Fiery rights advocate, Femi Falana, SAN in a social media post said that contrary to the view held by many Nigerians, former President Olusegun Obasanjo is not a hero of democracy.
According to Falana: “Former President Obasanjo always plays on the collective amnesia of Nigerians. It is curious to learn that lawyers have forgotten about the law reports that indict the former ruler for conducting the most violent and dubious elections in the anals of the nation’s chequered history.
“Are you not aware that he liquidated the Nigerian Airways that once had a fleet of 32 aircraft? Have you forgotten how he sold the nation’s public enterprise to himself and his cronies? In one of the SERAP cases, Idris J.(now JSC) ordered Presidents Obasanjo, Jonathan and Buhari to account for the $5 billion recovered from the Abacha loot. Did OBJ not say that the judge was stupid to have made the order?”
Pelumi Nubi
The Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday appointed a Nigerian-British citizen, Ms Pelumi Nubi, who embarked on a road trip from London to Lagos as Lagos Tourism Ambassador.
Sanwo-Olu also presented a house and a branded LAGRIDE vehicle with the customised number plate NUBI 9JA to the 28-year-old adventurer.
Traveling across Quang Binh to stunning cinematic locations
Nubi arrived in Lagos on Sunday to a rousing welcome after travelling on the road for over two months.
While hosting Nubi at the State House Marina on Monday alongside her parents, Prof. Timothy and Olubukola; CEO/Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Folashade Ogunsola, among others, Sanwo-Olu described Pelumi’s adventure as inspirational
Philip Shaibu
A video has surfaced on social media showing the impeached Edo Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, praying for his successor, Omobayo Godwins, to be better and greater than him.
In the viral video posted by an X user with the handle @jostezz_, Shaibu prayed mostly in Pidgin English, affirming that Godwins should be better than him because he (Shaibu) was superior (then).
Recall that Shaibu was impeached yesterday by the Edo State House of Assembly, over allegations of misconduct while in the office.
Shortly after Shaibu’s impeachment, the Edo State Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa swore in the 38-year-old Godwins as the new deputy governor having been appointed by Governor Godwin Obasakei.
In a twist to the whole saga, netizens said the incident might have been caused by the prayers Shaibu prayed for Godwins during an event as revealed in the viral video.
Reacting to the video, some people said there is power in the tongue and it is not ideal to pray that kind of prayer, as not all prayers should be prayed.
@theonlyratio wrote, “Na so the late Governor of Ondo state Rotimi Akeredolu pray for the current Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa o. We all know what happened; God bless his soul! Make Tinubu pray for me abeg 😂”
@DrTambari reacted, “Prayers work. Today, he has taken over from him as the deputy governor.”
“Power in our tongues!!!” @jopele2171 posted.
Eid Prayers
A Sokoto-based Islamic cleric, Musa Lukwa, has defied the directives of the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, by observing Eid prayers on Tuesday as against Wednesday declared by the Sultanate Council.
Mr Lukwa, who had previously disobeyed the Sultan’s directive on moon sighting, led prayers at his Juma’at mosque in the Mabera area of the Sokoto metropolis around 8:30 a.m.
The Sultan, who is the President General of Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, declared Wednesday as Sallah day following the report of the National Moon Sighting Committees across the country, which confirmed the non-sighting of the new moon.
A statement signed by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council, Sambo Junaidu, said, “The council accepted the report and accordingly declared Wednesday, April 10, 2024, as the first day of Shawwal 1445AH”.
But Mr Lukwa defied the directives, saying he chose to follow directives from the neighbouring Niger Republic where the Islamic authorities said they had sighted the moon and observed the Eid prayer on Tuesday.
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