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States. US has announced plans to meet one- on-one with the president of China
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Xi Jinping at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APC meeting coming this November in South Korea. And according
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to President Trump, he had a phone call with President Xi to also pay a state visit to China early next year to
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discuss and find a possible solution to end Russia Ukraine war and the US issue
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with the Chineseowned social networking company Tik Tok that may face complete ban in the United States if agreement is
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not reached on December 16th, 2025. That aside, the United States government is
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currently being considered as a pseudo practitioner of free trade and free speech and freedom of association. Some
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observers accused US government of monopoly in the technology industry that it wants to remain superior in the
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social networking business. Hence, the US government is demanding to own and control Tik Tok, trying to use all
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manners of manipulative and deceptive ways to force bite dance to sell Tik Tok to Oracle and Silver Lake among others
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because of China government alleged control of Tik Tok algorithm and also allegedly having access to the data of
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US users. Interesting as it may be, in the aspect of trying to apparently abuse
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freedom of association, United States government under President Donald Trump has revoked and denied visa to
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Palestinian President Mimmud Abis and 80 other Palestinian authorities in order
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for them probably not being able to attend the United Nations General Assembly meeting to speak out their
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minds against Israel war in Gaza and other Palestinian territory. other world
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leaders on Friday in a vote of 145 against five permitted the Palestinian
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president Mimmud Abbis to address the world assembly via video call next week.
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China as one of the biggest economies in the world has been on loggerhead with its major trade rival the United States
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since 2018 during the first tenure of President Donald Trump and its loggerhead with US has probably made
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China to maintain a strategic pro-Russian position on the war in Ukraine publicly claiming neutrality
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while allegedly providing essential economic and diplomatic support to Moscow. Reports indicated that Chinese
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officials privately admit that a Russian defeat would not serve Beijing's interests which center on its
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geopolitical rivalry with the United States. Also, China's state controlled
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media, Shinua News Agency, People's Daily, China Central Television, which
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include China Global Television, China National Radio CNR, and China Radio
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International Cree. Some of them always using the prominent social networking platform in China, the Waybo social
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media, are frequently and apparently always amplifying Russian talking points, such as blaming and accusing the
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO of expansionist agenda and the US for allegedly creating the conflict between
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Russia and Ukraine. on Tik Tok. As of September 2025, Tik Tok continues to
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operate in the US while its owner by Dance negotiates a deal with American
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buyers to avoid a ban. The social networking app, which has since become one of the most used social media
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platforms in the world due to its favorable algorithm that challenged older existing social media platforms
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for low distribution of users contents, was temporarily inaccessible in January
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2025 following a Supreme Court ruling, but was restored after President Donald
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Trump delayed the ban. A key deadline is set for December 16th, 2025 for a sale
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to be finalized. According to a close watcher, Tik Tok's US operations be
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severed from Chinese ownership. The Pecurium opinion positioned the case as one of new technologies with
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transformative capabilities. In truth, the case and the law it was ruling on represents more than that.
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Regardless of how the implementation unfolds, the legal ban on Chinese ownership of social media apps operating
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in the United States is an inflection point in the US China tech rivalry with implications that extend beyond national
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security, data privacy, and the first amendment. It signals a broader US
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strategy to counter China's technological influence across industries like semiconductors,
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artificial intelligence, AI, electric vehicles, and 5G. We learned that a
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framework deal has been reached that would give American investors control of 80% of Tik Tok with Chinese firms
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retaining 20% ownership. Proposed buyers include Oracle, which already hosts Tik
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Tok's US Data and private equity firms like Silver Lake. It would be recalled
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that in April 2024, the US Congress passed a bipartisan law signed by then
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President Joe Biden that requires Chinese parent company Bite Dance to divest Tik Tok's US operations or face a
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nationwide ban. The law was prompted by national security concerns over
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potential Chinese government access to American users data and its ability to influence the platform's algorithm.
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Wikipedia in the summary of the China US trade war indicated that an economic
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conflict between China and the United States has been ongoing since January 2018 when US President Donald Trump
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began imposing tariffs and other trade barriers on China with the aim of forcing it to make changes to what the
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US has said are long-standing unfair trade practices and intellectual property theft. The first Trump
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administration stated that these practices may contribute to the US China trade deficit and that the Chinese
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government requires the transfer of American technology to China. In response to the trade measures, CCP
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general secretary Xi Jinpings administration accused the Trump administration of engaging in
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nationalist protectionism and took retaliatory action. Following the trade wars escalation through 2019, the two
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sides reached a tense phase 1 agreement in January 2020. However, a temporary
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collapse in goods trade around the globe during the coid9 pandemic together with a short recession diminished the chance
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of meeting the target. China failed to buy the $200 billion worth of additional
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imports specified as part of it. By the end of Trump's first presidency, the
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trade war was widely characterized by American media outlets as a failure for the United States. The Biden
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administration kept the tariffs in place and added additional levies on Chinese goods such as electric vehicles and
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solar panels. In 2024, the Trump presidential campaign proposed a 60%
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tariff on Chinese goods. 2025 marked a significant escalation of the conflict
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under the second Trump administration. A series of increasing tariffs led to
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the US imposing a 145% tariff on Chinese goods and China imposing a 125% tariff
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on American goods in response. These measures are forecast to cause a 0.2%
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loss of global merchandise trade. Despite this, both countries have excluded certain items from their tariff
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lists and continue to try and find a resolution to the trade war. In a statement through his truth social media
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network on Friday, President Trump said in quotes that I just completed a very
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productive call with President Xi of China. We made progress on many very important issues, including trade,
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fentinile, the need to bring the war between Russia and Ukraine to an end, and the approval of the Tik Tok deal. I
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also agreed with President Xi that we would meet at the Apex Summit in South Korea, that I would go to China in the
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early part of next year, and that President Xi would likewise come to the United States at an appropriate time.
