Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa The leadership of the Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), has called for the upward review of funds meant for the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), considering the present economic hardship in the country. National President of MOSIEND, Dr. Kennedy West, who made the call on the Federal Government during a chat with our correspondent on Wednesday in Yenagoa, said until PAP is adequately funded, the fight against oil theft and pipeline vandalisation would be an illusion. He said, “It is unfair that the Federal Government did not consider present…
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… says ‘Edo election is not war that you capture prisoners’ A group, Edo Collectives has lashed out at the Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu over his plan to capture Edo State for the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. The group said Edolites should be wary of a political party that is coming to wage a war on innocent electorate because they have rejected the APC. Secretary of the group, Anselm Oriakhi said Edo voters should ensure they protect their votes and do not allow political hawks to steal their mandate. Oriakhi…
By Kassim Afegbua Thursday, 18 July 2024 has gone down in Edo’s political chronicle as a bloody day, with sounds and fury. It was a day that the Edo State Police Command showed manifest compromise and complicity, and let loose the gates of hell, by allowing agents of Governor Obaseki to unleash mayhem on political opponents. Those who were eye witnesses have since written their accounts of the oddity, as they finger the Edo state Governor, Edo State Security Network and members of the Public Works Volunteers, as the masterminds. Their intention was to prevent the reinstated Deputy Governor, as…
…urges FG, security agencies to take note A former Commissioner for Information in Edo State, Prince Kassim Afegbua, on Wednesday, raised the alarm that Governor Godwin Obaseki has allegedly been arming thugs under the guise of the Edo State Security Network and Public Works Volunteer for the purpose of rigging the November governorship election in the state. Afegbua, who is also the Director of Media of the Edo APC Campaign Organisation, made this allegation in a statement made available to Daily Newshub. According to the statement, Governor Obaseki’s alleged recent threat to burn down the country, if he’s further provoked,…
… says KPTA’s 14-day ultimatum laughable Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, on Wednesday, lashed out at a group, Kaduna Peace and Tranquility Forum (KPTF), over a threat to mobilise for his recall from the National Assembly for alleged non-performance. Senator Usman, fondly called Senator LA by his constituents and teeming supporters in Kaduna Central Senatorial District, also deplored the purported 14-day ultimatum issued to him by the amorphous group to account for his stewardship since his election. The lawmaker in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Segun Olatunji, described the outbursts of…
Convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore has announced the locations of protest coordinators across Nigeria for the upcoming #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria demonstration. The event aims to bring attention to the country’s governance issues. Sowore, who is a former presidential candidate, said the protest will take place in 35 states across the country. He invited Nigerians wishing to participate in the campaign to add their towns or cities if they have not already been listed. The activist listed the designated locations for the protest in Lagos as Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Lekki/Ajah axis, Badagry, Ikeja and Epe. For Kano State, the location is…
Nigeria Labour Congress, on Wednesday, denied claims that it has a hand in the planned nationwide protests over the current economic hardship in the country. Some youths have reportedly been planning and mobilizing for a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship in the country. But NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in a statement personally signed by him on Wednesday, denied reports that it had withdrawn from the protest. Ajaero argued that NLC “cannot withdraw from a protest that it did not organise”. According to him, “A news report of the withdrawal…
…say appointment of EFCC chairman should be free from political interference For Nigeria to succeed in its fight against corruption, the crusade must start from the civil service and National Assembly, the National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), has said. While suggesting that the appointment of the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should be free from any political influence, the organization advised the government to subject the draft Constitution of the 2014 National Conference to a national referendum. Once it scales through the referendum, the Forum said it becomes a valid constitution of “we the people.” According…
Ihyi Abdul, the most recently released victim of the April 2014 abduction in Chibok, Borno State, has revealed that she was married to eight men while she was held in Boko Haram captivity. Recently, the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, handed over the rescued Chibok girl and 332 other individuals to the Borno State Government for rehabilitation. During a clearance operation by troops in Sambisa Forest, the 332 persons, including 110 women and 220 children, were rescued from the Bama-Pulka axis. Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Maj-Gen. Waheed Shuaibu, during a presentation at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri,…
Amnesty International, on Tuesday, cautioned the President Bola Tinubu-led administration against threatening Nigerians planning to protest against the current hardship and hunger in the country. AI, which is a global human rights body, said threatening intended peaceful protesters is unlawful. It added that Nigerians have the constitutional right to protest. According to reports, some youths are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship in the country. But President Tinubu’s media aide, Dada Olusegun, warned the intending protesters, threatening that they would meet the strongest resistance of their lives if…