Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order without delay the prosecution of the Chief of Army, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, and soldiers involved in the attack on the Shi’ite movement and their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, in Zaria, Kaduna State. A clash between members of the Shi’ite sect and the convoy of the army chief on December 12 and 13 in Zaria, left at least 300 people dead, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. The soldiers attached to Mr. Buratai’s convoy had accused Shi’ite members of blocking a public highway and attempting to assassinate Mr. Buratai, a claim…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, the President of the Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State, has ordered the relocation of the appeal panel sitting on the Delta State Governorship Election Petition from Benin to Abuja. A competent source from the Court of Appeal Headquarters in Abuja, confirmed the relocation in an interview with our reporter on Wednesday. The source, which preferred anonymity, however, did not give reason for the decision. “I can confirm to you that the panel will no longer sit in Benin, it has been moved to Abuja by the President. “The court will officially communicate this decision to the…
Senator Shehu Sani, who is representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, on Wednesday, threatened to sue his party, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State over what he described as false allegations against him. The senator also threatened a lawsuit if the party fails to withdraw a letter to him alleging anti-party activities. “If in the next one week, the party excos in the state fail to withdraw a letter sent to him on the allegation that he was involved in anti-party activities, he will take a legal action against the party”, Mr. Sani, who was represented at a news briefing…
The residents of Yola in Adamawa State have hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for tendering his apology over the lingering fuel scarcity in Nigeria, urging him to do something concrete to address the situation. A cross section of the residents who spoke to our reporter observed that by that action the president has shown leadership. “I am impressed by Mr President’s action; this is a sign of good leadership by taking responsibility”, Mallam Musa Abdulrahman, said. However, Abdulrahman urged the president to take concrete measures as Minister of Petroleum to contain the situation. Similarly, Ms Ladan Musa and Ibrahim Abba also lauded the development and…
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has vowed to bring the full weight of the law on all those found to have played a role in the electoral violence that marred the conduct of the governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and other parts of the state on December 5 and 6, 2015 regardless of party affiliations. Dickson, who expressed dismay over the handling of the issue by the relevant security agencies, said that persons alleged to have killed and maimed during the exercise, were yet to be arrested and charged to court. Speaking on a live radio…
Senator Gbenga Kaka who was the immediate-past Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly is in war of words with his successor, Senator Buruji Kashamu, over ownership of constituency projects in the area. While Senator Kaka accused Kashamu of allegedly claiming to have facilitated constituency projects he knew nothing about, the incumbent described the allegation as funny, explaining that government is a continuum and that his predecessor influenced the inclusion of some projects in the budget because he was a senator. Kaka was reacting to a statement credited to Senator Kashamu during a reception held in his honour by…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government is developing a national transportation master plan to diversify the economy and improve non-oil sector revenue. Speaking at a briefing after a tour of facilities at the Lagos Airport, he said government is determined to fully exploit the potential of the transport sector by opening it up for new investment. According to him, if properly positioned, the transport sector holds the key to unlocking economic potentials for the country. “The government of President Muhammadu Buhari is in the process of developing a national transportation master plan that will be implemented…
Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has felicitated with Nigerian Christians on the occasion of the 2015 Christmas. A statement by Secretary General of NSCIA Prof. Is-haq O. Oloyede, quoted the Sultan as wishing the Christians God’s guidance and abundant blessings embedded in the festive season. “We have every cause to celebrate and thank the Almighty God for the opportunity of life and the privilege of survival. At this time last year, Nigeria was under a lot of tension with the national conscience being tormented by the…
The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, today ordered the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) management to erect an appropriate and befitting headquarters within the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for itself. Amaechi, accompanied by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and some key management staff of the agency, gave the directive at the FAAN’s headquarters. He gave the order shortly before embarking on a tour of the airport’s facilities. He said the present FAAN’s headquarters was not a befitting office. Amaechi, who expressed his discomfort with what he observed, wondered why FAAN, despite its huge revenue-profile, could not…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, today disclosed that the Federal Government has met the December 31, 2015 deadline given by President Muhammadu Buhari to the military to defeat Boko Haram insurgents because the activities of the terrorist sect have heavily been degraded that it can no longer carry out any spectacular attacks. The minister disclosed this today during an interaction with journalists in Lagos. The Minister said, “From what I saw during my trip to the liberated areas of Borno State, which is the epicentre of the war, and the briefings I received from the Chief of Defence Staff and the…