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Withdraw killer squads from South-East, Igbo mothers urge Buhari; Demand stop to killings, brutality

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. Igbo mothers in Nigeria have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop forthwith the ongoing bloodletting, killings, brutality, harassment and intimidation by the Nigerian military in the South East zone of the country. The mothers, who addressed a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, on the platform of Credible Igbo Women Initiative (CIWI), also demanded the immediate convocation of a security conclave to resolve the crisis in the area. Speaking against the backdrop of widely reported cases of rampant arrests and killings of often unarmed and innocent youths as well as their harassment, intimidation and brutalisation by the military, as a result of the activities of “unknown gunmen,” the women said that the Federal Government must take urgent steps to restore confidence in the nation’s security forces. The communiqué of the conference, which was addressed by leading Igbo women and, which was copied to President Buhari, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF), th
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NIS reunites special needs deportee with family at Lagos airport

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. By Lawani Mikairu A deportee with special needs, Adepoju Oluwatoyin Ruth, has been reunited with her family at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos after she returned from Oman by Nigeria Immigration Services,Lagos airport Command . Ruth who arrived Nigeria from Oman aboard Egypt Air on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 is suspected to have special needs. Her name was erroneously given as Olajide Oluwatoyin Ruth by the Egypt Air, which could not be traced in the immigration system. However, the command was able to sort out her real names from its system and contacted the father who is said to be a resident of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.The father ,it was gathered, directed the sister of the returnee, Adepoju Olamide who is based in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital to pick her up at the airport. ” On arrival at the airport, the Command interrogated the sister, Olamide to proof her true identity, but the returnee immediately went berserk and incoherent with her c
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Otedola donates N2b faculty of Engineering building to Augustine University

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Billionaire businessman, Chief Femi Otedola today was on a site’s visit to AUGUSTINE University, Ilara-Epe, Lagos State where he had donated a 2billon naira faculty of engineering building to the tertiary institution. Otedola, a renowned philanthropist with many of such philanthropic projects and donations to his name has been praised by many Nigerians for this gesture which many have said would further enhance educational development in the country. Femi Otedola, in a post on his Facebook page, wrote: “Today’s site visit to the 2 billon naira faculty of engineering building at Augustine university in Epe that I donated”. Recall vanguard had reported that at a recent convocation of Augustine University where the Vice chancellor professor Christopher Odetunde praised Femi Otedola for his kind gesture toward ensuring the faculty was completed. He said, “The Engineering building which was funded by Mr. Femi Otedola is in progress. We are extremely grateful to the Otedola family for
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Army releases new postings, appointments of senior officers in major shake-up

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By: Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Nigerian Army(NA)  has released posting and appointments of senior officers. This is in line with the Chief of Army Staff vision to have a professional Nigerian Army ready to accomplish assigned missions within a Joint Environment in Defence of Nigeria. Those affected in the reorganization include; Major General FO Omoigui from Headquarters Theatre Command Operation HADIN KAI to Land Forces Simulation Centre Nigeria and appointed Director General, Major General CG Musa from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Headquarters Theatre Command Operation HADIN KAI and  appointed Theatre Commander, Major General OR  Aiyenigba from  Defence Headquarters to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police and appointed Provost Marshal(Army) and  Major General IM Jallo from Defence Space Administration to Headquarters Theatre Command Operation HADIN KAI and appointed Deputy Theatre Commander 1. Others affected in the posting include ; Brigadier General NU Mu
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State of the nation: After 10 hours of marathon meeting, Abdulsalami, others keep mum

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A map of Nigeria By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-AFTER engaging in ten hours of marathon meeting on the state of the nation on Thursday former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, Emeritus John Cardinal Onaiyekan among others refused to talk to the media. All the participants at the meeting snubbed journalists when they were approached to speak on the deliberations and possible resolutions. READ ALSO Insecurity affecting development in the north ― NSF The meeting which started at 11:30 pm ended around 8:20 pm. Among all the participants approached to speak, it was only Emeritus John Cardinal Onaiyekan, who told reporters that “we discussed everything”, refusing to speak further. On his part, the Director, Publicity, and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Alhaji Hakeem Baba Ahmed, who was also a participant, said he could not speak because he was not mandated to do so. “I am only a delegate to the meeting, I am not author
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Arise Interview: Buhari takes delight in ridiculing Igbos, utterances unpresidential — Afenifere

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. Dayo Johnson Akure The Yoruba Pan Socio-Political Group Afenifere has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of taking delight in ridiculing Igbos by his unpresidential utterances. The group’s Secretary General Chief Sola Ebiseni in a statement in Akure in reaction to the President’s interview on Arise as regards IPOB, Afenifere said that ” the President takes delight in ridiculing the Ndigbo which he used IPOB to represent. “Thus, to him, the Igbo and their territory is just a dot in a circle of the map of Nigeria, which even if the secede could exit to nowhere since the elders and youths of the South-South had assured him of not being part of the secessionist agenda. “He couldn’t have been reacting to the IPOB but the Igbo who he said had businesses everywhere. Also Read: President’s Interview: Afenifere blast Buhari says he’s unrepentant tribalist “His utterances were very unpresidential and in the mode of common expressions with some unidentifiable northern organisations. Af
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Oniru honours Saraki, 3 foreigners, others with chiretaincy titles

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Oniru of Iruland, Oba AbdulWasiu Gbolahan Lawal, on Thursday, conferred chieftaincy titles on eminient Nigerians and foreign nationals for contributing to the economic development of Nigeria, Lagos and Iruland in in particular. Among those conferred with the titles were: the wife of Dr Bukola Saraki, a former Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki as the Erelu  Bobajiro or Iruland; founder of Choice International Group; Chief Diana Chen;  Managing Director of VAVA Group,Ambassador Michael Tawadrous; and his wife, Magy, three foreign nationals and 9 other eminent Nigerians, held at the Oniru’s Palace, Iru-Victoria Island area of Lagos. Other personalities conferred  include: the former Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Alhaji Mutiu Are, Cheif Adeyemi ; Managing Director of Mego Foods and Beverages Nigeria Limited; Magy Eskander Tawadrous; Ogunbanlmbi Lateef Abisogun, Taiwo Olatunji, Alhaja Muyibat Giwa, Prince Kabiru Fadare Oniru, Mrs Olarenwaj
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