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Tuesday, 16 July 2019 04:37

Miyetti Allah to Buhari: Obasanjo doesn’t mean well for Nigeria, arrest him

Apex Fulani socio-cultural organisation in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has criticised Nobel laureate, Mr Wole Soyinka, for blaming herdsmen for the insecurity in the country, while calling for the arrest of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo had written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the prevalence of insecurity in the country, calling for a national dialogue where the Fulani and other ethnic groups can be open about their grievances that have led to the insecurity in the country. Similarly, Soyinka called for a national conference to address the killings in the country by suspected herdsmen. But National…

Monday, 15 July 2019 10:08

Obasanjo writes Buhari again, warns of implosion Nigeria may find difficult to recover from

PRESS RELEASE Dear President and General Buhari, OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT, GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned Nigerians and that means all right-thinking Nigerians and those resident in Nigeria. Since the issue is of momentous concern to all well-meaning and all right-thinking Nigerians, it must be of great concern to you, and collective thinking and dialoguing is the best way of finding an appropriate and adequate solution to the problem. The…

Monday, 15 July 2019 05:06

Buhari has failed, he’s overwhelmed already - Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Mr Wole Soyinka, has taken a swipe at the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the administration has failed Nigerians over its approach to the herders/farmers’ crisis and other security problems bedeviling the country. Soyinka said this on Sunday at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, while hosting 85 pupils drawn from all the six geopolitical zones of the country to mark his 85th birthday. Soyinka, born on July 13, 1934, clocked 85 years on Saturday. The playwright, who fielded questions from the pupils during an interactive session, was supported by his younger sister, Mrs Omofolabo Ajayi,…

Monday, 15 July 2019 05:05

Fasoranti: Bakare weeps, says Nigeria’s ‘cup full’

Serving Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Mr Tunde Bakare, became emotional on Sunday when he broke down in tears while lamenting the gruesome murder of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Afenifere leader, Mr Reuben Fasoranti. While delivering his Sunday sermon in his church in Lagos, Bakare wondered how Nigeria had found itself in a situation where life counted for nothing even to the leaders, adding that with the latest killing, Nigeria’s ‘cup is full.’ The fiery cleric specifically took a swipe at political and security leaders in the country, saying both had been playing politics with the lives of…

Monday, 15 July 2019 05:04

Osinbajo, Tinubu, others visit Afenifere leader over murder of daughter

Vice President, Mr Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday said the federal government was doing everything possible to improve the nation’s security architecture to ensure protection of lives and property. Osinbajo said this in Akure when he visited Mr Reuben Fasoranti, Afenifere’s leader, to sympathise with him over death of his daughter, Funke Olakunrin. “We are looking at the whole security architecture and trying to scale up and ensure that we are able to protect lives and properties of Nigerians. “Security in a big country like Nigeria, as you can imagine the challenge, is dynamic and we also have to be consistently…

Monday, 15 July 2019 04:59

Churches in US move to protect immigrants against Trump immigration sweeps

As a nationwide immigration crackdown loomed, religious leaders across the country used their pulpits Sunday to quell concerns in immigrant communities and spring into action to help those potentially threatened by the operation. A Chicago priest talked during his homily about the compassion of a border activist accused of harboring illegal immigrants, while another city church advertised a “deportation defense workshop.” Dozens of churches in Houston and Los Angeles offered sanctuary to anyone afraid of being arrested. In Miami, activists handed out fliers outside churches to help immigrants know their rights in case of an arrest. “We’re living in a…

Sunday, 14 July 2019 05:52

Buhari speaks on phone with Afenifere leader, Fasoranti, over daughter’s death

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari has been in phone contact with Afenifere leader, Mr Reuben Fasoranti, whose daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunri, was killed by an armed gang on Kajola-Ore road, Ondo State Friday. The President condoled with the grieving nonagenarian, wishing him the comfort of God, and fortitude to bear the great loss. He also assured that security agencies would spare no effort to apprehend the culprits, and bring them to justice. Fasoranti thanked the President for identifying with him and his family at their time of travail, praying that God will restore peace and amity to the country. Femi…

