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‘We Shall Build Nigeria, Not Burn It’ – Shaibu Replies Obaseki.

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The reinstated Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Phillip Shaibu, says he will join hands to build Nigeria rather than burn it down, in an apparent response to Governor Godwin Obaseki’s threats that Nigeria would “burn” if an incident like the recent Benin City Airport attack were to occur again.

In a 41-seconds viral video, Governor Obaseki, while addressing leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), warned, “I won’t say much, the rest is up to you. We just kept quiet last Thursday, if they try what happened last Thursday again in Edo, Nigeria will burn.”

“You don’t behave like that. We’ve passed that stage… We’re not animals… The first time we kept quiet and I told all of you that you are the ones that have something to lose does not mean they should take us for granted… Those people who did it, they refuse to arrest them, rather they want to come and arrest our boys. Let them try.”

The Deputy Governor spoke on Monday at a homecoming reception held in his honour at his Jattu country-home, Etsako West local government area, following his reinstatement by the court as the state’s number two citizen.

Shaibu, whose recent travails began after he declared his intention to succeed Governor Obaseki, described his ambition as a “divine calling” that will see him build the state and not burn it down as others (Obaseki) have said.

“My ambition to serve the good people of Edo was fought and to them, denied, but justice will prevail,” the deputy governor wrote on his official and verified social media pages.

“It’s a divine calling that will see me and others build our state and not BURN it down as others have said out of their desperation.”

He thanked Afemais (Edo North people) for coming out in their thousands to receive him as he returned home on a ‘thank you’ visit.

With joy in their hearts, the people ushered the court-reinstated deputy governor into the city of Auchi with songs, prayers, chants, and hailings in their loudest voices.

“My return home will see me tour houses and palaces of royal fathers, chiefs, clergymen, political bigwigs, and the people, who stood solidly behind me in the last year of my trying time against political tyrants,” Shaibu noted.

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A nurse who was abducted by Boko Haram in 2018 has just regained freedom after 6 years in captivity.

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A nurse who was abducted by Boko Haram in 2018 has just regained freedom after 6 years in captivity.
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42-year-old Alice Loksha was abducted while working at a UNICEF office  in  Kala Balge, Borno State.

Speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Friday, Nov. 15, deputy, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Chigbu, who was representing the Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, North-East, Major General Wahdi Shuaibu, also announced the escape of another abducted woman, Fayina Ali, who was captured by Boko Haram insurgents in 2020 while travelling from Kaduna to process her late brother’s d£@th benefits.

According to him, both abductees were forced into marriage with the insurgents while in captivity.

“She was forced to marry Abu Umar, with whom she had a son, Mohammed.

“After Abu Umar’s death, she was forced into another marriage to ISWAP Commander Abu Simak. She later escaped from Dogon Chuku camp on October 24, 2024, and arrived at HQ TC on October 29, 2024, where she received medical attention.

“Fayina was initially held at Kangaruwa enclave for nine months, then transferred to Tumbunma for three years, and returned to Kangaruwa for another year before escaping,” he said.

He added, “Both women have undergone traumatic experiences and have shown remarkable resilience in the face of adversity.”
Receiving the abductees on behalf of the Borno State Government, the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Zuwaira Gambo, assured the military that the two women would receive extensive care.

“The woman will undergo psychosocial support and rehabilitation before being handed over to their families for integration,” Gambo said.

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“The EFCC and other security agencies in Nigeria are violators of human rights” Bobrisky says as he shares court filing praying the court to restrain security agencies from violating his rights.

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"The EFCC and other security agencies in Nigeria are violators of human rights" Bobrisky says as he shares court filing praying the court to restrain security agencies from violating his rights.
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“The EFCC and other security agencies in Nigeria are violators of human rights” Bobrisky says as he shares court filing praying the court to restrain security agencies from violating his rights.

Bobrisky, through his lawyer, had filed a petition in the Federal High Court of Nigeria to restrain the EFCC and other security agencies from harassing, arresting, detaining, or declaring the crossdresser wanted.

Bobrisky said that despite the court filing, the EFCC violently assaulted him and pulled him out of a plane that was about to tale off, which is a violation of his fundamental human right.

He said he now wants the world to see the security agencies in Nigeria for what they are.

 

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has deployed several battalions of soldiers to the eastern tip of Europe in anticipation of a possible Russian attack on alliance territory.

For over three months, the Spanish army has been leading this contingent of more than 2,800 soldiers from six different countries.

Of these NATO soldiers, 1,100 are stationed on the Slovakian maneuver site as part of the “task force”, the permanent corps ready to go into combat if necessary.

In the event of war, the Riecky military base in Slovakia has the capacity to mobilize up to 60,000 soldiers in less than 10 days.

On a daily basis, the battle group prepares itself to be ready in the event of war. Soldiers from one of NATO’s eight battle groups prepare for a possible real-life confrontation, in this case with Russia, on one of Europe’s largest maneuver areas, covering more than 145 square kilometers.

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