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Thursday, 09 August 2018 05:41

Vote-buying: INEC may change voting process

To forestall vote-buying in the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said that it is looking at the possibility of making the process of voting more secret.The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, said this in Abuja on Wednesday when some Civil Society Organisations led by popular artiste, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, visited the headquarters of the commission.Yakubu said there were reports of vote-buying in Anambra, Edo and the recently concluded governorship election in Ekiti State.The INEC boss said vote-buying was on the rise because the snatching of ballot boxes and other violent forms of rigging had…

Thursday, 09 August 2018 04:46

US to impose sanctions on Russia over nerve agent attack

The United States announced Wednesday it will impose new sanctions on Russia for illegally using a chemical weapon in an attempt to kill a former spy and his daughter in Britain earlier this year.The new sanctions, to be imposed later this month, come despite President Donald Trump's efforts to improve relations with Russia and its leader, Vladimir Putin, and his harsh criticism of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.The State Department said the U.S. this week made the determination that Russia had used the Novichok nerve agent to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, and that…

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 06:39

Osibanjo calls DSS siege on National Assembly unlawful and gross violation of constitutional order, sacks DSS, DG

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday swiftly acted against the siege on the National Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) by not only condemning the act as unlawful and a ‘gross violation of constitutional order’, but also directing the immediate removal of Lawal Daura, the Director General of the DSS under whose command the act took place. After announcing the sack of Daura, office of the Acting President followed it up with a press release in which it promised that all those who took part in the unlawful action would be identified and punished accordingly. The…

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 06:37

Seiyefa, acting DG DSS, meets Osinbajo

The most senior Director in the Department of State Service (DSS), Matthew Seiyefa, who assumed duties as the Acting Director General on Tuesday met with Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Seiyefa, from Bayelsa State arrived the Presidential Villa in an official SUV at 4pm, clutching a file and was received at the entrance by the ADC to the Acting President.Shortly after, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, also arrived, and walked briskly into Osinbajo’s office.Magu, however was seen rushing out at about 4:40pm.Seiyefa, who came out of the Acting President’s…

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 06:35

Sacked DSS DG, Daura, arrested and detained

Lawal Daura, the sacked Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), has been arrested.It is understood that Daura was arrested by a combined team of the Police and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for “breaching national security”.News of the arrest sparked wild jubilations at the DSS headquarters, SaharaReporters confirmed.Daura is currently being detained at the SARS headquarters.SR

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 06:33

UK Government speaks on SSS siege at National Assembly

The British High Commission has reacted to Tuesday’s development at the National Assembly, saying it would only accept a democratic process that recognises the rights of Nigerians to participate in election process.“We are aware of media reports of a situation at the National Assembly this morning. We are closely monitoring the situation and other political developments in Nigeria.“The United Kingdom supports a process whereby the people of Nigeria can exercise their democratic right to vote and be voted for. We favour a free, fair, credible and peaceful process and the independence of institutions, which allow for that,” Joe Abuku, a…

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 06:29

PDP, SDP, Ohaneze condemn NASS siege

Two Nigerian opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) in separate statements on Tuesday condemned the siege to the National Assembly by security officials.The Pan-Igbo socio-cultural association, Ohaneze Ndigbo, also decried the incident.The siege lasted several hours until Vice President Yemi Osinbajo announced the sack of the Director-General of the State Security Service, Lawal Daura, whose masked officials led the raid.Hailing Mr Osinbajo for sacking Mr Daura, the PDP, however, called on the National Assembly to deploy all legislative instruments against President Muhammadu Buhari to protect democracy in Nigeria.In a statement by its publicity secretary,…

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 06:21

Attack on NASS a coup against democracy, Nigeria under worst govt ever - Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has described yesterday’s invasion of the National Assembly by armed security men as a coup against democracy as well as Nigeria and its people, saying those with history of collapsing democracy in the country must not be allowed to truncate it now. The governor, who reacted to NASS invasion through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said Nigeria was obviously under the worst government ever in its history.Governor Fayose said events of late had proven the unprecedented desperation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s APC government, adding that “the sack of…

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 06:16

We must protect our democracy, Dankwambo

The Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, has urged Nigerians to be vigilant and take seriously the task of defending democracy in the country in the wake of the the blatant siege on the National Assembly yesterday by the operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS). In a statement personally signed by him, he asked the Acting President to not stop at effecting the sack of the DSS Director General, but to also ensure that all those behind the nefarious act are brought to justice. The release in full: The forceful take-over of the National Assembly Complex by…

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 05:54

Trump warns countries against doing business with Iran

President Donald Trump has warned that countries doing business with Iran will "NOT be doing business with the United States" as his administration reimposed sanctions on Iran Tuesday. In an early morning tweet, Trump described the measures as "the most biting sanctions ever" and warned they would "ratchet up to yet another level" in November, when US sanctions on Iranian oil will be reimposed. "I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing less!" Trump added.Trump's warning appeared to be aimed at the European Union, which is attempting to protect European businesses trading in Iran from facing US sanctions. US sanctions are…

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Tuesday, 07 August 2018 05:03

Saraki summons emergency meeting of National Assembly leaders

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has convened a meeting of the leaderships of the two chambers of the National Assembly.The meeting, expected to have in attendance principal officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, is scheduled to hold Tuesday afternoon.A source who confirmed the meeting said the meeting would touch on pressing national issues seeking the urgent attention of the National Assembly.The officials are expected to meet for one hour beginning at noon.The source added that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, will then meet with the lawmakers at 1 p.m.Issues expected…

Tuesday, 07 August 2018 04:50

Why Senate must reconvene - Lawan

The majority leader of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, says it has become necessary for the lawmakers to reconvene and pass a virement request from President Muhammadu Buhari to forestall a government shutdown.Mr Lawan stated this Monday while speaking with State House correspondents after meeting with acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa Abuja.Mr Lawan’s statement came a few hours before news emerged that Senate President Bukola Saraki has summoned an emergency meeting of the leadership of the two cambers of the National Assembly for Tuesday noon, ahead of a meeting with Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…

Tuesday, 07 August 2018 04:26

NYSC declares 3 day mourning for drowned corps members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has declared three days of mourning for the corps members who drowned at the Mayo-Selbe river near the Gashaka falls in Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba. Adenike Adeyemi, the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.Mrs Adeyemi said the nine corps members on Saturday August 4 involved in the accident left their places of primary assignment on a picnic at the site, adding that they got drowned due to the sudden increase in water volume and surge.She said seven bodies had so far been recovered…

Tuesday, 07 August 2018 04:04

Trump reimposes sanctions to levy economic pressure on Iran

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday reimposing many sanctions on Iran, three months after pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, saying the U.S. policy is to levy "maximum economic pressure" on the country.In a statement, Trump said the 2015 international accord to freeze Iran's nuclear program in return for lifting sanctions was a "horrible, one-sided deal" and said it left the Iranian government flush with cash to use to fuel conflict in the Middle East."We urge all nations to take such steps to make clear that the Iranian regime faces a choice: either change its threatening, destabilizing…

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