PDP’s Leadership Crisis Deepens as Party Suspends National Secretary, Anyanwu, Three Others Refers suspended NWC members to disciplinary committee Anyanwu’s faction fights back, suspends Damagum, others
Chuks Okocha in Abuja
The crisis rocking the
opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) further degenerated
yesterday when the National Working Committee (NWC) suspended the National
Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN); National Secretary, Senator Samuel
Anyanwu; Deputy National Legal Adviser, Okechukwu Osuoha; and National
Organising Secretary, Umaru Continued on page 5
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Nigeria Protects Citizens of all Faiths, Will Never Encourage Religious Persecution, Tinubu Replies Trump Rejects designation of Nigeria as ‘Country of Particular Concern’ Claims of Christian killings in Nigeria gross exaggeration, says Onanuga
Deji Elumoye, Michael Olugbode and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared that the Nigerian government protects citizens of all faiths
and will never encourage religious persecution. Similarly, the Special Adviser to President
Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, also dismissed reports suggesting that thousands of Christians
are being slaughtered in Nigeria, insisting that such claims were grossly exaggerated.
This is just as a former Senate Leader and senator Continued on page 5
Trump in Tweet, Threatens Military Action against Terrorists Killing Christians in Nigeria
Orders US Department of War to prepare for possible action Vows to cut economic aid We are preparing for action, says Hegseth
Festus Akanbi in Lagos, Deji Elumoye and Michael Olugbode in Abuja United States President, Mr. Donald Trump, yesterday said he had ordered the Department of War to prepare for possible military operations in Nigeria over the killing of Christians. He also threatened to immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria. He added that the US would carry out military action against the country to completely wipe out those he described as the Islamic terrorists responsible for the killing of Christians. This is just as the US Continued on page 5
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L-R: Chairman, Lagos Fashion Week, Mr. Tokunbo Akerele; Group Managing Director Group, Nigerian Exchange Group, Temi Popoola; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chairman, NGX, Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga; CEO, Lagos Fashion Week, Omoyemi Akerele; and American singer, Ciara at the NGX… Friday.
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