Wednesday, November 20

Tag: Politics

Nigeria: UK Report Indicts Buhari on Killings of Thousands of Christians
12Jul By admin2 Comments
Fulani Herdsmen, Human Rights, News, Nigeria, Religion

Nigeria: UK Report Indicts Buhari on Killings of Thousands of Christians

The global independent report on the persecution of Christians authored by the Rt. Rev. Philip Mounstephen Bishop of Truro in the United Kingdom was recently concluded and submitted to the Government of the United Kingdom. The report was concluded on July 4, 2019. In its examination of the killings in Nigeria, IT focused on the killings from Fulani herdsmen along the middle belt regions of the country. It cited the unwarranted killings of unarmed Christians by Fulani herdsmen who are often armed with sophisticated weapons. It observed that the security structure in Nigeria appears reluctant to go after the attackers. The military is more tuned to go after the victims – the report claims. The report cites that Christians are clearly suffering persecution. The report claims the Buhari ...
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Put Anti-corruption Commitments into Practice – Transparency International Urges African Govts
12Jul By Debo OmilaniNo Comments
Corruption, News, Nigeria

Put Anti-corruption Commitments into Practice – Transparency International Urges African Govts

Transparency International has urged government of Africa counties to put anti-corruption commitments into practice through investigation , prosecution and sanction of all reported cases of corruption in both the public and the private sectors with no exception. This contained in a report released by Transparency International Secretariat. Saying one in four people in Africa pay bribes to access services and the act disproportionately affects the poor and young. The report titled 'The tenth edition of Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Africa, released on African Anti-Corruption Day by Transparency International in partnership with Afrobarometer, revealed that more than half of all citizens surveyed in 35 African countries think corruption is getting worse in their country. Accor...
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Sanwo-Olu Orders Investigation into Lagos Poly Crisis, Vows to Deal with Troublemakers
12Jul By Debo OmilaniNo Comments
Crime, Education, Justice, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Sanwo-Olu Orders Investigation into Lagos Poly Crisis, Vows to Deal with Troublemakers

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, constituted a visitation Panel with a task to investigate all contentious issues that are setting the staff union against the management of Lagos State Polytechnic. Saying any member of the school breaching the peace in the school would be dealt with accounting to the law. He disclosed this in a statement signed by Gboyega Akosile, Deputy Chief Press Secretary. Sanwo-Olu ordered members of staff earlier disengaged by the management to forward their letters of appeal to the school’s Governing Council within seven (7) days for a review of the process of their disengagement, but with a condition that the appeal letters get endorsed by the Head of Service to ensure transparency in the review process. He expressed concern over the effects of ...
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Breaking News: Shi’ites Stage Peaceful Protest In Lagos
11Jul By adminNo Comments
Breaking News, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria, Religion

Breaking News: Shi’ites Stage Peaceful Protest In Lagos

The Shi'ite movement headed by the incarcerated Ibrahim Yaqoub El Zakzaky are currently staging a peaceful protest in Lagos following the more volatile protest in Abuja that resulted in the deaths of at least two individuals. The protest is again to call the Nigerian government to obey the several court orders that have asked that El Zakzaky to be released for treatment. While speaking during the protest, one of the spokespersons pointed out that El Zakzaky has about 21 million following and that if their leader dies in prison, it will spell doom for Nigeria as these 21 million followers are ready and willing to die for him. We shall update you with fresh information should any emerge. https://www.facebook.com/ReportYourself/videos/433626960560810/
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Nigeria: INEC Internal Memo Shows that Voter Accreditation was Uploaded to Server
11Jul By admin1 Comment
News, Nigeria

Nigeria: INEC Internal Memo Shows that Voter Accreditation was Uploaded to Server

An internal circular of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has indicated that the commission transmitted voter information from smart card readers to a central server during the 2019 presidential elections. The document, which was first posted on social media by Reno Omokri, an opposition PDP operative, on Wednesday afternoon, carried a directive from national secretary of INEC, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, to other senior officials of the commission on challenges recorded in transmitting voter accreditation data to a server. “The commissioner has observed, with deep concerns, the number of smart card readers (SCRs) that do not have data of accredited voters in the just concluded presidential/NASS elections nationwide,” Ms Oriaran-Anthony said in the March 25 letter to all...
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Nigeria: Buhari, Southern Governors Given 30-Day Ultimatum on RUGA by Northern Youths
4Jul By admin2 Comments
Agriculture, Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria

Nigeria: Buhari, Southern Governors Given 30-Day Ultimatum on RUGA by Northern Youths

Following the decision taken by President Buhari to suspend RUGA implementation, a group known as the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has given the President and Southern Governors 30 days to do an about face on the suspension, accept and implement the plan. Giving the ultimatum, the group said the conspiracy to weaken the North had been perpetrated with the active connivance of some leaders from the region, accommodated by the cowardice of those that present themselves as northern political leaders today and feed on the negligence and insincerity of the federal authorities. “Throughout the last four years, the administration of President Buhari had twisted and wobbled deceitfully around the visibly stewing security situation in Northern Nigeria, especially the herders and farmers...
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Nigeria: Buhari Finally Sacks Yusuf, Replaces Him with Sambo as NHIS boss
2Jul By adminNo Comments
Corruption, News, Nigeria

Nigeria: Buhari Finally Sacks Yusuf, Replaces Him with Sambo as NHIS boss

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Mohammed Nasir Sambo to replace Usman Yusuf as the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). A statement from the federal Ministry of Health on Monday night said the president approved the termination of appointment of the current executive secretary, Prof. Usman Yusuf who has been on administrative leave. This followed recommendations by an independent fact-finding panel on NHIS, the statement said. The statement said the president also approved the dissolution of the governing board of NHIS and directed the permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Health to exercise full powers of the council pending the constitution of a new board.
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Opinion Buhari’s Ruga Insult By Lasisi Olagunju
2Jul By adminNo Comments
Agriculture, Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria

Opinion Buhari’s Ruga Insult By Lasisi Olagunju

On October 18, 1990, the United States, in a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), predicted the end of a country which was behaving almost as Nigeria is behaving now. It said, “Yugoslavia will cease to function as a federal state within a year, and will probably dissolve within two. Economic reform will not stave off the breakup. A full-scale inter-republic war is unlikely, but serious intercommunal conflict will accompany the breakup and will continue afterward. The violence will be intractable and bitter. There is little the United States and its European allies can do to preserve Yugoslav unity.” That country called Yugoslavia ceased to exist in 1992 –within exactly two years as predicted by the US. I wonder what the authors of that report are writing about Nigeria this moment. Ana...
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Opinion: Let’s Talk RUGA aka Fulani Cattle Colonies by Nnamdi Elekwachi
28Jun By admin4 Comments
Crime, Fulani Herdsmen, Human Rights, Mali, News, Nigeria, Religion, Security, Terrorism

Opinion: Let’s Talk RUGA aka Fulani Cattle Colonies by Nnamdi Elekwachi

The Buhari Administration has commenced construction of Cattle Colonies, rebranded “RUGA” in 36 States of Nigeria. The project has started in Kotongora, Niger State on a 31,000-hectare piece of land.  The project will be initially replicated in 12 States with six (6) of such colonies to be constructed in each State. What is RUGA aka Cattle Colony? RUGA or Cattle Colony is a SETTLEMENT for Fulani Herdsmen, their families  and cattle/livestock. It will contain ranches, grass or feed farms, abattoirs, dairy, meat and skin/leather processing plants, housing, religious houses, schools, roads, power and water supplies and the complete range of infrastructure required to support and sustain an ultra-modern local government area . Okay, lets talk now FACTS FIRST. 1. Taking a cue fro...
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Nigeria: Kachikwu Out, Dr Thomas John In As Chairman NNPC Board
28Jun By adminNo Comments
Economy, News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Nigeria: Kachikwu Out, Dr Thomas John In As Chairman NNPC Board

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Thomas John as the acting alternate chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, bringing to an end the tenure of the former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu. NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Maikanti Baru, who announced this in Abuja, stated that the new board chairman would hold the position until the appointment of a new Minister or Minister of State for Petroleum Resources by the President. Baru also said the new chairman’s appointment was with immediate effect. The GMD said, “Dr John, a former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, is before the appointment, a member of the NNPC Governing Board.” Baru added, “He (John) will hold the position of the Acting Alternate Chairma...
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