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The call was a very good one. We will be speaking again by phone. appreciate the Tik Tok approval and both look forward
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to meeting at APEC. on US visa denial to Palestine President Mimmud Abbis. It
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would be recalled that Mimmude Abbas became the president of Palestine in 2005. And barely two years into his
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administration, the Hamas started governing the Gaza Strip after the Hamas took over the Palestinian Gaza Strip
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territory from the rival Fatra ruled Palestinian Authority PA on the 14th of
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June 2007 until the current Israel war in Gaza that started since October 2023
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during which Hamas appeared to have lost control of most of the territory. The administration of United States
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President Donald Trump announced in August 2025 it was denying and revoking visas for members of the Palestine
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Liberation Organization PLO and the Palestinian Authority PA before the
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United Nations General Assembly UNGA in September. The announcement was made in
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a statement released by the US Department of State. According to the statement, the Trump administration has
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been clear. It is in our national security interests to hold the PLO and PR accountable for not complying with
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their commitments and for undermining the prospects for peace. The Palestinian
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government responded and the Abvis's office called the visa decision astonishing and a violation of the 1947
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UN headquarters agreement which requires the US to allow access for foreign diplomats. Reuters International News
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Agency on Friday reported that the United Nations General Assembly voted on
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Friday to allow Palestinian President Mimmud Abbis to address the annual gathering of world leaders next week via
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video after the United States said it would not give him a visa to travel to New York. The resolution received 145
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votes in favor and five votes against while six countries abstained. It also
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allows Abbis and any other high-level Palestinian officials to take part in UN meetings or conferences via video over
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the next year if they are prevented from traveling to the United States. The US
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said last month that Abbis and about 80 other Palestinians would be affected by its decision to deny and revoke visas
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from members of the Umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization and the West Bankbased Palestinian Authority. US
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opposition to this resolution should come as no surprise, US diplomat Jonathan Shria said before the vote. The
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Trump administration has been clear. We must hold the PLO and Palestinian Authority accountable for not complying
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with their commitments under the Oslo Accords, some of them very basic, and for undermining the prospects for peace.
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Under a 1947 UN headquarters agreement, the US is generally required to allow
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access for foreign diplomats to the UN in New York. However, Washington has
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said it can deny visas for security, extremism, and foreign policy reasons.
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Abbis will also be allowed to appear via video at a summit opens new tab at the
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United Nations on Monday convened by France and Saudi Arabia that seeks to
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rally support for a two-state solution. Several countries are expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state
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at the meeting. The 193 member general assembly agreed on Friday by consensus
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bringing you the news in a more digital way. It may be true that there are certain
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things people do to others, they may not take the same from anyone. This assertion appeared to have come into
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play in the current administration of Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tonubu who
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in the era of President Good Luck Abel Jonathan apparently used spin logic to
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always make false statements, incite the public against the government, destroy the reputation and personality of the
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then president Good Luck of LA Jonathan. As you may know, spin logic in communication is a public relations
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campaign strategy that uses deliberate biased or misleading interpretations of events and information to influence
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public perception. In one of the viral videos between 2012 and 2014 in the
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history of politics in Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tonubu who was then a chieftain of the defunct action
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congress of Nigeria ACN and later All Progressives Congress APC allegedly told
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a gathering of thousands of people that the then president Good Luck of LA Jonathan said Nigeria citizens should
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face death or starve to death. directly or indirectly saying that the then president Jonathan did not care about
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the well-being of his people. Till date, Tonubu has not shown any evidence to back up his claim that the people are
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hungry. President Jonathan said they should face death. And in some occasions, Tonubu called on the police
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not to attack protesters. Specifically on November 29th, 2013, Tanubu tweeted
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via Twitter now exocial media platform that police do not attack protesters.
