A young man who was involved in a fatal accident on the 27th of September 2019 Enoch Bahago together with his parents has called on well-meaning Nigerians to support them financially to save his life. According to Enoch “please I need help from the general public to save my life, thank you” Enoch Bahago after the accident suffers a spinal cord injury from the accident, after which he was operated on, he developed bedsore from laying down on one side, which has led to so many complications and would require over 6 million nairas for his treatment. https://youtu.be/JVSVzlX_H1k Affirming the…
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Vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo’s Special Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, has claimed that his principal has become a political target. Akande stated this during an Instagram Live chat with the publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, on Monday night. He said a lot of persons were jealous of Osinbajo, because of his position as President Muhammadu Buhari’s number two. According to Akande, the vice president is focused on governance and will not be distracted by false reports attempting to tarnish his image. “It is ridiculous and incredible some of the types of stories that are out there. What…
BY Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri Boko Haram insurgents on Monday night attacked a military barracks in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The exchange of gunfire between the terrorists and soldiers, which started around 11.20 p.m., lasted for over an hour The terrorists had attempted to seize the 333 Artillery Barracks of the Nigerian Army. Sources revealed that the insurgents, who came through Gambori village behind the Army barracks, had positioned themselves around the facility. They shot mortals into the barracks but were repelled by the soldiers. It was gathered that the insurgents were also bombarded by warplanes from the nearby NAF…
Nigerian influencer Ramon Abbas, known online as ‘hushpuppi’ and ‘The Billionaire Gucci Master’ was denied bail and was told by a judge on Monday in Chicago that he will remain detained until his trial later this year over money laundering allegations. Appearing at a detention hearing, a court in the Northern District of Illinois ruled that Abbas will be transported to Los Angeles by the U.S. Marshals Service, and will not be allowed to stay with his girlfriend’s uncle in Homewood, Illinois. His trial is slated to be held in Los Angeles where the case was filed, rather from Chicago…
Former Kaduna Senator, Shehu Sani has mocked Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta following the revelation that he was slapped by Mrs. Joy Nunieh, a former Managing Director of the Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Mrs. Nunieh, during an interview on Monday, had said that she is the first and only woman to have slapped Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. She said this while raising counter-accusations against the Minister who had earlier described her as a woman of bad character. “I am the only woman in Nigeria to have…
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has alleged that nobody is more corrupt than Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Kanu alleged that Magu helped Abba Kyari, the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari hide the money he looted. Speaking on Radio Biafra, the IPOB leader said: “Abba Kyari died on the 2nd day of April, we announced it, they were busy running around to get a mask for Abba Kyari instead of telling the people the truth. “Abba Kyari embezzled #13.5 billion naira meant for…
The Nigerian Citizens Action Group NCAG, has called for the immediate sack, investigation and prosecution of all ministers involved in corruption allegations. They listed them as Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister for Communication and Digitial Economy, Mallam Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General/Minister for Justice and Senator Godwill Akpabio, the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs. The NCAG, therefore, gave President Muhammadu Buhari-led government 14 working days, from 14th July 2020 to sack the affected ministers. They said they would not hesitate to troop into their respective ministries to eject the public office holders should the presidency delay in acting accordingly within a…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there are possibilities that coronavirus (COVID-19) can be transmitted through the air. NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who disclosed this on Monday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, attributed it to new evidence. According to him, the disease is believed to only be transmittable through droplets that emanate from the nose and the mouth and fall to the ground. The NCDC boss said, “Over the past few weeks, increasing evidence has emerged that in addition to droplet infections; we cannot rule out that airborne transmission is also…
The youths in Benue State have accused the Nigeria Police of bias over the killing of seven persons in Logo Local Government Area of the state. This comes a week after the Defence headquarters in a statement confirmed the attack, renewing calls for the designation of armed herdsmen as a terrorist group. Addressing journalists in Makurdi on Monday, President of the Benue Youth Forum, Terrence Kuanum, expressed the forum’s concerns over attempts to change the narrative and blame victims of the attack for killing themselves. Kuanam noted that the reaction of the police authorities is in support of the herdsmen…
The Federal Government has said over four million persons have so far applied for the 2020 N-Power Batch C recruitment. This is according to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq. She said this in a tweet on her handle on Sunday, adding that her Ministry will ensure the successful transition of the N-Power beneficiaries. According to her, since the portal was opened about sixteen days ago, Nigerians have responded positively. “My team and I continue to interface with stakeholders to ensure a successful transition for the N-Power,” the tweet read. “It has been 16…