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                         If You Come Out To Vote In Anambra Election You Will DIE: Police to deploy 28, 000 personnel for security Mr Garba Umar, Commissioner of Police in Anambra, says it will deploy 28,000 of its personnel to ensure hitch-free state governorship election scheduled for Nov. 18. Umar said this at a meeting in Akwa, on Tuesday of heads of security formations in the state and representatives of the 37 political parties fielding candidates for the election. He said that 400 vehicles, 100 flying boats consisting of 60 from the police and 40 from the Navy would be deployed for use by security operatives in riverine and upland communities. Umar who also read the act guiding political parties before, during and after the election, cautioned them against defacing opposition posters, hate speeches, and other violent conducts. He said that secur...

  Governor Fayose wants military to shift attention to Fulani herdsmen menace The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on the military to direct its “operations Python Dance and Crocodile Smile” to those areas in Nigeria, especially the North Central States of Benue, Plateau as well as North East States like Taraba and Adamawa, where Fulani herdsmen are killings Nigerians and destroying farmlands worth several billions of naira. The governor, who described the reported threat by Miyeitti Allah Kautal Hore, a splinter group of Miyeitti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, over the Benue State Anti-Open Grazing Law as reckless and open threat against the sovereignty of Nigeria, added that the silence of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government over the Fulani herdsmen menace was a sign of complicity on the part of the Federal Government. In a statement in Ado Ekiti on Monday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka...

  Ex-President Jonathan demands N1 billion to appear in court for Olisa Metuh’s trial A former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to set aside the subpoena ordering him to appear in court as a witness in defence of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh. In the alternative, Jonathan wants an order directing Metuh to deposit with the court for and on behalf of his behalf N1 billion to cover travelling expenses for himself and his security personnel from his hometown, Otuoke in Bayelsa State to Abuja. The money, according to Jonathan, is also to make up for the time that he may spend appearing before the court. Jonathan made these pleas following a subpoena by the court for him to appear in Metuh’s corruption allegation case. He said his request was in line with the provisions of Section 241(2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015. Justice Okon A...

  Why Buhari sacked ex-SGF Lawal – Fayose Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said that the outcry from Nigerians, forced President Muhammadu Buhari to sack suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the Director General, National Intelligence Agency, Ayodele Oke.  In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said the President’s action was an afterthough. He called on Buhari to hand over the officials to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. “The President only acted because of the outcry of Nigerians, especially over the fraudulent reinstatement of the former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr Abdullahi Maina. “Enough of using probe panels to shield people accused of corruption in Buhari’s government. Rather, they should be arrested, detained and prosecuted by the EFCC as being done to others perceived as the presiden...

                     Anambra guber: We are not afraid of IPOB’s threat – APC’s Tony Nwoye Tony Nwoye, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Anambra State governorship race, says his party is sensitising youths on the need to participate in the election slated for November 18. Nwoye told State House correspondents on Friday in Abuja that his political party was not worried by the threat of the Indigenous People of Biafra to frustrate the election. The APC candidate, who was earlier presented to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar, who is the Chairman, National Campaign Council of the APC for the Anambra State governorship election, urged the electorate to ignore the threat. He said: “We are not afraid of the threat. “Our youths are unemployed. “People are wailing and crying. “These are the symptoms of what you are seeing now. “Our people are seein...

                          President Buhari insists, he’s fair to Ndigbo in appointments President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said that his government has been fair to the South East geo-political zone in terms of appointments which he said were evidenced in the allocation of four prominent ministerial positions to the zone. The President also assured leaders from the zone that his administration will benefit them more from roads and coastal rail projects, which he said were of critical importance to the economy. But the President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, told the President that the South East had remained marginalized by successive administrations, which he stated was the reason behind the recent agitations by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. According to Nwodo, IPOB is a symptomatic consequence of the continuous marginalization of the south east over a long period of time. The...

                             Biafra: ECOWAS court orders Nigerian govt to pay N88bn to civil war victims Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Court of Justice, on Monday ordered the Nigerian Government to pay the sum of N88billion as compensation to nine victims of the Nigerian Civil war. The regional court gave the ruling while ordering all parties in the matter to abide by the terms of the settlement. Part of the terms of the settlement stated that the Federal Government “undertakes to pay, without delay, compensation in the summer of N50 billion in full and final sum to the victims, their families and communities as contained in Schedule 4(1) to this terms of settlement”. “That FG undetakes to the pay of undertakes to lay a total sum of N38 billion as contained in schedule 4(2) to this terms of settlement for the purpo...

