Sahara Reporters Latest News Sunday 1st September 2019
Sahara Reporters Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 01/09/19
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target=_blank>Boko Haram Attacks Chibok
Suspected members of Boko Haram have taken siege of Yimirmigza Village in Kautikari ward under Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State.
According to TheCable, residents are running away from the community.
A resident of Chibok revealed that they started hearing strange gunshots around 6:00 pm.
The resident said they fled when they noticed that the gunshots were not from the military.
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target=_blank>Nigerian Government Sends Relief Materials To Flood Victims In Mozambique
The Nigerian Air Force has said that it has completed the airlifting of relief materials to Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this was to further assist victims of the massive flooding that affected some communities in the two countries in April.
Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
He said the airlift missions were conducted for the National Emergency Management Agency.
He said, “The airlift missions, which were conducted for the National Emergency Management Agency, conveyed critical relief materials such as drugs, medical supplies and treated mosquito nets donated by Nigeria to alleviate the sufferings of the flood victims.
“The airlift missions were executed in furtherance of the NAF’s constitutional roles of projecting air power beyond the shores of the country as well as providing military aid to civil authority.”
Speaking further, Daramola said the NAF aircrew and NEMA officials handed over the items to officials from the Nigeria High Commission in the two countries for onward delivery to their host governments.
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target=_blank>IPOB Threat: Count Us Out Of Operation Python Dance, Say South East Governors
Governors of Nigeria’s South-East states have said that they know nothing about the Army’s Operation Python Dance in the region.
The military campaign, which was used to clampdown on the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra and eventually led to its proscription by the government, led to the deaths of many members of the group headed by Nnamdi Kanu.
As a result of the incident, IPOB vowed to attack all top ranking government officials including South-East politicians suspected to have supported the military exercise that stifled their activities in the region.
Speaking with journalist after a meeting of stakeholders from the South-East, Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, explained that he and his colleagues never invited the military to the region for Operation Python Dance.
He said, “South-East governors never invited the Army nor were South-East governors informed of any of their operations on Python Dance until the operations started in the states.
“South-East governors would like to write to Mr President to request for a meeting with him and all the security chiefs to douse tension in the region.”
Recall that members of IPOB had attacked former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in Nuremburg, Germany, on August 17 during an event to celebrate New Yam Festival.
The organisation went further to say that it would continue to attack politicians from the region suspected to be against its activities.
The threat by the group has since sent shivers down the spines of politicians from the region with many allegedly cancelling overseas trips for fear of being humiliated by IPOB members.
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E2%80%99s-birthday-party target=_blank>BREAKING: Police Seal Venue Of Bobrisky’s Birthday Party
The police in Lagos has sealed the venue where a birthday party was to be held for popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye widely known as Bobrisky.
Bobrisky, who clocked 28 on Saturday, had slated the celebration for two locations in Lagos with one to hold and another for Sunday.
Confirming the incident, spokesperson for the police in Lagos, Bala Elkana, said that they acted on intelligence to seal the venues of the birthday party at Pearls Gardens in Lekki Phase 1 and Paradise Boat Club, Victoria Island where another one was scheduled to hold on Sunday.
Elkana said, “The operation is currently ongoing. It is true that we have sealed up the venue of the party based on some intelligence.
“Considering the pedigree of the celebrant, the event may likely cause a breach of public peace and it is expected that no immoral display should be allowed.
“To augment security at each of the venues, ACPOL Area ‘A’ Lion Building/SUPOL Victoria Island mobilise 50 men to provide security at Club DNA, No 76 Adetokunbo Ademola Street, opposite Eko Hotel and Suite, Victoria Island and Paradise Boat Club, plot 8, Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island.”
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target=_blank>Zamfara Governor Orders Immediate Implementation Of RUGA Master Plan
Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the immediate commencement of construction work on RUGA settlements in the state.
Matawalle issued the directive on Saturday in Gusau, the capital, after receiving the new RUGA master plan from the project consultant, Mr Emmanuel Ozigi.
He said, “This project which is going to be located in the three senatorial districts of the state, will be fully and jointly funded by the state government and the 14 local government councils of the state.
“It is also aimed at showcasing to the world that the peace process embarked upon by this administration is working.”
The governor said that already, the required funds for the scheme had already been earmarked and set aside.
