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Governor appoints Ogunwuyi as Chief of Staff A SOCIO-POLITICAL group in Oyo State, the Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), has warned the state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop fuelling insecurity and lies in its bid to take over the state by all means. It maintained that no matter the level of lies and negative narrative being woven around the people-oriented government of Seyi Makinde, the APC would not succeed in taking over the state in 2023. The group accused the opposition party of being behind a larger percentage of security challenges happening in the state, noting that…

Military foils attempt to abduct Living Faith Academy students Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) call have asked Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to resign his position as governor due to escalation of insecurity in the state. Their calls were apparently because the governor has failed in his responsibility as the chief security officer of the state and his refusal to negotiate with kidnappers. Yesterday, 26 students were kidnapped by armed bandits at Bethel Baptist School, Maraban Rido, Chikun Local Council of Kaduna State. Confirming the incident yesterday, Kaduna police command said that…

• ‘There will be uproar if truth about Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest comes out’ Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said it is not criminal or illegal for anyone to express intention to leave any federation. He also condemned as “bizarre” the midnight raid by the Department of State Services (DSS) on the Ibadan residence of Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, last Thursday. Soyinka, who spoke during an interview with BBC News Pidgin yesterday, urged the Federal Government to apologise to Igboho. “How can you place the will for separation as a criminal act? That kind of language doesn’t…

• Order member states to promulgate anti-open grazing law by Sept. 1 • Security agencies must inform govs before any operation in states • Ohanaeze Ndigbo demands presidency for Southeast • Afenifere, DAWN Commission, others hail resolutions Two months after their May 11 meeting in Delta State tagged the ‘Asaba Accord’, the Southern Governors Forum, yesterday, met in Lagos State where it declared that Nigeria’s next president should be from the southern part of the country. Other far-reaching decisions arrived at as contained in the communiqué released, which was signed by the convener, Ondo State Governor and Chairman, Southern Governors’…

A law firm, Adulbert Legal Services in Abuja, has solicited the assistance of the British High Commission in Nigeria to grant the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (lPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, consular assistance as a British citizen, “who was illegally abducted in another country.” The letter dated June 30, 2021, and signed by Aloy Ejimakor, the counsel to Kanu, titled: ‘Urgent request for consular assistance to Okwu-Kanu Nwannekaenyi Nnamdi Kenny (A British citizen)’, urged the British High Commissioner in Nigeria to intervene, as such abduction contravenes the international convention on extradition of a citizen. In the letter, the law…

Alleges witnesses are being paid to testify against him Says IPOB leader may not get fair trial Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer representing the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has raised the alarm over his deteriorating health condition due to his solitary confinement and mental torture he is allegedly subjected to by the security agency. Ejiofor while featuring Monday on ‘Good Morning Show’ on ARISE TV, a broadcast arm of THISDAY, said there was urgent need for his doctors to attend to him before it was too late. He said Kanu was brought…

Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of an unspecified number of students at Bethel Baptist Secondary School Kuma in Chikun council on Monday. The police said 26 out of the kidnapped victims have been rescued by the security operatives. Police spokesman Muhammad Jalige said the command received a report that armed bandits in large number had gained access into the Secondary School and shot, overpowered the school’s security guards, and made their way into the students’ hostel where they abducted an unspecified number of students into the forest. Jalige said on the receipt of the unfortunate incident, a…

No fewer than 15 Borno indigenes in the internally-displaced persons (IDP) camp in Uhogua, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo, have been forced out of school by management of the camp due to financial challenges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the IDPs, who dropped out of schools, were in various levels in different tertiary institutions across the country. Some of the drop-outs, who spoke with NAN in tears, expressed sadness that their hope of attaining education so that they could be useful to themselves, the society and the country had been cut short. They appealed to…

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has appointed Mr Segun Ogunwuyi, as his Chief of Staff. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa on Monday in Ibadan. Adisa said that the appointment was confirmed in a letter by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun. He said that Ogunwuyi, prior to the new appointment, was the Director-General of the Oyo State Investment and Public, Private Partnership Agency (OYSIPPPA). He was a former member of the Oyo State House of Assembly and also a member, House of Representatives; representing Ogbomoso North/South and…

The National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Saleh Alhassan, speaks with John Charles on the alleged killings by herdsmen in Benue State and the ban on open grazing, among other issues The Benue State Government has accused your group, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, of being responsible for killings in Benue State. What is your response to this? It is a blatant lie. Security agents have been making arrests, including the Tiv people that are killing themselves. We are not responsible for any killing, we don’t kill. We are a peaceful organisation. Ask Governor Samuel Ortom about the number of his security aides…