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Heavy downpour in Ogun state today caused flood water to take over parts of Sango--Ota. Please let the state governors open up all the water canals, even in Lagos, the water ways are all blocked 

Earlier today, Femi Adesina published an article where he cautioned Nigerians who he claimed are wishing ailing President Buhari dead. In the article titled "PMB and the Descendants of Shimei", Adesina said those who are wishing the president dead would reap what they sow and that they would be put to shame when he returns to Nigeria. FFK has reacted to the article. In his reaction which he shared on Facebook, FFK said he now believes that Adesina has lost his mind. Read his reaction below I am convinced that Femi Adesina has now finally lost his mind. In his latest essay he compared Buhari to David. What on earth is Davidic about Buhari? David was a Spirit-filled believer and a heroic and courageous child of God whilst Buhari is a son of perdition and a tyrannical servant of satan. Femi also said Buhari could have "cut off the heads" of his opponrnts, meaning he could have had them assasinated. Gosh. Poor Femi. He has just made a car...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has lauded the Federal Government’s intervention in reinstating the Christian Religious Knowledge and the Islamic Religious Knowledge in the nation’s schools’ curriculum as separate subjects. The president of CAN, Samson Ayokunle, noted with satisfaction the government’s directive to the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to restore the subjects which was merged and put under Civic Education. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that CAN had protested the fusion of the two subjects of the two dominant religions, saying it was a ploy to “Islamise” the country. But the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar, debunked the claims, saying there was no plan to “Islamise” the nation. He said Muslims had been canvassing to make Islamic Religious Knowledge a compulsory subject in schools. “When Umar Yar’Adua was President, Christians and Muslims leaders wrote, asking him to make Islamic and Christ...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will on Monday speak on food security and Nigeria’s preparedness to diversify its economy using agriculture as a lever. Mr. Osinbajo leads other dignitaries and leaders from scientific research, education, and corporate organizations from African countries and beyond, in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Monday in Ibadan. He will be joined by former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who is also IITA Goodwill Ambassador. The event provides Nigeria’s acting president the opportunity to address more than 300 international, regional, and national experts, and to further unveil the country’s thinking towards agriculture especially in the context of economic diversification. He will also speak on the critical role of IITA—Africa’s biggest international agricultural research institute—in the transformation of Africa’s agriculture. Nter...

Leader of a coalition of Arewa youth groups that gave Igbo in the North October 1 deadline to vacate the region, Yerima Shettima has stated that the idea behind the quit notice is working perfectly. According to him, the groups decided to come with the quit notice to make leaders in the Southeast sit up and tell Nigerians their position in the call for separation by leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. He said right now, Igbo elders and youth leaders had maintained they want to stay in Nigeria, denouncing Biafra, which according to him, was the main purpose of the quit notice. Shettima who spoke with Sun said, “To God be the glory you can see that after this madness of quit notice everybody sat up. “For the first time, we saw the governors being compelled to come forward to say look we are not part of Biafra, we do not believe in Biafra. “That is a plus to Nigeria. On the issue of organization, such as Ohaneze, the Ohaneze Youth Coun...

Nigerian open your eyes. this is How Things Are Done In Poland. When Ordinary People Are Dissatisfied With Those They Have Elected.They go out to protest peacefully on the streets. Yesterday - tens of thousands of Poles across Poland came out day and night to protest against control of the judiciary by elected party officials. If you don't know - The fall of communism started in Poland. You must have heard of Lech Wałęsa. Many will say it's not possible because of tribalism. Most possibly true. But let us hold our Councillors, Local Government Chairmen, Members of the House of Assembly, Governors, Members of House of Reps and Senators accountable. Public office holders are our employees. We employ and pay them to serve us. They are accountable to us! Nigeria will not change until we begin to really care about who we choose and how they fulfil their responsibility as public servants. Credit To Godson Onyekwere

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has challenged the bail condition granted him on April 25 by an Abuja Division of the Federal High Court. Mr. Kanu and four other members of his group are facing prosecution by the Nigerian government for alleged treasonable felony and other offences. Three of the other defendants, Benjamin Madubugwu, David Nwawuisi and Chidiebere Onwudiwe had also applied for bail, but were refused. The prosecution recently added a fifth defendant, Bright Chimeze. According to the defence counsel, Mr. Chimezie has already been granted bail by a high Court in Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom state capital. Mr. Kanu’s bail was based on 12 major conditions, some of which require him to avoid a crowd of more than 10 people. His lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, had told journalists shortly after Justice Binta Nyako granted the bail that Mr. Kanu would request the court to vary the conditions to allow him enjoy his fundamental rights. ...

Comrade Shakiru Balogun, a one-time APC Chairmanship aspirant in of Igando/Ikotun Community has died. He died after being involved in a fatal motor accident with a LAWMA truck on Friday, July 21, 2017. Balogun was an aspirant for the chairmanship position before he lost at the primaries, but he still remains one of the very strong and influential political figures in the community. Late Balogun was also a former Chairman of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Igando-Ikotun Chapter.