Matawalle revealed that after the pilot scheme which would commence on Tuesday, the Federal Government would come up with its own RUGA settlement programme in the state.
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E2%80%99s-release-ongoing-says-government target=_blank>Negotiation For Leah Sharibu’s Release Ongoing, Says Government
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The Nigerian Government has said that it is working hard to secure the release of Leah Sharibu from Boko Haram captivity.
In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the government dismissed insinuations that Sharibu had been killed by the terrorist organisation.
According to Shehu, the government would not give up on securing the freedom of the schoolgirl from Dapchi, Yobe State, who was abducted alongside others when the insurgents invaded their community.
He stated, “Instead of giving up, the government is carrying forward processes that should hopefully yield her release by her captors.
“Lines of communications remain open with the kidnappers, ISWAP, to secure the release of Leah Sharibu.
“Contrary to false reports, she is alive – given assurances from our security agencies – and the government is committed to her safe return, as well as all other hostages to their families.”
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E2%80%99s-convoy-%E2%80%93ganduje target=_blank>How We Arrested Attackers Of Nasarawa Deputy Governor’s Convoy –Ganduje
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Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has revealed how the attackers of Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Emmanuel Akabe, were arrested.
Speaking with journalists in Yola, Adamawa State, on Saturday, Ganduje said that the feat was achieved through the deployment of CCTV technology.
He added that the ring leader of the gang that carried out the attack was arrested in Kano on Friday.
He said, “The ring leader who attacked the convoy of the Nasarawa State Deputy Governor was arrested yesterday in Kano.
“We’re achieving these successes because we’ve installed CCTV cameras throughout Kano, in addition to other latest security technology.”
The attack on Akabe’s convoy resulted in the deaths of three policemen and a civilian on August 20 on his way to Abuja on an official engagement.
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target=_blank>Police Arrest Three Suspects Over Murder Of Ondo POS Operator
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Nofisat Ibrahim, an operator of a Point of Sale outlet in Akure, Ondo State.
Those arrested are known customers of the victim, according to detectives of the state police command.
A businesswoman identified as ‘Mama Gold’ was among those arrested over Ibrahim’s murder.
Sahara Reporters gathered that the suspects are being detained at the Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department of the Ondo Police Command.
It was gathered that the trio were firstly grilled inside the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police before they were detained.
Ibrahim was murdered on Wednesday by some gunmen at the Oke Oba area of Akure.
The deceased was a contract staff with a bank and was in charge of POS ordering.
Spokesperson for the police in Ondo, Femi Joseph, confirmed the arrest to Sahara Reporters on Saturday.
He said, “The suspects are already with us and they will be helping with useful information on the case.
“We shall get to the root of the matter and unravel the circumstance behind this.”
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target=_blank>Buhari, A Colossal Failure, Says Activist Aisha Yesufu
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Rights activist and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as the worse person to occupy leadership position in Nigeria.
Describing him as a “colossal failure”, Yesufu said no amount of sycophancy around the President will change his lack of leadership capacity.
In a tweet on Saturday, she said, “Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari is colossal failure and no amount of sycophancy will take that away.
“He is becoming the worst man that ever occupied the seat of leadership in Nigeria.
“As Commander-in-Chief, he gives failure a new meaning. His state isn’t secured let alone the nation!”
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Tribunal Dismisses Case Against Adamawa State Governor
The Adamawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed a petition seeking to nullify the election of Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The Action People’s Party and its governorship candidate, Bitrus Meda, had dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission, Fintiri and the PDP to the tribunal, challenging the outcome of the March 28 results on the ground of unlawful exclusion.
Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Adediran Adebara, dismissed the petition and slammed a legal cost of N1m against the petitioner.
Citing grounds for the dismissal, Justice Adebara said the petitioners failed to prove a case of unlawful exclusion beyond reasonable doubt and therefore struck out the petition.
The judge awarded N300,000 each in favour of first, second and third respondents, while the fourth respondent, INEC, got N100,000.
Counsel to the PDP, A.T Shehu, praised the judgment, saying, “We knew that the petition was frivolous and the tribunal just confirmed our position.”
On his part, counsel to the petitioners, Solomon Garba, said they had accepted the judgment.
According to Governor Fintiri, the ruling is “a confirmation of the mandate of the people of Adamawa State”.
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