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Japa Phenomenon: Who Will Tell Nigerian Leaders The Truth?

January 16, 2023 3:43 am

There is hardly a day that passes by in Nigeria without two things happening; one Nigerian ‘escaping’ the country and another starting the process to leave. That the so-called giant of Africa is losing the best brains that she requires to build a virile country is no longer news. Thousands of Nigerians of various classes, young, middle-aged, and adult, are currently in a crazy rush to leave the country either through employment opportunities, education, marriage, and for many, through illegal means and this has given rise to what many now refer to as ‘Japa’.

Over the last decade, ‘Japa’ which …

Attack On Nigerian Dignitaries Abroad A Reprimand –IPOB

December 18, 2019 8:55 am

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described the attacks by its members on Nigerian dignitaries abroad as a mere reprimand for them to mend their ways on their lacklustre attitude to people of the South East.

Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, however, said the attacks will only be on leaders of Igbo origin.

“We are not attacking any dignitary in Nigeria rather, we are reprimanding them and attacking their evil deed against the people of this country particularly the Biafrans who are in government without thinking for the welfare of their people.”

Members of the outlawed group had …

Bad Nigerians abroad don’t represent Nigeria – Fake Buhari

August 29, 2019 1:12 pm

Jubril Al-Sudani, the Sudanese impostor being paraded as President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the few Nigerians living abroad and getting involved in criminal activities do not represent the values of majority of the people of Nigeria.

NAN reports:

Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement in Abuja, said President Buhari stated this when he met with leaders of the Nigerian Community living in Japan.

The meeting was on the sidelines of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7), on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan.

The President declared: “Let me also say that there are few

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Govt to supervise El-Zakzaky’s travel for treatment abroad

August 6, 2019 8:55 am

The Kaduna State High Court yesterday granted the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, permission to travel to an Indian hospital for medical treatment.

The ruling was not without conditions attached. El-Zakzaky and Zeenat must not go to any other hospital other than the one they specifically requested. Also, the travel of the Shiites’ leader and his wife must be under the strict supervision of the state officials.

The leader of the IMN, whose members are also known as Shiites and his wife were absent from court during the ruling by

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Discharged from LUTH, Baba Suwe seeks further care abroad

March 17, 2019 10:00 pm

Comedian Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe who was critically ill and on admission at the University of Lagos Teach Hospital, LUTH, has been discharged.

The news was revealed by actor Yomi Fabiyi through an Instagram post. He also said that Baba Suwe would proceed for further treatment abroad.

“Veteran Actor and Comedian Babatunde Omidina a.k.a Baba Suwe has been discharged from LUTH after intense medical treatment,” he wrote on Saturday.

“I can confirm to you that efforts to quickly stabilize and/or completely treat him to full wellness by medical experts at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) at the instance …