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Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has praised his team’s resilience against Cameroon, saying that they never give up until the final whistle. He spoke in Alexandria on Saturday after the breath-taking match between neighbours Nigeria and Cameroon for qualification for the quarter-finals. The Super Eagles came from 1-2 down in the first half to beat the defending champions with goals from Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi. “I think we dominated in the beginning and we scored a good goal. At the end of the first half there was a lack of concentration and Cameroon took advantage,” Rohr said. “But my young team always continues fighting and never gives up,” he added. Ighalo who was declared man of the match agreed with Rohr. He said: “It was a good win and it was a difficult game. Even when they scored to make it 2-1 we still believed we could score and come back.” Cameroonian coach Clarence Seedorf was frustrated by the team’s slow start although he could not fault the effort of his

The South-East geo-political zone has failed to clinch the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) as President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Boss Mustapha as the SGF thereby ending speculations that a former Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, from Ebonyi State, would be appointed the SGF. Onu, who is from the South-East, is a long time ally of Buhari having been a member of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) which produced Buhari as its Presidential candidate twice. With the positions of President, Vice-President, Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker, Deputy Speaker and SGF all filled, it implies that the South-East has been omitted from all key positions. In the previous Buhari administration, Senator Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerged as the Deputy Senate President over controversial circumstances which did not go down with the All Progressives Congress(APC)-led government The high

The Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has threatened to force northerners out of the Southeast and South south. The group said it does not see reasons the northerners would be safe in the East whereas the Easterners were being threatened in the North. BNYL was reacting to the threats issued by a Coalition of Northern Groups to expel Southerners from the north if the Federal Government did not rescind the suspension of RUGA in 30 days. Deputy Leader of BNYL and Head of Operations, Biafra Broadcasting Service, BBS, Ebuta Victor Takon in a statement to DAILY POST on Saturday, said his group would take appropriate measures to expel northerners, especially the Fulani if Abdul Azeez Suleman and his group did not withdraw their threat. Takon said his group will make sure that the Biafra youths were armed by every means possible to defend themselves against any attack. Only a fool will sit in his house and watch himself killed when he knows what to do,” the group declared. “I t

Igbo, Yoruba, Niger Delta Youths dare Northern Youth coalition Middle Belt Youth Council has berated Northern Youths Coalition over threat to Southerners in the region, describing the threat as “empty” and an attempt to seek relevance. The Northern Youths Coalition had in a televised press conference addressed by its spokesperson, Suleiman Abdul Aziz, vowed to take it out on Southerners living in the North if Southern governors did not accept the implementation of controversial Ruga settlements for Fulani herdsmen in their states within 30 daisy. The group had also given President Muhammadu Buhari 30-day ultimatum to rescind his decision to suspend the Ruga settlement which he took following the outrage it generated. In a statement on Friday, the Middle Belt Youth Council warned the Northern group to desist from threatening other Nigerians living in the region under any guise as they do not have the monopoly of violence. “Nigerians should not take Suleiman Abdul Aziz and his c

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has blasted the Coalition of Northern groups who on Wednesday July 3rd, issued a 30-day ultimatum to state Governors, particularly those in the South, to accept and implement the RUGA Herdsmen settelement policy or face the consequences. The group issued the threat at a press conference in Abuja. Read here . Reacting to the threat, FFK in a series of tweets, asked the group to immediately carry out their threats as 30 days is too long to wait. According to him, the North is about to reap the Whirlwing it has sown. Read his tweets below ... We bring the news to you as it comes.....

Once a couple of people have settled into a relationship, things can fall into a bit of a rut. Routines form, the attentiveness that was present at the beginning of the courtship might be replaced by content complacency, and ultimately tensions arise. These simple tips may seem like common sense, but you may be surprised at how often people forget about their importance. Communication is Vital Very few of us are able to read one another’s minds, so it’s important to express things that weigh on us, whether they’re positive or negative. Little behaviors that bother us can become more irksome over time, so it’s good to address them early, before the irritation accumulates to the point of anger. Similarly, miscommunications can lead to some pretty ugly arguments, so if you’re uncertain about something, try to discuss it calmly so you can sort things out: you may have misheard or misread something your partner said/did and taken it totally out of context, so clarify before freaking o

Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Ohanaeze has asked Igbos in all parts of the north to defend themselves against the backdrop of expulsion threat from fulani-dominated coalition over 30- day ultimatum. The President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief John Nnia Nwodo disclosed this on Thursday in a statement while reacting to the directive by the northern coalition for the federal government to rescind its decision on suspension of Ruga settlement policy . The statement reads: My attention has been drawn to a broadcast by Abdul Azeez Suleman, speaking for a coalition of Northern Groups in which he had the audacity to give the Federal Government an ultimatum of 30 days to rescind its decision on the suspension of its RUGA settlements policy. Abdul went further to threaten the expulsion of Southerners resident in the North at the expiration of his dateline if the Federal Government does not rescind its suspension decision. This irresponsible, unlawful and provocative outburst reminds m

Nigeria’s foremost constitutional lawyer, Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN) appeared at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar today. Professor Nwabueze’s appearance on Thursday coincided with the tendering of result sheets used in the February 23 presidential election by the PDP at the tribunal. After reaching for the mic, Prof Nwabueze requested the panel to allow him make his address while seated. The chairman of the panel, Justice Mohammed Garba accepted his request. The tendering of the documents and forms used in the election followed the end of the pre-hearing session and beginning of the main hearing of the petition today. The five-member panel of justices on Wednesday also adopted the agreement of parties for Atiku and PDP to make their case within 10 days while the defendants will make theirs within six days. Thus the petitioners are also expected to call witnesses in week two of th

President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that the performance of his administration in the power sector was “not good enough.” He said that this called for more efforts by Electricity Distribution Companies to provide the needed resources and technical expertise. Buhari assured that his government would play its own part by improving the transmission of electricity. The Nigerian leader stated in Abuja on Wednesday when the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’ Edo Ewuare II, led members of the Edo State Council of Traditional Rulers and chiefs on a visit to the President at the Presidential Villa. The Benin monarch, who sought Buhari’s intervention on the poor power supply situation in Edo State, had described it as a “pathetic situation.” The President, however, appealed to Nigerians for calm, while urging them to be patient with the Discos to deliver on their mandate. A statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, quoted him as saying that though

A former staff of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, has again accused Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of raping her. The lady who hid her identity and her face while narrating her story in an interview with Y!TV said the incident happened in 2017 at the pastor’s house. She said she was an employee of COZA who worked directly with the pastor and was also a member of the church. According to her, Pastor Fatoyinbo asked her to come to his house outside Nigeria on the particular day (a Thursday morning) to take some instructions and go for an errand but the scenario changed after he stopped discussing the church and grabbed her towards him. She said: “Biodun Fatoyinbo raped me sometime in September 2017 at his apartment outside Nigeria. We were discussing in his office on a couch before I knew it, he dragged me towards him. “He took off my zipper, one hand putting me to the couch; at that point, I didn’t know what to do because I had to fight sexual abuse as a teenager. I felt I had

Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has blasted the minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his recent claim of not being converted to Islam by President Muhammadu Buhari. Amaechi was quoted to have said, “Thank you Mr. President for not converting me to Islam” during a valedictory session Buhari had with his ministers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. But responding in a tweet on his official twitter handle, Fani-Kayode said Buhari has no need again to convert Amaechi to Islam because “he already has you by the balls and because you have spent the last four years licking his rectum.” He wrote: “ He does not need to convert you because you are already his useful idiot and accursed slave, because he already has you by the balls and because you have spent the last four years licking his rectum.” We bring the news to you as it comes.....

