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Monday, 05 April 2021 05:36

Kukah, Bakare call out Buhari over insecurity, corruption; say Nigeria in state of emergency

Two prominent clerics, Matthew Kukah and Tunde Bakare, have advised President Muhammadu Buhari over the high level of insecurity in Nigeria, warning that the country is rapidly descending into anarchy. The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Kukah, in his Easter message on Sunday, said the Buhari regime was taking care of repentant Boko Haram insurgents, but lacked empathy for their victims. In his Easter message titled, ‘the conspicuous handwriting on the wall,’ the Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Bakare, said Nigeria was in a state of emergency, adding that her health was in danger. Kukah, in his message…

Monday, 05 April 2021 05:35

Presidency to Kukah: ‘You didn’t speak like a man of God’

Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, has accused Mathew Kukah, Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese of playing partisan politics. While reacting to Kukah’s message, where the cleric said the Boko Haram crisis has worsened under President Muhammadu Buhari, Shehu said Kukah did not speak like a man of God. Taunting Kukah, Shehu asked him to visit the North-East and ask residents if there is any improvement in security. “All citizens have their individual ideologies, even their own versions of truth. But if you profess to being a man of God, as Kukah does, ideology should not stand in the way of facts…

Monday, 05 April 2021 05:34

Obasanjo, Gumi advocate special courts to deal with bandits, kidnappers, others

Federal Government has been called upon to create special courts to deal with cases of banditry, kidnapping, ransom demanding and unlawful carrying of weapons. The government was also charged to be proactive and to secure necessary and updated intelligence to deal with organised crimes. This call was contained in a statement jointly signed yesterday by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and Ahmad Abbubakar Gumi in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The renowned islamic cleric had led eight others including Usman Yusuf, Tukur Mamu, among others, to visit the former president at his penthouse residence inside the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta. The visit…

Monday, 05 April 2021 05:32

Insecurity: Akinola calls for law banning ransom payments to kidnappers, others

PRESS RELEASE National Insecurity Challenges: The Solution From militancy, to Boko Haram, to kidnapping, to banditry and now Fulani Herdsmen: the problem of insecurity has continued to be a big challenge, and hardly does a day pass without reports of insurgence in one area of the country or the other. Even some major highways are now being avoided by travelers for fear of being kidnapped. Interestingly, albeit weird, criminality in the form of kidnapping and banditry is fast becoming the country’s most lucrative business for the criminal minded. Nigerians everyday in the present times are being inundated with reports of…

Monday, 05 April 2021 05:28

Argentina President Fernandez tests positive after taking Covid-19 vaccine

He said he'd take the Covid-19 vaccine first, as a role model for the rest of Argentina. A little over two months after receiving the Russian-made Sputnik V, Argentinian President Alberto Fernández has tested positive for the coronavirus. In a series of tweets posted Friday evening -- his birthday -- the Argentinian President said a fever and slight headache had prompted him to get tested. "I'm already isolated, complying with the current protocol and following the instructions of my personal doctor," he said. "I have contacted the people I met in the last 48 hours to assess whether they constitute…

Sunday, 04 April 2021 05:50

FG directs states to halt Covid-19 vaccination halfway

Federal Government has asked all the states administering the Covid-19 vaccine to stop the exercise the moment they use half of the doses allocated to them. Checks by our correspondents found that National Primary Health Care Development Agency asked all the states to suspend vaccination when they reach half of the doses delivered to them. This implies that a state that was given 100,000 doses would have to halt the vaccine rollout once the doses hit 50,000 in order for those who have received their first jab to be able to complete their vaccination. The move, it was learnt, had…

Sunday, 04 April 2021 05:47

Benue gov is a thorn in Fulani flesh - Miyetti Allah

Bello Bodejo is the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural organization. In this interview, he registered his displeasure with the level of hatred his people have received from the Benue State government. Excerpts: Benue governor, Samuel Ortom, openly accused your association of trying to assassinate him. Is the allegation true? That allegation is unacceptable to us and we demand a thorough investigation to unravel the true situation. We have used all available media platforms to inform Nigerians that we were never behind the alleged attempted assassination of the governor, but he has continued to shout to the…

