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Simon Achuba's impeachment is shameful, a threat to democracy - PDP  The Peoples Democratic Party in Kabba/Bunu local government has described Simon Achuba's impeachment as shameful and a threat to the nation's democracy - Achuba was impeached as Kogi deputy governor by the state House of Assembly recently - The party says the action of the Kogi state House of Assembly is a daylight robbery The impeachment of former deputy governor of Kogi state, Simon Achuba, has been described by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kabba/Bunu local government, as shameful and a threat to the nation's democracy. The party, which expressed its pleasure in a statement signed by Adebayo Kehinde, said that the Kogi Assembly suspended the Nigerian constitution in its legislative activities. According to the statement, the party said that the action of the Kogi state House of Assembly is a daylight robbery, The Sun reports. Legit.ng notes that the statement read: “We expected the prese...

Nigerians call out two pastors who allegedly used one woman for same miracle (video)  Nigerians are reacting to the trending video of two pastors who allegedly healed the same woman of a stunted arm. A social media user identified as @nvoguehair raised an alarm when she saw that the same woman was healed of the same ailment by two different pastors in different places. @nvoguehair first shared the video of one of the pastors identified as Chris Okafor of Mountain Of Liberation and Miracle Ministry, performing healing on the woman in his church. The woman apparently had a bulgy stunted arm which grew back to its normal size after she was prayed for. The social media user, who is a businesswoman shared the video, noting that the woman’s healing came instantly. According to her, she is amazed.  But 11 hours after posting the first video, the businesswoman shared another video of the same woman with the same ailment but with another pastor. In the second video, the yet-to-be-...

Nigeria to buy 12 attack helicopters from Russia after military deal  Russia is to sell 12 attack helicopters to Nigeria after both countries signed a military deal on the side-lines of the Russia-Africa summit holding in Sochi. Reuters, citing a report from Moscow-based news agency RIA, stated that the agreement was signed on Wednesday, October 24. Earlier, a presidential aide, Garba Shehu, had disclosed that President Buhari was to have discussions with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, part of which will concern arms procurement. Ahead of the Russia-Africa summit, Legit.ng had reported that the Russian Federation could help Nigeria battle Boko Haram terrorists if both countries sign a military-technical cooperation deal scheduled to take place on October 2019.  The Nigerian ambassador to Russia, Steve Ugbah, had told Russia's RIA news agency in an interview that President Buhari was due to meet President Putin on the side-lines of a Russia-Africa summit in the Bl...

LITTLE MONSTERS  World’s cutest Halloween outfits are simply spooktacular THESE adorable Halloween costumes show how creative and spooky kids can be during the scariest time of the year. From impersonating OAPs with walking frames and paying homage to cinema's terrifying serial killers to classic ghosts and spiders - this gallery has it all. A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE 32 This baby's headscarf and walking frame have tied up this OAP look perfectly 32 Anyone could be doing a double-take when they see this mini-Edward Scissorhands by Taboola

GIANT LEAP  Edward Snowden reveals hacked CIA docs prove moon landing was real as ridiculous conspiracy is FINALLY put to bed EXILED Edward Snowden has revealed that hacked CIA documents prove the moon landing was real, finally quashing a ridiculous conspiracy that it was faked. The ex-National Security Agency contractor told podcast host Joe Rogan that Lunar landing conspiracy theorists are wrong about the Apollo missions being part of a global hoax. 3 36-year-old Snowden lives in Moscow, Russia, out of reach of US authorities Credit: Getty - Contributor This debunking was in response to conspiracy theories that the  Apollo 11 moon landing  in 1969 - which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year - was all a  con . Nasa won the space race to the Moon on July 20, 1969 and 650million people watched televised footage of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on its surface. But an American man called Bill Kaysing started the moon-h...

Can This Little Magician Tearing England’s Championship Apart Be Super Eagles Long Awaited Answer For A New Jay Jay Okocha? With just a quarter of an hour left to play at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday, both Hull City and Queens Park Rangers were locked at a goal apiece and it appeared as though the two sets of players were pleased to see the spoils shared. But one Nigerian-born lad had other ideas. It had been an eventful afternoon up till that point as Jarrod Bowen’s well-taken opener for the hosts had been cancelled just before half time by a Ryan Manning beauty struck from just inside the box. From there, the away side seized the initiative and completely dominated the second period but Hull remained resolute and it increasingly became apparent that it would take something special, magical, to unlock the home side’s stubbornly determined defence. There was however a magician in the Rangers’ ranks. QPR’s Ebere Eze had been lively all afternoon but in the 77th minute, h...

