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Crisis rocks Obidient Movement in Borno
Fresh cracks have emerged within the Obidient Movement in Borno State after a violent clash disrupted the inauguration of its new state executive officers in Maiduguri on Wednesday.
The Obidient Movement, a support group of the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, had convened the event to usher in a new leadership team. However, the ceremony turned chaotic when the former state secretary, Wisdom Osai, protested the swearing-in of the new executives, alleging that due process was ignored in their selection.
Eyewitnesses said the protest escalated when thugs stormed the venue to forcibly eject Osai, triggering a violent confrontation with his supporters. Chairs were smashed as tempers flared, forcing participants to flee.
Aggrieved members claimed the newly imposed leadership lacked legitimacy. “Some people just sat in a room and drafted the names of themselves without any consultation,” one protester, Ike Joseph, alleged. Another member, Salih Adamu, rejected the new state coordinator, Ayuba Wakawa, describing him as “not a consensus candidate.”
Supporters of the new executives, however, accused the dissenters of being sponsored to destabilise the group.
Despite the rowdy scenes, security operatives quickly restored order, allowing the inauguration to continue.
Reacting, the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Dr Yunusa Tanko, dismissed the incident as the handiwork of infiltrators.
“It was a case of some people trying to infiltrate the rank of the Obidient. The tension was quickly doused before it got out of hand.
“These are things that happen in politics, especially when elections are coming,” he said.
Tanko commended the police for their swift intervention, which he said ensured peace, order, and the continuation of the programme.
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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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