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Sarakis National Assembly threatens Buhari , lists demands
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1.the security agencies must be given marching orders to contain all the sustained killings of nigerians and protect the lives and properties of nigerians as this is the primary duty for any responsible government2 8.the national assembly will liaise with the international community through the ipu the apu ecowas parliament pan-african parliament eu us congress and the united nations to secure our democracy. the national assembly will also engage with civil society organisations trade unions and ngos to further deepen and protect our democracy2 7.democratic elections must be competitive and inclusive by removing the current reign of fear and intimidation particularly as we approach the forthcoming 2019 elections2 6.the sanctity of the national assembly should be protected and preserved by the federal government and prosecute those who invaded the senate to seize the mace2 5.the government should show sincerity in the fight against corruption by not being selective and also prosecute current appointees that have cases pending against them2 they frowned at the constant harassment of legislators and other political actors especially those who seem to hold a contrary view from the executive or those who are critical of the executive arm2 the legislative arm called on the executive to show sincerity in the fight against corruption adhere to the rule of law and refrain from the intimidation of nigerians2 4.the president must be held accountable for the actions of his appointees and must be ready to sanction those that carry out any act that will ridicule or endanger the country and our democracy2 3.there must be strict adherence to the rule of law and protection for all citizens by the president and all his appointees2 2.the systemic harassment by the executive of perceived political opponents people with contrary opinions in the legislature and the judiciary by the police and other security agencies must stop2 the demands were listed as part of the outcome of an emergency executive joint session of both chambers of the national assembly on tuesday. the meeting passed a vote of confidence on senator bukola saraki the senate president now the subject of police investigation over the 5 april robbery in offa kwara state1 they threatened that they may be forced to invoke their constitutional powers if the conditions were not met1 among the list of demands the legislators want the buhari administration to address the current security situation in the country1 thelawmakers who met for over three hours in closed door did not spell out what the constitutional powers of the parliament is but legal pundits said the only power they have is to set in motion an impeachment proceedings against the president1 in contrast the national assembly members passed a vote of no-confidence on the inspector general of police who they want the president to remove because of what they considered to be his outright disregard for constitutional authority of both the executive and the legislature1 the national assemblynass has tabled a list of demands before the muhammadu buhari administration asking it to implement them lest they invoke the constitutional powers of the parliament1 -
Dead girl who was buried 2 years ago walks back home
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dead girl who was buried 2 years ago returns home1 a huge crowd gathered at ndola central police station after a girl of masala township in ndola1 zambia who was believed to have died two years ago walked back to her parents’ home on sunday. her parents say the girl identified as winnie lufunja died after an illness and was buried at age 171 reports zambia daily mail1 -
Why we’re yet to endorse any presidential aspirant – Ohanaeze
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why we’re yet to endorse any presidential aspirant – ohanaeze1 the apex igbo socio-cultural organisation1 ohanaeze ndigbo says it is yet to take any position on 2019 presidential election. news2019 why we’re yet to endorse any presidential aspirant – ohanaezepublished on june 51 2018 by ameh comrade godwin1 -
Singapore unveils 3 coins to mark Trump-Kim summit
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trump4 singapore unveils 3 coins to mark trump-kim summit1 singapore 20181 kim jon un1 trump meets kim1 unveiling the three commemorative gold1 silver and base-metal pieces1 the company said it is excited to document the history through minted coins and medallions1 -
Lagos APC to sue NWC over annulled Congress
