Odinkalu who was a guest on Gatefield TV programme, #ConversationsWithAbangMercy, condemned the Federal Government’s treatment of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and the shiites in Nigeria and accused them of siding with the Saudi Arabian Wahabbi Sunni government
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NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 31 to 40 and 14 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively.
President Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Sunday, congratulated family, friends and colleagues of the former Minister of Federal Capital Territory and Minister of Transport and Quarter-Master General of the Nigerian Army, on the milestone.
The Minister said this at a mini town hall meeting with the staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid, Spain and a cross section of Nigerians living in the European country on Saturday.
The DPR Controller of Operations in Akwa Ibom, Tamunoiminabo Kingsley-Sundaye, said this on Sunday in Uyo during a surveillance inspection of the defaulting stations.
Onaiyekan said: “Nigerians should stop complaining and get involved in politics because it is a serious task that will salvage the nation and give the youths hope for the future.
The spokesperson for the command, DSP Joseph Alabi, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos that the suspect would be arraigned before an Ogba Magistrates’ Court for stealing.
Weishe, who stated this in a sermon during the thanksgiving service in honour of the immediate past Commissioner for Information and Culture in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa, pointed out that the attitude of the Independent National Electoral Commission towards Christians in the ongoing voters registration exercise poses a great threat to the fragile unity of the country.
Speaking at the just concluded Kogi State Economic Summit in Lokoja, the businessman said the absence of solid mineral buying centers and lapidaries has enabled the flourishing of cartels who engage in illegal sale of minerals out of the country, with resultant loss of solid minerals revenue from taxes and royalties.
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who is also the Senate Minority Leader, will chair the event, while the Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, will perform the traditional turning of the sod to herald the construction of a befitting plaza for Nigerian editors in the Federal Capital Territory.
What a short memory they have got, forgetting that he became president because of President Goodluck Jonathan’s refusal to being an ally to the imminent bloodbath awaiting Nigerians as President Buhari had sworn; “If what happened in 2011 should again happen in 2015, the dogs and the baboons will be soaked in blood.”
The Lagos International Squash Classics returned to the Professional Squash Association listing following the impressive staging of the last two editions by the Lagos State Government.
The hosts took a surprise lead right on the stroke of half time through Ian Henderson, but Lucas Moura marked his full Spurs debut with the equalising goal and Harry Kane looked to have won it for the visitors when he came off the bench to score a penalty two minutes from time.
Paul Aigbogun made two changes to the side that won at home against Plateau United. Dare Ojo started at left-back, and there was also a place from the start for Austin Oladapo, his first league start for Enyimba since joining in the off-season.
An array of prominent global figures, including FIFA President Gianni Infantino and CAF President Ahmad, political chieftains, football stars, renowned administrators past and present, captains of industry, legends of the Nigeria game and oaks of the entertainment industry, are now confirmed for the inaugural edition of the AITEO/NFF Football Awards.
Chiekere headed home an expertly-delivered Bernard Ovoke corner 17 minutes into the game to give the Pride of Rivers a deserved lead at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Food Security, Okanlawon Sanni, who distributed the coconut processing equipment to the beneficiaries, disclosed that the state government has shown commitment to boosting food security in the state.
A statement by Kaduna Electric in Kaduna said the Emir, who was visibly worried by the rate of non payment by electricity consumers in the State, said he personally endorsed the idea of mass disconnection of defaulters, adding that it should not be business as usual.
In a recent development, party chieftains of Accord party, All Progressives Grand Alliance and Labour Party have pledged unalloyed support to Adewale for the election.
“We intend to place an advertorial in the national dailies to respond to the issues he raised,” Masari told newsmen, shortly after he led the elders on a condolence visit to President Buhari in Daura.