December 2, 2020

Borno Massacre - UN Visits Zabarmari, Victims’ Families

Borno Massacre: UN Visits Zabarmari, Victims’ Families

December 2, 2020 3:46 pm

Edward Kallon, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, has paid a condolence visit to Zabarmari village in Borno.

More than 43 farmers of the community were gruesomely murdered by Boko Haram last Saturday at Koshebe.

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In a statement on Wednesday, Kallon said there was no word to describe his feeling.

‘It is with great sadness, but also indignation, that I met the families of the victims of Saturday’s violent attack and their communities to extend my most sincere condolences, on behalf of the United Nations and humanitarian partners, and

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Borno We've Never Taken Permission From Military – Borno Residents

We’ve Never Taken Permission From Military – Borno Residents

December 2, 2020 8:20 am

Residents of Zabarmari, Borno State have attacked the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, over his comments on the killing of rice farmers in the community.

According to them, the President’s Spokesman should have just kept quiet instead, adding that they have never taken permission from the military before going to their farm.

Read Also; Boko Haram Allegedly Beheads 43 Farmers In Borno

Mallam Hassan, a former Chairman of the Rice Farmers Association in Zabarmari, said it was rather unfortunate for Shehu to make such comments, according to Daily Trust.

Shehu had stated …

\Okonjo-Iweala Reacts After Emerging Africa Person Of 202Okonjo-Iweala Reacts After Emerging Africa Person Of 2020

Okonjo-Iweala Reacts After Emerging Africa Person Of 2020

December 2, 2020 8:11 am

Former Nigeria Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2020.

Forbes Africa in a tweet on Tuesday said the former Minister has been named ‘The 2020 African person of the Year.’

Reacting, Okonjo-Iweala, who is set to become the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization, said she is thrilled.

Read Also: Council Calls For Prayers For Okonjo Iweala To Be Declared WTO D-G

‘Thrilled to be named Forbes Africa-CNBC ‘2020 African of the Year’ following in the footsteps of my great brothers Paul Kagame and Akin Adesina.’

‘This award

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Borno Massacre: Zulum Gives Real Reasons For Attack

Borno Massacre: Zulum Gives Real Reasons For Attack

December 2, 2020 8:10 am

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said the Boko Haram terrorist group is killing residents of the State for exposing them to the military.

Babagana, who stated this through his spokesman, Isa Gusau, dismissed claims that the people of the State were not cooperating or giving intelligence to the military.

Gusau, in a tweet, recalled that Boko Haram confirmed that its fighters killed Zabarmari farmers for giving out intelligence to the military.

Read Also: Zulum Meets Families Of Slain Cops, Visits Injured In Hospital

He wrote: ‘This is one of many consequences of Borno peoples’ cooperation in years now.

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The Gang Of Looters Notoriously, Known As APC In Nigeria

INEC: APC Congratulates Yakubu Over Senate Confirmation

December 2, 2020 4:24 am

The Nigeria ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has sent a congratulatory message to Professor Mahmood Yakubu on his reappointment and Senate’s confirmation as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party said Yakubu has the task of ensuring an unbiased and apolitical election in Nigeria.

This was made known in a statement by APC’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, who however admitted that Nigeria’s election was not perfect.

Read Also: Breaking: Buhari Reappoints INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu

According to Nabena: ‘Our election processes are far from perfect, however, marked improvements have been recorded in a series of

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Fayose Lambasts House Of Reps, Call Them Toothless Bulldogs

Fayose Lambasts House Of Reps, Call Them Toothless Bulldogs

December 2, 2020 3:37 am

Ayodele Fayose, a former Governor of Ekiti State, has blasted members of the House of Representatives labelling them as a ‘mere toothless bulldogs’ that only exist on paper in the eyes of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The ex-Governor stated this on his Twitter handle while reacting to a resolution by the House of Representatives to invite the President to brief the House on the true state of security in Nigeria. Fayose said that he would be surprised if Buhari honours their invitation.

Read Also: No True President Will Wait To Be Compelled To Speak – Fayose

The Nigeria legislative lower Chamber, …

Why We Killed 43 Farmers - Boko Haram’s Leader

Why We Killed 43 Farmers – Boko Haram’s Leader

December 2, 2020 3:36 am

Abubakar Shekau’s faction of Boko Haram terrorist organisation has reacted to the killing of 43 farmers in Borno State.

In a video he released, masked Shekau claimed responsibility for the killing of at least 43 rice farmers in Zabarmari.

Read Also: Blasphemy: Boko Haram’s Shekau Blasts Kano Death Sentencing

The video obtained by HumAngle, showed Shekau saying that the farmers were killed for collaborating with the Nigerian army.

He claimed that some of the farmers arrested some Boko Haram members and handed them to the Nigerian military, warning them that those who collaborate with Nigeria army will meet the same …

Buhari Appoints Sulaiman Ibrahim As New NAPTIP DG

Buhari Appoints Sulaiman Ibrahim As New NAPTIP DG

December 2, 2020 3:35 am

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has sacked the director-general of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Julie Okah-Donli and in replacement appointed Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim as the new DG of the agency.

This was contained in a statement released on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The statement was titled, ‘President Buhari Appoints Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim As Director-General, NAPTIP’.

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It read, ‘President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim as the new Director-General of the

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Governor el-Rufai Sacks 23 Education Secretaries, GM

Restructuring Will Rebalance Nigeria – el-Rufai

December 2, 2020 3:29 am

The Kaduna state governor Malam Nasir el-Rufai has stated that there is a unique opportunity for all Nigerians who believe in the merits of restructuring to work together to realize it. This is according to a statement signed by Muyiwa Adekeye, his Special Adviser on Media and Communication released Tuesday, December 1, 2020.

In a letter titled ‘Restructuring is a national endeavour, let’s realise it together’, the governor calls for a collective national endeavour to secure the necessary constitutional amendments as regard to restructuring. The statement reads: Restructuring is a national endeavour, let’s realize it together.

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