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October 27, 2022

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized N20bn lodged in 103 bank accounts belonging to Mallinson Ukatu, a...

Embattled former CBN governor Emefiele asks for bail

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CBN redesigns naira notes, to begin circulation Dec 15

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has redesigned some new naira notes. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, said this at a...

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American bartender took $20k to aid Onyema’s ‘$20m fraud’ –Report

An American woman, Ebony Mayfield, who allegedly aided Allen Onyema, founder of Air Peace, in facilitating a $20 million bank...

BREAKING: Tinubu reappoints Kyari as NNPCL's Chief Executive Officer

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How NNPC wasted N90bn on media relations in one year -Audit

The annual financial statement of the National Petroleum Investment Services, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission, has revealed...

Education

JUST IN: Fire guts Lagos WAEC office

Pandemonium has broken out in the early hours of Wednesday, as fire gutted the West Africa Examination Council, WAEC building...

Dele Momodu, director of strategic communication of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign council, has cautioned Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour, against making unguarded utterances. Momodu gave the warning on Tuesday while responding to a recent comment by Keyamo, who is the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council. Following the unveiling of the manifesto of Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, Momodu had criticised the document, saying it is an “appropriation” of MKO Abiola’s legacy. Reacting, Keyamo said the publisher of Ovation Magazine should stick to “praise-singing” instead of critiquing policy statements. Advertisement In a statement issued on Tuesday, Momodu said Keyamo is a “certified nuisance” who has “become a shadow of his old self” after he was appointed as a minister by President Muhammadu Buhari. “I have just read Festus Keyamo’s response to my critique of the APC Manifesto of lies. I’m not surprised that all he could do was yell as usual without examining or practically addressing the content of my article. Unfortunately, he picked on the wrong customer,” the statement reads. “Let me take a few minutes to educate this young friend of mine who has since become a shadow of his old self since he was offered an appointment, that makes him look so incompetent, by President Muhammadu Buhari. Advertisement “Any self-respecting soul would have since resigned but Festus Keyamo was not at home the day shame came visiting. The Ministry in which he’s a mere figurehead is in total shambles and only a Bola Tinubu would have given the job of a spokesperson to such a certified nuisance. “What did Festus say I did wrong? He quoted copiously from an article I wrote about two years ago, which the Tinubu media teams have been using to campaign endlessly because they have no stronger voice of their own. I’m indeed flattered. “There is no doubt that I love Tinubu the Man but I disagree vehemently with Tinubu the Politician. This is not the first time I will say it publicly. Since I now have the opportunity of presenting the bones of my disagreement with Tinubu, courtesy of Festus Keyamo, I will lay them bare. “I hope Keyamo does not delude himself that I cannot make my own choices. I certainly have, and done so openly and boldly. Atiku Abubakar is my choice. He is not a pretender to the throne. He has pursued his dreams with grace, good comportment, self-discipline and uncommon equanimity. Advertisement “Festus and his gang keep quoting a 2019 article that I wrote. They should go and frame my other writings too. “As for that political neophyte called Keyamo, he still has a lot to learn while trying hard to be a lap dog. He should be reminded that he is still a Minister of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, paid at the taxpayer’s expense. He should learn to moderate his undue exuberance. “I could go on ad infinitum but let’s cool temper for now.”

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Only Tinubu could appoint ‘certified nuisance’ Keyamo as spokesman -Dele Momodu

October 25, 2022

Dele Momodu, director of strategic communication of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign council, has cautioned Festus Keyamo, minister of...

Diezani files a lawsuit seeking the revocation of the bench warrant against her

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EFCC secures final forfeiture of Diezani’s properties ‘valued at over $2.5m’

A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of some properties belonging to Diezani Alison-Madueke, former petroleum...

Obaseki raises minimum wage for Edo workers to N70,000

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Obaseki: Nigeria may not exist if APC win 2023 presidential election

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says Nigeria will break up if the All Progressive Congress (APC) wins the 2023 presidential...

Foreign

Rishi Sunak promises ‘stability and unity’ in first address as UK PM

Rishi Sunak has promised to bring "stability" and "unity" to the United Kingdom after he was crowned as the new...

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Court refuses FG’s request to adjourn stay of execution hearing on Kanu’s release