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 Politics › Why Tinubu May Be Disqualified Over Drug Dealing Case - PDP Spokesman by Gjrich(op): 2:55am On Nov 11, 2022 |
Why Tinubu may be disqualified over Drug Dealing Case-PDP Spokesman A spokesman for the Atiku/PDP presidential campaign, Daniel Bwala on Thursday said Bola Ahmed Tinubu may be disqualified from contesting the 2023 presidential elections over his connection to a drug trafficking case in the United States. Bwala made the comment during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “I’m afraid that the conclusion of this case is that, from the eyes of the law, Bola may be disqualified from contesting if the matter goes to court,” Bwala said. “Narcotics and money laundering, whether in Nigeria or the United States, is a criminal offence.” Bwala was commenting on the controversy surrounding a document recently released by the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The document contained evidence of Tinubu’s alleged involvement in narcotics and money laundering about 30 years ago. The matter ended in a settlement which led to Tinubu’s forfeiture of $460,000 in one of the accounts linked to the former governor of Lagos State. Bwala however argued that the issue at stake was a matter of character. “For the Nigerian people, the source of the money is important, but there is still a cloud around drug related offences and drug related activity with somebody who wants to be the number one citizen of the country,” he said. “Recently, there was a massive busting of cocaine in Nigeria. This idea of drugs and narcotics is a terrible case all over the world. “And if someone has that questionable character and is elected as a President, what it means is that it will embolden people who are into those activities. That’s why the person has to come out clean. 1 Like
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| Politics › Three Govs Who Stashed Naira Notes In Houses Plan To Pay Salaries In Cash – EFCC by Gjrich(op): 4:06pm On Nov 04, 2022 |
Three Govs Who Stashed Naira Notes In Houses Plan To Pay Salaries In Cash – EFCC SOME State governors are devising means to launder money they stashed in houses, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa has revealed. Bawa, who did not name the concerned governors, said in an interview with Daily Trust that the Commission is closely monitoring the state chief executives. According to Bawa, the EFCC is aware of plans by three governors to infiltrate the system with money through table payment of their state workers’ salaries. The development is coming after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced on October 26 that it would redesign the country’s currency over issues crippling the economy. According to the CBN governor, N200, N500, and 1,000 notes would be redesigned as a move to counter terrorism financing and hoarding of banknotes. Nigerians were directed to deposit the old notes in banks on or before January 31, 2023 as the re-designed notes would be released on December 15, 2022. Speaking with Daily Trust on Thursday, Bawa said intelligence at the disposal of the EFCC revealed that two Northern governors and a Southern governor have concluded plans to pay salaries in cash. “Let me tell you something, the intel that I have yesterday and I would want you to take this thing very seriously. Already, some state governors that have some of this cash stashed in various houses and the rest are now trying to pay salaries in cash in their state,” he said. When asked whether the Commission would summon the governors, Bawa said they were being monitored closely. He said the move is against Section 2 of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act. “I don’t know how they want to achieve that but we have to stop them from doing that. Well, we are working, they have not paid the salaries in cash yet but it is a very serious thing. “The law is very clear regarding cash transactions. Anybody that is to consummate any cash transaction as an individual, if it is not through a financial institution, it must not be above N5 million and if it is above that it is criminal for you to engage in such transaction. And for corporate entities it is N10 million,” the EFCC chairman added.
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| Politics › Wike Increases Number Of Special Assistants To 200,000 by Gjrich(op): 3:12pm On Nov 04, 2022 |
Wike Increases Number Of Special Assistants To 200,000 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has increased the number of his Special Assistants on Political Unit Affairs from 100,000 to 200,000. He announced the increase while inaugurating the second and last batch of the initial 100,000 assistants from the Rivers East Senatorial District on Friday. The first batch of about 45,000 assistants from Rivers South-East and Rivers West Senatorial Districts were sworn-in by the Governor on Thursday. The appointment of the unprecedented number of aides was first announced by the state government on October 11 with an initial figure of 14,000. The number was doubled to 28,000 the next day, and then to 50,000. During a decent media chat, Goveneor Wike announced that the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State have discussed and agreed that the number of appointees as Special Assistants be increased to 100,000. At least appointees were selected evenly with each of the political units across the 319 Wards in the 23 Local Government Areas of the state represented/ Their job is to send in honest feedbacks from the people at the grassroots to the state government They are to communicate the feelings of the people towards the Wike administration through the 319 Liaison Officers at the Ward levels, who will then report to the 32 State Constituency Liaison Officers for transmission to the office of the Governor. The 319 Wards Liaison Officers and 32 State Constituency Liaison Officers were sworn in earlier this week. Speaking at the inauguration of the last batch of the 100,000 Special Assistants at the Adokiye Amiesimaka stadium, Governor Wike said the appointment is part of the “stomach infrastructure” he promised to execute alongside the physical infrastructure of his administration. He clarified that the essence of the huge number of appointees is to enbale him finish “very very well”.
