January 2020

Buhari Orders NAF Ariel Bombardment Of Zamfara, Niger

January 28, 2020 12:46 am

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ), has ordered the deployment of fighter jets against kidnappers, bandits and cattle rustlers said to be terrorising communities in Niger State.
The communities are situated around the Dogon Gona forest, which serves as a hideout for the attackers.

The forest stretches from Niger through Kaduna to Zamfara states , according to a State House statement by Buhari ’ s spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, on Sunday.

Read Also: NSCDC Reacts As Personnel Kills Senatorial Candidate In Imo

The Presidency observed that the attackers had claimed many lives , saying Buhari …

Sanda’s Death Sentence And The Sharia Justice That Gave It

January 28, 2020 12:45 am

The crime was committed in Abuja and tried in a federal high court.

All convicted capital offenders get an automatic appeal which can be continued up to the Supreme court.

If all appeals are exhausted, the execution can only be carried out by an executive order by a duly elected governor which the FCT does not have. The minister of FCT is not constitutionality empowered to grant pardons or a prerogative of mercy. So if the minister can not grant pardons, he can not sign warrants either.
Who then will sign her death warrant as constitutionally mandated for executions?

This …

Igbo Leaders Haven’t Learnt Any Lesson From Civil War

January 28, 2020 12:45 am

Junaid Mohammed, elder statesman and Second Republic House of Representatives member in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on latest developments in the polity especially the recent Supreme Court rulings, lessons from Nigerian Civil war and other issues. Excerpts:

The Federal Government and the six governors of South West states last week agreed to formalise the South West Security Network, Operation Amotekun. What is your perspective on this?

In politics, there is always the possibility of give and take. If there is mutual understanding among political actors, the sooner they come together, understand and address the concerns of what …

Nigeria’s Security Architecture Has Failed- Ahmad Lawan

January 28, 2020 12:45 am

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday reviewed the current security architecture of the country and demanded an urgent restructuring to make a way for intervention from other tiers of government .

Lawan, in an interview with journalists in Abuja , also welcomed the recent regional and states initiatives to tackle the unfortunate security challenges in the country .
He said the Senate would summon the heads of the various security agencies in the country as soon as plenary resumes this week to work out a realistic arrangement that could adequately tackle the menace.

Asked to state his …

Imo: Police Confirm Emenike’s NSCDC Orderly Shot Him Dead

January 27, 2020 11:21 pm
The Police in Imo state has confirmed the arrest of Sydney Ogudoro, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) official who allegedly killed the Action Alliance (AA) chieftain, Chief Ndubuisi Emenike.

Ogudoro shot Emenike at the residence of Princess Mariam Onuoha, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate on Sunday.

The incident occurred during the celebration of Onuoha’s victory at Saturday’s rerun election for Imo North federal constituency.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the arrest to newsmen in Owerri on Monday.

Ikeokwu, who spoke on behalf of the Commissioner of Police in the state, Fafowora Olaniyi,

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NSCDC Reacts As Personnel Kills Senatorial Candidate In Imo

January 27, 2020 11:18 pm
The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),Mr Gana Abdulahi has ordered full investigations into the killing of the Imo North senatorial candidate of the African Alliance, Mr Ndubuisi Emenike, by its personnel of the Imo command.

DAILY POST had reported that Emenike was said to have been killed by a personnel of the NSCDC at its command in Imo during the re-run election at Okigwe North Federal Constituency on Saturday.

Reacting, Abdullahi described the death of the politician as an unfortunate one and a great loss to the family of the deceased, the entire people of

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EFCC Vs Adoke: What Court Decided On Monday

January 27, 2020 11:16 pm
Justice A.I. Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned hearing on the trial of former attorney-general and minister of Justice, Muhammed Bello Adoke and others to Thursday, for ruling on their bail applications.

Adoke, (first defendant), along with six others were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, last Thursday, before Justice Kutigi on amended 42-count charges, to which they pleaded not guilty, thus setting the stage for their trial.

At today’s sitting, prosecution counsel, Bala Sanga told the court that the matter was for the hearing of the defendant’s bailing application,

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Oyo: My Life In Danger – ALGON Chairman, Abass-Aleshinloye

January 27, 2020 11:15 pm
Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) in Oyo State, Prince Ayodeji Abass- Aleshinloye, on Monday, raised the alarm over alleged threat to his life.

This is in the wake of the assumption of office of Local Government Chairmen across the 33 Local Governments and 35 Local Council Development Areas in the State.

Abass-Aleshinloye made this declaration via a statement made available to DAILY POST, Monday evening.

DAILY POST recalls that majority of local government chairmen who were sacked by Governor Seyi Makinde last year resumed their various offices today, though, there were reports of violence in some councils.

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Fashola Sends Message To State Governments

January 27, 2020 11:15 pm

Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has said that state governments that desire roads must be prepared to pay compensation to citizens whose lands enter road construction plans.

NAN reports that the minister said this on Monday when he commenced a two-day inspection of highway projects in Niger.

According to him, every road project must pass through somebody’s land.

“It is the responsibility of state governments and Local Government Areas to settle these challenges so that the Federal Government can face the problem of funding the construction of these roads.

“I believe that we will help where we can;

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Bauchi Gov’s Chief Of Staff, Kari Resigns

January 27, 2020 11:14 pm

The Bauchi State government, on Monday, announced the sudden resignation of Alhaji Abubakar Kari, Chief of Staff to Gov. Bala Mohammed.

Dr. Ladan Salihu has been appointed as replacement.

Until his recent appointment, Salihu, a one time Director-General of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), was the Commissioner for Information in the state.

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His new posting was announced by Malam Muktar Gidado, Media Aide to the Governor.

A statement issued by Gidado and made available to newsmen on Monday in Bauchi, said Kari had voluntarily resigned his appointment,

He said Kari’s

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Kogi: Bello Names SSG, 17 Commissioner-Nominees (Full List)

January 27, 2020 11:13 pm
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, on Monday listed 17 Commissioner nominees.

He announced the retention of the incumbent Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Folashade Ayoade-Arike.

Bello made the announcement in his inaugural speech after taking Oath of Office and Allegiance in Lokoja.

The Governor appealed to members of the State Assembly to screen the nominees in earnest to enable the full take-off of government activities.\

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“In this second and concluding term of my constitutional tenures as governor, it shall be the principal preoccupation of my administration to deliver

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Nnamdi Kanu Lauds Ijaw Women After IPOB-Bayelsa Meeting

January 27, 2020 2:08 pm

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) threw encomiums on Ijaw IPOB-Bayelsa women after their meeting earlier today on his verified Facebook Page.

He also admonished enemies of the movement who hide under the Ijaw Youth Council Organisation to cause bad blood between IPOB and the IYC and warned them that Biafraland is owned by Biafrans and will forever remain so.

Read Also: IPOB Releases Kanu’s Parents’ Burial Broadcast Poster

In his words:

“Behold the current generation of Ijaw womb that gave birth to Biafra. We say kudos to our IPOB mothers in Bayelsa.”

“To …

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