January 10, 2020

Amotekum: Disband Nigeria’s Security Apparatus Now

January 10, 2020 2:57 pm
Ntufam Mba Ekpezu Ukweni, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has said that the Nigeria’s security apparatus should be disbanded because they have failed Nigerians, which made them to resort to self-defence.

Ukweni, who spoke with NAN on Friday in Calabar, Cross River State capital, regretted the attitude of the nation’s security personnel, hence, his support for the launching of Amotekum by South West Governors.

He, however, urged other regions in the country that have not done same to form their own security outfit with a view to protecting their people from being attacked and killed.

He said, “I must

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NAF Neutralises ISWAP Fighters, Headquarters In Borno

January 10, 2020 2:54 pm
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed portions of an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP)’s tactical headquarters at Kollaram on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno.

The NAF said it also neutralised some ISWAP fighters in the same area.

Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information who made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the operation was conducted by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, NAN reports.

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Daramola explained that the airstrikes

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Gov. Ayade Inaugurates Minimum Wage Negotiation Team

January 10, 2020 2:53 pm
Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, on Friday, inaugurated the state public service negotiating team for the implementation of the new minimum wage.

The inauguration, which took place at the Conference Room of the deputy governor, Governor’s Office, Calabar, was performed by the deputy governor, Professor Ivara Esu, who represented the governor.

Ayade expressed the willingness of his administration to pay the new minimum wage of N30, 000.

He said, “We are only here to negotiate the consequential adjustments that will affect salaries from Grade levels 7 to 17. In doing that, we carefully selected this team of

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War: Saudi Arabia Attacks Iran, Backs America

January 10, 2020 2:53 pm

Saudi Arabian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir, has condemned Wednesday’s missile attacks by Iran on US bases.

Qassem Soleimani, who was the Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, was killed in a US airstrike on his convoy at Baghdad airport last week rising the tension of another World War.

The airstrike, which was an order from US President Donald Trump, has since generated a lot of controversies and reactions from world leaders.

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On Wednesday, Iran retaliated by launching over

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2023: Stop Distracting Buhari – Ude Tells Enugu APC

January 10, 2020 2:52 pm
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude has urged the Ben-Nwoye-led leadership of the party in the State to stop distracting the President Muhammdu Buhari administration with the 2023 presidency contest.

NAN reports that Ude belongs to the Enugu APC leadership under Deacon Okey Ogbodo.

In a statement he made available to NAN in Abuja, Ude said it was too early for Nwoye and his team to be fanning embers of unity over the 2023 presidency.

This is following the Nwoye-led APC’s endorsement of the minister of science and technology, Chief Ogbonnaya

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Trump Impeachment: US House Speaker Blows Hot

January 10, 2020 2:51 pm
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate next week.

Reuters reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this on Friday.

In a letter to House lawmakers, Pelosi said she has asked House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler to “be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate.”

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“I will be consulting with you at our Tuesday House Democratic Caucus meeting on how we

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Nigerian Navy School Of Health Conducts Maiden Matric

January 10, 2020 2:50 pm
The Nigerian Navy School of Health Sciences (NNSHS) Offa on Friday, 10 January 2020 held its Maiden Matriculation Ceremony for its National Diploma (ND) students of the 2019/2020 academic session

This is sequel to the School being accredited by various professional Boards and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and being admitted on the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) portal.

A total number of 67 Students matriculated at the two hours ceremony held at the School premises ended at 11:00 hours.

NNSHS Offa was established and commissioned to train middle-level manpower for Nigerian Navy Medical Services.

The school has

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Boko Haram: Army Reacts To Mutiny Reports

January 10, 2020 11:17 am
Troops of 159 Battalion deployed in Geidam, Yobe State has debunked the reports of mutinous action as preposterous, fake news and indeed a figment of the imagination of the unscrupulous elements behind such reports.

The troops also restated unequivocally their absolute commitment to serving their fatherland no matter the price or odds.

This was disclosed by the troops when the Commander Sector 2, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Suleiman Idris visited the troops yesterday, 9th January, 2020 at their location.

The Sector Commander was at the location to ascertain the veracity of the alleged mutinous reports in some media but

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Kano Sharia Police Arrest 32 Suspected Prostitutes

January 10, 2020 11:15 am
The Kano State Hisba Operatives on Thursday night arrested no fewer than 32 suspected prostitutes within and around Kano metropolis.

The Operatives, who were believed to have acted on intelligence report, launched a combat operation on several suspected dark spots across the city to apprehend suspected sex hawkers.

Addressing the suspects at
Hisba headquarters on Friday morning, Shaikh Haruna Muhammad Sani Ibn Sina, Director General, Kano Hisba Board, ordered a high profile investigation to establish the complicity of all the suspects.

Ibn Sina whose soul touching ”sermon” triggered remorse among the suspects, further directed that the parents of all suspects

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What Happened In Court During Evans' Case On Thursday

Billionaire Kidnapper: Evans Makes Shocking Revelations

January 10, 2020 11:13 am
Alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans in a video played during his trial in an Ikeja High Court on Friday said from a short distance, he can estimate the financial value of his victims.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the video was played in the courtroom during the cross-examination of the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) Insp. Idowu Haruna by Mr Emmanuel Ochai, the defence counsel to Victor Aduba, one of Evans’ co-defendants.

In the video, the alleged kidnap kingpin, was sitting on a sofa and confessing to Haruna about various kidnappings he masterminded.

He gave the details

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President Buhari Sends Message To Nigerian Youths

January 10, 2020 11:12 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerian youths that the country cannot be divided for any reason.

He advised the younger generation to keep a broader view of the country as one entity, and continuously de-emphasize ethnic and religious backgrounds in nation-building.

A statement to THISDAY on Friday by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said that the President stated this when he received the All Progressives Congress (APC), youth leaders, from the six geo-political zones in Abuja on Friday.

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He told the youths, “With all certainty, someday you

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Amotekun: Only criminals, With Hidden Agenda Are Jittery

January 10, 2020 11:12 am
A security expert, Dr Kazeem Idowu, has berated antagonists of the security arrangement in the South West, tagged: ‘South West Security Network ( Operation Amotekun), insisting that only criminally-minded people would criticize such initiative.

Idowu opined that the present security challenges in Nigeria should ordinarily elicit proactive measures and creative steps from any serious government towards curtailing the menace before becoming endemic.

The security expert , in a press statement he sent to NAN on Friday, argued that the only way insecurity could be effectively tackled in Nigeria is through organized community policing system such as ” Operation Amotekun”.

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