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  • BREAKING: Veteran musician,Tony Grey is dead

    The Nigerian entertainment industry has been hit with the sad news of the demise of veteran musician, Tony Grey. Recall that the veteran musician who was diagnosed for prostate cancer and diabetes has been battling with these ailments for months.

    Tony Grey who passed on at the age of 70 died at about 4:00am on Monday April 10, 2017 at his residence Cruz Land, Marine Quarters, Warri in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.

     

    Reacting to his demise ,the son of the music legend Houston Grey wrote on Instagram:”The greatest king I have ever known. My father, my friend and my mentor. Rest in peace my dear papa I love you so much. Wouldn’t have wished for a better father than you. Jesus take all the glory”

     

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    Grey who was fondly called Ozimba in his heyday was born in Aboh Delta State. He will be lovingly remembered for his treasured contributions to the music industry in Delta State.

     

  • Police confirm 3 dead in foiled attacks in Borno

    The police in Borno on Sunday confirmed that three suspected male suicide bombers were killed in separate foiled attacks in Muna and Dusuman village at the outside of Maiduguri.

    Mr Victor Isuku the spokesman of the state police command disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri.

    Isuku said that the first incident happened around Muna garage near the entrance of the city when two suspected male bombers were killed.

    “Today, at about 0438 hour, two male suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosive Devised (IED) strapped to their bodies near Alhaji Bukar Gujari Filling station in Muna Garage area at the entrance of Maiduguri.

    “All the bombers died instantly without killing anybody,” Isuku said.

    He said however that a truck parked nearby was party damaged by the explosive.

    “A truck was partly damaged ” Isuku said..

    He said that another suspected suicide bomber detonated his IED in Dusuman village killing himself and injuring another person who tried to stopped him.

    “Also at Dusuma village in Jere LGA , a suicide bomber detonated IED strapped on him almost at the same time , killing himself, while one person was injured,” Isuku said.

  • Just in: Muslim clerics in Borno begin 10-day prayer, fasting for Buhari’s health

    Just in: Muslim clerics in Borno begin 10-day prayer, fasting for Buhari’s health

    Some Muslims clerics in Maiduguri,Borno, on Friday said on Friday they had commenced 10-day prayer and fasting for the health of President Muhammadu Buhari.

    Malam Uma Bolori who spoke on behalf of the clerics said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Maiduguri on Friday.

    He said, ‘’Our prayer is what President Buhari needs from Nigerians rather rumours.

    “President Buhari deserves payers from the people of North-East, for not allowing Borno to go on extinction when almost all the territories in the state were taken over by Boko Haram.

    ” We are going to fast, supplicate and recite Holy Qur’an 50 times for improved health condition of our President.

    “Nigerians must rally round their leaders and pray for them, to enable them succeed in steering the affiars of this country.

    ” No citizen should wish his or her president death, he or she should rather wish him wisdom, sound health and political will to enable him fulfill his campaign promises to the people.”

    Umar Bolori said that since the coming of the president to power, Boko Haram insurgency had reduced to the barest minimum in the North-East.

  • “Buhari is bound to fall ill or die anytime if…” – PMB’s only surviving sister speaks

    Hajiya Rakiya Adamu, the only surviving sister of President Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to Nigerians to pray for the president, instead of spreading rumours about his health.

    She made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Daura, Katsina State yesterday.

    The 84-year-old said the President needed the prayers of every Nigerian for him to succeed in the task of addressing the problems facing the nation.

    She said that President Buhari being a mortal was bound to fall ill or even die “at any time his creator wishes.”

    She said she speaks with the president daily since his departure to London on annual leave and he is in high spirit.

    “I just returned from the lesser Hajj and even while in Saudi Arabia, I was communicating with him daily,” she added.

    The president’s sister, popularly called Amadodo, told NAN that while in Saudi Arabia, she communicated with Buhari every 10 hours. (NAN)

     

  • Those around Buhari only interested in their pockets – Fr. Mbaka

    Those around Buhari only interested in their pockets – Fr. Mbaka

    The Spiritual leader of the Adoration Ministries in Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has said that those working with President Muhammadu Buhari, are only interested in what they can get from the current administration.

    Mbaka insisted that Buhari has good intentions for Nigeria, but his efforts were being frustrated.

    The controversial Catholic priest stated this during a sermon at the first Adoration Crusade for the year.

    He said Buhari means well, “but unfortunately, he surrounded himself with officials who have different agenda”.

    Mbaka said: “Buhari has good intentions for the country, unfortunately, his subordinates have different agenda – they are interested in their pockets.”

    “Those wishing the president dead don’t love this country. Children of God, what do people gain by wishing somebody dead? We should pray for our leaders; that is what the Bible says,” he added.

    He also encouraged Nigerians not to lose hope, as there was light at the end of the tunnel.

  • ‘Buhari not dead…deserves prayer for sound health’ – Minister

    The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, on Friday dismissed speculations on that President Muhammadu Buhari is dead.

    Shittu, who represented Buhari in Ilorin, at the formal opening of the 31st National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, said: “President Buhari is not dead.’’

    The minister advised Nigerians to continue to continue to pray for the president.

