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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 ...