Fulani’s migration to Southern, Central Nigeria should be banned otherwise-Ganduje
Sokoto – Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, says states, where Fulani are not indigenes will not be required to implement the RUGA settlement initiative. Ganduje made the clarification shortly after attending the wedding ceremony of the son of Sen. Kabiru Gaya, Ibrahim Khalil in Sokoto on Saturday. The governor told newsmen that the RUGA settlement initiative was for states who could cater for the Fulanis, and was targeted at making herdsmanship a socio-economic investment, not a socio-cultural issue. “So States where indigenes are not Fulani cannot be asked to implement RUGA, as such it is for states that can
Buhari knows the problems of this country, says Rotimi Amaechi
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Saturday said that President Muhammadu Buhari is aware of the problems bedeviling the growth and progress of the country and that’s why his administration declared war against poverty. “This government knows the problems of the country which they inherited. “That is why President Muhammadu Buhari declares war against poverty as a means to ending insecurity,’’ he said. Amaechi who spoke with newsmen in Abuja stressed that only viable and productive economy that creates jobs will surmount the spate of insecurity in the country.. He commended the APC-led federal government for devising
Air Peace pilot breaks silence on burst tyre incident
Four days after an Air Peace Boeing 737- 300 made emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Pilot – in – Command of the flight , Captain Simisola Ajibola on Saturday broke silence on the matter debunking claims that she landed the airplane without tyres. Speaking in an interview with The Nation, in Lagos, Ajibola said the tyre of the aircraft only pulled off after the nose wheel of the aircraft collapsed following hard landing. She said the clarification was imperative because of different versions of the incident making the round. Affirming that the tyre pulled off ,
Shiites Proscription: “they want to create another problem in Nigeria”, says Abdullahi Musa
Herdsmen, Shi’ites crisis may end Nigeria - Sheikh Gumi The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, also know as Shiites, has described the application by the ban on the activities of the sect as unconstitutional. The Federal Government had, on Friday, obtained an ex parte order from a Federal High Court in Abuja, banning the activities of the sect. Daily Post reports that Justice Nkeonye Maha, in making the order, designated the activities of the sect as “acts of terrorism and illegality.” The court restrained “any person or group of persons” from participating in any form of activities involving or concerning
I have no preferred candidate, says Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has insisted that he had no preferred candidate for the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the November 16 governorship election in the state. Dickson in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, called on Bayelsans to discountenance aspirants claiming to have his endorsement. The governor said that he would commence intensified consultations with aspirants and critical stakeholders at the national and state levels of the PDP following the conclusion of the sale of the gubernatorial nomination forms for the next election. Dickson also promised to work closely
You’re too poor to prosecute me, rape suspect tells mother of 13-yr-old victim
A 13 years old girl, who is a JSS One student at Central Junior Secondary School in Angwan Bakin Kasuwa of Misau local government, Bauchi State is now facing the hardest part of her life yet, after she was allegedly raped and impregnated by an elderly man who was in the habit of giving her N50 to lure her to bed. The suspect, who did not show any remorse had even boasted that the family was too poor to bring him to account for his deeds. A Non-Governmental Organisation, concerned with human rights issues, Prison Inmates Development Initiative (PIDI), has
Otedola’s ‘time bomb’ splits celebrities
MIXED reactions have trailed billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola’s reasons for not wearing a wristwatch. While some celebrities expressed their support for Otedola’s view, others disagreed with his assertion about the loss of relevance of wristwatch with the emergence of other timekeeping devices. Otedola on his Instagram page had described wristwatch as ‘archaic’, noting that the device had been displaced by modern technology, after a follower asked him why he was not fond of wearing a wristwatch. “Hello sir, quick question I noticed you don’t wear a wristwatch, why is that if I may ask sir? “I started wearing a watch
No rancour between Gbajabiamila, Jibrin- Reps
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Media and Publicity, on Friday, said that the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila has fulfilled his promise to opposition parties in terms of committee positions. A member of the Committee, Yusuf Gaji, who briefed reporters also said there is no rancour between the Director-General of the Gbajabiamila/Wase Campaign organisation, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin. He said: “As regards to insinuations going on that Mr Speaker has failed to keep up to his promises to other political parties before election, of giving them 60 slots, I don’t think it is true. “Some people will
When we’re likely to take over Edo Assembly- Reps
The House of Representatives has given reasons for not taking over Edo State Assembly and when the Green Chamber is likely to do so. Speaking with reporters on Fruday, the ad hoc committee on Media and Publicity, represented by Hon. Yusuf Gaji said there is the need to harmonise the reports by the two Chambers first. His words: “The activities of the House were achieved with these little sittings that we have conducted so far, and some of the ad hoc committees have submitted their reports. ” Like the Edo Assembly crisis, Bauchi Assembly crisis, Ethics and Privileges regarding one
Okorocha: I didn’t ignore EFCC’s invitation
IMMEDIATE past Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has said the claim by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he spurned series of invitations by the commission is misleading and an attempt to justify the hatchet job it is allegedly assigned to do. The anti-graft agency, in a statement by its Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Tony Orilade, insisted that “the marking of the properties, which is a fall-out of our painstaking investigation, is as a result of the failure of the suspects to honour the commission’s invitation for questioning on the propriety of their acquisition”. But the
