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IPOB Sponsored Nigeria’s Inclusion In US Religious Violation Watchlist – Garba Shehu The Presidency has explained that the inclusion of Nigeria in the list of countries of concern for religious violation in December 2020 was as a result of well-funded media campaign by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and some other extremists groups.The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a piece released on Friday titled “What Biden’s Removal of Nigeria from Religious Violation Watchlist Means” said President Muhammadu Buhari was satisfied with the decision by the United States to remove the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that an unconditional release of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently standing trial for treason, runs contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary. This is as he said, though such a demand is quite heavy, he will consider it nevertheless. Buhari said this on Friday while receiving a group under the aegis of Highly Respected Igbo Greats, led by First Republic parliamentarian and Minister of Aviation, Mbazulike Amaechi, at State House, Abuja. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,…

Buhari Signs Climate Change Bill Sponsored By Hon. Sam Onuigbo Into Law The Climate Change Bill sponsored by the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Rep. Sam Onuigbo was on Thursday signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Bill provides for, among other things, the mainstreaming of climate change actions and the establishment of a National Council on Climate Change. It also paves the way for environmental and economic accounting and a push for a net-zero emission deadline plan in the country, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu told ABN TV in…

#EndSARS report: Reps minority caucus asks Buhari to ‘sack Lai Mohammed for falsehood’ The minority caucus in the house of representatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture. The caucus was reacting to the findings of the #EndSARS report submitted to the Lagos government on Monday. The Lagos judicial panel on police brutality, in its report — which included investigation on the Lekki shooting — said protesters were killed at Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. TheCable had reported how Mohammed, on five different occasions, said nobody was killed at the Lekki tollgate.…

Government Agents Attacking Panel Members Because Of EndSARS Report, Adegboruwa Raises Alarm Legal practitioner, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), has raised an alarm over what he described as “vicious attacks” on members of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Enquiry on Police Brutality following the group’s submission of its report. “Since the submission of the EndSARS Panel Report to the Governor of Lagos State on November 15, 2021, members of the Panel have become the subject of vicious attacks by those suspected to be agents of the government, ” Adegboruwa, a member of the panel, said in a statement he issued on Thursday.…

Court Fixes November 22 To Rule on Bail Application For Detained Glory Okolie A Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has fixed November 22 to rule on the bail application of a 21-year-old young woman arrested and enslaved by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Imo State. The police had arrested Okolie in June 2021 for allegedly being friends with a suspected member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). She was later transferred to Abuja, despite efforts by her family members to secure her release. At the resumed hearing…

Zamfara's Matawalle bags Governor of the Year Award Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, has been nominated for the award of ‘Governor of the Year’ by a leading labour and youth online news platform, Aluta News, as part of activities marking its 2nd Year Anniversary. Aluta Media Limited, Publishers of Aluta News (www.alutanews.ng), said Matawalle was nominated for the prestigious award, having scaled all the strict standards of excellence laid down by the Board of Directors of the media organisation. According to the publisher of the premier Labour, youth and current affairs news portal, Comrade Gambo Jagindi, the assessment committee found…

Cameroonian Separatists Invade Taraba Village, Kill Monarch, Set Houses On Fire Suspected Ambazonia separatist from Cameroon have wreaked havoc in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha, the suspects gunned down the village head and some residents of Manga community. Manga village is 20 kilometers away from Kashimbilla Dam. The lawmaker, coming under a point of order during Senate plenary on Wednesday, said the residents were killed during an invasion of the community by the Cameroonian separatists, who also razed down the village. Bwacha, who represents Taraba South in the Senate,…

Ondo Governor, Akeredolu, Appoints Son As Head Of Govt Agency Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has appointed his son, Babajide, as the Director-General of the Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit (PPIMU). The appointment of the governor’s son was announced alongside that of 14 commissioners. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. “Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has nominated 14 new commissioners-designate and seven special advisers.” “The commissioner nominees are as follows: Mrs Bamidele Ademola Olateju (Akoko South East), Otunba Adefarati Gboyega (Akoko South West), Rt Hon Olotu Fatai (Akoko North…