The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alkali, has banned policemen from wearing t-shirts with various inscriptions while on patrol duties.
News News reports that this was made known in a post on Twitter by acting Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters Abuja, Muyiwa Adejobi.
The police spokesman disclosed that a signal to that effect has been dispatched to all state commands.
He called on the general public to report any officer or operatives flouting the new directive.
Adejobi wrote: “Policemen detailed for patrol, stop and search, check point duties must be on their approved uniform, not T-shirt with inscriptions like Special Forces, Commando, gallant mopol, scorpion etc. No policeman is expected to stand on any Nigerian road on mufti or such disapproved.
“T-shirts; any policeman found wanting will be arrested and dealt with. We are committed to bringing sanity to policing in Nigeria. Thanks.”
“A signal was released today. I have asked the admin to circulate. So by tomorrow or Saturday, the message must have been duly circulated while i make a press release on it.
“My command PPROs have been mandated to monitor and enforce the order of the IGP,” he added.
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The official rate today, Friday, 11th March, 2022, for £1 pound to naira = ₦546.9544/£1.
According to the data from the CBN, exchange rate between the naira and the British pounds opened at ₦546.9544/£1 on Friday 11th March, after it closed at ₦546.9544to a £1 on Thursday, 10th March 2022.
Naija News reports that a pound is bought at the official market at ₦546.2967 and sold for ₦547.612.
How much is exchange rate of Pounds to Naira in Black Market today?
The exchange rate for a pound to naira at Lagos Parallel Market (Black Market) players buy a dollar for ₦760 and sell for ₦765 on Friday, March 11th 2022, according to sources at Bureau De Change (BDC).
Part of the agreements reached will see MultiChoice withdraw all pending lawsuits, while FIRS conducts a forensic system of the company’s accounts.
Both parties in a statement jointly signed wrote, “By the broad terms of the agreement, MultiChoice shall withdraw all pending lawsuits towards an amicable resolution of the dispute. Also, as part of the agreement, the FIRS commenced a Forensic Systems Audit of MultiChoice accounts on Tuesday, 8 March 2022 to determine the tax liability of the company.”
FIRS In July 2021 had asked MultiChoice to turn in ₦1.82 trillion as tax bills after appointing some commercial banks as agents to recover the amount.
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Wives Of 19 soldiers killed in an ambush by bandit terrorists during an attack on the convoy of the Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Samaila Dabai, have protested the unfortunate incident.
In a video posted on Twitter by ZagazOlaMakama, the late soldiers wives and some sympathisers had stormed the house of the Commanding Officer of the 223 Batallion.
Naija News had reported that Dabai’s convoy was attacked on Wednesday in Kanya, Waje District of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state.
The deputy governor was said to be visiting some areas in the state affected by bandits activities when his convoy ran into a large number of bandits operating in Kanya community.
This prompted Dabai and some soldiers in his convoy to attempt to save the villagers from the bandits but a gun battle ensued in the process.
One of the security aides attached to the deputy governor, ASP Idris Libata, alongside 18 soldiers were killed during the gun battle while the bandits escaped with injuries and wounds.
In an interview with Channels Television, Dabai said the bandits were looting shops, houses, and rustling cattle in the area when he arrived in the village.
Dabai said he advised his security team to pursue the bandits out of the community so that they could pull them along and separate them from the villagers.
He, however, commended the brave efforts of the 223 Battalion and vigilante groups in repelling the attack, which could have been more deadly.
The deputy governor said the criminals had stormed the area with high-grade weapons and mingled with villagers in order to hide their identities.
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A newly married man, identified as Martins Honest Garando, has been beheaded by suspected cultists in Sagbama town, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The 30-year-old was murdered during a fight for supremacy between two cult groups.
The deceased got married to his wife, Belepeigha Gloria Oyins last year July.
His wife who was pregnant during the ceremony later gave birth to a baby boy.
According to Nigerian Tribune, the suspects sneaked into the deceased area at 1:30am, invaded his home, drag him out severed his head and took it away with them.
The assailants hung the severed head on an electric pole for the indigenes of the community to see.
Confirming the incident, Spokesman of the State Police Command, SP Asinim Butswat, said police operatives have already evacuated the corpse to St. Luke Mortuary in Sagbama, while an investigation was ongoing.
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The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed March 17, 2022, for an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
This was made known in a circular of obtained by Naija News on Thursday.
