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Amnesty Int’l accuses military of killing 150 pro-Biafra agitators

by Dolapo Adelana Human Rights Body, Amnesty International has accused Nigerian security forces of killing 150 peaceful pro-Biafra protesters and intimidating media professionals and activists in the country. “In south-east Nigeria, security forces led by the military, embarked on a chilling campaign of arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances,” the non-governmental organisation focused on... Read More

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Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting (PHOTOS)

by Dolapo Adelana Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The meeting was attended by top presidential aides and cabinet ministers. Some of those in attendance include Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal; Minister for Power,... Read More

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We’ll no longer accept attacks on Nigerians in South Africa – Reps

by Dolapo Adelana The House of Representatives has said Nigeria will no longer accept attacks on its citizens in South Africa. This what part of the resolutions reached during plenary on Thursday. Hon. Rita Orji moved a motion of urgent public importance on xenophobic attacks targeted at Nigerians in South Africa. The motion was seconded... Read More

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Obanikoro sues EFCC for seizing his property, demands N100m

by Dolapo Adelana A former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the seizure of his property. He filed the suit on Wednesday through his lawyer, Lawal Pedro (SAN) at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The applicants in the suit include Obanokoro’s wife, Moroophat, his... Read More

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IPOB killings: You are liars, military tells Amnesty International

by Dolapo Adelana The Nigerian military has accused human rights body Amnesty International (AI) of bandying lies and concocted stories over its allegations that soldiers killed 150 pro-Biafra agitators. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, the military said the agency was in the habit of supporting... Read More

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Ministry of agriculture to investigate importation of garri from India

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has said it would collaborate with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to investigate the importation of garri from India. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh said this on Wednesday in Abuja. He said it was strange that despite... Read More

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‘No soldier was abducted in Lagos’

by Azeez Adeniyi The Nigerian Army has said no soldier was kidnapped in Lagos as widely reported. The army said the soldier who was said to have been abducted only got missing in action during an ambush. spokesman of the 81 Division, Lt.-Col. Olaolu Daudu said this in a statement on Wednesday. Daudu said: “The... Read More

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Budget defence: Senate issues 48-hour ultimatum to MDAs

by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate on Wednesday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to heads of ministries, departments and agencies to defend their budget by Friday. Senate President Bukola Saraki asked heads of all MDAs to appear before relevant committees by Friday. He asked the committees to use their discretion on the budget of any MDA that... Read More

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Certificate saga: Buhari did not bribe Justice Ademola – Presidency

by Azeez Adeniyi The Presidency on Wednesday dismissed reports that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kola Awodein bribed Justice Niyi Ademola of the Federal High Court with N500,000 during his certificate saga. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina in a statement on Wednesday said the allegation was an attempt to... Read More

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Osinbajo withdraws assent to 4 bills passed by N’Assembly

by Azeez Adeniyi Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has written to the Senate, stating that he has withdrawn his assent to four bills passed by the National Assembly. The letter was read on the floor of plenary by Senate President Bukola Saraki on Wednesday. According to the letter, the bills include Dangerous Drugs Amendment Bill 2016,... Read More

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Nigerian Association of Radiography Students holds the 9th edition of the Health Week

The Nigerian Association of Radiography Students (NARS Unilag chapter) held its annual health week between January 21st – 27th, 2017 at College of Medicine, University of Lagos. The health week aims at educating the students and general public and also creating camaraderie amongst students and senior colleagues. This year’s edition of the health week was... Read More

Xenophobia: South African govt must educate its citizens – Dabiri

by Azeez Adeniyi The Senior Special Adviser to the President on foreign relations and diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has said the renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa were being fuelled by opposition politicians. Dabiri-Erewa said this on Wednesday while speaking on Sunrise Daily on Channels TV. She said the South African government needs to call the... Read More

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LAUTECH academic staff suspend strike

by Azeez Adeniyi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) chapter on Tuesday suspended its strike after months. The lecturers ended their strike after receiving a letter of commitment on how Oyo and Osun state governments intend to fund the university, its chapter chairman said. The chairman, Biodun Olaniran,... Read More

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Corps members will not participate in Rivers supplementary elections – NYSC

by Azeez Adeniyi The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said its corps members will not participate in the supplementary elections in Etche and parts of Omuma Local Government Areas of Rivers State. Rivers State NYSC Coordinator, Omotayo Adewoye said this during the stakeholders meeting at the Rivers State Police Command in Port Harcourt. Omotayo... Read More

