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“Extending IGP Adamu’s tenure contravenes police act” – Ozekhome
Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has expressed that President Muhammadu Buhari is wrong for extending the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu He described the President’s action as, “unconstitutional, illegal, unlawful, questionable, arbitrary, whimsical, capricious.” Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, Ozekhome made a reference to how US President Joe Biden assembled his cabinet before the January 20th inauguration, adding that Buhari should have appointed a replacement for Adamu before the expiration of his tenure. He said; “The president was wrong to have purportedly extended the tenure of Mr Adamu. “Did he not see what…
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I will offer my full support for youths to grow in Politics- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged youths in the country to join and participate in politics if they truly want to see the change they desire. The President made this call on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with the youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa. Presidential media adviser, Femi Adesina quoted Buhari to have promised the youths to be their supporter if they take up the challenge to actively participate in politics. ‘‘While I will be looking forward to a more robust engagement with young people across the country, I wish to emphasize to…
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“Yellow buses will be phased out, they are not conducive for a mega city like Lagos” – Lagos Government
The Lagos State Government has revealed that there are plans to phase out yellow buses popularly known as Danfo in accordance with its transportation masterplan of the state. This was according to a statement by the state Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde at a virtual forum on Thursday, February 4. He said the yellow busses will be replaced by blue buses as they are not conducive for a mega city like Lagos. “We are reforming the bus sector and over time, Lagos will phase out the yellow buses because the yellow buses are not conducive for a mega city like…
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Police announce N10m reward for anyone who can help locate some suspected criminals
The Nigeria Police Force has placed a N10 million bounty on some suspected criminals. The police announced this on its Twitter handle but did not state what crime the accused persons committed or where the crime happened.
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Buhari doesn’t want Buratai to face ICC – Deji Adeyanju
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has expressed that President Muhammadu Buhari is doing everything possible to ensure former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai doesn’t face prosecution at the International Criminal Court. On Thursday, President Buhari nominated Buratai, who has been accused of overseeing extrajudicial killings by the army during his tenure, as ambassadors-designate. Reacting to this development, Adeyanju stated that Buhari’s plan to shield Buratai from prosecution will fail. He wrote: “Buhari is doing everything possible to ensure Buratai doesn’t go to ICC. By conferring on him diplomatic immunity, he seeks to shield him from the consequences of…
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Buhari nominates Buratai, other Ex-Service Chiefs as Ambassadors
President Muhammadu Buhari has recommended the appointment of all immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. They include; former Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, the former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, and the former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas. Others are former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, and the former Chief of Defence Intelligence, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Usman. Buhari’s letter to Senate President Ahmad Lawan on this development…
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BREAKING: Buhari extends IGP Adamu’s tenure
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for three months. The development was announced on Thursday by the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi at the presidential villa, Abuja on Thursday. He said the extension was necessary to give room for the proper selection of a successor. IGP Adamu was due to retire from the police last Monday having spent the maximum 35 years in service.
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Maina’s son, Faisal escapes to US through Niger – EFCC
Son of the former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, Faisal, has escaped to the United States of America (USA) after sneaking into the Niger Republic through one of the nation’s porous borders in Borno State. This was confirmed by a lawyer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mohammed Abubakar, on Thursday at the resumed hearing in his money laundering trial before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Faisal, who is being tried before the same judge with his father, went underground, the same way Maina did after they were granted bail.…
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There will be consequences if Northerners attack Southerners in the North – FFK Warns
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned against attack by Northerners on Southerners living in Northern Nigeria. He said this in reaction to a warning by former presidential candidate, Bashir Tofa on the consequences of the presidency not tackling the herdsmen-farmers crisis ravaging the country. Tofa described the attack on Northerners, especially Fulani people in some other parts of the country, as totally unacceptable.
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Herdsmen will stop killing Nigerians when Buhari loses his Job – Omokri
Former Presidential Spokesman, Reno Omokri has said that the only way armed herdsmen will stop killing Nigerians is if President Muhammadu Buhari is removed from office. Omokri in a tweet made this statement as he mourned the passing away of his personal assistant’s uncle, whom he alleged was killed by herdsmen despite paying the ransom demanded. “My PA’s uncle, Prince Eloniyo Abuda, who attended his dad’s burial at Fugar, Edo, was kidnapped by herdsmen. They demanded ₦14 million. It was paid. Today, we discovered his corpse. He is survived by a wife and 2 kids. How long Nigeria? How long?#HerdsmenTurningNigeriaToHell!,…
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2023 Elections: No doubt Nigerians will vote APC again – Uzodinma
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has expressed confidence that the ruling All Progressives Congress will retain power at the 2023 elections. Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Uzodinma noted that Nigerians would vote for the ruling party again in the 2023 general elections. “Giving the activities and achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari as the President of Nigeria, there is no doubt that Nigerians would vote APC again,” he said. “I don’t agree that after 2023 when President Muhammadu Buhari would no longer be the President of Nigeria that the APC would be weak, no.…
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People can live wherever they want- Governor El-Rufai condemns eviction notice for herdsmen
The Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the series of eviction notices that have been handed to Fulani Herdsmen across the country. He described this as unlawful stating that every Nigerian has the constitutional right to reside wherever they chose to. Speaking in a statement, Governor El-Rufai called on state governors to take a firm stand before the situation degenerates into anarchy. He said; “The government of Kaduna State notes with grave concern, video clips circulating on social media platforms like WhatsApp in which citizens of a particular ethnicity are being massacred and their properties destroyed in parts of…
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