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.

Play by rules : Police to Bayelsa politicians

The police on Monday warned politicians and political parties in Bayelsa State to obey the rules guiding the electoral process before, during and after the December 5 governorship poll in the state.
The state police Commissioner, Mr. Nasiru Oki, said all the parties to the election are aware of the rules of engagement and must strive to operate within the ambit of the law.
He said on the day of the election, people are expected to go to their polling units, cast their votes quietly and return to their homes.
He said nobody would be allowed to carry dangerous instruments such as guns, knives and cudgels to voting centres.

PDP, APC back to trenches - Amaechi

The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Riv­ers State chapter, Chief Felix Obuah, said the confirmation of ministerial nomination of the former governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, by All Pro­gressives Congress (APC) Senators, was an official en­dorsement of corruption and gross abuse of democracy.
Obuah, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday by his media aide, Jerry Needam, said Amaechi’s confirmation despite allegation of fraud, as contained in the Justice George Omereji led – Judicial Commis­sion of Inquiry and the govern­ment White Paper, which in­dicted him, was shocking.

Army kills 2 insurgents, clears Boko Haram camp in Borno village

Army kills 2 insurgents, clears Boko Haram camp in Borno village

The Nigerian Army said that it had cleared a suspected Boko Haram camp in Duwabafi village, Borno State.
This was contained in a statement issued by Colonel Sani Kukasheka, the acting Director, Army Public Relations, on Monday, in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
"In continuation with the fight against Boko Haram terrorists, on Sunday, troops of 243 Battalion, 5 Brigade, Nigerian Army, on fighting patrol, encountered some suspected elements of the terrorists holed up at a primary school in Duwabafi village in Borno State," the statement said.

No work, no pay - Oshiomhole to Judicial workers

 

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said the Government will not use the taxes of workers to pay those who chose to stay at home for months on a strike that is ill-informed.
Speaking at the 2015/2016 Legal Year of the State Judiciary, the Governor said the law is clear that a worker who embarks on a strike will forfeit his wage.
It will be recalled that workers under the aegis of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in the state had embarked on a 7-month strike action to press home their demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary.

Army clears Boko Haram camp in Duwabafi village in Borno

The Nigerian Army said that it had cleared a suspected Boko Haram camp in Duwabafi village, Borno.
This is contained in statement issued by Col. Sani Kukasheka, the Army Acting Director, Public Relations on Monday in Maiduguri.
“In continuation with the fight against Boko Haram terrorists, on Sunday, troops of 243 Battalion, 5 Brigade Nigerian Army on fighting patrol encountered some suspected elements of the terrorists holed up at a Primary School in Duwabafi village in Borno.