July 2020

Why We Cannot Expose Boko Haram Sponsors – Nigerian Army

Why We Cannot Expose Boko Haram Sponsors – Nigerian Army

July 2, 2020 2:35 pm

The Nigerian Army has said it is not their duty to expose those sponsoring Boko Haram in the country.

Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, John Enenche, stated this at a media briefing on Thursday.

Enenche admitted that the Army knows that some criminal groups have heavy financial backing, but its major task is to fight “terrorism and other criminality”.

Read Also: Boko Haram: Buratai Reveals Number Of Insurgents Killed In 6 Weeks

He explained that the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS) were responsible for revealing the sponsors.

“It is not the duty of the

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193 Almajiris Test Positive In Kano As Repatriation Continues

193 Almajiris Test Positive In Kano As Repatriation Continues

July 2, 2020 2:31 pm

The Kano State Government has revealed that 193 Almajiris have tested positive for Coronavirus, further fueling the controversy surrounding the ongoing reparations exercise.

The State Commissioner for Education, Sunusi Muhammad Kiru, while briefing the media on Thursday said so far a total of 1500 Almajiris have been evacuated from Kano to their states of origins while the state received 400.

He said the state has banned the traditional Qur’anic Schools and anybody who wants to operate it must have a Dormitory for his Almajiris.

“A situation where an Alrama would come in with one thousand Almajiris without knowing where to

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Fraud - Buhari Suspends NSITF MD, 11 Others

Fraud: Buhari Suspends NSITF MD, 11 Others

July 2, 2020 2:30 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Adebayo Somefun, indefinitely.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, Charles Akpan, on Thursday in Abuja.

Buhari also approved the suspension of other Directors in the agency.

They include Jasper Ikedi Azuatalam, Executive Director, Finance and Investment; Olukemi Nelson, Executive Director, Operations and Alhaji Tijani Darazo Sulaiman, Executive Director, Administration.

Read Also: ₦69bn Fraud: 48 Properties Linked To Ex-NSTIF Chair Seized

Some management staff who were also suspended are Olusegun Olumide Bashorun, General Manager, Administration/Human …

NSITF N69bn Fraud - 48 properties Linked To Ex-NSTIF Chair Seized

₦69bn Fraud: 48 Properties Linked To Ex-NSTIF Chair Seized

July 2, 2020 2:26 pm

Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the interim forfeiture of 48 choice properties, linked to former Chairman of Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Funds (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme.

The properties are in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Bayelsa, Enugu, Edo and Delta States.

Read Also: ₦700m Fraud: Court To Decide Ize-Iyamu’s Fate Today

The forfeiture order was granted after counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho, convinced the court that the properties were purchased with proceeds of crime.

He buttressed his position with 14 exhibits, attached to his affidavit, filed on

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Nigerian Labour Congress Rejects Petrol Price Increment

Nigerian Labour Congress Rejects Petrol Price Increment

July 2, 2020 12:45 pm

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned, and rejected the increase in the pump price of petrol, otherwise known as premium motor spirit (PMS).

The rejection notice was contained in a statement made available to NAN on Thursday, in Abuja signed by President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba.

NAN had reported that the federal government through the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), on Wednesday announced a new retail price band for oil marketers across the country.

In a circular dated July 1st, obtained by NAN, the downstream regulator said oil marketers are now expected to sell petrol within …

Ogun - Truck crushes three to death on Papa-Ilaro road

Ogun: Truck Crushes Three To Death On Papa-Ilaro Road

July 2, 2020 12:42 pm

Three persons have reportedly died in a fatal accident along Papa-Ilaro road in Ogun on Wednesday, July 1.

Two other passengers in the road crash were said to have sustained injuries, while two others were rescued unhurt.

DAILY POST learnt that the incident occurred around 8:25am at Ajegunle, inward Ilaro.

Read Also: FRSC Cautions Truck Drivers, Motorists Against Recklessness

Two vehicles, a Man-diesel truck and a Toyota Corolla were involved in the crash.

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) Corps has confirmed the incident to DAILY POST.

