Ajimobi (Oyo state governor) reshuffles Cabinet! Sacks All Commissioners, Others

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In respect to report from premium Times, the Oyo State Governor, Governor Ajimobi has dissolved his cabinet. He has sacked all his commissioners, advisers and assistance. Details are still very sketchy for now.

Nasarawa: Soldiers kill Ombatse leader, arrest others

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Troops deployed to contain the violent communal clashes in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have killed the leader of the Ombatse militia group who allegedly led the attack that claimed over 30 lives in some communities in the area, a police source told The PUNCH on Monday.

The body of the militant leader whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of this report, and three other assailants were said to have been deposited at an undisclosed hospital in Lafia, the state capital.

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Governors, others in New PDP are rascals –Tukur

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National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur

The  National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, has described promoters of the faction of  the party known as the New PDP as “rascals.”

Presenting the PDP  flag to the chairmanship and councillorship  candidates  for the September 21 local government polls in  Cross River State on Wednesday night, Tukur called on party faithful across the country not to be distracted by rumours of  a crack   in the party.

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APC asks Fashola, others to woo ‘rebel’ govs

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The leadership of the All Progressive Congress has directed its governors to enter into talks with their aggrieved counterparts in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party.

The 11 APC governors, including Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, it was gathered, had been asked to use their contact and speak with the governors on the possibility of defecting from their party.

Seven  PDP governors are at loggerheads  with the leadership of the PDP over the running of the party and other issues.

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Navy arrests two Beninoise, three others over pipeline vandalism

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LAGOS — Two Benin Republic nationals and three others have been arrested by operatives of Beecroft of the Nigerian Navy over alleged vandalism in Lagos. They were alleged to have vandalised pipeline in Makoko area of the state. Recovered from the suspects were 270 jerricans filled with siphoned petroleum products. The Benin Republic nationals, however, told Vanguard that they were fishermen, who fished in Nigeria’s waters in company of some Nigerians.

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EFCC Wants Stephaine Okereke, Others Arrested Over Akpabio's 50m Largesse!!

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The Nigerian movie industry otherwise known as Nollywood is poised for a showdown as the Association of Nollywood Core Producers,ANCOP, has petitioned EFCC and SFU over the N50 million largesse donated by Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State to support the industry.

 The association is alleging massive fraud in the disbursement of the fund. It has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) to investigate the matter.

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Gunmen kill pregnant woman, five others killed in Jos

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A pregnant woman and five men were on Thursday killed by unknown gunmen at Bisichi in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Four other people were seriously injured as the suspected armed robbers opened fire on their vehicle along Foron Road around 7.30 pm. while returning home from Bukuru. The attackers said to have been armed with sophisticated weapons, dispossessed their victims of their valuables before escaping from the scene 

Obasanjo blasts Atiku, Tinubu, Alamieyeseigha, others. Check Out What He said..

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Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, took the younger generation of leaders in the country to the cleaners, lambasting them for poor performance in terms of integrity and probity.

The former President, while commenting on issues of poor leadership in Africa, said the crop of young generation of leaders in the country had failed the citizenry and that the nation itself was cursed and jinxed.

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Lagos dumps 70 beggars, others in Onitsha

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No fewer than 70 beggars and the homeless were on Wednesday dumped at the Upper Iweka Bridge, Onitsha, Anambra State.  Agents of the Lagos State Government reportedly brought the destitute to Onitsha.

The destitute told journalists that they were dumped about 3am at Upper Iweka after being detained in Ikorodu, Lagos, for over six months for alleged wandering and other minor offences by the Lagos State Kick Against Indiscipline officials.

The destitute said they were brought to Onitsha in four buses, escorted by riot policemen.

 One of them, Mr. Osondu Mbuto, from Ohaozara in Ebonyi State and a petty trader in Lagos, said he was arrested by the Lagos State Government officials while going to his shop on December 18, 2012.

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Yuguda, Fayemi, others for Yoruba youth summit

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BAUCHI State governor, Mallam Isa Yuguda and his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr Kayode Fayemi, are among top Nigerians that would address Yoruba youths at a summit organised by the Yoruba Youth Forum.

The summit, according to a statement by the coordinator of the group, Mr Wale Ayeni, would also have the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Mr Kingsley Kuku, as well as the Special Adviser to the President on Youth and Student Matters, Mr Jude Imagwe, in attendance.

Ayeni, in the statement, said the summit, with the theme: “Nigeria at 100: True Federalism, a Panacea to Nigeria’s Corporate Existence,” would take place in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Thursday.

The group, on the occasion, would also honour some prominent Nigerians.

Military Arrest 55 Terrorists In Borno, Others Flee To Niger

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According to the military sources, a major recruiter for Boko Haram was arrested in Maiduguri.
The Nigerian military said on Wednesday that it has dislodged all the terrorist camps operated by the Boko Haram in some areas of Yobe State and arrested 49 members of the sect in various operations in the state.
The military also said many Boko Haram members were fleeing to neighbouring Niger Republic through Nigeria’s porous borders. The interior ministry had said in May that Nigeria had about 1,500 illegal borders that are poorly manned.