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we have been operating with 20 lgs and 37 lcdas in lagos before the formation of apc2 the all progressives congress apc is troubled over threat by lagos chapter to sue the national working committee nwc for overruling the states congress conducted in the 57 council areas instead of 202 he was reacting to the national working committees overruling of the main congress of apc held at acme on may 192 another congress was convened at the same day by a chieftain mr fouad oki on the grounds that the acme congress lacked legal basis as it was conducted based on wards in 57 council areas instead of 20 approved by inec2 the national publicity secretary of the party mallam bolaji abdullah had said that the party had begun work on friday on the reports from the various appeal panels on the conduct of state congresses2 he said a meeting to resolve the issues had been held and that the lagos apc faction loyal to asiwaju bola ahmed tinubu which conducted its wards and local government congresses in 57 local council development areas had been overruled by the national leadership2 he said the state structure was however not handed over to oki who he said conducted his congress in accordance with the party laws2 he added that a five-man panel had been set up to dissect the constitutionality of the two congresses and that the panel headed by the partys deputy national chairman would begin sitting on sunday2 yes we set up a panel to look at the issues in the lagos chapter. of course we overruled those who conducted their congresses in 57councils because the constitution only recognises 20 councils2 we could not have discountenanced those who conducted in 20 councils because that is constitutional .the issue in lagos is about legality and constitutionality he said2 reacting salami described the nwcs decision on the main congress as mischievous saying it was meant to scuttle things at the states chapter2 the spokesman said the chapter would challenge the decision in the court of law2 we will challenge their decision at the court because there is a supreme court judgement in favour of lagos state on 57 councils2 mr abiodun salami the assistant publicity secretary of the party issued the threat during an interview with the news agency of nigerianan in lagos2 the decision is not only mischievous but a deliberate way to scuttle the party in lagos state he said2 salami said the real congress was the one held at acme in the presence of inec and party officials2 he said the other congress lacked legal basis as no monitoring officer was present2 salami accused oki of double standards saying the same person who was partys vice chairman central when the party conducted council elections in 57 councils was now complaining of illegality2 speaking to nan oki said the decision of the partys nwc to overrule the acme congress vindicated him and his group2 i have always said you cannot build something on nothing. what is wrong us wrong2 i will continue to say that the constitutionally known local governments in lagos is 202 and inec recognises 245 wards. therefore you cannot put up any illegality and expect it to hold2 and if you look at their own congresses you will see that they were full of contradictions and illegalities2 the reaction of the nwc cannot be clearer. that is what we are seeing2 we have a nwc that is committed to the constitution to the rule of law and the electoral act and that is why they are trying to put things right he said2 oki said he had been briefed that a committee was in the state to resolve the issues once and for all2 he however said he had not been invited but hoped to be invited on monday to defend his own congress. nan2 -
Quit APC now, VON DG tells Gov. Okorocha
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following the conclusion of ward1 local and state congresses of the all progressives congress apc in imo1 mr osita okechukwu1 director-general1 voice of nigeria von and a chieftain of the party has advised gov. rochas okorocha to leave the party if he so desires. okechukwu spoke on the heels of gov. okorocha’s disagreement with the outcome of the congresses held in imo last month1 -
Kidnappers free Wife, kids of Zamfara commissioner
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the wife three children and three relatives of gurbin-bore were abducted by gunmen on tuesday 2nd may 2018 at his home town gurbin-bore in zurmi local government area of the state1 the wife and children of alhaji abdullahi gurbin-bore the zamfara state commissioner of youths sport and skills acquisition who were kidnapped by some unidentified gunmen on 2 may have regained their freedom1 the bandits were not connected with the kidnapping of the wife and children of gurbin-bore1 according to ebrimson the four suspected bandits were killed during the exchange of fire with the police while attempting to attack kekawa village in tsafe local government1 he said the divisional police officer of tsafe division early on monday received a distress call that bandits in large number invaded the village1 the police and vigilante groups led by the dpo of tsafe division engaged the bandits in a gun duel where four bandits were killed and others escaped with possible wounds1 we recovered exhibits from them including two locally made guns one pump action five live cartridges and assorted charms he said1 the state commissioner of police mr kenneth ebrimson disclosed this in gusau on monday while displaying at the police headquarters the bodies of four bandits killed by the police on monday1 the cp said i am happy to announce to you this evening that the kidnapped wife children and relatives of the state commissioner for youths sport and skills acquisition abdullahi gurbin-bore who were kidnapped 31 days ago have regained freedom1 no kobo was paid to bandits before they released the victims saying that they were released due to the pressure given to them by the police and other security agencies1 alhaji abdullahi gurbin-bore also confirmed to nan that all the kidnapped victims have been returned home1 the police commissioner decried the increase in informant activities in the state especially int rural communities1 he claimed the informants were the people giving the criminals information thus increasing crimes in the state1 he said the command has succeeded in arresting three suspected kidnappers in talata-mafara and zurmi local government areas1 he urged the public to continue to support the police and other security agencies with useful information to enable them take preemptive measures against kidnappers and bandits1 -
