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The 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Wednesday, cautioned against perceiving agitation for restructuring as a call for secession, civil war, and division that would further disunite the country. Sanusi said though restructuring is essential, some of Nigeria’s problems are beyond restructuring. He spoke at Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti during the 24th Convocation Lecture of the institution on Wednesday, Punch reports. Sanusi, who is EKSU chancellor, in his remark, said, “There is a difference between restructuring and secession. There is a difference between restructuring and division. There is a difference between restructuring and civil war. Some are using ethnic profiling to divide us. Ethnicity and religion are mere identities; they don’t represent our values and who we indeed are. “Nigeria has problems that are far more beyond restructuring, though restructuring is important, let us follow the rules and build a strong system through our strong moral values a

Angry youths in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday, set ablaze two suspected thieves at the Oyo State Government’s Secretariat, Ibadan. An eyewitness told SaharaReporters that while one was burnt alive, the other was knocked by a moving vehicle. Our correspondent gathered that the suspects had attacked a moving Toyota car along Queen Elizabeth Road, Secretariat, Ibadan.  A mob, however, caught them, beat and set them ablaze.  At the time of filing this report, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Gbenga Fadeyi, did not pick his calls to confirm the incident. A text message also sent to his phone was not replied as of press time.    News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2IVazow via EDUPEDIA

Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Temitope Adeola Fakuade, an assistant director with the Ondo State Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, is seeking Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s intervention for unjustified suspension and non-payment of his salary by the state’s civil service commission. Fakuade said he was being harassed and victimized by the current commissioner for Works, Saka Yusuf Ogunleye; permanent secretary, Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, Dupe Eshofonie; and permanent secretary, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, Bumi Alade. Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu He asked the governor to swiftly wade into the matter to ensure that justice is met. Fakuade explained how he was suspended. “I was the assistant director, Ministry of Youth Development and Sports before I was posted by the Service Matters Department of the Head of Service to the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, Ondo State on 17th June 2019. In the said letter of posting, the

Bandits have killed three Zamfara traders despite collecting N6 million and three brand new motorbikes as ransom, according to Daily Trust. The murdered traders were part of the 13 traders from the Dansadau community who were kidnapped three weeks ago while travelling in an 18-seater bus at Mashayar Zaki along Gusau-Dansadau road, 82 km north of Gusau, the state capital. Daily Trust reported that the kidnappers contacted families of the victims four days later and demanded N80 million ransom for their release. A brother of one of the traders, Alhaji Yau Dansadau, said they managed to negotiate for N10 million ransom. “About N10 million was found on the traders and was carted away by the abductors,” he said. “After N5 million was delivered to them, they released 2 of the kidnapped victims with a promise to release the rest the following day. The freed victims can’t walk following severe injuries they sustained on their legs after they were chained for many days,” he added.

Aisha Yesufu Human rights activist and a co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, has warned that the Boko Haram terrorists would attack southern Nigeria once they have destroyed the northern part of the country. She noted that fighting terrorism is everyone’s business and should be condemned by all and sundry. Aisha Yesufu In a tweet on Wednesday, Yesufu said, “When Boko Haram is done with the North, they will face the South. If you think this is none of your business, some thought it wasn’t their business when it was happening in North-East, now it is. Terrorist attack to anyone anywhere is a terrorist attack to everyone everywhere.” When Boko haram are done with the North they will face the South. If you think this is none of your business, some thought it wasn't their business when it was happening in North East now it is. Terrorist attack to anyone anywhere is terrorist attack to everyone everywhere — Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) December 15,

Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the indictments delivered against the former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki, in a judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which convicted and sentenced a former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, for money laundering. A three-person panel led by Justice Stephen Adah held in a unanimous judgment delivered, on Wednesday, that the Federal High Court made damaging comments against Dasuki without giving him a fair hearing. Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) SaharaReporters Media Justice Adah held that Dasuki was not being charged as a co-defendant in the case or given any opportunity to defend himself and that the comments made against Dasuki were unwarranted. The panel had in an earlier judgment on Wednesday set aside Metuh’s conviction on the grounds of bias shown by the trial judge Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court. It, therefore, ordered that the trial be conducted af

