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Friday, 19 January 2018 03:32

FG won’t condone acts to undermine 2019 polls - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari warned yesterday that his government won’t condone any action that could undermine the smooth conduct of 2019 general elections. He urged political parties to pledge their commitment to the democratic process. The President who spoke through Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha at the 15th Daily Trust Dialogue in Abuja said politicians and political parties should ask their supporters to respect the electoral process and refrain from violence. He advised that aggrieved parties should learn to seek redress through constitutional means and respect the rule of law. Mr Buhari appealed to Nigerians to…

Friday, 19 January 2018 03:29

Osinbajo, nine govs on panel to end killings by herdsmen

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is chairing a committee comprising nine state governors to end the killings by herdsmen in parts of the country. This was one of the decisions reached at a meeting of National Economic Council held at Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday. Kano State Governor, Mr Abdullahi Ganduje, stated this at the end of the meeting presided over by Mr Osinbajo. Ganduje named members of the committee to include governors of Kaduna, Zamfara, Taraba, Benue, Adamawa, Edo, Plateau, Oyo, and Ebonyi states. The governor said, “The committee will work with the Federal Government to address the violence. “Also, the…

Friday, 19 January 2018 03:27

Herdsmen killings: We have no control over any Fulani man – Sultan

Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has exonerated Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria of any culpability in the recent killings of farmers in some parts of the country by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Speaking at the General Assembly of Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace, IDFP, Thursday, in Abuja, Abubakar III, said the organisation has no control over any Fulani man. The religious leader, who rather attributed the massacre to the handiwork of some criminal elements, however, charged the Federal Government and the security apparatus to urgently fish out perpetrators of the heinous crime and prosecute them. Sultan…

Friday, 19 January 2018 03:26

Herdsmen, farmers clash hijacked by politicians - Miyetti Allah

National President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Mr Bello Badejo, on Thursday raised the alarm that politicians had hijacked the Fulani herdsmen/farmers’ crisis. He added that politicians wanted to use it as the 2019 campaign agenda. At a news conference in Kano, Badejo said he was disturbed that politicians were using the face-off to create a division in the minds of the people by labelling Fulani herdsmen as killers. He said, ‘’Politicians are interfering in the Fulani herdsmen/farmers crisis. They are trying to create a division. Politicians are punishing farmers and Fulani cattle herdsmen because they want to use the face-off…

Friday, 19 January 2018 03:22

Northern Elders Forum gets new leader

Northern Elders Forum has appointed Mr Sani Daura as its interim National Chairman after its former leader, Mr Paul Unongo, resigned. The forum said it made the appointment after reviewing critical national developments, particularly tension around national security punctuated by killings in many communities in Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna, Zamfara and other parts of the country. Unongo stirred controversy recently when he accused former vice president Atiku Abubakar of being a patron to the rampaging Fulani herdsmen who had killed many in recent weeks. He had also reportedly threatened to raise an army to confront the armed herdsmen. Mr. Abubakar,…

Friday, 19 January 2018 03:21

Kaduna NUT calls off strike, backs El-Rufai’s education reform

Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has called off its indefinite strike in Kaduna State. Public primary and secondary school teachers in the state embarked on the strike 10 days ago over the sack of over 21,000 primary school teachers the state government said failed a competency test. Mr Audi Anna, NUT Chairman in Kaduna, on Thursday announced the decision to bring an end to the strike after an emergency meeting of the State Wing Executive Council, SWEC of the union. The union said it was calling off the strike because Governor Nasir El-Rufai had pledged to give the sacked teachers…

Friday, 19 January 2018 03:19

1,400 Ogun houses for demolition to pave way for rail project

Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has said about 1,400 houses are to be demolished in Ogun State to create right of way for the rail project passing through the state. The demolition will mostly affect residents of Harmony Estate, near Oke Mosan, Abeokuta in the state capital.The minister said during an on the spot assessment of the rail project in Abeokuta that his ministry was also in talks with residents of some villages in Ewekoro, near Abeokuta, on the right of way for the project. Amaechi hinted that he would meet with state governor, Mr Ibikunle Amosun, on the…