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Whistleblower: Fake bank account with N8.4bn uncovered

by Azeez Adeniyi Another N8.4 billion has been uncovered by the government in a bank account without signatories after a whistleblower called the attention of operatives to the funds, The Nation reports. According to the newspaper, huge deposits from unknown sources were made to the account domiciled with Ecobank. It was learnt that a telecommunications... Read More

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FG services debt with N1.1trn in 9 months

by Azeez Adeniyi Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed on Tuesday said between January and September last year, the Federal Government spent N1.094 trillion on debt servicing. Ahmed said this while presenting the 2016 budget implementation and performance monitoring report for the third quarter at the State House in Abuja. A... Read More

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We will meet at the Criminal Court, IPOB tells Army

by Azeez Adeniyi The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said it would meet the Nigerian Army at the International Criminal Court, ICC, in The Hague. IPOb said this in a statement on Tuesday while responding to a denial by the army that it didn’t kill 11 of its members during the Trump solidarity rally... Read More

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Kidnapping: Ben Ayade announces N1m reward for whistleblowers

by Azeez Adeniyi Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade on Tuesday announced the compensation of N1 million to anyone who’s information leads to the arrest of kidnappers and armed robbers. Ayade announced this when he spoke at the Executive Council Chambers in Calabar, during a courtesy call on him by the newly posted Commissioner of Police... Read More

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Fleeing Boko Haram insurgents hiding in Kogi – Bello

by Azeez Adeniyi Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has said defeated and fleeing Boko Haram insurgents have settled in his state. Bello said this on Tuesday while speaking at the seventh edition of the National Security Seminar titled, “Consolidating on the Gains of Counter-terrorism Operations in Nigeria.” The governor said he was ready to work... Read More

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Xenophobia: How I lost N240m – South-African based Nigerian

by Azeez Adeniyi Simon Adeoye, a 42-year-old South Africa-based Nigerian automobile mechanic on Tuesday narrated how he lost N240.6m (R10m) to the xenophobic attacks on Saturday. While speaking on the phone from Pretoria, Adeoye said he received a call that his workshop has been set ablaze. He said 29 cars, passports and documents were already... Read More

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336 soldiers, 5,929 Boko Haram insurgents killed in 7 years – Report

by Azeez Adeniyi Civic organization, BudgIT has said 5929 Boko Haram members and about 336 soldiers have been killed between 2009 to 2016 due to the insurgency in the North East. In a report titled BH Tracker on Tuesday, BudgIT said 7,136 civilians were also killed. The report stated that death of 181 suicide bombers’... Read More

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Reps express shock at N60m allocation for grass cutting in N’East

by Azeez Adeniyi Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday probed the N60 million budgeted by the Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative to cut grasses in communities affected by Boko Haram insurgency in the North East. This comes after the Senate had indicted Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal of fraud... Read More

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Blackmailers have increased since FG introduced whistleblowing policy – Uduaghan

Former governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan on Tuesday said the Federal Government’s policy on whistleblowers has led to the increase in blackmailers. He spoke during the 2017 annual lecture/press week of the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists at the Labour House, Asaba. He said the ‘blackmailers’ will start writing petitions... Read More

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Boko Haram has recruited 2000 children as child soldiers – UN

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF has said terrorist group, Boko Haram has recruited about 2,000 children in 2016, using them as child soldiers. UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, disclosed this as global leaders gather in Paris on the anniversary of the Paris Commitments to end the use of children in conflict, according to a UN... Read More

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Referring to Nigeria as “Naija” is worrisome – NOA

by Dolapo Adelana The Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), has appealed to Nigerians to stop referring to Nigeria as ‘Najia’ to keep its originality. Abari, who made the disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday said the trend of trying to make the country’s name funky was worrisome and not in the best interest of the country.... Read More

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UPDATE: We’ll reclaim Uba’s seat -Akpabio

by Dolapo Adelana The Senate Minority Leader, Chief Godswill Akpabio, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would challenge the defection of Sen. Andy Uba’s (PDP-Anambra) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in court. Senate president, Bukola Saraki had read Uba’s letter of defection during Tuesday’s plenary on the floor of the house. Reacting to Uba’s... Read More

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APC youth demand Ekweremadu’s resignation

by Dolapo Adelana The All Progressives Congress, APC, Youths Renaissance has called for the resignation of Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. North Central Coordinator of the group, Hon. Abubakar Yakubu in a statement accused the Senator of inciting Nigerians against President Muhammadu Buhari for blaming the president for the fall of the Naira. He said,... Read More