Tag: Surrender
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The surrendered life – By Femi Aribisala
When man imagines God, he sees Him carnally strictly in terms of His power and might. But when God manifested Himself in the flesh, He came as a meek and lowly suffering servant. Isaiah foresaw Jesus as: “a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground.” (Isaiah 53:2). He wonders if anyone would…
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Surrendered terrorists regret actions, urge colleagues to come out
Some repentant Boko Haram terrorists have expressed regrets for taking up arms against the state, killing of fellow citizens and destruction of properties in the North East. They made this known during a media tour to one of the holding and screening facilities for the surrendered terrorists in Borno State on Tuesday. One of the…
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Insecurity: Matawalle issues Zamfara bandits two-month ultimatum to surrender arms
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has issued a two-month ultimatum to all bandits in the state to either repent and surrender their weapons or face serious consequences from the security personnel. He gave the deadline on Tuesday evening during a state-wide broadcast at the Government House in Gusau, the state capital. The governor decried that…
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No Retreat, No Surrender, By Sonnie Ekwowusi
By Sonnie Ekwowusi I don’t have a job anymore since this COVID thing started. And I am ashamed to beg. My wife is the one supporting me now. But you know women; she now treats me with utter contempt. She talks to me anyhow. The most regrettable aspect is that my children will soon be…
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Court orders ex-petroleum minister, Diezani to surrender for trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Maudeke, to appear before it and answer to a money laundering charge filed against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a ruling on Friday, on an ex-parte motion, Justice Ijeoma Ojkukwu ordered the issuance of summons on Diezani…
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80-year-old father visits Boko Haram camp, begs ‘commander’ son to surrender
Mallam Baba Modu, an 80-year-old father of a Boko Haram commander, popularly called ‘Ba-Ana,’ has narrated how he travelled to the Lake Chad camp of the Al Barnawi faction of the sect to plead with his son to dump the insurgents. Modu, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on…
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Police maintain siege on Melaye’s residence, ask him to surrender for investigations
The Nigeria Police Force has asked the lawmaker representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, to surrender himself for arrest and investigation for attempted culpable homicide. It stated that the police operatives deployed in his house with an arrest warrant will not leave his Abuja residence until they apprehended him. The Force…
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Seyi Shay boycotts management team, releases ‘Surrender’ video
Sonorous singer, Seyi Shay stunned her fans earlier today when she boycotted her management team to release the video for ‘Surrender’ unannounced. The svelte vocalist made this known on her Instagram page. She wrote: “Music is very personal and I have realized this more with my #ElectricPackage EP. The intimacy of music is what makes…
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Good News! 700 Boko Haram fighters ready to surrender – FG
The Federal Government has confirmed that no fewer than 700 Boko Haram militants have signified their intention to surrender as it told the world the unprecedented humanitarian crisis triggered by the nine-year-old insurgency in the North-east. Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Tijjani Bande, told the UN Security Council that 14.8 million people were affected…
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BREAKING: Buhari offers amnesty to repentant Boko Haram members
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reiterated his desire to offer amnesty to repentant members of Boko Haram sect willing to surrender their arms and embrace peace. The President stated this while receiving the recently released students of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the government is ready…