The circular reads, “Pursuant to Article 258 (i and ii) of the Party Constitution, and by the power vested on the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) via the NEC resolution of 8th December 2020, the CECPC of the Party at its 23rd meeting of 8 March, 2022, hereby calls for the meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to consider matters pertaining to the National Convention, governance of the party and any other relevant business of the party.
“The meeting is scheduled to hold as follows; Date: Thursday, 17th March 2022. Time: 11:00 am Prompt. Venue: Virtual meeting.
The national leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has handed an indefinite suspension to its Lagos chapter’s Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called Mc Oluomo.
According to the letter of suspension signed by the NURTW General Secretary, Kabiru Yau, MC Oluomo is guilty of insubordination and inciting members of the union against the national leadership.
The letter dated March 9, 2022, directed MC Oluomo to hand over all union properties in his care to the state secretary and hand over the leadership to his deputy.
Naija News recalls before the latest development that the NURTW had issued a letter of query to MC Oluomo but in his response, he denied every allegation against him.
He argued that all the allegations levelled against him were false and baseless, saying that he is a promoter of peace.
The Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni has expressed his intention to take over as Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress once he returns from his medical trip in Dubai.
The intention of Buni was revealed in a leaked letter he forwarded to the Governor of Niger State, Sani Bello whom he handed over to before his trip.
The letter which was dated February 28, 2022, was addressed to Governor Bello and other members of the caretaker committee before his departure.
Buni in the letter had willingly transmitted power to Bello following his medical leave.
The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has emphasized the need for the party to strengthen its internal democratic processes in order to remain relevant.
Tinubu in a personally signed statement titled ‘President Buhari’s Optimism About APC Commendable- Asíwájú Tinubu’ sent to Naija News on Thursday said APC must not be allowed to become like other parties.
The former Lagos State Governor went ahead to praise the fatherly role of President Muhammadu Buhari in leading and keeping the party together since its formation but pointed out that stakeholders within the APC have more to do by remaining democratic and fair.
Tinubu pointed out that party objectives must always be superior to personal ambitions so the party would not go astray and will be able to overcome all challenges that may arise.
He recalled how President Buhari whom he described as a founder of the party, himself, and other stalwarts have invested time, energy, ideas, and resources in forming the APC, urging that their efforts must not be allowed to become a waste.
Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum and Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has berated Governor Mai Mala Buni over his leadership of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC).
In a statement to newsmen on Thursday personally signed by him, Akeredolu accused Buni and some pocket-filling black legs in corridors of power of trying to supplant President Muhammadu Buhari’s will.
The governor expressed his unconditional support to Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger State who has taken over the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Akeredolu, most governors are determined to see the party through its current crisis.
He also accused some individuals closed to Buni of shopping for a court injunction to scuttle the upcoming APC national convention.
The suspended Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos State Council, Musiliu Akinsanya better known as MC Oluomo has withdrawn from the national body.
Naija News had reported earlier that the national leadership of the NURTW on Thursday handed an indefinite suspension to its Lagos chapter’s Chairman, Mc Oluomo.
The letter of suspension signed by the NURTW General Secretary, Kabiru Yau accused MC Oluomo of insubordination and inciting members of the union against the national leadership.
The letter dated March 9, 2022, directed MC Oluomo to hand over all union properties in his care to the state secretary and hand over the leadership to his deputy.
Reacting to the suspension, MC Oluomo and all members of the union announced their withdrawal from the national body.
Rising from a meeting at the state secretariat, Agege, Akinsanya said all attempts to have an amicable resolution to the crisis with the national body have failed.
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State is set to lose his governorship position following his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This is as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the removal of the governor from office due to his defection to the APC.
In the suit filed by its lawyer, Emmanuel Ukala (SAN), the PDP asked the court to declare the impeached Deputy Governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau as the duly elected governor of Zamfara State.
The PDP is also asking the court to sack about 37 members of the National Assembly and the state assembly who defected to the APC.
In his reaction, counsel to Matawalle, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) sought an extension of time to file their responses to the matter.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, however, fixed April 7 for a hearing of the suit following an application for joinder and the submissions of lawyers in the matter.
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has created the directorate for politics and governance ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
The church stated that the newly-created directorate is to coordinate the affairs and activities of members interested in seeking political offices in 2023.
The RCCG also announced the appointment of Pastor Timothy Olaniyan, a Pastor in Charge of Province (PICP) Lagos Province 12 as the head of the directorate and directed the pastors at regional, state, zonal, and all other levels to appoint officials to coordinate the new directorate at such levels.