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Your children are involved. Your lives are involved. Your children's future lie here and urged millions of Nigerians to
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protest peacefully against the Jonathan le government and in one of the protests, Occupy Niger, allegedly
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sponsored by Bola Ahmed Tanugu. According to Reno Omry, who was then a media spokesperson to Jonathan, the then
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president Jonathan's photo was placed on a coffin as a dead man and the coffin was labeled RIP, meaning rest in peace.
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Also in February 2011, as reported by Nigeria media, Tonubu described the then
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president Good Luck Jonathan as a drunkard sinking fisherman. A word that appears to falsely describe the then
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president Jonathan as a man that always take too much of alcohol to the extent of losing control of his behavior. But
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under the same tonubu who is now the president of Nigeria, the state security service SSS, also known as the
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department of state service, DSS has filed a court case against Facebook and exocial media companies over a post
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published separately on August 25th and 26, 2025 by a well-known human rights
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activist and anti-government critic, Amayle Saware and his online media, Sah
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Reporters. And in the fivecount charges, the DSS accused Saware of making
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defamatory or false statements against the person of President Bola Ahmed Tonubu for describing the president as a
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criminal after the president allegedly said there is no more corruption in Nigeria. In the legal battle, Amigle
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Saware has also gone to court to stop Facebook exocial media from deleting his
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posts and sued the DSS for unconstitutional media censorship. The DSS in the suit marked FHC ABJCR
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484205ths also joined Meta, the parent company of
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Facebook and Xcorporation as defendants at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The
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criminal charges filed and dated September 16th was filed by Muhammad Abu Bakr, Director of Public Prosecutions,
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Federal Ministry of Justice after the DSS wrote to Facebook, Hex and Saware to delete the post and deactivate Saware
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account, but the parties appeared to have refused to honor the DSS requests. In the fivecount charge, Saware, the
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publisher of Sahare Reporters, was alleged to have made a false claim against the person of the president by
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referring to him as a criminal. Saware, the presidential candidate of the
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African Action Congress, AAC, in 2019 and 2023 in the charges accused of
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contravening the provisions of the Cyber Crimes, Prohibition, Prevention, etc.
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Amendment act 2024. Count one of the charge alleged that
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Saware on or about August 25th did use his official exhandle page at Yellow
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Saware to send out a message tweet. The message is said to be this criminal at
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official Pabat actually went to Brazil to state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria.
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What audacity to lie shamelessly. The message which he knew to be false was
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posted for the purpose of causing a breakdown of law and order in the country especially among individuals who
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hold divergent views on the personality of the president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal
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republic of Nigeria. Bolar Ahmed Tonubu GCFR. The offense is said to be contrary to
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section 241B of the cyber crimes prohibition
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prevention etc amendment act 2024 among other counts. Meanwhile, Amigle Saware
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also filed a lawsuit against the DSS and owners of Meta and Xcorporation not to
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delete his posts saying the issue is about principles not personality. Saware
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originating summon reads on behalf of our client Amayle Saware. We have filed
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two fundamental rights actions at the Federal High Court Abuja against the State Security Service SSS Meta owners
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of Facebook and Xcorporation formerly Twitter. These suits were filed to
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challenge the unconstitutional censorship initiated by the DSS SSS against Saware's accounts maintained
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with Meta and X. The lawsuit states categorically that this is about the survival of free speech in Nigeria. If
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state agencies can dictate to global platforms who may speak and what may be said, then no Nigerian is safe. Their
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voices will be silenced at the whim of those in power. Censorship of political criticism is alien to democracy. The
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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in section 39 guarantees every
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citizen the right to freedom of expression without interference. No security agency, no matter how
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powerful, can suspend or delete those rights. Meta and X must also understand
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this. When they bow to unlawful censorship demands, they become complicit in the suppression of liberty.
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They cannot hide behind neutrality while authoritarianism is exported onto their platforms. Our prayers before the court
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are simple. That the SSS has no power in law to censor Nigerians on social media.
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That Meta and X must not lend their platforms as tools of repression. And that our clients rights and by extension
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the rights of all Nigerians be fully protected against unlawful censorship.
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We call on all lovers of freedom, journalists, human rights defenders and
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the Nigerian people to stand firm. Today it is saw, tomorrow it may be you. This
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struggle is not about personalities. It is about principle and we shall resist
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every attempt to turn Nigeria into a digital dictatorship. signed to temoken of toe teoken chambers
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Lagos Esquire on the 16th of September 2025.
