Barely 24 hours after scores of soldiers were reportedly killed in parts of the country, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, was at the presidential villa, Abuja on Monday to brief President Muhammadu Buhari on the progress of the war against insecurity, saying afterwards that terrorism and banditry will end when Nigerians decide it is time. Speaking to correspondents after the meeting, he said in order to put the menace behind, all Nigerians must join hands in the fight as he observed that the criminals involved are mostly citizens of the country. He said even though terrorism…
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President Muhammadu Buhari is in a closed-door meeting with Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, at the State House, Abuja. Though the agenda for the meeting is unknown at the time of filing this report, it is believed to be centered around ongoing military operations in the country, particularly in the North East and West. The Nation recalls Buhari, in a recent meeting with Service Chiefs and other security heads, had warned he would no longer tolerate escalation of insecurity. He frowned at lack of synergy among the security heads and told them to work together to bring myriads of…
The Ballon d’Or will not be awarded this year due to the extraordinary conditions created by the coronavirus pandemic, organizers France Football announced on Monday. It will be the first time the trophy given for the world’s best men’s footballer has not been awarded since Englishman Stanley Matthews won the inaugural edition in 1956. “There will be no edition in 2020, because it turns out, after thoughtful consideration, that all the conditions are not met,” said Pascal Ferre, the editor of the magazine. The COVID-19 outbreak saw all major football leagues shut down in March, with the German Bundesliga the…
The Acting Managing Director/CEO of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Professor Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei on Monday fainted before the House of Representatives Committee. The development led to a mild drama at the venue of the committee as people tried to revive him. Professor Pondei was being questioned over N536m paid to a group associate in the Niger Delta region. He was quickly taken out of the hearing to the hospital.
Chairman of the House Committee on Niger Delta, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo on Monday stepped aside from presiding over the affairs of the investigative Committee. Tunji-Ojo said he was stepping aside from presiding over Monday’s hearing to allow fair hearing and to protect his integrity and prove to Nigerians that he was not on any revenge mission. On the first day of the hearing, the Acting Managing Director of the NDDC walked out on the Committee saying he was not confident of getting justice if Tunji-Ojo presides over the hearing. Addressing his colleagues and guests on Monday, the Ondo lawmaker said he…
The House of Representatives have begun the grilling of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Daniel Pondei. The Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission started with the commission’s Acting MD. This is comes despite the announcement of Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Chairman of the House Committee on NDDC, who stepped down from the investigation. Thomas Ereyi-Tobi, Deputy Chairman of the committee, is presiding over the hearing. In his defence, Pondei denied the claim that the commission spent N81.5bn in four months.
Tinubu’s Ondo 2016 annointed ‘candidate’ Segun Abraham withdraws from race, endorses Gov @RotimiAkeredolu for second term. Details shortly….
Edo State Media Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the news conference in Benin by 35 fringe parties, with Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) endorsed as their sole governorship candidate, was allegedly done in exchange for N5million each and a promise of N65million. The council, through its Chairman, Prince John Mayaki, alleged at the weekend that a motley of parties opted to sell their platforms and do irrevocable damage to their potential for growth in the state by agreeing “to offer their support to a widely-rejected Obaseki.” Besides PDP and APC, the…
At least 3200 delegates of the ruling All Progressives Congress will vote in the party’s governorship primary scheduled to hold today. Ade Adetimehin, state chairman of the party, said this in an interview with SaharaReporters. Adetimehin said the delegates for the primary were selected from the 203 wards across the 18 local government areas of the state. According to him, the party will ensure the best candidate emerges in today’s “free and fair election.” The aspirants contesting the primary have begun to woo the delegates. Some of the delegates are camped in hotels ahead of the exercise. Twelve aspirants are…
There is anxiety in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State as they prepare for their primaries in Akure, the state capital. While 3,127 APC delegates will elect its governorship standard bearer today, PDP will pick its candidate on Wednesday. Ahead of the shadow poll, Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) and his estranged deputy, Agboola Ajayi, of the PDP, continued their media war on Sunday. The deputy governor accused Akeredolu of running the state aground. The governor said he would not allow Ajayi to distract him from his preparation for today’s primary.…