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Christian Association of Nigeria Chairman Missing Following Boko Haram Attack

5Jan

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Christian Association of Nigeria Chairman Missing Following Boko Haram Attack

Following a thwarted Boko Haram attack on Thursday, January 2, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Lawan Andimi, has been reported missing. According to Mr. Ngida Zakawa, the District Head of Michika, Andimi was last seen among unfamiliar individuals as he welcomed a delegation from the Adamawa State Government who were visiting the community to express sympathy. Furthermore, Zakawa disclosed that some women informed him they had witnessed the CAN chairman boarding a Hilux van with unidentified occupants. Providing more information, Zakawa stated; “We did not lose any civilian life but some shops were looted by the insurgents while the whereabouts of CAN chairman is unknown, except that some women c...

Senator Elisha Abbo Apologizes For Assaulting Nursing Mother

3Jul

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Senator Elisha Abbo Apologizes For Assaulting Nursing Mother

Senator Elisha Abbo Apologizes For Assaulting Nursing Mother Senator Elisha Abbo, at a media briefing in Abuja today July 3rd apologized to the nursing mother he assaulted at a sex toy shop captured in a viral video. The senator representing Adamawa North who claimed he has never been known or associated with assault in the past, blamed it all on anger which he said he was sincerely sorry for. Elisha Abbo broke down in tears as he pleaded that all Nigerian men and women should forgive him, and added that the backlash he has faced so far has taught him a lesson as a private citizen and a public officer. He said; “It is with a deep sense of remorse and responsibility that I, Senator Ishaku Abbo, profoundly apologize to all Nigerians, the Senate, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), my...

How 41 Year-Old Nigerian Senator Assaulted a Woman in a Sex Shop

3Jul

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How 41 Year-Old Nigerian Senator Assaulted a Woman in a Sex Shop

Elisha Abbo: How 41 Year-Old Nigerian Senator Assaulted a Woman in a Sex Shop Senator Abbo, 41, in a video footage obtained by Premium Times, visited the shop on May 11 with three ladies. The lawmaker who represents Adamawa North accused the shop attendant of poisoning the air conditioner after one of the ladies he came with threw up in the shop. The attendant refuted the senator’s claim saying that if the air conditioner were really poisoned, other people in the shop would be throwing up too. Offended by that, Mr Abbo calls in a police officer believed to be from Maitama Area Command and instructs him to arrest the attendant, claiming he had been insulted. The attendant picks her phone and begins to speak with her father about the incident but Abbo, a member of Peoples Democratic P...

Tears Flows Freely As Ekiti Corps Member Dies Mysteriously

25Jun

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Tears Flows Freely As Ekiti Corps Member Dies Mysteriously

Tears Flows Freely As Ekiti Corps Member Dies Mysteriously A corps member serving in Ekiti State, Oghomwen Omoruyi Honour, has reportedly died after complaining of headache. The Mass Communication graduate of Auchi Polytechnic died on Monday, June 24, 2019. According to reports, the late corp member took pain relieving drug paracetamol to ease the pains, but soon after that, she started convulsing and foaming from the mouth. She was said to have died before they could get her to the hospital. Honour had recently redeployed from Adamawa State to Ekiti State, so as to be closer to her base in Benin, Edo State.

Cameroon May Likely Take Over Adamawa State, As APC Declares Atiku A Cameroonian Citizen

14Apr

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Cameroon May Likely Take Over Adamawa State, As APC Declares Atiku A Cameroonian Citizen

Cameroon May Likely Take Over Adamawa State, As APC Declares Atiku A Cameroonian Citizen Reno Omokri, the former Aide to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to the claim by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, that the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, is not a Nigerian. Recall, that the APC had filed a motion at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, in Abuja. The APC, in the petition filed by its Lead Counsel, Lateef Fagbemi, faulted the candidacy of Atiku in the 2019 election, claiming that, Atiku is a Cameroonian and not a Nigerian citizen. The APC, hence stated that the former Vice President’s petition against President Muhammadu Buhari, its own Candidate, should be dismissed for lacking in merit. However, reacting...