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We had reported that as people of Nepal in South Asia country took to the streets in an unprecedented manner to
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protest an end to corruption and bad leadership in the country during the week after a short-lived ban on social
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media by the Nepalese government. Nigeria secret police known as Department of State Security Service DSS
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appeared to have doubled efforts apparently to avert the unpleasant Nepal situation in the West Africa country. A
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situation where some politicians in the South Asia country tasted the bitter side of their citizens like never
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before. this the DSS has appeared to be on the neck of exocial media management
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to ensure the deletion of a post tweeted by the founder of Sahare reporters news
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media and a well-known anti-government critic Amy Saware that allegedly described the Nigeria president Bola
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Ahmed Tubu as a criminal a statement Saware made in reaction to the words of President Bola Ahmed Tonubu over
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corruption in Nigeria while the president was on official visit in Brazil The DSS sensor misrepresented the
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president's statement and as such the supporters of the president are not happy over it. Hence the security
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service demanded a retracted publication from Saware but in a swift reaction
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declined and accused the DSS of always acting illegally. Hunger is increasing. They say what
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most of you don't know unemployment is a cause. They say yes we know
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why are the people hungry then let them face death but again I can't say it enough
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that is what is injur
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the current way of governance let nation do impossible
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what it does make poverty and the erosion of just society inevitable
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We have gathered at this hour in this place to put an end to the national
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corrosion and corruption. We have assembled here today to bring a
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new day in Nigeria to our people to generate
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electricity. Today the Nigerian people do that are different and hardworking
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people the news in a more digital way
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as people of Nepal in South Asia country took to the streets in an unprecedented manner to protest an end to corruption
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and bad leadership in the country during the week after a short-lived ban on social media by the Nepalese government.
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Nigeria secret police known as Department of State Security Services. The SS appeared to have doubled efforts
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apparently to avert the unpleasant Nepal situation in the West Africa country. A
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situation where some politicians in the South Asia country tasted the bitter side of their citizens like never
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before. This the DSS has appeared to be on the neck of exocial media management
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to ensure the deletion of a post tweeted by the founder of Sahare reporters news
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media and a well-known anti-government critic Amigel Saware that allegedly described the Nigeria president Bola
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Ahmed Tonubu as a criminal. A statement Saware made in reaction to the words of President Bola Ahmed Tonubu over
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corruption in Nigeria while the president was on official visit in Brazil. The DSS said Saware
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misrepresented the president's statement and as such the supporters of the president are not happy over it. Hence
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the security service demanded a retracted publication from Amy Saware. But in a swift reaction
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declined and accused the DSS of always acting illegally. In a letter written during the week and addressed to the
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director general of the department of state services said I acknowledge receipt of your
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letter which you stealthily dumped with a security guard at the office of my attorneys in Abuja addressed to Abu Bakr
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Marshall. I find your horrendous attempt at holding an unwarranted brief for the president not only insidious but
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fundamentally defective, flawed in principle and absolutely unlawful. The
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State Security Service was not created as a security institution. The SSS, now
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self-styled as the DSS, began as the E Department Special Branch, an office
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established in 1948 and initially located in the Office of the Inspector General of Police. It was later renamed
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the National Security Organization, NSO. But on June 5th, 1986, the federal
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military government issued decree number 19, dissolving the NSO and unbundling it into three entities. The SSS for
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domestic intelligence, the NIA for external intelligence and counter intelligence, and the DIA for military
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related intelligence. While the NI and DIA largely kept faith with their
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mandates, the SSS under successive director generals has consistently acted bullishly, illegally, and unlawfully,
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serving as a ready tool of oppression for dictatorial regimes bent on breaking rules and repressing the rights of the
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Nigerian people. Thus, it is no surprise that you have once again resumed
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repressive hostility against me. In 1993, while I was student union president at
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the University of Lagos, policemen abducted me from the university gate during a peaceful pro-democracy protest.
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I was taken to your Lagos office after being driven around with my head tucked under a seat. From our low way in Aoy, I
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was detained unlawfully for weeks at the notorious inter center near Aoy Cemetery. It took several days of
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lecture boycott to force your hand to release me without charges. Again, in
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January and June 1996, during and after my National Youth Service Corps in Yola,
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Adamawa State, your men detained me and later transferred me to the Nigerian Air Force Base where I was held in hand and
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leg chains for over a week before release again without charges. My NYSC
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discharge certificate has been denied to me to this day because of your unlawful detention. In August 2019, the SS agents
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invaded my hotel room, abducted me, and detained me for months over trumped up
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allegations of treasonable felony, money laundering, and cyber crime. It was your
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first attempt to falsely accuse me of insulting a sitting president. That failed as did every other false
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accusation advanced against me by the government through the SSS and police.