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| Politics › Miyetti Allah Demands Creation Of Nomadic Affairs Ministry by Gjrich(op): 10:02am On Nov 01, 2022 |
Miyetti Allah Demands Creation Of Nomadic Affairs Ministry The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani Socio-Cultural Association, yesterday called for establishment of a federal ministry of nomadic affairs to broaden educational opportunities and address pastoralist challenges. The association’s president, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo and the national secretary, Saleh Alhassan, made the call in Abuja after the national executive meeting with state chairmen of the association. The association also demanded immediate designation, gazetting and development of all the 415 grazing reserves across the states “as the only first strategic step in addressing the challenges confronting Fulani herders in Nigeria.” “This will include building of earth dams and solar boreholes, building of veterinary clinics, development of diary (milk) collection centres.” The association condemned the recent massacre of Fulani pastoralists in Taraba State and urged the Inspector-General of Police to fish out the perpetrators and ensure justice is done to the victims’ families to prevent people resorting to self-help. They said, “The meeting dismissed the consistent claims of farmers-herders’ conflicts as a major setback of instability and insecurity in Nigeria. But rather, the conflicts are exacerbated by activities of states sponsored vigilantes and tribal hordes who willfully continue to carry out extra-judicial killings of Fulani pastoralists.” The meeting also condemned “the continuous profiling of Fulani pastoralists by Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom through the anti-grazing law.
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| Politics › Atiku Is Working For Miyetti Allah, Herdsmen Group – Ortom, Benue Leaders. by Gjrich(op): 10:11pm On Oct 25, 2022 |
Atiku Working For Miyetti Allah, Herdsmen Group – Ortom, Benue Leaders Reject Atiku Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, of working with Miyetti Allah, a herdsmen group with a militant strain. In what could be seen as a withdrawal of his support for Atiku Abubakar, the Benue State governor accused the PDP candidate of dishonoring him as Governor and working against the interest of Benue residents. Ortom, who is reportedly incensed over Atiku’s comments on the recent killings by suspected herdsmen in Benue state, disclosed this on Tuesday at the Chapel of Grace, Government House, Makurdi. He said: “It was not correct for a presidential candidate who is seeking to rule the people to say that kind of thing. “It was very wrong. And it would appear that he doesn’t even reference me and consider me to be a Governor of my state.” According to Ortom, the former vice president had sidelined him in selecting his presidential campaign team. He said: “I am not in his campaign team. The people they appointed there, no consent from me. So I’ll remain on my own. But I’m waiting; when the election comes, we shall vote the election according to the election.” Naija News reports that Ortom’s comment is coming after a group of elder statesmen in Benue, Minda Leaders of Thoughts, also withdrew their support for Atiku over alleged hate speech and profiling of Benue people.
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| Politics › UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resign After 44 Days In Office by Gjrich(op): 2:00am On Oct 21, 2022 |
Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister and will step down after a week-long emergency contest to find her successor, she announced outside Downing Street on Thursday. Here is her resignation statement: I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. And our country had been held back for too long by low economic growth. I was elected by the Conservative party with a mandate to change this. We delivered on energy bills and on cutting national insurance. And we set out a vision for a low-tax, high-growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit. I recognise, though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative party. I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to notify him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative party. This morning I met the chair of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady. We have agreed there will be a leadership election to be completed in the next week. This will ensure we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country’s economic stability and national security. I will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. Thank you
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| Politics › UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns After Failed Budget And Market Turmoil. by Gjrich(op): 1:47am On Oct 21, 2022 |
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after failed budget and market turmoil. Truss was in office for just 44 days, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. For 10 days of her premiership government business was paused following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. On Sept. 23, Truss’ finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced a so-called “mini-budget” which began a turbulent period for U.K. bond markets which balked at the debt-funded tax cuts he put forward. Most of the policies were reversed three weeks later by the second finance minister, Jeremy Hunt. British Prime Minister Liz Truss exits after 45-day stint LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday following a failed tax-cutting budget that rocked financial markets and which led to a revolt within her own Conservative Party. Truss was in office for just 44 days, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. For 10 days of her premiership government business was paused following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. She said in a statement outside 10 Downing Street, “We set out a vision for a low-tax, high-growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit.” “I recognize