IG orders aerial patrol of Abuja, borders, others

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Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has put all police formations in the country on the alert in readiness for a peaceful celebration of the Democracy Day anniversary in the country.

A statement on Tuesday by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, stated that Abubakar had issued a directive to all Zonal Assistant Inspector Generals and the Commissioners of Police to ensure full deployment of their men and resources in line with the objective to have a hitch-free Democracy Day anniversary celebration.

The IGP was also quoted as having directed the AIG in charge of the Air-Wing to ensure aerial patrol of the Federal Capital Territory and other states of the federation.

Arrest me if you can, Asari Dokubo dares IG, Reps, others

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ABUJA – Angered by the arrest calls that trailed his comment, Monday, that peace will elude Nigeria if President Goodluck Jonathan is not returned in 2015, the Niger Delta frontline Activist and Leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari has dared the House of Representatives and the security agencies to arrest him if they can muster the courage to do so even as the former Governor of old Anambra state, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife opined that arrests should start with people who had made similar
comments in the past.

Pastor, six others held over MMIA robbery

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A Pastor and the General Overseer of The Way of Joy Church, Ibikunle Olanrewaju John, was one the seven suspects paraded yesterday by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Umaru Manko, over the March 13, 2013 robbery attack at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, in which two policemen were killed.

The same gang of armed robbers was responsible for the February 10, 2012 attack at the airport where about N600 million was carted away. Ibikunle was paraded alongside six others including; Atoba Adeniyi, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Kazeem Aderibigbe, Saheed Adekunle, Christian Joshua and Saheed Okunlo.

Police investigation revealed that he normally provides spiritual support for the suspects and help in keeping their weapons and ammunition.

PDP govs compile constitutional breaches against Tukur, others

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The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party is taking a new turn as governors of the party are reportedly compiling constitutional breaches against the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, and other members of the National Working Committee.

Investigations by our correspondents indicated that the governors were determined to remove the chairman and members of the NWC from office.

Some of the governors, it was further gathered, were angry with the roles being played by some NWC members, who they claimed to have helped to assume office but who later turned around to become their enemies.

US Government condemns Jonathan's pardon for Alams and others ( What Do You Think?)

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The United States Government is deeply disappointed over the recent pardons of corrupt officials by the Government of Nigeria. We see this as a setback in the fight against corruption." US Mission in Nigeria.
Meanwhile presidential spokesman Doyin Okupe has said the the Presidential Pardon granted the former Bayelsa governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, can be equated to the same pardon accorded late Emeka Ojukwu and Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

PDP Internal Crisis: Amaechi, Aliyu, Others Snub Govs’ Meeting

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Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum and Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was among six governors who were conspicuously missing Monday night at the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum meeting, which held in the nation’s capital.

Aside Amaechi, other absent governors included Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Dr. Babangida Aliyu (Niger); Seidu Dakingari (Kebbi); Aliyu Wamako (Sokoto); Musa Kwakwanso(Kano) and Sulivan Chime).

Eight other governors, who were absent at the meeting however sent their deputies unlike the six absentee governors.

PDP Crisis: Amaechi, Aliyu, Others Shun Govs’ Meeting

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Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, who is also the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was among six governors that were not at the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum meeting, which was held in Abuja on Monday night.

Also absent were governors Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Dr. Babangida Aliyu (Niger); Seidu Dakingari (Kebbi); Aliyu Wamako (Sokoto); Musa Kwakwanso(Kano) and Sulivan Chime).

Eight other governors, who were not at the meeting, sent their deputies unlike the six absentee governors.

Seven governors and an acting governor (Taraba State), were also in attendance.

Cisco rakes $750m from Nigeria, others on services

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NIGERIA'S robust market was confirmed in South Africa Tuesday where Cisco, a United States (U.S.)-based networking firm announced a yearly revenue of $750 million from its operation in Nigeria and other African countries.

The company, which said, about $1.7 billion could be generated from African market offering the same services, also stressed that South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt constitutes about 63 per cent of the continent’s potential market.

According to the company, seven countries represent 80 per cent of Africa’s total addressable market (TAM). The are Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Libya among others.

Nigeria, Cameroun plan joint action against fake drugs, others

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IN furtherance of regional efforts to check fake and substandard drugs, Nigeria and Cameroun have signed a cooperation agreement. Both countries signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Wednesday that involves Nigeria providing some technical capacity to Cameroun’s anti-counterfeiting war, including training of the neighbouring country’s team and sharing Nigeria’s experiences and technological capacity with them.

The pact, officials of both countries say, is to enhance cooperation between both countries and to reinforce the application of standard and the respect of specification for all products, which come to Nigeria from Cameroun and those that go to Cameroun from Nigeria.