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Nigeria Breaking News, Today, Saturday, 6th, March, 2021
This is a roundup of some breaking news in Nigeria for Today, Saturday, 6th, March 2021.
Jonathan Finally Breaks Silence On Contesting 2023 Presidency In Nigeria.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has categorically denied nursing any ambition to contest the 2023 presidency and return as Nigeria’s president.
Jonathan while speaking on Friday said reports about his interest in contesting the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria were only speculations.
Why We Removed Ambode As Lagos State Governor – Tinubu
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has blamed poor leadership abilities for the decision not to support Akinwumi Ambode for a second term as Lagos State Governor.
According to him, Ambode’s administration was leading Lagos State in the wrong direction and couldn’t be allowed to continue that way as he was heading in the wrong direction.
Fani-Kayode Beat Me During Pregnancy – Ex-Wife
The former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been accused by his ex-wife, Precious Chikwendu, of beating her up when she was pregnant.
The former beauty pageant also accused Fani-Kayode of confining her to a hospital when she attempted to escape.
There Is No Perfect Government Anywhere – Presidency
The Presidency has said that there is no government anywhere in the world that is perfect, asking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop wailing.
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this in his article titled “The last wailing wailers dies”, released on Friday.
Food Blockade To South-West Embarrassing — Gani-Adams
Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, on Friday, described the decision of some northern traders to block food supply to the South-West as embarrassing and unwarranted.
Adams stated this while speaking with newsmen on the recent protest of the Amalgamated Food Sellers in the north.