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Monday, 26 February 2018 04:16

How military caused kidnap of Dapchi schoolgirls – Yobe Gov

Governor of Yobe State, Mr Ibrahim Gaidam, has blamed the Nigeria military for the attack on Dapchi town and the abduction of schoolgirls from the community by Boko Haram. Gaidam said the attack came barely a week after the military withdrew troops from the town.He said if the soldiers had been on ground, the attack on the town and subsequent abduction of schoolgirls would not have been possible. Gaidam said this when he hosted Borno State Governor, Mr Kashim Shettima, who was in Damaturu on a sympathy visit. “I blame the whole attack on Dapchi on the military and the…

Sunday, 25 February 2018 04:11

Police give gun owners ultimatum to verify, re-validate licences

Lagos State Police Command has given a two-week ultimatum to individuals with ‘pump action firearm’ and other guns to submit their arms licences for verification and re-validation. Spokesman for the command, Mr Chike Oti, said the exercise became necessary in view of security challenges in the country. “Those issued with licence to bear ‘pump action firearm’ or other repeating firearm operated by a slide action mechanism, by Lagos State Police Command Firearms Registry(D7), are to submit their weapons and licences to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the closest police station for verification, confirmation and revalidation,” he said. “The move…

Saturday, 24 February 2018 04:25

Dapchi girls kidnap getting necessary attention - Buhari

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari has assured families of students reportedly abducted from the Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, that no effort will be spared to bring succour to them. According to the President, “When I received the devastating news of the attack on the school and the fact that local authorities could not account for all the students, I immediately dispatched a high-level delegation on a fact-finding visit to the town. I also instructed security agencies to deploy in full and not spare any effort to ensure that all the girls are returned safely, and the attackers…

Saturday, 24 February 2018 04:18

Kaduna APC crisis: Buhari calls El-Rufai ‘bulldozer driver’

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday humorously called Kaduna State Governor, Mr Nasir El-Rufai, a ‘bulldozer driver’. The unusual greeting occurred two days after the state’s controversial demolition of a building used by a faction of governing All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State. The building, located at 11b Sambo Road, was demolished on Tuesday morning. While greeting El-Rufai shortly before Council of States meeting on Thursday, Mr Buhari referred to him as ‘Mai tuka bulldozer,’ the Hausa term for ‘Bulldozer driver’. The video of the greeting was shot by an online TV, Oak TV.The mention of the new name was followed…

Saturday, 24 February 2018 04:16

Presidency blasts Transparency International over corruption report

A few days after Transparency International released a report showing that the perception of corruption has worsened under President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidency has criticised the global watchdog. In a statement by presidential spokesperson, Mr Garba Shehu, the presidency said TI was publishing fiction. “Anybody who knows where Nigeria was coming from would not believe that corruption is worse under the Buhari administration,” Shehu said. Here is the full statement:The presidency notes that while it welcomes constructive criticisms from the anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI) the organisation has a responsibility to reflect the larger picture of the concrete and verifiable…

Saturday, 24 February 2018 04:12

Mob sets two trucks ablaze as vehicle crushes three to death

A motorcyclist and two male school children were crushed to death along Oru-Ago Iwoye Road on Friday by a truck transporting granite. The motorcyclist was conveying the pupils to school on his bike at about 7.30 am when the accident occurred. Another female pupil, also being conveyed to school on the same motorcycle, sustained injuries in the accident. Ogun State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Clement Oladele, said the accident occurred on the bridge at Oru. He said the driver of the truck was speeding and driving dangerously and crushed the cyclist and the children in the process.…

Saturday, 24 February 2018 04:09

Catholic Bishops criticise gender equality bill, condemn distribution of condoms in schools

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has criticised the “Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill” saying some of its content could “provide an avenue for the legalisation of many anti-human life and anti-family activities.” The clerics, in a communique at the end of their conference, also condemned the distribution of condoms and other contraceptive pills in schools. “Whereas we acknowledge some legitimate rights due to women and the need to promote them, we, nevertheless, condemn the provisions of the “Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill,” which could provide an avenue for the legalisation of many anti-human life and anti-family activities. We therefore…