    “There is need to pray fervently for economic recovery. President Muhammadu Buhari is not dead, he deserves prayers for sound health as well as for the entire growth of the nation,” Shittu said.

    The minister commended Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, for organising the event nationwide in the last 31 years.

    He noted that the competition would further boost the spiritual inclination of the entire Muslim Ummah.

    Shittu also lauded the Kwara governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, for accepting the hosting responsibilities for the 2017 edition of the competition.

    In his address, the governor commended the organisers for granting the hosting right of the event to the state.

    According to Ahmed, “It is pleasing to note that this year’s National Qur’anic Recitation Competition has brought together Muslim Ummah from far and wide to demonstrate our reverence to the Almighty.’’

    The Vice Chancellor of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof. Abdullahi Zuru, enumerated some of the objectives of the competition to be “contribution to the sustenance of the tried and trusted mechanism of preservation of the glorious Qur’an.

    “To select gifted and talented youths who will represent Nigeria at international Qur’anic recitation competition in 2017 as well as also discover brilliant Muslim youths for possible scholarship awards by governments and philanthropists’’.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the opening ceremony of the competition was attended by the Emir of llorin, Alhaji lbrahim Sulu-Gambari, some first class traditional rulers in the state and people from all walks of life.

  • BREAKING: Sports minister, Solomon Dalung loses wife

    The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Barrister Solomon Dalung, on Sunday announced the death of his wife.

    The minister made the announcement on his Facebook page.

    In the short statement dalung posted on the social media platform, Dalung said: “I AM BEREAVED:

    “For it is appointed for man to live thereafter comes death and judgment says the Holy Bible. While in the Quran, it states that it is appointed that every soul shall test death.

    “My heart is heavy, I cannot continue, I lost my first wife this morning. May her soul and the souls of faithful departed rest in the bosom of the Lord, amen.

  • Nobody can force Buhari to speak to Nigerians – Presidency

    *Says Buhari no ill, no in any London hospital

    The presidency yesterday dispelled rumours that President Muhammadu Buhari is critically ill with an undisclosed sickness, stressing that nobody can however force the president to speak to Nigerians at a time he (Buhari) is on vacation.

    It also said that the President was in London only on vacation and claimed he is not ill and also not on admission in any hospital in London.

    The Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina made the clarification on Thursday in a live interview programme on CNBC Africa by the .

    In the said programme monitored by TheNewsGuru.com, Adesina said that the rumoured hospitalization of the President was a figment of people imaginations.

    “The President is in London on vacation. He is not in any hospital and he is not ill.

    “When he was travelling last week the statement we put out was that he was going on vacation and during the vacation he would do routine medical check-up and nothing has changed from what we pushed out last week.

    “If anybody has fed something else into the rumour mill that is just what it is- rumour”, Adesina said.

    The President’s spokesman said it was at the discretion of the President to choose whether to talk to Nigerians from the UK or not.

    “The fact that he is a president, he still has his rights. Compelling him to come out and talk will be infringing on his rights. “The President will talk if he wishes to if he doesn’t wish to, nobody will compel him to talk.

    “The truth is that the President is on vacation and he has given a date on which he will return to work,’’ he said.

  • Buhari is not dead- Presidency

    Presidency has denied that President Muhammadu Buhari is dead as being speculated by mischief makers.

    The Presidential spokespersons on Saturday night in Abuja described as ”evil rumours” the social media reports on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health conditions.

    In their separate posts, published on their Twitter handles, Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President and Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, dismissed the reports as false and clear case of mischief.

    Adesina said: “Best wishes to all who wish PMB well.

    “As for those who carry evil rumours, may they receive grave to repent.’’

    Shehu also dismissed the rumour that President Buhari was dead as being speculated by mischief makers.

    He also described as false and untrue the report that the President was flown to Germany.

    Shehu said: “He is alive and well! President Buhari is not magical. He cannot be holidaying in the UK and be in Germany, dead or alive at the same time.

    “He is unlike a past President who was at Ota, with Chief Obasanjo and attending the Trump inauguration in D.C, being in two places at the same time!’’

    President Muhammadu Buhari left Abuja for the United Kingdom on Thursday on a short leave, which is part of his annual vacation.

    Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, who made this known, on Thursday, said: “During the vacation, the President will also undergo routine medical check-ups.

    “He is expected to resume work on Feb. 6, 2017.”

  • Former minister, Kuforiji-Olubi is dead

    Former minister, Kuforiji-Olubi is dead

    A former minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, 80 is dead.

    She was said to have died, Saturday morning in Lagos.

    Anonymous sources say she died at 11:30am.

    The banker, recently visited President Muhammadu Buhari to thank him for his contribution to her success. She said that it was Buhari as a military Head of State that appointed her the first female Chairman of United Bank for Africa.

    She said, “Having turned 80, I looked at my life and made a list of those who contributed to what I have become in my life and the name of President Muhammadu Buhari came topmost on the list.

    “This is why I am here to pay my respect and thank him,” she said.

    Dr. Olubi was born September 28, 1936. The former ICAN president graduated from the University of London in 1963. She was appointed the first female chairman of the United Bank for Africa, UBA in 1984.