though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to announce that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.” The party is now due to complete a leadership election within the next week, much faster than this summer’s two-month period. Graham Brady, the Conservative politician who is in charge of leadership votes and reshuffles, told reporters he was now looking at how the vote could include Conservative MPs and the wider party members. Liz Truss resigns as U.K. Prime Minister 45 days into her term Truss’ resignation came after a meeting with Brady, who chairs the 1922 Committee — the group of Conservative MPs without ministerial positions who can submit letters of no confidence in the prime minister. Just before the meeting, a Downing Street spokesperson told reporters Truss wanted to stay in office. During the hour the meeting lasted, the number of Conservative MPs publicly calling for Truss to step down reached 17. The number who had written letters to Brady expressing no confidence in the prime minister was reported to be more than 100 by Thursday. The pound was up 0.6% on the day against the dollar at 5:00 p.m., trading at $1.128. It remains at the level it was on Sept. 22, before Truss’ market-moving budget. Gilt yields initially fell but were later flat on the day. Opposition parties Labour, the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats called for an immediate general election on Thursday afternoon. Labour leader Keir Starmer said, “The Conservative Party has shown it no longer has a mandate to govern.” Controversial ‘mini-budget’ UK politics: It's difficult to imagine what a Tory unity candidate might look like, says think tank. Difficult to imagine what a Tory ‘unity candidate’ might look like: Think tank On Sept. 23, Truss’ finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced a so-called mini-budget which began a turbulent period for U.K. bond markets which balked at the debt-funded tax cuts he put forward. Most of the policies were reversed three weeks later by the second finance minister, Jeremy Hunt. Truss beat Rishi Sunak to become leader of the Conservative Party following the resignation of Boris Johnson on July 7. Sunak is now one of the favorites to succeed Truss, along with Hunt, another leadership contender Penny Mordaunt, Defense Minister Ben Wallace and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The resignation leaves the status of the Conservatives’ expected budget update on Oct. 31 uncertain, but Truss said the leadership handover would “ensure we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans.” In her statement, Truss suggested the legacies of her brief tenure were supporting households with energy bills and cutting the rate of national insurance, a general taxation in Britain. The cut was one of very few measures of the “mini budget” to remain; while the energy support package, which was initially set to run for two years, was reduced to six months. She also said the U.K. had “continued to stand with Ukraine and to protect our own security.” U.S. President Joe Biden said in response to the news: “The United States and the United Kingdom are strong Allies and enduring friends — and that fact will never change.” “I thank Prime Minister Liz Truss for her partnership on a range of issues including holding Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine ... We will continue our close cooperation with the U.K. government as we work together to meet the global challenges our nations face.” UK’s political instability related to Brexit, Luxembourg PM says Regaining trust Paul Dales, chief U.K. economist at Capital Economics, said the new PM would need to do more to regain the trust of financial markets. “In just a few weeks fiscal policy has swung from being ultra loose, to less loose to outright tight,” he said in a note. “Overall, the resignation of Truss is a step that needed to happen for the UK government to move further along the path towards restoring credibility in the eyes of the financial markets. But more needs to be done and the new Prime Minister and their Chancellor have a big task to navigate the economy through the cost of living crisis, cost of borrowing crisis and the cost of credibility crisis.” Think tank Pantheon Macroeconomics said in a report on the U.K. Thursday: “A drawn-out recession lies ahead, now that overseas investors have lost faith in policymakers, forcing the [Monetary Policy Committee] to hike Bank Rate quickly and the government to tighten fiscal policy.” The U.K. economy was already weakening before the “calamitous” mini-budget, the authors wrote. Looking forward, the nation faces a likely pullback in consumer spending, squeeze in households’ disposable incomes, lower employment, and higher interest rates “snuffing out” recovery in business investment, Pantheon added
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| Politics › Atiku Under Fire For Telling Northerners Not To Support Yoruba Or Igbo Candidate by Gjrich(op): 12:47pm On Oct 16, 2022 |
Atiku Under Fire For Telling Northerners Not To Support Yoruba Or Igbo Candidate As President. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has come under fire over his statement at a political event. Naija News reports that Atiku, during an Interactive Session with Arewa Joint Committee held on Saturday in Kaduna State, said Northerners need to vote for him because he is a Pan-Nigerian with a northern extraction that has built bridges across the country. The former Vice President said Northerners do not need any Yoruba or Igbo candidate as the next President of the country in 2023. He had said: “What the average Northerner needs is somebody who’s from the north and also understands that part of the country and has been able to build bridges across the country. This is what the Northerner needs, it doesn’t need a Yoruba or Igbo candidate, I stand before you as a Pan-Nigerian of northern origin.” Following the development, some Nigerians took to the micro-blogging platform, Twitter to slam the former Vice President for propagating ethnicity at the event. While his supporters and PDP members defended the statement, saying the PDP presidential candidate was misquoted.
