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Buhari fires NAPTIP DG, Mohammed 4 months after his appointment, replaces him with Waziri-Azi
The Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Senator Basheer Mohammed has been sacked after four months in office. He has been replaced by Hajia Fatima Waziri-Azi. His abrupt sack was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. Garba explained that the sack of the four months old NAPTIP DG followed the recommendation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq. He quoted Hajiya Sadiya as saying that the recommendation of Fatima Waziri-Azi was based…
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Do your worst, anti-open grazing law stays – Akeredolu blasts Miyetti Allah
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has blasted the Miyetti Allah Kataul Hore over plans to move against the anti-open grazing law in the state and other southern states. Akeredolu who recently signed the bill into law vowed that nothing would make him and other governors rescind their decision. The governor stated this on Wednesday in a statement issued by his aide on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr Doyin Odebowale. Recall that the group had through its secretary, Saleh Alhassan stated the anti-open grazing laws would affect the relative peace and stability currently enjoyed in communities. Akeredolu said the move…
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Don’t welcome President Buhari on Thursday – Reno Omokri tells Imo state residents
Reno Omokri has called on Imo indigenes not to welcome President Buhari to the state on Thursday. The President is expected to visit the SouthEastern state on Thursday September 9, to commission some projects. Reno in a tweet shared said any Igbo who turns up to welcome Buhari to Imo State should be marked and made a ”political pariah forever in the state.” In his words; ”Any Igbo that turns up to welcome Buhari to Imo on Thursday should be marked. Buhari wont be in power forever. Don’t hurt or use violence on such a person. But make him a…
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VAT: I will take over FIRS Offices in Rivers if the agency continues to bully the state –Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to “take over” all offices of the Federal Inland Revenue Service in the Rivers state if the government agency continues with its “bullying”. The governor spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt, the state capital, while addressing business owners in the state. He told the oil firms, construction companies and other business owners operating in the state to start remitting their Value Added Tax to the state government beginning this September. Wike lamented about the injustice in the country saying Rivers generated N15bn in June 2021 but got N4.7bn while “Kano produced…
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We have been compromising economic progress to fight insecurity – Pantami
Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has said his ministry has been prioritizing security over economic progress. Pantami during the launch of the NCC’s strategic vision plan (SVP) on Tuesday, September 7, in Abuja spoke on his ministry’s contribution to the fight against Insecurity. According to him, security takes precedence over economic benefits. “We have even been compromising the economic progress of our sector because of our aim in supporting security institutions, he said. “At any point in time in the telecommunication sector, our position is ‘security takes precedence over economic benefits’. Security is our priority followed by…
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IPOB should speak to Buhari in language he understands during Imo visit – Adeyanju
Human Rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has asked the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to speak to President Muhammadu Buhari in a language he understands prior to his visit to Imo state on Thursday. Adeyanju said IPOB’s proposed sit-at-home order would send a very loud message to Buhari when he visits Imo State tomorrow. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, the rights activist warned that residents of Imo State may be killed if they troop out to welcome the president; hence the need to stay indoors. In his words; “IPOB should speak to Buhari in the language he understands tomorrow…
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Gumi asks Fulanis to get voters card
Controversial Islamic cleric, Dr. Ahmad Gumi has called on Fulani ethnic group to ensure they obtain their voter cards ahead of the 2023 general elections in the country. He said it became necessary to do so they can elect leaders who would provide good governance and protect their interest. The Islamic cleric said this while presenting animals and foodstuffs to the families of Fulani that were affected by insecurity and the COVID-19 pandemic, organized by a pastoral group under the aegis of Bilital Marroobe Pastoralists Association of Nigeria (BILMPAN) in Kaduna. Gumi in his statement also cautioned herdsmen, particularly those…
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No doctor or health worker is being owed salary. Govt pays when due – Chris Ngige says
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has denied reports that some doctors are being owed their salaries. Ngige disclosed this at the meeting of the presidential committee on salaries, with the leadership of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) in Abuja on Tuesday, September 7. He noted that the government pays as at when due. The Minister said the clarification became necessary to address the position of the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), who are currently on strike over alleged salary irregularities. He said; “NARD goes about telling Nigerians that government is owing them…
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55% of Buhari’s appointments have gone to southern Nigeria – President Buhari’s aide, Ajuri Ngelale
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Ajuri Ngelale has alleged that 55% of Buhari’s appointments have gone to southern Nigeria. Ngelale made this known during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ on Tuesday September 7. He said people have tried as much as possible to paint Buhari with an ethnic brush and have also tried to create an ethnic blackmail on developmental projects because he is from the North. He said; “Some of this has to do with the fact that you have a president that comes from the north, who people have tried as much…
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Insecurity: Masari has Vindicated Nnamdi Kanu, Ortom who have said Fulani are bandits – Adeyanju
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has reacted to a recent statement by Governor Bello Masari on majority of bandits being Fulanis who speak the same language, profess the same religious belief as himself. Adeyanju reacting in a tweet said Masari’s comment has vindicated Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State that Fulanis are behind the insecurity in Nigeria. In his words; “Masari has vindicated Ortom, Nnamdi Kanu and others who have consistently said Fulanis are the ones behind the insecurity and killings in Nigeria. For emphasis, Masari categorically said Fulanis…
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2023: Jonathan will lose his integrity if he defects to APC – Ex-PDP Chairman, Nwodo
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Okwesilieze Nwodo, has warned ex-President Goodluck Jonathan against defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Nwodo opined that the former President will lose his integrity if he defects to the APC and takes up their presidential ticket for 2023. Speaking on Arise News’ The Morning Show, the former Enugu governor said joining the APC will spell doom for Jonathan, considering his achievements and good records in politics. According to Nwodo: “My advice to Jonathan is that no matter how much he is being wooed to…
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Buhari not welcome in Imo – IPOB orders sit-at-home over president’s planned visit
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is not welcomed to the Southeast following his planned trip to Imo state on Thursday. This was according to a statement by IPOB Director of Socials, Chika Edoziem, who ordered a sit-at-home in protest to the president’s visit According to Edoziem: “Nigeria’s president is not welcome in Imo State, Biafra Land on Thursday, September 9, 2021. “All the traditional rulers, all ndi iche and every Biafran should stay away from any ceremony organised by Hope Uzodimma to welcome him.” Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State had disclosed Buhari’s…
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