November 9, 2021

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Jonathan Appeals For Peace In Ethiopia

November 9, 2021 1:26 am

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to combatants in the conflict in Ethiopia to sheath their swords and embrace dialogue in the interest of peace.

Jonathan made the call in a statement titled, ‘Jonathan calls for ceasefire, dialogue in Ethiopia’. The statement was signed by his Special Assistant, Ikechukwu Eze, and made available to newsmen in Abuja, on Monday.

The statement read in part, ‘The former President urged the warring parties to embrace dialogue and negotiations in the interest of the peace in their country and the entire continent.’

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Building Collapse: Ogun Mull Jail Term For Erring Officials

November 9, 2021 1:05 am

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday stated his administration would prepare a law that will recommend jail terms for heads of building control agencies if a building collapses in the state under their watch.

The governor disclosed this during the Treasury Board Meeting on the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and the 2022 Budget in Abeokuta, the state capital.

He said, ‘I am coming up with a law that will send workers in the building industry to prison. Workers in the agencies responsible for building control are susceptible to taking bribes.

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Insecurity Buhari Will Be Answerable To Allah — Bafarawa

Insecurity: Buhari Will Be Answerable To God — Bafarawa

November 9, 2021 12:39 am

Former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has challenged President Buhari to be more proactive on the issue of insecurity, which he said has turned the Northwest zone into an area of deep calamity, reminding him that he would be answerable to God for the anomalies.

He made this statement in an interview with the BBC Hausa service monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

His words: ‘This insecurity is a catastrophe that has befallen us. The situation in Sokoto and Zamfara states can only be described by those who have been there.’

‘The sad thing is …