Military explains Bayelsa operations, denies abusing indigenes
Joint Military Task Force, codenamed Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), yesterday explained its operations in Bayelsa communities in Southern Ijaw Council, saying it was only carrying out it’s mandate of protecting national assets from vandals and oil thieves. The Commander of the military outfit, Real Admiral Aminu Hassan, who gave the explanation to newsmen after taking…
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Obey UN’s directive to release Kanu, Ohanaeze youths tell FG
• IPOB worried for Kanu as terrorists allegedly plan to attack Abuja • Denying Kanu bail, granting others is miscarriage of justice, say HURIWA The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC), yesterday, welcomed the decision of the United Nations (UN), in which the Federal Government was asked to…
FG admits failure as opposition lawmakers insist on impeachment
• NSA promises new strategies, seeks citizens’ cooperation • We are tackling recent security breaches in Abuja, others –DHQ • Bandits, military in gun duel at Abuja city gate • PDP Reps: We’ll start gathering signatures for Buhari’s impeachment in six weeks • Northeast elders to Buhari: Sack NSA now • Those piloting nation’s affairs…
As voter registration closes…Nigerians yearn for more
• Massive turnout, last-minute rush as INEC wraps up CVR • Extension needed to take care of backlog, says PDP • Commission can’t be extending exercise endlessly, say don, analyst • Frustrated Rivers Residents Lament slow registration of PVC • Voter registration should be flexible, routine’ As the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise runs its full…
I have informed Buhari of terrorists’ threat to abduct him, says El-Rufai
Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai said President Muhammadu Buhari was not aware of the terrorists’ threat to abduct and kill him. El-Rufai during a Radio Programme said Buhari has been informed of the threat to abduct him and promise to improve security in Nigeria. The Kaduna State governor wondered how bold terrorists have become…
Insecurity: Senators chant ‘Buhari must go’
• To give President impeachment notice after six-week ultimatum • Opposition Senators stage walkout on Lawan for reneging on collective decision • Adeyemi: Ultimatum a collective decision of Senate • FG: Threat to abduct Buhari laughable propaganda • FCTA directs Abuja private schools’ closure • NYSC begs Army for deployment of soldiers to orientation camps…
FG links CAC register to NIMC to check $15b illicit flows via beneficial owners
The global Chief Executive Officer of Open Government Partnership (OGP) Sanjay Pradian has said Nigeria can save over $15billion illicit financial flows if it is able to eliminate anonymous ownership of companies through the implementation of Beneficial Ownership register by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Sanjay disclosed that findings by the World Bank revealed that…
Senate summons CBN governor as naira breaks N700 ceiling
• Speculation pushing currency to super highway, says Fasua • ‘It will fall to as low as Nigerians wish’ • I have only buying rate because there is dollar to sell, dealer laments • Olujimi: We are bleeding and bleeding badly Exactly a year after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stopped the weekly funding…
Only good governance will avert coups, Buhari tells regional leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Monrovia, called on leaders in West Africa to ensure that elections are conducted in their countries in an atmosphere of trust, freedom and transparency as this is the only way the sub-region could be insulated from the dark days of unconstitutional take-overs that reared its head in three countries recently….
Senate mum, Abuja residents on high alert over planned attacks
• Wase: DSS submitted 44 security reports before the Kuje prison attack • Attack on Presidential Guards troops: Army Lieutenant, five soldiers missing in action • Terrorists assembling weapons to attack Buhari’s state, FCT, Lagos, says NSCDC • Appointing Northerners as heads of security institutions worsened the situation, says HURIWA • FG procures six attack helicopters…