccine Procurement

The World Health Organisation (WHO) led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines citing the country’s inability to meet the standard requirement of being able to store the vaccines at the required -70 degrees Celsius.

The Nigerian government had stated that it was expected to receive 100,000 doses through the COVAX initiative, which was set up to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, regardless of income level.

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Speaking at a virtual press conference which was attended by Saturday PUNCH, however, …

Stop Attacking Fulani In Your Localities – Ogun Police Warns

Stop Attacking Fulani In Your Localities – Ogun Police Warns

Ogun Police Command yesterday warned residents of communities in the state to stop attacking Fulani residents living in the state or get ready to face the full weight of the law.

The Police Command yesterday said it arrested three suspects for alleged arson on the residence of Seriki Fulani of Eggua, Adamu Oloru, and the Kara market.

Hoodlums had on Monday, set ablaze a house and Kara Market belonging to Seriki Fulani, in continuation of the ‘anti-killer herdsmen’ battle led by Sunday Adeyemo, otherwise called Sunday Igboho, in the South West.

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