Fire has engulfed several buildings inside the popular Kuje prison in the federal capital territory, Abuja. According to reports, the fire reportedly started several hours ago and a group calling itself the Prisoners Against Injustice in Nigeria (PAIN) has claimed responsibility for the fire. The group made the claim in a handwritten statement posted on the prison notice board before it was removed by the prison authorities as the group claimed the attack was meant to draw the attention of the world to the pathetic state of prisons and corruption within prison services.  The group said that in spite of the huge annual budgetary allocation to the Nigeria Prison Service, inmates must buy medicines through prison staff and seek funds to treat serious conditions in healthcare facilities outside the yard. Those who are unable to afford health services are left to their fate, with many dying.  No life was howver lost in the fire but the affected buildings are ...

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Namdi Kanu has filed a motion to be free from the bail conditions he got at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The IPOB leader is asking the court to vary the conditions of the bail which it had granted him. In her ruling delivered on April 25 2017, Justice Binta Nyako, had granted bail to Kanu on health grounds. Kanu, in his application filed on July 1 , 2017, insisted that parts of the bail conditions prohibiting him from being seen in a crowd exceeding 10 persons, granting press interviews and holding or attending rallies, violated his constitutional rights. Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said in the motion that the undesirable bail terms and conditions were contained in paragraphs 2 (vii) and (viii ) of the court’s ruling, granting bail to his client on April 25. Citing several Sections of the 1999 Constitution, Kanu’ motion is seeking, “An order of this honourable court varying the bail conditions given to ...

In a new article he posted on social media titled "PMB and the Descendants of Shimei", Senior Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, asked Nigerians wishing ailing President Buhari death, to remember that they would reap what they sow. Read the article below There is nothing new under the sun, goes a popular saying. In fact, the more things seem to change, the more they appear the same. From time immemorial, some people have spoken evil of leadership, cast aspersions on them, and generally portrayed themselves as scum of the earth. No matter how a country loves its leader, there will naturally be those that the Good Book calls "filthy dreamers" who "despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities." That is why as spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari, I never respond to such people. Their type would always be around. President Buhari has been indisposed since the beginning of the year. It is human, and presi...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has ordered Nigerian Army officers to capture the factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, dead or alive within 40 days. According to a statement by the Army spokesperson, Sani Usman, Buratai gave the order to the Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru yesterday July 21st. Buratai asked the theater commander to employ all arsenal at his disposal to smoke out Shekau wherever he is hiding in Nigeria. The statement appealed to Nigerians to please assist the Army with any information that would lead to the accomplishment of this task.

After the heavy downpour last night, this is what Akobi street in Surulere currently looks like. Refuse that have been dumped in canals and other undesignated areas have found their way to the street. Hope the Lagos state government acts fast to prevent an epidemic. Guess the floods have changed base. See more photos below This is what we are suffering today @TrafficChiefNG @Gidi_Traffic @AkinwunmiAmbode on Akobi Crst, the canal is even filled up pic.twitter.com/YUE3ue6d4l — Prestige Patrick (@prestige_patric) July 22, 2017

According to reports, the little boy who appears to be approaching adolescence has been chained and locked up inside a cage that already houses goats, somewhere in Lagos. The boy who is reportedly made to go for days without having any food to eat, is said to be the houseboy to a man who lives at No 5 Offin Canal, at the Lagos Island market. The person who sent in the report said: "Please this is what a man in Lagos Island, did to the house boy staying with him. I think the right authorities should be invited, he needs to be brought to book. How can someone padlock a child’s leg and throw him where goats stay? And locked the gate too. Please help me share this but I want to remain anonymous. The house address is No 5 offin canal Lagos Island market." Source: Naija.com

At a recent media chat,VP Yemi Osinbajo answered some questions on obeying Court Orders, the detention of former NSA Sambo Dasuki and Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, confirmation of Magu and whether or not, the administration's fight against corruption is one sided.

A special military court martial led by , AVM James Gbum has demoted Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Sani, one time Chief of Transformation and Innovation Centre of the Nigerian Army, to a Brigadier-General.  Sani was demoted after the court convicted him on a five-count charge bordering on cheating. Sani had been standing trial in the court since 2015 after he was accused of dividing and allocating part of army land to himself.  The court also ordered the convict to return N23 million being the money he got after he sold the part of the army land to himself. The court held that the convict fraudulently allocated to himself part of the land – 436 hectares, in Abuja and sold it.  Counsel to Sani, Mr Paul Sule (SAN), said that he would appeal to the army council to quash the sentence. Sule also said that should the council refuse to quash the sentence; he would approach the Court of Appeal to do that.

A woman was caught selling donkey meat passed off as cow meat at Ekiosa Market in Edo State. A Facebook user, Godwin Ekpen Obaseki posted the photos and wrote: "More bursting as woman selling donkey meat to unsuspecting buyers as cow meat is been caught at ekiosa market by the renewed vigor of the chairman of the national butchers union of Nigeria, Edo state Chapter, comrade Paul Akhere Odigie and his versatile team assisting the ministry of agriculture veterinary department in their daily routine check, kudos sir." More photos below...