Sunday, 04 April 2021 05:46

Boko Haram video on crashed Air Force jet fake - Experts

Hugo Kaaman, a Sweden-based security analyst, has accused the Boko Haram sect of taking a clip from a 2012 incident in Syria to claim responsibility for the missing jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The NAF 475 jet deployed against the insurgents lost contact with radar in Borno State on Wednesday evening. On Thursday, the Air Force named the pilots on bard the ill-fated aircraft which it said may have crashed. However, on Friday, Boko Haram released a video showing what appeared to be the downing of the military aircraft by its fighters. The group also showed a militant…

Sunday, 04 April 2021 05:46

Fire razes Ibadan ‘gate’ auto spare parts market

A midnight fire Saturday has razed the Araromi auto spare parts market in Agodi-Gate, Ibadan, Oyo State. Sources told our correspondent that the inferno started when power was restored at midnight. “The fire emanated from one of the shops in the market after electricity supply was restored. The market has not had electricity for months,” Mumini Raji, a witness said. PREMIUM TIMES also gathered that the fire could not be controlled early enough due to the inability of fire service trucks to access the spots of the incident. “The fire service guys had to drag their water hose to the…

Sunday, 04 April 2021 05:45

How my husband, Yinka Odumakin, died – Wife

Joe Okei-Odumakin, human rights campaigner, on Saturday confirmed the passing of her husband, Yinka Odumakin, after a brief illness. Okei-Odumakin, President of Women Arise, made the announcement in a statement in Lagos. She said “The sad event happened on Saturday morning at the intensive care unit of LASUTH where he was being managed for respiratory issues due to complications from Covid-19 which he had recovered from about a week ago. “I appreciate the outpouring of grief and sympathy from home and abroad as I mourn my irreplaceable soulmate.” She urged all to remain steadfast in the cause of the masses…

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Saturday, 03 April 2021 05:56

FG again extends deadline for NIN-SIM linkage

Federal Government has extended the deadline for NIN-SIM linkage from April 6 to May 6, 2021. The request for the extension was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari and he endorsed it, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed in a statement on Friday. Pantami said the current number of monthly enrolment has increased significantly to about 2.6 million. “The meeting took place on Thursday, April 1, 2021 and an approval was given to extend the period of the NIN-SIM linkage to the 6th of May, 2021. The request for the extension was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari and…

Saturday, 03 April 2021 05:55

Aisha Buhari invites one dozen billionaires for her book launch in Aso Rock

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has mobilised 12 Nigerian billionaire businessmen for the launch of her book, titled, “Aisha Buhari, Being Different”, authored by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs, Hajo Sani. The event, which will hold on Thursday, April 8, 2021, is being jointly organised by the Office of the First Lady of Nigeria and the Women and National Development (WAND), at the Conference Centre, State House, Abuja at 9am. The billionaires listed as presenters of the book at the occasion to be chaired by the former Governor of Lagos State/National Leader…

Saturday, 03 April 2021 05:54

Boko Haram claims responsibility for missing fighter aircraft

Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for bringing dowm the missing Jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). A jet deployed against the sect in Borno State lost contact with radar on Wednesday evening. The sect said it took down the aircraft but some experts have expressed doubt that Boko Haram has the capacity to do what it claimed, given the distance of the jet to the position where the insurgents were. Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson of NAF, had disclosed the identities of the pilots but said their whereabouts were unknown. But on Friday, Boko Haram released a video of the destroyed…

Saturday, 03 April 2021 05:47

Missing jet: The Boko Haram video false - NAF

Nigerian air force (NAF) says its alpha jet was not shot down by Boko Haram insurgents. The jet, NAF 475, went off the radar on Wednesday. On Friday, the air force had said the aircraft may have crashed as the two pilots on board were still missing. The Abubakar Shekau-led faction of Boko Haram, however, claimed responsibility for the crash in a video. But Edward Gabkwet, NAF spokesperson, in a statement, said the crash was an accident as the insurgents are not capable of bringing down the jet. “Although the video is still being thoroughly analysed, it is evident that…

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