Day: August 14, 2019

UK police may fire Khafi over participation in BBNaija

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Khafilat Kareem, one of the contestants in the ongoing Big Brother Naija show, has come under fire after her employers, Metropolitan Police Force, UK, denied knowledge of her participation in the reality show. The 29-year-old was said to have joined the force as a PC based at Lambeth station in 2015 after she worked part-time as a special constable for four years. After she joined BBNaija, she was filmed live allegedly having sex with another housemate, Ekpata  Gedoni, 31.  The Sun UK did a report on it, titled, ‘Loin of…

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El-Zakzaky: Indian Shi’a group offers to foot medical bill

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Anjuman e-Haideri, an Indian-based Muslim group, has said it will bear all medical costs incurred by the leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat. El-Zakzaky and his wife were, on Monday, flown out to India where they are expected to undergo treatment for multiple health conditions. They were received by medical doctors and wheeled into Medanta Hospital, New Delhi, upon arrival yesterday morning. However, Anjuman e-Haideri Islamic group, in a letter signed by the General Secretary, Mr. Bahadur Naqvi, and addressed…

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Buhari to CBN: Stop Forex for Food Imports

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In a bid to ensure Nigeria attains food security, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for importation of food into the country. A statement yesterday by a presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari as telling All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, who came to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir with him in his country home in Daura, that the foreign reserves will be conserved and utilised strictly for diversification of the economy, and not for encouraging more dependence on foreign food. “Don’t…

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Tinubu accused of double standards on unity by Northern coalition

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Former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been accused of double standard by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) yesterday, over the unity of the country. The group was reacting to a news report of Monday, August 11, 2019, captioned ‘‘Let’s work for growth, not separation,’’ purportedly attributed to Tinubu. “We find it ridiculous that he still thinks he can get away with this latest rap on national growth after having stood against it for quite long,” the…

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