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President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned emergency National Security Council meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, some cabinet Ministers and all security and service chiefs in attendance. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that others attending the security meeting include Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, was represented at the meeting. NAN reliably learnt that the meeting would deliberate on nation’s security challenges occasioned by the recent attacks on Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, by suspected terrorists where high profile…

Two policemen have been reportedly arrested over their possible complicity in the attack on the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday night during which 64 high-profile terrorists and more than 260 other hardened criminals were set free. A reliable source within the nation’s intelligence and security circles confided in Leadership Friday yesterday that the two policemen were linked to the escaped terrorists following a telephone conversation between one of the policemen with escaped terrorists. The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said: “Two police operatives have been arrested after their communication with some of the escapees was…

A socio-political group, under the aegis of Abia North Peace Foundation, ANPF, has lambasted Senator Mao Ohuabunwa for attempting to use insecurity in Abia State to score cheap political points. The group said Ohuabunwa's attempt to campaign with insecurity in Abia North is shameful knowing that he achieved nothing for the twelve years he spent at the national assembly. The group while reacting to Ohuabunwa's attack on Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, accused him of over heating the polity ahead of the 2023 general elections. Chief Nnanna Ukaegbu, the group's National Coordinator in a statement on Thursday evening urged Ohuabunwa to…

Anambra State Governor, Prof CharlesChukwuma Soludo has confirmed that government forces were responsible for the demolition of the church of popular Pastor Chukwuemeka Odumeje. Soludo in a press release signed on his behalf by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime said Odumeje failed to comply with the government directive to remove the illegal structure he built on a waterway. The press release with the title: Anambra State Government begins demolition of illegal structures in Fegge, was made available to newsmen in Awka on Thursday. It read: “Following the expiration of the more than two weeks notice beginning from April…

Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Nwanneka Beatrice, have yet again been denied bail by a Westminster Court in the United Kingdom. The Senator and his wife are facing trial for allegedly coercing a minor that has been identified as David Ukpo to the UK to have his organ harvested to save the life of the Senator’s daughter, Sonia. According to The Sun, Gavin Irwin represented Ekweremadu, while Szilvia Booker represented his wife. A high-powered Nigerian delegation was in court for the trial of the former Deputy Senate President. The court ruled that Ukpo, a purported KIDNEY…

The Westminster magistrate court in the UK has ruled that David Ukpo, a purported KIDNEY donor for the daughter of Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu, is not a minor. According to The Cable, the court gave the ruling on Thursday when Ekweremadu, a former deputy president of the senate, and Beatrice, his wife, appeared before for trial. The senator representing Enugu west and his wife are facing charges bordering on conspiracy to arrange/facilitate the travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. The Ekweremadus were arrested after David raised an alarm that he was "15 years old"…

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Muhammad Nami has called on professional bodies in the regulation of tax practice to lead conversations on matters of tax policy and tax laws in the country. Mr. Muhammad Nami made the call yesterday while hosting a meeting of the Council Members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) to discuss the implementation of an MoU on standardisation of tax practice in Nigeria. Mr. Nami while calling for value-based leadership approach…

The senate committee on foreign affairs is at the Westminster court in the UK for the trial of Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy president of the senate, who is involved in an “organ harvest” case. The London Metropolitan Police arrested and charged Ekweremadu, senator representing Enugu west, and his wife to court for allegedly bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The UK authorities said the “child” had “been safeguarded”, while the police said their operatives “are working closely with partners on continued support”. The senate resolved to send a delegation to the UK to ascertain the particulars of…