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Tuesday, 27 December 2016 02:45

Presidency: Why Buhari is silent over killings in Southern Kaduna

Buffeted by searing criticism of his cold silence over the serial killings in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State, the presidency said monday that President Muhammadu Buhari had been mute because the state Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, had been on top of the situation. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, spoke on a Channels Television’s programme: Sunrise Daily saying that it was needless for the president to speak on the bloodletting in the restive part of the North-western state since the governor assured that he was in full control of the violent crisis and had…

Tuesday, 27 December 2016 02:43

My predecessors left with 22 police vehicles – Ex-IGP Arase

Immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has advised his successor, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to avoid engaging in acts that could bring any past occupant of that office to public ridicule. In a letter dated December 1, 2016, which he wrote to Idris, Arase pointed out that it was for this reason that while he was in office, he ensured that Force Order 295 was put in place to protect ex-IGs from being demeaned. Arase, who retired as police IG in June, said it was in the spirit of this order that he desisted from ridiculing the last two…

Tuesday, 27 December 2016 02:42

Ministry budgets N1.7bn for foreign trips

International trips of officials at the Foreign Affairs Ministry will gulp N1.7 billion in the 2017 fiscal year, the budget proposal shows. The budget details indicate that out of the N13.2 billion allocated to the main foreign ministry, a total of N1.7 billion was budgeted for international travels. Local trips will cost N19.5 million. Out of the N13.2 billion, the budget proposals show that the foreign ministry headquarters is to expend N6.3 billion on capital expenditures while recurrent will gulp N6.9 billion. Aside foreign missions, the ministry has a total of five agencies; Technical Aids Corps, Foreign Service Academy, Institute…

Tuesday, 27 December 2016 02:40

Sambisa forest to become military base - Army chief

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday said Sambisa forest would serve as training ground for personnel of the Nigerian Army as from 2017. Buratai said this in Damasak, Borno, while celebrating Christmas with troops of 145 Battalion after the road leading to the town was reopened by Gov. Kashim Shettima, three years after closure. He said troops were already conducting a mop up operation in the forest after the last strong hold of the Boko Haram terrorists was captured. “We are also opening up roads to Sambisa and Alagarno forest. Sambisa forest is going to be one…

Tuesday, 27 December 2016 02:38

Army ends Operation Python Dance in South-East

Operation Python Dance inaugurated by the Nigerian Army in the South East geo-political zone to curb crime in the area during the yuletide will end on Dec. 27. Deputy Director, Public Relations, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Col. Sagir Musa, made the disclosure in a telephone interview on Monday. The operation was launched to span from Nov. 27 to Dec. 27. “The Exercise will end on Dec. 27, as earlier indicated. “However, troops will still be massively around in the whole of South-East to continue with patrols, road blocks and check points. “Nigeria’s South-East has not recorded incidence of…

Tuesday, 27 December 2016 02:37

FG not sincere on dialogue with Niger Delta – Avengers

The Federal Government has been accused of insincerity on moves geared towards resolving the perennial crisis of militancy in the Niger Delta. The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), one of the militant groups agitating for resource autonomy for the people of the oil-rich region, made the accusation yesterday while reacting to Buhari’s latest pronouncement on the proposed dialogue between the Federal Government and leaders of the Niger Delta. Buhari had, at the weekend, told some visitors to the State House that his administration will persuade the leaders of the Niger Delta “that they should please sit down with us and agree…

Monday, 26 December 2016 16:33

Hold El-rufai responsible for the Killings in Goska Village, Jema'a LG - SOKAPU

Once again the Southern Kaduna Peoples' Union (SOKAPU) has had to painfully send out condolences to the murdered people of Goska village in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Ironically, on a day that our people ought to be joyously celebrating the Christmas festivities, was the day they were reduced to burying their loved ones, treating the wounded in hospitals and coping with a fresh batch of internally displaced people of Goska village whose houses were burnt down. Burnt and killed on 24th December 2016, while happily engrossed in preparing for the Christmas celebration, secured in their knowledge that…