The Governor of Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha has warned his predecessor to return Imo State funds and properties in his custody or face sanction from the state government. In a statement by Chief of Staff to the governor, Barr Chris Okewulonu, Okorocha was advised to stop engaging in reckless utterances and blackmail gimmicks against Ihedioha. The statement came in reaction to a statement credited to Okorocha wherein he asked Governor Ihedioha to stop running Imo as if he was still a lawmaker. The statement further stated that the state was in a deplorable socio-economic political condition as a result of Okorocha’s visionlessness style of administration. Ihedioha, however, described Okorocha as ”a braggart who is empty but claims to know everything. He is a Jack of trades but master of none. He should apologize to Imo people rather than seeking for cheap attention again after the horrible things he did in Imo “ “95% of the projects Okorocha claimed to have executed in Imo ar

An ongoing investigation carried out by controversial journalist Kemi Olunloyo has revealed that Busola Dakolo may have had an affair with actor IK Ogbonna whilst married to singer Timi Dakolo. Kemi Olunloyo also revealed that Timi Dakolo has been using a DNA test result to blackmail his wife Busola Dakolo. Kemi Olunloyo said: “Why did DNA issue come up during Busola Dakolo’s interview? She stated it was a reason she was talking about Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. Did she reportedly secretly date Ik Ogbonna as many news tips are coming in? Children issues are sensitive. Here’s a woman whose child hears that a pastor allegedly raped his mom. Is his mom promiscuous and Timi reportedly uses that DNA TEST to blackmail her anytime. Why? Many questions to be answered”. Ik Ogbonna Busola Dakolo Kemi Olunloyo earlier revealed that Busola Dakolo has been crying continuously and requesting to speak with COZA pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo whom she few days ago accused of raping her multiple

The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has listed France, Switzerland, Japan and Australia as some of the countries its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, would be visiting in the coming days. This came as the group applauded the police in the United States of America (USA) and Canada for providing security to Kanu during his tour in the countries. IPOB also appreciated Biafran veterans present at Atlanta Georgia, Toronto Canada, Houston Texas, Chicago and New York City, for all their contributions during Kanu’s tour to those areas. Kanu has been touring some foreign countries engaging Igbos and others in town hall meetings and lectures bothering on his group quest for the independence of Biafra from the Nigerian State. In a statement IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, released on Tuesday he said: “We congratulate IPOB families and other Biafrans across the US and Canada for the rousing and impressive welcome they accorded our indomitable leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and his team during his recent to

Fulani leaders under the umbrella of the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN) have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the advise of eminent Nigerians like former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to the group, President Buhari as a matter of urgency must listen to well placed Nigerians and seek advise from them on how to restore peace and stability in the country. Speaking through its national chairman, Alhaji Sale Bayari, who fielded questions from journalists in Jos, Plateau State, on Monday, the group said something must be done urgently to address crucial issues and avert a possible national crisis. “In moving the nation forward, the government must listen to some elder statesmen, irrespective of what their political views or affiliation is. Obasanjo is one of them. I have found out that if any government in Africa is to tap one-third of what is in the brain of Obasanjo and use it, Africa will be better. “Similarly, West Africa and Nigeria

Suspected Fulani herdsmen, numbering at least nine, have attacked the palace of Onigedegede of Gedegede in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, threatening to kill the monarch, Oba Walidu Sanni. The monarch said the suspected herdsmen stormed his palace, harassed and threatened him because he had reported the continued destruction of his subjects’ farm produce and farmlands to the police. Consequently, Oba Sanni raised the alarm over the threat posed by the Fulani herdsmen to his life, his immediate family members and people of Gedegede Town. The monarch said he reported the case to the police after he seized a gun and a cutlass which he deposited to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Okeagbe Police Station, Mr Johnson Akintola.  Speaking at a stakeholders’ parley initiated by the state government in order to douse the tension and apprehension in the council area, the monarch said the government’s timely intervention saved the situation from becomin

Federal High Court sitting in Kano has disqualified Mr. Sulaiman AbdulRahman Sumaila, as the duly elected representative of Sumaila/Takai federal constituency of Kano at the National Assembly. The presiding judge, Justice Lewis Allagoa, ordered INEC to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to AbdulRahman as he did not participate in the primary election of the party. The plaintiff in the suit, Shamsudeen Dambazau, had approached the court, praying the nullification of Sumaila’s recognition by INEC as duly elected as never participated in the primary election of the party. He told the court through his counsel, Nuraini Jimoh, that AbdulRahman contested for Kano South senatorial seat at primary with Kabiru Gaya and lost the race. Justice Lewis Allagoa also ordered INEC to recognise Dambazau as the duly elected House of Representative member representing Sumaila/Takai federal constituency. Sumaila who was represented by his counsel, Muhammad Auwal Tofa, declined to speak with

