Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has reportedly banned movement of herdsmen and cattle in the state. According to a report by Daily Independent Newspaper, Gov. Umahi made the announcement on Saturday, May 14,2016 saying the decision is as a result of the tension in the state over activities of the herdsmen in the country. It was further reported that the ban was made known to top state executives during a meeting with security chiefs in the state at the state Police Command. In the words of the Governor, “Every state must put in place what will guarantee peace for both…
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Hon. Uzoma Nkem-Abonta, representing Ukwa Federal Constituency of Abia state under PDP in the House of Reps, has said President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling party, APC owes ex-President Goodluck Jonathan an apology over fuel subsidy. In a report by ThisDay Newspaper, Nkem-Abonta said the ruling party and the incumbent President owe the ex-President an apology for inciting protests against the removal of fuel subsidy in 2012 on the grounds that it was an anti-people policy, and now turning around to remove the same subsidy. Nkem-Abonta, it was also reported accused Buhari of having taken a destructive position in 2012…
The United States government has promised to return a sum of $350m from stolen funds kept in the country to the Nigerian government. In a report by Punch Newspaper, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, made this known to the public during the Anti-corruption Summit Plenary at Lancaster House London, United Kingdom. In his words, “This money goes somewhere, folks. When I read that tens of billions of dollars were stolen from President (Muhammadu) Buhari’s country by generals and put into other nations, some of it in our country – and we are now working to restore $350 million…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has reportedly concluded plans to embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 to protest the increase in the fuel pump price from N86 and N86.50k to N145 per litre by the Federal Government. In a report by Punch Newspaper, the union made the decision known after an emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee on Friday, May 13, 2016. It was also reported that the strike is expected to commence on Wednesday in other to give the Federal Government a two day period to reverse the price increase. The meeting, which was chaired…
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday that there was no credible intelligence linking Boko Haram’s source of weaponry to the Islamic State (IS) even as the former had pledged allegiance to the latter. Buhari said this while fielding questions from newsmen at the closing of the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja. The president said the claim that the Boko Haram group was getting its arms and ammunition from IS remained unsubstantiated. He said a major source of the group’s sophisticated weaponry was from the various military and police bases attacked at the peak of the insurgency in the affected…
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday that 916 million Euros was required for the effective implementation of the Lake Chad Development and Climate Resilience Action Plan (LCDCRAP). President Buhari, who stated this in Abuja at the opening of the 2nd Regional Security Summit, noted that the implementation of the action plan remained a vital challenge. According to him, the long term development of the Lake Chad region is crucial to reducing the high poverty rate in the basin. He said poverty was a major factor in the recruitment of terrorists. “The long-term development of the Lake Chad Region is crucial…
Mr Akin Akinsehinwa, the Chairman, Ondo State Board of Internal Revenue, said on Sunday that the state generated N2.3 billion as Internally Generated Revenue between January and March. Akinsehinwa disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure. He said the agency realised the amount within three months because it shifted focus from individual tax payers to corporate organisations. The chairman said the shift in focus was a result of the harsh economic realities in the state which had been worsened by the dwindling resources from the Federation Account. “Things are tough nowadays and we…
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, has warned people spreading rumour of impending attack of some communities in the state to desist from it, saying there is no substance in the story. In a statement signed by the Police Spokesman in the command, Ebere Amaraizu, on Sunday, Ojukwu said that anybody found to be spreading the rumour would be prosecuted. The statement was sequel to media report that some communities in the state would be attacked by suspected herdsmen. Describing the reports as rumour, Ojukwu said that they were capable of causing panic and fear in…
Minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday revealed how he received threats from a militant. Dr. Kachikwu, was speaking at the federal government’s town hall meeting which held in Kaduna state, where he lamented the effect of attacks on oil installations. He said described the attacks as a drain on the country’s resources, but said the government was on top of the situation. “Last week, my phone number was published in Sahara Reporters and then I began to get millions of phone calls,” he said. “One of the first phone calls I took not knowing who…
The removal of the oil subsidy and the increase of fuel price to one hundred and forty five naira may lead to organised labour and federal government face off in the next few days In a swift reaction on Wednesday, the Nigeria Labour Congress vowed to resist what it called unilateral increase in prices of petroleum products from eighty seven to forty five naira per litre In a statement signed by it General Secretary Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, the NLC said the increase represents the height of insensitivity and impunity The Labour Union said with the imposition on the citizenry the…
