A Nigerian man, Onwuchekwa Martins has recounted how a morgue attendant “saved” his life after a ghastly accident in which he passed out. Martins recounted in a tweet while reacting to a post by a brand influencer, Diji. In Diji’s post, he asked his followers to open up about that incident that happened to them that made them believe there is God. Diji wrote, “What’s that incident that happened to you that made you believe “There’s God”?”. https://twitter.com/directordiji/status/1590784879717142529?t=zszsoVHlOWzDAUp4-1onZQ&s=19 Taking to the comment section of Diji’s tweet, Martins in a lengthy narration said he boarded a cab in Calabar sometime in…
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The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has again reacted to the issue of corruption in the country. In a short tweet on his handle on Monday morning, Obi lamented that corruption has eaten into the fabric of Nigerian public life. According to him, the situation where a small minority devours over 80% of Nigeria’s commonwealth while most people are left to scrounge and scavenge for a living is unacceptable. “To have corruption eat so deeply into the fabric of our public life, such that over 80% of our commonwealth is devoured by a small minority, while…
A Nigerian man, Ikeazota Chibuike has recounted how he and his girlfriend broke up after he raised the issue of doing Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) on all children after they get married. DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Chibuike recounted in a tweet while reacting to a screenshot post by a user, John Doe. The screenshot post was a chat between a married woman and another man who she was having an extra-marital affair with. In the screenshot, the married woman was telling her secret lover how she feels each time they…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has reiterated his commitment to having security as his top priority. Obi stated this in a tweet on his official Twitter handle on Sunday evening. He argued that there is Nigeria, but no Nigerians, adding that the country currently works for a small minority of people. According to him, Nigeria must work for all Nigerians. The former Anambra governor noted that citizens must be able to dwell securely and in safety wherever they live, saying that “This is the first duty of government.” He maintained that security Is a top priority…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested two cultists Kingsley Okiloli ‘m’ 22 years and Endurance Akpeni ‘m’ 23 years. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Asinim Butswat, and posted on the Twitter handle of the command. Butswat said the duo was arrested on 10th November 2022, after the police responded to a distress call of a rival cult clash at Swalli Community, Yenagoa. According to him, a locally-made pistol and live cartridge were recovered from Kingsley, while Endurance had sustained a gunshot injury from the rival cult gang.…
An unnamed man has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly killing a commercial sex worker and faking his own kidnap. This was disclosed in a short tweet by the Spokesman of the command, Bright Edafe on his handle on Saturday morning. Edafe said the suspect took the commercial sex worker to a hotel in Asaba and allegedly killed her during an iPhone 11 argument. According to him, after he killed her, he set the hotel room ablaze and lied to his father that he was kidnapped. The police image maker disclosed that the suspect thereafter extorted…
It appears the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may be over sooner than later after the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar welcomed reports that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his group are favourably disposed to resolve the issues with the former Vice President. This was disclosed in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday by Atiku’s media, Paul Ibe on his Twitter handle. Ibe quoted his principal as expressing commitment to a negotiation that will resolve the crisis of confidence and pave the way for a much stronger and united PDP. “Atiku…
The Osun State Police Command says it has arrested the 32-year-old man, Falomo Tolulope, also known as “Ifa” who shot at some protesting students of the Osun State College of Education Ilesa on the 27th of October, 2022. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin. Recall that while the students were having a peaceful demonstration/protest, an argument ensued between Falomo and the protesters and he shot at them with a pump action gun and fled the scene. Three (3) students of the institution were said…
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested one Magaji Alhaji Inuwa for defrauding several farmers of over eight hundred thousand naira (N800,000.00) under the false pretence of supplying them fertilizer and other farm implements. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Spokesman of the command, Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar. The statement said after Inuwa, who “specialised in defrauding and cheating” the residents of Sambodaji village via Akko LGA Gombe State, collected the money, he switched off all his phones and absconded with the money to an unknown destination. According to the statement, on receipt of a formal complaint on the…
The Osun State Police Command says a seven-year-old boy who can not remember his house is currently in the custody of the command. This was disclosed in a short statement posted on the Twitter handle of the police command. The statement said the boy got lost and was found in Oke Ila Police Division, Osun State. According to the statement, to locate the boy’s Parents/Guardians, the child took police officers to a few places but was however denied everywhere. The command appealed to people of the state to help circulate the information to find his parents. “Good morning beautiful people,”…