The People Democratic Party Candidate in just concluded Nigeria Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has boasted that he is sure to win at the continued Tribunal sitting on Wednesday May 22. Meanwhile, ahead of the sitting at the Court of Appeal, the FCT Police Command has announced water tight security. A statement on Tuesday by DSP Anjuguri Manzah, Police Public Relations Officer, said there will be diversion of traffic at Goodluck Ebele way and Shehu Shagari Way. While apologising for the inconveniences the arrangement might cause, the Command explained that it was part of proactive measure to beef up security at the venue and forestall any act that could disrupt the Tribunal sitting and result in the breakdown of law and order; especially clash between supporters of both parties. “In view of this development, members of the public are advised to use alternative routes to their destinations on Wednesday. “The Command reiterate its commitment to the protection of lives and

The embattled senator representing Adamawa North senatorial district, Elisha Abbo, has publicly apologised to Nigerians for assaulting a woman. PREMIUM TIMES   published an exclusive CCTV footage   of the senator assaulting the woman at an adult toy shop in Abuja. The assault, which occurred on May 11, was done in the presence of an armed policeman, who rather than assisting the victim, arrested her. Public apology Mr Abbo apologised on Wednesday when he addressed journalists in Abuja. “It is with a deep sense of remorse and responsibility that I, Senator Ishaku Abbo, profoundly apologize to all Nigerians, the Senate, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), my family, friends as well as our mothers, the Nigerian women. “I personally apologize to Bibra (the victim) and her family for my action towards her, which has brought immense discomfort in our body polity. “I have never been known or associated with such actions in the past. “Regardless of what trans

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has told Senator Elisha Abba to voluntarily turn himself into the police for assaulting a nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja. Abubakar in a post on his Twitter handle on Wednesday, said though he knows Abba quite well, the law is clear on such issues. He tweeted: “I’ve seen the alleged assault video involving Sen. Elisha Abbo. The video is sad, inexcusable. I know the Senator quite well. But the law is clear and leaders must lead by example. “I advise him to publicly apologize, voluntarily go to the police and show a good example expected of a young leader. I also call on our party, the @OfficialPDPNig to take necessary disciplinary action and the @PoliceNG to ensure the law takes its full course.” We bring the news to you as it comes.....

Popular music producer and CEO of Mavin Record, Don Jazzy has reacted to a viral video of a Nigerian lawmaker physically abusing a woman in public. The lawmaker who is believed to the youngest in the 9th Senate, Elisha Abbo has drawn the anger of many Nigerians after a CCTV footage of him abusing a woman in a sex shop in Abuja, emerged on Tuesday. Many people are calling on government to make sure justice is served to the assaulted woman, and the lawmaker is made to feel the full weight of the law. The Mavin Boss in a post on Twitter on Tuesday evening called on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to look into tbe matter. We bring the news to you as it comes.....

Utterly barbaric and shameful!!! Fani Kayode reacts to lawmaker who beat women up in an Abuja s*x shop A former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has described as “utterly barbaric and shameful” the behaviour of Senator Elisha Abbo. The lawmaker was caught in a CCTV footage, severely slapping a woman in a sex shop in Abuja. The lawmaker accused the owner of the shop of calling him a drunk and when the assaulted woman tried to pacify the lawmaker, he slapped her repeatedly across the face and right on her eyes. Reacting via Twitter on Monday evening, the former minister wrote: Utterly barbaric and shameful behaviour from Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo, the youngest member of the Senate. This is unacceptable and something needs to be done about it. I call for his arrest and prosecution for assault and battery. I advise the young lady that was beaten to sue him! See post We bring the news to you as it comes.....