Naija News reports that the news about the establishment of the new directorate was made public in a memo with reference number RCCG/AGO/ADM/AA.MEMO/20/01/2022, and dated February 28, which was signed by the Assistant General Overseer (Admin/Personnel) Pastor J. F. Odesola.
Many passengers have reportedly lost their lives in a multiple crash accident which occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday.
Naija News reports that the accident involved two vehicles and a tanker which went up in flames around the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry (MFM) Prayer City.
The Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, Florence Okpe, confirmed the dire incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
The National Spokesperson of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Francis Enobore, has confirmed the emergence of Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of Super TV boss, Michael Ataga as Miss Cell 2022 in Kirikiri Correctional Centre.
Naija News had earlier reported that Ojukwu emerged as the winner of the competition after competing alongside other ladies at the correctional facility.
Enobore further stated that part of the services of the correctional facility is to ensure that inmates are in sound and good spirits.
The spokesman of NCS revealed this in an interview with DailyTrust on Thursday.
Those are the top Nigerian newspapers headlines for today. Read more Nigerian news on Naija News. See you again tomorrow.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has not received the certified copy of the Federal High Court Abuja judgment that ordered the sack of Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, said this in an interview with Channels Television on …
The Lagos Government has suspended the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW) in the state. The Lagos State NURTW has been embroiled in a leadership tussle in the past few weeks. The crisis has generated tension in the state. In a statement on Thursday night by Gbenga Omotoso, the Commissioner …
A former Minister of Works, Ibrahim Musa Kazaure on Thursday noted that he is part of politicians in the country who ought be jailed over the manner in which they served the country.
Kazaure made this claim on a Radio France International programme.
The former minister who accused politicians who served since 1999 of failing the country said, “Even me talking to you, what we did to Nigeria, we deserve to be jailed.”
According to Kazaure, the level at which funds have been stolen in the country is on a high level and Nigerians suffer the cause.
Kazaure who was the former Nigerian ambassador to Saudi Arabia said no sector in the country is doing well despite the human and material resources in the country.
The former minister while speaking said, “I used to say, I, Ibrahim Musa Kazaure, we have cheated Nigeria and her poor masses. To tell you the truth, we are all the same. What we did during our time wasn’t what we should have done because some of us got the opportunity and some didn’t.”
“Not (just) this government, all of us have done nothing. If we have done something, Nigeria wouldn’t be the way it is today because we have the money and manpower but see what these small countries have turned to. They have become tourist sites to Nigerian. It’s shameful.
“It is in Nigeria that the education system is still going on strike. Then when are we going to develop? I am not going to occupy any seat in Nigeria even if they will give me for free. Whatever position one will offer.
“I challenge everyone in Nigeria, even the president, go and check. I have spoken the truth. Whoever stole Nigeria’s money should return it. I told Buhari that whoever stole should be arrested, including myself, we should return it if proven.”
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The embattled Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, on Thursday, denied threatening to support Biafra agitation if President Muhammadu Buhari allows his removal from office. Reports had it that Umahi threatened to support Biafra agitation if Buhari allowed the enforcement of a Federal High Court ruling that sacked him and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe. Umahi
The Lagos State Government has suspended the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) from all parks and garages in the state with immediate effect. The development was disclosed in a statement released by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Thursday. The State Government noted that it will set up […]
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A wanted cultist in the Ede area of Osun State, Rasheed Hammed, popularly known as Rasidi Baale Oko’lu on Thursday threatened to reign havoc in the community if members of Oodua Peoples Congress and police operatives does not desist from trailing him.
Rasidi who happens to be a welder has been declared wanted for allegedly killing many in the Ede community.
The suspected cultist in a voice note obtained in Osogbo on Thursday said he his being trailed because he refused to join OPC.
Rasidi who spoke in Yoruba in the voice note accused Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, of using some OPC to hunt him.
He charged elders in the community to intervene, or he would cause havoc if he returns to the community.
Rasidi disclosed that he refused to join OPC because the people who invited him are allegedly armed robbers.
He said,“I am a thug and I was earning money on the street. I don’t steal. I am not a thief. I am an artisan. I am a welder. They wanted me and my boys to join them in OPC. But then I have people I regarded as mothers and elderly ones that were OPC members. Those people told me that those that invited me to OPC were thieves, especially Doki. In my presence, one of those that invited me to OPC went to steal an iron rod and he killed someone at the scene about 5 years ago in Ede here.
