NewsOndo 2020: Jegede Running Mate’s Choice Divides PDP

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 21, 2020

Just two months to the governorship election in Ondo State, there are strong indication that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State chapter is facing another round of crisis over the choice of Mr. Gboluga Ikengboju as the running mate of the party’s candidate in the election, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede. Ikengboju, who is a lawmaker in the lower chamber of the Nigeria legislature, is representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency. He was announced by Jegede as his...

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Dutse NBA Protests el-Rufai’s Removal While Wike is Allowed to Stay

NewsNigeriaDutse NBA Protests el-Rufai’s Removal While Wike is Allowed to Stay

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 21, 2020

The Dutse branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Jigawa State has protested the removal of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai to the Annual General Conference of the association, asking the National Executive Committee to re-invite the Governor. The Dutse Branch of the association threatens to the boycott conference scheduled for August 24 to August 26, 2020, if el-Rufai is not re-invited. The branch strongly condemned the decision of the NBA to remove...

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BREAKING: NBA Withdraw el-Rufai Invitation, Following Protests Over Poor Human Rights Record

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaBREAKING: NBA Withdraw el-Rufai Invitation, Following Protests Over Poor Human Rights Record

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 20, 2020

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has withdrawn its invitation to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, following protests from some lawyers. The NBA disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday via its Twitter handle @NigBarAssoc. According to the tweet, “The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association at its ongoing meeting resolves that the invitation to the Kaduna State Governor, H.E. Nasir El-Rufai, by the 2020 Annual General Conference Planning committee be withdrawn and decision...

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Malian President Announces Resignation, Following A Sudden Coup

MilitaryNewsWest AfricaMalian President Announces Resignation, Following A Sudden Coup

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 19, 2020

The embattling President of Mali, Ibrahim Keita, on Wednesday, announced his resignation hours after his arrest by troops in a sudden coup that followed a months-long political crisis in the West African nation. Keita said it is to avoid “bloodshed”. The President and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse were detained on Tuesday afternoon by rebel soldiers. Both of them drove to a military base in the town of Kati, near the capital Bamako, which had been...

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House Committee Invites Ministry of Justice to Shed Light on China/Nigeria Loan Agreement

BusinessForeign PolicyInfrastructureNewsHouse Committee Invites Ministry of Justice to Shed Light on China/Nigeria Loan Agreement

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 19, 2020

The House of Representative Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements has invited the Nigeria Ministry of Justice to explain more to the Nigeria public the sovereignty clause in the Nigeria/China loan agreement. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Chairman of the Committee, Nicholas Ossai, at the sitting of the panel, which was investigating the external loans and commercial agreements signed by Nigeria. The Punch in its investigation revealed that there were indications that the...

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Reps Reveal the Danger of Nigeria/China Loans, Says Sovereignty Clause is Dangerous

InfrastructureMoneyNewsNigeriaReps Reveal the Danger of Nigeria/China Loans, Says Sovereignty Clause is Dangerous

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 18, 2020

The House of Representatives on Monday faulted the sovereignty clause in Nigeria/China loan agreement, saying the sovereignty clause is dangerous. This was stated in Abuja by the Chairman of the House Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements, Nichola Ossai, during the investigative hearing on external loans and commercial agreements. Ossai added that Nigeria’s loan agreement with the Asian country was only being governed by Chinese laws. He added that the Federal Government of Nigeria in...

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Edo 2020: Bode George Condemns Fayose For Saying Obaseki Will Lose

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo 2020: Bode George Condemns Fayose For Saying Obaseki Will Lose

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 18, 2020

The former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has condemned the former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose for saying that Governor Godwin Obaseki will lose the governorship election in Edo State. Fayose in an interview on PlusTv Africa, has said that despite being a PDP member, he would not support Obaseki’s re-election bid. However, Fayose’s statement was faulted Bode George, saying that the former Ekiti State governor...

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“They Cause Troubles, They Organize These Killings and Then…” – El-Rufai Says Southern Kaduna Leaders Behind Killings

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNews“They Cause Troubles, They Organize These Killings and Then…” – El-Rufai Says Southern Kaduna Leaders Behind Killings

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 17, 2020

The Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai has alleged that the Southern Kaduna leaders accusing him of taking sides want to be “appeased”, adding that his administration will not grease the palms of trouble-makers. The governor said this during an interview on Channels Television’s programme, Sunday Politics. He said, “I have no time for nonsense. I will not appease criminals. I will not appease idle people who have nothing to do but to raise a...

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I Have Been Invited Again to Appear at the DSS Office in Jos on Monday – Mailafia

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaI Have Been Invited Again to Appear at the DSS Office in Jos on Monday – Mailafia

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 17, 2020

The Department of the State Services (DSS) has again invited the former Presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, to appear at its office in Jos. Mailafia disclosed the development in a telephone interview with journalists on Monday. He said, “I have been invited again to appear at the DSS office in Jos on Monday (today) by noon. “I received the invitation on Saturday. I don’t know why they are inviting...

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Kano Muslim Lawyers Praises Kano Singer’s Death Sentence

Law & JusticeNewsReligionKano Muslim Lawyers Praises Kano Singer’s Death Sentence

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 16, 2020

The Kano State Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), has praised Shari’s court for sentencing a 22-year-old singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu to death by hanging for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The singer, who is a resident pf Sharifai Quarters in Kano municipal, was charged for insulting “religious creed, contrary to Section 382 (6) of Kano State Shari’a Penal Code Law 2000.” The singer was said to have committed blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad in a song he...

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