                                  Biafra: Zionists blast Gowon, reveal Ojukwu’s mistake The Biafra Zionists Federation, BZF, on Monday, tackled former Nigeria head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, (rtd.) over his claims that lies told by ex-Biafra warlord, Late Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu caused the Nigeria civil war. The Zionists said in a statement by its self-acclaimed President, Barr. Onwuka Nsiegbe that it was shameful for Gowon to engage in such a “high calibre twisting of history even at his old age.” While chiding Gowon for going to Aburi unprepared, Onwuka said, “he is a deceiver; he is the mother of all liars; he is a coward and a British stooge. “Why is he coming now to tell us what happened during the civil war; why didn’t he make these declarations when Ojukwu was alive; why did he wait until 8 years of Oju...

                    No Election In Anambra State: Stop parading yourself as APGA candidate – Court tells Governor Obiano A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Governor Willie Obiano to stop parading himself as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance for the November 18, 2017 governorship election in the state. The court gave the order on Monday, according to a online media. The online newspaper reported: “The presiding judge delivered a ruling to serve Governor Obiano through substituted means on a prayer asking him to stop parading himself as the governorship candidate of APGA in the November 18th Anambra gubernatorial election.” Obiano, a member of the Victor Oye-led faction of APGA, emerged as the candidate of the party for the election. The faction had its congress where Obiano emerged monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission. However, another faction of the party, led by ...

                    Fani-Kayode reacts to Osinbajo’s ‘attack’ on Christian leaders over ‘Islamization plot’ Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo’s declaration that it was impossible for anyone to Islamise Nigeria. Fani-Kayode berated the Vice President for lambasting Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, for raising alarm over Islamisation plot. Noting that Nigeria was now a member of the D-8 countries which have one thing in common “Islam,” the former Minister wondered if Nigerians should keep quiet. In a series of tweets on his Twitter handle, the former Minister said somebody needs to talk to the Vice President for rebutting CAN over the Islamisation plot. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain noted that Osinbajo had forgotten why he was named the running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of his mentor, Bola Tinubu. Fan...

                         IPOB Is Making Wave, Nigeria more divided than ever before – Atiku Abubakar Secession threats, inter-ethnic discontent and hate speech have plunged present day Nigeria into a division that has probably never been experienced before, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said. Mr. Abubakar who made the observation at the 40th anniversary of the Federal Government College, Okigwe, Imo State on Saturday, noted that all tribes of the country needed one another to achieve desired goals. “This celebration is coming at a critical time in our country’s history,” he said. “All of you must be aware of the recent agitations from different parts of the country, with some groups threatening violence and, in some cases, secession. These agitations are the result of a number of factors which I will not bother going into at this time, although since you are all enlightened men and women, I have no doubt tha...

                          Orubebe reveals what will happen to Nigeria if Goodluck Jonathan is arrested A founding member of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Kennedy Orubebe, has said that Nigeria will boil if former President Goodluck Jonathan is arrested as a fallout of his invitation by a Federal High Court. Speaking during the weekend to New Telegraph newspaper in Warri, Delta State, Orubebe said any effort to probe the ex-President should commence with thorough investigation into all sleaze practices carried out under previous Presidents and Heads of state. Orubebe said: “I vehemently say that for them to make any mistake of arresting Jonathan will not augur well for the present government. But we know that past Presidents and Heads of State in the country have committed a lot of atrocities against this country and nobody raised an eyebrow. I repeat if B...

                          Court to deliver judgment in case of boy killed by girlfriend’s father Presiding judge, Justice Ukpa Ebitam, in a matter instituted against Mr. Godwin Elewanna who was accused of killing a 22-year-old boy, Douglas Ojugbo on March 10, 2015 following suspicion that the victim was having an affair with his daughter, Mercy, by the Cross River State Government will deliver judgment on Nov 16th. Justice Ukpa Ebitam, however, remanded the accused in prison custody and adjourned the matter to November 16th for ruling on the no-case submission. It was alleged that Elewanna had shot Douglas in the arm and leg and allowed the boy to bleed to death after which he bundled him into his car and took the corpse to the Federal Housing Police Station in Calabar. Lawyer to the accused, Mr. Clement Ukaegbu, in his no-case submission when the matter (HC/9c...

