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Salihu Yakassai's (Dawisu) sister  Zainab Yakassai's has called out presidnt Muhammadu Buhari on her instagram page.  She wrote this after her brother who is aide (now sacked) to Kano State Governor, Abdulahi Ganduje criticized the President and the All Progressives Congress party for not tackling insecurity in the country. See her brother's tweet; Dawisu was later arrested by the DSS. His sister wrote this:  "Muhammadu Buhari, may you live so long to witness the pain and sorrows you've caused us, happen to those you love and hold dearest to your heart. Like everything that goes up, one day must come down By 2023 the system would have been so rotten, everyone would have held on to way more then they can take, the anger would have mounted high, the pain would have become so unbearable and as your last seconds as president is over, the ball begins You will sit back in your country home in KATSINA and witness the unleash...

This is a first edition of the Post Weddings! You will read a beautiful love story of the Simeon's. Love is a beautiful thing. According to Plato, "At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet." But sometimes it's hard to find the words to describe that feeling of love. Whether you're in the throes of a blossoming romance, or trying to let your spouse know how much they mean to you - some of the most beautiful words already written will capture exactly what you want to say. According to Helen Keller, the best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.   We present the love story of newly weds Jennifer and Simeon Enjoy! Hello beautiful may we know you fully? I'm Sexton Jennifer Dimulkhal now Mrs Jennifer Simeon Sihmiwopi What is your husband's name? He is Slt. Simeon Sihmiwopi Samuel Alright, Jennifer, where are you both from? Yes, We are from Plateau state but n...

The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission has denied appointing actress and humanitarian Tonto Dike, Ambassador of the commission. Here is a press release from the commission; PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, NCPC . The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission NCPC wishes to state in categorical terms that King Tonto Dikeh paid an official courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission Rev Yakubu Pam on 25th February, 2021 at the corporate headquarters of the Commission in Abuja. As the founder of Tonto Dikeh Foundation, she expressed her willingness and interest in partnering with the Commission in the area of peace building. She equally cashed in on the visit to commend the NCPC boss for his positive and relentless peace initiatives across the country. However, we are suddenly inundated with claims from King Tonto Dikeh herself that she has been officially appointed as Ambassador of peace by this great Commission....

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, says many of the bandits terrorising the country were sponsored by persons who wanted to push former President Goodluck Jonathan out of power at all cost. Mailafia said this during an interview with  The PUNCH  on Thursday. He said, “During the 2015 elections they brought in thousands of foreigners into this country, armed them because it was a case of if Goodluck Jonathan doesn’t surrender, there will be war. They were ready for civil war; they were not ready for peace. “Of course, Jonathan handed over to them and then they turned their backs on the hoodlums and the hoodlums said ‘look, you brought us here and we are still here’.” Mailafia, who was the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the last election, said he was also convinced that some foreign powers were behind the bandits. “There are certain world powers that want to destroy our country. That is what I b...

Armed bandits have invaded a girls’ school in Zamfara, abducting at least three hundred students. The BBC reported on Friday morning that the mass abduction occurred overnight, saying parents of some of the students have confirmed the development. The BBC reported the school as Government Girls’ Secondary School in Jangebe. The abduction came barely a few weeks after hundreds of schoolboys were abducted in Katsina by bandits, drawing nationwide uproar. Nine days ago, bandits breached a high school in Niger State and seized about 29 students and school administrators. National security sources informed Peoples Gazette that the federal government paid $2.099 million (N800 million) as ransom, but the students and their teachers were not released after Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello caught wind of the arrangement and instigated a cordoning of the vast forest where the students and their abductors have been held up. A spokesman for the police in Zamfara did not immediately return ...

The Bauchi State Government has released N32m for the vaccination of over 800,000 herds of cattle in the state. According to a report by Punch,  governor Bala Mohammed disclosed this at the inauguration of 2020/2021 annual livestock vaccination campaign at the Galambi Cattle Ranch, Bauchi on Wednesday. He said, “We have release over N32m for this exercise which will cover vaccines, equipment and allowances for our staff to do this exercise. He said, “The Ministry for Local Government has been directed to pay the allowances of all the participating staff in the 20 local government areas, as well as to purchase more materials to vaccinate more than 800,000 herds of cattle.” Mohammed stated that Bauchi State was one of the leading livestock producers in the country with about 75 per cent of the state’s farming population engaged in one form of livestock business or the other. Earlier in his speech, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Pharmacist Samaila Burga, said the only wa...

