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We won’t allow criminals destroy our education system – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration would do everything possible to defend the nation’s education system against bandits, kidnappers and terrorists trying to destroy it. The President said this reacting to the series of attacks and abduction of school children. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the president commended efforts of the Kaduna State government and the early response of the military which led to the rescue of 180 students including eight staff members but urged that the others declared missing be found and returned safely to their families.…
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No more amnesty for criminals in Benue, Says Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has stated that there will be no more amnesty for criminals in the state. The Governor said this at the burial of Terkura Suswam at Anyinne on Saturday. Terkura Suswam, the elder brother of former governor of the state, Senator Gabriel Suswam was murdered by some gunmen at his country home, Anyiin in Logo Local Government Area of the state. Ortom lamented the conspiracy of silence among the people which he said was making the crisis rage unabated. He also condemned in strong terms the criminality in the three local government area of Sankera, Logo,…
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Kanu, IPOB hijacked ESN from Igbo Governors —Uzodinma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has accused Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, of hijacking the Eastern Security Network from the governors of the South-East region. Speaking with journalists in Owerri on Friday, Uzodinma disclosed that the South-East governors had agreed and put in place modalities to establish ESN but Kanu hijacked the name of the outfit. He said that the South-East governors would be meeting in Owerri, the Imo State capital, to outline modalities that would see to the birth a security outfit for the region. The governor also accused Kanu of using ESN operatives…
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‘It’s time to actualise Yoruba nation’ – Sunday Igboho declares
Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, has declared that it is time to actualise the much desired Yoruba nation. In a statement by his spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, he stressed that there was no going back on the push to actualise the Yoruba nation. The statement partly reads: “Anyone willing to support the agitation for the Yoruba nation is highly welcomed; the goal is the Yoruba nation now. “We know what we want and are not going back. Every other side talk is nothing but a distraction. We are fully focused; the Yoruba nation is the goal. Let me reiterate, anything you did…
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FG playing ethnic card on security – Gani Adams
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has accused the federal government and security agencies of playing ethnic card on issues of security. “It is clear that the Nigerian security is not ready to protect its citizens. Nigeria’s security and the government are playing politics and an ethnic card on the issues of security. This is very dangerous,” he said. Speaking in an interview with The Sun on Saturday, Adams expressed that it is clear that security agencies are not ready to protect citizens. He however, stated that if care is not taken, the poor handling of these criminal activities…
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Arms Fund: Presidency says no money is missing, explains how $1bn was spent
Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity has stated that the arms fund given to former service chiefs can be accounted for. This follows a recent statement by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno that arms fund given to the immediate past service chiefs was missing. Monguno afterwards clarified that he was misquoted. Reacting to this, the Presidential aide noted that the procurements made have not been fully delivered and about $536 million of the money was paid directly in a government-to-government transaction with the United States government. “In August 2018, they (the US) allowed…
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“I was quoted out of context” – NSA Monguno denies saying arms procurement funds went missing under the immediate past Service Chiefs
Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser (NSA), has denied his recent comment about funds meant for purchase of arm going missing under the immediate past Service Chiefs. Monguno said he was quoted out of context. Although he did not accuse the immediate past service chiefs of misappropriating the funds, he said the money might have been used in other ways unknown to anybody at present. The comment however did not go well with Nigerians and so his office decided to release a statement on Friday night, March 12 saying he was quoted out of context adding that all questions relating…
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Employing Mercenaries to fight Bandits is disgraceful – Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has expressed that the calls for mercenaries to fight bandits and terrorists is disgraceful. There have been calls from different quarters for use of mercenaries to combat the security challenges of the country. Reacting to this in a tweet via his Twitter page, Sani noted that the war against insurgency must be won by the country and those who rose to power with the promise to win the war against terrorism and insecurity. In his words; “A nation of over 200 Million people & with such enormous resources, thinking of employing mercenaries to defeat a…
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“Neither Mr. President nor I have approved that the pump price of petrol should be increased by one naira” – Minister of Petroleum, Timipre Sylva apologizes
Minister of States for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has rejected reports by the Petroleum Products Pricing Agency (PPPRA) on the increase in price of petrol. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) restated that the price of petrol has not been increased following an outcry the report incited after which the PPPRA deleted the post from its website. Reacting to this, Timipre Sylva in a statement released later on Friday March 12, noted that neither he nor the President approved of any increase even by a Naira. He apologised for the “distress and inconvenience, the unfortunate information might have caused”. The statement…
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“A situation where girl students are targeted for abduction raises serious concerns” – Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the series of abductions prominent in the Northern part of the country especially that of female students. He lamented while commiserating with the families of the abducted female students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Mando in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State as he noted that the situation is of serious concern. Atiku wrote on Twitter; “A situation where only girl students—an already vulnerable group that is playing catch-up in the North, is specifically targeted for abduction raises serious concerns. “My thoughts and prayers are with the…
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“Nigerians shouldn’t be paying more for fuel amid low minimum wages” – Ben Murray-Bruce
Former lawmaker, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has expressed disappointment at the Nigerian government over the recent increase in fuel price. Murray-Bruce in a tweet via his Twitter handle averred that Nigerians should not be paying more for fuel amidst low minimum wages and other oppressive economic factors. In his words; “I still will not understand a system that believes in suffering for the masses as a government policy. Someone, please educate me. Nigerians shouldn’t be paying more for fuel at this time, amid low minimum wages and other oppressive economic factors.”
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Money meant for arms missing under Buratai, Ex-Service Chiefs —NSA
The National Security Adviser (NSA) Babagana Monguno, has revealed that funds given to former service chiefs for the purchase of arms are no where to be found. Monguno said this during an interview with the BBC Hausa on Friday morning. The ex-service chiefs are Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. He stated that neither the money approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for the purchase of arms or the arms were met on ground when…
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