Senator Bola Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed the allegation that he has no regard for Christians. At an interactive session with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Tinubu dismissed those who described him as a religious bigot, saying the choice of Shettima had nothing to do with religion.
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. Brigadier-General Audu Ogbole James, Director of Finance at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), Oshodi, Lagos, is dead. The General lost his life after a corporal identified as Abayomi Edun crushed him with his car at the barracks on Tuesday night.
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The Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, has said the analysis of the Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, on the chances of Obi in the 2023 elections made no sense. Okupe, who spoke on Tuesday during a TV interview said Soludo’s comment on Obi was a joke. According to him, Soludo is not politically sound.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that he would leave Nigeria a safer country by the time he exits office. He gave the assurance during the Emblem Appeal Launch for the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday.
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. No fewer than 9 members of a family were killed by gunmen in Maikatako community of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the community in the night and started shooting sporadically, leaving nine people dead. A community member confirmed that the incident occurred at about 9:30am when the villagers were going to sleep.
Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has reportedly been arrested for taking brass knuckles through security at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The 33-year-old, who lost his title by TKO to Alex Pereira in New York last Saturday, was arrested by Port Authority police in the American Airlines terminal on Wednesday.
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. The Senate yesterday resolved to provide legislative support for the new policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the Nigerian Naira. The Senate has mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance, and other Financial Institutions to embark on an aggressive oversight to ensure that Nigerians are adequately protected from the CBN, Banks, and other agencies involved in the process.
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. Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday hosted the leaders of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE). The delegation, led by Chief Ajibade Oyekan, discussed the growth and development of the South-West region.
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal by the Inspector-General of Police and FCT Commissioner of Police against a 2018 judgment involving Charly Boy.
The verdict was then delivered by the current Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho.
Tsoho awarded N50million as exemplary damages against the police for violently disrupting a peaceful protest led by the activist, real name Charles Oputa.
Oputa and others, under the aegis of Our Mumu Don Do, gathered at the Unity Fountain in Abuja on August 8, 2017.
They demanded the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari on the grounds that he travelled to the United Kingdom for medical attention and stayed more than 90 days.
In a suit FHC/ABJ/CS/343/2018 filed on March 29, 2018, by his lawyer Inibehe Effiong, Charly Boy gave an account of how about 100 policemen dispersed the protesters with tear-gas canisters, hot water cannons and wild police dogs.
The 72-year-old citizen recalled that the assault was so severe that he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital.
On October 22, 2018, Justice Tsoho held that there was no evidence that miscreants invaded or stormed the protest venue and that the protesters were not violent in any way
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Nigeria head coach, Jose Peseiro has said he is unhappy that Victor Osimhen will not be available for Thursday’s international friendly against Portugal.
Peseiro, speaking to the media, revealed that he received a report from Napoli’s doctors claiming Osimhen is suffering from a back problem.
The 23-year-old is not expected to be fit for another two weeks.
Reports from the Italian media had suggested Osimhen has no physical problem and that the striker snubbed the friendly against Portugal to avoid unnecessary risks.
But Peseiro has now moved to set the records straight.
“The doctor from Napoli sent a report to our (Nigerian team) doctor that after the match (against Udinese), Osimhen felt pain in his back. And that he needs between 10 and 15 days to recover.
“What can I do? Of course, I like to play with Osimhen. He’s a fantastic player. I like to play with the best players.
“I’m not happy about that. But now I don’t think about Victor Osimhen. For me, more important is the players I have here,” Peseiro said.
Osimhen has not played in any of the three friendly matches – Ecuador, Mexico, Algeria – that the Super Eagles have played under Jose Peseiro.
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9 members of a family killed just like that. The insecurity in this country keeps getting worse by the day. God help us.
ReplyDeleteMr President, you did alot of harm to this country that Nigerians will never forget.
ReplyDeleteMaikatako shooting victim, may God console them.
No good news today
ReplyDeleteI pray help come to this nation pretty soon.a country its citizen can't carry out a peaceful protest without been harassed.A country were its citizens are afraid of speaking out cos of the fear of the unknown. Thank you Charles Oputa for speaking out for Nigerians.
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