Abductors of the 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College have threatened to starve them to death if their demands are not appropriately met in time. One of the kidnappers stated this in an audio recording made available to newsmen on Wednesday by prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi.  In the audio clip, the abductor, who spoke in Hausa, was heard conversing with a negotiator, rejecting 2.7 million Naira offered him as ransom from the kidnapped staff and students of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger state. 

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will speed up efforts to ensure rapid economic growth in the country. Speaking on Tuesday at a meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) in Abuja, Buhari said the administration’s policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty is a deliberate effort that will be pursued with determination. In a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, after the council’s meeting which was also attended by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari said the country requires a poverty reduction strategy that will usher in “rapid, sustained, sustainable and inclusive economic growth”. “I was shocked, hearing from you that of the vast agricultural land resources available to the nation, only two per cent of it is under irrigation,” Buhari said.  “We will make the best use of the land. Thank you for shaking us up. We are now awake; we will not doze off again. We didn’t just bump into this; we believe it is som...

Halilu Sububu, a bandit leader, says daily attacks in Nigeria are due to a breach of agreement. He spoke to Daily Trust at his enclave in Sububu forest located between Zamfara and Sokoto States. The forest borders Sabon Gari in Sokoto, and Shinkafi and Maradun in Zamfara. Sububu also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to personally visit them for a conversation. He further demanded that the Hausa, Yoruba and the Fulani be treated the same way. “It (agreement) has been breached. You have asked for armistice, an agreement was reached but you left that person in a forest with a gun and nothing to substitute. “What do you expect? How do you want that person to survive? All the promises made to us, none of it was fulfilled. “Enrol the young ones in school…we should be treated the same way. Give them jobs with the government, put them in schools. “The President should personally come and preside over the talks. When he was campaigning, he traveled all over, why would he not do it n...

Former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has said having dialogues bandits is not the best option to combat banditry in the country. He said this when a delegation of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum paid him a visit at his residence in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Wednesday. Abdulsalami, however, said that the government would not have a choice in negotiating with bandits to secure the release of pupils and others kidnapped from the Government Science College, in Kagara. He also urged the government to consider all likely alternatives to get the victims freed. “Dialogue is not the best way but when you are the one wearing the shoe, what will you do? Our children have been abducted for over five days, even if you know where they are, it will be foolhardy to storm there and fight them because there may be casualties. “Sometimes there is a need to see the best way you can talk to these heartless people to see how you can get these people released. Bu...

Daughter of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Dr. Fatima Atiku Abubakar has dismissed claims in some sections of the media that she participated in the ongoing membership revalidation exercise of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement she personally signed and made available to newsmen, Wednesday, Dr. Fatima said her membership of the APC in the past was informed by the need to participate in then APC-led government of Umaru Bindo in Adamawa state as a commissioner. “Contrary to media reports, I did not revalidate my membership of the APC. “In 2015 when I was appointed as commissioner of Health in Adamawa State, I had to join the ruling party in my state. It was a requirement for the opportunity to serve. “Since the conclusion of my duty tour as commissioner, I am now into private practice, with no affiliation to any political party. “I was, however, taken aback to read of my purported revalidation of APC membership. “For the avoidance of doubt, I di...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has lamented the worsening state of poverty in the country occasioned by the devastating economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. With several international outlets listing the country as one of the world’s poorest, the Voice of Nigeria reported that Mr. Osinbajo expressed this deep concern on Tuesday while speaking at the United Nations’ national dialogue on the Nigeria Food System held virtually. The virtual dialogue was aimed at tackling hunger and diseases, thereby improving health care both locally and globally. He admitted, “Poverty has deepened, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 and its economic fallout.” Osinbajo further identified the challenges the government is facing in job creation and safety, food production, and health. He explained, “Malnutrition and unhealthy dietary practices create unique threats to health and productivity for generation after generation. So it is a significant challenge to produce enough ...

