Month: August 2019
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I have lost my manhood, I can’t make love again, says Wadume
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala popularly known as Wadume, has claimed he can no longer have sex, having lost his manhood in the incident in which three policemen and a civilian were allegedly killed by soldiers. The suspected kidnapper is undergoing interrogation since he was re-arrested in Kano by police detectives. It was gathered that…
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NECO Releases 2019 June/July SSCE Results
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the Senior School Certificate Examination for June/July 2019. A breakdown of the results released on Tuesday shows that 829,787 candidates representing 71.59℅ made five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. The number of candidates who made five credits and above, irrespective of English…
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Abba Kyari Did Not Influence Oyo-Ita’s Investigation, Says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed the speculations that Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, ordered the probe of Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita. The anti-graft agency said in a statement by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, that the investigation was based on evidence and not…
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US Announces Additional Visa Charges For Nigerians
The United States has increased the cost of visa application for Nigerians. The US Consulate announced this in a statement issued on Thursday, explaining that it was “reciprocating” the extra visa fee the Nigerian government charges American citizens. According to the statement, Nigerians will be required to pay a fee called visa ‘issuance fee’, or…
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Outrage as APC disqualifies 12 Kogi gov aspirants
There was outrage on Monday as the All Progressives Congress Governorship Screening Committee disqualified 12 aspirants from the August 29 governorship primary in Kogi State. However, Governor Yahya Bello, a member of the House of Representatives, Hassan Bello, Ekele Aisha Blessing and Abubakar Bashir were cleared for the primary by the six-member committee chaired by…
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Amaechi, Abe renew face-off over Rivers APC congresses
The planned congresses in the local wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State may renew the face-off between Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi and Senator Magnus Abe. Amaechi, a former governor and leader of the party in Southsouth zone, had at a reception in Abuja after his inauguration as minister, hinted that the…
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Buhari Arrives Japan For 7th Tokyo International Conference
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived at Haneda Airport in Yokohama, Japan for the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development. The conference themed ‘Africa and Yokohama, Sharing Passion for the Future’, will take place in the city of Yokohama from August 28 till August 30, 2019. President Buhari is expected to drive for few minutes…
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Buhari, Atiku Know Fate September 13
Section 134 (1) to (3) of the Electoral Act provides that an election petition should be filed, heard and determined within 180 days. The section was inserted into the Electoral Act following a situation where election petitions took up to four years before being resolved, leading to the disruption of the political process in the…
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Stop Using Force To Silence Nigerians – Soyinka To Fed Govt
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has cautioned the Federal Government against the use of force to curtail the peoples right to freedom of association. Notable activists, including Soyinka and Femi Falana (SAN) were denied access into the symposium venue in Oregun, Lagos. They were billed to talk on the detention of the African Action Congress (AAC)…
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Your Greatest Goaliath – Pst Olumide Akinrinlola
Text : 1st Samuel 17 We all know the meaning of Goliath in the Bible. Biblically, a Goliath is like a stronghold, a warrior, a giant, a strange being which wages war against human destiny. The Biblical Goliath being used by the Philistines to trouble the Israelites is a good example. Read 1st Samuel chapter…
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Dual Citizenship: Tribunal Judgment on Ondo Rep, Gboluga can’t stand, say SANs
As Senate President, Speaker, other lawmakers risk losing seats over recent Ondo Tribunal judgment The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, and several other lawmakers risk losing their seats following a recent ruling by an Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. The tribunal…
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APC gave me N13m for 2019 election, Wadume makes startling revelations
•I’m a political thug, not a kidnapper •I made N6m from a sitting governor •How I escaped from soldiers who wanted to kill me •Slain policemen identified themselves before soldiers killed them •Wadume’s uncle, brother, cousin reveal their roles Suspected kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Balla, a.k.a Wadume, who has been in the middle of the…