One cannot be sure what was on Mama Taraba’s mind when she decided to endorse Atiku for President. Did she not realize it was a “lights, camera, action!” moment, meaning her words were going to be heard throughout Nigeria? Did she not realize it came down to serving two masters, which is an impossible task....
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by Alexander O. Onukwue In a sense, Mrs Aisha Alhassan has dared President Muhammadu Buhari to make her one of the casualties of a cabinet shuffle, if and when he decides to do so. She may not have wished the public attention now on her resulting from the revelations of her video conversations with Atiku,...
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Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has said the demands made by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end the strike are unrealistic. Ezekwesili said this on Wednesday when she appeared on Channels TV. She said the solutions being proposed by the union to solve issues raised cannot be reached. “I think that...
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Former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah has described as untrue, reports that she bought a $1.2m house in England while she was minister. Oduah said this at a Forum in Abuja on Thursday. An online medium had reported that the senator purchased the property under another name. “Of course, the allegation is not true, it...
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by Jide Ojo Last Friday, September 1, 2017 the unprecedented happened in the East African country of Kenya. The Supreme Court of the country, led by Chief Justice David Maraga upturned the electoral victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta. The apex court said the August 8 election was fraught with irregularities and deeply flawed. According to...
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by Alexander O. Onukwue It would certainly make the political atmosphere in the country very interesting if President Muhammadu Buhari decides against running for a second term in 2019. “Baba Buhari hasn’t told us what he wants to re-contest in 2019”, said Aisha Alhassan, the Minister of Women Affairs commenting on her support for former...
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The internet went berserk over M.I’s superheated #LooseTalk podcast interview with Pulse Nigeria journalist, Osagie Alonge. We talked about it here. One of the highlights of the interview was when Osagie asked the head-turning question that made M.I. almost lose his cool: “Who the f*** is Ckay?” M.I was obviously offended by the question, but...
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by Alexander O. Onukwue “They’re saying I should be sacked as minister. In the first place, I never expected the ministerial position. It is God that gave me, and if today I’m asked to leave, it is God’s time that has come to an end. I have faith and I believe that whatever happens to...
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by Asandia Hogan The Nigerian youth. That’s what’s on my mind. I’m no more a youth (18-35 should be the age range not 48-year-olds for youth leader). So I will talk as a “young” person. You see I get worried about the “youth”, especially in politics. Most aren’t really youth anymore, young at heart maybe...
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The forum of the 19 Northern States and FCT chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked Nigerians to remain where they reside. Chairman of the forum, Yakubu Pam made the plea on Thursday in Abuja at the opening of a one-day leadership summit organised by the group. He noted that despite the...
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As part of efforts to achieve the UNAIDS’ three-part target, the 90-90-90 initiative that aims to end the AIDS epidemic in the world by 2030, the Lagos state government has embarked on a statewide screening process. Starting with 36,000 Ikorodu residents, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) will be focusing on Imota, Igbogbo/Baiyeku, Ijede,...
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Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Biafra (MASSOB), Kingsley Madu has said cities where Igbos own major investments, including Lagos and Abuja are part of Biafra. Madu said this on Thursday in Enugu during a rally organised to welcome the leader of another pro-Biafra group, the Biafra National Guard, Innocent Oji. “Pro-Biafra groups...
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Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan has said she is unperturbed by criticism that followed her public display of support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Alhassan in a video had initiated campaign for Atiku ahead of the 2019 election. In a separate interview, she had stated that she would support Atiku even if the...
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Former White House chief strategist, Steve Bannon has slammed the Catholic Church for their sentimental support for DACA. In his first interview since leaving the White House, Steve Bannon told CBS News that, “the Catholic Church has been terrible about” the DACA decision. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Tuesday the rescinding of the DACA...
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After rescinding the DACA program enacted by the last administration which allows 800,000 children illegally brought to the US to seek work permit and continue their stay, President Trump has assured the affected people that nothing will happen to them in the six months delay attached to the decision. Trump through the Justice Department announced...
