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‘We Stand Firmly By Ningi’ – Bauchi Governor Speaks On Senate Suspension

<p><img width="640" height="400" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bala-Mohammed-.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Bala Mohammed" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bala-Mohammed-.jpg 640w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bala-Mohammed--300x188.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p> <h2>The Bauchi State Governor, <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/bala-mohammed/">Bala Mohammed</a>, has voiced the state government's solidarity with Senator Abdul Ningi in a show of support following his recent suspension from the Nigerian Senate.</h2> <p>The controversy, stemming from Ningi's remarks regarding an untraceable N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget, has sparked significant debate and led to his three-month suspension on Tuesday.</p> <p>Representing Bauchi Central senatorial district, Senator Ningi has been a vocal participant in the legislative process.</p> <p>His comments, which aimed to highlight transparency concerns within the 2024 budget, led to his resignation as Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) amid the ensuing fallout.</p> <p>The situation escalated when Senator Olamilekan Adeola (APC, Ogun West), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, cited a breach of privilege against Ningi during a Senate session.</p> <p>Adeola's motion was prompted by Ningi's interview with the BBC Hausa, which called into question the accountability mechanisms in place for the forthcoming Money Bill.</p> <p>Jimoh Ibrahim, another member of the Appropriation Committee, initially proposed a more severe twelve-month suspension for Ningi, citing allegations of criminal misinformation and a breach of peace within the National Assembly.</p> <p>However, a compromise was reached when some senators advocated for a reduced suspension period of three months, which was subsequently ratified by the Senate.</p> <p>Speaking during the State Executive Council meeting at the Government House, Bauchi, on Wednesday, Mohammed said, <em>“yesterday I was very sad the Senate suspended one of our best from Bauchi for saying the truth, for standing up to be the beacon of the truth.”</em></p> <p>Mohammed, who is also the chairman PDP Governors’ Forum, said, <em>“Equally I don’t know what we will do but we will discuss privately to see what we can do to support him because I support whatever he is doing and that is our best position especially if what he saying is the truth."</em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/13/we-stand-firmly-by-ningi-bauchi-governor-speaks-on-senate-suspension/">‘We Stand Firmly By Ningi’ – Bauchi Governor Speaks On Senate Suspension</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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Nollywood Responsible For Perception Of Grandmothers As Witches – Fr Kelvin Ugwu

<p><img width="1000" height="576" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Rev.-Fr.-Kelvin-Ugwu-1024x576-1-1000x576.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></p> <h2>A Catholic priest based in Gambia, <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/Kelvin-Ugwu/">Fr Kelvin Ugwu</a>, has accused the <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/Nollywood/">Nollywood</a> industry of promoting the perception of grandmothers as witches.</h2> <p>He also claimed that the industry also initiated the concept that humans or spirits could just disappear and appear in any location they want.</p> <p>Ugwu made the assertion on Wednesday in a post on his Facebook page.</p> <p>He stated that Nollywood promoted the idea that pastors and prophets are the most powerful people to meet once you have any problem.</p> <p>In his words,<em> "Nollywood is the major promoter of the idea of an old grandmother becoming a witch and flying at night to eat up her grandchildren.</em></p> <p><em>"The major promoter and possibly the initiator of the concept that humans or spirits can just disappear and appear in any location they want is Nollywood.</em></p> <p><em>"The major promoter of the idea of Owls, Cats, Bats, Wall geckos, etc being demonic is Nollywood.</em></p> <p><em>"The idea that mental problems and mad people on our streets are people who have been used for sacrifices for one purpose or the other is promoted greatly by Nollywood.</em></p> <p><em>"It is Nollywood that promoted pastors and prophets as the most powerful people to meet once you have any problem.</em></p> <p><em>"In every movie where there are sacrifices, sickness, or wicked grandmothers, there will be a pastor, prophet, or priest as the final solution.</em></p> <p><em>"If there is a native doctor in the movie, be ready to see a man of God who will always make the native doctor turn to other animals before finally dying.</em></p> <p><em>"This is why, no matter what I write here on understanding the place of God and the place of knowledge, a lot of you will never understand it because you consume these things a lot and they have become part of you. In fact, even the actors/actresses themselves believe in their own imagined stories.</em></p> <p><em>"This is why a lot of Nollywood actors who were sick have been taken to Mr Abido Shaker for healing only to discover that the Abido Shaker power was not released."</em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/13/nollywood-responsible-for-perception-of-grandmothers-as-witches-fr-kelvin-ugwu/">Nollywood Responsible For Perception Of Grandmothers As Witches – Fr Kelvin Ugwu</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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