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An Islamic Scholar Should Not Lie, Your Disrespect For Women Legendary —Abike Dabiri-Erewa Blasts Nigeria's Communications Minister, Pantami

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, has accused Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, of telling lies despite being an Islamic scholar.  SaharaReporters had reported how Dabiri-Erewa accused Pantami of chasing her and her staff out of a space offered to them by the Nigerian Communications Commission with armed security personnel.  She said staff were not even allowed to take their property after the armed men sealed the office.  In response, Pantami described Dabiri-Erewa's allegation as “a big fat lie”. He said, “This is a fat lie from her. The owner of the building @NgComCommission has faulted her lies on their social media platforms. The minister has never given that directive to any gunman. We need to be very objective in reporting. I have never sent any gunmen there, and I have no one.”  THIS IS A FAT LIE FROM HER: The owner of the building @NgComCommission has faulted her lies on
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We Won Kogi Governorship Election, Have Proof Election Was Manipulated, PDP Insists

APC vs PDP cartoon The Peoples Democratic Party has said it has proof that the 2019 Kogi State governorship election was rigged by Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress. Kola Ologbodiyan, spokesperson for the PDP, in a statement on Sunday said it would appeal the decision of the Election Petition Tribunal which affirmed Bello as winner of the election. The PDP said the ruling by the tribunal was, "an alarming miscarriage of justice". The statement reads in part, "Our party was able to lay incontestable evidence of over-voting, massive thumb printing, voter intimidation, thuggery, violence and other malpractices used by the APC and compromised Independent National Electoral Commission officials to rob our candidate and the people of Kogi State of their mandate.  APC vs PDP cartoon "The PDP expressed shock that despite the overwhelming evidence before the tribunal, proving that Governor Yahaya Bello did not win the election, justice was thwarted
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Ebonyi Pastor Forced To Drink Gutter Water, Tortured Over Facebook Post Criticising Council Chairman

Pastor Okochi Obeni Okochi Obeni, pastor of God’s Descendants Assembly, Amasiri, Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has said he was tortured and forced to drink gutter water for criticising council Chairman, Ogbonnaya Oko Enyim, over his failure to construct a road as directed by the state governor. The cleric, who is currently hospitalised at the Alex Ekwueme University Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, while narrating his ordeal to PUNCH, said he was tortured beyond his imagination for speaking out on social media at the instance of Enyim. He said, "I’m a social media activist. Both of us are from Amasiri community, so he is the chairman of my local government area. As a social critic, I criticise bad governance and people in power not doing well. The perceived negative relationship I have with him started when he was asked to build a kilometre of road like his counterparts in other local government areas of the state.  Pastor Okochi Obeni Punchng &qu
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Rivers Government Officials Withdrew N118bn In Cash In Three Years –EFCC

EFCC operatives The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is requesting for interrogation three officials of Rivers State Government, who are implicated in the alleged illegal withdrawal of N118bn public funds. According to The Nation, their action is said to be a contravention of the Money Laundering Act. The cash was allegedly withdrawn by the Director of Finance, Government House, Fubara Siminalayei, Tonye Uranta, and Harisonba Princewill over the counter in suspicious manner. The newspaper said one of the officials allegedly withdrew over N70bn in cash about 129 times over a period of three years.  EFCC operatives The Rivers State Government is alleged to be shielding them from reporting to the EFCC for interrogation. The state government cites a perpetual injunction obtained in 2007 barring the EFCC from probing its accounts. It was gathered that the cash withdrawals were made between 2015 and 2018 with Siminalayei alone allegedly collecting over N70bn over the cou
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BREAKING: Nigeria Government Fines British Airline, Flairjet, For Running Illegal Commercial Flights Into Country During COVID-19 Lockdown

The Nigerian Government has fined British aviation company, Flairjet, for illegally conducting commercial flight operations into Nigeria During the lockdown order put in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus.  Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, made the announcement on Sunday via his Twitter handle. He said, "Flairjet was found to violate our Civil Aviation Regulations IS 1.3.3(a) Table 2(IV)7(a) and IS 1.3.3 (a) Table 2(VIII)(4).  "The maximum penalty for each is N500,000. We caused them to pay and reported their callous misdemeanour to UK CAA, MFA and the UK High Commission." Flairjet were found to violate our Civil Aviation Regulations IS 1.3.3(a) Table 2(IV)7(a) and IS 1.3.3 (a) Table 2(VIII)(4). The maximum penalty for each is N500,000:00K. We caused them to pay and reported their callous misdemeanor to UK CAA, MFA and the UK High Commission.☹️😡🇳🇬 — Hadi Sirika (@hadisirika) May 24, 2020 See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Nigerian Go
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An Islamic Scholar Should Not Lie, Your Disrespect For Women Legendary —Abike Dabiri-Erewa Blasts Nigeria's Communications Minister, Pantami

