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Nigeria to address crisis in Lake Chad region

October 29, 2021 No Comments

The Federal Government on Thursday declared its readiness to collaborate with countries in the Lake Chad Basin to address the crisis in the region.

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, stated this when he received a delegation of the United Nations and Lake Chad Basin Commission that visited Nigeria.

Those in the delegation were the Special Representatives of the United Nations Secretary-General to West Africa/Sahel, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, his Central Africa counterpart, Francois Lounceny Fall, and Executive Secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Amb. Mamman Nuhu.

The AGF, according to a statement issued by his media aide, Umar Gwandu, lamented that many lives and property worth millions of dollars have been destroyed due to the insecurity in Nigeria and other countries in the Lake Chad Basin.

He noted that Nigeria has deployed different measures to end the insecurity.

The statement read: “Malami lamented that monies that could have been spent on developmental programs have been spent on efforts to checkmate the activities of the Boko Haram insurgents, bandits and secessionists threats.

“Nigeria has adopted several strategies geared towards ending the security challenges including to cushion the effects of the war on victims, such as the internally displaced persons as well as modalities to boost the infrastructural and economic development of the regions.”

He said some of the strategies adopted by the Federal Government include the establishment of the North-East Development Commission for the development of the damaged infrastructure and provision of needed infrastructure and repatriation of Nigerian Refugees in Chad, Cameroon, and Niger Republics among others.

On his part, Saleh reaffirmed the UN commitment to support countries around Lake Chad Basin.

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Respect our privacy – Tubaba finally speaks amid family crisis

September 9, 2021 No Comments

Nigerian legendary singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tubaba has finally broken silence on the ongoing family feud which emanated from his wife, Annie Idibia’s social media outburst.

Annie had called out Tubaba and his family, accusing them of not loving her or being in support of their marriage. The musician’s wife have over the past week been engaged in a bitter drama online with his family members.

Also, in a leaked phone call recording, the actress threatened that she would “scatter everything” because her husband had travelled out of the country without her knowledge, seemingly to be with Pero.

Reacting after a long week of silence, Tubaba, urged both families to call a truce and he pleaded with the public to respect his family’s privacy.

He wrote; ”I ADMIT THAT BRINGING OUR PERSONAL ISSUES ON SOCIAL MEDIA WAS NOT COOL BUT I WILL NOT SIT BACK AND WATCH EVERYBODY HAVE A FREE FOR ALL BATTLE HERE IN THE NAME OF LOVE OR SOLIDARITY.

NONE OF US IS PERFECT. I WILL LIKE TO URGE OUR FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS TO STOP THE MADNESS AND THE PUBLIC TO PLEASE RESPECT OUR PRIVACY AND OUR KIDS, LET US DEAL WITH OUR ISSUES INTERNALLY. I TAKE GOD BEG UNA”

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If there is crisis in Nigeria, I will be the last to leave – Bishop Oyedepo

May 17, 2021 No Comments

Founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said that leaving Nigeria even when the nation is engulfed in crisis is not a first action he would take.

According to the revered cleric, he would be the last to leave the country in case the situation becomes irreversibly terrible.

He said this during Sunday service, while admitting that things are indeed going wrong in the country.

In his words, “If there is crisis in this Nation, I will be the last to leave here.”

Speaking further, Oyedepo noted that nobody can enjoy and sustain the flow of favour without the fear of God as a lifestyle.

“Don’t rob nobody, don’t cheat on anyone. Don’t outsmart your business partners. Don’t swear falsely. Don’t take bribes. Favour is the companion of all that fear God and favour shall be your companion from now.

“Flowing in favour demands the doing of righteousness. You know there is the appropriation of righteousness that people emphasize today, but don’t be deceived, he that doeth righteousness is righteous. The doing righteousness: favour!

“There was an explosion of favour, until the time that his Word came. The Word of the Lord tried him,” he said.

This comes a week after popular televangelist, Paul Adefarasin subtly advised his Church member to start getting a plan B to exit Nigeria.

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Police restores calm at Ketu, reveals cause of cult crisis

March 18, 2021 No Comments

The Lagos State Police Command has restored normalcy to the Ikosi/Ketu area of Lagos State after a clash that occurred on Wednesday, March 17, amongst some suspected cult groups; Eye, Aiye, and Buccaneer confraternities.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement made available in Lagos on Wednesday.

Adejobi said that 15 suspects were arrested with two locally-made pistols, some live cartridges, assorted charms, and other items were recovered from the suspects.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the crisis was connected to the revenue generation at the Ketu fruits market.

Efforts are in top gear to apprehend other fleeing members of the gangs that orchestrated crisis in the area,” the police spokesperson said.

Adejobi said that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, had ordered that the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Panti, Yaba, for discreet Investigation.

He said that the commissioner reiterated the command’s commitment to fighting crimes and criminality, especially cultism in the state.

He said the commissioner noted that “the command would harness all legitimate means to suppress cultists’ activities in the state,” Odumosu said.