Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, April 27, 2020 accused Buhari of working for the Fulani ethnic stock to take over Nigeria. The governor, who spoke in reaction to the recent killing of residents allegedly perpetrated by herdsmen in parts of the North-Central state, also lamented that no fewer than 70 people have been killed in the last two
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This is the one Nigeria 🇳🇬 as solicited by a few, with the intent to impose it on the larger population, otherwise they ‘ll be threatened with the sound of war and be reminded of the 1967-1970 civil war between Biafra and the British or a show of force intended to bully intimidate and instil fear. But When the only
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed Saturday, February 18 for the 2023 general elections in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made this known on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organised by the Senate Committee on INEC. He said, “By the principle established by the
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The Commander of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN), in the South-East, identified simply as Ikonso Commander and six other IPoB/ESN members were killed in a shootout with men of the Police, Army and the Department of State Service, DSS, in the state. The operatives, in a joint operation, reportedly stormed IPoB’s operational headquarters in Awomama village, Oru
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Ghanaian authorities are on high alert after over 1,800 prisoners escaped from lawful custody in Nigeria. A special operation by joint security forces has led to the arrest of 19 suspected Nigerian nationals who attempted to enter Ghana through an unapproved route. This was contained in a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service. The Operation Motherland team, comprising the
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Wakeupafrica360 correspondent in Nigeria reports that the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, on Monday, stated that state governors and other stakeholders have reached an agreement on the implementation of financial autonomy for state legislature and the judiciary. Although he did not disclose the details of the agreement reached, he assured the nation that the implementation will
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Many Nigerians and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have called for the sack or resignation of Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, over statements he made in the past in support of Islamic extremist groups. Audio recordings of Mr. Pantami’s past teachings where he declared support for Al-Qaeda and Taliban resurfaced last week, generating debates on social
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Former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has called for the strengthening of the nation’s electoral laws to restore the integrity of the ballot. Dr Jonathan argued that the standard practice is that the electoral management bodies exercise the sole responsibility of returning candidates and declaring winners while the judiciary complements by either upholding declared results or nullifying flawed elections and
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Southeast governors on Sunday, April 11, 2021 launched a regional security outfit codenamed Ebube Agu (the glory of a tiger) to battle rising insecurity. They restated that open grazing remained banned and urged security agencies to enforce it. The governors met in Owerri, the Imo State capital, with heads of security agencies in the region. Acting Inspector-General Usman Baba sent a delegation comprising a
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Acting Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba began his tenure on Wednesday with a pledge to confront increasingly, complex and pervasive security threats in the country. He listed them as “terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, secessionist agitation and sundry organized crimes.” Baba, 58, who was appointed on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, spoke at the Force Headquarters in Abuja after taking the reins
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