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Last Sunday in Emene, Enugu State, a massacre on a small scale of unarmed members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) took place tragically. According to reports online some members of the ‘proscribed’ Biafra nationhood agitators were having a meeting (some say Jewish praying session, others recruitment exercise) inside the Community Secondary School in Emene. And suddenly the Department of State Services (DSS) agents intervened and attempted to disperse the group and make arrests. The young Biafrans put up a spirited resistance and that led to pandemonium breaking out. The DSS forces were overpowered and they called for reinforcements. Soon enough a detachment of the military, police and para-military security personnel arrived, armed to the teeth as if going to a war zone, engaging the IPOB boys in a bloody confrontation. The forces fired live bullets into the surging crowd killing dozens and injuring scores! As the dust settled down the blood of the innocent Igbos fl...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that he won’t waste a minute in signing the death warrant of the man, who was sentenced to death by a Sharia court for insulting Prophet Muhammad. Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a musician, was on August 10 sentenced to death by a Shari’a court for committing alleged blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam in a song he circulated via WhatsApp. Speaking at a gathering of religious leaders, legal practitioners security personnel and government officials at the Government House, Kano, on Thursday, Ganduje explained that the law of the land provides that the convicted person had the right to appeal within 30 days, which if it elapses and the warrant is brought before him, he will sign it. He said, “The court has done its job and as a government we have provided the needed security. “The judgment has taken place and the law of the land allows the person convicted to appeal further within 30 days to the high court and to the Appeal Court and ...

Ayo Adebanjo, a chieftain of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of not being sincere in addressing the rising insecurity in Nigeria. Pa Adebanjo spoke on Thursday while reacting to comments made by spokesperson for President Buhari, Garba Shehu, stating that the South-West security network, Amotekun, would be placed under the control of the Inspector-General of Police.  The Afenifere chieftain wondered why the Nigerian Government wants to control the structure of Amotekun in spite of it’s incompetence and failure to provide security for citizens. Adebanjo said government was planning to cause constitutional crisis by such move, adding that any state had the right to establish its own security outfit.  He said, “We have been telling our people that President Muhammadu Buhari and his APC-led government were not serious about keeping this country together and ensuring our security. “They want to dominate us. Under a federal...

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has written a letter to the Central Bank of Nigeria, demanding detailed information on how the N338.6bn COVID-19 fund was spent. Falana made the request in a letter dated August 17, 2020. The letter reads, “Our attention has been drawn to an online report relating to the disbursement of the sum of the sum of N338.66bn as Coronavirus (COVID-19) intervention fund to beneficiaries across Nigerian states. “Since the report did not capture the details of persons who benefitted from the disbursement of the funds, we hereby request in line with Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act that you avail us with the details of the disbursement. “Having made this application in line with the Freedom of Information Act, you are requested to provide the said information within seven days of the receipt of this letter failing which shall not hesitate to commence a legal action against you.” The CBN in a letter dated 26 August, 2020, however, reque...

The Nigerian military has said that over 400 members of the Darul Salam Terrorists Group have surrendered with a bomb-making factory belonging to the terrorists decimated. This was announced through a statement by a military spokesperson, Major-General John Enenche. He said the surrendering of the insurgents followed “aggressive intensive kinetic operations at identified bandits’ enclaves” by a military unit, Operation Whirl Stroke, and other security agencies deployed at Uttu in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Enenche added, “The camp was subsequently destroyed while troops are equally combing the surrounding forests for fleeing members of the sect.” #PressRelease #DHQUpdate TROOPS OF OPERATION WHIRL STROKE BUST TERRORISTS CELL; RECOVER EXPLOSIVES, ARMS AND AMMUNITION IN NASARAWA, AS 410 MEMBERS OF DARUL SALAM TERRORISTS GROUP SURRENDER https://t.co/62RL3dITjy pic.twitter.com/k7zKY7DLYc — DEFENCE HQ NIGERIA (@DefenceInfoNG) August 27, 2020 Insurgenc...

BBNaija: “Why’re You Shouting, I Don’t Like That” – Tolanibaj Shut Down Prince Tolanibaj shut down Prince for raising his voice during a conversation with him last night. According to her, Prince has refused to sleep in her bed and failed to give her a peck before going to bed, something he never fails to do since they became boo’ed up. Prince replied that he has ruled out sleeping in her room long ago and isn’t in the mood to discuss such issues. Before he could say more, Tolanibaj shut him down, ordering him to reduce his voice because he was shouting at her and she doesn’t like that. from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/31xPdUD via EDUPEDIA

BBNaija 2020: Kiddwaya reveals plans for Laycon outside the house Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Kiddwaya has revealed plans for Laycon outside the show. Kiddwaya and Laycon have been friends despite Laycon’s interest in Erica. Kiddwaya has always made boast that Laycon is not someone he would fight with over Erica. However, speaking after their Pepsi task on Wednesday night, Kiddwaya commended Laycon for his performance and promised to help him promote his music outside the house. Kiddwaya to Laycon: “After the house I will connect you so you perform at one musicfest. You have a good talent.” Laycon was a budding artiste before he made his way to the BBNaija house and has stolen the heart of some viewers in this season with his talent. The likes of Nigerian musicians, Reminisce, Ozladeofficial, Chinko Ekun and other celebrities have chosen Laycon as their favourite housemate. Going from the votes from viewers, Laycon is likely to be among the five housemates to make it...

Armed operatives of the Department of State Services on Thursday surrounded the Abuja home of the Peoples Democratic Party Youth Leader, Austin Okhai. “DSS came to my house earlier today at Abacha Road, they have surrounded everywhere. “My brother Aminu was forcefully taken along with them, one of the DSS operatives told one of my friends who just came in that they were from Asokoro. “My life is in danger. They want me out of circulation based on my press releases and the information at my disposal about the Supreme Court judgment,” he told SaharaReporters. Okai, who is a member of the Governorship Campaign Council in Kogi State, had yesterday raised the alarm ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on the 2019 governorship poll. He alleged that judges were under pressure to play along with the state governor, Yahaya Bello. Okai urged the apex court to stand firm against the alleged manipulations of the judiciary by the Kogi governor. FLASH: DSS Besiege PDP Youth Leader, Aust...

The ousted President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, has been released by Mali mutineers, AFP reports.  The  military mutineers under the aegis National Committee for the Salvation of the People, made this revelation in a post on Facebook, saying Keita has been released and is currently in his residence. Recall that the military officials, who seized power in Mali, had told ECOWAS delegation that it want a military-led transitional body to rule the country for three years.  See Also Mali Mali Soldiers Agree To Release President, Want Three-Year Stay In Power 0 Comments 2 Days Ago Mali Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/31ymZZU via EDUPEDIA

A former University of Lagos Governing Council member, Prof Boniface Oye-Adeniran, has urged the Presidential Visitation Panel to the institution to allow a public hearing for transparency purpose. President Muhammadu Buhari had last Friday directed the setting up of a special Visitation Panel to look into the crisis rocking the university. Oye-Adeniran also tasked members of the panel not to go beyond the two weeks it was given to do its work. He said, “The Senate that recommended the Acting VC was neither called by a VC nor by the Registrar, Secretary of the Senate, as the amended University of Lagos Act demands. The vouncil that ratified also was improperly constituted and did not form a quorum. “You cannot be complaining of lack of due process and at the same time be breaking the law and the standing orders of the Governing Council. Illegality cannot cure purported lack of due process. All these are happening with the apparent collusion of enemies of President Muhammadu ...

A group under the aegis of Niger Delta Renaissance Coalition has rejected the supervision of the Niger Delta Development Commission’s forensic audit by Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio.  Comrade Godknows Sotonye, National Coordinator of the group, in a statement accused Akpabio of manipulating the process of recruiting the forensic auditors in order to cover up his tracks and those of his allies and contractors in the transactions to be audited.  Sotonye said Akpabio was bent on arriving at a predetermined outcome to exonerate him and his allies in the forensic audit report.  He described the audit exercise of NDDC as a sham, saying the process was arranged to protect Akpabio and his cronies.  Stating reasons why Akpabio should not be allowed to supervise the NDDC audit, the group alleged that he single-handedly picked nine audit firms and proceeded to get the Bureau of Public Procurement to give him a Certificate of No Objection to engage...

Akinwumi Adesina Former Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, has been re-elected as President of the Africa Development Bank. Adesina was re-elected by the Board of Governors of the bank at the ongoing AfDB’s virtual annual meeting in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Thursday. Akinwumi Adesina Adesina had on Wednesday pledged to reach out to and engage with stakeholders of the bank to ensure stability and progress. The AfDB boss xplained that the past several months had been challenging for the bank but the financial institution pulled together despite the turbulence. A few months ago he was in the eye of the storm over sundry allegations of misconduct. In a petition by the group of whistleblowers, Adesina was accused of 20 breaches of the bank’s code of conduct.  The bank, however, found him free of any ethical wrongdoings.   Business News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from ...

Nigerians on Twitter have voted Lai Mohammed as the worst minister in the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. President Buhari had in 2019 after winning his second term in office appointed 42 ministers to help him implement the agenda of his government for the people of Nigeria. SaharaReporters on Tuesday conducted a poll in different batches asking Nigerians to select the worst performing among the ministers. At the end of the poll, Sadiya Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Abubakar Malami, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, were picked as the top 4 ministers with woeful performances. POLL: Top (4) of the Worst @Mbuhari Ministers; Who is the worst? — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) August 26, 2020 A new poll was then conducted on Wednesday among the four with Mohammed topping the list as Nige...