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Those Agitating for Biafra are Mad – Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai

  Renowned Evangeslist and leader of Uma Ukpai Evengelical Ministry, Rev Dr. Uma Ukpai, has said those agitating for actualisation of Biafra are ‘mad people’. Speaking to reporters in Uyo, headquarters of his ministry, the Abia-born cleric condemned agitations for Biafra by the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Uyo based cleric maintained anyone agitating for Biafra only confirms the level of his or her madness, adding however that everybody is mad, the difference only being in the level of madness. “There will always be crazy people, even…
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ALGON National President: Coalition of Nigerian Youths Endorse Hon. Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje

ALGON National President: Coalition of Nigerian Youths Endorse Hon. Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje

Coalition Of Nigerian Youth Groups which comprises Northern Nigerian Peace Foundation NPF, Youth Assembly Of Nigeria YAN, Northern Youth Council Of Nigeria NYCN, Arewa Youth Consultative Council AYCC, Arewa Youth For Good Governance AYGG and National Association Of Nigerian Students NANS has endorsed and passed a vote of confidence on the Executive Chairman of Suleja Local Government Area, Hon. Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje to emerge as the next ALGON National President. The Nigerian youths leaders said this in a statement released to the press. The statement was signed by the National Coordinator, Amb. Zarewa Salisu Sageer, National Secretary, Comrade Sunny Idika,…
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7 Edo Assembly Members dump APC for PDP, Pledge Allegiance To Governor Obaseki

7 Edo Assembly Members dump APC for PDP, Pledge Allegiance To Governor Obaseki

Following the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the Edo State governorship election, the speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Frank Okiye and six other members of State Assembly yesterday, formally defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the People’s Democrats Party (PDP) during plenary. The other defecting lawmakers include, Hon. Roland Asoro, Hon Ephraim Aluebhosele, Hon Sunday Ojiezele, Hon Henry Okhuarobor, Hon. Emma Okoduwa and Hon Marcus Onobun. Okiye, who announced the receipt of the letters from the six members as well as himself to decamp to the ruling party in the state, said…
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Jegede, Akeredolu, Ajayi, others sign peace pact ahead of Ondo governorship election

Jegede, Akeredolu, Ajayi, others sign peace pact ahead of Ondo governorship election

Candidates of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede; All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Akeredolu; the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) Agboola Ajayi, and others, have signed a peace pact ahead of the Ondo State Governorship election slated for October 10, 2020 They signed the pact on Tuesday, pledging to shun violence during the election and avoid actions that may undermine the peace accord. The event, facilitated by the National Peace Committee (NPC), had the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu; Inspector-General Of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Others in attendance included the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop…
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Court sentences popular Akure Pastor to life imprisonment for kidnapping one year old baby

Court sentences popular Akure Pastor to life imprisonment for kidnapping one year old baby

Justice Olusegun Odusola of the Ondo State High Court in Akure has sentenced the Founder of Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa and 5 others to life imprisonment over the disappearance of one year old Gold Kolawole in the church last year. Justice Odusola convicted the defendants having found them guilty of the two count charge of kidnapping and aiding and abetting to kidnap based on the circumstancial evidence presented by the prosecution. He also condemned in strong terms the complicity, compromise, and lackadaisical attitude of the Ondo state police command after Gold got missing which also led the burning…
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President Buhari to present 2021 budget to NASS on Thursday

President Buhari to present 2021 budget to NASS on Thursday

President Buhari has written to the National Assembly notifying lawmakers that he will be presenting the 2021 budget at a joint sitting of the Assembly. In a letter read by Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Tuesday at the resumption of plenary, President Buhari is requesting the audience of lawmakers in both chambers for the presentation of the budget. The Senate is expected to consider and pass the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework MTEF and Fiscal Strategy Paper FSP before President Buhari submits the 2021 budget. The Federal Executive Council had last Wednesday after its weekly meeting estimated the budget to…
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NANS extols Hon. Legor Idagbo on leadership excellence

  Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Legor Idagbo, Chairman House Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Committee and Federal House of Representatives Member ( Bekwarra, Obanliku, and Obudu LGA CRS) was visited by the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS). Rt. Hon. Legor Idagbo was Inducted and certified into the Association, NANS and was presented an Award of NANS ICON and Patriotic Leadership. The NANS representives stated that their activities includes protecting the welfare, rights and interest of the Nigeria Student and they stand as the watch dog of the society. Also The NANS representives stated that they usually carry out…
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One Love Foundation seeks extension of US, UK visa ban to corrupt civil servants

One Love Foundation seeks extension of US, UK visa ban to corrupt civil servants

One Love Foundation(OLF), a human rights advocacy group, has called on the authorities in the United States, United Kingdom and countries in the European Union (EU) to extend their travel visa ban to corrupt Nigerian politicians, civil servants and security officials found to have compromised the integrity of the office entrusted to them by stealing public funds meant for the development of the country. In a statement signed by the President of the foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor, he said the recent visa ban imposed by the US and UK on some politicians for their roles in electoral violence can…
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Breaking: IGP bans FSARS, other Police tactical squad

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in…
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