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Sahara Reporters Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 19/08/19
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E2%80%99s-attack-polite-warning-igbo-leaders-supporting-fulani-nnamdi-kanu target=_blank>Ekwremadu’s Attack Is A Polite Warning To Igbo Leaders Supporting Fulani -Nnamdi Kanu
IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has asked political leaders representing the Igbos to take the attack of Ike Ekwremadu in Germany as a polite warning.
Ekwremadu, former Deputy Senate President, was beaten by some angry Igbos, who accused him of selling the rights and entitlement of people from the region to the Fulanis, according to a report by PUNCH.
Ekweremadu, who confirmed the attack, said he was to give a keynote address along with the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nnia Nwodo, but was attacked by some people l, who identified themselves as Biafra.
Commenting on the attack, Kanu, who tweeted via his personal Twitter handle @MaziNnamdiKanu on Sunday, described the act as “courageous”, adding that other Igbo leaders should see the attack as a warning.
He said, “The courageous act by IPOB at Nürnberg, Germany, is a polite warning to those engaged in selling our collective interest to Fulani caliphate.
“Nwodo, Igbo govs are warned.”The courageous act by IPOB at Nürnberg Germany is a polite warning to those engaged in selling our collective interest to Fulani caliphate. Nwodo, Igbo govs are warned.Join me via Radio Biafra FM, App, satellite and online.Date: Aug 18, 2019Time: 7 pm Biafraland Time— Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (@MaziNnamdiKanu) August 18, 2019
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target=_blank>Buhari Queries Fowler Over Suspected Non-remittance Of Tax By FIRS
President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a letter to Babatunde Fowler, Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, asking him to respond to discrepancies in tax collected by the agency.
Fowler, whose tenure expired on Saturday, was asked to explain why there exist obvious differences between the budgeted collections and actual collections for the period 2015 to 2018.
The letter to Fowler signed by Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, reads, “Your attached letter (FIRS/EC/CWP/0249/19/027 dated 26 July 2019) on the above subject matter, refers.
“We observed significant variances between the budgeted collections and actual collections for the period 2015 to 2018.
“Accordingly, you are kindly invited to submit a comprehensive variance analysis explaining the reasons for the variances between budgeted and actual collections for each main tax item for each of the years 2015 to 2018.
“Furthermore, we observed that the actual collections for the period 2015 to 2017 were significantly worse than what was collected between 2012 and 2014.
“Accordingly, you are kindly to explain the reasons for the poor collections.
“You are invited to respond by 19 August 2019.
“Please accept the assurances of my highest regards.”
Fowler was asked to handover to the next most senior person in FIRS as he was given up till August 19 to respond to the query, TheCable reports.
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target=_blank>Israeli Military Kills Three Palestinians At Gaza Border
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The Israeli military opened fire at a group of Palestinians as they tried to cross the Gaza border, killing three men and injuring another, Chinese news agency, Xinhua, reported on Sunday.
The Israeli military said an attack helicopter and a tank fired at the “armed suspects adjacent to the security fence in the northern Gaza Strip”.
Palestinian officials confirmed the casualties.
The incident came amid a recent escalation of tension between Israel and Palestine despite efforts by Egypt to broker a cease-fire agreement.
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E2%80%99re-ready-any-outcome-merkel target=_blank>Brexit: We’re Ready For Any Outcome -Merkel
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German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on Sunday said that the European Union was ready for whatever out come the exit of Britain from the union would bring.
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is seeking to persuade European Union leaders to reopen Brexit talks or face the prospect of its second-largest member leaving abruptly on October 31 with no deal in place to mitigate the economic shock, according to a report by Reuters.
Merkel said, “We are prepared for any outcome, we can say that, even if we do not get an agreement.
“But at all events, I will make an effort to find solutions – up until the last day of negotiations.
“I think it’s always better to leave with an agreement than without one.
“But if that’s not possible, we’ll be prepared for the alternative as well.’’
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target=_blank>12,000 Hectares Of Farmlands Destroyed By Flood In Jigawa
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About 12,000 hectares of rice, cassava, sesame and guinea corn farmlands in nine villages under Malammadori Local Government Area of Jigawa have been destroyed by flood.C
Councillor representing Tashena Ward, Alhaji Yunusa Bulama, stated this in Malam madori on Sunday, lawmaker representing Kaugama/Malammadori Federal Constituency, Alhaji Maki Yalleman, visited the area.
Bulama said the flood, which hit the area on August 16, had affected Tashena, Kadumunbari, Hadyan, Azumu, Kadumantudu, Dowawa, Dososo, Allahyayi and Unguwar-Jamaare villages.