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| Politics › Iyorchia Ayu’s Children Will Disown Him If I Spill All His Crimes– Nyesom Wike by Gjrich(op): 2:18pm On Oct 14, 2022 |
Iyorchia Ayu’s Children Will Disown Him If I Spill All His ‘Crimes’ – Nyesom Wike Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike said on Friday that the children of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, will disown him if all the happenings in the party involving their father are made public. Naija News reports that the PDP chieftain made the assertion while speaking during a live chat with journalists at the government house in Port Harcourt today. Wike said there are a lot of events that have happened in the nation’s main opposition party but for the love of PDP will choose to remain mute. He stressed that Ayu’s child will go to their father and say ‘you are not our father’ if he should disclose his activities in the PDP. This is as Wike who had earlier alleged that Ayu collected N1 billion from a politician in Lagos, stated further that the party leader also collected N100million from a state governor in the build-up to the 2023 general elections. The Rivers State governor who had also with his allies maintained their stand that Ayu must resign his position for someone from the Southern part of the country, said on Friday that the party chairman is not a man of integrity. Wike said he sees no reason why PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will come from the North and yet the party national chairman is a northerner. Internal Crisis: Kwankwaso’s NNPP Sacks South-West Chair, Names Replacement The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday announced the sacking of the South-West chairman of the party, Prince Ademola Ayoade. NNPP, the party on which former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is seeking to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari come 2023, announced in a statement dated Thursday that was made available to newsmen, that the removal of Ayoade was necessary after it could not avoid the politician from an internal dispute. The party’s secretary, Babatunde Oke, told journalists in Ibadan, Oyo State capital that the new NNPP South-west chairman is Alhaji Olayiwola Musbau. Oke, however, noted that Musbau would be leading the zone in an acting capacity as the party progresses in the 2023 general elections. The communique signed by all six South-West state chairmen and some party leaders following a zonal meeting in Ibadan noted that the removal of Ayoade was unavoidable after a vote of no confidence was passed on him. NNPP explained that the decision was arrived at after following due process in removing the chairman. The party stated that the process was done from Ward 4 in Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo State and the decision was transmitted to the state leadership, where he was removed as chairman.
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| Politics › Re: Okon Lagos Holds Grassroots Campaign For Peter Obi In Lagos (Video) by Gjrich(m): 7:07am On Oct 13, 2022 |
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| Politics › Stop Trying To Use Money And Appointments To Lure Us, We Stand With Obi–Ohanaeze by Gjrich(op): 1:48pm On Oct 11, 2022 |
Stop Trying To Use Money And Appointments To Lure Us, We Stand With Obi – Ohanaeze Warns South-East Governor. Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has warned an unnamed governor to desist from using monetary promises to lure them into endorsing an unpopular presidential candidate. Ohanaeze stated this while praising Afenifere and the Middle-Belt Forum for endorsing Peter Obi. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and made available to Naija News. Isiguzoro, in the statement alleged that there was a plot by an unnamed South-East Governor to procure a fake endorsement for an infamous presidential candidate. The group warned the Igbo governor in question to desist from using monetary inducements and fake appointments “to lure some of Ohanaeze chieftains into endorsing an unpopular and Presidential candidate as opposed to the popular choice of Nigerians, the Labor Party’s Presidential candidate Mr. Peter Obi.” The group noted that “the desperation of this South-East Governor will sink him politically. The group said, “His stock in trade is to always go contrary and adverse to the popular position of Ndigbo because he’s a poor student of history. His plan to use the brand name of Ohanaeze to play dirty politics for an unpopular candidate has been discovered and he should repent or be retired from active politics. No amount of persuasion and inducement will reverse the position of Ndigbo in 2023.” Speaking further, the group argued that Obi is not an Igno presidency movement but rather a Nigerian Project anchored on capacity, competence, and character. “This clarification has become necessary for posterity’s sake. Ohanaeze join other ethnic groups like Afenifere, Middle-Belt Forum and PANDEF to insist that the rotational presidency between North and South is a must for equity and a Southern President should succeed President Buhari’s in 2023. “We applaud the respected leaderships of Afenifere and Middle-Belt Forum for the adoption of Mr. Peter Obi as the best among other Presidential candidates based on age, fairness, competence and track records of accomplishment in governance which have been assessed and verified by Nigerians. “This is the height of nationalism and patriotism by the leadership of the Southern and middle belt forum,” Ohanaeze added 2 Likes 1 Share
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| Politics › Peter Obi Is Our Candidate – Afenifere Replies Akeredolu. by Gjrich(op): 1:29pm On Oct 11, 2022 |
