Author: Adewale A.

In the early hours of today, Sunday, June 6th, 2021, we received some shocking images and videos resulted from the invasion of the Igangan community of Ibarapa area, located in the Southwestern corner of Oyo State, Nigeria. According to the eyewitness report, the community was allegedly attacked in the early hour today by some bloodthirsty individuals identified as Fulani herdsmen. There were human casualties as shown in the pictures above and the following videos. Houses and other valuable properties were razed down by the alleged herdsmen. The video below speaks volume of the scale of human and property destruction which…

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The Death of Pastor TB Joshua, ably referred to as Man of God came to me as a rude shock. I have known Pastor TB Joshua personally since 2011 through the late Dr FREDERICK FASEHUN, and we became even closer sometime in 2013 when the former CSO to Abacha was released from prison by the Court of Appeal. TB Joshua was too generous and humble. He was a good man and never looked down on anyone. There was never a time I met him in the company of Dr. Frederick Fasehun that he didn’t bestow his benevolence on me through…

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The Plaintiffs approached the Federal High Court, Lagos to challenge the Constitutionality of the bogus remuneration and allowances of the members of the National Assembly. Since the inception of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, Nigerians have been demanding to know how much their Representatives in the National Assembly collect as salaries and allowances, the members of the National Assembly have kept that information top-secret. However, in March 2018 one of the Senators, Senator Shehu Sani in an interview revealed that each Senator receives the sum of N13.5 million monthly as running cost, in addition to N750,000 monthly consolidated salary and…

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The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and supervising Minister of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Godswill Akpabio, stormed the stage in an unscheduled visit. The man popularly known as The Uncommon Transformer for his exceptional feat in the transformation of Akwa Ibom State from a relatively unknown state to a wonder of the world in a 21st Century Nigeria, within the eight years of his government had depicted rare courage to walk into the Lion’s Den at the time most of the Government officials have scampered to safety in the face of the heightened insecurity in the country.…

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The Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has exposed a staff of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC), Daniel, who works at its Elebuju unit in the Ketu area of Lagos State, over stealing of electric materials belonging to people of the area, urging the authority of the IKEDC to take drastic disciplinary action against him (Daniel) before he caused a crisis between the people of the area and IKEDC. The group disclosed that many people of the area, have been the victims of Daniel, stolen the electric cable and other electric materials and resold it back to…

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While I was reflecting on the current challenges facing the nation in the area of insecurity, I got a phone call from a younger friend who wanted my opinion on the happenings in the South East of Nigeria, my nativity. He had set the tone of the conversation with his disgust for the youths who are involved in the insurrection against the Government of the day. He asked why the youths are destroying the properties of fellow Igbos and equally engaging in upstaging the socio-economic progress of the Eastern Region. Yes, he was right but only to the extent that…

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Nigeria COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic case statistics as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are highlighted below: Confirmed Cases: 166,730 Discharged Cases: 162,584 Death: 2,117 48 new cases reported across the states listed below: Lagos: 16 Yobe: 16 Kano: 8 Gombe: 3 Akwa Ibom: 1 Delta: 1 FCT: 1 Kaduna: 1 Rivers: 1 Please, let’s keep well and stay safe wherever may be to curtail the spread of the virus. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC on this toll-free number (080097000010).

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The cases and deaths due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic or outbreak are increasing daily as shown in the high-level statistics shown below, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 173,159,851 Deaths: 3,723,668 Recovered: 155,955,079 Active Cases: 13,481,104 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions. Closed Cases: 159,678,747 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total cases: 1. United States (USA): 34,182,805 2. India: 28,693,816 3. Brazil: 16,803,472 4. France: 5,694,076 5. Turkey: 5,276,468 Top 5 cases by total deaths: 1. United States (USA):…

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has again, given a sharp retort and squarely discredited claims by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, that Nigeria’s Transportation Minister, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has failed to attract a project to the state, as a cabinet member of the Buhari/APC government since the administration came on board in 2015. Eze “describes governor’s ceaseless but unsubstantiated allegations, verbal attacks on Amaechi as childish; lists over 18 federal projects Amaechi so far brought to Rivers as…

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Nigeria COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic case statistics as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are highlighted below: Confirmed Cases: 166,682 Discharged Cases: 162,521 Death: 2,117 122 new cases reported across the states listed below: Lagos: 105 Imo: 4 Kaduna: 4 Akwa Ibom: 3 FCT: 2 Delta: 1 Rivers: 1 Oyo: 1 Ekiti: 1 Please, let’s keep well and stay safe wherever may be to curtail the spread of the virus. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC on this toll-free number (080097000010).