“Despite their antecedents, some elders in the community still indulged and continue to associate with them. I rejected the invitation to join OPC. That made them attack my base. They came in the early hours of February 2, 2020, but we dealt with them. Those that came were OPC members. Because they suffered heavy casualties, they had to join forces with a member Special Anti Robbery Squad from Osun police Command.
“Timi of Ede ordered us not to involve in violence again and we all abide by the order. But after all that, the OPC men still attacked me on December 4, 2021, and two of my younger brothers were killed right in front of a police station. And one other that ran into the police station was traced into the station and he was killed in the presence of the policemen.
“Few of the elders that spoke to me only pleaded but no action was taken to punish the perpetrators. I listened to the pleading and I mourned the dead. I bought gifts, made stickers campaigning for peace in Ede land. I funded street light project in our area, I distributed food items to all the mosques in our area. After all the efforts, these OPC men still attacked and killed my elder brother at Owode, Ede. Apart from the deceased named Kehinde, my younger brother was shot in the stomach and I was also shot several times and they went away with my vehicle.
“After that, Doki Wakili, Oriade and Jagunlabi killed my mother. She was killed on Tuesday, 22nd February 2022. I hereby appealed to all indigenes, Osun State Government, Federal Government to intervene. All royal fathers in Osun should also intervene.
“Some OPC men also came to Isale Osun on 9th March, they packed people’s property and took them away in five buses. No one could do anything about it. I am using this medium to tell all Ede residents that I am coming and when I return, the effect will be felt by many people. Those not involved in the crises will pay for it. Before now, people used to see me and greet me. But when I return, if you see me, you see death. I see you, you die, you see me, you die.”
Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, denied the allegation levelled against him by Rasidi, adding that he never ordered that the man’s head should be brought by anyone.
The royal father, while speaking at the turning of sod for 180 housing units project for civil servants in the state in Abere on Thursday said, “It (insecurity in Ede) was an issue between OPC men and cultists. I am not supporting any of them because I don’t know any of them, either Rasidi or the OPC members.
“The people disturbing the peace of Ede land are few in number. I don’t know them and neither do I send them to go and bring me the head of Rasidi. Rasidi has sent a lot of voice notes out in which he insulted me, despite not knowing him. Ede is a peaceful land. I am calling on the government to please come to our aid and save us from this situation and find a permanent solution to it.”
The state police command has declared Rasidi wanted, adding that anyone that harboured him would also be treated as a criminal.
The spokesperson of the command, Yemisi Opalola said Rasidi is wanted in connection with offences of murder, arson, ritual killing and armed robbery.
She said, “suspect has been causing menace in Ede and the entire Osun state. Anybody by harbour the suspect will be treated by the police as an accomplice to the crimes. Anybody having useful information to his whereabouts will be handsomely rewarded.”
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The Governor of Ebonyi, David Umahi on Thursday insisted that his counterpart in Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni remains the Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.
Umahi made this claim while threatening to deal with members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
He further stated that there is no crisis in the ruling party, as he called on members of the party to dispel the report that the party is divided.
Umahi disclosed that Buni went on medical leave and they were three when he asked the Governor of Niger State, Sani Bello to act for him.
He said, “We are battle-ready. This is not about the Governor of Ebonyi State; Nigerians are fighting for us. I want to thank the National Chairman of APC.
“And let me tell you that there is no division in APC. The chairman went on medical leave. And we were there when he asked the governor of Niger State, Mr Bello, to act for him.
“If there will be change, it will be notified. But for now, there is no change, and there is no crack.
“It is the PDP that is doing everything to destroy this country. But let me tell you, the attention of our party, the APC, has been drawn to all their antics, why they are misleading this country.”
The Russian government has said foreign firms that fled the country amid the ongoing fight with Ukraine should know that it will not be easy to return to its markets.
Naija News understands that many businesses owned by foreigners have shut down their firms leaving employees stranded in the rise of the ongoing war with Ukraine.
Russia is however stating that the firms may have their companies and production facilities confiscated by the Russian state as a result of their decisions.
Businesses that leave the country are “basically abandoning their staff to their fate,” said former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in a terse statement on Thursday.
“To prevent people ending up unemployed and on the streets, the Russian government is taking steps to bring about the insolvency and subsequent nationalisation of these companies,” the deputy chief of the Russian Security Council said.
