Welfare of Poor and Vulnerable Nigerians Remain my Priorities Till 2023 – Buhari

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, said he would remain committed to protecting and lifting the poor and vulnerable out of the poverty circle till he leaves office in 2023. The President gave the assurance while speaking at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review Report of Nigeria to the 31st Africa Peer Review Forum of the African Union, according to a statement by his spokesman,...

Journalist Fighting Brain Turmoil Needs N18 Million For Surgery in India

LAGOS — The past one and a half years have been extremely trying for a journalist and public relations specialist, Tunde Eso, as he struggles to fight his way out of brain tumour. Having spent about N12m on scans, drugs, and surgery, 44-year-old Eso, who is also an author, is now required to undergo another surgery at a hospital in India. The treatment and travel costs were estimated at N18m. Eso said he sold his...

Amaechi, Malami Drag To Court Over Alleged Unlawful Award of N91.7bn Contract

ABUJA — The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, have been sued before a Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged unlawful contract of 190 km rail line construction to a Chinese firm without due process of the law. They were sued along with the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the benefitting firm, China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC). Plaintiffs in the suit...

Agbekoya Threatens To Release Sunday Igboho From Benin Prison Using Traditional Means

ABUJA — The President, Agbekoya Worldwide, Kamorudeen Okiki, has urged the authorities of Benin Republic to free the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, or the group would use traditional means. Okiki spoke in Osogbo on Thursday during a peaceful rally held by the group, where it also demanded the restructuring of the country. Speaking further after he had delivered a letter containing seven-point demand of the group to Ataoja of...

Ex-Police Boss, Ojukwu, Urges FG to Go Beyond Announcement of Terrorism Sponsors

LAGOS — A former Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ojukwu, has urged the Federal Government to go beyond the media announcement of terror financiers but to arrest and prosecute them. The Ex-Police boss said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to name and shame the sponsors of Boko Haram and other terror groups because some of the colleagues and family members of the government officials are culpable. Ojukwu said this on Thursday when...

123 Companies, 96 Others Linked To Terrorism Financing –FG

ABUJA — The Federal Government has uncovered 123 companies, and 96 others linked to terrorism financing, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said. He stated this on Thursday at a press conference, saying that the suspected companies and individuals were uncovered by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit. He said, “To check terrorism financing in Nigeria, the Federal Government has deployed a plethora of tools, including the Money Laundering Act, 2004, the EFCC...

Okorocha Urges Buhari to Call EFCC to Order Over His Alleged N2.9bn Fraud

ABUJA — The former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to Order. The member of the ninth senate appealed to President Buhari to intervene by stopping the EFCC from constantly harassing and intimidating him over allegations of the N2.9 billion fraud case. Okorocha said this during a chat with State House correspondents after visiting the Presiden. The Senator explained that there has...

Senate Urges FG To Deploy Fighter Jets to Bandits Hideouts

ABUJA — The Senate on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to urgently deploy the fighter jets to flush out terrorists in their hideouts, noting that they are behind the kidnappings and killings of Nigerians. The call was made on Tuesday during plenary in resolutions reached following a point of order raised on the “Urgent need for the Federal Government to take drastic actions to bring to an end the act of banditry and kidnapping...

Boundary Insecurity: Governors of Ogun, Oyo, Meet in Abeokuta

ABEOKUTA — Governors of Ogun and Oyo states, Dapo Abiodun and Seyi Makinde respectively, on Wednesday, held a joint security meeting over the rising security threats of kidnappings, armed robbery, and other crimes in the two states. The two governors held the meeting at the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta, the state capital, and in attendance were top government functionaries from the two states, Commissioners of Police as well as top military personnel. There has been an...

Senate Confirms Six New INEC Commissioners, One REC

ABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of seven persons nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as national commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). They include Mohammed Haruna (Niger State), May Agbamuche-Mbu (Delta State), Ukeagu Nnamdi (Abia State), Retired Major General A. B. Alkali (Adamawa State), Professor Rhoda Gunus (Bayelsa State), Sam Olumekun (Ondo State), and Olaniyi Ijalaye (Ondo State). During Wednesday’s plenary, Senator Kabiru Gaya asked...

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