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has frowned at the proposed move by the federal government to establish RUGA settlement across Nigeria for herdsmen. Wole Soyinka who made his position known while speaking at the launch of United Nations’ Soothe unions 17 SDG program added that Buhari’s disposition on herdsmen should have cost him the presidential election. His words: “I travel everywhere. It has to be handled in a way that is logical, comprehensible to the environment. When a cattle walks up to the window of my house in Abeokuta, a house which is located in a residential area, then there’s a problem. “When cattle go to Ijebu Ode and eat up their plant seedlings and so on and you expect people to be quiet?” “President Buhari deserved to have lost the last election for the lackadaisical attitude he took to the issue of cattle rearing in the country. “People have been killed in hundreds just because of the failure of leadership at a critical time. And the cattle her

Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 elections, on Tuesday met with Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in New York. A video of the meeting which was posted to Facebook, Sowore revealed that this was the beginning and the effect would send “shock waves down the spine of the oppressors in Nigeria”. “They know that the moment all the oppressed people get together, they are in trouble. We are calling on all our brothers and sisters, wherever you may be,” Sowore said. “The colour of injustice is the same, whether it is affecting you in Biafra land, it’s affecting you in Yoruba land, it’s affecting you in Idoma land, or even in Zamfara, or even in Niger Republic and other places on the continent of Africa. “It doesn’t matter where oppression is ruining your life, what you need is freedom and what we are determined to give you is that freedom.” “Those of you out there who think we have big differences and th

P/Harcourt – The federal government’s rural grazing area, RUGA, policy suffered another setback on Tuesday as the Rivers State Government joined the increasing number of states opposed to implementation if the herdsmen’s settlement across the country. The Rivers state government stated that it would not participate in the Federal Government’s Ruga Settlements for herdsmen. In a statement signed by the permanent secretary, ministry of information, Paulinus Nsirim noted that the state has no land for the implementation of such a policy. It noted that the second term of Governor Nyesom Wike had “prioritised commercial agriculture, hence all available arable land in the state will be needed to drive commercial agriculture across the state to create employment for Rivers youths”. The State Government emphasised that it has not given any approval for the citing of Ruga settlements anywhere in Rivers State. It added that no such approval will come from the Rivers State Government for th

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arraigned the former Governor f Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose for alleged money laundering on Tuesday. However, Ola Olanipekun (SAN), the former governor’s counsel, prayed the judge to allow Fayose to travel abroad for medical treatment because of his failing health. The application for permission to travel abroad for treatment was subsequently granted by the court. Fayose, who was first arraigned in 2018, just days after leaving office as governor has been slammed with N 11-count charge of receiving and keeping N1.2billion and $5million stolen funds from the office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) contrary to the Money Laundering Act – For which he pleaded not guilty to. The judge granted the application to travel abroad, while ordering that the governor must return his international passport to the court on or before September 16. The judge then adjourned the case until September 16 to 19 for trial. We bring the news to you

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has proposed that the south-eastern states be merged as one federation. This demand was made by the youth wing of the group, in a statement on Monday by Arthur Obiora, the national youth leader. According to Obiora, there will be a referendum on August 8, for Abia, Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu to decide whether they would want to be merged into one federating unit. According to the statement, a bill tagged “A law of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states houses of assembly for the holding of a referendum on the proposal to federate Abia with Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo and constitute same into South-Eastern Region of Nigeria within the Federation of Nigeria” has been sent to the respective states’ houses of assembly for consideration. He notes the proposal is “in view of the socio-political and structural conflicts in Nigeria.” “On the 8th of August, 2019, a referendum shall be held in Abia state, Anambra s

The organised labour have alerted Nigerians that plans were underway to embark on industrial action if the current state of affairs as regards the issue of consequential adjustment arising from the new national Minimum wage of N30,000 per month remains the same. It is operating under the aegis of the Trade Union Side (TUS) of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC); the eight Unions in the Public Services of the Federal and 36 State Governments. In a press statement in Abuja on Monday, the TUS Acting Chairman, Mr Anchaver Simon, and the Secretary, Mr Alade Lawal, expressed disappointment by government’s effort to derail the implementation of a new National Minimum Wage. “As things are right now, the government side is only prepared to pay peanuts to workers as adjustment under the pretext that it will soon be undertaking general salary review in the Public Service.” The committee on Consequential Adjustment of Salary agreed to set up a technical body to wor