He said 8,000 hectares of rice farmlands were destroyed in the flood, while 4,000 hectares of land destroyed contained cassava, sesame and guinea corn.
In his remark, Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Hussaini Birnin-Kudu, said 5,000 sacks had been distributed to residents to erect sand-bag at the bank of Hadejia River in the area.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, he explained that the embankment would check damages as water level kept rising by the day.
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target=_blank>Fish Out Ekweremadu’s Attackers, Igbo Group Urges German Government
A group, Ndigbo Unity Forum, has called the German Government to fish out all those responsible for the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in Nuremberg, Germany, on Saturday by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra.
President of NUF, Mr Augustine Chukuwudum, on Sunday said that the attack on the distinguished lawmaker was unacceptable.
He said, “NUF condemns the attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu in Germany by members of IPOB.
“What has he done wrong that they wanted to kill him.
“Ekweremadu is one of the highly placed Igbo politician who has been speaking for the betterment of Ndigbo in the National Assembly and at a national level for the past 12 years.
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“The lawmaker remains the only Igbo politician who has done well for Ndigbo and that is why we are asking the question, what has he done wrong that IPOB wants to kill him.
“They must be brought to book and be punished according to the law.
“We also call on the Nigerian Government to provide adequate security for him even while he is in the country’’.
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target=_blank>Hausa, Yoruba Traders Clash, Cause Lockdown On Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
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A clash between Yoruba and Hausa traders at Oke-Odo Market along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway has led to a traffic lockdown in the area, The Cable reports.Vehicles heading to Lagos from Sango in Ogun State and those moving to Abule-Egba from Oshodi and other parts of Lagos have been trapped.A resident revealed that trouble started last night when traders at the market clashed over a yet to be known issue.The situation reportedly escalated on Sunday morning when the traders started burning wares and make-shift tents.?
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target=_blank>#RevolutionNow: Organisers To Gather Masses, Civil Societies In Lagos On Monday
The Coalition for Revolution has announced that it would gather Nigerians and activists for a mass march in Lagos on Monday in defiance to the Nigerian authorities.
The event will feature members from human rights organisations such as Amnesty International, SERAP, Nigerian Union of Journalists, Enough Is Enough, National Association of Nigerian Students among others.
The Nigerian Government on August 3, 2019, arrested co-convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, for planning anti-government protests nationwide.
The peaceful protests, which held August 5, 2019 nationwide, witnessed armed repression from the government leading to the detention of many participants.
In a statement on Sunday, CORE said, “In view of the stepping-up of government repression within the past days following the peaceful #RevolutionNow protest, the Coalition for Revolution is organising a working consultative assembly of activists and organisations against the draconian development and the detention of scores of activists in the Department of State Services cells.
“This is in continuation of our popular struggle. Consultation and mass education are necessary in the struggle for change.”
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E2%80%99re-operating-above-capacity-%E2%80%93nigerian-consulate target=_blank>Passport: We’re Operating Above Capacity –Nigerian Consulate
The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, has said the consulate is operating above capacity especially in passport service delivery.
Okoyen told the News Agency of Nigeria that although the situation was an indication of growing public confidence in the office, it had been a major challenge.
He explained that the staff and facilities of the consulate were overstretched by the deluge of applications, many by Nigerians from other consular jurisdictions.
He said, “Nigeria has three consulates in the United States: one in New York, one in Atlanta and the third at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington.
“The New York consulate has 20 states under its jurisdiction; Atlanta serves at least 15 and Washington has no fewer than 15 states under it.
“We handle more states, and yet most applicants in other jurisdictions prefer coming to New York, probably because of our services.
“But it comes with huge challenges, especially the undue pressure it puts on our staff and facilities.”
Complaints about alleged slow service delivery, systems breakdown, shortage of passport booklets and negative staff attitude are common among applicants at the consulate.
Okoyen added, “Passports are supposed to be renewed six months before expiration, but most applicants come here within a few days to their dates of travel.
“We work here according to plans, and since we cannot reject them, we have to go out of our way to accommodate them.
“This is what results in the shortage of materials and systems breakdown experienced here sometimes.
“Yet, most applicants refuse to understand and cooperate with us, and they feel they can just vent their anger any time.”
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Ex-Nigerian Football Administrator, Obaseki, Dies at 75
A former Nigeria Professional Football League chairman, Oyuki Obaseki, is dead.
The 75-year-old Edo State indigene died after a protracted illness in Benin City, the capital, on Sunday, according to a report by PUNCH.
Obaseki was reported to have been sick for over three years before he finally succumbed to the illness.
Survived by a wife, children and grandchildren, the respected administrator was the second vice-chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation from 2007 to 2009.
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