Spokesman of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign council cum former Kogi Senator, Dino Melaye has said some aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) now known as the G5 will work for the party in the 2023 presidential election. Melaye asserted during an interview on Channels Television. The PDP has been enmeshed in crisis following the refusal of the national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu to resign as demanded by the G5 governors led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Wike and his allies argue that the presidential candidate of the party and the national chairman can…
Former Kaduna Senator, Shehu Sani has claimed that a university lecturer told him he was paid just 40k and not even “half salary.” Sani stated this in a tweet on his official handle on Tuesday. The Federal Government, in an apparent move in line with its ‘no work no pay policy, paid members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) half of their salaries for October only. On February 14, 2022, ASUU embarked on strike and suspended it on October 14. While the strike lasted, the government insisted that lecturers would not be paid for the period of the…
Two armed robbery suspects have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for robbing a family at gunpoint. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Spokesman of the command, Bright Edafe. Edafe said the arrest of the suspects followed the receipt of the information on the 5th of November by an indigene of Orerokpe. The police spokesman, “On the 5/11/2022 at about 1215hrs, an indigene of Orerokpe (name withheld) reported that about 1140hrs, four (4) hoodlums armed with a gun attacked and dispossessed them of one (1) iPhone XR, one (1) iPhone 6s, one (1)…
Ebony State Governor, David Umahi says his administration has turned the state into a “construction site.” Umahi claimed during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today while responding to a question on the legacy his administration will leave behind at its expiration next year. He said his government has carried out so many infrastructural projects that can not be mentioned or listed even in five hours. According to him, the greatest legacy he wants to leave behind is the confidence the administration has instilled in the people that they can boldly say they are from Ebonyi state because of the…
A Professor of political economy cum chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Pat Utomi has claimed that Nigerian leaders were forewarned about the issue of the current state of insecurity in the country at a time. Utomi disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television. He said at the time the civilian administration was coming into power in 1999, an American published a book, which predicted the insecurity Nigeria currently battles with. According to him, when that prediction was made, he created a group called NUTRA – Nigerians United To Resist Anarchy. He added that part of what the group did…
An infectious disease expert, Professor Oyewale Tomori says President Muhammadu Buhari always flying out of the country for medical tourism with public funds is wrong. Professor Tomori stated this during an interview while speaking on medical tourism on Arise News monitored by TNC. Buhari had October 31, departed Abuja for London, the United Kingdom for a routine medical check-up. According to a tweet by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari is expected back in the country in the “second week of November.” The latest trip is one of several medical trips the president has embarked…
The Labour Party (LP) is still in talks with the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and others to form an alliance, Doyin Okupe has said. Okupe, who is the Director General of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Hard Copy. There were reports earlier in the year that Kwankwaso and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi were in talks for a possible alliance. The move, did not, however, materialise. During the interview, Okupe said despite that, the LP is still looking…
Leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark is not happy with President Muhammadu Buhari over his posture toward victims of the current flood disaster in the country. Clark made his feelings known during an interview on Arise News, monitored by TNC. He said in such critical times, a president stands firm with his people. He added that one would have expected that Buhari should have been traveling to various flooded areas and giving hope to little children who are dying, those surviving as well as everyone. According to him, there is no government in the country because “we are…
The campaign manifesto of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is a campaign against the current government of President Muhammadu Buhari, Daniel Bwala has said. Bwala, who is the Spokesman of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign organisation, stated this during an interview on Channels Television, monitored by TNC. His statement comes days after Tinubu released his 80-page manifesto tagged “Renewed Hope 2023 – Action Plan for a Better Nigeria” in which he promised to tackle insecurity and the country’s economic difficulties if elected. According to Bwala, the manifesto indicts the present government. “Let me tell…
A Professor of Political Economy cum chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Pat Utomi has explained the strategy his party will use to win political positions, especially the presidency in the 2023 general elections. He spoke during an interview on Channels Television monitored by TNC. Utomi also said youths of the country will use the next year’s election to change how politicians govern the nation. The LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi due to his growing popularity among Nigerian youths, has been tipped in some quarters as the likely winner of the next year’s polls. However, some political analysts argue that…
