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 Attahiru promised that the Army will deal decisively with every form of security threat confronting the nation, including those posed by the secessionist agitators like Igboho and Dokubo. warning was delivered in Uyo at the first Commanding Officers’ Workshop 2021. Igboho recently declared that South-West was no longer part of Nigeria. During his declaration, the self-acclaimed activist said the major resources of Nigeria were in the hands of Northerners, stressing that Yoruba people were being killed and their land taken over by Fulani herdsmen. Dokubo announced the establishment of Biafra Customary Government in which he incorporated some parts of the South-East and South-South as part of the territory. But Attahiru promised that the Army will deal decisively with every form of security threat confronting the nation, including those posed by the secessionist agitators like Igboho and Dokubo. The Nigerian Army under my leadership would remain proactive and jointly work with other...

Are Southeast and Southwest about to be played again? Mamman Daura's statement on a recent tweet says that presidency should be by competence and not zonal. It was earlier known that the presidency has been promised to both zones. However, the Afenifere group rejected Daura’s position saying the country must continue with the common understanding of power rotation between the North and the South. Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/2023-presidency-no-need-for-zoning-mamman-daura-says.html Joe Odumakin who is the spokesman of the group said in an interview that the south was not unmindful of the fact that the north would want to have a shot again at the presidency after Buhari. Also the chairman of the Niger Delta Darlington Nwauju said that the call for the cancellation of rotational presidency was myopic and of no relevance. Major opinions on this matter suggests that the rotational presidency be maintained, but the challenge is which of the groups is next? Afenifere Rea...

Kano High Court has nullified the election of a House of Assembly Member of APC platform, Magaji Dahiru Zarewa. With this development, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) gained an additional seat in the Kano State House of Assembly. The Court in Kano on Friday sacked Magaji Dahiru Zarewa of the APC and declared Jibril Isma’il Falgore of the PDP as the elected member, representing Rogo Federal Constituency. The court said Mr Zarewa failed to resign from his position as the Managing Director of the Kano Drugs and Consumables Supplying Agency 30 days to the election. It therefore directed the state Assembly clerk to immediately swear-in Mr Falgore as the legitimate member for Rogo constituency.

The Special Adviser to Mr Crusoe Osagiehe,  Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy,  said that the ex-national Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, is disappointed because Governor Godwin Obaseki  his quest to become a godfather in the state. Osagie, stated on Monday that the recent vituperation by Oshiomhole was just an expression of his frustration over his failure to achieve his goal to govern Edo State for a third term using Obaseki as a proxy. "In 2016, when Oshiomhole nominated and supported Obaseki, his hidden motive was to use Governor Obaseki. He thought Obaseki would be a pawn in his game to defraud Edo people and enthrone himself as the ultimate godfather of Edo politics at the expense of the will and wishes of Edo people."However, Obaseki's refusal to mortgage the interest of the majority of Edo people for the satisfaction of Oshiomhole and his handful of greedy followers is the cause of Oshiomhole's bitterness. This has led...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari 14 days to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to urgently investigate allegations that over N300bn of public funds are missing, mismanaged, diverted or stolen, as documented in the 2017 audited report by the Auditor General of the Federation (AGF).”