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President Muhammadu Buhari has recalled how during his private meeting at the White House with former President, Donald Trump, the then US leader had asked him “why are you killing Christians in Nigeria.” Buhari according to a release by spokesperson, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday said he then proceeded to tell him (Trump) that the issue in the country was not religious, but rather criminal, and a usage of religion by some elements was to further their economic, and sometimes, political interests. According to the release, Buhari spoke at Nouakchott, Mauritania, Tuesday, while meeting with Rashad Hussain, United States Ambassador-at-Large for International religious Freedom. The Nigerian president said some people hid under the canopy of religion to advance their economic and political agenda, and continuous education was needed so that the larger populace would not be hoodwinked. The statement partly read, “Recounting his private meeting at the White House with former President Donald ...

The Edo State Police Command on Saturday night announced that scores of travellers waiting to board a train from Igueben in Igueben Local Government Area of the state to Warri in Delta State, were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen. The Command, in a press statement endorsed by its spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, at about 9.55pm, stated that the incident happened at about 4.00pm on Saturday. According to the statement, the suspected herdsmen, who were armed with AK 47 rifles, invaded the train station and shot sporadically into the air before herding unspecified number of intending travellers into the bush. In the process, some of the passengers, the Command added, sustained bullet wounds, just as it assured that bush combing and rescue operations had begun to rescue those that were kidnapped. The text of the statement reads: “This is to inform the gentlemen of the press that today, 7th of January, 2023 at about 1600hrs, unspecified number of Herdsmen armed with AK 47 riffles attacked the...

Update: "As reported, the Borussia Dortmund Striker Karim Adeyemi has been chosen by oracle as the next Alafin Of Oyo as he visited Ibadan on Christmas with his parents.. Congrats," Brilliant A netizen identifiable as Brilliant Ndubuisi, has caused serious confusion online after he revealed that German International Karim Adeyemi, has been chosen by the Oracle to be the next Aalafin of Oyo. Recall the Borussia Dortmund playmaker was in Nigeria few days ago to celebrate the yuletide with his indigenous people; he visited some places of interest as a result of that. People are now reacting to the claims of the netizen. Source;

Mason Greenwood was handed the number 11 shirt at Manchester United for the 2020-21 season. When he was an 18-year-old, he wore the number 26 shirt until he had a superb breakthrough season at Old Trafford last term as he scored 17 goals in all competitions for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side. Greenwood’s superb form saw him called up by England manager Gareth Southgate for September’s international fixtures. Unfortunately, his career is now threatened by legal battles over his ex accusations. If prison sentence evades the suspended forward, winger Greenwood is expected to play a key role in ten hag’s United first-team squad next season. Since Ronaldo is gone, it means Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Greenwood could wear the numbers 9, 10 and 7 Greenwood’s potential number change means United’s exciting front three of Martial, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood may be wearing the numbers 9, 10 and 7 respectively. Under Ole Solskjaer, the Red Devils opted not to give Greenwood the inf...

Former President Obasanjo is so well known to all that no one needs to describe who he is. But, four things we will like to say: One is that he will not stop attacking President Muhammadu Buhari because the former President won’t stop being jealous of anyone who beats him to a new record in the nation’s development process. President Buhari is ahead of Chief Obasanjo in all fields of national development and to do that is cardinal sin to Obasanjo whose hallucinations tell him that he is the best ever to lead Nigeria and there will never be another one better than him. President Buhari just completed the world class edifice that is the Second Niger Bridge after three decades of failed promises. It is now awaiting commissioning. Obasanjo laid the sod for the bridge in his first term as elected President and work never started. When he sought re-election for his second term in office, he returned to the site to turn the sod for the bridge the second time. When the Obi of Onitsha, fo...