Full List of Newly Elected Governors, Political Parties

25Mar

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Full List of Newly Elected Governors, Political Parties

Full List of Newly Elected Governors, Political Parties 2019 general election has produced 27 governors-elect. However, Rivers, Adamawa and Bauchi States are still undecided. INEC, however, concluded election in Plateau, Benue, Sokoto and Kano on Saturday. NewsNow has compiled list of governors elected so far from the March 9 and March 23 governorship election. Below is a list of the governors-elect: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – (PDP) Enugu State.David Umahi – (PDP) Ebonyi StateInuwa Yahaya (APC) Gombe StateOkezie Ikpeazu (PDP) Abia StateAbubakar Bello (APC) Niger StateSeyi Makinde (PDP) Oyo StateEmmanuel Udom (PDP) Akwa Ibom StateProf. Ben Ayade (PDP) Cross RiverMaiMala Buni (APC) Yobe StateBabajide Sanwo-Olu (APC) Lagos StateDapo Abiodun (APC) OgunIfeanyi Okowa (PDP) Delta.Babagana Zulu...

Atiku’s Close Friend, Yahaya Kwande, Advise Him to Call Buhari

27Feb

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Atiku’s Close Friend, Yahaya Kwande, Advise Him to Call Buhari

Atiku’s Close Friend, Yahaya Kwande, Advise Him to Call Buhari Yahaya Kwande has advised PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, his close friend to pick his phone and call President Muhammadu Buhari who has been declared winner of the 2019 presidential election. Yahaya Kwande, Grand Patron of the Waziri of the Adamawa Solidarity Vanguard, gave the advice to Atiku following Tuesday’s announcement by INEC. A press statement personally signed by Kwande reads: “Results so far announced from Saturday’s presidential election have confirmed the choice made by Nigerians. They have resoundingly elected President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election. “Even though, I am a longtime friend and associate of his closest rival, His Excellency Al...

Video of Buhari Checking Who His Wife Aisha Voted For After She Failed To Campaign for Him

23Feb

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Video of Buhari Checking Who His Wife Aisha Voted For After She Failed To Campaign for Him

#NigeriaDecides2019: Video of Buhari Checking Who His Wife Aisha Voted For After She Failed To Campaign for Him President Buhari has once again displayed his comic side to Nigerians as he was captured on video checking who his wife Aisha voted for. The President was reported to have cast his vote as early as 08:15hrs, moments after the arrival of the INEC agents at his polling unit in Daura, Katsina State. But immediately after casting his vote, as he made way from the polling unit, the President made a brief stop beside his wife to peep on if she had voted for him or for another of his opponents. Aisha Buhari, who was caught unawares smiled as she caught her husband peeping through her shoulder. The President also smiled about the situation and moved away from the point. The hilari...

Endless Celebration, As Fulani Herdsmen Dump Buhari, Quickly Endorses Atiku, For 2019

4Feb

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Endless Celebration, As Fulani Herdsmen Dump Buhari, Quickly Endorses Atiku, For 2019

Endless Celebration, As Fulani Herdsmen Dump Buhari, Quickly Endorses Atiku, For 2019 Mafindi Umaru Danburam, the Leader of the Miyetti Allah group in the North-East, has dissociated his colleagues from the endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari, credited to the national body. The group also endorsed the candidature of Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Danburam recently resigned his position as the North-East Chairman of the group, following the group’s endorsement of Buhari. Speaking in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Sunday, he said: “Miyetti Allah had at no time, sat to decide which Presidential Candidate to support. “I resigned my office as North-East Leader of Miyetti Allah, since news broke about the purported endorsement o...

Adams Oshiomhole Publicly Denies Attacking Aisha Buhari over Public Comment

12Dec

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Adams Oshiomhole Publicly Denies Attacking Aisha Buhari over Public Comment

Adams Oshiomhole Publicly Denies Attacking Aisha Buhari over Public Comment A malicious and damaging report which had alleged that APC chairman, Adams Oshiomhole attacked the nation’s first lady, has been debunked by the influential politician. In a statement on Tuesday, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, debunked reports of making any comments against the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari. According to PREMIUM TIMES, the former Edo state governor’s spokesperson, Simon Ebegbulem, made the clarification after a rumour emerged on social media. A post which made the rounds online had alleged that Oshiomhole accused Mrs Buhari of being in an amorous relationship with a certain senator of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The fake news post had re...