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Nigeria: News of Plans to Impeach Ambode Not True – Lagos Assembly

12Sep

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Nigeria: News of Plans to Impeach Ambode Not True – Lagos Assembly

Lagos State's House of Assembly has responded to the news of the impending impeachment of the sitting state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. The news was refuted by Musibau Razak, the Chief Press Secretary to the speaker. According to Razak, there was no rift between the Speaker and the Governor. He described the relationship between the two as smooth and solid”. He went on to say "The news of impeachment is political. A lot of information is being circulated here and there but there is no iota of truth in the report. "Claims to initiate impeachment proceedings against Governor Ambode are false as the relationship between the Governor and Speaker is smooth and solid." Despite this claim, the media is awash with the news of Ambode's fall out of favour with Bola Ahmen Tinubu, regarded...

Nigeria: APC Presents Buhari As Sole Presidential Candidate

12Sep

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Nigeria: APC Presents Buhari As Sole Presidential Candidate

The All Progressives Congress has officially presented President Buhari as its sole candidate for the Presidential elections of 2019. Making this known, Maimala Buni, the National Secretary of the party also added that other interested candidates could still pick up the form if they so desire. In his statement, he tried to explain how the President emerged the party's sole Presidential candidate. He said "Once the National executive Committee NEC of the party passes a vote of confidence on the President, that President stands accepted because the NEC is the highest organ of the party and it met to take the decision, where every interest was represented so the National Executive Committee of the APC has passed a vote of confidence on our President and that means every APC member has endo...

Opinion: Tinubu – What the Most Powerful Man in Babylon Must Know – Fredrick Nwabufo

12Sep

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Opinion: Tinubu – What the Most Powerful Man in Babylon Must Know – Fredrick Nwabufo

I have been thinking about Jagaban, Bola Ahmed Tinubu lately. I think he deserves an encomium for tipping into the expansive shoes of the sage, Obafemi Awolowo, by forging a united bunch out of disparate broomsticks. But honestly, I do not think he has the intellectual grit, ideological purpose and discipline of the late former premier of the western region. Jagaban has single-handed pulled the south-west under his suzerainty. This is no mean feat. No politician, in the present day Nigeria, has achieved this. As a matter of fact, no politician commands passionate followership or has the same clout as he does. That is why I say he deserves an encomium. In fact, he deserves some accolades. However, I think Jagaban also deserves a bit of cautioning. His empire has gained so much vastnes...

Biafra: No to the Proposed Sit-At-Home Order On September 14th by IPOB – Police

11Sep

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Biafra, Nigeria

Biafra: No to the Proposed Sit-At-Home Order On September 14th by IPOB – Police

Heads of various security agencies in Imo state, Monday said they have adequately garnered their officers to deal with the September 14 sit-at-home declaration by the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB. The decision was taken in a joint security meeting at the Imo Police headquarters, in Owerri, which lasted for about an hour. The security agencies include the Imo state commissioner of police, Dazuki Galadanchi, 34 Atillary Brigade Commander, Obinze, H. I Bature, Director of State Security Services, DSS. Others in the meeting, Controller Nigeria Customs, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Nigeria Air Force, Nigeria Navy, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Prison Service, NPS, among others. Speaking to newsmen, the state commission...

Biafra: Swiss Embassy Denies Nnamdi Kanu’s Family Visa to Honor UN’s Invitation

11Sep

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Biafra, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria

Biafra: Swiss Embassy Denies Nnamdi Kanu’s Family Visa to Honor UN’s Invitation

THE family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has condemned the Embassy of Switzerland in Abuja for allegedly denying travelling visa to members of the family invited by the United Nations to the 116th United Nations Human Rights Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances. According to Prince Emmanuel Kanu, Nnamdi Kanu’s younger brother, the family members were invited by UN as key witnesses of the alleged mass murder committed by the Nigerian security operatives when the family compound was invaded on September 14, 2017, during the Operation Python Dance ll conducted by the Nigerian Army. Emmanuel Kanu said apart from the family members, “key IPOB members who witnessed the genocide at Afaraukwu were also denied visas.” He accus...