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During that period, you flouted several court judgments. Most disgracefully,
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your men invaded a federal high court presided by Justice Hijuk to abduct me
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even after bail conditions were met. To this day, you continue to refuse to obey
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two court judgments ordering the return of my confiscated properties, including several mobile phones and payment of
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damages. You and your ilk have dragged me through unscrupulous abuse and gross
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violations of rights for decades without remorse. In 2021, during the inglorious
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Boohhari years, your agency propped up a sham group, the incorporated trustees of
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Global Integrity Crusade Network to sue Sahara reporters and me on behalf of the criminally minded attorney general of
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the federation, Abu Bakar Malami San. They prayed the court to compel me and
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others to pay Malamy 2 billion naira for alleged trauma and emotional stress
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caused by Sahara reporters publications in July 2020. In his judgment, Justice
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Aiora Eigu awarded 100,000 naira against the litigants affirming the argument of
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our attorney Marshall Abu Bakar that they had no right to sue on Malami's behalf just as you have no right to act
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as proxy for president Bola Ahmed Tonubu. Defamation, the judge reminded,
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is a personal tor. The AGF should have gone to court himself if he felt defamed. It is elementary that only the
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person defamed can sue. Therefore, your attempt to demand a retraction is an incompetent and unlawful attempt to hold
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the president's brief. Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution requires the press to
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uphold the government's responsibility and accountability to the people. Section 39 guarantees every citizen the
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right to freedom of expression, to hold opinions, and to receive and impart information without interference.
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Article 9 of the African Charter on human and people's rights provides the same. Even in the UK, sedition and liel
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laws have been repealed as archaic relics of a bygone era. The UN human
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rights committee in general comment number 34 has declared a free uncensored
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media essential to democracy. Courts across Africa including Zimbabwe's
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Supreme Court and the African court in Isaate versus Bikina Faso have ruled
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that criminal defamation is unjustifiable in a democracy. Nigeria's own court of appeal in Arthur Nweno
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versus state 1985 struck down sedition laws when Nwango was convicted for
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criticizing Governor Jim in Wubodo. The court held that sedition was unconstitutional and enimical to free
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speech. Justice Adakeay in IGP versus PPP asked how long Nigerians must suffer
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under colonial era public order ordinances designed to gag descent. Criticism is indispensable in a
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democracy. Freedom of speech includes the right to say what those in power find uncomfortable.
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Justice Olawa reminded us that citizens must defend their hard one freedom of expression and that those in public
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office must not be intolerant of criticism. Where boundaries are crossed, the remedy is civil liel, not unlawful
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repression. The DSS's desire to please the powers that be has always destroyed
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institutions while building strong men. But where are those strong men today?
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After your service broke laws and trampled rights to protect them rather than vilification, we should be
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commended for living up to our constitutional responsibility to hold leaders accountable. I am glad you made
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reference to my constant desire to seek change. The very drive that led me to run for the position of president of the
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Federal Republic of Nigeria, even though my commitments and convictions predate partisan political endeavors. It is from
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that same line of conviction that I have adopted an uncompromising stance,
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ensuring that this country does not continue down the path of pition. You have no business telling me how to
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criticize the president. But knowing the nature of your service, it is clear you
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have not learned your lessons. Let me state it clearly once again. The determination of the Nigerian people to
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reclaim their country from thieves in power is unwavering and it shall be achieved. Freedom cometh by struggle.
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Saware, former presidential candidate, African Action Congress, AAC, stated,
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"You won't see the engineer that slams the Nissan Rogue's door 13,920
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bringing you the news in a more digital way. Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP
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Alumiwa Adajjabi has officially announced the appointment of Chief Superintendent of Police CSP Benjamin
36:29
Hyundai as the new public relations officer of the Nigeria Police Force. After him, the former police force
36:36
spokesperson was promoted, reassigned, and redeployed to Delta State as the deputy commissioner of police in charge
36:42
of operations. A sensitive position that has generated massive reactions from members of the public, especially those
36:49
who widely believed the DCP Alumi used his office as force spokesperson to
36:54
suppress freedom of speech by arresting and detaining people on grounds of alleged cyber talking and violence
37:00
instigation against the Nigeria Police Force. While many accused him of abandoning the main security challenges
37:08
affecting Nigeria and created more time for himself to be reading through comment sections on social media to
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harass innocent young Nigerians over mere comments. And the new posting may offer DCP Alumi were the opportunity to
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always lead a team of combat joint security squads to battlefields where he
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may have direct contact with some of the deadly and well-armed gunmen in the south south and southeast geopolitical
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zones. Like he's expected to lead offensive and defensive operations against militants and armed robbers who
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have killed several policemen, sometimes in mass numbers in recent years in the
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oil rich Delta State where his new job function required him as the police field combat commander of the state to
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develop combat strategies to address cases of oil bunkering, kidnapping, and more strategies to confront and push
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back Bafra secessionist armed groups widely believed have good positions and camps. in Delta State. In a statement
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issued a few minutes ago, DCP alumini said the inspector general of police IGP
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car yode adu has approved the appointment of CSP Benjamin Hyundai and as the new force
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public relations officer FPRO. CSP Hyundai holds a BA ons in English
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language from Lagos State University and an MSC in legal criminology and security
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psychology from the University of Abardan. He also obtained a certificate in civil military coordination from the
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Martin Luther Au international leadership and peacekeeping training center Jaji Kadun estate. He is an
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associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, a member of the
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International Public Relations Association, IP, and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel
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Management of Nigeria, CIPM. A seasoned communicator, CSP Hyundai and
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previously served as the police public relations officer at zone 2 command headquarters Anikin Lagos was part of
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the Nigerian contingent to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Dur Sudan UNAMID
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in 2020 and served as the administration officer at the force public relations
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department force headquarters Abuja. Until his present appointment, he was
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the police public relations officer for the Lagos State Police Command. The
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Inspector General of Police has charged him to leverage on his communications and security experience to bolster the
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force public relations activities and ensure continuous positive relations with the public. He can be reached on
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0762606717 or Benjamin at hyundan.com.