Peter Obi Is Our Candidate – Afenifere Replies Akeredolu. The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has restated its endorsement of Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of the Labour party (LP) as its choice for the 2023 elections. The remarks followed a recent statement credited to Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, over the group’s endorsement of Peter Obi. The governor, in a statement, said, “Afenifere doesn’t speak for the Yoruba people on the endorsement of Peter Obi and that Afenifere is divided in respect of the purported endorsement.” But in its response, Afenifere said the decision to support Obi was a corporate decision of members of the group and some socio-cultural organisations in the country. A statement by the Group read: “The attention of Afenifere has been drawn to the statement credited to Akeredolu on the Afenifere’s endorsement of Obi for the 2023 presidential election. “To start with, we wish to reiterate the principled stance of the Afenifere that the next President of Nigeria should be from the South, and all things equitably considered, from the South-East, for which we consider Obi by his verifiable records as a two-term governor of Anambra State, the most competent and suitable. “It is a well-considered corporate decision debated for over a year of regular monthly meetings, validly conveyed in the best tradition of the organisation. “While we have our respect for Akeredolu and his colleagues of the Southern Governors Forum, which he leads, on their stand that it is only equitable that the next President of Nigeria after eight years of Buhari of Northern Nigeria extraction, should come from the South, we will not lend our support to those who betray that cause for the lucre of vice presidential porridge or those who see equity only from the parochial prism of their ethnic benefits. “We wish to state for the umpteenth time that Afenifere is not an apolitical Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, but from its inception, political machinery as the embodiment of the worldview of the Awolowo School of Thought on how Nigeria, a country of ancient and entrenched nationalities, may best be equitably, inclusively and peacefully governed. “These thoughts are encapsulated in the theory and practice of true federalism in its equitable and logical dimensions. “Finally, let it be said that Afenifere is not alone in this decision that the next President should be from the South and South-East specifically. “Afenifere conveyed its resolution through a press conference on September 26, 2022, and the Middle Belt Forum which converged in the Jos Township Stadium on September 28. Other ethnic nationality organisations, particularly of the Southern and Middle Belt Forum, of which Afenifere is a member and other well-meaning Nigerian leaders, are in agreement with this resolution which the nation needs most for an all-inclusive sense of belonging and attendant peaceful coexistence. 2 Likes 1 Share
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| Politics › I Never Prophesied Against Peter Obi – Father Mbaka by Gjrich(op): 5:00pm On Oct 05, 2022 |
I Never Prophesied Against Peter Obi – Fr Mbaka Reverend Father Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), has denied prophesying against the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. Father Mbaka in a new video on the AMEN’s official page, stated that he never mentioned the former Anambra State governor’s name during his sermon. There had been reports that during a Sunday mass last week, the clergyman had uttered some prophecy against Obi, however, in his reply, Fr Mbaka advised those he termed purveyors of the fake news to apologise. In further attempts to clear the air, Mbaka said “After handing over to Fr Anthony Amadi on Sunday, I started hearing that Fr Mbaka spoke against Peter Obi. “I, Rev Fr Mbaka on that Sunday never mentioned Peter not to talk of Obi. Please whoever is being used by the devil to blackmail me in the name of doing any job for anybody, is satanic and should apologise, withdraw such nefarious, and satanic utterances and be careful when you want to harm the image of a man of God. “Whoever did that, I have forgiven you, but I want to hear that you have apologised and withdrew what you said against me on that day. Just to put the Adoration ministry in trouble. “Please as I have said, I heard some people are planning to protest. I have not asked anybody to protest for me. And I don’t want to hear that there is any protest done to express anger towards my journey to the monastery. “Help me fellow adorers to stop any kind of protest that anybody will carry on my behalf to please me. Instead of the protest, or demonstration geared towards helping me, it may jeopardize my priestly call. “Therefore, encourage peace, encourage love, within this time and do more prayers, and God of heaven will do the rest for us in Jesus name.” There were also rumours suggesting that Mbaka had been removed from his position as spiritual director of AMEN, however, the Reverend Father stated that the information is wrong. According to him, the mother church recommended that he spends some time in solitude at a monastery, a necessity hinged on the need for Mbaka to hear what the Spirit of God had to tell him. Mbaka said, “I want to use this opportunity to bless you, encourage you as I depart to the monastery in obedience to my Bishop, His Lordship Callistus Onaga, I am going to the monastery under priestly obedience and I wish to encourage you fellow adorers to remain calm and be still. “This is a time we shall know real adorers. Please back me with your prayers so that I will go and embark on deeper reflection, sober contemplations and interior waiting on the Lord. “I want to assure you that God has plans for us for a future and hope and not of disaster. Use this opportunity to call on God for integral wellness and well-being of the adoration ministry that is the apple of God’s eyes. “I wish to inform you fellow adorers that this is not a time to be cantankerous, sorrowful, and angry unnecessarily. “Stand up in faith and I plead, do not give the devil any opportunity. As a catholic priest, I must obey the mother church under the vow of obedience. Please, in my absence don’t do anything that is awful, anything in any way shape of form give the devil iota of glory. Let us not fall into any trap that the devil has set.” He urged all members of the Adoration Ministry to remain steadfast in prayer and obey Father Anthony Amadi, who will lead in the ministry while he is away. Mbaka assured his followers that he will return to them in no time.
