Dangote Pledges To Assist Nigerian Government Turnaround Economy

Foremost industrialist and richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, has restated his commitment to assist the Federal Government in turning around and diversifying the country’s economy.

Aliko Dangote

He said this in Lagos on Friday where he was honoured as “Man of the Year 2015” by The Guardian Newspapers Limited.

He said he was working hard with his company to take Nigeria to the next level and that within the next two and half years, Nigeria was going to excel in some critical areas.

Reasons Why Tinubu Turned Against Me- Senate President Saraki

Senate President Saraki and Tinubu

The embattled President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who is currently facing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal has traced the genesis of his travails to a political disagreement with a national leader of the governing All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu.

Mr. Saraki, who was replying an open letter to him last week by a magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, suggested that Mr. Tinubu was after him because he blocked his (Tinubu) attempt to be the running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari before the 2015 election.

Why Did God Create All Things For Man?

God created all things for man so that man could offer all creation back to God. God created everything for man, but man in turn was created to serve and love God and to offer all creation back to him:

What is it that is about to be created, that enjoys such honor? Is man that great and wonderful living creature, more precious in the eyes of God than all other creatures? Yes...  because for him the heavens and the earth, the sea and all the rest of creation exist. God attached so much importance to his salvation that he did not spare his own Son for the sake of man. Nor does he ever cease to work, trying every possible means, until he has raised man up to himself and made him sit at his right hand.

"I Feel Your Pains, I Will Not Disappoint You" – Buhari Begs Nigerians

President Muhammdu Buhari on Friday called for patience with his administration, stating that he feels the pains of Nigerians and that he was working towards turning the hardship around.

President Buhari

Buahari made the appeal in Lagos during the Vanguard Personality Award ceremony where he was jointly honoured with his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan as Personality of the Year, 2015.

Nigeria Army Kills 2 Suicide Bombers, Arrests Three

Soldiers of the Nigerian army on April 7 intercepted some suspected Boko Haram terrorists suicide bombers coming from Sambisa forest through Cashew Plantation. 

Deceased Suicide bomber

Troops of 101 Battalion of 7 Division received a tip off about impending attack in Maiduguri city and swiftly swung into action to avert the attack at about 4.00am .

One of the deceased suicide bombers

This was contained in a statement issued on April 7 by colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the acting director army public relations, a copy obtained by Naij.com. 

“The ever vigilant troops responded decisively by intercepting and neutralizing of the suspected terrorists at Madiyari village, while the third suicide bomber was intercepted and neutralized at Jimini-Bolori village. 

“Unfortunately 3 of our soldiers sustained injuries in the process and they have been evacuated to the unit’s Regimental Aid Post (RAP), for treatment,” he said. It was gathered that the two unexploded Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on the suicide bombers were safely detonated by a combined team of Nigeria Police and army Explosive ordinance device (EOD) experts.

 In a related development, the troops also arrested three suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Nwagafete village comprising two women and a 16-year-old boy who were connected to suspected terrorists’ food vendors earlier arrested.

Source: Naij.com

Ex President Obasanjo Denies Signing Budgets Without Details While In Power

Ex President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday debunked claims by the National Assembly that he signed budgets without details while he was president between 1999 and 2007.

President Buhari and Ex President Obasanjo

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmimuni Jubril, had said that there were occasions when the former president signed budgets the federal legislature transmitted to him without seeing the details.

Court Discharged Former Ogun Governorship Candidate 7 Years After Death

The ‎Ogun State Government has withdrawn a criminal case of illegal possession of government documents against a former governorship candidate of the defunct Alliance for Democracy, Dipo Dina, seven years after Mr. Dina’s death.

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On Tuesday, a court discharged Mr. Dina alongside three other accused persons.

Mr. Dina was murdered in 2009. His killers have not been identified yet.

Politicians Are To Be Held Responsible For Violence In Rivers Election, Not Police

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has denied claims that the police favoured the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during Saturday’s National and State Assembly re-run elections in Rivers state.

Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase

The IG, who also absolved the police of blame in the violence that greeted the rerun polls, maintained that the force discharged its duties professionally.

He spoke to journalists in Abakaliki during his one-day working visit to the Ebonyi State Police command.

God is Angry With President Buhari...

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has yet again, lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari over the way he has handled Nigeria since he came into power. 

Buhari and Fayose

Fayose, who had vowed never to stop attacking the president, told journalists on Tuesday, March 22, that God is angry with him (Buhari), hence the unending bloodshed in the country.

Nigeria Army Kills 58 Boko Haram Terrorists

The Nigerian army has dealt another blow to Boko Haram insurgents after troops of 153 Task Force Brigade, 5 Brigade on Monday, March 22, killed 58 terrorist at Musari village.

Motorcycles belonging to the insurgents were set ablaze by troops during the operation.

Disclosing this in a statement made available to Naij.com, the acting director of army public relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman stated that the soldiers “recovered 2 hand grenades, 52 motorcycles, several bags of foodstuffs such as beans, onions, sweet potatoes and guinea corn, as well as cartons of fish”during the operation.

He however said a soldier was killed during the encounter with the terrorists. In another operation, the Nigerian army killed one more Boko Haram kingpin at Dalori camp for displaced people on March 20, Sunday. 

