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Aug

05

2023

Niger Coup: Timi Frank alleges Tinubu has plans of imposing state of emergency in Nigeria

Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Freedom, Niger, Opinion, Timi Frank

Following a coup in Niger Republic, Timi Frank, a former APC deputy national publicity secretary, claimed that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, was planning to suspend the current Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and establish a state of emergency. In a statement he gave to the media on Saturday, he said that the President was asking the Senate for permission to declare war on Nigeria over a coup in Niger. This would allow him to impose a state of emergency and halt the meeting of the Presidential Election tribunal. He cautioned President Tinubu against leading Nigeria into conflict with…

Aug

05

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Northern leaders caution Tinubu against going to war with Niger.

Metro, OpinionBola Ahmed Tinubu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Northern leadership functioning under the umbrella of the Arewa Consultative Forum has warned President Bola Tinubu to avoid a fight with the Niger military junta. The group issued the warning while advocating a conversation to end the crisis in a statement released by its general secretary, Murtala Aliyu, on Friday. According to ACF, military intervention or deployment to disperse coup plotters in the Niger Republic won't guarantee peace and stability in the ECOWAS subregion. In response to a military coup d'état that ousted the democratically elected president of the Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, OHAFIATV News had earlier reported that…

Aug

04

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

“The rise in petrol prices drove me into armed robbery.” – Lagos Bolt Driver

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Metro, Politics, Security

Jeremiah Adeniran, a 29-year-old Bolt driver, has been detained by the Lagos State Police Command on suspicion of robbing several of his passengers. In an interview with OHAFIATV News correspondent on Friday in Ikeja, Adeniran admitted to the act and claimed that the increase in petrol costs was what pushed him to do it. Before the increase in fuel prices, I could make 15 trips a day, but my business was no longer moving as I wanted it to, so I started engaging in robbery, he revealed. The suspect claims that his two other accomplices always continued the crime while…

Aug

03

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Vote Of Confidence Passed On Loyal Soldiers G.O. by New Era President, Ossy Nwaka, Catechist, Others

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, News, SponsoredMetro, Religion

In an effort to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout Ikwuano Local Government Area, Pastor Mike Nwaka, the founder and General overseer of Loyal Soldiers Of Christ Church, has advised members, particularly workers, to make soul winning a daily business. Pastor Nwaka exhorted the Associate Pastors, workers, and indeed every member of the church to embrace the Ministry of soul winning, stating it is a duty for every member of the body of Christ, this was his remark on Sunday, during the official inauguration of the Ndoro branch of the rapidly expanding church. The representative for the Ikwuano Umuahia…

Aug

02

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

FG sues the NLC and TUC over protest plans

Lifestyle, Metro, Politics2023, Metro, Nigeria, Politics

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are the targets of a contempt case brought by the federal government for allegedly disobeying a court order prohibiting them from taking industrial action. On Wednesday, a document known as "form 48" or the "notice of consequences of disobedience to order of the court" was submitted to the national industrial court in Abuja. More to come…