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| Politics › APC Rally: Scores Injured As Auxiliary's Supporters Attack Tinubu's Supporters by Gjrich(op): 6:56am On Oct 05, 2022 |
Breaking: APC rally: Scores Injured as Auxiliary Boys Attacks Tinubu Supporters In Ibadan. Scores of the All Progressives Congress, APC, members in Oyo State, were allegedly attacked, yesterday, by the Chairman of the Park Management System, PMS, Mukaila Lamidi, fondly called Auxiliary.https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/apc-rally-scores-injured-as-auxiliary-allegedly-attacks-tinubu-folarin-supporters-in-ibadan/amp/ 6 Likes 4 Shares
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| Politics › Re: Tinubu Is The Most Popular Nigerian Politician Alive! by Gjrich(m): 11:33am On Oct 03, 2022 |
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| Politics › Re: Tinubu's 7 Seconds Video Was Made In January (see Proof) by Gjrich(m): 11:29am On Oct 03, 2022 |
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| Politics › Re: Tinubu's 7 Seconds Video Was Made In January (see Proof) by Gjrich(m): 11:28am On Oct 03, 2022 |
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| Politics › Re: Video Of Bola Tinubu On A Workout Bicycle by Gjrich(m): 11:26am On Oct 03, 2022 |
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| Politics › BREAKING: Wike, Ortom, Ugwuanyi, Others Meet In Enugu Over Peter Obi Candidacy by Gjrich(op): 9:01pm On Oct 02, 2022 |
BREAKING: 2023 presidency: Wike, Ortom, Ugwuanyi, Other Govs Meet In Enugu Over Peter Obi Candidacy. Ahead of the February 2023 presidential elections, five Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday, met in Enugu State. Inside sources told DAILY POST that the discussion centred on how to deliver the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi in 2023. The Governors are: Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Okezie Ikeazu of Abia State and the host Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. According to the insider, the five governors were moved to back Peter Obi’s candidacy because they are not comfortable with the PDP flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar. DAILY POST reports that the decision of the governors may not be unconnected to the crisis rocking the main opposition party. The crisis, which was birthed by the face-off between Wike and the former vice president, had degenerated despite efforts by party stakeholders to quell the cold war. 3 Likes
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| Politics › BREAKING: Atiku Under Fire From Ohanaeze, Southeast Leaders Over Presidency by Gjrich(op): 8:39pm On Oct 02, 2022 |
BREAKING: Atiku Comes Under Fire From Ohanaeze, Southeast Leaders Over Presidency. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former vice President Atiku Abubakar, has been lambasted for pledging to cede the presidency to the zone in 2027. Naija News reports that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and other prominent leaders from Southeast have advised Nigerians not to take serious. Ohanaeze said no person from Southeast or Igbo would take the advice of the former vice-president serious. The Southeast leaders were reacting to Atiku’s statement during a rally in Enugu where he was quoted to have said that he would support Ndigbo to win the Presidency in 2027 in return for the region’s votes for him in 2023.
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| Politics › Tinubu Attacks Pa Adebanjo Over Afenifere’s Adoption Of Peter Obi by Gjrich(op): 6:47am On Sep 25, 2022 |
Tinubu Attacks Pa Adebanjo Over Afenifere’s Adoption Of Peter Obi Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has chided Afenifere leader and elder statesman, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, over the claims that the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation has adopted the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi. The former Lagos State governor alleged that Pa Adebanjo has turned Afenifere to his personal estate as acting leader. Tinubu, in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, insisted that as an individual, Adebanjo cannot equate himself with the socio-cultural and socio-political organisation. Describing him as the leader of ‘Ohanifere Venture,’ the APC presidential candidate clearly stated that: “Papa Ayo Adebanjo does not speak for Afenifere. He is free as an individual to support anyone he likes, in furtherance of his democratic right. “We know for a fact that Baba has turned Afenifere into his personal estate as acting leader. We are also certain that there was nowhere Afenifere, as we know it, met and took a decision to adopt Peter Obi as a candidate for 2023 presidential election. “We respect the age of Baba Adebanjo, but he cannot turn Afenifere into his personal franchise for any political alliance. “We are very much aware that Baba Reuben Fasoranti, the real leader of Afenifere had stated clearly that Pa Adebanjo has always been speaking for himself on many national issues using the name of the group. “It is our well considered position that Pa Adebanjo cannot appropriate Afenifere. Baba is just an individual who is free to support any politician of his choice. As an individual, he cannot equate himself with the socio-cultural and socio-political organisation,” he read.