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, has accused Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, of telling lies despite being an Islamic scholar.  SaharaReporters had reported how Dabiri-Erewa accused Pantami of chasing her and her staff out of a space offered to them by the Nigerian Communications Commission with armed security personnel.  She said staff were not even allowed to take their property after the armed men sealed the office.  In response, Pantami described Dabiri-Erewa's allegation as “a big fat lie”. He said, “This is a fat lie from her. The owner of the building @NgComCommission has faulted her lies on their social media platforms. The minister has never given that directive to any gunman. We need to be very objective in reporting. I have never sent any gunmen there, and I have no one.”  THIS IS A FAT LIE FROM HER: The owner of the building @NgComCommission has faulted her lies on
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We Won Kogi Governorship Election, Have Proof Election Was Manipulated, PDP Insists

APC vs PDP cartoon The Peoples Democratic Party has said it has proof that the 2019 Kogi State governorship election was rigged by Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress. Kola Ologbodiyan, spokesperson for the PDP, in a statement on Sunday said it would appeal the decision of the Election Petition Tribunal which affirmed Bello as winner of the election. The PDP said the ruling by the tribunal was, "an alarming miscarriage of justice". The statement reads in part, "Our party was able to lay incontestable evidence of over-voting, massive thumb printing, voter intimidation, thuggery, violence and other malpractices used by the APC and compromised Independent National Electoral Commission officials to rob our candidate and the people of Kogi State of their mandate.  APC vs PDP cartoon "The PDP expressed shock that despite the overwhelming evidence before the tribunal, proving that Governor Yahaya Bello did not win the election, justice was thwarted
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Ebonyi Pastor Forced To Drink Gutter Water, Tortured Over Facebook Post Criticising Council Chairman

Pastor Okochi Obeni Okochi Obeni, pastor of God’s Descendants Assembly, Amasiri, Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has said he was tortured and forced to drink gutter water for criticising council Chairman, Ogbonnaya Oko Enyim, over his failure to construct a road as directed by the state governor. The cleric, who is currently hospitalised at the Alex Ekwueme University Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, while narrating his ordeal to PUNCH, said he was tortured beyond his imagination for speaking out on social media at the instance of Enyim. He said, "I’m a social media activist. Both of us are from Amasiri community, so he is the chairman of my local government area. As a social critic, I criticise bad governance and people in power not doing well. The perceived negative relationship I have with him started when he was asked to build a kilometre of road like his counterparts in other local government areas of the state.  Pastor Okochi Obeni Punchng &qu
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Atheist Sallah Message To Muslims By Leo Igwe

Leo Igwe I am writing to extend warm greetings to all Muslims across the country on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr, being aware this message may come as a surprise to many of you. But it should not, especially for those who understand the history of humanism and atheism in the country. Humanism is not against Islam. Atheists are not against Muslims. Almost all members of the humanist/atheist community are very well versed in Islamic, Christian and various other religions. Most of us have religious ties. We have connections to Muslims; as friends and family members as parents and children; as husbands and wives; as brothers and sisters; as uncles and aunts, nieces and nephews; as colleagues and bosses; as business partners, as tenants and landlords, and as fellow teachers and students - but more importantly - as fellow citizens of Nigeria. We cherish these connections and want them preserved and celebrated, not destroyed.  Nigeria being a nation that is religiously diverse is a coun
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OPL245: Civil Society Groups Raise Alarm Over Plans To Subvert Justice

    Some civil society organisations have raised the alarm over what it describes as an orchestrated plot to thwart corruption charges against oil giants associated with OPL 245 scam in Nigeria. In a statement on Sunday signed by Antonio Tricario for Re-Common, Nicholas Hidyard for Cornerhouse, Simon Taylor for Global Witness and Olanrewaju Suraju for HEDA, the CSOs asked the Nigerian media to protect public interest by ensuring professional ethics is adhered to when reporting the scam associated with OPL245. It accused a section of the media of being partisan, providing inaccurate and misleading commentary aimed at  influencing  the outcome of a trial before it has run its full course.  It reads in part, "The OPL 245 is one of Africa's richest oil fields handed over to an obscure company, Malabu Oil, that had only few days earlier registered in 1998 under the military regime of late Gen Sani Abacha. "It later witnessed a string of dirty deals spanning 20 yea
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Father Defiles Two Daughters In Ondo

