The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai on Saturday said the Nigerian army will continue to be ruthless with criminals. Buratai reiterated this when he visited the Army Super camp four, Faskari, which is the operational base of the troops in the Northwest. He said the Army was ever determined to fish out and kill the bandits who have been terrorising the people until the country was completely rid of banditry. According to him from July 6 to September 12 this year, hundreds of bandits were neutralised, others arrested, while a large number of informants were also arrested…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party of hiring thugs from Oyo State to destroy its campaign billboards, banners, and posters erected at “Ilesha garage”, MKO Abiola Democracy Park, and other strategic areas in Akure. It said the campaign posters and billboards were erected over three weeks ago. However, it was at the Abiola Democracy Park that the PDP flagged off its governorship campaign rally in Akure. The APC said the destruction of its campaign structures was done by PDP thugs in Ondo State with the help of imported thugs from Oyo…
The Federal Government has rescheduled the meeting between the government team and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress to discuss the economy to Tuesday next week. Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan confirmed the development in a text message on Saturday. The government stated that the meeting would now hold at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige had announced on Friday that a government team would meet with NLC and TUC as well as other CSOs to discuss…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Burutai has extended the activities of Operation Sahel Sanity in the North West region of the country till December 31, 2020 based on the initial successes recorded by the troops. Burutai made this announcement during the ongoing special media chat with the press at the Army Super Camp IV Faskari, Katsina State on Saturday, September 12, 2020. While commending the operational successes recorded so far by the troops, Burutai also charged them to maintain the current momentum until armed bandits are totally defeated in the North West region of Nigeria. Moreso,…
Liberian President George Weah has declared rape a national emergency and has ordered new measures to tackle the problem after a recent spike of cases in the poor West African state. The moves comes after thousands of Liberians protested rising incidents of rape in the capital Monrovia last month, in a bid to draw attention to the country’s alarming rate of sexual assault. Late on Friday, Weah said he would install a special prosecutor for rape in Liberia, as well as set up a national sex offender registry, a statement from his office said. The government will also establish a…
Arsenal have beaten newly promoted Fulham 3-0 at the Craven Cottage to win the first English Premiership match of the 2020/2021 season. Alexander Lacazette, Gabriel and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the goals to give the Gunners a deserved victory. Details Shortly……
The National Assembly on Friday postponed resumption of plenary sessions by two weeks. The Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Arc. Olatunde Ojo, in a statement in Abuja, said lawmakers would now resume on Tuesday 29th September, 2020. It will be recalled that the Senate and the House of Representatives had on Thursday July 23, 2020 adjourned plenary sessions to Tuesday, September 15, 2020, to enable lawmakers observe their annual vacation. Ojo however did not give any reason for rescheduling the resumption date in his statement. The statement reads: “This is to inform all Distinguished Senators and Honourable members of…
In line with the efforts to ensure adequate security for the governorship election in Edo State next Saturday, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has deployed DIG Adeleye Olusola Oyabade, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Research and Planning, to supervise the general security arrangement for the election. A statement issued by Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, Oyabade will be assisted by AIG Karma Hosea Hassan, the Assistant Inspector General in charge of Federal Operations at the Force Headquarters Abuja, and eight Commissioners of Police. Mba said the DIG, assisted by the AIG,…
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon Agboola Ajayi, on Friday, said his pedigree as the most experienced candidate will speak for him during the forthcoming governorship election. Ajayi is the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). In a statement by his Media Adviser, Allen Sowore, Ajayi said he is qualified for the position of governor, contrary to the claims of Governor Akeredolu, having served as a ward chairman, supervisory councillor, elected chairman of a local government, member of House of Representatives and deputy governor. Ajayi said Akeredolu’s position during a recent interview on a television programme that he is unfit for…
The PDP caucus in the House of Representatives has dragged the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to invalidate the controversial 6th Broadcasting Code. A copy of the originating summon shows that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, is joined as a defendant in the suit. Plaintiffs in the suit are caucus leader, Kingsley Chinda, his Deputy, Chukwuma Onyema, Caucus Deputy Whip, Ajibola Muraina, Mark Gbillah, Tyough Robert, Bulus Solomon, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, Yusuf Ayo Tajudeen and Onyeman Chukwuma. They claimed…