Friday, 19 January 2018 03:18

Helicopter with Zimbabwe opposition leader crashes, kills 5

A group of prominent friends, including a key Zimbabwean opposition leader and a Texas-based investor and philanthropist, was heading to a ranch in the U.S. state of New Mexico when their helicopter crashed and burned in a remote area, killing five people aboard. Friends and family members confirmed Thursday that opposition leader Roy Bennett and his wife, Heather, had traveled to New Mexico to spend their holiday with friend and wealthy businessman Charles Burnett III at his ranch. Burnett's friends, pilot Jamie Coleman Dodd of Colorado and co-pilot Paul Cobb of Texas, were ferrying the group aboard a Huey UH-1…

Thursday, 18 January 2018 04:20

Conflict in senate as APC senator accuses Buhari of incompetence, favoritism

A senator from the governing party, APC, Mr Isa Misau, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of appointing incompetent people into his cabinet. The Bauchi senator also said the appointment of Director General of Nigeria Intelligence Agency, NIA, Mr Ahmed Abubakar, was shrouded with favouritism. He alleged that Abubakar failed examinations preceding his appointment. Mr Buhari appointed Abubakar as the substantive DG of NIA on Wednesday, January 10. Misau said the appointment of Abubakar who was until then Senior Special Assistant to the President, SSAP, on Foreign Affairs/International Relations, was improper. “Today, the DG NIA that was just appointed, is he…

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 03:33

Nigerians accept I’m doing my best - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigerians are, no matter how grudgingly, accepting that his administration is doing its best. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, quoted him as saying this at Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday, while hosting president of The Gambia, Adama Barrow. “We took over from a party that had been in power for 16 years. During those years, the country earned an unprecedented amount of money as revenue, never seen at any time before. It is noteworthy that, no matter how grudgingly, the people are accepting that we are doing our best,” Buhari…

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Wednesday, 17 January 2018 03:31

Senate decries herdsmen killings, gives IGP 14 days to arrest killers

Senate at an extended plenary on Tuesday debated the killings by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and other parts of Nigeria. The lawmakers said their resolutions, which were later conveyed to President Muhammadu Buhari by the leadership of the National Assembly, were “wake-up call” to the President and the Federal Government who “must” take urgent action on the crisis before it escalates. They also resolved that Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, “must” within 14 days arrest herdsmen suspected to have killed over 70 persons in Benue State recently. The debate followed the consideration and adoption of the report by…

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 03:30

Reps to Buhari: Declare state of emergency on security

House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency on security in the wake of deadly attacks in Benue and other states. In a motion by Mr Babatunde Kolawole (Ekiti – PDP) and Benue state caucus of the House led by member representing Guma/Makurdi federal constituency, Mr Dickson Tarkhighir, the house mandated an ad hoc committee to conduct a public hearing to hear from both sides and proffer a lasting solution. While presenting the motion, Kolawole said scores of farmers have been killed in attacks, including women and children, a development that has…

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 03:28

Buhari has failed to protect Nigerians, violated constitution - CAN

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of failing to protect Nigerians as enshrined in the constitution. Reacting to Benue killings and insecurity in the country at a news conference in Abuja, itsGeneral Secretary, Mr Musa Asake said: “President Buhari was elected on a wave of unprecedented public approval in 2015. Unfortunately, within a few weeks of his election, he started creating the impression that he was in power to serve the interests of his Fulani ethnic group only. Discerning people were quick to note that contrary to his electoral promises, he actually meant to pursue core…

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 03:27

Killer herdsmen: Catholic Bishops warn of ‘war’

Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria has asked the Federal Government to suggest better alternatives to the establishment of grazing colonies proposed by the presidency. In a press statement signed by president of CBCN, Mr Ignatius Kaigama, on Tuesday, the conference said the government should rather encourage cattle owners to establish ranches in line with international best practice. “The recent mass slaughter of unarmed citizens by these armed herdsmen in some communities in Benue, Adamawa, Kaduna and Taraba states has caused national shock, grief and outcry. “We commiserate with families of the deceased, whilst we pray for the blissful repose of…

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