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Kolapo Olapoju
April 1, 2016

Nigerians are suffering, yet Buhari attends a summit he knows nothing about – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose has called on Nigerians to implore President Muhammadu Buhari to cut back his incessant foreign trips. President Buhari is presently in the United States of America for the 4th Nuclear Security Summit. Fayose on Friday, urged the President to pay attention to the suffering of Nigerians rather than travelling... Read More
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April 1, 2016

Why Fayose ‘regularly’ attacks Buhari – Oshiomhole’s aide

Charles Idahosa, a Political Adviser to Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole on Thursday, criticised Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, over his incessant barrage of attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari. Idahosa, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, described Fayose’s nonobjective criticism as a ploy to gain public sympathy ahead of when the law would catch... Read More
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March 31, 2016

‘Fayose is running away from his shadow… he’s a Judas’ – Tope Aluko

Dr. Tope Aluko, the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain who blew the whistle on the alleged rigging of the June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State, says Governor Ayo Fayose cannot deny the allegations he’s made thus far. Aluko, the Ekiti state Secretary of the PDP, had on January 31, appeared on Channels Television, where... Read More
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March 31, 2016

‘I’m being persecuted’ | Nnamdi Kanu writes British govt… to save him from detention

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the British Government to lean on President Muhammadu Buhari to release him from prison. Kanu alongside two other Biafra proponents, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, are facing treason charges. The IPOB leader wrote a letter dated March... Read More
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March 31, 2016

‘Chibok girls aren’t missing, it’s a political strategy’ – Ayo ‘Peter the rock’ Fayose

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, says the abduction of over 200 girls from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, is a ruse, which is at best, a political strategy. Fayose, while speaking on Wednesday, said he doesn’t believe that the girls were abducted in 2014 while stressing that there’s been no indication to... Read More
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March 31, 2016

Captured female bomber ‘is a Chibok girl’, but not among the ‘abducted schoolgirls’

Mansur Dan-Ali, the Minister of Defence, has revealed that the female suicide bomber, who was arrested in Cameroon, was indeed abducted from Chibok community in Borno, by Boko Haram insurgents. The minister made the disclosure on Wednesday, in an interview with Voice of America, where he stated that the suspect was not among the over... Read More
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March 30, 2016

Buhari can withhold assent of 2016 budget but we have the power to veto – NASS

The lawmakers of the National Assembly have said Nigerians should not blame them for the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to delay in assenting the 2016 budget till he gets the details. Abdulmumin Jibrin, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation released a statement on Wednesday, stressing that while the president has the... Read More
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March 29, 2016

‘Fayose beautifies crime… he’s a threat to Nigeria’s security’ – APC

Ruling party, the All Progressives Congress has described Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose, as a serious threat to national security, owing to his recent statements and conduct. The Ekiti state chapter of the APC, said Fayose’s utterances are aimed at creating instability in the country’s economy. Speaking on behalf of the party, Publicity Secretary, Taiwo... Read More
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March 29, 2016

Girl-child bomber caught in Cameroon ‘has no relationship with the Chibok girls’

Although it is highly unlikely that the potential suicide bomber caught in Cameroon last Friday is among the over 200 Chibok girls abducted in April 2014, the Federal Government has made available photographs of the girl-child for verification. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the pictures of the... Read More
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March 27, 2016

Tinubu to Kachikwu: You’ve insulted Nigerians, apologise now

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has heavily chastised the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, over his recent offhandish statement regarding the persistent fuel scarcity in the country. For saying he was not a magician who could immediately end the scarcity of petrol, Tinubu released a statement... Read More
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March 25, 2016

Bomb attack averted in Borno, 2 female bombers killed (VIEWER DISCRETION)

Nigerian troops of 7 Division Garrison based in Maiduguri, in conjunction with Civilian JTF, on Friday, averted a suicide attack in Borno State. Two female suicide bombers were intercepted at about 1.20am on Friday morning, almost 100 metres south of Umurari village, outskirts of Maiduguri. While one of the bombers blew up herself upon sighting... Read More
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March 25, 2016

‘Humble’ Buhari wants nothing to do with #Istandwithbuhari

The Nigerian presidency wants nothing to do with the #Istandwithbuhari advocacy group and has urged the sponsors to immediately stop claiming any affiliation with the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, speaking on behalf of the presidency called on the originators and handlers of the group... Read More
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March 24, 2016

1.1 million JAMB candidates will NOT gain university admission

Based on a recent revelation made by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, there’s no provision for 1.1 million people who sit yearly, for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Prof Julius Okojie said on Wednesday, that only 400,000 out of the 1.5 million candidates that sit yearly manage to gain admission to Nigerian... Read More
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March 23, 2016

Doyin Okupe ‘doesn’t know what he’s saying’ – Obasanjo

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has described his former Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Doyin Okupe, as ​a ​hypocrite. Obasanjo said his former employee who recently described him as the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South West, is apparently ignorant. Okupe had said: “Baba Obasanjo still remains the undisputed and authentic leader of... Read More
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March 23, 2016

BREAKING: Senate passes 2016 budget… 3 months later

3 months after President Muhammadu Buhari submitted the initial copy of the nation’s budget, the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, March 23, ratified the 2016 Appropriation Bill. Since its submission, the 2016 budget has been the subject of heated national discourse, owing to the discovery of several inflated figures, inconsistent budgeting and outright padding of the... Read More
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