Opinion: I Hope Okija Shrine Did Not Do Permanent Damage to Ngige? – Reno Omokri

10Sep

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Opinion: I Hope Okija Shrine Did Not Do Permanent Damage to Ngige? – Reno Omokri

"I hope Okija shrine did not do permanent damage to Chris Ngige’s psyche!" This is a questioned asked by Reno Omokri, former aid to Former President Goodluck Jonathan in response a statement made by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige. Ngige had earlier said "Nigerians should be clapping for us on daily basis, and after thanking God, they should thank us. Yes, because God has used Buhari and some of us to make Nigeria work." See also: Nigeria: God Has Used Buhari and Some of Us to Make Nigeria Work – Ngige Responding to this statement, Omokri took to his Twitter page to make the following statement: "Ngige wants us to clap for Buhari. Do we clap for: Being the world HQ for extreme poverty? For our foreign debt doubling in 3 years? For moving 12 plac...

Nigeria: Abuja Bound Train Crushes 52 Cows in Kaduna

10Sep

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Nigeria: Abuja Bound Train Crushes 52 Cows in Kaduna

The Kaduna state commissioner of police sunday confirmed that 52 cows were crushed to death by an kaduna-Abuja bound train. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna, police Commissioner Ahmad Abdurahaman said the incidence happened in Kasarami in Kagarko local government of the state. According to him, the command received a distress call of the accident and he personally led principal staff of the Command to the spot. “When we got to the spot we found out that contrary to earlier calls of insurgents attack, what actually happened was an accident involving cows. The Fulani Herdsmen who passed the night at kasarami asked if they could cross over with their cattle and were misinformed that there was no rail services on Sunday. “It was when they were half way that a fast moving tra...

Boko Haram: Troops Raid Terrorist Camp, Kill 14 Terrorist, Free 21 Captives

7Sep

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Boko Haram: Troops Raid Terrorist Camp, Kill 14 Terrorist, Free 21 Captives

Following the hijack of a bus with about 20 passengers on Wednesday, the troops of 192 Battalion of 26 Task Force Brigade of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, working with the Civilian Joint Task Force on Thursday raided a Boko Haram camp suspected to be the base of the attackers. During the attack, about 14 terrorists were killed and about 21 captives rescued. The 21 persons rescued included 4 men, 6 women and 11 children. Confirming the raid, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, Director Army Public Relations said "he troops attained the feat on Thursday 6th September 2018 during an early hours clearance operation to Amdaga Madachi village in Gwoza Local Governmnent Area in Borno State suspected to habour the terrorists. "The troops engaged and subdued the terrorists following a superior fire p...

Nigeria: Police Dismisses 3 Officers for Illegal Raid on Chief Clark’s Residence

6Sep

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Nigeria: Police Dismisses 3 Officers for Illegal Raid on Chief Clark’s Residence

PRESS RELEASE DISMISSAL FROM SERVICE OF THREE (3) OF THE POLICE PERSONNEL AND INTERDICTION OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE INVOLVED IN THE UNAUTHORIZED, ILLEGAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT IN THE SEARCH OF ELDER STATESMAN, CHIEF EDWIN CLARK’S RESIDENCE IN ASOKORO, ABUJA ON THE 4th OF SEPTEMBER, 2018. The Inspector General of Police has approved the dismissal from the service of the Nigeria Police Force, three (3) Inspectors namely: (i) AP/No. 18858 Inspr Godwin Musa (ii) AP/No. 225812 Inspr Sada Abubakar and (iii) AP/No. 225828 Inspr Yabo Paul, and the immediate interdiction of AP. No 158460 ASP David Dominic who were involved in the unauthorized, illegal and unprofessional misconduct in the search of the residence of Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark in Asokoro, Abuja...

Nigeria: Nigeria’s former ICT Minister, Omobola Johnson Joins World Wide Web Foundation board

6Sep

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Africa, News, Nigeria

Nigeria: Nigeria’s former ICT Minister, Omobola Johnson Joins World Wide Web Foundation board

After a 3-year tenure as an Honorary Chairperson of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) where she provided guidance and advocacy to help drive down internet costs, Dr. Omobola Johnson is joining the Web Wide Web Foundation as a board member. The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) — a global coalition, led by the Web Foundation, working to make broadband affordable for all. While the World Wide Web Foundation was founded in 2009 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee to ‘advance the open web as a public good and a basic right.’ A part of an official statement by the A4AI reads: “As the second Honorary Chair of A4AI — a role she assumed on September 1, 2015 — Omobola has provided invaluable policy guidance and has led high-level advocacy efforts to drive down the cost of internet. In t...