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| Politics › Northern Elders Call For Immediate Arrest Of Critic Of Peter Obi. by Gjrich(op): 8:58pm On Sep 22, 2022 |
Northern Elders Call for Immediate Arrest of Critic of Peter Obi. The statement against Peter Obi by a Katsina-based activist, Shehu Mahdi, has been faulted by some northern elders According to the elders, the disposition of Mahdi as “distasteful, provocative, and capable of inciting ethnoreligious tension” Recall that Mahdi was seen advising Christians in the North against voting for a presidential candidate of southern extraction in the election. The Katsina-based activist, Shehu Mahdi, has been criticised by some northern elders over his statement on Peter Obi Mahdi was seen in a video advising Christians in the North against voting Peter Obi, a presidential candidate from the south who is a Christian, Some northern elders have backed Peter Obi. However, in reaction, the Coalition of Northern Elders For Peace and National Unity, CNEFPNU, described the disposition of Mahdi as “distasteful, provocative, and capable of inciting ethnoreligious tension”. In a statement signed by the national coordinator, Prof Abdulkadir Mohammed Gummi, and National Secretary, Hajiya Hadiza M. Gwazo, the elders maintained that the position of Madhi was a brazen attempt to incite Christians against Muslims in the North on one hand, and Northerners against Southerners on the other. He said: “May we also clarify that having followed Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, for a long time now, we can say, without equivocation, that he is a detribalised, and patriotic Nigerian, who has the interest of the ordinary people at heart”, the statement read in part. “As far as the coalition of Northern Elders Forum for Peace and Unity is concerned, Peter Obi was duly certified and cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC), the Department of State Security ( DSS ) as a Nigerian who is eligible to contest for any elective office. “INEC which cleared Obi did not say that the Labour Party Flag bearer is a Biafran. The DSS did not come out to say Obi is from Biafra and these organisations are headed by Northerners. Nigerians should be asking Madhi to tell them how he came about his allegations against Obi. “Mr Peter Obi is running to be President of Nigeria and not President of Biafra or Igbos or Southern Nigeria. His ambition according to him is to guarantee economic prosperity and security for all Nigerians, irrespective of ethnic, tribal, or religious affiliation. 3 Likes
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| Politics › Obidients Fire Oshiomhole, Reveals Peter Obi’s Security’s Record As Governor by Gjrich(op): 12:45pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
BREAKING: Obidients Fire Oshiomhole, Reveals Peter Obi’s Security’s Record as Anambra Governor. The Obidient Movement has replied to the former national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, on his comment that Peter Obi cannot solve Nigeria's insecurity problem because he failed as governor of Anambra state In a statement from the office of the Obi-Datti media, the group directed to the former governor of Edo state to the commendations of former IGP, Abubakar Muhammad on Peter Obi on security. The Obidients said if Oshiomhole had bothered to verify, he would have found the comment of the Muhammad in Awka on April 10
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| Politics › NNPP Accuses APC Of Planning To Buy Voters’ Cards In Kano. by Gjrich(op): 12:25pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
NNPP Accuses APC Of Planning To Buy Voters’ Cards In Kano. The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State said it had uncovered plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to induce voters. The opposition on Monday said the ruling party was set to purchase Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 elections. State Chairman Garba Diso, and Secretary, Hamisu Sadi Ali, issued communiqué at the end of a workshop for NNPP candidates for federal and state offices. The party noted that for the first time in the history of governance in the state, “the incumbent turned government affairs into a family affair, as seen in government policies and appointments”. NNPP accused the Abdullahi Ganduje government of abandoning its primary responsibilities of protecting lives and properties “by being myopic and driven by sentiments, emotions, vendetta, and self-enrichment.” It urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the names of all uncollected PVCs to create awareness for the rightful owners to claim them. The communique lamented the closure and de-boarding of unity schools, non-payment of examination fees to WAEC, NECO, and NBAIS; delayed and non-payment of scholarship allowances to foreign/local students, and a non-educationally friendly environment. The NNPP also decried the increasing “land grabbing, and dubious allocations and selling of land to intentionally deface Kano State.”
