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Threat unnecessary, Niger Delta Avengers’ demands already addressed, says Presidency The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) The Presidency on Sunday said it was curious that the Niger Delta Avengers issued threats to resume bombing of critical oil and gas installations less than 48 hours after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), met with the leadership of the Niger Delta and Ijaw National Congress and the major issues responded to. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement titled, ’Demands by Niger Delta Avengers: President Buhari’s response.’ The Niger Delta group had threatened to embark on economic sabotage unless certain demands, including the development of the Niger Delta and restructuring, are met. But Adesina said the text of Buhari’s speech at the meeting with the Niger Delta leaders on Friday, which he reproduced in his press statement, rendered the threats by the group u...

  Tinubu will make a good president ― Olubadan June 26, 2021 Print Olubadan The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has endorsed the idea of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, vying for the Nigerian Presidency in 2023. The Olubadan expressed his support while receiving members of the Tinubu Vanguard, a support group for Tinubu’s presidency project in Ibadan on Saturday. A statement by Dr Johnny Benjamin, The Director-General of Tinubu Vanguard, Dr Johnny Benjamin, said this in a statement on Saturday. Olubadan described Tinubu as a good man whose stewardship as president would consolidate on the progressive agenda of of the APC and propel Nigeria to the path of economic prosperity and sustainable development. “Tinubu is a good man and I will do everything within my power to support his candidacy for the 2023 presidential poll,” he said. The director-general said that representatives of Tinubu Vanguard were at the palace to intimate the Ib...

  TB Joshua was special gift to humanity – White House prayer group Published   on   June 27, 2021 By   Ochogwu Sunday A religious organization in New York City, White House Prayer For Our Nation, Inc. has described the late Prophet TB Joshua, founder of Synagogue Church if All Nations, SCOAN as a special gift from God to humanity. The renowned Prophet who died two weeks ago has been scheduled for interment in July. The burial programme is billed to commence on July 5 through to July 10 at the church premises in Lagos Nigeria. In a tribute to the deceased cleric on Saturday as disclosed by SCOAN, the White House Prayer For Our Nation said TB Joshua is known across the entire America “as a man of prayer, prophetic insight, a dynamic teacher, philanthropist and humanitarian”. The statement reads, “Prophet TB Joshua was a special gift from God to humanity. He was a herald of the Gospel and agent of transformation, economic empowerment and spiritual liberation. He is kno...

Ebubeagu not involved in demolishing Ebonyi citizens’ property — Commissioner June 23, 2021 Print rint Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, the Ebonyi Commissioner for Border, Peace and Conflict Resolution, has said that the Ebubeagu security outfit was not involved in destroying people’s property in the state. Okoro-Emegha made the remark in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while reacting to allegations that the outfit was involved in demolishing property belonging to citizens of the state, especially traders. Okoro-Emegha said that the security outfit was solely concerned with protecting the lives and property of citizens and not to demolish such. “The ministry of Capital City Development has its own task force as Ebubeagu can never be associated with such act,” he said. There were several petitioners testified against the state Commissioner for Capital City Development, Mr Onyekachi Nwebonyi, during a public hearing organised by the state House of Assembly concerning reports of...