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday, met with the President of the Republic of Chad, Idriss Déby. The meeting, which held at the Presidential Palace in N’Djamena, was also attended by the Chadian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abakar Chahaimi, as well as the Nigerian Ambassador to Chad, Zannah Kolo. According to a statement titled, ‘Zulum meets Chad’s President Deby over thousands of Borno refugees’, Zulum said the meeting was convened over the repatriation of Nigerian refugees who fled to Chad after the terrorist group, Boko Haram displaced them. The statement quoted Zulum as saying, “I am here in Chad to see our people currently taking refuge at The Darsalam camp in Baga Sola. “We met them yesterday (Tuesday). Our people are doing very well, the Government of Chad is taking care of them. So, I am here to express appreciation to the President for his generosity towards our people here in Chad.” The Borno State governor also said efforts are on to bring back those wh

File Photo The Nigeria Police Force has deployed the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team to Katsina State in an attempt to rescue the over 300 students abducted in a school at Kankara, Katsina State. The arrival of the IRT is expected to boost the activities of the police and military personnel already combing the forests to rescue the abducted schoolboys. File Photo It will be recalled that the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, earlier ordered the deployment of additional operational and investigative assets to support the ongoing search and rescue operations in Kankara and its environs in Katsina.  The deployment, which includes personnel from the Police Tactical Squads and cracks detectives from the Force Intelligence Bureau, will provide investigative support to the Katsina State Police Command.  They are also to work in sync with the military and other law enforcement agents in coordinated efforts aimed at rescuing the students, hunting

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate reopening of the nation’s land borders. Nigeria, the largest economy and the most prosperous of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), had last August closed its land borders over the proliferation of illegal importation of drugs, small arms and agricultural products into the country from neighbouring West African countries. The closure was, however, greeted by mixed reactions from professional organizations, economists and individuals. Heads of countries like Ghana and Benin Republic had also appealed to the President to reconsider the closure but Buhari maintained that the borders would remain closed until the final report of the committee set up on the matter was considered. But speaking shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed announced the immediate reopening of four land borders. The borders are Seme in the southwest, Illela

Operatives of the recently inaugurated Eastern Security Network have been spotted carrying guns while on patrol, a viral video showed on Wednesday. The leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, launched ESN last week Saturday as a security outfit “to protect the South-East and South-South regions of the country from criminal activities.” According to the video which has gone viral, a voice in the background showed that the ESN members were from the Anambra command. Eastern Security Network (ESN) Anambra State command patrolling bushes and farms. Omo x 1,000,000 🥺 pic.twitter.com/pApODgvGzf — Unu Amaro Kam Siri Kwado (@AfamDeluxo) December 15, 2020 Recall that at the creation of the ESN, Kanu disclosed that the new security apparatus was not different from the Amotekun established by the South-West governors to defend their territory against the worsening security challenges in the country. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that the Afenifere ba

Nigerian motorists have identified about ten most insecure and dangerous roads across the country, as travellers continue to face abduction and armed robbery on the roads. Those who spoke to SaharaReporters lamented that deadly attacks on major roads had increased. A motorist in Niger State, Sarki Ahmed, identified the Birnin-Gwari and Abuja-Kaduna roads as flashpoints for gruesome activities of kidnappers and armed robbers. “The situation now in Niger State is terrible,” Ahmed told SaharaReporters. “The Birnin-Gwari Road is the most dangerous in the North-West for now, and that is the road that connects from Niger to Kaduna. Bandits have their branch on that road. Immediately they stop cars, they kidnap people, and they are still doing that. “The villages in the Mariga Local Government Area have been taken over by bandits. People who have farms in those places are under much pressure. The bandits look at a farm. They know the worth of the farm. They have informants in town.

The two sections of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, are presently blocked, particularly around the Magboro area as a result of a gas pipeline explosion by the Punch newspaper office. The Federal Road Safety Corps, in an advisory obtained by SaharaReporters, stated that due to the “standstill traffic situation on both sections of the expressway, motorists could take an alternative route.” The corps advised that people who do not have time-bound activities may explore alternative routes and postpone their trips. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Panic Over Gas Leakage Near Arepo 0 Comments 4 Hours Ago The FRSC Corridor Commander, Kehinde Hamzat, said, “We have a case of a gas pipeline explosion around Punch Newspaper, Magboro. The pipeline burst while men of Julius Berger, the construction company working on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, were excavating a surface for the worksite. “This has led to a standstill traffic situation on both sections of the expressway. Mo