Buhari breaks fast with governors
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president muhammadu buhari on monday evening broke the ramadan fast with state governors of the all progressives congress apc in his official residence at aso rock abuja1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the iftar with the governors unlike the previous ones held with leadership of the national assembly judiciary and others was not open for full media coverage1 however the official photographer to the president and cameraman from nigerian television authority nta were allowed to the venue of the event1 traditional rulers across the country are billed to be hosted by the president for the breaking of fast this week1 -
210 inmates escaped from Minna prison
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bello also refuted claims that the attackers were suspected members of the boko haram or armed robbers who came to free some of their members in the prison1 the gunmen attacked and set free 210 inmates of mina maximum prisons on sunday night and killed a warder and a commercial motorcycle operator1 during the jailbreak he said that gunmen shot sporadically paving way for the escape of the inmates1 the minister alongside niger state governor abubakar bello visited the prison facility on monday morning to ascertain the situation1 dambazau lamented the inadequate manpower in the nigerian prisons and added that plans were on to recruit more workers to enable adequate security1 the spokesperson of the prison service in niger state mr. rabiu shuaibu had earlier confirmed the sunday night attack on the prison which is located in tunga area of minna1 he said the incident was perpetrated after the armed criminals attacked the prison and gained access after an exchange of fire with prison officials1 in 2014 a similar jailbreak occurred at the minna maximum prisons where hundreds of inmates were freed1 bello on monday refuted allegations that the attack was as a result of activities of some condemned criminals1 interior minister abdulrahman dambazau confirmed the escape of the inmates but that 32 of them have been re-arrested1 he explained that since assumption of office in 2015 he has yet to see any paper on condemned criminals1 i have not seen anything so far on condemn criminals or anybody that was condemned. only when i see anything on condemned criminals that is when i will do something on it1 sometimes people get desperate and do crazy things. nobody is sure why the attack was carried out saying the attackers were members of the boko haram is mere rumour he said1 bello who described the incident as unfortunate said that the state would work with the federal government to address the challenges of infrastructures and shortage of manpower in the prison1 the governor appealed to the prison officers to discharge their duties diligently as investigation was ongoing to know the reason behind the attack1 at the state level here we will look at the issue of infrastructure operations and shortage of manpower. but again people should take their jobs seriously1 even though investigation is ongoing we need to do more in terms of taking care of our facilities especially prison1 also mr ahmed jaafaru comptroller general of the nigeria prison service said that there was no suspected boko haram members in the prison1 he said that investigation would reveal the reason behind the attack and how the attackers gained access to the prison1 -
Saraki: I will reply police in 48 hours
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bukola saraki @bukolasaraki8 the police in the statement appeared to have dropped hints on what they wanted to ask saraki about as they claimed that the five men who were the leaders of the bandits admitted confessed and volunteered statements that they were political thugs of the senate president federal republic of nigeria sen. bukola saraki and the executive governor of kwara state alh. abdulfatah ahmed2 police spokesman jimoh moshood also announced the arrest of mr. yusuf abdulwahab the chief of staff to governor abdulfatah ahmed and alabi olalekan his personal assistant political as investigations over the gruesome robbery deepened2 the police claimed five of the bandits arrested and who have made confessions during interrogations indicted the senate president2 the police therefore wanted to interrogate the senator who is number 3 person in the order of protocol in the country. the police did not give a specific time they wanted saraki to report2 the senate president sen. bukola saraki is being invited by the nigeria police force to report to the force intelligence response team office at guzape abuja to answer to the allegations levelled against him from the confessions of the five 5 gang leaders namely ayoade akinnibosun ibukunle ogunleye adeola abraham salawudeen azeez niyi ogundiran and some of the other seventeen 17 suspects arrested for direct involvement and active participation