TRACE image maker, Babatunde Akinbiyi, told our correspondent that the

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Recently Publicized Swine Flu Not New, Says WHO

Recently Publicized Swine Flu Not New, Says WHO

July 2, 2020 12:41 pm
A World Health Organization (WHO) expert on Wednesday said the recently publicized swine flu in China was not new and that it has been under close surveillance since 2011.

“It’s important, I think, to reassure people that this is not a new virus — this is a virus that is under surveillance,” said Dr Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program, at a press conference on Wednesday,

According to him, “this is a finding from surveillance that’s been carried out over many years.”

Read Also: World Is Running Out Of Oxygen Supplies, WHO Warns

The Eurasian avian-like …

Kogi FMC Doctors Embark On Strike Over Threat To Lives

Kogi FMC Doctors Embark On Strike Over Threat To Lives

July 2, 2020 11:58 am
Doctors at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Lokoja, Kogi State have embarked on an indefinite strike.

This is following an altercation on Wednesday morning when unknown armed men stormed the hospital, vandalising properties and carting away valuables.

In a communique signed by Nnanna Agwu, Chairman, Association of Resident Doctors (NARD); Samuel Obajemu, chairman, Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU); Abdulmalik Idris, chairman, National Association of Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) and John Omoche, chairman, Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), the health workers alleged that their lives were being threatened because of the state’s “poor” management of the …

FBI Thanks Dubai Police For Sending Hushpuppi, Woodberry To US

FBI Thanks Dubai Police For Sending Hushpuppi, Woodberry To US

July 2, 2020 11:58 am
Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI has commended Dubai Police for arresting and extraditing Nigerian Yahoo-Yahoo big boy, Raymond Igbalode Abbas, known as ‘Hushpuppi’ and his close associate, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, also known as Woodberry, to the United States for allegedly defrauding almost two million people.

This was revealed in a statement by the Dubai Police on Thursday after sending Hushpuppi and Woodberry ‘Hushpuppi’ to the US state of Pennsylvania after week of their arrest.

Hushpuppi and associates were wanted for fraud in Europe, the US, and Nigeria.

Read Also: Buhari And Hushpuppi Do The Same Work – Aisha Yesufu

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COVID-19 - Abia govt approves new working hours for markets

Abia Govt Approves New Guidelines For Markets, Weddings

July 2, 2020 9:46 am

The Abia State Government has approved new working hours for markets in the State as COVID-19 continues to spread across the country.

It also released new guidelines on how wedding ceremonies will henceforth be conducted in the State.

Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19, Barr. Chris Ezem, made this known in a statement on Thursday.

Read Also: Abia Govt Blasts Churches For Violating COVID-19 Directive

Ezem stated that violators of the guidelines would face serious consequences, including disruption of the event(s) and prosecution by the relevant court.

“Going forward, Abia State’s new

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Buhari And Hushpuppi do the same work – Aisha Yesufu

Buhari And Hushpuppi Do The Same Work – Aisha Yesufu

July 2, 2020 9:45 am
Aisha Yusufu, co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls campaign group, has again blasted President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the 77-year-old Nigerian leader does the same work with Nigerian Instagram celebrity and alleged internet fraudster, Raymond Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi.

For Aisha, Buhari has not been transparent enough in his administration as many would be made to believe, pointing out that since 2015 he emerged as Nigeria’s President, Buhari has failed to make public his campaign donations and statement of account.

Hushpuppi was recently arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, UAE on June 10 over alleged fraudulent charges, and was said to have 

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Call Kogi Gov, Yahaya Bello to order – PDP tells Buhari

Call Kogi Gov, Yahaya Bello To Order – PDP Tells Buhari

July 2, 2020 9:44 am
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello to order.

PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan made the appeal in a statement he signed and issued.

Read Also; Resign Honourably From Office’ – PDP To Akeredolu Deputy

Ologbondiyan berated Governor Bello over his approach to what he termed, “managers of COVID-19,” in the state.

According to the PDP spokesman: “We urge President Muhammadu Buhari to call Governor Yahaya Bello to order, particularly over his needless confrontation with the managers of COVID-19 in the state.”

Also, the opposition party urged

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