Sunday, 14 July 2019 05:50

Miyetti Allah condoles with Fasoranti over daughter’s death, attacks media

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Saturday extended its condolences to the family of Mr Reuben Fasoranti, a foremost Yoruba leader whose daughter was killed in an ambush on Friday afternoon. Mrs Funke Olakunrin was travelling to Lagos when gunmen ambushed her vehicle and other travellers near Ore, Ondo State, killing her on the spot and wounding her female aide. The attack has sparked nationwide anxiety, amidst claims that it was carried out by herdsmen who wanted to kidnap the 58-year-old. Police blamed the attack on kidnappers. Amidst a raging ethnically-charged commotion over the killing, Mr Baba…

Sunday, 14 July 2019 05:45

Massive crackdown on immigrant families in US starts today - Trump

A nationwide wave of arrests of immigrants facing deportation will commence over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, confirming that the plan, intended to discourage a surge of Central American migrants, was on track after a delay. The operation is expected to target hundreds of families in 10 cities that have recently been ordered deported by an immigration court but have not yet left the country. Trump revealed the operation on Twitter last month and then postponed it. It is unusual for the government to announce deportation operations ahead of time. “People are coming into this country…

Saturday, 13 July 2019 05:06

Buhari extends Prisons CG’s tenure

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved extension of tenure of Controller-General, Nigeria Prisons Service, Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, by one year with effect from July 21, 2019. This was contained in a statement by Director of Press & Public Relations in Ministry of Interior, Mr Mohammed Manga, yesterday. Ja’afaru’s tenure was to end on July 21, but was recommended for extension. The extension was granted due to “his track record of innovative reforms in Prisons Service and the need to consolidate and complete some of the on-going programmes, especially on human rights compliance, reformation and health care, agricultural and education programmes for…

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Saturday, 13 July 2019 05:01

Muslim parents petition DSS, NHRC over Hijab crisis in UI school

The crisis rocking International School, Ibadan (ISI) over the wearing of Hijab, has taken another dimension as parents of Muslim students in the school petitioned Director General of Department of State Services(DSS), and Executive Secretary of National Human Right Commission (NHRC), over alleged intimidation, molestation and harassment of female Muslim students in the school. It would be recalled that the use of hijab by female Muslim students had since November 2018 been generating lot of controversies which made parents of some Muslim students to jointly sued the school, its principal, University of Ibadan and Chairman of Board of Governors of…

Friday, 12 July 2019 05:12

Buhari contradicts Lawan, says ministerial list not ready

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday night pleaded with leadership of National Assembly to give him more time for him to compile list of ministerial nominees. Mr Buhari also told presiding and principal officers of the nation’s federal legislative arm of government that he was under pressure to nominate members of his cabinet. This is as Senate President, Mr Ahmad Lawan, denied that he said that the presidency promised to send the ministerial list to the Red Chamber this week. A source at the dinner hosted by the President for leadership of the National Assembly arranged by Senior Special Assistant to the…

Friday, 12 July 2019 05:10

1.2m Nigerians became ‘multi-dimensionally poor’ yearly in the last 10 yrs - UNDP

2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index has indicated that “multi dimensionally poor” Nigerians increased from 86 million to 98 million between 2007 and 2017. This is 12 million Nigerians, representing 1.2 million becoming extremely poor annually. The report released in New York on Thursday by United Nations Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, noted that the proportion of people who “are multi-dimensionally poor” had remained constant at just over 50 per cent over the past decade up to 2017. It explained that the global MPI highlighted inequalities at the global, regional, national, sub-national and even household level.…

Friday, 12 July 2019 05:08

Nigeria International Passport must be produced locally – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the production and personalisation of all Nigerian E-passports and related documentation shall be the sole responsibility of Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Company (NSPMC). Popularly known as The Mint, the company was established in 1963 with the objective of producing the nation’s currency notes and coins for Central Bank of Nigeria as well as security documents for Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government, banks and other blue-chip companies. With the new directive from the president, all existing memoranda of understanding and contracts on printing by other institutions/ companies will not be renewed. The Mint…

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