To avoid the risk of developing breast cancer, women need to start taking more fruits, Dr. Abosede Wellington, Coordinator, Cancer Control Programme, Lagos State Ministry of Health has said. She stated this during an interview on Channels Television monitored by TNC on breast cancer awareness. Dr. Wellington said eating more fruits, vegetables, and fibers and then cutting down on refined foods and sugars helps to mitigate the risks of breast cancer. She revealed that men are also at risk of cancer since they also have breasts. She however said the incidents of the disease are more in women than men.…
Former Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda has said that governors of the 36 states of Nigeria must bear more responsibility than President Muhammadu Buhari for the current state of security in Nigeria. Yuguda stated this on Newsnight, a pre-recorded programme that airs on Channels Television. He said the argument that state governors do not control security agencies within their states does not hold water. Yuguda, also a former aviation minister charged governors to be far more proactive than they have been in tackling threats to the peace and safety of lives and property. “From my own experience, the primary responsibility…
The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah has said politicians will live with the consequences of whatever decisions they make. Kukah stated this in Yola, Adamawa State at the 2022 Church Leaders Summit. He also urged Christians to make wise decisions in electing a new crop of political leaders in 2023. The catholic archbishop also asked the Christian community not to worry about the choices made by political parties in fielding their presidential candidates as power rests with the electorates. “Whatever decision any politician makes, they will live with the consequences,” Kukah said. “I don’t know what…
The former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh has given more insights into why he resigned from the party and partisan politics. Metuh said he decided to quit the PDP and partisan politics to enable him to contribute meaningfully to the development of the country. He stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, monitored by TNC. Recall that Metuh had on Tuesday, announced his decision to quit partisan politics after returning from a medical trip abroad. “During my three weeks trip for medical and personal reasons, I came to the realization that…
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima has expressed confidence that the party’s presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso will win all the states in the north in next year’s general election. Galadima stated this during an on Channels Television’s Politics Today, monitored by TNC. He said, “PDP is not even on the ballot because its strength is in the southeast, which has been eroded by Peter Obi. The next strength of PDP is in the south-south. With Nyesom Wike never supporting Atiku, the south-south is gone. “And with Udom Emmanuel not picked as the vice presidential…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE), Muda Yusuf has condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s plan to redesign naira notes. He made the condemnation during an interview on Channels Television, which was monitored by TNC. The CBN had on Wednesday, said it would release redesigned Naira notes by December 15, 2022. Governor of the bank, Godwin Emefiele, who announced this during a press briefing in Abuja, said the existing notes would seize to be regarded as legal tender by January 31, 2023. Emefiele said that it is worrisome that 85 per cent…
The publisher of Ovation magazine cum member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential campaign council, Dele Momodu has described the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a potential dictator. Momodu stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, monitored by TNC. He cited instances where Tinubu displayed the character of being a potential dictator. According to him, he will never support a dictator as he had, had a terrible experience under a dictatorship government. Momodu said, “I respect people, I love my friends but I tell my friends the gospel truth. When Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
A former Minister of Aviation cum member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Femi Fani- Kayode has said the demons he claimed were in the ruling party relocated to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as soon as he defected into the APC in 2021. He stated this during an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today, monitored by TNC. Fani- Kayode, who joined the APC in September 2021, said he left the PDP because the party became the monster he thought the APC was, adding that the ruling party is now transformed. He said, “The APC of the…
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has for a long time, been proactive and compassionate about flood victims in Nigeria, particularly in his home state of Anambra. TNC recalls that Obi had a few days ago, asked his presidential counterparts in other political parties to suspend their campaigns and join him to help flood victims across the country. He made the plea when he visited the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom to condole with him over the flooding that displaced his citizens. He did not stop there. He also visited the victims of flood in the state…
The Lagos State Government has explained why the recent floods in the country are not affecting the state. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, during an interview on Channels Television, monitored by TNC, said the reason the state is not flooded is due to the government’s proactiveness and investments in drainage systems. Omotosho listed several places in and outside of Nigeria where floods have killed many and displaced millions. He said, “I think the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his team deserves some kudos for what they have done about flooding in Lagos. “If you look at other states where…