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In an earlier press release, DCP Oluia said the inspector general of police IGP
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Care Aduken has approved the posting of the force public relations officer DCP Alumiwa
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Adaji as the deputy commissioner of police in charge of the department of operations Delta State Command. This
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deployment underscores the confidence of the force leadership in his wealth of experience, professionalism, and
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capacity to further strengthen operational strategies in the command. The IGP has commended DCP Adaji for his
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exceptional service as force public relations officer, noting his professionalism, commitment, and
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remarkable contributions to strengthening the image and communication strategies of the Nigeria
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Police Force. The IGP expressed confidence that he will bring the same level of dedication and excellence to
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his new assignment in Delta State. Meanwhile, arrangements are being concluded for the announcement of a new
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force public relations officer. DCP alumi stated this on Wednesday.
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Bringing you the news in a more digital way. Dangote group owned by Africa
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richest man Aliko Dangote has denied ownership of the two trucks involved in
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separate road accidents on Wednesday at Aala Four Corner area close to the
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Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC State Command and the University of Nigeria
41:30
Teaching Hospital UNTH in Anugu State that claimed 10 lives and injured 10
41:36
others currently receiving treatments in the hospital. The company made the denial based on the report made
41:42
available by the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force that the two trucks involved in the accidents were
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owned by Visco Investment Global Limited and Global Investment. But videos made
41:55
available online by road users and residents who witnessed the scenes of the accident showed the name of Dangote
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boldly written and inscribed on the head of one of the trucks involved in the accidents. The police said the first
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incident occurred around 9:00 in the morning claiming six lives and the other took place at 3:00 in the afternoon
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killing four persons and our check indicated that the Visco Investment Global Limited is registered by Nigeria
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Corporate Affairs Commission CAC as a general contractor and the company head
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office is opposite Dangote Cement factory at Ajana in the Koja area of Kogi State and its statement on
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Wednesday. Dangote group may have admitted Visco Investment Global Limited as a partner as it described the
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contracting company as a third party. The Anugu State Police Command in a press release on Wednesday said the
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command regrets to inform the public of two separate but tragic fatal road accidents that occurred today the 3rd of
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September 2025 along the Azala four corner axis of the jewel carriage Enugu
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portway. The crashes claimed 10 lives and left 10 others hospitalized. The first incident,
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a multiple vehicle crash, happened at about 9:00 a.m. on the Enugu inwardbound
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lane. A hollow truck inscribed Visco Investment Global and laden with bags of
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white cement was on route Abuja from Abba Abby estate when it collided with a
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Toyota Corolla car that was attempting to overtake another truck on the same route. A Photon bus and a Dhatsu Hyjet
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Minibus, both driving one way, were also caught in the collision. Sadly, the
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truck head and the Toyota Corolla car went up in flames with five occupants of the car burning to death.
43:44
You won't see the engineer that slams the Nissan Rogue's door 13,920 times, or the corrosive chamber that
43:50
simulates 15 years of life in 5 months, or the Rogue heat baked for over 300 combined hours. What you will see is a
43:58
vehicle that can take punch after punch and keep rolling. Nissan, number one in
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Power25 US initial quality study award information, visit jdpower.com/awwards. Awards workspace on 25 model year. Your models may be shown. A passenger in the mini bus was equally
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confirmed dead by the attending medical doctor. Similarly, at about 300 p.m. on
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the same road, another fatal crash occurred. This time it involved a sino
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truck belonging to global investment and a tricycle. The truck laden with cement
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and driving one way from Geriki Anugu to Nenway in Anenry local government area
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on the same Enugu inwardbound lane rammed into the tricycle leading to the death of its four occupants. They were
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rushed to the hospital but later confirmed dead. 10 other persons injured in the separate crashes are currently
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receiving medical attention. The commissioner of police Anugu state command CP Mammon Bitrus Giwa while
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mourning the tragic loss of lives and commiserating with the families of the deceased has directed the state motor
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traffic department to carry out a diligent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accidents.
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The CP describes the crashes as avoidable and strongly cautioned drivers to exercise utmost care, especially
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during these ember months when road traffic usually increases and accidents are more frequent. He reminded motorists
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that no journey is worth the loss of lives, urging them to shun recklessness, obey traffic rules, and prioritize
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safety over speed to prevent further tragedies. SP denial in Dukquay. The police public relations officer Enugu
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state command stated in a statement signed by its management on Wednesday.
