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Insecurity: “Buhari should fire the people he hired to work for the country” – Okorocha
Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has advised President Buhari to sack everyone he appointed to work for the country. Okorocha said this on Wednesday in Lafia, Nasarawa State when he paid a condolence visit to Governor Abdullahi Sule in the Government House. According to him, those hired by the President have failed and people with competent hands should be hired to save the country from insults “President Muhammadu Buhari should fire the people he hired to work for the country, because they have failed and are not performing in the national assignments assigned them,” he said “As the…
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named Forbes Africa person of the year
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2020. The news was announced by Forbes Africa on Tuesday via its official handle. “The 2020 #AfricanOftheYear Award honoree is…Congratulations to Dr. @NOlweala! Board Chair @Gavi; Board Chair @ARCapicity, gracing the cover of @forbesafrica,” the tweet read. “Congratulations to Dr. @NOlweala! Board Chair @Gavi; Board Chair @ARCapicity, gracing the cover of @forbesafrica Okonjo-Iweala in a tweet said she is thrilled to be honoured and to be following the footsteps of her brothers Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Nigeria’s Femi Adesina. “Thrilled to be named @forbesafrica-CNBC…
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Boko Haram claims responsibility for the killing of farmers in Borno
The Boko Haram sect has claimed responsibility for the recent killing of tens of farmers in Borno, the BBC reported on Tuesday. In a video shared online, the terrorist group said it killed 78 farmers in the Saturday attack in Zabarmari, near Maiduguri, contrary to the Military on Monday which said it had counted 43 bodies but was still looking for more casualties. The sect members said they carried out the attack because the farmers arrested one of its members and handed him to the Nigerian military, the commander also swore that those who have arrested Boko Haram terrorists or…
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UK approves Covid-19 vaccine, becomes first country
The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve a vaccine for COVID-19. It just approved Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for general use from next week. According to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency of the Department of Health said the vaccine offers up to 95 percent protection against the pandemic. Britain has ordered 40 million doses and immunisations will start within days for those in the first line of priority. Health Secretary, Matt Hancock expressed excitement about the approval, “Help is on its way. The NHS stands ready to start vaccinating early next week”, he tweeted.
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Borno massacre: Do the honorable thing and resign – Northern Elders tell Buhari
The Northern elders forum (NEF) has called out president Muhammadu Buhari to honorably resign like any president that has failed to secure his people. According to the group, their call for the President’s resignation follows the killing of 43 farmers in Borno by Boko Haram insurgents and the rise in insecurity in the country. In a statement by the Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Forum, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, he lamenting that the lives of Nigerians no longer have value under Buhari’s administration adding that the response of Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu to Boko Haram killing of rice farmers…
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‘We will do what it takes to secure Nigerians’ — Osinbajo speaks on Borno Killings
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has assured that the government is doing everything possible to secure the lives of Nigerians following the spate of insecurity in the country. Osinbajo stated this while answering questions from newsmen on his arrival at Lafia, Nasarawa State, for a one-day official visit. In a statement titled “Terrorist attack on farming community in Borno: We will do all it takes to secure Nigeria, Osinbajo says”. The vice-president admitted that the federal government needs to do more on “local intelligence”, community policing and find new ideas around security and the security architecture. He said: “As the…
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Buhari appreciates Nigerians for Patience, urges use of Gas as Alternative to Petrol
President Muhammadu Buhari says he salutes Nigerians for their patience with him as he leads the country through these challenging economic terrains. Speaking on Tuesday during the virtual commissioning of the National Gas Expansion Programme and National Autogas Roll-out Initiative at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the president further urged Nigerians to embrace the use of gas as an alternative to fuel “Let me now express my deep appreciation to Nigerians for their patience, and Organized Labour for its maturity and patriotism as we collectively navigate these global economic and other challenges.’’ “It is no longer news that the vast Natural…
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Senate confirms Professor Mahmood Yakubu as INEC Chairman
Professor Mahmood Yakubu has been reappointed as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Yakubu’s appointment ensures that he will serve as the head of the electoral commission for another five years, having served 1st tenure from 2015 to 2020. His confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC, led by Senator Kabiru Gaya, which submitted its report at plenary and recommended Yakubu for confirmation. The senators, who spoke before his confirmation, described him as highly qualified for the job.
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Senate urges President Buhari to sack service Chiefs
The Senate on Tuesday has called on the president to immediately replace the overstayed service chiefs with new ones, those with fresh ideas. According to a statement by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, the president needs to take immediate steps to restructure the entire security system in the country. He further advised that state-of-the-art weapons should be provided to aid the fight against insurgency. The senate President also admonished the President to immediately set up a probe panel into the widespread allegations of corruption and leakages within the security structure and put mechanisms in place to foster transparency. He said;…
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Security Agencies arrest Maina in Niger Republic
Former pension reform task team boss, Abdulrasheed Maina has been arrested in Niger Republic on Monday evening by operatives of Nigeria Intelligence Service and anti-corruption agents. According to Intelligence sources Maina was arrested somewhere in Niger Republic and would be brought into Nigeria Tuesday or Wednesday. Recall that Maina is being prosecuted on 12 counts of money laundering to the tune of N2bn by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He jumped bail leading to the sentencing of the lawmaker who stood as surety, Senator Ali Ndume to prison and forcing the trial judge, Justice Abang Okon, to issue a…
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The Government should cater for the families of the slain Farmers – Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has urged the Federal Government to cater for the families of the farmers slain by members of the Boko Haram sect on Saturday in Borno. In a tweet he shared via his twitter handle, Sani expressed that it is a moral right for the government to cater for them starting with the president directly meeting them to give them a word of consolation. He wrote; “The FG has a moral responsibility to cater for the families of the Borno slain victims. And it should begin with the President directly meeting them to give them a…
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Buhari is not safe in AsoRock because the Citizens are not happy – Nigerian Pastor laments
Senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has said that even President Muhammadu Buhari is not safe at the Presidential Villa because the citizens are angry at the spate of insecurity in the country. Giwa in a statement on Tuesday blamed the setbacks of Nigeria on President Buhari’s high-handedness and inability to listen to the yearning of the people. He stated that nobody is safe in the country as of now, not even the president. He said; “It’s unfortunate that we have a president who doesn’t listen to the yearnings of his people. “President Buhari’s…
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