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English Premier League clubs have voted to close the 2018 season transfer window before the start of the 2018-19 league. It has been announced that as from next season, the window will close at 17:00 BST on the Thursday before the Premier League season begins. This came after managers complained the their teams are disrupted...
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President Donald Trump and First Lady, Melania have fulfilled their promised donation of $1million to help relief Harvey victims. Trump had last week during his visit to the Hurricane ravaged Texas alongside his wife promised the huge some as his family’s means of support to victims of the disaster. Trump through a released statement announced...
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The Nigerian mission in South Africa said it has expressed its displeasure at the killing of Nigerians to the government of that country. The police in South Africa had recently killed two Nigerians in possession of drugs. Kingsley Ikeri, from Imo state, was allegedly killed by the police at Vryheid town, in KwaZulu Natal province...
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Amidst unprogressive negotiations, EU’s Brexit chief negotiator, Michel Barnier has berated U.K.’s position on the Irish border, Bloomberg reports. Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Thursday, Barnier said, “What I see on the U.K.’s paper on Ireland and Northern Ireland worries me. “The U.K. wants to use Ireland as a kind of test-case for the future EU-U.K....
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The Imo State Police Command has arrested suspected killers of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo. The cleric was kidnapped by some gunmen and killed in Orlu, Imo State on Friday. He was reportedly returning from the burial of his father. The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris had ordered the Imo State Police to...
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Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice has appeared in Capitol Hill before the House Intelligence Committee, for a meeting presumably related to the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, and particularly on the issue of the “unmasking” of Trump associates during the presidential transition, FOX reports. The Twitter page of the news agency...
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The Senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call chairman of the Presidential Action Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay to order. In a statement by Senate spokesman, Sabi Abdullahi on Thursday, the upper chamber said Sagay has been making hate speeches against the legislative house. Abdullahi in the statement said Sagay was one...
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNERC), are working together to reduce the proliferation of illicit arms in circulation in Nigeria and other Africa countries to curb terrorism and criminality. Samuel Bwalya, the UNDP Country Director while addressing participants at a symposium on...
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Following reports during Hurricane Harvey that undocumented immigrants stayed at home for fear of being deported, the Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Carlos Giménez has announced in a briefing that no one will be asked for identification when entering a shelter. The county is ensuring that everyone unable to evacuate is accommodated in the several hurricane...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday, confirmed at least one reported Lassa fever case, in each of 19 states in the current outbreak which started in December 2016. The development was published in a report on NCDC’s website. Highlights: In the current Lassa Fever outbreak, nineteen (19) States: Ogun, Bauchi, Plateau, Ebonyi, Ondo,...
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by Alexander O. Onukwue Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has received the most public vote of confidence yet that could kick off his ambition for Aso Rock in 2019. The now viral comments of the current Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jumai Alhassan, wish declare support for an Atiku 2019 campaign, should he choose...
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Wednesday, said 121 Nigerians stranded in Libya have returned. The Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Suleiman Yakubu, received them on behalf of the federal government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that NEMA had on August 29 received another batch of 139 returnees from Libya. NAN reports that the total...
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by Alexander O. Onukwue Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jumain Alhassan, has dropped the biggest hint yet that all is not well within the circles of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a recorded video of her Sallah visit to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Mrs Alhassan vows loyalty to Atiku as her ‘godfather’...
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One of the numerous things that imposes joy is a father spending time with his child, no matter how grown. In addition, when such a father has the opportunity to work with the child or involve him/her in his business, then it is undoubtedly an opportunity to relish. Such is the case with President Donald...
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According to South Korea media, a protest which degenerated into a clash with police officers has erupted in the Seong-Ju village of South Korea about 300km to Seoul rendering 38 people injured including six policemen, the Guardian reports. The clash was ignited by the deployment of a US missile defense system aimed at countering possible...
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