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| Politics › Road To 2023: North Will Vote Massively For Peter Obi – El-buba by Gjrich(op): 4:30pm On Sep 17, 2022 |
Road to 2023: North ‘ll vote massively for Peter Obi – El-Buba President and General overseer of Evangelical Bible Outreach Ministries International (EBOMI), Prophet Isa El -Buba said Northern Nigeria will galvanized massive support for former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi as President in 2023. He noted that the movement will recruit over 40 million Nigerians who will be trained, vote and protect Peter Obi votes across various polling units in the country. Prophet El-Buba disclosed this on Saturday while leading hundreds of Peter Obi’s supporters for a 2 million walk across major streets in Jos, Plateau State. He urged the people to vote massively for Peter Obi as President and vote other credible candidates who are standing election in some political parties that have worked for the state in the past and are willing to secure and protect Plateau citizens. “I am a Kanuri man form the North East and I want to declare that Northern Nigeria will stand and vote massively for Peter Obi, anybody who said Obi does not have support from the North is deceiving himself, we will shock them during the election. “We are going to work to turn the table from bottom to the top, those at the bottom will go to the top while those at the top will go to the bottom; we will disappoint the big politicians in this country, our marriage with Tinubu and Atiku has been broken. “We are going to form a new Nigeria, a Nigeria where there will be security, a Nigeria where economy will work, a Nigeria where the son of a common man can be something.” Prophet El-Buba described Middle Belt as the belt that has held Nigeria for several years and said the region has expressed total support for Peter Obi presidency in 2023. “Peter Obi is not our Messiah but he is going to be our servant, he will be the vessel God will use for the realization of new Nigeria. We will kick against any power that has held Nigeria bound.” He stated. The walk which commenced from the Rwang Pam Township stadium at about 9am culminated at the Secretariat Junction Flyover bridge, Jos, Plateau State 6 Likes 1 Share
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| Politics › Re: 2023: My Prophecy About Peter Obi’s Candidacy. by Gjrich(m): 8:14pm On Sep 13, 2022 |
Rozross:You are not God. Only God can determine who will win 2023 presidential election 6 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: 2023: My Prophecy About Peter Obi’s Candidacy. by Gjrich(m): 8:14pm On Sep 13, 2022 |
AllKnowing:You are not God. Only God can determine who will win 2023 presidential election 4 Likes 2 Shares |
| Politics › 7 FUNNY Characters About Yoruba People Of Nigeria- True Or False ? by Gjrich(op): 12:25pm On Sep 09, 2022 |
7 FUNNY Characters About Yoruba People. Almost every one Nigeria either has a Yoruba friend, went to school with one or lives in the same house or neighbourhood with one or is in a relationship with one or married to one. There is hardly anyone in Nigeria, who has not come in contact with the Yoruba person. This is due largely to their huge population and also the fact that the Yorubas are scattered in different parts of Nigeria. However, there are certain conceptions or misconceptions about these groups of people that any Yoruba people would love to argue aren’t true. INFORMATION NIGERIA brings you 7 of those notions… 1. Yoruba Men Love Women: People always say Yoruba men love women and can never stay with one woman throughout their life as they often end up marrying one and having several others as concubines. 2. Yoruba Women are promiscuous: Yoruba women have been tagged as the most promiscuous women in Nigeria. Some people say it is common practice for a Yoruba woman to be married and still have sexual affairs with other men. Some people even allege that the man to whom they are married, sometimes knows the man their wife has extra-marital affairs with. 3. Yorubas are dirty: It is a popular belief that Yoruba people are dirty. Anyone who is Yoruba to other tribes in Nigeria is seen to be very dirty. 4. Yoruba People from Ijebu are Stingy: It is common for you to hear people say someone frugal is an Ijebu man or woman. Yoruba people who are not Ijebus even accuse the Ijebus of being stingy. 5. Yorubas don’t have guts: It is not uncommon to hear people say an average Yoruba man is just like a toothless bulldog that only barks but can’t bite. Yoruba people are believed to have the ability to start trouble and disappear right in the thick of it. 6. Yoruba People are very fetish: This should be the first on this list, however since we are not making a ranking, it can come anywhere. A lot of Nigerians have this belief that an average Yoruba person cannot do without consulting a Babalawo or Ifa priest. 7. Yoruba people love parties: There is a saying that a Yoruba person could run into debt just to throw a party. According to popular belief, Yorubas would throw a party for any occasion from naming to the wedding, to house-warming to graduation, to accomplishing something to winning a lotto to death etc. A Yoruba person loves parties (Owambe) too much. Even the party name, Owambe that every tribe in Nigeria has adopted for the party has a Yoruba origin. True or false? 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Akwa Ibom State Has Emerged The Fastest Developing State In Nigeria (Photos) by Gjrich(op): 11:13am On Sep 09, 2022 |
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