Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said the newly-formed security outfit of the group, will not be dissolved regardless of the disapproval of the South-East governors. It would be recalled the proscribed indigenous group had launched the “Eastern Security Network (ESN)” to protect the South-East and South-South regions from “criminal activity”. But David Umahi, Ebonyi State Governor and Chairman of the Governors in the region, disowned the security outfit, describing it as “very laughable and should be totally ignored”. Reacting in a statement on Sunday, Kanu said it is too late to make a reverse, noting…
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Garba Shehu, Media Aide to President MuhammaduBuhari, has asked the #BringBackOurBoys campaigners to return the money they allegedly collected for their campaign for the rescue of the 344 abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina. Recall the government secured the release of the students on Thursday and they have since reunited with their families. However, in an article titled, ‘Five Takeaways from the Safe Return of 344 Kankara Schoolboys’ on Sunday, Shehu said while patriotic citizens prayed for the safe return of the students, “these merchants” were renting crowds and trending suspicious hashtags”. “There will always be…
Barrister Bawa Wuse, Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, has tested positive for coronavirus. Mohammed Kagara, the state assembly clerk, and some members of the House have also tested positive for the virus. This comes two weeks after a female member of the House, was said to have tested positive to the virus which necessitated other members including the Speaker to embark on the routine check. MERIDIAN SPY learnt the two principal officers of the Assembly are doing fine as they are responding to treatment. More details soon.
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the push for registration of Nigerians for National Identity Number (NIN), and withdraw the threat to block SIM cards. Recall the Federal Government last week issued an ultimatum to all telecommunications operators in the country to block all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) without National Identification Number (NIN). It also ordered the network operators to ask all their subscribers to provide valid NIN to update their records and suspend SIM registration. But in a statement on Sunday, the human rights group asked the President to “instruct the Minister of Communications…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the successful rescue of the 344 abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State. Prof Ishaq Akintola, MURIC Director in a statement on Saturday, said the rescue was made possible by the President’s promotion action to secure their release. “344 boys were kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State on Dec. 11, and rescued on Dec. 18, exactly one week after their abduction,” Akintola noted. “The successful rescue operation adds another feather to President Muhammadu Buhari’s hat. “We note with every seriousness that the…
Gunmen on Saturday night abducted students of Islamiyya schools in Mahuta town, Dandume LGA, Katsina state, The Cable reports. But they have now been rescued, according to the police. This is coming two days after the release of 344 students of Government Secondary School in Kankara LGA of the state. The Islamic students were on their way back home after they attended a maulid procession at Unguwar Al-Kasim, a nearby village. Maulud Nabiyyi is Prophet Mohammad’s birthday. The students, numbering about 80, were rescued by a combined team of policemen and local vigilante group in the area, according to the…
The all Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has endorsed Governor Kayode Fayemi for the presidency contest in 2023. The state APC vowed to force Governor Fayemi to contest the presidential election in 2023 even if he refuses to willingly join the race. Paul Omotoso, the APC Caretaker Chairman, stated this in Ayede Ekiti, Oye Local government on Saturday during a Christmas programme organised by a chieftain of the party, Dr Olusegun Osinkolu for 1,000 APC members in Ekiti North Senatorial District. Omotoso was represented at the event by the APC Caretaker Publicity Secretary, Hon Ade Ajayi. “We can say boldly…
Security is everybody’s business. It is a flawed assumption that issues of security must remain strictly within the orbit of agencies with the lawed responsibility. Even security agencies cannot function without citizens’ alliance and community help. Simply, they cannot operate in vacancy of citizens’ collaboration and the support of stakeholders and other institutions – both formal and informal. The most fundamental ingredient to addressing crime is intelligence. And intelligence does not jump out from the coloured screen of a computer; it comes from people – of all shades and appliances. It is the reason I believe our traditional institutions and…
The United States (US) has suggested that the process to find a new director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) needs to be reopened, BBC reports. Robert Lighthizer, US trade representative, during an interview on Wednesday, said the WTO needs “someone with real experience in trade, not someone from the World Bank or a development person.” Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, former Nigerian minister of finance and former managing director (MD) of the World Bank, had got the support of 110 out of 164 member countries but the US opposed her candidacy. The trade organisation operates based on consensus, that is, if one country opposes,…
Some unknown gunmen have reportedly attacked the convoy of Sanusi Muhammad, Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara state, killing eight people on his entourage. Channels TV reports the attack occurred on Thursday night while the Emir was on his way back from Abuja. Three of his police escort were said to be shot dead as well as five other people. More details soon.
The Nigeria Military has dismissed audio of Boko Haram terrorists leader, Abubakar Shekau claiming responsibility for the abduction of over 333 schoolboys in the Kankara area of Katsina State. Speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show, on Wednesday, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, Defence Spokesperson, revealed that Shekau was not a person but a “brand and all that needs to be done is somebody using his voice.” “On the basis of the characteristics of terrorists all over the world from the time of Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Al-Shabaab, all of them, wherever they will boost their ego or show relevance, that is what…
Ahead of 2023 presidential election, supporters of Bola Tinubu, Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reportedly set up a presidential campaign council on his behalf. According to a report by The Cable, this comes 24 hours after loyalists of the APC national leader led by Dayo Adeyeye, former minister of state for works, visited Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, on Monday. The group said they were at the palace to seek support for the 2023 presidential ambition of Tinubu. They were said to have moved ahead to set up a presidential campaign council on Tuesday in Ibadan, Oyo…