Author: Femi Ajasa
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Anambra 2021: You were Obasanjo’s shoe cleaner – Soludo mocks Andy Uba
Professor Chukwuma Soludo has described Senator Andy Uba, as President Obasanjo’s domestic staff whose part of his duties was shoe cleaning. The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chukwuma Soludo has described Andy Uba, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as President Obasanjo’s domestic staff who part of his duties was cleaning…
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Gunmen kidnap Abuja chief imam, two sons
Scores of gunmen have abducted Abdullahi Abubakar Gbedako, the Chief Imam of Yangoji Central Mosque in Kwali Area Council, Abuja. His two sons, Aliyu Usman Abubakar, 22 and Ibrahim Abubakar, 11, were also abducted with him. They were all nabbed at the imam’s home in Abuja around 11:47 pm on Friday. A family member of…
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Shehu Sani mocks Buhari govt: Declare bandits ‘civil servants’ if ‘terrorists’ isn’t approriate
Former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has urged the government to declare bandits as federal civil servants since it is becoming hard for them to pronounce them terrorists. Recall bandits and kidnappers are on rampage in the North West, killing and kidnapping citizens in exchange for ransoms. Reacting to the killings of Muslim worshipers…
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Police IG condemns invasion of Odili’s residence, orders probe
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, has vowed to unravel the perpetrators and motives behind the breach of the Abuja residence of Justice Mary Odili, with a view to bringing all indicted persons to book. The IGP described the “violation of the sanctity of the residence of the Justice of the Supreme Court…
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Anambra poll: APGA’s Soludo accuses APC’s Uba of kidnapping, certificate forgery
Anambra governorship aspirant, Charles Soludo, has accused his opponent Andy Uba of kidnapping and forgery. The two clashed during the Anambra Gubernatorial Debate organised by Arise TV on Monday. Soludo, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, accused Andy of kidnapping a sitting governor and forging his Senior Secondary School Certificate. Speaking to…
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Anambra governorship debate: Soludo, Uba, Ozigbo take stand on IPOB
Ahead of the November, 6 governorship election in Anambra State, major governorship candidates which include Andy Uba of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have made their stands on the issues concerning the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The…
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Infrastructure: Ozigbo questions Soludo, Uba’s integrity having held top public offices yet ignored Anambra’s deplorableness
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Anambra State governorship election, Valentine Ozigbo, has questioned the integrity of his counterparts, Andy Uba of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on the state of infrastructure development in the state. Valentine Ozigbo says the duo representinh APGA and APC have…
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Panic as bandits attack Baptist Church in Kaduna, kill two, scores abducted
Some gunmen on Sunday invaded the Baptist Church, Kakau Daji in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two while scores were said to have been abducted. The President of the Kaduna Baptist Convention, Rev. Ishaya Jangado, confirmed the incident but noted that the exact number of those abducted had yet to be ascertained…
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COVID-19 scare in White House as press secretary Psaki isolates
There are concerns for U.S. President Joe Biden after the press secretary Jen Psaki tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. Psaki said in a statement that she last saw Biden on Tuesday. Psaki, 42, who stated she was vaccinated and experiencing mild symptoms, said she and the president sat outside more than 6 feet (1.8…
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Jega, the electoral act and 2023 – Dakuku Peterside
By Dakuku Peterside Recently Prof Attahiru Jega, former INEC chairman, shared his thoughts on the amended electoral Act that is yet to be signed into law. His views are important because he is considered an insider and has midwifed an electoral process reasonably regarded as credible by Nigerian standard. Prof Jega’s central thesis is that…