Bandits in disarray as military launches new offensive
Though the military has kept mum on the ongoing offensive against the bandits in the North West, it was gathered that the criminals have suffered heavy casualties in the bombardment of their enclaves, especially in Zamfara. Sources confided in The Nation that the military is throwing in everything to end the menace of the bandits once and for all. The bandits have carried sustained attacks on public and private schools where students were abducted for ransom. The recent onslaught against the bandits may not be unconnected to the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) where bandits killed two
Self-defence: Lawyer challenges Buhari’s executive order stopping gun licensing
Buhari’s Executive Order was a violation of constitutional right of Nigerians to self-defence where they are faced with danger. Omirrhobo said in the last 12 years Nigeria had witnessed an unprecedented level of violence and insecurity, ranging from terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, rape and so on, while the government had failed in its responsibility to live up to its constitutional duty of protecting citizens’ lives and property. The lawyer said Nigeria was under-policed as the combination of Armed Forces, with of 181,000 soldiers, out of which only 124,000 are active, and the Nigeria Police Force with 371,800 men, lack adequate manpower
Finance minister, Access Bank back move to tackle poverty, climate change
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, and Access Bank Plc have backed Global Citizen’s moves to end poverty, COVID-19, climate change as the international advocacy organisation announces the local hosts for its concert holding in Lagos A statement by Global Citizen, a New York-based global not-for-profit body, said wealthiest nations needed to deliver on the promise to give $100bn annually to address climate needs of developing countries Global Citizen said it is working with the Lagos State Government to create a limited-capacity event in celebration of Nigerians working on the frontline in the fight against
2023 Presidency: PDP may lose again if northern candidate emerges, says Okupe
A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party against presenting a northern candidate for the 2023 presidential election to avoid another major defeat. The PDP chieftain stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Saturday. Okupe argued that the zoning arrangement in the PDP ended with the 2019 presidential election but that some people within the party are insisting on presenting a northern candidate for the 2023 poll. He said major politicians were defecting from the party because of the issue of a northern presidential candidate. He
2023: How Presidency used Fani-Kayode to deceive Nnamdi Kanu – Ohanaeze
Apex-Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has stated that a former aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode was used to deceived IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA, the group disclosed that the Nigerian presidency used FFK to extract ‘sensitive information’ from Kanu. This newspaper earlier reported that Fani-Kayode defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC on Thursday. The statement, signed by the secretary-general of the group, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro read in ‘Part; “Femi Fani Kayode’s magniloquence and grandiosity on the unity of Nigeria contrary to his previous stance on Biafra and Oduduwa Nations shortly after he
Southern Govs to integrate regional security outfits
By Dennis Agbo Forum of Southern Nigeria Governors has commenced efforts aimed at possible integration of the three regional security outfits in the southern parts of the country. They also indicated their conviction that the collection of Value Added Tax, VAT, falls with the powers of states government and urged states to use the powers of the state hours of Assembly and their National Assembly Representatives to pursue the inclusion of fiscal federalism in the ongoing constitutional amendment. The Southern Governors made the resolutions at the conclusion of their meeting in the Enugu state government house, on Thursday. Chairman of
Ugwuanyi ‘dey’ PDP ‘kamkpe’ — Onoh replies FFK
By Dennis Agbo Chairman of Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, Dr Josef Onoh has refuted the insinuation by, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is among some governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, expected to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC, sooner than later. Onoh described Fani-Kayode’s gaffe as a “figment of his imagination” and borrowed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s words to say that “Governor Ugwuanyi dey PDP kamkpe!” Onoh said that if anybody was in doubt of Governor Ugwuanyi’s stable and courageous character, such a person should refer to last Thursday’s Southern Governors’ meeting
Ondo to Implement VAT Law
The Ondo State Government, through the state Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS), has stated that it would implement any law relating to Value Added Tax (VAT) collection in the state. The Executive Chairman of ODIRS, Mr. Tolu Adegbie, disclosed this during a press conference yesterday in Akure, the state capital. He noted that the agency had carried out its research and passed its observation to the state government for consideration. According to him, “We will implement the law that has been passed by the state, and we have done our research and we have passed out observation, so at the
President Buhari attends UN general assembly in New York
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). The session opened on Tuesday, September 14. The theme for this year’s UNGA is, “Building Resilience Through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to the Needs of the Planet, Respect the Rights of People and Revitalize the United Nations.” President Buhari will address the Assembly during the General Debates on Friday, September 24 when he will speak on the theme of the conference and other global issues. In the
2023: Field northern candidate, lose southerners support, Akeredolu tells political parties
The Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has said any political party that fields a northern candidate for presidency in 2023 risks losing the support of southerners. Akeredolu made this known on Friday in an interview on Channels Television monitored by TheCable. While speaking on the resolutions of the Southern Governors’ Forum on the 2023 elections and the fact that the presidency must be zoned to the South, Akeredolu, who is the chairman of the forum, said this was for the sake of justice and fairness. He argued that when the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), a northerner,
