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  • I have ‘heart related ailment’ not ‘heart disease’ – Fani-Kayode declares

    Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has debunked claims as reported in a national daily (The Punch) that his heart disease stopped him (FFK) from attending court proceedings on Wednesday (today).

    The former aviation minister who is standing trial for an alleged N4.9bn fraud debunked the story in a statement made available to TheNewsGuru.com by his spokesperson, Obiageli Nwachukwu on Wednesday.

    The statement reads:

    “It has been brought to our attention that the Punch Newspaper has reported, in a blazing and sensational headline, that the former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, “has heart disease”.

    This is false. Worst still the story has brought a lot of fear and consternation into the hearts and minds of Chief Fani-Kayode’s friends, supporters and family members all over the world.

    It is only in the world of the reporter of the Punch Newspaper that a “heart-related ailment” has suddenly become “heart disease”.

    Chief Fani-Kayode’s lawyer, Mr. Norrison Quakers SAN, said that he had a “heart-related ailment” in open court and not “heart disease”. There is a world of difference between the two. He also said that he will be presenting a medical report to the court at a later date.

    For the Punch Newspaper to misrepresent what was said in court is unprofessional and unexpected of a newspaper of such high calibre and repute and which we ordinarily hold in high esteem. Secondly it is not true that Chief Fani-Kayode had asked the court and got two previous adjournments in this case. The court records are there for all to see.

    Today was the first and only time that Chief Fani-Kayode has EVER been absent from the proceedings at the Federal High Court in Lagos or asked for an adjournment from this particular learned judge. He looks forward to being in court at the adjourned date and he fully appreciates the fact that the EFCC did not oppose the application for adjournment and that the learned trial judge granted it expeditiously. We feel it is important to make these clarifications for record purposes”.

  • Just in: Fani-Kayode slams N10bn suit against Sahara Reporters for defamation

    Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode [FFK], has filed a N10 billion lawsuit against Sahara Reporters over a report published by the New York based online news outfit, in which it was alleged that FFK’s marriage with his wife, Precious Chikwendu is at the precipice of explosion.

    The controversial report was published by published by Sahara Reporters, on the 4th of January, 2018, under the caption: ” How Femi Fani-Kayode used Apostle Suleman to cover up wife abuse by claiming Buhari planned to assassinate his wife.”

    It all started last week, Thursday precisely, when FFK, who is currently in his third marriage, thanked God for using controversial cleric, Johnson Suleiman, to expose the plan of the enemies against his wife.

    Mr. Suleiman stated that FFK needs to pray because he saw that plans were on course to assassinate his wife when God revealed the prophecies of 2018 to him.

    However, Sahara Reporters report said Mr. Fani-Kayode used that post as a means to cover up his already crashing marriage.

    The report said the former minister planned to separate from wife over “infidelity”, and accused him of abusing his wife.

    Mr. Fani- Kayode addressed the allegations on Twitter.

    “We wish to put it on record that there is absolutely no an iota of truth in any part of that story and it is nothing but fake news”, he said in a statement Friday.

    “As a matter of fact, it is a total fabrication put together by a desperate and vicious media house that seeks to destroy the lives of every member of the Fani-Kayode family.

    Meanwhile, Fani-Kayode in confidential document made available to TheNewsGuru.com revealed that he has taken the battle with Sahara Reporters to a legal ground, demanding an apology and the sum of ten billion Naira (10 billion).

    The said document, is a letter dated January 6, 2018 and signed by Wale Balogun (Esq), was addressed to the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore over allegations bordering on for slander, falsehood and defamation of himself and his immediate family.

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  • Dead appointees: Buhari’s dementia has gone viral – Fani-Kayode

    Femi Fani Kayode, former Minister of Aviation on Saturday said President Muhammadu Buhari is suffering from dementia.

    He said this in reaction to the appointment of deceased Francis Okpozo as chairman of Nigerian Press Council.

    It would be recalled that Senator Okpozo died in 2016 at the age of 81.

    Until his death, the Second Republic senator was member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Fani-Kayode in his tweets said Buhari’s age is taking a toll on him.

    “Now you appoint a dead man, Sen. Francis Okpozo, as Chairman of the Press Council. Your dementia has gone viral.”

  • 2019: Atiku’s bid for presidency is APC’s greatest fear -Fani-Kayode

    Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode says former Vice president Atiku Abubakar is the All Progressive Congress, APC’s greatest fear come 2019.

    Fani Kayode revealed that hate comments from APC governors: Nasir El Rufai and Bello Masari showed that they were deeply hurt by Atiku’s exit.

    He also added that the attack from APC governors was as a result of fear of Atiku in 2019.

    In his tweets on Tuesday he wrote: “Judging by the way in which APC governors like Nasir El Rufai and Bello Masari are firing shots at@atiku two things are clear.

    Firstly that his exit from their dying party has hurt them deeply and secondly that their greatest fear is an @atiku bid for the Presidency in 2019.”

  • Osinbajo betrayed Church by pairing with Buhari who hates Christians – Fani-Kayode

    Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Sunday morning continued with his attack on Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo – this time, he said the VP betrayed Christians and the church in Nigeria.

    Fani-Kayode said betrayed the church by pairing with President Muhammadu Buhari who he declared “hates” Southerners and Christians.

