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My plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty possible – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed the possibility of his plan to lift 100million people out of poverty. Speaking at a meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) at the State House in which Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in attendance, The President wondered what became of the nation in the past, “with all the resources available to it”. Buhari agreed with the council that the country required a poverty reduction strategy for a rapid and sustainable economic development. PEAC Chairman, Doyin Salami, led the presentation and is expected to brief Ministers at the FEC meeting on Wednesday. Salami…
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Igbo people have held sensitive positions but did not use the positions for the welfare of Igbo nation – Chris Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said the Igbos have no reason to complain about marginalization because when they were in charge of notable positions in the country they failed to use the position for the welfare of the Igbo people. He said this speaking at a function in Anambra state on Monday, February 22. Ngige called on the Igbos to stop blaming President Buhari for certain inadequacies in the South East but rather blame their successive representatives and high profile politicians, who have occupied positions of authority in the past but failed to use the positions…
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Herdsmen crisis: Even Farmers are carrying AK-47 – Gov Lalong
Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong has revealed that farmers, just like the Fulani herdsmen, are now carrying AK-47 rifles. He said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday. Lalong lamented the rise in possession of arms amongst herdsmen and farmers in the country. The Chairman, Northern Governors Forum, insisted that the only solution to the crisis is for the National Livestock Transformation Plan to be fully implemented. “Today, we are now seeing the hazard of allowing people to do open grazing here and there,” he said. “But they also want a solution; by the time you explain to…
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Fulanis have been treated unfairly in Nigeria – Former Bauchi governor, Isa Yuguda
Mallam Isa Yuguda, a former governor of Bauchi state, has said that the Fulani people in Nigeria are subjected to unfair treatment. He said this speaking with journalists in Bauchi on Monday, February 22, Isa Yuguda. According to him, they were once the only source of revenue in the country and they way they are currently neglected is not fair. He said; “I think the cattle rearers who have been herding for the past 200 years all over the country cannot just wake up in the morning and all of a sudden become AK-47 killers. And most importantly, the neglect…
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Senate confirms nomination of service chiefs as ambassadors
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors by the President. This took place on Tuesday, February 23. Senate Minority Leader Enyinaya Abaribe had faulted this by questioning the nomination and confirmation of the ex-service chiefs when the Senate had on three different occasions called for their sack. He wondered why the petitions against the former service chiefs were dismissed without explanations but the Senate President Ahmad Lawan maintained that their confirmation cannot be held back because they are on a different assignment. Lawan who stopped further debate on the case, added that…
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FG knows hideouts of Killer-Herdsmen, Bandits – Sheikh Ahmad Gumi
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has stated that the Federal Government is aware of the hideout of bandits terrorising the nation. He said this when asked why he can locate and hold dialogue with the bandits, while government authorities cannot find them. Speaking on Channels TV “Politics Today” on Monday, the cleric stated that the government was only now playing safe because it realised that the former approach of attacking the bandits face to face wasn’t working. Gumi said: “They (government) know. They see them (bandits) by aerial view. But the military has learned its lesson. “The first approach…
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School kidnapping takes place even in the most developed countries in the world – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has justified the series of school kidnappings that have become rampant in the country. He said that school kidnapping takes place even in the most developed countries in the world. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on the spate of insecurity in Nigeria, the Minister made it known that terrorists don’t live by the rules of government and are interested in soft targets. He alleged that there were also kidnapping incidents in at least 4 schools in the United States in 2020 as according to him kidnapping of school children attracts…
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“I believe that in two months, Peace and Security will be restored” – Senate President, Ahmad Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has expressed belief that peace and sanity will be restored to the country in two months He said this addressing State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday February 22. The Senate President noted that the National Assembly would also join hands in the bid to upgrade the Armed Forces by helping with the appropriation for the required equipment. He said; “I’ve come to meet with Mr. President, to discuss the issue of security of our nation, and in fact, there is nothing more…
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Nigeria’s exit from recession shows economic plan working – FG
The Nigerian government has said that the country’s exit from recession depicts that the administration’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) is effective. This was according to a statement by by Laolu Akande, spokesperson for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. According to him, Nigerians were told to expect more as the implementation of the plan is gathering greater momentum. He said it was a calculated intervention by the Presidency when it was said that from the Q3 2020, the economy was already on a rebound and the latest fourth-quarter figures show that the recovery of the Nigerian economy is a steady one. Akande…
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Respect Benue laws or go to Bauchi state and carry AK47- Governor Samuel Ortom tells Herdsmen
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has asked herdsmen in the state to either respect the state laws or go to Bauchi state where they will be allowed to carry their AK47 guns. He said this after his Bauchi State Counterpart, Bala Mohammed spoke in defence of the herdsmen. According to him, the herdsmen are always armed with AK47 because they have to protect themselves against the harms of the forest as the government are not protecting them. Speaking at a function in the state today, February 22, Governor Ortom said; ”Nigeria is not governed anyhow. It is not a banana…
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Students of Rochas Okorocha’s school stage protest in Imo (photos)
Students of the Rochas Okorocha Foundation College in Orji-Uratta staged a protest reacting to the banter between the state Government and their proprietor. The protest took place this morning as the students held up placards with inscriptions like; ”Don’t hurt our Daddy”, ”If you kill Daddy Rochas, you have killed Millions”. See more photos below
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I’m ready to stand trial – Nnamdi Kanu reveals
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, has expressed his readiness to stand trial at the International Criminal Court, ICC, in The Hague. Kanu said he is willing to defend what he termed unprovoked genocidal attacks by killer herdsmen and terrorists at The ICC. The IPOB leader disclosed this during his live broadcast on Radio Biafra on Sunday night and was contained in a statement by the group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful. He alleged that “besides state-sponsored persecutions and brazen infuriating marginalisation and exclusion against Biafrans, killer herdsmen and terrorists have continued to raid communities in the…
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