July 2022

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President Buhari Reveals His Govt Officials Who Divert Funds

July 8, 2022 3:48 pm

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has on Friday reiterated that indeed, some of his office holders actually divert public funds for other uses too.

The Nigerian leader had also vowed to make sure that he makes life unbearable for the citizens. Buhari had also given the assurance during his Eid-el Kabir message, urging the people to live humbly.

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The President said if everyone puts the teachings of their religions into practice, the evils afflicting the country would have been solved. He noted that religion shouldn’t just be used as a …

Senate President, Lawan Felicitates With Muslim Faithful At Sallah

Senate President, Lawan Felicitates With Muslim Faithful At Sallah

July 8, 2022 2:54 pm

Ahmad Lawan who is the President of the Nigerian Senate has openly felicitated with Nigerians, particularly the Muslim Ummah, on the occasion of the Sallah festival.

Lawan had also appreciated the Muslim faithful for their prayers, which he says have been strengthening the people and sustaining the nation, Nigeria in the face of its numerous challenges. He also urged Nigerians not to cease praying for Nigeria or waver in their belief that the purpose of Allah shall prevail for the country.

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He reiterated that with divine intervention and continued …

Pastor Ibiyeomie Asks Christians To Fully Retaliate If Attacked

Pastor Ibiyeomie Asks Christians To Fully Retaliate If Attacked

July 8, 2022 2:53 pm

Pastor David Ibiyeomie who is the General Overseer of the Salvation Ministries Church has directed Northern Christians to make sure that they defend themselves against intruders that come to try to burn some of their churches and kill them.

Pastor David Ibiyeomie had also reiterated that the Northern Christians should not just fold their arms and allow the Islamic terrorists burn their churches and kill their people, but that they should defend themselves as much as they can and show some courage against their oppressors too.

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According to him, if …

NCoS Releases Names, Faces Of 69 Kuje Prison Escapees

NCoS Releases Names, Faces Of 69 Kuje Prison Escapees

July 8, 2022 11:44 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria in coalition with the Nigerian Correctional Service has on Friday openly declared 69 of the inmates who escaped from its Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja on Tuesday night wanted and asked the general public to supply information about them if they had any in order to aid with their recapture.

The 69 Kuje inmates have also been revealed to have cases relating to terrorism and being members of the Boko Haram sect.

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“If you see any of these people, or have useful information …

Buhari Reacts Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe's Assasination

Buhari Reacts To Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s Assasination

July 8, 2022 11:43 am

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has openly extended his condolences to the family of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who died from his fatal injuries after a serious assassination attempt that finally killed him.

The President also commiserated with the Japanese government and people of Japan on Abe’s assassination.

Shinzo Abe had been shot on Friday morning while he was delivering a speech ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election.

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Buhari described Japan’s longest-serving PM as one of the most outstanding leaders while assuring the family of the prayers and …

Delta 2023 Court Sacks Okowa’s Candidate Over Forgery

Delta 2023: Court Sacks Okowa’s Candidate Over Forgery

July 8, 2022 6:06 am

The crisis in the Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a major twist on Thursday when a Federal High Court in Abuja disqualified, Mr. Sheriff Oborevwori who is the party’s governorship candidate for the upcoming 2023 election.

Justice Taiwo Taiwo in his ruling agreed with the plaintiff that Oborevwori should not to be the candidate of the PDP for allegedly supplying false and forged documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Consequently, the judge directed INEC and the PDP to recognise the plaintiff, David Edevbie, as the candidate.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that while …

Russia Reacts To Boris Johnson's Resignation As UK PM

Russia Reacts To Boris Johnson’s Resignation As UK PM

July 8, 2022 6:01 am

The Kremlin on Thursday asserted that it hopes that ‘more professional people’ would come to power in Britain after it was reported Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative party leader.

‘We would like to hope that someday in Great Britain more professional people who can make decisions through dialogue will come to power,’ Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday morning.

‘But at the moment there is little hope for that.’

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that relations between Moscow and London have been bad for years and virtually collapsed after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine …

Panic As Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest In Benue

Panic As Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest In Benue

July 8, 2022 5:51 am

A Catholic priest serving in Benue State, Rev. Fr. Peter Amodu, was on Thursday evening kidnapped by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen sparking panic in the area in Benue State.

Fr. Amodu, who hails from Agbaha Otukpa in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, was said to have been kidnapped on yesterday,  along Okwungaga-Otukpo highway.

Sources from the area who spoke to reporters on Friday morning pointed out that nothing had yet been heard from him or his abductors concerning his whereabouts almost 24 hours after his abduction.

A statement signed by the Diocesan Chancellor, Catholic Diocese of Otukpo, Rev. Fr. …

How A Tinubu’s Presidency Will Heal June 12 Mistake – Keyamo

How A Tinubu’s Presidency Will Heal June 12 Mistake – Keyamo

July 8, 2022 5:43 am

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, has asserted that electing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in 2023 will correct what he described as ‘the June 12, 1993 election anomaly’.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the June 12 1993 presidential election was reportedly won by the late philanthropist, Chief M.K.O Abiola. However, the election was annulled by the military junta led by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd), for yet to be fully clarified reasons.

Going down memory lane yesterday, Keyamo in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle, …

Russia Mounts Attack On Snake Island Over Ukraine’s Flag Hoist

Russia Mounts Attack On Snake Island Over Ukraine’s Flag Hoist

July 7, 2022 7:51 pm

While reacting to the hositing of a Ukrainian flag over snake island, a Russian aircraft has bombarded the Island some hours after the flag was raised.

Both the Russian Defense Ministry and the Ukrainian armed forces confirmed the attack.

“At dawn, during an aerial overflight and reconnaissance of Zmiiny (Snake) island, it was attacked by 2 air-launched missiles. The dock was significantly damaged,” the Ukrainian military said.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense stated, according to the state news agency RIA Novosti: “Against the backdrop of military failures and a massive …

Prerogative of Mercy: Sanwo-Olu Approves Release Of 46 Inmates

Abortion Guidelines Suspended By Gov Sanwo-Olu

July 7, 2022 7:46 pm

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has on Thursday ordered the full suspension of the “State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications” which had been issued by the Directorate of Family Health and Nutrition in the Ministry of Health.

Governor Sanwo-Olu had revealed that the suspension would allow for adequate public sensitisation and stakeholder engagement which would have helped to reach a consensus required for successful guideline development.

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According to him, the new guidelines would not be implemented until adequate deliberation. This was contained in a statement …

Lagos PDP Debunks Funke Akindele's Running Mate Status

Lagos PDP Debunks Funke Akindele’s Running Mate Status

July 7, 2022 6:17 pm

While reacting to some reports of Funke Akindele’s installation as the running mate for the PDP gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State, the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked the report while revealing that the governorship candidate of the party, Dr Olajide Adediran, has not named Nollywood actress Funke Akindele as running mate.

Mr Hakeem Amode who is the Lagos PDP Publicity Secretary also reiterated that the party was not aware of any running mate yet.

Amode was reacting to reported emergence of Akindele, as running mate nominee to the PDP governorship candidate.

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