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Bauchi State, has accused the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, of being the author of crises affecting Fulani people in the country. The state Chairman of MACBAN, Sadiq Ahmed, who stated this at a press conference on Tuesday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ secretariat, also berated the Ekiti and Oyo State governors for the quit notices they issued to herders in their states. He said, “The statements made by these leaders are a clear proof that the unity of Nigeria is at stake and can only be solved when the governors of Benue, Ekiti and Oyo states are sanctioned without further delay, especially the governor of Benue State. “We will continue to educate our members to be law-abiding citizens, but we will lawfully reject any attempt by a group of tribes, who are minority in Nigeria, trying to control and instigate violence in a united country.” He faulted Ortom for calling the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohamm...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed the resolve of his administration to realise its plan to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty, stating that it was conceived out of deliberate intents. The President made the reaffirmation on Tuesday during a meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) at the State House in Abuja. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President said the project “did not come by accident or ‘something we just bumped into’, but a deliberate one that will be pursued with remarkable grit and determination”. Speaking at the meeting, which was attended by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari agreed with the Council that the country required a poverty reduction strategy that will usher in a “rapid, sustained, sustainable and inclusive economic growth”. In a short speech after the presentation of the report on national poverty reduction strategy developed by the PEAC, Bu...

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says Nigeria is witnessing a rise in threats posed by cybercriminals, online financial fraudsters, and cyber terrorists. He also said cyber terrorists are using the internet to cause tension in the country. The president was quoted as saying this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled, ‘Why we must curb criminalities, use internet for national security and economic progress, by President Buhari ‘, on Tuesday. Buhari, who spoke at the launch of the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2021 in Abuja, called for an overhaul of the national strategy on cybersecurity, urging more emphasis on exploring the internet for economic growth opportunities, enhancement of knowledge, and mitigation of crime. The President noted that the Federal Government had taken some major policy decisions to increase penetration of the internet in the daily lives of citizens, particularly for the u...

Internet users have reacted differently to the viral video of Davido‘s son from his alleged 4th baby mama, Larissa. Recall that a few months ago, a controversial Instagram blogger identified as Gist Merchant made a post that the Jowo crooner’s latest baby mama is Larissa Yasmin Lorenco, a make-up artist born and raised in Angola, also known as Larissa London. In a video shared by Larissa with Davido’s alleged 4th son, the supposed baby mama jested of how the baby was glued to his pacifier and he was not going to let go. See how some social media users reacted to this; @maya_hamidu wrote “If this is true, I feel so sad for chioma. David just used her for clout and turned her to a baby mama” @im_tyna wrote “If see the baby’s face we will know if the baby is for Obo because his gene is strong” @papionalow wrote “Davido has a mission on earth to multiply” @blessedethel wrote “OBO and Ned I don’t know who is winning oo…but it’s like Ned is winning already...

An Instagram blogger identified as @gistcove has unveiled the alleged side chic of ace Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD. According to @gistcove,  RMD  is cheating on his wife with a lady identified as Chioma Ilomuanya. The lady who is said to be an interior decorator has allegedly been dating the actor for a while and both of them are deeply in love with each other. Chioma, the alleged side chic Read all @gistcove wrote below; "I was strolling through the world wide web jejely minding my business when I came across this write up attributed to RMD. I became very confused because the RMD I know will not write such when he knows this kind of write up will not sit well with his small madam Chioma Ilomuanya. Swipe to see her picture. No no no, Chioma would have dealt with him if he was the one that wrote it. That would have been the end of his magodo visits to her house to chop pomo. I mean since he met that interior/set de...

The Governor of Plateau State and Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Simon Lalong, has said Fulani herdsmen alone should not be blamed for carrying AK-47s as farmers are also guilty of the same offence. According to him, when the farmers-herdsmen crisis occurred in Plateau State, both herdsmen and farmers were arrested with AK-47s.  He said, “I am not justifying anybody carrying AK-47 but don’t forget in the cause of our deliberations and investigations, it was not only Fulanis that were carrying AK-47, but even farmers are also carrying AK-47.  “Farmers are also carrying AK-47 because when you talk about them, it is just a proliferation of arms with respect to guiding and everybody trying to protect himself. We shouldn’t allow people to have self-help. When they talk about AK-47, I have not seen anybody talk about that. “But at the time there were farmers-herdsmen clashes here, we arrested people. Farmers were holding AK-47 and the herdsmen were also holdi...

Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has doubled down on his claim that Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria are demonised and have taken to violent crimes and kidnapping for ransom because they have not benefitted from the country’s fabled national ‘cake.’ He also insisted on his call for amnesty. On Monday, Mr. Gumi on  Channels TV insisted that the herdsmen were victims of the insecurity that has engulfed many parts of the North and some parts of the South.  “You see what happened in Oyo, his (Fulani herdsman) hut burnt down. Who is burning down his hut? It is somebody coming from a building; somebody coming from a car. He (Fulani herdsman) doesn’t own a car. He doesn’t own a building. He doesn’t enjoy anything of the Nigerian cake,” Mr. Gumi argued. Regarding the amnesty, the cleric said, “Amnesty comes with a package – all victims should be looked at, and the government should compensate because actually, it’s the responsibility of the government to protect people, their l...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has waved aside the rising waves of schoolchildren abduction under President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime. “Even in the most developed countries in the world, school kidnappings take place,” Mr. Mohammed said in an interview on  Channels Television . Media reports and anecdotes showed Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, had witnessed more kidnaps, especially of students under Mr. Buhari’s regime, than at any other time. Mr. Buhari, a former military leader who overthrew a democratically-elected government in 1983, had claimed during his campaign seeking to be Nigeria’s president that he had become a democrat. However, his critics have described him as dour, aloof, nepotistic, and dictatorial. He, his party (the  All Progressives Congress ), and sympathisers have repeatedly denied the allegations. He rose to power in 2015 on the wave of ability to tackle insecurity and corruption in the country successfully. To...

About 30 million Nigerians may be on drugs by by 2050 if nothing was done to check the trend, the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd.), has said. He also stated that 90 per cent of criminalities in Nigeria including banditry, insurgency, kidnapping and rape, were due to drug abuse. Marwa, according to a statement from the agency, spoke on Monday at three different fora in Port Harcourt where he met with various stakeholders. He spoke at stakeholders meeting comprising men and officers of the Rivers State Command of NDLEA at the Command’s headquarters, along with Christian and Islamic leaders, as well as the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Rivers State. Marwa said “Our society is a religious one and as such our religious leaders must use their privileged position to campaign against drug abuse in sermons in churches and mosques. “I want you to come out with a loud voice agai...

A former Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda, has stated that Nigeria has treated Fulani people unfairly, stating that for the herdsmen crisis across the country to be addressed, justice must be given to them. He stated this in an interview with journalists shortly after his revalidation as a member of the All Progressives Congress, on Monday, at the Destination Bauchi Hotel. Yuguda, a former Minister of Aviation and two-term governor of Bauchi state from 2007-2015, accused past governments in the country of creating banditry by their refusal to address the plight of herders whose cattle routes have been taken. He said that despite the contributions of the Fulani to the economy, they are still being treated unfairly. According to him, if the government could release huge sums of money as subsidies in agriculture, why can’t the government subsidise pastoralism? “Most importantly, the neglect of the Fulani especially the cattle rearers who are presently giving Nigeria a minimum...

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the government is working towards improving security within the next two months. Speaking on Monday after visiting President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, Lawan said he believes the government is headed in the right direction in its efforts to address insecurity. The senate president added that the government needs to protect all areas, whether rural or urban, to ensure that all Nigerians can feel safe. “There is nothing more important today or more topical than the security of Nigeria. We had a very extensive discussion on the security of all parts of Nigeria, and how we should go about improving the situation. We all have roles to play,” Lawan said. “Nobody would like to see the kind of thing that we experience in various parts of the country in the form of insecurity. We have responsibilities to our people, and we cannot shy away from that. “We have to get our people secure. We have to secure the environment for them to earn from their mea...

Ace comedian, Bovi is facing criticism for his choice of second outfit at the 14th edition of the Headies Awards last night, 21 February, 2021. His outfit, a picture of the bloodied Nigerian flag on a top has sparked mixed reactions. To some it brought a lot of emotional memories of the massacre at Lekki Toll Gate on 20 October, 2020 where the Nigerian army was seen in live streamed videos shooting unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos.  A lot of Nigerians have commended the comedian for making a great statement with his outfit yesterday.  However, some Nigerians have a different view about this act of solidarity by Bovi Here are some reactions;  They say Bovi has violated a law and deserves to be punished. See excerpts of what they said he violated. Below is the punishment as stated  What do you think about this?