EDUPEDIA247

Name: Welch Kathy Phone Number: +1 443-403-4733 Email: Address: Company: Job Title: Notes: Group(s): My Contacts Date Added: August 11, 2020 at 06:45PM

Ayodele Fayose Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, has said that he would send ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo back to prison if he had the opportunity to become President of Nigeria. Fayose said this during an interview with PlusTV. He said the former President has been making hate speech and the present administration should make him face the law. Ayodele Fayose He said, “Let me tell you, Obasanjo has made hate speech and should be brought to book by this government. “I pray one day I will become President of this country by God’s grace. Obasanjo will go back to prison. “I am telling you the truth because there are so many things Obasanjo must be questioned about. “Obasanjo is not a saint. When he came out of prison, his farm at Ota was in shambles. But, today, it is back to life. “Where did the money for resuscitating the once ailing farm come from? It was from the government. “For the library, all governors at that time contributed N10m each to suppor...

Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria, has disclosed that his office did not handle funds while overseeing the National Social Investment Programme. Osinbajo stated that funds were being procured by the Ministry of Budget and National Planning when he was the Chairman of the Steering Committee that oversaw the National Social Investment Office between 2016 and 2019. The revelation by Osinbajo comes after an exclusive report by SaharaReporters that the National Assembly was concluding plans to probe the activities of NSIP under Osinbajo and Maryam Uwais, Special Adviser to the President on the NSIP. The probe, according to sources, was to divert attention from the series of corrupt activities uncovered under Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq. Osinbajo stated that as testament to its far reaching impact on millions of beneficiaries, the Social Investment Programmes under his office w...

The police in Bauchi State on Tuesday arrested two persons over the kidnap of a three-year-old-boy. The suspected kidnappers were said to have taken the boy into the bush where they demanded ransom payment from his parents but were arrested in the process by the police. In a video posted by one Bello Tukur on his Facebook page, the suspects were seen in handcuffs while the victim was rescued. Spokesperson for the Bauchi State Police Command, Ahmed Wakali, could not be reached for comments when contacted by SaharaReporters over the incident. Recall that the police in the state had on June 20 arrested over 20 criminals in connection with crimes ranging from theft, kidnapping, sodomy and rape. Also, the command arrested a 19-year-old leader of a kidnap gang, Mohammed Jibrin alias Al-amin, with three others for kidnapping a 15-year-old boy. CRIME Police News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from...

President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded with Nigerians to have patience with him as the country battles to stem the tide of insecurity. The President said this while meeting with the heads of security and intelligence agencies, and members of the Security Committee of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He called on Nigerians to be patient with his administration as they await the delivery of military equipment ordered from Jordan, China and the United States. He said, “I have directed the service chiefs to meet among themselves, in-between the National Security Council meetings. Our intelligence-gathering, interpretation and sharing must all be improved. “We are expecting the shipment of military weapons and aircraft we ordered from Jordan, China and the United States. “As I have explained, we need patience on the part of the Nigerian public, for the new equipment to arrive, and for our personnel to receive appropriate training.” Se...

Emperor Gabriel Ogbonna A human rights lawyer based in Abia State, Emperor Gabriel Ogbonna, is being held in the custody of the Department of State Service for three months now despite court rulings ordering his release. SaharaReporters gathered that Ogbonna was being detained and tortured by the DSS over comments against President Muhammadu Buhari on his Facebook page. Torture of detainees by law enforcement agents is a clear violation of Section 36 of the Nigerian constitution, which guarantees an individual’s right to a fair hearing as spelt out by the Administration of Criminal Justice Act signed into law in 2015. Emperor Gabriel Ogbonna The 2017 Anti-torture Act also forbids security forces from obtaining information by force. Ogbonna was arrested on March 24, 2020 by over 20 police officers in company with Chief of Staff to Abia Governor, Tony Agbazuere, and former Commissioner of Police, Ene Okon, in his office for making some critical comments about Bu...

Abubakar Malami In a desperate attempt to launder his image and apparently save his job as Nigeria’s chief law officer, Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, have released millions of naira to social media influencers to sing his praises and rub what they termed his “achievements” on the faces and noses of Nigerians. A day after writing a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari to distance himself from allegations of corruption and also listing many of his assets and businesses he claimed to have acquired before taking up his current appointment in government, Malami went further by having social media gladiators propagate his ‘gospel’, crediting him for reforming the judicial system in the country and promoting accountability in government. Abubakar Malami On Twitter where the #AchievementsOfMalami was a major trend on Tuesday, paid influencers of different backgrounds were observed sharing various items with the photo and purported achie...

INEC Chair Mahmood Yakubu The Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria has threatened to file a fresh suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission if it fails to re-enlist deregistered political parties in the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states as ordered by the appeal court. The electoral body had on February 6, 2020 deregistered 74 political parties on the grounds that they breached their requirements for registration because they failed to win at least 25 per cent of votes cast in one state of the federation during the presidential election. IPAS said the parties would be left with no option than to approach the court and file a separate suit to adjudicate on the matter. INEC Chair Mahmood Yakubu IPAC Chairman, Peter Ameh, disclosed this while speaking with our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday on the move by the electoral body to appeal the decision of the appellate court. He said, “The next line of action is to return back to court. We have been...

Femi Adesina Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said that Nigerian security agencies and the military do not lack weapons and equipment to combat bandits and terrorists in the country. Adesina said this on Tuesday during a programme on Channels Television monitored by our correspondent. He made the claim despite multiple video evidence of military personnel publicly lamenting the lack of sophisticated weapons to combat insurgency in the country.  Femi Adesina Adesina said though security agencies were not complaining of lack of weapons, the government was making moves to acquire more weapons for the military. He said, “Most of the security agencies did not complain of lack of equipment. Additional equipment is coming in from Jordan, United States but the complaint was not majorly about equipment, the military is well equipped.” Adesina also said that the President Buhari-led administration was constantly taking steps...

Joe Biden on Tuesday named California lawmaker, Kamala Harris, as his running mate for the United States presidential election. It was a historic event as Harris becomes the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket, abc13.com, reports. In choosing Harris, Biden is embracing a former rival from the Democratic primary familiar with the unique rigour of a national campaign. Harris, a 55-year-old first-term senator, is also one of the party’s most prominent figure, who quickly became a top contender for the number two spot after her own White House campaign ended. Biden, who spent eight years as President Barack Obama’s vice, has spent months weighing, who would fill that same role in his White House. He pledged in March to select a woman as his vice president, easing frustration among Democrats that the presidential race would center on two white men in their 70s. United States of America News AddThis :  Original Author :  Sahara...

The biggest problem in Nigeria today is that of ethno-religious and tribal sentiments that has eaten deep into the hearts and minds of our compatriots across the divides. Most of our political gladiators understand this; the reason why they employ the ‘divide and rule’ system of governance, leading to despondency and trust deficits. The #REVOLUTIONNOW, protest was termed a South West protest by some people because it was pioneered by a Yoruba man. The day we understand that the problems of bad governance, banditry, killings, terrorism etc., in Nigeria is a general problem, not a tribal issue. Therefore, uniting to confront the real issue and not being divisive in response is the day Nigeria will start working. The REVOLUTION of values, will not be televised. You won’t see it coming. “A person’s right to air grievances without fear of retribution or censorship is fundamental to democracy.”   The present gladiators call this hate speech. We are in total agreement with @P...