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  • Tinubu’s victory is a reward for his services to Nigeria –  Oyetola

    Tinubu’s victory is a reward for his services to Nigeria – Oyetola

    On Wednesday, Adegboyega Oyetola, the governor of Osun State, described Bola Tinubu’s victory in the APC presidential primary as a reward for his selfless service to Nigeria.

    In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, Oyetola said Tinubu’s election was a clear indication that the country was on the verge of democratic rejuvenation.

    He then expressed confidence in Tinubu’s ability to lead the APC to victory in the 2023 presidential election, saying that the former Lagos governor would use his administrative skills to lead the country to unprecedented heights.

    “Your emergence at our great party’s just concluded Presidential Primary is indeed a reward of your tireless efforts and selfless services to Nigeria, Nigerians, and, of course, humanity as a whole,” Oyetola said.

    You are not only a leader of leaders, but also a brilliant politician who has used his God-given wisdom and wealth to better humanity and our beloved country’s socioeconomic fortunes.

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    “With your antecedents and outstanding credentials in both the private and public sectors, I have no doubt that your emergence will deliver victory for our party in all elections, as this will further justify the search for a candidate with unimaginable qualities that cut across spheres of life.”
    Similarly, a group called Bola Ahmed Tinubu Our Choice 2023 claims that the APC presidential candidate has the political pedigree and other qualities necessary to successfully manage the country’s affairs.

    In a statement, the group’s Director of Media and Publicity, Mr. Abimbola Tooki, praised the way the primary was conducted and urged aspirants and Nigerians to rally behind Tinubu in order for him to win next year’s presidential elections.

  • Kukah’s Katsina diocese attacked, two clerics reportedly kidnapped

    Kukah’s Katsina diocese attacked, two clerics reportedly kidnapped

    On Wednesday, suspected terrorists stormed one of Katsina State’s churches, which was presided over by Bishop Matthew Hassan-Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.

    The two priests and two other people were allegedly kidnapped from the rectory of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Gidan Maikambo, Katsina State.

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    Kukah’s Sokoto Diocese encompasses Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Kebbi states.

    The news was confirmed by Rev. Fr Christopher Omotosho, the Director of Social Communications for the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.

    He claimed that the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto was under siege and that no information about the abductees’ location had been obtained.

    “At 12 a.m. today, May 25, 2022, gunmen broke into the rectory of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo, Kafur LGA, Katsina State.
    “The parish priest and his assistant, Rev. Frs. Stephen Ojapa, MSP, and Oliver Okpara, as well as two houseboys, were abducted. Their whereabouts are unknown. Please pray for their safety and release, as stated by Omotosho.

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    On May 14, hoodlums set fire to and vandalised some of Kukah’s parishes in Sokoto following his criticism of Deborah Yakubu’s brutal murder by her Muslim colleagues.

    A mob of fanatics murdered a 200-level Home Economics student at Sokoto’s Shehu Shagari College of Education after accusing her of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed.

  • One feared killed, two Dangote trucks, tricycle, others burnt as IPOB extends sit-at-home to Delta

    One feared killed, two Dangote trucks, tricycle, others burnt as IPOB extends sit-at-home to Delta

    On Wednesday, gunmen suspected to be members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, allegedly enforced a sit-at-home order in Ugbolu community, near Asaba, Delta State.

    It was reported that the secessionist group had called for a sit-in in all parts of the southeast on May 18 as its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, returned to court.

    According to Vanguard, gunmen on the loose in the southeast and parts of Delta set fire to two Dangote trucks, one keke, and damaged an Audi car.

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    According to reports, suspected IPOB members blocked the Ugbolu/Illah Road at Mile 5 and began shooting at random. According to the Vanguard, one person is believed to have died in the shooting.

    DSP Bright Edafe, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, said he had not yet received the report when contacted.