Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the highest Igbo socio-cultural organization, has declared that any Fulani herdsman or person that decides to live in any forest in any part of Nigeria, especially in Igbo land would be tagged a terrorist and treated as such. This came in reaction to the statement allegedly credited to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi, who had announced that his organization has concluded arrangements to flag-off its own security outfit to be deployed across the country. The Fulani leader said that Nigeria belongs to the Fulanis, and they will rule forever. However, the spokesman of…
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Nigeria’s Army Chief, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has disclosed that troops in the North-East killed 1,429 Boko Haram insurgents in the last two months. He also said a total of 116 Boko Haram informants were apprehended by the Nigerian military. Burutai said this while speaking with journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, NAN reports. According to him, there have been tremendous achievements in the fight against the insurgents, adding that the intelligence corps along with the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have worked very hard to achieve success so far. Burutai…
Detectives from the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Area Command in Warri, Delta State have arrested the Founder and General Overseer of the Victory Revival Fasting & Prayer Ministry, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe for allegedly raping a nineteen-year-old girl (names withheld). The popular cleric was arrested on Friday, June 5, DAILY POST reports. The suspect is now cooling off his heels at the police cell in “A” Division, Warri. The Warri Area Commander of the Nigeria Police, ACP Mohammed Muktar Garba, in a chat with newsmen confirmed the arrest. He said the cleric was arrested following a complaint by the mother of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as President of the Court of Appeal. Buhari sent Justice Dongban-Mensem’s name to the Senate for confirmation as President of the Appeal Court. This was disclosed in a series of tweets by Buhari’s Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday. According to Shehu, Buhari’s action was in line with his constitutional responsibilities. He tweeted: “President Muhammadu Buhari, in-line with his constitutional responsibility has sent the nomination of Her Lordship, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, Acting President, Court of Appeal to the Senate for confirmation as President, Court of Appeal. “Justice…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has unveiled new operational guidelines for the police and other law enforcement agencies on COVID-19 prevention enforcement duties. In a statement issued on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, the event which held at the Force Headquarters in Abuja is “part of measures to foster a more harmonious relationship between the Police and members of the public and deepen respect for the rights of citizens.” Mba noted that the guidelines will also fight “crimes such as domestic violence, rape, child molestation and other incidents of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).” The IGP…
An hour before the gates opened, dozens of uniformed students wearing face masks stood silently in single file outside their schools in the dusty South African township of Tembisa. “Have you seen how many are waiting to come in?” said Eddie Kekana, the headmaster of Winnie Mandela Secondary School, just north of Johannesburg. “They have been longing to come to school,” he said. Students across South Africa returned to classes on Monday after two and a half months of home-schooling to limit the spread of coronavirus. The education department last week postponed the reopening, originally slated for June 1, to…
The government of Abia State on Monday said the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, who was infected with COVID-19 was being managed by a team of competent medical experts. The state information commissioner, John Okiyi Kalu, who stated this in a statement on Monday, called on the residents of the state to take the fight against COVID-19 seriously, adding that the disease was real, but not a death sentence. The governor, his family members and some of his aides recently tested negative for the virus. Only two of his aides tested positive. However, in a statement on Monday morning, the state information…
The Nigerian government has said that the use of technology has increased tremendously over a very short time following the COVID-19 outbreak. Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Kashifu Abdullahi Inuwa stated this at the presentation of draft National Outsourcing Strategy to experts in Abuja. Abdullahi noted that self-isolation has brought about extreme changes in the lives of Nigerians and forced the people to change their behaviours and adapt new habits. The D-G noted that following these changes, it is most likely that it would never be business as usual as Nigerians now carry out most of their…
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has dismissed the rubber stamp tag on the 9th senate. Lawan disclosed that the senate had on several occasions disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari. He, however, said the Senate and Executive had found a way of going behind the scene to settle their differences. Buhari had a frosty relationship with the Senate under the leadership of the immediate past leader, Bukola Saraki. However, Lawan while speaking with Daily Trust said: “Do you know that we have disagreed with Mr. President, the executive arm of government, many times? “People don’t know, because what we have adopted…
The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, accompanied by his wife, the Revd Margaret Sentamu, laid down his crozier of office on the high altar of York Minster on Sunday 7 June. The Dean of York, the Rt Revd Dr Jonathan Frost and Head Verger Alex Carberry were witnesses to this final act as Archbishop. The Dean of York said, “Today, in the simple and symbolic act of laying down his crozier, Archbishop Sentamu brought his ministry as Archbishop of York to a close. In current circumstances we have been unable to fulfil our hope to gather together for a…