Obidient Movement Spritually And Mortally Wounded – Fani-Kayode Blasts Peter Obi Femi Fani-Kayode, a director in the APC presidential campaign council, once again launched an attack on supporters of Peter Obi (Obidients). This time, the ex-minister stated that the movement is spiritually and mortally wounded. According to him, Professor Wole Soyinka and Lai Mohammed have confirmed that Obidients and their principal are subversives and a threat to Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday morning, Fani-Kayode said; “Our reverred Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, and our dear brother Lai Mohammed have spoken. They have confirmed our concerns and vindicated our…
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I’ll Be Far Away From Abuja After May 29– Buhari Reveals His New Location President Muhammadu Buhari says he looks forward to his retirement in Daura, Katsina State, after handing over on May 29. Buhari, according to a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, said this at the State House in Abuja yesterday while receiving the outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Wendy Laing. The president said: “I will be as far away from Abuja as possible.” He lauded UK for cooperation on many fronts, particularly in the rebuilding of the North East, hitherto ravaged by insurgency. He said…
Muslim Women Cries Out, Raises Alarm Over Divorce Rate In Nigeria A Muslim women association called Sisters of Jannah has expressed worry over the high rate of divorce among Muslim couples in the North. It expressed the worry at its 2nd Ramadan Lecture organised in Bauchi with the topic, “Issue of Divorce in Muslims homes/rights of neighbours.” The guest lecturer, Malama Khadija Ahmed, lamented that most parents usually ignored the instructions of the Holy Quran when giving their children out in marriage. The cleric advised couples against selfishness, egocentricity, autocracy, and recalcitrance, and advocates tolerance, forgiveness, and resolving differences with…
JUST IN: I’m Under Pressured To Leave Nigeria – Peter Obi JUST IN: I’m Under Pressured To Leave Nigeria – Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he is being pressured to leave the county with attacks against his person emanating from different quarters. Obi, who said this is in a statement on Wednesday night on his Twitter handle, also added that the leaked audio conversation between himself and the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, is doctored and fake. The former governor of Anambra State, while referring to the recent…
BREAKING: Nigerian Popular Chief Escapes Death As Youths Beat Him To Coma, Burn His Palace, Others A third class chief in Taraba State, Kwe Ando Madugu, in Ussa LGA escaped death as youths attacked him and burnt down his palace and vehicles. The youths, it was gathered, beat the chief and inflicted injuries on him while setting fire to his palace. City & Crime gathered that the youths stormed the palace of Kwe Ando Madugu on Monday after he refused to yield to their request to chase out herdsmen residing in the area suspected to be perpetrating killings and kidnapping.…
EXCLUSIVE: Adeyeye, Akume, Sanusi, Gbajabiamila, El Rufai, Others On Tinubu’s Appointment Adeyeye, Akume, Sanusi, Gbajabiamila, El Rufai, Others On Tinubu’s Appointment List Not one who is comfortable with mediocrity, it is an indisputable fact that Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, will not condone incompetence and mediocrity in his incoming cabinet. Going by his antecedents, those who knew his style of governance when he was governor of Lagos State have described him as a leader with a knack for headhunting the best of brains and those with the requisite competence and capacity to pilot the affairs of key government establishments. Hinting recently…
UPDATE: Police Arrest, Detention Of Inspector Who Killed Phone Seller Over N100 Bribe Police Arrest, Detention Of Inspector Who Killed Phone Seller Over N100 Bribe The police in Delta State, Southern Nigeria, have ordered the arrest and detention of Insp. Ebri Ubi for killing a man identified as Onyeka Ibe for refusing to give a bribe of N100 in Asaba, the state capital. Ibom Focus had reported that hundreds of youths on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest following the killing of a yet-to-be-identified man in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The deceased man has now been identified by the police…
Lai Mohammed Under Fire For Falsely Accusing Peter Obi Of Treason Lai Mohammed Under Fire For Falsely Accusing Peter Obi Of Treason Nigeria’s information minister, Lai Mohammed, has come under intense ridicule for falsely accusing Peter Obi of treason after the latter rejected the outcome of the February 25 presidential polls. Mr Mohammed, as the spokesman of then oppostion All Progressives Congress, relentlessly advocated for a parallel government in the last days of the Goodluck Jonathan administration. In 2014, Mr Mohammed’s APC had threatened to constitute a parallel government if the Goodluck Jonathan-led rugged the 2015 general election. The elections…
BREAKING: Aero Aircraft Encounters Technical Fault, Struggles To Land Aero Aircraft Encounters Technical Fault, Struggles To Land A Port Harcourt-bound Aero Contractors aircraft, on Wednesday morning, developed fault mid-air and had to return to Abuja for emergency landing. A passenger on the plane exclusively told LEADERSHIP that the aircraft took off at about 8:40am but few minutes into the flight, the pilot announced he had to return back to Abuja. The passenger said those on board didn’t understand the gravity of the technical issues the plane encountered until it was almost impossible for the pilot to land safely in Abuja.…
BREAKING: Policeman Kills Phone Seller Over N100 Bribe, Photo Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Policeman Kills Phone Seller Over N100 Bribe Hundreds of youths on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest following the killing of a yet-to-be-identified man in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The deceased man, identified as a phone seller in the popular Ogbeogonogo market, was reportedly killed by a policeman attached to the state police command over his alleged refusal to give a bribe of N100. The protesting youths are demanding justice for the slain phone dealer. They have vowed to mobilise more youths for more protests…