10/21/18

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Amosun, left with President Buhari and Governor Lalong

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has dismissed as mischief the speculations that he had defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or planning to dump the party over political developments in the state.
Amosun stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondent of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Sunday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that prior to Sunday’s meeting with the president, Amosun had visited the presidential villa for over four times within the past three weeks where he met separately with the president and the vice-president Yemi Osinbajo.
The APC National Working Committee is believed to have forwarded the name of Prince Dapo Abiodun to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s governorship candidate in the 2019 general elections.
Abiodun was declared winner of the Ogun State APC governorship primary by the APC NWC panel sent to conduct the primary in the state.
This declaration was against Gov. Amosun’s preferred candidate, Abdulkabir Akinlade, who was elected as the governorship candidate of the party in another primary conducted by the state’s APC officials.
Amosun had allegedly accused some political interest group of `misinforming’ President Buhari about `political equation’ in Ogun.
But, the governor pledged his political loyalty to the president and vowed to support his political ambition in 2019, saying, however, he would hand over the mantle of leadership to his preferred candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, in 2019.
Amosun, who was accompanied on Sunday’s visit to the Presidential Villa by the Alake of Egbaland Oba Adedotun Gbadebo III and a former Minister, Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, renewed his allegiance to the APC.
He said: “We will stick with (President Buhari) him. So, I want them to know that we are not going anywhere.
“I’m going to be with the APC, we are in the APC and even after his second term, which by the grace of God and the support of all Nigerians he will win.’’
Oba Gbadebo, who also spoke after the meeting, said his visit to President Buhari, whom he described as his boss in the army, was a routine one.
Anisulowo, onetime minister of state for education, said the people of Ogun would vote massively for President Buhari and all APC candidates in 2019.
“Ogun is very peaceful and is a very progressive state. Ogun is Baba Buhari’s state and we cannot allow anything to happen contrary to our wishes for him for his second term in office,’’ she said.
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The police said they have completed investigation into the multiple Offa robbery incidents and sent the case file to the Kwara state attorney-general, Kamaldeen Ajibade, as instructed by the attorney-general of the Federation.
The police gave an update on the shocking robberies in which 31 people were killed, a police station sacked and six banks robbed on April 5.
“Investigation into the matter has been concluded by the Police and the case file sent to Attorney General of the Federation who directed that the case file be sent to the Kwara State Attorney General for prosecution which the Police has complied with since August, 2018.
“The Force has been waiting on the Kwara State Attorney General to take over the suspects from the Police for prosecution”, police spokesman Jimoh Moshood said today.
Ajibade, the Kwara state attorney-general is also a senior advocate of Nigeria.
Moshood gave the update in a reaction to an accusation by a member of the Kwara House of Assembly, Abdulrafiu Abdulrahman, that the police were about to treat the case of recently arrested suspects said to be dealing in human parts, the same way the Offa robbery suspects were treated.
The police then arrested Offa robbery suspects in Kwara state and took them to Abuja, where they made public confessions about their role and also implicated some politicians in the state, including Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Abdulrahman, who is Chairman of House Committee on Information alleged that there was a plot by the Police to use the eight suspected human parts dealers, when transferred from the State to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, as instrument of political victimisation.
He alleged further that ‘the Police were working to force some of the suspects to implicate prominent clerics and top politicians in the State in the matter’.
But Moshood debunked the allegations.
He said investigation into the case is still ongoing and the Police will definitely make the outcome public.
“Any individual or group found to be connected with this heinous crime will be arrested and prosecuted. The Force has no any plan to implicate any personality in the matter and there is no any cause for any innocent person(s) to be afraid of the law. The Force will not allow itself to be cowed, or obstructed from ensuring that the dictate of the law prevails in all matters.”, Moshood said.
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The police have arrested a woman, Hawa Yinusa said to be the leader of a vicious gang specialising in kidnapping and robbery in Nasarawa-Abuja-Plateau axis.
Hawa was arrested along with two other suspects, Nura Dahiru and Buhari Hamisu. One other gang member was killed in the exchange of fire with the Inspector General of Police Strike Force.
Police said they recovered from them three AK47 Rifles, 38 bullets and a Honda Hennessey car belonging to one of their latest victims, a businesswoman identified as Aisha Haruna.
Hawa, from Masaka in Nasarawa state was arrested when she went to Aisha Haruna’s bank, owner of the Honda car, to withdraw Aisha’s money.
The police said Aisha was killed by the gang and her body abandoned in the bush at Uke town in Nasarawa. The bales of clothes in the car were stolen as well.
“Hawa Yinusa further went to court and swore to an affidavit claiming that the victim was her sister before she died and was in the process of withdrawing from the Bank about One Million Naira (N1,000,000.00) belonging to the victim before she was arrested,” said the police spokesman Jimoh Moshood.
“The suspect, Hawa Yinusa and her gang have carried out several kidnappings between Abuja, Nasarawa and Plateau States. They have also been involved and confessed to other forms of kidnappings of innocent people, collecting their ATM Cards and withdrawing their money before releasing them. Some of their victims have come forward to the Police investigator and identified them.
“They will be charged to court on completion of Investigation”, the police said.
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The Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has reacted to the recently released Global Competitiveness report, which ranks Nigeria 115th out of 140 profiled countries.

Ezekwesili, who is a former vice president of the World Bank for Africa, said on Saturday that Nigeria’s move from its previous position of 125 was a positive development.

She however noted that a lot needed to be done in making Nigeria’s socio-economic environment more globally competitive.

