The General Court Martial constituted to try the former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Major General Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, has found him guilty on all five counts. The Court headed by the Army Chief of Policy and Plans, Lt. Gen Lamidi Adeosun, found Major General Otiki guilty of disobedience to service orders, theft of public property, among others. Consequently, the court pronounced his dismissal from service with disgrace and dishonour, reduction in rank from Major General to Brigadier-General, and severe reprimand. The sentences are subject to the confirmation of the Army Council. The military…
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, owes Nigerians an apology for foisting on them a governor with a defective certificate. Wike said it was surprising that Oshiomhole campaigned for and described Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, four years ago as the best thing to happen to Edo State only to turn around now to say he could not run for a second tenure because of defective certificate. Wike, who spoke in Port Harcourt while addressing journalists, described the action of Oshiomhole and the APC as the height of…
The Borno State Government has said that it has not started reconstruction work in five of the 27 local government areas of the state mainly because of insecurity. The local government areas where reconstruction is yet to start include Abadam, Kukawa, Guzamala, Mobbar and Gubio. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Maiduguri, the state Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Mr. Mustapha Gubio, said the factors that have led to lack of reconstruction work in the five local governments included the insecurity and the absence of the military. He said: “Some of these local governments have no security and…
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources, through the Nigeria Integrated Water Resource Management Commission (NIWRMC) has disclosed that operators of indiscriminate borehole drilling will be sanctioned and prosecuted for economic sabotage. The Executive Director of the Commission, Mr. Magashi Bashir, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, noted that the decision is part of its control measures for the borehole drillers in the country. He said over the years, the subsector has been indiscriminately exploited by some of the operators to the detriment of the public, adding that the commission is poised to bring sanity to the subsector.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the party is not aware that Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has resigned his membership of the party. Obaseki on Tuesday in Abuja announced his resignation from the ruling party which recently disqualified him from the upcoming governorship primary, after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. Though the embattled governor did not disclose the party on which platform he plans to contest the September governorship election, he had been holding talks with leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including governors elected on the platform of PDP.…
There appears to be a major breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic as dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available low-dose steroid drug, has shown efficacy for preventing critically ill COVID-19 patients from dying, according to a BBC report. The drug is part of the world’s biggest existing medicine under clinical trial for the treatment and possible cure for the deadly viral disease. The research, led by a team from Oxford University scientists, has shown that dexamethasone cuts the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators, while for those on oxygen, it cuts death by a fifth.…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has announced his resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) which recently disqualified him from the upcoming governorship primary. Announcing his decision to dump the party to State House Correspondents Tuesday shortly after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Obaseki said he would pursue his reelection on the platform of another party. Though the embattled governor did not say the party on which platform he plans to contest the September governorship election, he had been holding talks with leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, including governors elected on the platform of PDP. He…
The Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, the Primate of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion),has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for its efforts in fighting COVID-19 pandemic holistically. In a sermon he delivered at the Anglican Church of the Epiphany, Area 11, Garki, Abuja, on Sunday the 14th of June, 2020. His Grace Ndukuba said government’s doggedness in the fight against the virus was commendable He therefore encouraged Nigerians to abide by the safety advisory of the government in order to ensure a total victory over the novel Coronavirus. His sermon tilted ‘The Indispensable Christ’, taken from the gospel according to…
The body of the late Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo arrived Ijebu-ode on Monday night. Popularly known as Pepperito, he was a member of the Lagos House of Assembly for four consecutive terms from 2003 to 2019. He died in the early hours of Monday, survived by wife and children, the late Osinowo was 65. https://youtu.be/CkRYGQfTp8o
Sir: The global peace index (GPI) produced annually by the Institute for Economic and Peace, a nonpartisan and non-profit organisation in Sydney, Australia, in its 14th edition placed Nigeria among the least peaceful countries in the world. Nigeria occupies 40th position out of the 44 countries assessed for their peacefulness. Global peace index (GPI) uses internal and external indicators for its measurement of peacefulness in countries around the world. Among internal factors, it identifies violent demonstrations, intensity of internal conflict, violent crime, political terror and political instability, terrorism impacts, and death from internal conflicts. On external indicators, it identifies peace…