The soldiers of 22 Brigade carried out a clearing operation at the IDP camp in which they killed 19 Boko Haram insurgents among whom was the Ameer of Dalori. 

They also recovered two AK-47 rifles, a small machine gun and a hand grenade and recovered four pickup vehicles. The troops also liberated 67 captives from the militants. The freed hostages are undergoing screening at the camp for displaced people in Dikwa. 

Similarly, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has carried out air raids on suspected Boko Haram logistics base situated at Allagarno in Borno state. 

According to Daily Post, the director of public relations and information of the air force, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, in a release said the attack on the Boko Haram base wa

s carried out on Friday, March 18, 2016. Famuyiwa added that the attack was carried out after careful intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) by the air force unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV).

Source: Naij.com

NCEF Criticize Buhari Over Nigeria’s Membership Of Islamic Coalition

A group, the Nigerian Christian Elders Forum, has strongly condemned the recent inclusion of Nigeria in the Saudi Arabia-led coalition against terrorism.

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Addressing Journalists in Abuja, Friday, the NCEF chairman, Solomon Asemota, said the action was a clear negation of the rights of Nigerians as well as a lack of regard for the views of non-Muslim Nigerians who took part in bringing the new administration to power.

U.S. Military Restricts Travel To West Africa Over Recent Terrorist Attacks

The united States Military announced a restriction on its servicemen barring them from travelling to five countries in West Africa.

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A spokesman for U.S. Africa Command, Anthony Falvo, a Navy Lt. Cmdr., said the order limits unofficial travel by U.S. military personnel to Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Ghana.

Rivers Election: A Major And 3 Soldiers Shot Dead

 A Nigerian army major and three other soldiers have been shot dead in Abonnema, Akuku-Toru local government area of Rivers state

File photo, Nigeria Army

A major of the Nigerian Army and three other soldiers have reportedly been shot dead on Thursday, March 17, in Abonnema in Akuku-Toru local government area of Rivers state. 

A source who spoke to Sahara Reporters, said that the soldiers ran into an ambush set up by militants. However, both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state are accusing each other of the act. 

Fayose Accuses Buhari Of Planning To Rig Rerun Election In Rivers State

Governor Ayo Fayose of the Ekiti state has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to rig rerun election in Rivers state on March 19, Saturday. 

He stated that the president’s quick reaction to the killings in the state is part of the plot to rig the poll. 

Fayose lamented the reported violence in Nigeria, saying: “Only a president with ulterior political motives will elevate political violence above the kind of genocide carried out by Fulani herdsmen in Benue state.”

Rivers State Re-run Election: Governor Wike Charges Voters To Beat-Up Ameachi

The safety of Rotimi Amaechi is at risk as Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has charged voters to beat him (Amaechi) thoroughly if he is seen at any polling booth on election day.

Gov. Wike and Minister of Transport, Amaechi

Governor Wike who gave the directive at the grand finale of the PDP campaign rally held at Ikwerre local government area of Rivers state, accused the APC of plotting to swap original election result sheets on the voting day. 

According to the Daily Post, he said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was colluding with the APC in the plot to rig the re-run legislative elections scheduled for Saturday, March 19. Wike urged voters to resist the rigging plot orchestrated by Amaechi by dealing with him decisively if they see him driving around on election day. He said: “We know their plans. 

Tension As Protest Rocks Ile-Ife Over Ooni's New Appointment

Members of the Aga Orunto ruling family have staged a peaceful protest over the appointment of comrade Idowu Olaniyi Adediwura as the new Obalufe.

Ooni of Ife

Vanguard reports that the protesters on March 14 took their disaffection to the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. 

The protesters on Thursday stormed the Ooni’s palace few hours before the official pronouncement of the new Obalufe, to express their unhappiness on the choice as well as take a unanimous stance. 

The protesters who staged Monday’s protest against the Obalufe, who is the second in command to the Ooni, gathered at the palace after loitering along the major streets of Ile-Ife. The protesters alleged that Adediwura was imposed on them and demanded his appointment should be reversed. 

They posited that the Yoruba traditional father made a wrong decision not to have appointed someone from Aga Orunto family as the new Obalufe to replace Oba Folorunsho Omisakin, who hailed from Ado. 

They went ahead to list the order for the appointment of Obalufe as – Ajagbusi, Ado Gbodo, Aga and Jaojo among others. The protesters demanded that the person that was picked from the Aga Orunto family for the position at the screening conducted for candidates should be announced. 

 Speaking with journalists on the matter, Prince Oluwasegun Olayade from Aga family said: “We are protesting today because my family has been deprived of the Obalufe position that we are entitled to based on the order of the gazette. 

Four ruling houses are entitled to Obalufe position based on that existing arrangement and there was no disorder until it is our turn now.”

Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who did his traditional wedding to Wuraola Zynab Otiti, at the weekend on March 13 did his thanksgiving at the Royal Court of Ife, Aafin, Enuwa Square in Ile-Ife, Osun state.

Source: Naij .com

EFCC Arraigns Fake NNPC Staff

The Economic and financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned Raymond Odika on a six-count charge of criminal conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence.

According to Premium Times, he was arraigned before Justice Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court, Enugu. Mr. Odika allegedly connived with Solomon Chidi Onyia (still at large) to defraud Malachy Olife and Peter Sunday N624,000 under the pretext that they were staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.