“On the foundation of the assets left behind by investors in panic, the new industry would have to be built. This approach is objective and fair,” said Medvedev.
Naija News understands that among the affected are companies from Germany, other EU countries, and the United States of America.
Though there is presently no law in Russia to nationalize a company’s assets, calls are, however, growing among Russian politicians for such a law in reaction to the EU sanctions.
There is much anticipation by stakeholders to see the Russian parliament decide on such a process soon.
Naija News understands that quite a number of the Western companies affected had only announced that operations are being paused at first, without mentioning full closure or withdrawal.
“Whatever the reasons for moving away, foreign firms should understand that it will not be easy to come back to our markets,” Medvedev reiterated.
Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, warned that the nationalisation of Western companies and seizure of their assets could have negative consequences for both sides, as Russian companies abroad may also have their assets seized.
Proposals are also circulating for the assets of companies in Russia to be handled through fiduciary trusts.
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Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, has resumed discussion on the actualization of the Yoruba Nation.
Naija News recalls that Igboho was conditionally released from Cotonou prison on March 7 after spending over two hundred days in detention on the accusation of criminal association.
He was initially arrested in Benin while attempting to board a flight for Germany.
The activist had demanded independence for the Yoruba race following killings and unrest in the South-West region which is attributed to Fulani herders.
Igboho’s actions prompted President Muhammadu Buhari-led government in connection with security agencies to attempt to arrest him while in Nigeria.
However, three days after his release from the Benin Republic prison, Sunday Igboho believed Yoruba can achieve self-determination “without firing a bullet”.
Naija News understands that the activist was quoted as saying this in a statement by one of his counsels, Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN).
Igboho has also urged his supporters, especially his kinsmen at home and in the diaspora to embrace dialogue in their quest for self-determination without heating the fragile situation in Nigeria.
The activist had in a viral video clip earlier, prayed against war.
Igboho has maintained his call for peace considering the current situation in Europe involving Russia and Ukraine.
He also expressed displeasure with the unrest in the South-East of Nigeria.
Igboho again, thanked all his supporters, leaders, and President of the Republic of Benin, Patrice Talon, over his release from prison.
The statement read, “Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Igboho Oosa thanked all that are supporting him, especially his leaders, Baba Prof. Akintoye and Baba Prof. Wale Adeniran and all Nigerians especially his people in Ilana Oodua and affiliates seeking self-determination.
“He continues to preach against war seeing what is happening in Ukraine and some parts of Igboland in Nigeria. He implored all, especially his kinsmen at home and in the diaspora, to embrace dialogue in their quest for self-determination without heating the very fragile situation in Nigeria.
“He believes that their ambition will be achieved without firing a bullet as he used to say at rallies.
“He appreciates Chief Dele Momodu being the only Yorubaman of note that came to visit him in Cotonou prison. He remains grateful to the President of the Republic of Benin, President Talon, for releasing him from prison to unite him with members of his immediate family, albeit only in Cotonou for the time being.
“He assures all those in support of peaceful self-determination through a referendum that the struggle continues as she will not relent in his efforts in that regard.
“He pledged his eternal loyalty and respect to Chief Yomi Alliyu SAN who though an extreme Buharist and a nationalist who does not believe in the Balkanisation of Nigeria, exhibited extreme professionalism in taking up his case with DSS without a kobo and winning it with landmark award of #20.5billion dollars!”
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Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday asked his followers to “maintain order according to hierarchy”. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that since Kanu’s rearrest in June 2021 and subsequent detention by Nigerian authorities, the Directorate of States (DoS) of IPOB headed by diaspora-based Chika Edoziem, has been running the affairs …
Niger State Governor and acting chairman of the Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Abubakar Sani Bello has denied receiving any letter from the Yobe State Governor and CECPC Chairman, Mai Mala Buni.
Speaking after a meeting of the CECPC in Abuja on Thursday, Bello denied seeing the letter which Buni claimed he used to transfer power to him.
It will be recalled as earlier reported by Naija News that Buni claimed in a leaked letter he forwarded to the Governor of Niger State, Sani Bello that he has transferred power to him before his trip.
The letter which was dated February 28, 2022, was addressed to Governor Bello and other members of the caretaker committee before Buni’s medical trip.
The letter read in part, “This is to inform you that I will be embarking on a medical trip to the United Arab Emirates from today, February 28, 2022. I will resume office upon my discharge from the hospital.
