Kashim Shettima, the vice-presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, on Sunday said he would defend his Islamic religion and also show respect towards people of other faiths if elected.Mr Shettima, whose selection by Bola Tinubu has polarised Nigeria along religious lines, said he had been under pressure to speak on his position about the role of Islam if elected. Read Mr Shettima’s Facebook post in full below:I have received many messages on a post going around on social media saying I will not support Islam if I become the vice president of Nigeria. It seems the person who…
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Exactly one week after the Imo State Government-owned vigilance group, Ebubeagu shot and killed seven unarmed wedding guests, the outfit Sunday morning in Oguta Ameshi in Oguta Council Area of Imo State, allegedly shot and killed another young man.While Kelechi Ogbonna, the 25-year old victim of the trigger-happy operatives died on the spot, five other locals sustained various degrees of bullet wounds following the indiscriminate shooting by the Ebubeagu operatives. The murder of Ogbonna triggered an outrage in the areas while the operatives sustained their sporadic shooting in a bid to escape the charged environment.The reckless use of firearms by…
The Nigerian presidency has issued a statement on a recent video by Terrorists threatening President Muhammadu Buhari and flogging Kidnapped train passengers.It can be recalled that several passengers were kidnapped by Terrorists after an attack on an Abuja-Kaduna Train a few months ago.On Saturday, the Terrorists released a video threatening President Muhammadu Buhari, Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-rufai and flogging the kidnap victims. Reacting to the development via a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA on Sunday evening, signed by Presidential Media aide, Garba Shehu, the Presidency described the video as ‘Propaganda’ adding security agencies were on top of the matter.“Terrorist…
***Recovers 4 Automatic Pump Action, 4 vehicles, 4 Motorcycles, Other ItemsAWKA – Anambra State Security Forces comprising the Military and Police, neutralized two gunmen, recovered four automatic pump action, one cutlass, one ash color Lexus jeep 350 with reg. nos KJA- 666HE, one white Toyota hilux jeep without reg nos., one white Toyota Corolla with reg. nos. HAL- 732RF, one sliver Highlander jeep without reg nos, four motorcycles without reg. nos. This was contained in the press statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command DSP Ikenga Tochukwu Anthony on Sunday. The statement reads, “The…
The Adamawa State Police Command on Saturday, July 23, apprehended a 62-years-old man for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Zagun village, Numan local government area.The suspect identified as Godwin Sanda, a resident of Zagun village, allegedly took undue advantage of the victim who was kept in his custody as a herberlist for treatment. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, said the incident was reported to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Numan by the victim’s mother Maryam Abubakar. Preliminary Investigation reveals, that the victim was suffering from mental disorder and was rushed to the…
They started asking about the woman in my life when I was around twenty-six years. I got lucky. I had a good job right after school, so I was living alone and working in the city at twenty-six. Each time when I went home my dad would ask me, “When are you coming with a woman?” Mom would add her voice, “God has blessed you. What’s left now is to give us grandchildren.” I always answered, “I’m only twenty-six? Which woman would marry a twenty-six-year-old man?” My mom was always quick to add, “When your dad was twenty-six years old,…
If there is any justice in the world, I should have become an actor, looking at all the work I put in when I was a boy. If dreams come through, I should have been the best actor this country has ever had because that was all I dreamt about when I was a kid in primary school. In school, I fought for every leading role when it came to acting or poetry recitation. I wanted to be the name on everyone’s lips after the stage play so whenever I was given a role, I put in my best to…
Okopoly students donate food, clothes to girl picking food from garbage to feed family #Okopoly #students #donate #food #clothes #girl #picking #food #garbage #feed #family Welcome to Eye9jaStudents of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State have rescued a girl who was found picking food from a garbage bin to feed her family.Sources said the girl was a regular visitor to a trash site, close to an eatery in the community, where people dump left over food. A student of the Polytechnic, Iyke Orji, who narrated the girl’s ordeal, said they found out that she picks the food, warms them and…
Afrobeat star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of his bosom friend, Tommy.The father of three who is shattered by this unfortunate development took to his Instagram story to share a video of him and his late friend, Tommy where he wished him a happy birthday a few years back. Tommy’s death comes as a shock to many as he made a post on his Instagram page some hours ago before the disturbing news.The cause of Tommy’s death remains unknown although some speculated that he drowned. Check out Davido’s…
Abductors of Abuja-Kaduna passengers have released fresh videos showing how the victims in their custody are being tortured by them.The passengers were abducted on March 22, 2022. Two were killed and several others kidnapped.So far 11 passengers have been released after the payment of huge ransom. The rest have been left to their fate. In a latest video sighted this Sunday morning, the passengers were seen being subjected to all manners of beating by their captors.The victims are begging the international community to intervene, that the terrorists never wanted them to stay there for more than a week, but the…