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Dangote group said the vehicle with Dangote inscription was operated by a
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third party. We are engaging with the appropriate agencies to find out why the
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truck was carrying our logo when it is not part of our fleet. Going forward, we
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will apply more scrutiny to the unauthorized use of our brand identity, especially the misuse of our logo on
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vehicles not linked to the group. Ordinarily, it is our policy not to comment on individual cases, but the
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spread of misinformation linking these incidents to the Dangote group without evidence has compelled us to respond. We
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call on the public and the media to avoid spreading unverified claims, the statement partly read. We are committed
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to cooperating fully with the relevant authorities and insist that investigations should be allowed to run
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the course without interference. We strongly reject attempts to exploit tragedies like this for malicious or
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financial gain. The Dangote Group stated and the company maintained that it remains committed to the highest
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standards of corporate responsibility, safety and integrity. We had reported
46:53
that a well-known human rights activist and a humanitarian Martins Vincent aka
46:59
Vid Darkman has apparently threatened the media especially those he referred to as bloggers not to use his video
47:06
contents on their page and if they do he would report the video to the management of social media platforms like YouTube,
47:14
Facebook, Tik Tok among other online platforms the video or videos were published and ensured the video or
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videos are brought down or removed. He stated this on Tuesday noon in a 9 minutes video wherein he accused the
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media, especially those he referred to as bloggers, of not joining hands with him and others to launch massive
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campaign and awareness when Ruth Otbbor was alive. the sister of the Big Brother Nigeria season 7 winner Yijum Otto aka
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Fina who allegedly needed more attention and care from Dangote group of company
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owned by Africa richest man Aliko Dangote whose truck hit Ruth Otabbor few
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days after the accident victim Ruth Otabbor rounded off her examinations as a final year student of federal
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polytenic in ai but according to Viduckman soon after the death of the
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accident victim was announced on Sunday bloggers started publishing the news stories massively continuing Vid Darkman
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accused Fina of being a greedy person saying Fina wrote a demand list of 1 billion naira to Dangote even when she
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has not visited her sister in the hospital to know the true picture of her condition in a swift reaction a
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well-known sex educator who uses raw words to pass across her teachings
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aka queen condemned the act of varman saying it was the alleged greed of Fina
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that killed her sister. With Ekia Queen accusing Vid Darkman of being a liar who is trying to cause more pains to the
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bereaveved Fina even when he knows her sister just died less than 48 hours ago.
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We had reported that the management of Dangote group says they are saddened over the death of Ruth Otabore, the
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sister of Big Brother Niger season 7 winner Yuma Otabbor aka Fina, saying
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they had concluded all arrangements and made all necessary efforts to fly the accident victim abroad for the
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continuation of her medical treatment. But the company was waiting for her doctors to certify her fit for air
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travel. The company owned by Aliko Dangote, the Africa richest man. according to Forbes made the statement
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in a press release issued few minutes ago after the death of the new graduant from federal poly techchnic ini was
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announced by her family through their lawyer barristister justice sheen ojino of echo solicitors and advocates saying
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the graduant who was knocked down alongside her motorcycle rider by a truck owned by Dangote group in ouchi
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community earlier this month passed on exactly 6:30 hours on Sunday
49:49
you will see the engineer that slams the Nissan Rogu's door 13,920 times, or the corrosive chamber that
49:56
simulates 15 years of life in 5 months, or the Rogue heatbaked for over 300 combined hours. What you will see is a
50:03
vehicle that can take punch after punch and keep rolling. Nissan, number one in new vehicle quality among mainstream
50:10
brands by JD Power. We put it through the worst so you get its best. For JD
50:15
Power 25 US initial quality study award information, vis.com/awwards awards based on 25 model
50:21
bringing you the news in a more digital way. Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tonubu has
50:28
said that the West Africa country has no fear over whatever the president of the United States Donald Trump is doing.
50:35
Although the Nigeria president did not give details what the US president is doing that the nation has no fear of.
