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Bobrisky's 'Presidential Poster' Surfaces A presidential campaign poster for popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, has surfaced. The poster, obviously a joke at the many presidential aspirants who have declared was created by designer, Adewole Gabriel. Of the poster, Gabriel said, "We have to risk it all come 2023." A Facebook user, Niyi Bello, who reshared the poster said, "And Bobrisky throws her gele into the ring for 2023 presidency but I think she'll make a good running mate to Zaah Zuuh." Credit: Instagram| mrwallsfreelancing

Shugaban Kungiyar CAN, Samson Ayokunle, yayi kira ga kiristoci da su rika girmama addinin musulunci.   Yayi koranne a hirar da aka yi dashi a Arise TV inda yace ya kamata kiristoci su rika girmama addinin abokan zamansu.   Yace akwai kuma bukatar kara wayar da kai kan girmama addinin juna tsakanin 'yan Najeriya.   Saidai yace hakan bai baiwa mutum damar yin kisa idan an yiwa addininsa batanci ba. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appealed to Christians in the country to respect the beliefs of other religious groups. Samson Ayokunle, national president of CAN, said this on Monday while speaking on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’. He spoke in reaction to the killing of Deborah Emmanuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Educatio...

Ministan Sufuri, Rotimi Amaechi ya ajiye mukaminsa na minista dan ci gaba da neman kujerar shugaban kasa a jam'iyyar APC.   Amaechi ya ajiye mukamin nasa ne sannan kuma ya aikewa da shugaba Buhari wasikar godiyar baahi damar yin aiki a karkashin gwamnatinsa.   Amaecgi yace shugaba Buhari ya bashi goyon baya shiyasa ya samu nasara sosai a ayyukan da yayi.   The statement quoted Amaechi as saying in his resignation letter: “It is with mixed feelings that I tender my resignation as the Minister of Transportation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to contest for the Presidential ticket of our great party, the All Progressives Congress.   “Your Excellency, it has been a great honour and privilege serving as a member of your cabinet following your hist...

Gwamnatin tarayya ta bayyana cewa, jirgin kasan dake jigila tsakanin Kaduna zuwa Abuja zai dawo aiki ranar 23 ga watan Mayu.   An dakatar da ayyukan jirgin kasar ne bayan da 'yan Bindiga suka kai masa hari suka kashe wasu tare da sace wasu fasinjoji. The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMoT), has directed that the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) should resume on May 23.   The Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Yakub Mahmood, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday. Reports have it that a Kaduna-bound train from Abuja was attacked on March 28 by armed bandits, during which at least eight persons were killed and others kidnapped or missing.   The Niger...

Rundunar ƴan sandan jihar Anambra ta tabbatar da ƙona shalkwatar Ƙaramar Hukumar Idemili ta Arewa da ke Ogidi a jihar Anambra a safiyar yau Litinin. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, jami’in hulda da jama’a na rundunar ƴan sandan jihar , ya tabbatar da faruwar lamarin a wata hira da ya yi da NAN ta wayar tarho a yau a Awka. Ya ce maharan, waɗanda da ake zargin mambobin haramtacciyar ƙungiyar IPOB ne, sun kai harin kan shelkwatar Ƙaramar Hukumar da misalin karfe 2 na dsrr- yau. Ikenga ya ƙara da cewa haɗin gwiwa da sauran jami’an tsaro da mutanen gari ne ya sanya a ka samu nasarar fatattakar ƴan ta’addan. “Yayin da mu ke magana, har yanzu jami’an tsaro na nan kan lamarin, kuma muna tsare wajen. "Dole ne in kara da cewa al'ummar gari sun taka rawar gani wajen fatattakar ƴan ta'addan na...

Gwamnan Jihar Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje ya janye takarar sa ta Sanata bayan sulhu da su ka yi da Barau Jibrin, Sanatan Kano ta Kudu. Rahotanni sun baiyana cewa Barau Jibrin ya gana da shugabannin jam'iyar NNPP a kwanan nan domin sauya sheƙa zuwa jam'iyar daga APC. Tun da fari, Jibrin ya bi tsohon gwamna, Ibrahim Shekarau su ka kafa wani tsagin na APC mai suna G-7. A kwanan nan ne Ganduje ya sayi fom ɗin takarar Sanatan Kano ta Arewa domin ya maye gurbin Barau, wanda shi ka ya sayi fom ɗin duk da cewa bai bar APC ba. Sai dai kuma majiyar mu ta baiyana cewa tuni Ganduje da Barau su ka sasanta, inda tuni ma gwamnan ya janye wa Sanatan takarar. Sakataren jam'iyar APC a Kano, Zakari Sarina, ya tabbatar da batun ga manema labarai a yau Litinin.

Tsohon Mataimakin shugaban kasa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar ya hana 'yan jarida daukar abinda ya faru tsakaninshi da wakilan jam'iyyar PDP da zasu yi zaben fidda gwani na jam'iyyar a jihar Filato.   Atiku shine na farko cikin masu neman takarar shugaban  kasa a PDP da ya hana 'yan jarida daukar abinda ya wakana tsakaninsa da wakilan jam'iyyar.   Andai rika korar 'yan jaridar wanda har ta kai ga wakilan gidan talabijin na TVC sun lalata kyamarars da wasu sauran kayan aiki.   Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar chased journalists out of the Plateau State Secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP when he visited on Monday to meet with the State leadership and delegates of the Party to discuss his 2023 Presidential ambition.   Atiku is the first...

Babban malamin Addinin Kirista, Bishop Kukah ya jinjinawa gwamnan jihar Sokoto, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal kan kariyar da ya baiwa koristocin dake zaune a jihar.   Shima me fafutuka, Deji Adeyanju yace Gwamna Tambuwal ya nuna halin shugabanci na gari kan kariyar da ya baiwa Kiristocin a Sokoto yayin da ake cikin halin fargaba.   Activist and convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju has joined Father Kukah to commend Sokoto’s Governor, Tambuwal for the protection of Christians in the state. The activist took to his Facebook page to share a letter by Father Kukah concerning the ongoing act of some extremists in Sokoto. He wrote, “I must take out time to join Father Kukah in commending Sokoto State Governor, Tambuwal for doing everything to protect Christians ...

Hukumar yaki da rashawa da cin hanci, EFCC ta kama babban akawun Najeriya, Ahmad Idris da ake zargi kan aikata ba daidai ba da Naira Biliyan 80.   An kama shine a Kano inda kuma tuni an zarce dashi zuwa Abuja.     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commision has arrested the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, over alleged mismanagement of N80billion, THISDAY has learnt. Sources said the arrest was made in Kano and he was currently being moved to Abuja. The commission is expected to issue a statement shortly.

Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, has withdrawn from the presidential race in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and returned to work. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored development at the ministry in Abuja on Monday reports that Sylva said he withdrew his ambition having considered the enormous work at the ministry. An official at the ministry who chose to remain anonymous said Sylva withdrew from the race to support President Muhammadu Buhari in his quest to achieve a robust oil sector. “He promised to consult the leader of the country and his political leaders the day he was presented with the form. “He believes that concentrating on his work will attract more investments for the oil and gas sector. ...