Femi Onifade, an artisan based in Ondo State has been apprehended for allegedly defiling his two daughters.  Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps arrested Onifade over the weekend in Akure, the state capital.  SaharaReporters gathered that the welder defiled his two daughters aged seven and nine at No 27 Liberty Hospital Road, Oluwatuyi, Akure.  Philip Ayuba, Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, said Onifade had been having disagreement with his wife for a long time due to constant molestation and maltreatment. He added that the man usually capitalised on his wife’s absence to harass his two daughters sexually. According to him, the suspect always bought a bottle of soft drinks and mixed it with powdery substance before giving it to the kids to drink.  Ayuba further disclosed that residents in the neighbourhood raised the alarm after hearing the wailing of the children in the night He said, "So, medical examination from Federal Medical Centre An
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Rivers Government Officials Withdrew N118bn In Cash In Three Years –EFCC

EFCC operatives The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is requesting for interrogation three officials of Rivers State Government, who are implicated in the alleged illegal withdrawal of N118bn public funds. According to The Nation, their action is said to be a contravention of the Money Laundering Act. The cash was allegedly withdrawn by the Director of Finance, Government House, Fubara Siminalayei, Tonye Uranta, and Harisonba Princewill over the counter in suspicious manner. The newspaper said one of the officials allegedly withdrew over N70bn in cash about 129 times over a period of three years.  EFCC operatives The Rivers State Government is alleged to be shielding them from reporting to the EFCC for interrogation. The state government cites a perpetual injunction obtained in 2007 barring the EFCC from probing its accounts. It was gathered that the cash withdrawals were made between 2015 and 2018 with Siminalayei alone allegedly collecting over N70bn over the cou
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Bandits Attack Katsina Community, Kidnap Bride-to-be, Friend

No fewer than 50 bandits on Saturday reportedly attacked Yankara Village under Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, kidnapping a bride-to-be and her best friend 48 hours to her wedding Fatiha. An eyewitness said the bandits carried out the attack on the village in the area at about 11:30 pm and rustled some cows. He said they stormed the village on motorbikes at night when most villagers had gone to bed, went to the family house of the bride-to-be and demanded for her and best friend.  Governor Aminu Masari had said COVID-19 was not an issue for the people of the state but banditry. Over 100 residents of the state had been killed by bandits in the last one month. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Armed Bandits Currently Attacking Two Katsina Communities 0 Comments 6 Days Ago CRIME Insurgency News AddThis :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Ibrahim Gambari: To Aid Or To Abet? By Sonala Olumhense

Because I know Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambarirather well, I had initially decided not to participate in the conversations marking his taking of the office of Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.   But I know Nigeria even better, and it would be wrong to pretend that the former Minister, former Ambassador and former United Nations Under-Secretary-General does not factor very much in the evolving Nigerian story.   Some people say that Mr. Gambari is too old for the position of CoS.  While Buhari is clearly uncomfortable with younger people, I do not think that the issue with Gambari’s choice is age.  He is an older Nigerian, but there are many younger people he could have chosen who would not have had the preparation that Gambari brings.  The question is WHY Gambari took the job and whether he will bring to it his patriotic intellectual and administrative best—and perhaps his final flourish—as a public servant.   As someone who, 20 years ago, spent a considerable a
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Amaechi’s Theory Of The Monkey And Nigerian Politicians By Festus Adedayo

Festus Adedayo Away from the ravages of COVID-19 and the dispiriting news of multiple infections and rising deaths, the interview granted last week by Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to the  Punch  newspaper made an interesting reading. In the interview, Amaechi revealed a lot about himself, the nature of Nigerian politics, the vicissitudes of Nigerian politics and the landmines-filled terrain that politicians walked. Some takeaways of note for me and which have become the catchphrase on many lips since the interview was published, are the Minister’s damming review of the politics that got him fame, high political positions in the land and of course, humongous wealth that he stumbled into via politics. Aside these, however, two very instructive submissions of his must detain the reader of the interview. They are Amaechi’s candid disclosure on what drew him into politics and his intriguing conversations on political treachery. “I didn’t join politics becaus
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