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“Obasanjo is Igbo in spirit” � Ohanaeze chieftain replies Fani-Kayode

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Aminu Imam

A chieftain of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organisation, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an Igbo in spirit but a Yoruba biologically. Isiguzoro made the remark in response to a remark made by former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode. Obasanjo�s father, according to Fani-Kayode, may not be a true Yoruba man because his �silence� over a comment by Igbo businessman, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, that Yoruba people are �political rascals,� was an indication that the former president�s father was an Igbo man, not a Yoruba man. In response, the Ohanaeze…

2023: Atiku charges DSS, Police, others to invite Fani-Kayode to explain coup allegations

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Police and other security agencies to invite the Director of Special Projects and New Media of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Femi Fani-Kayode to explain his allegations and insinuations of an attempted coup being planned by Atiku and top generals. Atiku, in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Assistant, Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu, said while reacting to a tweet by Fani-Kayode that Atiku met with top army…

2023: “Refusal to shift power to South greatest threat to Nigeria�s unity’ � Fani-Kayode

August 21, 2022August 21, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, yesterday hinted that the greatest threat to Nigeria�s national unity is the refusal to shift power to the South in 2023. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, who disclosed this in a post via his official Facebook page, said citizens against such a situation should reject Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election. Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and ex-Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu (APC) are going into an epic battle that will determine who succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming 2023 General Elections.…

“While US kills terrorists, Nigeria begs, pays and rewards them” – Fani-Kayode

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has lashed out at the Federal Government for pampering terrorists rather than killing them like the Americans are doing. Fani-Kayode was reacting to the US killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qa�eda leader. Recall that on Saturday, President Joe Biden had announced that at his direction, the United States successfully conducted an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed the emir of al-Qa�eda, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Biden said the United States continued to demonstrate its resolve and capacity to defend the American people against those who sought to do…

2023: Presidency should return to Northern Nigeria � Fani-Kayode

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has disclosed why the Presidency should return to the northern part of Nigeria. In a series of tweets he posted on his Twitter handle, Fani-Kayode said the North-Central and North-East geo-political zones have never produced a Nigerian President. The tweet stated: �There are two zones in the North that have not produced a democratically-elected President. �The NC (North-Central) has NEVER done so & the NE (North-East) produced a Prime Minister 62 years ago, who was unable to finish his tenure because he was killed. Is…

2023 Presidency: “Yahaya Bello will defeat Atiku hands down”, Says Fani-Kayode

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has expressed the belief that Governor Yahaya Bello, of Kogi State, will defeat ex-Peoples Democratic Party, presidential candidate, in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, if the duo contested for election. Fani-Kayode, who made the remark while speaking during a television programme yesterday, claimed that Bello would make an excellent president because the governor would appeal to youths in the country. Asked if the Kogi Governor could defeat Atiku during the presidential election in 2023, Fani-Kayode said, �Why not? He will defeat him hands down. �I believe Governor…

Again, EFCC arrests Fani-Kayode in Lagos court

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Takes him into its custody A former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, has been reportedly arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). According to reports, he was arrested at a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, and moved to a nearby EFCC office yesterday. Fani-Kayode, who was in court over his forgery trial was walking out after the matter was adjourned till January 24, 2021, when he was approached by an EFCC investigator. He was subsequently arrested and moved to…

EFCC arrest, quizzes ex-minister, Femi Fani-Kayode for �forgery�

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Aminu Imam

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. It was learnt that Fani-Kayode was nabbed and subsequently taken to the Lagos Zonal Office of the anti-graft agency for alleged manipulation and forgery of documents. Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed Fani-Kayode�s arrest to newsmen on the phone yesterday.

Alleged N4.6bn money laundering: Court fines Fani-Kayode over absence from trial

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has ordered a former Minister Of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, to pay a fine of N200,000 for being absent at his re-arraignment or stand the risk of having his bail revoked. Justice Daniel Osaigor gave the order yesterday, saying that having gone through the court�s file, he observed five different letters by the defendant seeking adjournment on the same medical grounds. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), had charged Fani-Kayode alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, one…

Defection: “I can’t bear the pains of shame APC inflicted on us for accepting�Fani-Kayode” � APC chieftain, Igbokwe�

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Lagos, Joe Igbokwe, has again criticised his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), for accepting former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, into its fold, saying the party rewards and pampers enemies. Igbokwe made the comment in reaction to the defection of Femi Fani-Kayode, a.k.a FFK, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Taking to Facebook yesterday to vent his displeasure, Igbokwe, who is the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Drainage and Water Resources, wrote, �APC deliberately inflicted maximum…