Author: Femi Ajasa
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2023: PDP leaders issue red card to APC, beg Nigerians for 2nd chance to fix country
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday, gave the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a quit notice, saying the ruling party has misgoverned the country since it took over in 2015. The PDP leaders, who spoke in turns at the party’s national convention in Abuja, said the country had never been this bad…
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PDP releases consensus list for national offices
This is the list of the consensus candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national convention taking place at Eagle Square, Abuja. In the list released, former governor Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola was technically knocked off the race for the deputy national chairman (south) of the party. Before the convention, the 13 PDP governors made it…
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Bandits kidnap 9 Kaduna villagers, demand N50m
Bandits struck at Dangilmi community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where they abducted 9 villagers. While confirming the incident, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) in Kaduna state, Rev Joseph John Hayab,said the bandits had demanded for a N50 million ransom on the abductees. The affected community is not…
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17 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos
Barely a month after a ferry passenger boat capsized in Lagos Island enroute Ikorodu, another boat with 17 passengers on board has capsized on Saturday. The incident reportedly occured 20 minutes after the privately owned boat identified as GT Water Line 4 took off at Ebute-Ero enroute Ikorodu Terminal at about 5.15pm. The Lagos State…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: A new wave
By Oke Chinye Read: MATTHEW 28:16–20 Meditation verse: “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” (Habakkuk 2:14) The coronavirus pandemic that hit the world in 2020, took everyone by surprise. Suddenly, the world stood still and watched in horror as the…
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Jesus the heavenly commando – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Jesus came into the world as a heavenly commando sent by God to destroy the works of Satan single-handedly. The devil holds men in bondage through the singular sin of the love of life; the foundation of all sin. We steal, cheat, fight, kill and commit adultery to save our lives. God…
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Again, FG extends NIN-SIM verification deadline
The Federal Government has again extended the deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who announced this, urged Nigerians and legal residents to complete the process before the end of the year 2021. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday jointly…
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Ozigbo, Anambra And Tomorrow
By Oseloka H. Obaze Often, while the past is fraught with bleak history, the future is poignant with imponderables. That cliché fits well into Anambra States governance narrative and leadership needs. A slew of well known names aspire to lead Anambra come 17 March 2022. The qualifying election is scheduled for 6 November 2021. Everyone…
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Army kills four IPOB gunmen, recovers arms, vehicles [PHOTO]
Troops of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, conducting “Exercise Golden Dawn” in the South-East, have neutralised four gunmen of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) at Nnobi in Anambra. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the gunmen were…
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I’ll contest presidency, zoning or not – Pius Anyim
Former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim says he will contest for presidency in 2023 whether the Peoples Democratic Party will zone it to the southeast or not. Anyim made the disclosure on Saturday in an interview with newsmen. He said that the party was being repositioned. The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation…