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Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State. The US government has added Nigeria to a blacklist of countries that have engaged in or tolerated “severe violations of religious freedom.” Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, the DPRK, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan were also added to the list. Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State. The inclusion of Nigeria in the religion violations list was announced by the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Twitter. He said, “Upholding the right to religious freedom is a moral and national security imperative. Where religious freedom is absent, terrorism, and violence fester. Our advocacy for religious communities abroad helps to ensure the protection and prosperity of Americans at home. “Today the US designates Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, the DPRK, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as countries of concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for engaging systematic...

Adams Oshiomhole A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has dissociated himself from the new suit instituted by the party’s former National Vice Chairman (South-South), Hilliard Eta, challenging the dissolution of the National Working Committee, which he chaired. The former Edo State governor also said he wouldn’t accept APC chairmanship if offered again. Adams Oshiomhole This was contained in a statement titled, ‘My Position Has Not Changed,’ which he signed, on Monday. The statement read in part, “In reporting the legal action taken by a member of the dissolved National Working Committee of the APC, some attributions have been made to the effect that the plaintiff is an ‘ally of Oshiomhole’ or an “associate of Oshiomhole.” The court documents are clear on who is the plaintiff. “For the avoidance of doubt, the 21-member NWC under my leadership mainly worked cohesively and harmoniously. The only exceptions were those of the three memb...

The runaway former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who was arrested in Niger Republic last Tuesday, hired a motorcyclist to escape into Niger Republic through Sokoto State, according to police investigation. It was learnt that Maina, who is facing money laundering charges to the tune of N2 billion, took the action to flee the country by motorcycle in order not to raise the suspicion of security operatives. According to intelligence sources, Maina fled from the country only days after a Federal High Court granted him bail with a serving senator, Ali Ndume, standing as his surety. “He hired a bike and capitalised on the porosity of the nation’s borders, to escape through Sokoto’s border town of Ilella and landed at KonI in Niger Republic. He had earlier attempted fleeing through Katsina State to Mariachi into Niger Republic. “He, however, changed his mind at the last minute after suspecting that his identity might be blown open. He was rep...

Ibrahim Magu Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has appeared before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), SaharaReporters learned. CCB had summoned Magu despite being investigated by a presidential panel over alleged misappropriation of recovered assets under his watch. Ibrahim Magu See Also Politics Magu Didn’t Shun CCB Invitation, Lacks Access To Relevant Documents —Lawyer 0 Comments 2 Weeks Ago In the letter dated November 2, 2020, and signed by SP Gwimi, CCB’s director of Intelligence, Investigation and Monitoring, asked Magu “to come along with the certified true copies (CTC) of the following: Acknowledgement slips of all your assets declaration to the Code of Conduct Bureau since you joined public service. Copies of your appointment letter, acceptance, records of service, and payslips from January to May 2020. All documents of your landed properties, both developed and undeveloped.” The CCB said the i...

The newly-elected President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Sunday Asefon, has condemned the #EndSARS movement, aimed at ending police brutality across the country. Asefon, 45, said the #EndSARS protest would not solve the problem of police brutality because the Inspector-General of Police had dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit. In October, youths across the country took to the streets to condemn  human rights abuses by members of SARS. The protest was later hijacked by hoodlums which led to the loss of lives and property. This followed the killing of an unconfirmed number of youths by men of the Nigerian Army who invaded the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos and shot some of the protesters. See Also News ‘He Is Our Member’ – APC Youths Congratulate 45-year-old New NANS President, Asefon 0 Comments 2 Days Ago Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the new NANS President said the association does not recognise the #EndSARS ...

The Osun State EndSARS Movement has urged protesters not to relent in their demands for good governance, an end to police brutality and other inadequacies of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. The group, in a statement by its spokesperson, Olawale Bakare; Mobilisation Secretary, Ogunleye Olushayo; and Organising Secretary, Olawale Ogunruku, commended the resilience and doggedness of the youths who stormed the streets of Osogbo earlier on Monday. The statement read, “Although we expressly commend the line of demands of today’s protest, we also wish to inform the general public to beware of state-sponsored individuals who might be sent to keep public agitations low and tasteless. “They would only pretend to fight alongside the genuine agitators, but they are secretly working with the government to keep the people’s voice low and divided. We enjoin the general public to watch out for “contract-protesters” who are only acting the scripts of their paymasters.  “Ag...

Police officers from the Suhum Police Command have arrested 14 thugs for allegedly brutalising voters in a hotel in the area. It was learnt that the voters were lodging at a hotel, Daily Bread when the suspects stormed the place to beat them. According to Modern Ghana, it was unclear what led to the incident. The incident is creating tension in the area, as political party supporters have besieged the police station See Also Ghana Ghana Decides: Two Voters Shot Dead In Election Violence 0 Comments 2 Hours Ago . Meanwhile, a policeman, Kwarteng Nantwi, of the Ghana Police Criminal Investigation Department, headquarters operations in Accra, has died while on election duty at Ahafo region. Detective Constable Nantwi had become ill and was rushed to Hwidiem Government Hospital, but he was discharged after treatment, as gathered. He, however, fell unconscious today in his room and was hurriedly conveyed back to the same hospital for further treatment. He was confirmed ...

Kano Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that most Quranic education school pupils, popularly referred to as ‘Almajiri’, who roam the streets in the northern part of the country, are not Nigerians. The governor noted that they are mostly from Chad, Niger Republic, Cameroon and others. Kano Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. According to Vanguard, Ganduje disclosed this while declaring open a three-day retreat organised by the Universal Basic Education Commission in Kano. The theme of the retreat is “Enhancing Basic Education in Nigeria towards a Robust Institutional Strengthening and Effective Stakeholder Engagement.” He said, “From the survey, we have conducted, most of the ‘Almajiri’ roaming our streets are from Niger, Chad and the northern part of Cameroon. “Once you improve the quality of ‘Almajiri’ education system, you are inviting other ‘Almajiri’ from other places to come to your state. That is another problem. The nor...

John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. The National Democratic Congress Presidential Candidate and former President, John Mahama, has lamented the removal of some voters’ names from the voter register, in the ongoing election in Ghana. Mahama, who is contesting against his successor and incumbent president, Nana Akufo-Addo, of the New Patriotic Party, told journalists on Monday, after casting his vote in the Northern Region. John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He disclosed the alleged disenfranchisement to the media, after witnessing one of the security details and a lady who was unable to cast their ballot. “These (names missing from the roll and the breakdown of some machines) are some of the little things we kept complaining about. I mean the electoral commission said it had eliminated 30,000 names, without saying whose...

At least two people have been shot dead at the Church of Christ polling station at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East constituency of the Central Region of Ghana in the ongoing general elections. It was learnt that gunshots boomed from a black Toyota Land Cruiser. The targets of the shooters were reportedly driving in a Kia saloon car. According to GhanaWeb, the occupants of the two vehicles have yet to be identified. However, the injured victims have been rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. After the shooting incident, more police and military personnel were deployed to beef up security in the area. A similar shooting incident happened in the constituency during the voter registration exercise a few months ago. Meanwhile, several polls have predicted a one-touch victory for the New Patriotic Party and its candidate, President Nana Akufo-Addo. According to The Chronicle, these polls, some of which the most considerable opposition National Democratic Congress has d...

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has intervened in the family crisis of a Channels Television Reporter in the state, Pius Angbo, and his wife, Ifeanyinwa Angbo. The social media has been agog in the last 24 hours following a video showing Ifeanyinwa crying to the public for help over alleged repeated assaults by her husband. The woman in the two minutes and 13 seconds’ video revealed that she had never known peace in  six years of her marriage, adding that she gave birth to a baby through Cesarean Section only four weeks ago. She said her husband assaulted her after she advised him to desist from spending recklessly on other women and save the money to take care of his children. See Also Scandal Channels TV Reporter Allegedly Brutalises His Medical Doctor Wife Four Weeks After Childbirth 0 Comments 12 Hours Ago VIDEO: @ChannelsTV Reporter Brutalises His Medical Doctor Wife Four Weeks After Childbirth WATCH FULL VIDEO: https://t.co/4YMubriKWj pic.twitt...

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday address a joint session of the National Assembly on efforts being made by his regime to address the security challenges being witnessed across the country. The President’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, disclosed this in a message she posted on her Twitter handle, @Laurestar, on Monday. The message read, “President @MBuhari will address a joint session of the National Assembly (@nassnigeria) on Thursday, December 10, 2020.” 🔥FLASH🔥, 🔥FLASH🔥 President @MBuhari will address a joint Session of the National Assembly ( @nassnigeria ) on Thursday 10th December, 2020. pic.twitter.com/vTOtnOfRCt — Lauretta Onochie (@Laurestar) December 7, 2020 Recall that the House of Representatives had last week Tuesday invited the President to appear on the floor of the parliament and explain the rising spate of insecurity in the country. The decision was based on a motion of urgent national importance moved ...