She said, “Moving 10 places on the Index is positive news for the country, but I must say that Nigeria has no business being in the lower rungs of the ladder as regards global competitiveness.

“With the right policies, resources at our disposal, and especially commitment from government, we can take a giant leap up the index and create a better life for majority of our citizens.”
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Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna town and environs with immediate effect.
The Senior Special Assistant to the state governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Samuel Aruwan stated this on Sunday in Kaduna.
“This is a notice of a 24-hour curfew imposed on Kaduna town and environs, with immediate effect.
“Residents are advised to comply by this directive.
The decision has been taken in the best interest of the state,” Governor Nasir El-Rufai tweeted.
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A President Muhammadu Buhari support group, Re-elect Buhari Movement, has described the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s Presidential bid for president, as meaningless.

The RBM also frowned at the presence of top clergymen – Bishop David Oyedepo, Bishop Matthew Kukah and Sheikh Abubakar Gumi – at the endorsement in Abeokuta penultimate week.

The group, in a statement by its convener, Mr. Emmanuel Umohinyang, noted that the endorsement would count for nothing in the next general elections.
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, and the Chief Executive Officer of Channels Television, Mr John Momoh, have said ethnic politics and unproductive youths are inhibiting development in Nigeria.

The two eminent Nigerians, who spoke during a convocation lecture at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Saturday, expressed the fears that poverty levels and crimes would continue to soar until leaders refrained from divisive tendencies and focus attentions on how best to harness the potential of the youths.

Momoh stated that the lack of unity and distrust among Nigerians led to the formation of socio-political groups, including the Arewa Consultative Forum, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Oodua Peoples Congress, among others in the country.

He said, “They are all waxing stronger. Each of these ethic groupings speaks for their people; none speaks for Nigeria. They only talk about their ethnic nationalities.

“Across the length and breadth of Nigeria, ethnic politics can’t be avoided; our politics is ethnic -oriented. The grounds upon which presidents, governors and others are elected, ministers appointed, contracts awarded and policies are made are on ethnicity.

“At every election, importance has been placed on where candidates come from, rather than the right candidates for election. The only way we can navigate out of this conundrum is by finding a platform where national interest can be promoted and this will start with harnessing the potentials of our youths.”

Similarly, Babalola lamented that the country was in a crisis of unemployment owing to the widespread belief that one could only be successful on the payroll of government.
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Former Justice Idris Kutigi dies at 78, two months short of his 79th birthday

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, have commiserated with Nigerians over the death of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Kutigi.
Atiku, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party )PDP) in the 2019 election, said the death has robbed Nigeria and the judiciary of one of the best legal minds whose contribution to democracy could not be easily forgotten.
A statement in Abuja on Sunday by Mr. Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to Atiku Abubakar, said that Kutigi was a great Justice, who avoided controversy throughout his judicial career.
Atiku Abubakar, PDP Presidential candidate
He said that late Kutigi was committed to law, justice and democracy and would be remembered for years to come after his death.
Atiku recalled that, as chairman of the 2014 National Conference, Kutigi demonstrated admirable wisdom and remarkable leadership in handling such delicate national assignment.
“By successfully chairing such gathering of Nigerians from diverse backgrounds”, Atiku said, Kutigi “showed a great capacity for leadership and broadminded disposition”.
The Waziri Adamawa prayed to Allah to bless and forgive the soul of the late Chief Justice of Nigeria and wished his family the strength to overcome this moment of great loss.
In his own message, Idris commiserated with people of Kutigi, Niger and Nigerians and Kutigi as humble and a complete gentleman.
IGP Idris said he was deeply touched when he received the news that Kutigi had passed on.
“His death is a huge loss not only to Kutigi people, Bida Emirate, but also to Niger state and the nation as a whole,” Idris said.
According to him Late Legbo-Kutigi was an elder statesman, an exemplary leader and a bridge builder who has contributed immensely to the peace and development of the country.
He joined the government and people of Niger, the Nigeria Bar Association and the National Judicial Council in mourning the erudite jurist.
Police IGP Idris
The police chief noted that the deceased contributed immensely to the structuring of Nigeria’s jurisprudence.
He urged that his exemplary leadership in promoting peace, unity and progress in Nigeria should be remembered as his legacy to making Nigeria a better place to live.
“Even after his tenure as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, he continued with all his good attributes of ensuring justice, peace, unity and progress of not only the state but the country at large.”
Late Kutigi, born in December 1939, died on Sunday in London during a brief illness.
Late Kutigi was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from Jan. 30, 2007 until Dec. 30 2009.
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The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has said that 35 inmates of the Jos prison will participate in the 2018 Nov/Dec Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) of the National Examination Council (NECO).
DSP Luka Ayedoo, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Plateau Command of NPS made this known in a statement in Jos on Sunday.
Ayedoo said that the inmates who comprised of 32 males and three females were adequately prepared to take social science and commercial subjects in the examination.
According to him, the examination fees of the inmates were paid by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), as part of activities marking its 47th anniversary.
“35 inmates of Jos Prison have been duly registered for the 2018 NECO external examination.
“The inmates 32 of who are male and 3 females have been prepared to take subjects in social sciences and commercials.
“This examination is one of the numerous reform programs available to prepare inmates towards smooth reintegration into the society, upon discharge,’’ Ayedoo said.
The PRO explained that the Service had deployed resources to attract productive partnership towards providing quality education and vocational skills for inmates across the command.
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