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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has debunked the rumour of his alleged resignation as the Vice President of the country. He warned the public against believing fakenews. Thevice president saidhe is committed to the service of the Nigerianpeople under the leadership of his principal, PresidentMuhammadu Buhari. He lamented the riseof fake newsin the country, especially asNigerians prepare for another election. Thevice president madethe statement while reacting to claimsby the Peoples DemocraticParty chieftain, DoyinOkupe, andothers that he threatened to resign after he wasexcluded from a meeting. However, Professor Osinbajo, who spoke at a meeting with young Christian leaders in Lagoson Wednesdaynight said,he missed the security briefingmeeting because he wasbusy inhis office. He said:"They are deliberate propaganda. Today (Wednesday), they’ve been spreadingsome information around that I’ve resigned. They saidI didn’t attend a security meetingyesterday. I was too busy in my

Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called on its members and other electorate to vote en masse on Saturday for its adopted presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A factional Chairman of the party, Chief Supo Shonibare, made the call at a news briefing after the faction’s National Working Committee meeting on Wednesday, in Abuja. Shonibare urged the electorate across the country not to be deterred by the postponement of the election but to come out to vote for Abubakar, who would tackle “poverty, unemployment and undemocratic tenets.’’ He said that the adoption of Abubakar by the SDP as its candidate was in consonance with the agreement reached among the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) members, which SDP was part of. “The adoption was premised on the fact that after a careful study and assessment of the leading presidential candidates, plans of Abubakar were closely inter-related to the principles and manifesto of the SDP, particular

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has pleaded with the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Dazuki Galadanchi, to disclose the location of the bodies of its members said to have been killed in a recent clash with security forces in the state. Speaking to newsmen yesterday, counsel to IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, claimed that the police had killed five of their members during the clash and arrested about 15 of them. He accused the police of taking away the bodies of the said members to an unknown destination. Ejiofor said: “We have a confirmed report that some members of IPOB were killed by the police of the anti-robbery squad in Imo state. “Also many were arrested on account we cannot explain. We saw it as a serious case of police brutality and violation of the fundamental rights of people who are merely working around. “There is no reason why they should be arrested talk more of being killed. In the manner they are being killed. We learnt they also took away their corpse. Wha

The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana , Ambassador Michael Abikoye , has protested the inhuman treatment of Nigerians by the Ghana Immigration Service with the deportation of 723 Nigerians between 2018 and 2019 . Abikoye said this at a meeting between him and the Comptroller -General of the GIS , Kwame Takyi, in Ghana, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The high commissioner said 723 Nigerians were deported on alleged illegal stay, cybercrime and prostitution between January 2018 and January 2019 . According to him , 81 Nigerians were deported on alleged cybercrime and illegal stay in January , while 115 have so far been deported on the allegation of overstay and prostitution . The high commissioner cautioned Ghana against inhuman treatment of Nigerians, warning that any ill treatment of Nigerians would not be acceptable to the Nigerian government . “ Although, the GIS had linked prostitution and cybercrimes as some of the reasons for the deportation , it is improper to depor

Ahead of the 2019 presidential election, Ben Murray-Bruce, the Senator representing Bayelsa East has warned politicians against shedding blood of Nigerians. BCcruce on Tuesday urged the military and other security agencies to protect Nigerians and prosecute offenders rather than shed blood. The Bayelsa lawmaker, on his Twitter page, said this in reference to statement by President Muhammadu Buhari ordering the military to ‘kill’ any ballot box snatcher. According to him, the Armed forces must realize that “they are protectors of Nigerians.” Bruce wrote: “Nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen. Nobody at all. We must direct the armed forces to realize that they are the protectors of the Nigerian people. “Under no circumstances must they kill, maim, or injure the Nigerian people. Prosecute instead of killing.” We bring the news to you as it comes.....

The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has revealed that God told him that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, will become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He said this while speaking at the 84th emergency meeting of the PDP National Executive Council (NEC) on Tuesday in Abuja.Melaye said it was a revelation from God that Atiku will emerge winner of this Saturday’s presidential election ahead of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Melaye: “The Nigerian military must know that every soldier, police, para-military took an oath of allegiance and that oath of allegiance is not for President Mammadu Buhari, it is in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “And any soldier, police or para-military personal used by the APC to unleash terror on Nigerians during elections, we will record you. “And some of you know you have network problem wi

TheEconomicandFinancial Crime Commission(EFCC) is reported to have arrestedan associate of the PeoplesDemocratic Party(PDP) presidential candidate,Atiku Abubakar, over alleged launderingof $4 million. Themoneyis termed“suspicious electioncash”, the Nation said. Thearrest followedan intelligence reporton a suspicious transactionby a Bureau De Change (BDC) operator. The Nation had exclusively reported how the PDP reportedlyallocated $3million each for“logistics” to its 36 statebranches andthe Federal CapitalTerritory (FCT). MostBureau DeChange operators andbankshave, however, refused the “pressure” toconvert the hard currency to Naira. “A BDCoperatorwas intercepted for shipping $2million fromAbuja to Lagos forsuspected money laundering,’’ Sourcesin EFCC is reportedto have said. Thesource said the BDCoperator admitted thatthe suspect paid the Nairaequivalentof $4 million intohis account in exchange forhard currency. “Weinvited the suspect for interrogation on MondayandTuesd

Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has declared that Nigerians are prepared to “spill the last pint of their blood to defend democracy”. Ortom made the statement while reacting to the statement by President Muhammadu Buhari that those found snatching ballot boxes will do so at the risk of their lives. Speaking at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP National secretariat, Abuja, Ortom said, “The military and other security agencies should respect their rules of engagement. “Anything short of that will not be acceptable by Nigerians. “It is unfortunate that a President who was elected under a democratic setting is becoming dictatorial. “We are prepared to spill the last pint of our blood to defend our democracy”. We bring the news to you as it comes.....

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari over his statement that ballot box snatchers in the forthcoming elections should pay with their lives. President Buhari had at a national caucus meeting of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, said ballot box snatchers risk losing their lives as he has instructed the military and police to ruthlessly deal with culprits in the coming elections. But speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu said ballot box snatchers ought to be made to face the law rather than killed in the act as suggested by the President. He noted that there are prescribed punishments for various election offences in the Electoral Act 2010. Responding to questions on if ballot box snatchers should be shot at sight, Prof Yakubu said: “You asked, should ballot box snatchers be shot on sight? The position of the commission is th

The Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged Ndigbo to ensure they participated in the rescheduled polls and vote massively for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. In a statement by its spokesman, Chuks Ibegbu, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization maintained that its endorsement of Atiku and his running mate, Peter Obi was sacrosanct. The statement warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC against further postponement of the general elections. INEC had postponed the Presidential and National Assembly elections which were to hold on Saturday, 16 February and rescheduled them to February 23. “Our position on the presidential election has already been made known. That position is sacrosanct and in tandem with the decision of the other major ethnic nationality organisations in Nigeria, viz, PANDEF, NEF, Middle Belt Forum and Afenifere. “Ohanaeze also warns against further shift of the elections for