Tag: Youths
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Youths burn police officer’s residence in Edo
Some youths in Evbuomama community in Ikpoba-Okah Local Government Area of Edo have set ablaze the residence of a police officer following the death of one, Glory Imarogie. The deceased was said to have died in a hospital after he was allegedly tortured at the Edo Police headquarters. He was said to have been arrested…
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Nigerian youths are lazy comment: Buhari goofed, should tender apology – APC Senator
Senator representing Kaduna Central (All Progressives Congress, APC) on the floor of the Senate, Shehu Sani has said President Muhammadu Buhari erred on his recent statement at the Commonwealth meeting on Wednesday that ‘Nigerian youths are lazy, uneducated and want freebies.’ The outspoken senator, however, advised the president to accept his mistake and tender his…
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Again, Presidency knocks Nigerians for ‘twisting’ Buhari’s ‘Nigerian youths are lazy’ comment
The Presidency on Thursday lashed out at some Nigerians for allegedly twisting President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on Nigerian youths. Recall that the president’s statement at a forum in London on Wednesday where he described some Nigerian youths as lazy and wanting freebies has been generating controversies on social media and other public discourse platforms. Reacting…
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Atiku blasts Buhari over ‘Nigerian youths are lazy’ comment
Former Vice President and presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar has replied President Muhammadu Buhari over his comments that ‘Nigerian youths are lazy and want everything for free’. Recall that President Buhari while speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, said the country’s youthful population is reliant on the notion that…
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2019: PDP woos Nigerian youths; announces “generation next” plan
The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Wednesday said the party was coming up with “Generation Next” programme for repositioning youths to take over leadership in 2019. Secondus made the disclosure at the opening of PDP Youth Leaders meeting in Abuja. He said that the programme was designed to prepare the youth…
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We must sensitize Niger Delta youths to dangers of militancy – NDDC MD
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has urged major stakeholders to sensitize youths in the Niger Delta on the dangers of militancy and other social vices. Ekere, who spoke when leaders of the Port Harcourt Club 1928 paid him a courtesy visit at the NDDC headquarters in Port…
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NAF advocates increased security consciousness among youths
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has advocated for increased security consciousness amongst Nigerian youths as a way of engendering a flawless Nigerian society. The Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI) Headquarters NAF, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Olatokunbo Adesanya, reiterated this advocacy on 7 March 2018 while delivering a lecture at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti…
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We’re opening up political space to accommodate youths – FG
As the 2019 general elections draw near, the Federal Government says it will open up the political space to accommodate young people in the country. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Solomon Dalung, stated this in New York while presenting a paper on: ‘The role of youth in building sustainable and resilient communities’. Dalung,…
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Drama as angry youths humiliate Ozekhome at Gani Fawehinmi lecture
…accuses him of defending corrupt people There was pandemonium on Monday at the 14th Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture when angry protesters mobbed Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and stopped him from mounting the podium to speak. The incident happened at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, venue of the lecture organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),…
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Sokoto lawmaker empowers 350 unemployed youths with N7m
A member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Abdussamad Dasuki (APC- Sokoto), representing Tambuwal and Kebbe Federal Constituency on Sunday disbursed N7 million to 350 unemployed youths. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the disbursement was flagged-off under the empowerment programme of the lawmaker in Jabo town of Tambuwal local government area. Speaking…