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Insecurity: Cut Short Your Vacation, Summon Buhari Now, PDP Charges NASS

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5 months ago

August 25, 2021

As insecurity continued to ravage the nation, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday charged the National Assembly to cut short their vacation and summon President Muhammadu Buhari.

The party also charged the National Assembly to ask President Buhari to tell Nigerians, why the nation has bled this much, and how the security apparatus has totally collapsed in his hands and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Addressing newsmen in Abuja at a press conference, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan also called on the Nigerian Governors’ Forum and all stakeholders across the country to wake up and rescue the nation.

The party alerted that the security situation in the country has gone so bad that school children cannot go to schools, farmers cannot go to farms and most, unfortunately, the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna was desecrated by bandits to the extent that they entered the academy and snuffed live out of three officers and took one away effortlessly.

The party said: “We as a party is calling on the National Assembly to cut short their vacation and return to plenary and apply their drastic legislative instrument by summoning President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly in an open session to come and tell Nigerians, why our nation has bled this much, and how the security apparatus of our country has totally collapsed in the hands of Mr President, and the All Progressives Congress.

“We call on the Nigerian Governors’ Forum and all stakeholders across the country to wake up and rescue our country. Time is running out. Terrorists and bandits have taken over our land.”

The party lamented that the nation is collapsing under the watch of President Buhari as bandits and criminals are operating freely from every part of the country including the home state of the President.

The party lamented that on Tuesday, 39 helpless Nigerians were massacred in Plateau state, leading to the closure of the University of Jos, while several state governors currently evacuating their citizens.

The party further pointed out that the security situation has so much deteriorated that the governor of Katsina State, Buhari’s home state had to ask his citizens to seek any means to protect themselves.

PDP said: “The Katsina state government had announced in the state that citizens who have no gun, who have no means of defence, to come up and defend themselves against terrorists, assailants and bandits. This situation appears to have politically overwhelmed Mr President and is very painful.

“His administration has not demonstrated any capacity to protect the lives and property of our country.

“We cannot continue this way. We cannot continue to put our hope on anything. The situation that our children cannot go to school, a situation that farmers cannot go to their farmland is unacceptable.”

The party asked Nigerians to keep their faith alive with the opposition party, claiming that it has all it takes to reverse the trend and get the country back on the path of growth.

The party spokesman, who refused to answer questions bothering on the crisis rocking the party, added that the PDP is united and stronger.

It was, however, learnt that the leadership of the party will be meeting on Thursday on the crisis in the party and also to have a stakeholders’ meeting on Friday. The PDP governors are also meeting on Thursday on the crisis bedevilling the party.

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NFF Considers Appointing Eguavoen Permanent Super Eagles Coach

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1 hour ago

January 21, 2022

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The Nigeria Football Federation is considering the possibility of appointing Augustine Eguavoen permanent Super Eagles coach.

Eguavoen was named to the post last month in an interim capacity after the NFF fired former coach Gernot Rohr on the eve of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

The NFF later appointed Portuguese Jose Peseiro as the new head coach of the three-time African champions.

Peseiro is expected to take charge of the team after the AFCON finals in Cameroon.

Eguavoen put himself in the frame for the job after guiding the Super Eagles to three successive wins in Cameroon.

“He is not in Cameroon because we have not signed a contract with him yet,” a member of the NFF executive council who does not want to be named stated this.

“If he had signed a contract, he would have definitely been in Cameroon as planned.”

“We are managing the public trust. So we have to look at what the people want and we also know what we want as well,” added the official.

“What we all agree on is that we want the team to do well, to play good football, to make Nigerians happy and to win trophies.

“It doesn’t matter who the coach is, what matters is the objective. If that objective can be achieved with Eguavoen as we can see now, then why not?

“We removed Rohr because Nigerians were not happy with the play and we were not blind to see that we were not going in the right direction the way we were playing.”

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“Sometimes I Forget That I Live With A god”, Annie Idibia Gushes As She Celebrates Husband, 2Baba

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1 hour ago

January 21, 2022

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Nollywood actress, Annie Idibia recently celebrated her ‘incredibly talented‘ husband and music icon, 2Baba Idibia.

Taking to her Instagram story while watching an old music video of the singer, the mother of two described her spouse as a god and a spirit.

She wrote,

“Celebrating this incredibly talented man! I feel I take him for granted. Sometimes I forget that I literally live with a god. I am grateful to the universe that I get to wake up next to this spirit every other day.”

A while back, Annie Idibia threw shade at someone who she said turned to an inspirational speaker – the mum of two took to her Instagram story to taunt the person and remind him/her that karma is real.

She wrote, “You don turn inspiration speaker now??? Hey hun…karma is REAL!”

Fans and well-wishers would note that Annie is starting her family year in a novel and inspiring way, based on how much part of 2021 was turbulent for them.

Ironically, she was largely the cause of the storm, as she accused him of still visiting Pero, the baby mama who has three children for him.

This became rowdy, although relative calm later reigned.

Yet, she closed the year with a N500m suit that Pero slammed against her.

After the Singer featured her as his vixen in new music video of his latest single ‘Smile’.

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Win AFCON 2021 Trophy, Get N102m, Otedola Promises Super Eagles

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January 21, 2022

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Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has promised the Super Eagles the equivalent of $250,000 in naira (N102,895,000) if they win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

The Eagles will also receive N49,389,600 ($120,000) for the six goals they scored in the group stage of the ongoing continental showpiece, thanks to the Coalition Against COVID-19.

CACOVID, a private sector-led platform established to assist the government in combating Coronavirus in the country, praised the team for their performance at the AFCON and promised to reward the squad with the naira equivalent of $20,000 for each goal scored in the group stage.

The Eagles finished the group stage with six goals, which amounted to $120,000.

According to Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, who represented CACOVID during a visit to the team’s camp in Cameroon, their impressive group stage performance convinced CACOVID to increase the amount for every goal scored to $50,000 in the round of 16.

“I came with a message from the CACOVID. The CACOVID is the coalition of private-sector companies that was set up to fight COVID-19 in Nigeria and they have been happy with the performance of the team,” Emefiele said in a video posted by the Eagles media department on Thursday.

“During the meeting I had with the captain (Ahmed Musa) and the coach (Austin Eguavoen), I delivered a message from CACOVID and the message is that, for every goal that is scored, the team will receive the naira equivalent of $20,000 so far, you have earned for yourself the naira equivalent of $120,000.

“We held a CACOVID meeting again because everyone is overjoyed for everything you’ve done so far, CACOVID has asked me to raise the ante.

“From the round of 16, for every goal scored, you will earn for yourselves as a team the naira equivalent of $50,000.

“Also, Femi Otedola, who is a member of CACOVID, has asked me to tell you that if you lift the trophy, he has in the bank for you, the naira equivalent of $250,000. This is just the beginning and I can assure you that if you win your round of 16 games, another promise might be made,” Emefiele added.