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Protest erupts over El-Rufai’s visit to Imo for Odenigbo Lectures
Crowds in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Saturday staged a protest against former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, for bringing ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the Odenigbo Lecture Series organised by the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri.
The protest began after both politicians arrived at the Assumpta Cathedral, venue of the annual lecture.
Obi, who was the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023, had welcomed El-Rufai to Imo State a day earlier, where the former governor was also received by the traditional ruler of Nekede Ancient Kingdom, Eze Agumanu.
While El-Rufai’s visit to Nekede went without incident, his presence at a Christian gathering alongside Obi triggered outrage.
Men, women, and youths carrying placards stormed the cathedral gates, chanting war songs and accusing Obi of bringing an enemy into Igboland.
Security operatives struggled to prevent the angry crowd from blocking Obi and El-Rufai from entering the cathedral.
Many of the protesters claimed that El-Rufai’s tenure as Kaduna governor was marked by violence against Christians and therefore considered his presence in Igboland unacceptable.
Some openly declared that Obi, by associating with El-Rufai, had lost their trust and respect.
Some of their placards read, “Stop deceiving us, Peter Obi,” “El Rufai is an enemy,” and “We don’t want you in Imo State.”
“Our respect for Obi has evaporated today. By identifying with an enemy of Ndigbo, he has also made himself an enemy,” they declared.
They added, “Ndigbo will never take Obi seriously again after his open relationship with El-Rufai.”
Despite the protests, Obi and El-Rufai had attended a private meeting on Friday with key stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, at the residence of Chief Dr C.J. Oparah in Awaka, Owerri North Local Government Area.
The closed-door session brought together several Igbo leaders, including Professor Batos Nwadike, Chief Mike Nwachukwu, Rt. Hon. Maduagwu, HRM Eze Mitchell Uchenna Egbukole of Egbu Ancient Kingdom, and Mr Nick Oparandudu, where discussions centred on the party’s structures and future direction.
However, the unrest at the cathedral overshadowed those political engagements, as the fierce reaction from the crowd forced security operatives to whisk El-Rufai away from the venue for his safety, while Obi faced chants of betrayal from angry indigenes.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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