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The Lagos State Government (LASG) today dislodged additional ten illegal slaughter slabs and animal markets at Ayobo, Ipaja; Oko Filling, Ikorodu; Odoguyan Road, Ikorodu; and Mangoro, Old Abeokuta Expressway axis of the State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya who made this known in Lagos explained that the exercise was in continuation of the State Government’s sanitization and reform of the red meat value chain with the goal of producing wholesome meat for the consumption of its citizenry. She disclosed that during the exercise which was carried out by men of the Monitoring, Enforcement and Compliance Team of…

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As commendations continue to trail Champion Newspaper’s award investiture on the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State and Chairman, South/East Governors Forum, Engr. Dave Umahi, as the Best Governor in Nigeria of the year 2020, erstwhile Technical Assistant TA to the Governor on Media, Lady Monica Chidinma Ada Eze, has described the conferment as a special confirmation of Umahi’s rare leadership model which she said is intensely rooted in service delivery anchored on infrastructural and human capital development which are the critical elements of governance. In a statement made available to the media in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State Capital, the former…

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A non-governmental and advocacy group, Citizens Quest for Truth Initiative, has thrown its weight behind the recent call for the reconstitution of the substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by stakeholders in the region, saying it is highly commendable. The NGO in a statement signed and circulated to journalists by its Founder/President, Chief Obiaruko Ndukwe said, “We at Citizens’ Quest for Truth Initiative align ourselves to this clarion call. We are, however, averse to the 7-day ultimatum issued to President Muhammadu Buhari by Chief Tompolo to reconstitute the board or “risk a total breakdown of law and…

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The Federal Government disclosed that more than 45,000 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants at the various Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) enrolment centres worldwide. This is coming as the government extends the deadline for clearing Passport Backlog initially for 31st May by one week. The new date for the beginning of the new Passport Regime is now June 8. At a review meeting with the management of the Service, it was revealed that 230,000 Passport Booklets have been produced so far and members of the public enjoined to visit their enrolment centres for collection. Minister of Interior,…

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The cases and deaths due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic or outbreak are increasing daily as shown in the high-level statistics shown below, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 172,680,094 Deaths: 3,711,792 Recovered: 155,411,508 Active Cases: 13,556,794 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions. Closed Cases: 159,123,300 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total cases: 1. United States (USA): 34,156,112 2. India: 28,572,359 3. Brazil: 16,720,081 4. France: 5,694,076 5. Turkey: 5,270,299 Top 5 cases by total deaths: 1. United States (USA):…

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Following the ceaseless gale of defection rocking the Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has said the determination of Rivers people to severe the state from the bonds of the PDP scavengers, after two terms of maladministration which has left citizens to wallow in poverty and deep want, appears to be gathering momentum more than ever. Reacting to the defection of former allies and members of the Rivers State Executive Council who served under…

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According to Lady Monica Ada Chidinma Ada Eze the erstwhile Technical Assistant (TA) on Media to His Excellency, Engr. David Nweze Umahi the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State in reaction to the recent dissolution of the Committee of ETAs, STAs and TAs in the State, “Today, I am writing from the innermost part of my heart to express and appreciate my leader, His Excellency Chief Engr. David Nwaeze Umahi for the honour he bestowed upon me to serve under his administration from 2016-2021 as his Technical Assistant on Media, I will forever remain grateful for a lot of vital roles…

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Nigeria COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic case statistics as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are highlighted below: Confirmed Cases: 166,518 Discharged Cases: 158,781 Death: 2,099 203 new cases reported across the states listed below: Benue: 178 Lagos: 10 Ondo: 6 FCT: 4 Kaduna: 4 Plateau: 1 Please, let’s keep well and stay safe wherever may be to curtail the spread of the virus. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC on this toll-free number (080097000010).

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The cases and deaths due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic or outbreak are increasing daily as shown in the high-level statistics shown below, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 171,368,298 Deaths: 3,564,101 Recovered: 153,711,186 Active Cases: 14,093,011 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions. Closed Cases: 157,275,287 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total cases: 1. United States (USA): 34,047,804 2. India: 28,173,655 3. Brazil: 16,545,554 4. France: 5,667,324 5. Turkey: 5,249,404 Top 5 cases by total deaths: 1. United States (USA):…

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Nigeria COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic case statistics as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are highlighted below: Confirmed Cases: 166,315 Discharged Cases: 156,558 Death: 2,071 30 new cases reported across the states listed below: Lagos: 26 Rivers: 3 Kwara: 1 Please, let’s keep well and stay safe wherever may be to curtail the spread of the virus. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC on this toll-free number (080097000010).

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