Friday, 23 February 2018 04:12

Shagari, Jonathan, IBB absent at Council of State meeting

Former Military Head of State, Mr Ibrahim Babangida, former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan, Shehu Shagari and Mr Ernest Shonekan were conspicuously absent in Thursday’s Council of States meeting at Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is as Senate President, Mr Bukola Saraki was hailed on arrival by Sokoto State governor, Mr Aminu Tambuwal as he sauntered into the venue of the meeting. As at the time the meeting started few minutes after 11am before journalists left the venue, only three former Presidents, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr Yakubu Gowon, and Mr Abdulsalami Abubakar were at the venue alongside President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo arrived after…

Friday, 23 February 2018 04:11

Yobe governor visits Dapchi, says no girl rescued

Mr Ibrahim Gaidam, governor of Yobe state, says none of the students of Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, in captivity of suspected Boko Haram insurgents, has been rescued. The insurgents raided the school on Monday and abducted some of the students. The government had initially said it was not sure if any student was kidnapped but Gaidam confirmed the abduction on Wednesday night. However, he said the army had been able to secure the release some of the girls, even though he did not go into details. “The Yobe state government hereby informs the public that some…

Friday, 23 February 2018 04:09

Dapchi kidnap: We’re not sure of true situation of missing schoolgirls - FG

Minister of Information, Mr Lai Mohammed, on Thursday said the federal government would need more time to assess the situation around the community where some schoolgirls were kidnapped in Yobe State on Monday. “On the issue of the number of missing girls, we cannot give what we are not sure of, until we hear from their parents, we cannot say this is the number,” Mohammed told reporters shortly after he arrived at Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Thursday afternoon. “Give us a few more time please”. Scores of girls are reported missing following a Boko Haram attack on…

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Friday, 23 February 2018 04:06

Amnesty International accuses Buhari’s govt of unlawful killings

Amnesty International has accused the Federal Government of unlawful killings, torture and detention in the last 12 months. Enumerating a litany of mishaps it encapsulated in 15 human rights issues in Nigeria, the London-based non-governmental organisation, in its 2017/2018 annual report also lamented that inter-communal violence linked to lingering clashes between herdsmen and farming communities resulted in more than 549 deaths and displacement of thousands in 12 states. It reported that “Boko Haram carried out at least 65 attacks, causing 411 civilian deaths, and abducted at least 73 people. Sixteen women, including 10 policewomen, were abducted in June when Boko…

Friday, 23 February 2018 04:02

Billy Graham to lie in honour at U.S. Capitol - House speaker

The body of evangelist Billy Graham will lie in honour under the U.S. Capitol rotunda next week as Congress pays tribute to a clergyman who counselled presidents and preached the Gospel to millions worldwide, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday. Graham, who died at his home near Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday at age 99, will arrive at the white-domed Capitol on Feb. 28 and lie in honour there until the following day, Ryan said in a statement. "Members of the public and Capitol Hill community are invited to pay their respects to the late reverend while he lies…

Friday, 23 February 2018 03:57

Ajimobi appoints ex-Unilag VC Chairman, Governing Council, Technical University

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has appointed a former Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Mr Oye Ibidapo-obe, as pioneer Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of Technical University, Ibadan. The appointment was announced on Thursday in a statement by Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli, in Ibadan, the state capital. Also appointed as council members are Chairman, First Bank Nigeria Plc (FBN), Mrs. Ibukun-Oluwa Awosika; a professor of Agriculture Engineering at the University of Ibadan (UI), Mr Abimbola Sangodoyin; and Executive Vice Chairman, Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy, Mr Tunji…

Thursday, 22 February 2018 04:52

Buhari meets Obasanjo, Jonathan, others over insecurity today

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to preside over a meeting of Council of State on Thursday at Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is the third time Mr Buhari will be hosting the meeting of the council that has all living former Presidents and Heads of Government as members since he assumed office in 2015. Those expected at the meeting scheduled for the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa include former President Shehu Shagari, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former President Goodluck Jonathan. Others expected to be in attendance include former military Heads of State, Mr Yakubu Gowon, Mr Ibrahim Babangida, Mr…

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