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Buhari, Adesina Under Fire For Attacking CAN Over Execution

January 25, 2020 7:15 am

Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF) has lambasted the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, for attacking the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), following its reaction to the murder of Reverend Lawan Andimi by Boko Haram.

Andimi, the Chairman of CAN in Michika Local government area of Adamawa state by Boko Haram, was beheaded by the insurgents.

CAN on Thursday rejected the reaction of President Buhari to the killing.

Buhari, who described the murder as cruel, inhuman and deliberately provocative, expressed sorrow that the terrorists went on to kill the religious leader while giving signals

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Gov. Wike Knocked For Attacking Traditional Rulers

January 15, 2020 2:19 pm

The recent actions of Governor Nyesom Wike against traditional stools in Rivers State have received mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media.

Governor Wike was seen in a viral video criticising traditional rulers and threatening to depose them over very flimsy reasons. He also called one of the monarchs a ‘trouble maker’.

His accusations have generated mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media.

While others hailed him for having the courage to caution the traditional rulers’ others chided him, describing his action as disrespectful.

NAN was on twitter to cull some of the reactions trailing Wike’s viral video

@M_Wizzo “This …

Off-Duty NYPD Police Officer Busted For Attacking His Wife

October 26, 2019 5:08 pm

An off-duty NYPD housing cop assaulted his wife during an argument inside their Brooklyn home, police said.

Cops from the 83rd Precinct in Bushwick took Police Officer Manuel Cantor-Alonso into custody about 2 a.m. Saturday after his wife called 911 and said her husband had attacked her, police said.

The two were in the middle of an argument when the 38-year-old officer pushed her to the ground and kicked her, said cops. The woman was not seriously harmed.

Cantor-Alonso, a 12-year NYPD veteran, was charged with assault. His arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Saturday.

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