in the offa bank robbery and the gruesome killing of2 in order to conceal evidence the chief of staff to the executive governor of kwara state mr. yusuf abdulwahab who has been arrested and taken into police custody arranged the removal of the sticker plate number with inscription saraki kwara state of harmony from the exhibit vehicle2 according to the police the five gang leaders further confessed during investigation that they are political thugs under the name youth liberation movement a.k.a good boys admitted and confessed to have been sponsored with firearms money and operational vehicles by the senate president sen. bukola saraki and the governor of kwara state alh. abdulfatah ahmed2 police explained why the chief of staff and the personal assistant to governor abdulfatah ahmed were also arrested2 the exhibit vehicle was subsequently recovered from the premises of the min. of environmental and forestry in ilorin kwara state. while the sticker plate number with inscription saraki kwara state of harmony removed from the vehicle was recovered from one adeola omiyale who drove the said lexus jeep to government house ilorin immediately after the bank robbery2 the personal assistant political to the executive governor of kwara state mr. alabi olalekan who is privy to information that the police is looking for the lexus jeep as an exhibit used in the offa bank robbery directed one adeola omiyale to relocate the lexus jeep to government house ilorin. the pa political is currently in police custody and has made useful statement assisting the police in further investigation into the case2 a revolver pistol and pump action gun were recovered by the police investigation team from the personal assistant political to the executive governor of kwara state mr. alabi olalekans farm where he directed his brother to hide them after his arrest by the police2 the other hints dropped were the recovery of one toyota prado jeep with reg. no. 19kwgh belonging to the personal assistant political to the governor of kwara state and a sticker plate number with inscription saraki kwara state of harmony1 but four hours later the police changed their minds about the invitation1 saraki broke the news on his twitter handle1 in a twist to the police invitation to the man who is officially the number three citizen in nigeria the police backpedaled and rather than asking saraki to report at guzape police station in the federal capital of abuja now asked him to send a written response1 following my earlier tweet i have received the letter from . they are no longer asking me to appear at any station but to respond in writing to the allegations within 48 hours which i plan to do1 senate president bukola saraki said he will send a written response to the allegations made against him by the nigerian police linking him with robbery in offa on 5 april1 a lexus jeep gx-300 ash colour with a sticker plate number with inscription saraki kwara state of harmony used by the gang leader ayoade akinnibosun during the bank robbery and the killing of the 33 innocent persons was taken to government house ilorin on 16th may 2018 where the sticker plate number with inscription saraki kwara state of harmony was removed before another plate number reg. no. kwara kma 143 rm registered in the name of ayoade akinnibosun the overall commander of the offa bank ro1 on sunday the police announced they have invited saraki over the 5 april multiple bank robberies in offa during which 33 persons including nine policemen were killed1 opinions were divided across nigeria over the invitation following police statement that some five ringleaders of the offa robbery indicted the senate president and the governor of kwara state abdulfatah ahmed1 according to the police the chief of staff to the governor and the personal assistant to the governor have been arrested in connection with the case1 saraki had earlier tweeted that he had asked his aide-de-camp to collect the letter of invitation from the police in respect of the allegations as he wanted to honour the alleged invitation1 saraki responded some hours later asking nigerians to disregard the police allegation1 saraki in a statement by his media adviseryusuph olaniyonu described the allegation as baseless and another ploy by the police to implicate him by all means1 let it be known that there is no way i could have been associated with armed robbery against my people saraki said1 this plot is concocted to embarrass me and in the mind of the igp it is his own response after his refusal to honour the invitation by the national assembly headed me for him to come and offer explanations on the rampant killings and violence across the country1 like the earlier one this frame-up will also fail as i hereby state categorically that i have no link with any band of criminals1 as a person who has utmost respect for the rule of law and all constitutional institutions when the invitation from the police is formally extended to me i will be ready to honour it without any delay1 it is however sad that this abuse of the criminal investigation process aimed at intimidating and over-overawing the legislature thereby obstructing it from doing its work is a big threat to our democracy the senate president stated1 -
Buhari meets security chiefs, dines with governors