“In my absence, I hereby transmit the functions of my office as the National Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee to you. This is to enable the committee to conclude all arrangements leading to the national convention slated for March 26, 2022, and other duties that may be required of the office.
“I invite all members to cooperate with Governor Abubakar Sani Bello by extending to him all the support that I have enjoyed from you.”
But asked by newsmen about the letter, Gov. Bello denied ever receiving any letter.
Bello simply said: “I haven’t seen it,” when he was asked by newsmen.
He also revealed that no decision has been taken to replace Senator John James Akpanudoedehe as the CECPC secretary as the matter had not come up for discussion during any of their recent meetings.
Bello however assured that the March 26 date for the APC national convention is sacrosanct.
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Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has condemned his Kaduna state counterpart over his comment on his purported removal as the Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said that the decision has the support of 19 other governors elected on the platform of the party, adding that Buni would not return to his position when he comes back from his medical trip in Dubai.
In a chat with the Nation, an unnamed aide to Governor Buni said his principal legally handed over the affairs of the party to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State before leaving the country.
He stated that the comments made by governor El-Rufai during the interview on Wednesday were faulty and baseless, adding that governor Buni’s letter to Bello was explicit.
Buni’s aide asked El-Rufai to tell Nigerians what actually transpired between President Buhari and some governors last Sunday before departing for London.
He said: “Buni couldn’t have been removed by anybody or a group of Governors because his letter was explicit. He followed due process and nominated Bello to act for him.
“Governor el-Rufai should tell Nigerians what actually transpired between President Muhammadu Buhari and some governors last Sunday. His narratives are faulty.
“Nigerians should ask Bello and CECPC members if such a letter came to them from Buni.”
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Two siblings, Oloruntoyin Abdullahi, 31, and Ayodele Kazeem, 26, who were arrested for murdering a 20-year-old have been remanded in a correctional center by a magistrate court in Akure.
The deceased, Ebunoluwa Osatuyi was found dead in her parents apartment on January 24 after she was hacked to death
According to the Police Prosecutor, Ajiboye Obadasa, the suspects murdered the victim after hitting her on the head with a pestle in her parents home at No 1, Otiko Street, Okuta Elerinla, Akure, the state capital.
He informed the court that the offence was contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 9 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
However, the defendants pleaded not guilty, maintaining that they found the phone of the victim on the ground along Cathedral Junction.
The defendants were later remanded at the Owo Correctional Centre by the sitting Magistrate Damilola Sekoni, who also adjourned the matter until March 28, 2022, for mention.
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The Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni has expressed his intention to take over as Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress once he returns from his medical trip in Dubai.
The intention of Buni was revealed in a leaked letter he forwarded to the Governor of Niger State, Sani Bello whom he handed over to before his trip.
The letter which was dated February 28, 2022, was addressed to Governor Bello and other members of the caretaker committee before his departure.
Buni in the letter had willingly transmitted power to Bello following his medical leave.
The letter read in part, “This is to inform you that I will be embarking on a medical trip to the United Arab Emirates from today, February 28, 2022. I will resume office upon my discharge from the hospital.
“In my absence, I hereby transmit the functions of my office as the National Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee to you. This is to enable the committee to conclude all arrangements leading to the national convention slated for March 26, 2022, and other duties that may be required of the office.
“I invite all members to cooperate with Governor Abubakar Sani Bello by extending to him all the support that I have enjoyed from you.”
See the letter below:
Meanwhile, the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has insisted that Buni would not return as chairman caretaker committee of the party, following a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He further stated that the decision has the support of 19 other governors elected on the platform of the party.
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Police operatives in Lagos State have taken over motor parks and garages in the state in order to forestall the breakdown of law and order.
Naija News reports that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, gave the directive during a press conference at the police headquarters in Ikeja on Thursday.
The directive follows the indefinite suspension of the Lagos chapter chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo.
Alabi stated that the directive for the deployment of operatives to all motor parks across the state was necessary to curb any violence that may arise from MC Oluomo’s suspension.
The commissioner ordered the area commanders and DPOs to maintain visibility in their area of coverage, assuring Lagos residents of adequate security of life and property.
In a related development, MC Oluomo and all members of the union in the state announced their withdrawal from the national body.
Rising from a meeting at the state secretariat, Agege, Akinsanya said all attempts to have an amicable resolution to the crisis with the national body have failed.
Akinsanya noted that he and other members from over 200 branches and zones have decided to withdraw their membership to promote peace in the state.
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