    The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain observed that under Buhari, every military and security agency except one is headed by a northern Muslim.

    In a tweet via his Twitter handle, the former Minister also maintained that every parastatal in the energy sector is headed by a Northerner.

    Fani-Kayode wrote, “Truth is that @ProfOsinbajo betrayed the Church by pairing with a man who HATES southerners and Christians.

    “Under Buhari the head of EVERY military and security agency except one is headed by a northern Muslim and every parastatal in the energy sector is headed by a northerner.”

  • Jonathan N100 billion allegation: You’re a Liar – Fani-Kayode tells Osinbajo

    Jonathan N100 billion allegation: You’re a Liar – Fani-Kayode tells Osinbajo

    Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has taken to Twitter to react to an allegation made by the Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo against Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan.

    Osinbajo at a conference on Friday said that before the 2015 elections, Jonathan doled out N100 billion and $295 million in cash within two weeks.

    This didn’t go down well with FFK who didn’t waste any time to debunk the report. He tweeted;“According to@ProfOsinbajo, @GEJonathan “doled out 100 billion naira and $290 million in 2 weeks just before the 2015 elections”.

  • Buhari govt is put in place by liars for interest of liars – Fani-Kayode

    Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has said the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is based on lies and propaganda.

    Former President Goodluck Jonathan had last week slammed the present administration for, according to him, failing to fulfill its promises to Nigerians.

    But the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, denied such claim, saying the achievements of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is there for all to see.

    However, reacting through his Twitter handle on Monday, Fani-Kayode said Buhari’s government was ”of liars and for liars that was put in place by liars.”

    He wrote: ”Buhari says his govt. is not based on lies. That is the lie of the century.

    ”His is a govt. OF liars and FOR liars that was put in place BY liars.

    ”Mendacity is their name and deceit, vindictiveness, cruelty, selective justice, impunity and double standards are their watchwords.”

  • Fani-Kayode lambast Buhari for urging World Bank to focus on Northern Nigeria

    Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari, after it emerged that he told the World Bank president, Kim Yong Jim, to concentrate on Northern Nigeria.

    Fani-Kayode, in a series of tweets on Friday morning, claimed Buhari sees Nigerians from the South and Middle Belt as “low-lifes, vassals and slaves”.

    He wrote: “President of the World Bank, Kim Yong Jim, has said that @MBuharitold him to concentrate their efforts on northern Nigeria.

    “Why am I not surprised? After all as far as@MBuhari is concerned southern Nigerians and Middle Belters are nothing but low-lifes, vassals and slaves.”

    Kim had said: “You know, in my very first meeting with President Buhari he said specifically that he would like us to shift our focus to the northern region of Nigeria and we’ve done that. Now, it has been very difficult. The work there has been very difficult.

  • Buhari should tell us if Kanu is detained or killed – Femi Fani-kayode

    Buhari should tell us if Kanu is detained or killed – Femi Fani-kayode

    Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to tell Nigerians about the whereabouts of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

    In a post on Twitter, the former Minister insisted that Kanu has not been seen nor heard from ever since the army under the military Operation Python Dance, invaded his home in Umuahia, Abia state.

    He said Buhari should be bold enough to tell Nigerians if the army killed the pro-secessionist leader or not.

    Fani-Kayode wrote, “Happy independence day Nigeria! Can @MBuhari now tell us what his army did to Nnamdi Kanu after invading his house and killing the people and dogs that were there?

    “If they arrested and detained him they MUST tell us. If they killed him they MUST release his body to his family.”

  • Why I declared support for Fayose’s presidential bid – Fani-Kayode

    A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has explained why he is backing the presidential bid of the governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose.

    Mr. Fayose had on Thursday in Abuja formally declared his intention to run for president in 2019 on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

    In a statement sent to TheNewsGuru.com on Saturday via email, Mr. Fani-Kayode, said he was backing Mr. Fayose because of his courage, frankness and conviction.

    “I stood with Governor Ayodele Fayose because, unlike most, he has courage,” the former minister said.

    “We come from completely different backgrounds and we do not agree on everything but we have a similar disposition and we share the same perspective on most things.

    “He is not bound up in fear and he is not chained down by political correctness. He speaks the raw and bitter truth and he stands up for the weak and the defenceless.
    “Like me, he moves in the prophetic and his source of strength is the spirit and power of God.

    “We both love God and we are both men of strength, courage, faith and destiny. The spirit of David and Jehu runs through us both. We neither fear death nor incarceration and we hate injustice, evil and oppression.”

    Mr. Fani-Kayode said the governor had done an excellent job in Ekiti State since he assumed office and had consistently and fearlessly stood against “the evil of the Buhari administration and constantly kept them on their toes.”

    He added, “He is a Yoruba man who has the courage and conviction to say that he wants to be president. Why would I not stand with him and attend the launching of his campaign?

    “I believe that he would make an excellent president and effect the necessary changes and restructuring that our country desperately needs.

    “I am very proud of Ayo Fayose and I never desert or abandon my friends. He is and will always be my friend and brother.”

    Meanwhile, recall that Fayose’s plan to run for president has drawn fierce criticisms from members of his party, who describe it as a violation of the zoning agreement reached by the party in 2015.