Speaker Gbajabiamila Rejects Call For Pantami’s Removal
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila on Wednesday shut down a motion sponsored by the Minority Leader, Hon Ndudi Elumelu, seeking the sack of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami over his admittance of previous support for Al-Qaeda and Taliban. Elumelu (PDP-Delta) who raised a matter of privilege expressed grave concern over...
Buhari Must Resign Immediately – Northern Elders Insist
Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has maintained that President Muhammadu Buhari should resign and allow a more competent hand to pilot the affairs of the nation. Renewing its call for the resignation of Buhari, the group said the President has failed as the Commander in Chief. The Spokesman of the group, Hakeem Baba Ahmed, said this during an interview on Channels Television’s...
Buhari Condemns Killing Of 62 Vigilante Operatives By Suspected Bandits In Kebbi
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he described as “the brutal murder of about 62 vigilante members in Kebbi State by suspected bandits who ambushed them in the Sakaba/Wassagu Local Government Area.” In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, President Buhari said the spate of criminality is...
“Yahoo Boys Now Involved In Ritual Killings, Banditry” – EFCC Chair
The EFCC Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has defended the commission’s ongoing crackdown on internet fraudsters, (Yahoo boys), despite criticisms from some quarters. Speaking on Thursday while receiving the management of The PUNCH at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, Olukoyede stated that the country lost over $500m in one year due to internet fraud. The EFCC boss noted that the activities...
Insecurity: Give Our Military More Time And Support, Buhari Pleads With Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to give the military more time and support to fight insecurity in the nation. “I plead with fellow compatriots to give our military and other security agencies more time, cooperation, and support by volunteering credible intelligence/information on activities of armed bandits, insurgents, and other criminal elements within their communities in order to put an...
Insecurity: It’s Time To Train, Equip Military — Babangida
Former military President, Gen.Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, has expressed concern over the state of insecurity in Nigeria, asking the Federal Government to urgently equip the military with modern arms and training to adequately confront the problem. Babangida also said he often advises government on the matter but was not making noise about it. While the Pan-Yoruba socio-political and cultural organisation, Afenifere,...
Hunger Responsible For Escalating Kidnappings In Nigeria — Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blamed the escalating kidnappings and insecurity in the country on what he described as worsening poverty and hunger in the land. On January 5, gunmen abducted six young girls in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, a situation that has generated public outcry. Last Sunday, the abductors killed Nabeeha, one...
Rivers LG Poll: Police Gives Reason For Non-Participation
The Rivers State Police Command has said it would comply fully with the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which barred it from participating in the October 5 local government election in the state. This came less than 24 hours after some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by the state party chairman, Aaron Chukwuemeka, and their supporters...
Killings: Benue LG Declares Curfew Over Escalating Security Concerns
The Chairman of Gwer West Local Government Area in Benue State, Victor Ormin, has imposed a daily restriction on movement into and out of the LGA from 6:30 p.m., citing growing insecurity and persistent loss of lives. Speaking by phone on Monday, Ormin told our correspondent that the measure was a precautionary step to protect lives and ensure safety in...
Buhari Wasn’t Aware Terrorists Threatened To Kidnap Him Till I Informed Him — El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said he was the one who told President Muhammadu Buhari of the terrorists threat to abduct him. In a video released at weekend, the terrorists who abducted some train passengers in March, threatened to abdu...
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