50:43
But President Anubu at a meeting with political leaders at the state house in Abuja on Tuesday said that the country
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has met its revenue target for 2025 from nono revenue sources saying if Nigeria
50:57
as at August has already met revenue target from non-oil products the country
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has no fear of whatever the president of the United States US is doing adding
51:08
that the economy of the country is now stabilized saying the nar currency is
51:13
now performing well in the foreign exchange market with a claim he met dollar exchange rate at 1,900 naira per
51:21
$1 on May 29th, 2023 when he took over as the president of the West Africa
51:27
country, praising himself that he has worked hard to reduce the foreign exchange rate from 1,900 naira to 1,450
51:37
naira per $1. A claim we fact check to be very incorrect. We observed that
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President Bola Tonubu on May 29th 2023 met foreign exchange rate at 461 naira
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per $1. On the day of his inauguration, President Bola Ahmed Tanugu issued a
51:55
policy statement directing the central bank of Nigeria to ensure a unified exchange rate. a policy statement that
52:03
made the exchange rate to increase from 461 naira to 853 naira per $1 at the end
52:10
of 2023. After the president, Boler Ahmed Tanubu officially pegged and
52:15
increased the foreign exchange rate from 461 naira to 750 naira per $1 in his
52:24
2024 budget which made cost of food stuffs and other cost of living in the
52:29
country to increase more than 200%. And while presenting the 2025 budget,
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu pegged and increased the foreign exchange rate from
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750 naira to 1,500 naira per $1. This
52:46
policy action of the president has since made cost of food stuffs and other basic necessities in Nigeria to increase
52:53
outrageously more than 700% with no reduction till date. like a sache water
52:59
that used to be sold for 5 naira is now sold between 20 naira to 50 naira in
53:05
some locations in Nigeria. Details of some of President Bola Ahmed Tonubu
53:10
statements as presented by the presidential spokesperson Beao Anonuga reads verbatim below. President Bola
53:18
Ahmed Tonubu said on Tuesday in Abuja that the revenue target for 2025 was
53:23
achieved in August following economic reforms focused on stimulating the non-oil sector. He said that the bulk of
53:31
the revenue came from the non-oil sector. The president assured Nigerians that the renewed hope agenda is firmly
53:38
anchored on building critical infrastructure, improving health facilities, ensuring food sovereignty
53:44
and providing security. He spoke at a meeting at the presidential villa with the founding members of the defunct
53:50
Congress for progressive change and the Bhari Organization led by the former governor of Nasarawa State Omaru Tanko
53:58
Al- Makura. President Tonubu said that the economy was heading in the right direction. The economy is now
54:05
stabilized. Nobody is trading pieces of paper for foreign exchange forex
54:11
anymore. The economy is now predictable. You do not need to know the CBN governor
54:17
Yi Cardardoso to obtain foreign exchange or import goods. What we need now is
54:23
building the ship and the vessels for the export of our goods and creating more jobs for our people. The president
54:29
noted. He said the federal government will establish agricultural mechanization centers in all regions of
54:35
the country to build capacity, expand cultivation and harvest and guarantee food sovereignty. we are going to have
54:43
trainees. That program is our path to food sovereignty. Quote, reflecting on
54:49
his long-standing relationship with the CPC, President Tonubu described the political journey and merger as a sweet
54:57
memory and expressed gratitude to the group for their support. When I see people like you, I am determined to work
55:03
harder. President Tonubu assured the delegation that the legacies of former President Muhammadu Buuhari would be
55:10
sustained and immortalized with the Buhari House, adding that more members of the old CPC would be given
55:17
opportunities to participate in the government. Thank you for your patience until now. But first of all, we must
55:24
cure the economy and bring hope to the people, which is what we stand for.
55:29
Thank you for believing in me, he said. The speaker of the house of representatives, right honorable
55:35
Tajjudin Abbas, thanked President Tonubu for his statesmanship and magnanmity towards the people and government of
55:42
Katsina state. Abbas thanked the president for his vision and broad-mindedness in accommodating all
55:48
political stakeholders. The leader of the delegation and former governor of Nasarawa state, Al-makura said members
55:55
of the former Congress for progressive change are committed to the success of the APC government. Al- Makura thanked
56:02
the president for his extensive participation in the final rights for President Buhari. You not only buried
56:09
President Buhari but also honored him and ensured a befitting state burial with full military honors. Above all,
56:16
your presence throughout the ceremony was comforting as it was reassuring. Al-Makura stated he assured President
56:23
Tonubu of the group's loyalty and support. This is to assure you that we believe in your administration and that
56:30
will be our focus and commitment to ensure the success of our party and your ultimate victory in the 2027 elections.
56:37
Al- Makura stated the economy stabilized
56:44
audience nobody is trading
56:50
piece of paper for exchange rate anymore.
57:05
when I took over 1 1.9
57:11
it's 1.35 1.45 four five now he's been stabilizing
57:17
there people can predict you don't have to know a kadoso before you you you get
57:24
your foreign exchange you get your imports what we need now is building the ship
57:31
the vessels for export and import of our goods and
57:37
create job for the people
57:45
There's a guarantee there. I know you
57:52
many of you had to suffer, the initial abuse
57:59
and the fear. Where are we going? We know the direction that we should go.
58:06
We are going up.
58:12
No, those who may not know who not know today I'm standing before you I can brag
58:19
that Nigeria is not borrowing a dying
58:24
from local bank [Applause] the revenue we have met our target of
58:33
revenue for the whole year we met it in August
58:38
I've reviewed this morning.
58:46
Non oil.
58:51
If non oil revenue is going well and
58:58
we have no fear of whatever Trump is doing
59:04
on the other side. And I
59:11
I've I've just signed off on a huge mechanization,
59:16
you know, program that every region we have
59:25
a mechanized center. Bringing you the news in a more digital
59:32
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