December 16, 2019

B/Haram: Kidnapped Victims Speak From Captivity [VIDEO]

December 16, 2019 2:18 pm

A college lecturer and 10 other persons who were recently kidnapped by Boko Haram have called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to come to their rescue.

This is coming barely 24hours after the execution of four aid workers by Boko Haram.

The captives include Christians and Muslims who were abducted along the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway.

In a short video uploaded by Ahmed Salkida, a journalist known to have access to Boko Haram leadership, one of the abductees, Bitrus Bwala, who identified himself as a principal lecturer at the College of Education Gashua, in Yobe State said they witnessed the recent killing …

Magu Blows Hot, Sends Strong Message To Corrupt Nigerians

December 16, 2019 2:18 pm

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, says that the commission would crush corruption and corrupt individuals in Nigeria.

Magu said the fight against corruption and corrupt individuals would be more intense in 2020.

The acting Chairman spoke at the end of the year get together held at the commissioner’s office at Iyaganku through the Ibadan Zonal Head of the commission, Friday Ebelo, over the weekend.

According to Magu, the EFCC was very prepared to crush corruption and corrupt individuals in Nigeria.

He tasked officers of the commission to gear up for more …

200 Days In Office: Lagos Gov Sanwo-Olu Rate Low

December 16, 2019 2:16 pm

The Action Democratic Party (ADP) governorship candidate in the 2019 election, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to wake up to the challenges as he clocks 200 days in office.

Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, the ADP candidate scored Sanwo-Olu low across all sectors of governance, saying that “the governor could have done better.”

“Sanwo-Olu needs to find his spine, he needs to find his backbone, he needs to find his will and execute what he said he will execute if elected the governor of Lagos state when we had that famous pre-election debate.

“The governor needs to wake …

B/Haram: NAF kills ISWAP Fighters, Destroys Meetings Venue

December 16, 2019 2:16 pm

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised some Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters at their hideout in Kollaram on the fringes of Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno.

NAF said the insurgents were obliterated as they assembled for a meeting at the same area.

Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

Read Also: Oshiomhole Must Go – Governors, Ex-Governors Insist

Daramola said the operation was conducted through the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on Saturday.

” The operation …

Army Redeploys Senior Officers, Makes New Appointments

December 16, 2019 2:16 pm

Following the recent promotion of some senior officers, the Nigerian Army has released the postings and appointments of the officers to various military formations across the country.

Colonel Sagir Musa, Acting Director Army Public Relations in a statement issued on Monday indicated that, the posting which was approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen TY Buratai is a routine exercise carried out to reinvigorate the system for greater professional effectiveness and efficiency.

Part of the statement reads…

“The highlight of the posting includes the appointment of Maj Gen EO Ogunkale from Command Army Record Lokoja to Defence Headquarters …

Buhari Is Religiously Biased, His Appointments Are Lopsided

December 16, 2019 2:15 pm

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being religiously biased and lopsided in his appointments.

CAN President, Rev Dr. Samson Ayokunle made the claim while declaring that the body has lost confidence in Buhari.

In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji over the weekend, Ayokunle said Buhari has promoted his religion more than any other president in Nigeria.

Read Also: Oshiomhole Must Go – Governors, Ex-Governors Insist

The statement reads partly: “He, Buhari, is religiously biased and partisan. We have no more confidence in him. And we …

Gov. Abiodun Reacts As Women Protest Exclusion

December 16, 2019 2:15 pm

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, has promised women in the state that more of them would be appointed in the State Executive Council, as well as agencies and boards.

Abiodun, who spoke following the recently released list of commissioners, said the list was not exhaustive, adding that new commissioner positions reserved exclusively for women would be unveiled shortly.

NAN reports that women groups in their large numbers besieged the entrance of the governor’s office protesting the exclusion of women in the government.

They tagged the exercise ‘Occupy Oke-mosan’ .

The governor in a statement signed by his Chief Press …

Oshiomhole

Oshiomhole Must Go – Governors, Ex-Governors Insist

December 16, 2019 10:27 am

Lagos / Abuja – Despite leading the All Progressives Congress (APC) to victory in the just concluded Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections, majority of the governors elected on the party’s platform are resolute in their demands that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the party, must resign and allow a new helmsman take charge of the affairs of the party.

 

NAN gathered that despite claims by loyalists of Oshiomhole that he has been winning elections for the party, the governors and former governors who are hell-bent on removing the embattled national chairman are of the opinion that …

Rivers Wins Soku Oil Wells From Bayelsa

December 16, 2019 10:27 am

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the transfer of Soku oil field from Bayelsa State to its rightful owner, Rivers State.

Delivering judgment in a suit instituted by Rivers State, Justice Inyang Ekwo, ordered the National Boundary Commission to rectify the error in its 11th edition of Administrative Map, which designated San Bartholomew River as the boundary between the two states, instead of River Santa Barbara.

The error was said to have surfaced in the 11th edition of Administrative Map produced by the NBC in 2002.

The NBC was said to have in its letter dated July …

Man Who Stole $88,000 From US Bank Caught With Social Media

December 16, 2019 10:26 am

If you’re systematically stealing money from a bank vault, it may not be a good idea to post the evidence on your social media pages.

A bank employee in Charlotte, North Carolina, allegedly stole $88,000 from the bank’s vault, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of North Carolina.

And he wasn’t bashful about advertising to his social media followers the life of luxury he was funding.

The release said a criminal indictment was unsealed this week in federal court following the arrest of Arlando Henderson, 29, by the FBI in San Diego. The unsealed …

APC

Inec: Apc Can’t Replace Akpabio For Akwa Ibom Rerun

December 16, 2019 10:25 am

Says time for substitution over

The All Progressives Congress (APC) may not field a candidate for the January 25, 2020 senatorial rerun in Akwa Ibom State, ordered by the Court of Appeal, THISDAY learnt at the weekend.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would not allow the party to replace its candidate for the rerun, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who last week withdrew from the rerun in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom North-west senatorial district.

The Court of Appeal, while giving judgment in a petition by Akpabio challenging the declaration of Senator Chris Ekpenyong of the …

Emir

Ganduje Vendetta Against Emir Sanusi

December 16, 2019 10:24 am

Latest developments have shown that there’s more to the political crisis currently plaguing the Kano Emirate. Ibrahim Shuaibu writes

The lingering crisis that resulted in the creation of additional emirates by the Kano State Government has changed dimension with the state government insisting that the creation of new first class Emirates in the state, which followed due process has come to stay. It also said it was part of efforts to reform obsolete laws guiding the existence of the traditional institution to tally with existing reality.

The state government said for a traditional institution to stand the test of time …

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