Presidency: How Buhari’s social intervention programmes will work

Presidency: How Buhari’s social intervention programmes will work

 

Prof Yemi Osibajo....

The social intervention programmes of the Buhari presidency for which about half a trillion naira has been proposed in the 2016 budget, is not a one-off scheme, but a combination of several well-thought out programmes emphasizing direct connections with the extremely poor, and the needy among other categories of Nigerians.
This explanation was offered Sunday by Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Vice President, during a chat with the journalists.

Borno Hunters Want to Join Military in Fight Against Boko Haram

Borno Hunters Want to Join Military in Fight Against Boko Haram

Hunters in Borno yesterday called on the military to allow them to join in the war against insurgents in Sambisa Forest.
Malam Mai-Gana Mai-Durma, the Borno emir of the hunters, made the appeal in Maiduguri while addressing newsmen, reported the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Mai-Durma said that the call became imperative because the hunters are familiar with the terrain in the forest, the hideout and operational base of the terrorists.

Oyegun: Buhari inherited corrupt subsidy regime

Oyegun: Buhari inherited corrupt subsidy regime

THE National Chariman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oye­gun, said at the weekend that the Buhari administration inherited a corrupt subsidy regime run by corrupt cartels.
He said, “oil cartels and their cronies resisting change have continued to blackmail and sabotage government’s effort on subsidy and availability of petroleum products”
He spoke in his New Year message. This is even as he said the ruling party will deliver on its campaign promises, saying 2015 was a difficult year for Nigerians.

Davido’s lover insists, I don’t smoke ‘igbo’.

Sophia, in a series of Tweets, has responded to Davido’s release of a medical report indicating that there was cannabis in Imade’s system, saying they were all excuses to take Imade from her.
She explained that she had been invited to a meeting where the cannabis claim was made.
She said, “On September 15, David’s dad invited us for a meeting that had in attendance two of his friends and Coco (his daughter).

Fire destroys timber market in Benin

An early morning fire outbreak has destroyed parts of the `Pipeline Timber Market’ in Benin, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
An eyewitness, Mr. Precious Emmanuel, told NAN in Benin that the fire started at about 3 a.m., adding that the prompt response of the fire service helped to save some parts of the market.
“We woke up to see that the market was on fire. We believe that the fire was caused by those boys who smoke Indian hemp in the market.

Buhari to meet IMF chief, Christine Lagarde on Tuesday

President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to hold talks with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, Christine Lagarde, on Tuesday
Reuters on Monday quoted the IMF as saying in a statement that Lagarde would meet Buhari and his Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun.

Nasarawa: Gunmen kill 12 villagers

Nasarawa: Gunmen kill 12 villagers

Suspected gunmen attacked two settlements in Udeni Ruwa District, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nararawa state, on Sunday night, killing 12 people.
Five of the victims drowned while trying to escape to the hinterland.
A witness, John Ogah, in a telephone interview with Newsman on Monday, claimed the attackers were herdsmen who invaded Okpaya, a riverine village. That could not be independently verified by this newspaper.

Saudi Arabia Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Iran After Embassy Attack

Saudi Arabia Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Iran After Embassy Attack

Saudi Arabia yesterday said it had broken off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shiite Muslim cleric.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir spoke after demonstrators stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday, reported the BBC.
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others were executed on Saturday after Saudi Arabia found them guilty of “terrorism”.

IG bans illegal mobile phone search by policemen

 

Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has in a secular directed that policemen should forthwith stop accessing people’s mobile telephones illegally.
Abayomi Shogunle, who is the Officer in Charge of Complaint Response Unit of the force said this on his tweeter handle.

Ambode signs N662.588bn 2016 Budget to Law

 

Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode Monday signed the N662.588bn year 2016 Appropriation Law with a promise that the budget would be faithfully implemented in line with the determination of his administration to make Lagos work for all irrespective of age, gender, tribe or status.
The Appropriation Bill, presented to the Lagos State House of Assembly by Governor Ambode on December 17, was unanimously passed into law by members of the House on December 31, 2015.
Speaking at the ceremony held at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Ambode said the 2016 budget was the article of faith of his administration with Lagosians and it was in line with delivering on the promises made to the people.

Kaduna youths block roads, protest 10-month power outage

Youths of Kamanzo Community in Kaduna metropolis have embacked on protest over alleged 10 months of power outage in the area.
The protest which erupted on Monday, saw the youths barricade the Ibrahim Yakowa Road, causing gridlock for over two hours.
The District Head of Kamanzo Community, Malam Dan-Makama, who confirmed the development, said that he had personally written to KEDCO on the matter, but the effort had yielded no result.
However, he appealed to the protesting youths to return to their homes, to prevent the situation from becoming violent.