Big work await Nigeria ahead FIFA U17 world cup – Ugbade Assistant coach of Nigeria’s U17 national team Nduka Ugbade has stated that there is a lot of work to be done to sort out qualification from her world cup group ahead of this weekend’s commencement date for the FIFA U17 world cup in Brazil. Ugbade speaking in a chat with  www.brila.net  ahead of Nigeria’s opener this weekend where the Eaglets face Hungary since meeting in the competition’s inaugural edition in 1985 said the work before the team is a big one. “As the most successful team in the U17 world cup from the past and to this present, it’s so funny that now we are meeting Hungary again since 1985 that we met them in the quarter finals. And you know Ecuador as well, we are not going to say they are an easy country to deal with and football is on the rise in Australia as well. So we have a very big work to do to sort these teams.”

BREAKING: Court freezes 23 properties allegedly linked to Maina By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary forfeiture of 23 properties allegedly linked with the ex-Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo gave the order on Tuesday in a ruling on an ex-parte motion for interim forfeiture filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The affected properties were listed in a schedule attached to the motion, which EFCC’s lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar argued on Tuesday. Justice Giwa-Ogunbanjo ordered the EFCC to publish the order in The Nation newspapers to enable interested parties show cause why the properties should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government. Details shortly

Buhari arrives Sochi ahead of Russia–Africa Economic Summit President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday evening arrived Sochi, Russia, ahead of the Russia-Africa Economic Forum fixed for between October 23 and 25. The State House correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) monitoring the presidential trip reports that the presidential aircraft conveying the president and some members of his entourage landed at Sochi International Airport at about 11.25 p.m. (Local Time) with the temperature out at 22 degrees centigrade. Mr Buhari was welcomed at the airport by Mayor of Sochi, Anatoly Pakhomov, and other Russian government officials. While in Russia, President Buhari will participate actively in the Russia – Africa Summit, which would focus on exploring and expanding opportunities in security, trade and investment, science and technology, and gas production. During the summit, the president will also meet with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to further strengthen r...

Saraki reacts to court order on forfeiture  of his Ikoyi residence Immediate past Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has claimed the Court, which granted a temporary forfeiture order on his houses in Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday was misled. DAILY POST reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos had  ordered the temporary forfeiture of two properties of Saraki  in the Ikoyi area of Lagos state following an ex-parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Reacting in a statement by Yusuph Olaniyonu, his media aide, Saraki said neither him nor his lawyers were aware of any application by the EFCC for any forfeiture order. He said a Federal High Court in Abuja had earlier given an order restraining the EFCC from taking action on the property, as it is a subject matter where the anti-graft agency and the ministry of justice were parties. The statement reads, “We are sure the FHC judge in Lagos was not aware of all ...

‘Don’t hike VAT, reduce cost of governance’ President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged not to hike the VAT from 5% to 7.5%  as proposed in the interest of the teaming poor masses of Nigeria. The federal government should also shelve its plan to re-introduce tolls on federal highways nationwide. “The poor masses are crying already because of the economic yoke hanging on them”, pleads Chief Adesunbo Onitiri, a political and social activist, in a statement in Lagos yesterday. “Please, on behalf of all poor Nigerians, l implore President Buhari not to increase the VAT  as this will further aggravate the sufferings of Nigerians,” he stated. “Instead, reduce the astronomical cost of governance in Nigeria, particularly the humongous salaries of our national and state legislators”, Chief Onitiri added. The politician said he made  the plea in accordance with  the President’s promise to remove over 70 million Nigerians from poverty. Chief Onitiri reminded...

IMF backs Nigeria on border closure The International Monetary Fund has backed Nigeria’s closure of its borders with some neighbouring countries over issues bordering on illegal trade. Mr Abebe Selassie, the Director of the African Department at the IMF, gave the position at a media briefing on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. He was responding to a question on whether the closure negates the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, AfCFTA. Selassie said although free trade was critical to the economic growth of the continent, it must be legal and in line with agreements. READ ALSO:  Governors behind illegal mining of gold, zinc, others –Minister, Senate panel “On the border closure in Nigeria which has been impacting Benin and Niger, our understanding is that the action reflects concerns about smuggling that has been taking place. “It is about illegal trade, which is not what you want to facilitate,’’ Selassie said....