Monday, 26 December 2016 16:31

Pursue fleeing Boko Haram terrorists, Buratai urges troops

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has charged troops in the North East to pursue the fleeing Boko Haram terrorists and intercept them. Buratai gave the charge in a remark shortly before Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno cut the tape to re-open two major roads in the state that were closed since 2013 at the height of the activities of the insurgents. The roads are Maiduguri-Gubio-Damasak and Maiduguri-Monguno-Baga. “You must maintain the momentum of the operation. We must pursue the terrorists wherever they are. We must not allow them to regroup,” the army chief said. According to Buratai, one…

Monday, 26 December 2016 16:30

Two killed as female suicide bombers attack Maiduguri cattle market

Two female suicide bombers on Monday caused heavy explosion outside the gate of Maiduguri cattle market leading to the death of one of them. The second was lynched and eventually died, witnesses and an official said. The deafening explosion thundered across Maiduguri causing panic among residents. The blast was heard at about 8.40 a.m. when two young girls, in their teens, tried to invade the usually crowded cattle market. The Borno police spokesperson, Victor Isuku, confirmed the incident via a WhatsApp message. “At about 0840hrs today, explosion by two female suicide bombers occurred at kasuwa shanu market Maiduguri. “One of…

Monday, 26 December 2016 16:29

Nigeria’s oil reserve now 37 billion barrels – NNPC

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said on Sunday that the West Africa country’s crude reserve was now 37 billion barrels. The firm also vowed to continue to find sustainable solution to the challenge posed by insurgency in the oil producing Niger Delta region. NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu, said these in a statement issued in Abuja. “The Corporation has created security management platforms that would enable it identify and evaluate risks, develop and superintend implementation of investigations. “The platform will also aggregate and deploy necessary resources to guarantee peaceful business environment in the region,” Mr.…

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Monday, 26 December 2016 02:45

God will give Buhari solution to Nigeria’s problem in 2017 – Pastor Kumuyi

General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, on Sunday said that in 2017, God would grant President Muhammad Buhari the solution to the numerous challenges facing the country. Kumuyi gave the assurance while speaking with journalists when he played host to the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, who led some members of the Assembly on courtesy visit to the church’s December Convention. The cleric said, “We talk of the hours of recession, difficulty, distress and all that, but God is granting us His promises. We are not going to carry over…

Monday, 26 December 2016 02:44

Real reason Buhari failed to attend South East economic summit

Contrary to claims by the Presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari failed to attend Thursday’s South East economic summit because of security reports indicating the likelihood of violence by Biafra agitators. President Buhari was expected to be the special guest of honour at the regional summit which held in Enugu state. The event was put together by some prominent citizens from the region, including former Commonwealth Secretary General, Mr Emeka Anyaoku. Buhari neither attended the event nor sent a representative. There were speculations that the absence of the president was due to a threat issued by the separatist Biafra group. The Indigenous…

Monday, 26 December 2016 02:43

Two die as police building collapses in Lagos

Two people were killed when part of a two-storey building in a police training college collapsed in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Sunday, the police and the emergency agency said. The collapse happened at about 04:00 a.m. (0300 GMT) in the densely populated Ikeja district of the city, an official from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said. "Two people lost their lives. Nobody is inside the rubble," said Dolapo Badmus, a spokesman for Lagos state police. Both he and the NEMA official said the search for other people was over. Building collapses are frequent in Africa's most populous nation…

Monday, 26 December 2016 02:41

El-Rufai confirms fresh attacks in Southern Kaduna despite curfew

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has confirmed the attacks on Saturday and Sunday in Goska, Kaninkon chiefdom of Jema’a Local Government Area of the state, describing them as the handiwork of forces of darkness. The attacks in Goska occurred in spite of a 24-hour curfew the state government imposed on Jema’a and two other local governments in Kaduna. The other local governments are Zangon-Kataf and Kaura. President Muhammadu Buhari had also endorsed the curfew after a closed door meeting with Mr. El-Rufai. The curfew was put in place to prevent violent attacks like the one that occurred in Goska. It…

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