Day: October 23, 2023

Senate Retreat: Confronting Nigeria’s Setbacks for Comebacks

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By Joseph Atainyang  The recent address of the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during the retreat in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, resonates with a resolute call for optimism and belief in the greatness of the Nigerian nation. The uncommon transformer highlighted the need for a collective effort to address the setbacks that have hindered Nigeria’s economic growth and stability. The harsh econimic realities faced by Nigeria have not been a sudden thing. The protracted issue has been based on a number of policies by leaders from time immemorial.  The…

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Now that Sunday Igboho is free…

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By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 After a hectic day last Sunday, I was already hauling myself into bed early when my phone rang. I missed the first call but the second came quickly thereafter and Baba (Prof. Banji Akintoye) broke the news to me that the Yoruba Nation fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has been released from what many have described as “protective custody” in the Republic of Benin. Igboho was kept first at Porto Novo and later at Cotonou. Baba mandated me to craft a…

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Stop Gumi’s Wicked Hatred For Christians, PANDEF, MBF Tell Tinubu 

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 Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja  The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) and the Pan Niger Delta Forum in separate statements on Sunday condemned the verbal attacks on Christians by a Kaduna-based Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi. The groups specifically warned Gumi to desist from his wicked and unrepentant hatred for Christians and people from the southern part of the country. They urged President Bola Tinubu to call him to order before he ignites a religious war in the country. The National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Dr. Ken Robinson signed his group’s statement while …

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Vacate Yorubaland Within 7 Days, Igboho Orders Killer Fulani herdsmen

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Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja The Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen killing people in Southwest communities to vacate. Igboho, in a statement on Sunday, said while “we believe in the peaceful coexistence in Nigeria regardless of tribe, religion and political cleavages, we are issuing a seven-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen killing our people in any part of South-West to vacate our communities now. “This warning is very important. We are not going to take laws into our hands, but…

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Settle Nnamdi Kanu’s Case Politically, Ex-Anambra CJ Urges Tinubu

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Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja  A former Chief Judge of Anambra State, who was the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the 2023 polls, Prof. Peter Umeadi, has said the issue of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu should be treated as a political and not a legal matter.  Umeadi who stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, lamented the growing insecurity in the eastern part of the country. He said, “Well, the issue of insecurity in the South…

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Appeal Court Sacks Senate Minority Leader, Orders Rerun

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Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja  The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has nullified the victory of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Simon Mwadkwon, who is representing Plateau North- Senatorial District in the National Assembly. In a unanimous judgement, the three-member panel led by Justice Daudu Williams held that the PDP did not validly nominate Mwadkwon. The panel held that it is their view that court orders were not fully complied with by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as 12 Local Government Areas (LGAs) didn’t participate in the congress. The court also ordered a…

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