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has blamed the differences in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state on some fifth columnists who left the opposition PDP but do not wish the APC well. Speaking while playing host to members of the fact-finding and reconciliation committee of the All Progressives Congress for Edo State, led by Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, at the Government House, Benin City, Governor Oshiomhole said; “these are the people that I, along with other leaders of the party, rehabilitated. Having neutralized their own machine, they jumped out of the boat so that they don’t sink with…
The leadership crisis rocking the Imo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, seems to be gradually coming to an end but not without casualties. Rising from long hours and days of meetings where all the leaders like Achike Udenwa, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, former Governor Ikedi Ohakim, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Emeka Ihedioha and all the elected office holders from the party in the state, the group said they have resolved their differences. While briefing newsmen in Owerri, the party leaders denied that they were restricted from conducting the state congress by any court. But despite…
The National Association of Nigerian Students NANS on Thursday threatened to shut down all campuses in the country on Tuesday and Wednesday next week over subsidy removal. It vowed to mobilise over 40 million of its members on a mass protest to this effect. While reacting to the increase, NANS President, Comrade Tijani Usman, said the Association would re-enact the Occupy Nigeria protest against the removal of subsidy from petroleum product next week. “A directive has been issued to all tertiary institutions to shut down all campuses on Tuesday and Wednesday, next week. After that, they will all converge on…
President Muhammadu Buhari has been given a 7-day ultimatum to revert to the old pump price of petrol or have a serious mass action by the citizens to contend with. A senator elected on the platform of the ruling APC, Dino Melaye, was reported to have issued the threat in response to the recent removal of subsidy from petrol and the resultant increase in the price from N86 to N145 per litre. The senator who was a prominent figure in the 2012 protest #OccupyNigeria, against the similar policy of the Goodluck Jonathan administration, urged the leadership of the party in…
Massive protest has broken out in the Ibadan, capital of Oyo state over the hike in the price of petrol as recently announced by the federal government. The protest is being coordinated by the Joint Action Front. It involves coalition of Civil society groups spearheaded by Dr Ademola Aremu. They described as the Fuel increment as a frauMajor roads in the city from University of Ibadan to Bodija market are blocked.
Barely a week ago, at an event in Lagos which was a public lecture, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN gave an account of his stewardship in the last five months. In a paper titled “Nigeria’s Electricity Challenge: A Roadmap for Change”, Fashola acknowledged the shortfalls in meeting the electricity demands of consumers in the country over the past years . He however ended on an optimistic note that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has all it takes to overcome the electricity challenges the country currently faces. One noticeable trait in the Minister’s paper is the sincerity…
The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has described the recent gruesome massacre of rural dwellers in Enugu State as an act of terrorism, which he said should be condemned in its entirety. Prince Madumere made this statement on behalf of Governor Rochas Okorocha while receiving peaceful protesting members of Imo State chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria led by the chairman, Bishop Stafford Nworgu. The group bearing placards with inscriptions were protesting over the recent Enugu massacre by the herdsmen, proposed national grazing bill at the National Assembly among other issues. Prince Madumere applauded the people of…
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has come to its attention that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike this week mobilized a group of PDP members and sympathisers with the sum of N25m to go and protest at the Independent Electoral Commission [INEC] Headquarters, Abuja. The APC in a statement signed by is its Spokesman, Senibo Chris Finebone said, “This condemnable action is part of the wild goose chase by the governor to stop Senator Magnus Abe at all cost from consummating his expected victory in the suspended Rivers South-East rerun election whenever it is…
Following the negative reactions that greeted the announcement of the increase in fuel price – from N86 per litre to N145, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has explained the rationale behind the development. Osinbajo’s statement, issued on Friday, May 13, is the first explanation coming from the Presidency since the new fuel pricing regime was announced on Wednesday, May 11. The statement which was entitled “The Fuel Pricing Debate: Our Story,” said what the Presidency is most concerned about is how to shield the poor from the worst effects of the policy. “I will hopefully address that in another note,” Osinbajo…
Officials of the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State early on Saturday demolished no less than 100 shops at the Rauf Aregbesola Modern Market in Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos State. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited the market reports that some of the traders were seen running helter-skelter to remove their goods and valuables there. Some of them told NAN that they got to the market in the early hours of the day to see that some of its shops were being demolished without any prior notice from the local government. Other claimed that they got…