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Peter Obi has retired other political opposition figures – Reno Omokri
Peter Obi has retired other political opposition figures – Reno Omokri
Author and former media aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has described Peter Obi as the only formidabble political oppostion figure in Nigeria right now as he has retired others who contested in the 2023 presidential election.
Okokri who is an avid critic of the former Anambra State governor said anyone parading themselves and think they are a bigger opposition is suffering delusion. He further
He expressed his admiration for Obi, who he said despite being severely flawed has trudged on.
This was in a Facebook post on Friday.
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It reads, “Peter Obi is currently the Number One opposition figure in Nigeria. Bar none. Anybody in any opposition party who thinks that he is bigger than Obi right now is ‘just deluded’.
“The man, Obi, is severely flawed, but I admire how he has trudged on despite the obstacles he faces. Some people in one or two opposition parties have already been retired by Obi, but they just don’t know it yet because their money is keeping them on political life support.
“If only he could be less Igbo-centric, appeal to his Obidients to use persuasive rather than abusive words and admit, then apologise for his ‘Yes Daddy’ ‘religious war’ comment against the Muslim Ummah, he would go far. Those are his Achilles heel. He cannot cross the Rubicon without addressing them.”
Peter Obi has maintained that he’s more concerned with seeing than Nigeria work than becoming president, even though he has not ruled out contesting when the 2027 polls come around.
Peter Obi has retired other political opposition figures – Reno Omokri
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Two ladies producing drug-laced cakes for students arrested in Ilorin
Two ladies producing drug-laced cakes for students arrested in Ilorin
A fresh graduate Khadijat Abdulraheem, 24, and a 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, Ayomide Morakinyo have been arrested on Sunday December 29, 2024 by NDLEA operatives at Tanke-University of Ilorin road, Oke Odo, Ilorin.
The arrest occurred based on credible intelligence that they were producing and selling drug-laced cupcakes to students in the community.
When their apartment was searched, 42 pieces of drugged cakes were recovered from them.
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In another development, an ex-convict, Sodade Sunday Eniola, who was arrested by operatives of the Tincan Command of NDLEA in June, 2024, for drug trafficking, prosecuted and sentenced to four years in prison has been arrested again by officers of the MMIA Strategic Command of the Agency for passport racketeering.
When he was convicted by a Federal High Court in Lagos on 14th June 2024, the trial judge gave him an option of paying N750,000 fine, which he paid and was let go.
Two ladies producing drug-laced cakes for students arrested in Ilorin
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Terrorists kill Miyetti Allah chairman, abduct wives, daughter
Terrorists kill Miyetti Allah chairman, abduct wives, daughter
Suspected terrorists have killed Alhaji Amadu Surajo, the Acting Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Katsina State, in a brutal attack on Mai Rana village, Kusada Local Government Area.
The assailants also took the lives of three others and injured several residents during the overnight raid.
According to reports, they abducted Surajo’s first and second wives along with his daughter, a university undergraduate. However, sources confirm that the first wife was later released.
Surajo, who previously served as MACBAN’s state secretary, became Acting Chairman following the mysterious disappearance of Munnir Lamido, the National Vice President of MACBAN and the Katsina State Chairman, in June 2023.
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Lamido vanished while travelling to Kaduna State, and his vehicle and phones were later found near Maraban Jos. His disappearance remains unresolved.
Security operatives have been deployed to Kusada, which was previously considered a relatively peaceful area in Katsina, raising questions about whether the attack was more than an act of banditry.
The police command has yet to issue a statement on the incident. The slain MACBAN leader and the other victims will be buried according to Islamic rites, while injured survivors are receiving medical treatment.
Terrorists kill Miyetti Allah chairman, abduct wives, daughter
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Driver, police officer injured as bandits attack Kaduna gov aide
Driver, police officer injured as bandits attack Kaduna gov aide
Hon. Rachael Averik, the Special Assistant on Political Affairs to the Kaduna State Governor, narrowly survived an ambush by suspected bandits in Southern Kaduna on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
The attack occurred between Tsauni Majidadi and Gani villages in Sanga Local Government Area as Averik was returning to Gwantu.
She had attended a condolence visit and commissioned a hospital built by Alhaji Muhammad Umar Numbu in Arak Chiefdom earlier in the day.
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The gunmen opened fire on her convoy, leading to a fierce gun battle between the assailants and her security detail. During the exchange, her driver and a police officer sustained gunshot wounds.
Authorities have since launched an investigation into the incident.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Government condemned the attack and reiterated its commitment to enhancing security in the region.
Despite the harrowing experience, Averik expressed gratitude for surviving the ambush and extended her sympathies to her injured team members.
Driver, police officer injured as bandits attack Kaduna gov aide
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