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president muhammadu buhari on monday met behind closed doors with heads of security agencies and also broke ramadan fast with governors of apc at the presidential villa abuja1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the meeting with heads of security operatives which lasted for about one-and-a-half hours took place at the presidents office1 those at the meeting included service chiefs director general of the department of state services dss lawal daura and the director-general of the national intelligence agency ahmed rufai1 the inspector-general of police alhaji idris ibrahim who was at the presidential villa was not part of the meeting with the president but later attended another security meeting which was presided over by vice-president yemi osinbajo1 the director-general of the dss lawal daura also joined the igp attorney general and minister of justice abubakar malami at the meeting with osinbajo1 the outcomes of the two meetings are still being awaited as at the time of filing this report1 buhari also in evening broke the ramadan fast with state governors of the all progressives congress apc in his official residence at aso rock1 the iftar with the governors unlike the previous ones held with leadership of the national assembly judiciary and others was not open for full media coverage1 traditional rulers across the country are billed to be hosted by the president for the breaking of fast this week. nan1 -
WMO canvasses NiMet support for Sierra Leone
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by sumaila ogbaje3 on the delegation are the director-general of sierra leone meteorological agency and mr james kinyangi chief climate and policy development fund african development bank afdb1 mr bernard gomez wmo representative for north central and west africa made the call during a technical exchange visit of sierra leone mission on weather and climate service to nimet on monday in abuja1 gomez said that wmo was aware of nigerias supportive role to the cause of meteorology globally and particularly at the regional level1 he explained that the visit was to enable the delegation to talk with nimet to see what could be done to help sierra leone to improve on its meteorological services1 according to him wmo knows that nimet is supporting sierra leone in the area of weather forecast but it still needs to do more1 those of us who fly in the sub-region know what it means for meteorological services not functioning well or not effective1 i think it is our duty to see what can be done to help strengthen a sister country in our sub-region1 and i am confident that at the end of this mission you would have collected a lot of information that would help boost your weather services1 it is a good thing for nimet and sierra leone to work together to ensure better met service delivery in the sub region1 nimet is very supportive to the coursework of meteorology globally and particularly at the regional level1 the world meteorological organisation wmo has called on the nigerian meteorological agency nimet to enhance its technical support for the sierra leonean meteorological agency to deliver efficient service1 we are here to talk with nimet to see what can be done to help this country in our sub region he said1 the director-general of nimet prof. sani mashi represented by mr mailadi yusuf director of applied meteorological services assured that the agency was ready to ensure a successful tour by the delegation1 mashi said nimet being an agency mandated with the responsibility of advising government in all areas of meteorology had always carried out its functions in a more professional and satisfactory manner1 he said that nimet products and services had always been used by professionals and policy makers to guide their decisions and support national development1 the principal product is the seasonal rainfall predictions srp which advised on the onset and cessation of rainfall in every part of the country and we just issued the 2018 edition1 i believe your visit and tour of nimet facility would help you to discover areas to improve your operations especially in hazard monitoring and early warning processes that could help mitigate effects of such occurrences1 you will therefore be guided through our facilities such as the weather forecasting studio standard observatory and ict and data management laboratory1 it is my belief that undertaking periodic review will help improve the operations of the agencies especially those that deliver essential public services he said1 the sierra leonean delegation was led by mr usman binya acting permanent secretary ministry of transport and aviation of sierra leone1 i am very happy that today we are here with the permanent secretary at the ministry of transport as well as the director general of met agency and the african development bank1 -
Community rescues 5-months old baby kidnapped by chimpanzees
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uganda2 rachael karungi1 muhorro town council1 community rescues 6-months old baby kidnapped by chimpanzees1 on sunday rescued a five-month-old baby girl1 members of the kyamajaka village1 who was kidnapped by a troupe of chimpanzees. according to the mother of the little girl1 oliver kemigisa1 who spoke to new vision1 the incident happened a few minutes after 5pm on sunday when she was preparing dinner at their home. kemigisa said she had left the baby with another baby in the verandah1 while she moved a few meters away to cook1