Day: February 9, 2018

State policing the way to go -Osinbajo

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At a security summit yesterday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has explained why Nigeria is ripe for state police. The inability of governors, as state chief security officers, to commandeer police forces has always been on the front burner of complaints about defects in the nation’s structure. Present at the summit were the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Tukur Buratai, and the Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe, among others. “We cannot realistically police a country the size of Nigeria centrally from Abuja. State police and…

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Bunmi Akinnaanu Drops new gospel Video

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Bunmi Akinnaanu, sensational Gospel music singer, a.k.a. Omijeojumi, has released the video version of her December 2017 hit album titled ‘Testimony’. The songstress dropped the 5-tracker video to boost the fame of the audio edition of the songs which got her royal attention and honour from the palace of Ooni of Ife last year. ‘Testimony’ is Bunmi’s 5th album and first to be released under her own label, ‘Omijeojumi Gospel Intl Music Company’ since she started as professional singer few years ago at ECWA church in Mushin, Lagos. The tracks…

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HotSports’ Taye Ige explains WAMCO’s success story at National Stadium’s Power Gym

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One of the nation’s sports marketing giants, Hotsports Nigeria Ltd is celebrating the success story of Friesland Campina WAMCO that has turned, the once upon a time, dilapidated Power Gymnasium complex at the National Stadium, Surulere to a world class training facility, equipped with the best and latest training materials, to challenge the Nigerian Paralympic team to achieve more. According to Taye Ige, Chairman/CEO of HS Media, owners of HotSports, he said the company is happy to be part of that success story, initiated and financed by Peak Milk, a brand that has…

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Wike Playing Politics With Benue Killings

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The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of merely playing politics with his Wednesday’s N200 million donation to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State, while Rivers people are wallowing in abject suffering. It expressed shock that whereas victims of killings and criminalities in various parts of Rivers state were licking their wounds and wondering where help would come from, but their governor was busy donating money in another state, creating the impression that all was well in Rivers state. Rivers…

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Abubakar Shekau: “It’s Better I Die & Go & Rest Than The Calamity Befalling Us”

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The Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has said in a new video that he is tired of the calamity befalling his group. “I am tired of this calamity; it is better I die and go to rest in paradise”, he said at the end of the 10-minute video. In the video, delivered chiefly in Hausa, Mr. Shekau couldn’t hide his frustration on the continued hostility and loss of his supporters to government troops. With a broken voice that clearly betrayed his emotion, Mr. Shekau pleaded with his non-combatant members across…

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