                        Biafra: Atiku reveals what IPOB, hate speeches have done to Nigeria Atiku Abubakar says the agitation for secession spearheaded by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and hate speeches have made present day Nigeria more divided than ever. The former Vice President made the observation at the 40th anniversary of the Federal Government College, Okigwe, Imo State, over the weekend. Represented by his media aide, Paul Ibe, Abubakar stated that all tribes of the country needed one another to achieve their desired goals. Abubakar emphasised the need for unity among the various groups in the country. He said, “This celebration is coming at a critical time in our country’s history. “All of you must be aware of the recent agitations from different parts of the country, with some groups threatening violence and, in some cases, secession....

                   Why democracy will continue to be threatened in Nigeria – MASSOB The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) said yesterday said democracy would remain threatened in the country as long as the federal government continues to arrest and detain its members and those of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for no just cause. Lamenting the massive arrest and detention of IPOB members in various prisons in Abia State over the recent clashes with soldiers during the just-concluded Operation Python Dance 11 in the Southeast, MASSOB stated a country that preaches peace and unity should not be associated with such level of treatment on a segment of its citizens. Assistant Comptroller General of Prisons for Zone E, Mr. Alloy Uchenwa, recently lamented that prison facilities in the state have been overstretched by the presence of IPOB members arrested and clamped into various prisons in th...

                           Nigerians can’t continue to celebrate criminals, who enrich themselves from our commonwealth – Obasanjo Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Nigerians cannot continue to celebrate criminals, who enrich themselves from the commonwealth of the people. Obasanjo speaking at a public lecture marking the 14th anniversary of the Dorcas Oke Hope Alive Initiative at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo state on the theme, “Corruption and the Challenges of the African Child said: “It is very demoralising to law enforcement officers when they painstakingly investigate a case and the culprit finds his way around the judiciary to escape. We cannot continue to celebrate criminals, who enrich themselves from our commonwealth, and think that corruption will disappear.” Further he said: “One of the reasons that members of the extremist group – Boko Haram, gave for their i...

                         Why MASSOB chief Ralph Uwazuruike may go to jail – Lawyer Barely 24 hours after Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, founder of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) alleged that a High Court in Owerri plans to unjustly arrest and jail him over a civil suit, an investment solicitor, Mr. Chigozie Iheama, also a party to the suit has dismissed Uwazuruike’s claims as mischievous. Iheama, who said that the property litigation between him and Uwazuruike may reveal the ugly underbelly of the MASSOB leader, noted that Uwazuruike’s claims of victimisation were manipulative lies intended to subvert the course of justice. This is also as Uwazuruike has denied his alleged disrespect for the court accusing the two judges who had heard the case since 2013 of bias and of being favourably disposed to the lies of the defendant. But Iheama explained that the order for Uwazuruike’s...

                  IPOB members compound prison conditions – Prison Comptroller The Assistant Comptroller-General, Zone E, Nigeria Prisons Service, Mr. Alloy Uchenwa, says the presence of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra in various prisons in the zone has compounded the conditions within the prisons. Uchenwa spoke at the Abia State office of the zone after a meeting with the officers of the command on Thursday. He said, “It was a miracle how we were able to convey 100 IPOB members to court. The challenging logistics situation in our prisons has been compounded by the detention of 100 Indigenous People of Biafra members within the Zone E custody.” Uchenwa identified logistics as one of the major challenges of the prisons. He said a situation where “more than 90 per cent of inmates are awaiting trial” was worrisome, stressing that prison congestion was another challenge confronting the prisons. He called for the building of more pr...

                  Boko Haram: Many wounded as explosion rocks Maiduguri Reports reaching DAILY POST from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, said a powerful explosion was heard around Muna garage. Kabiru Shettima, a resident, who spoke to our correspondent on phone, said those who survived the blast were being taken to the hospital in tricycles popularly called Keke Napep. “I don’t know the number of casualty, but I saw people being carried inside Keke Napep. I believe they are the wounded”, he said. Asked if he noticed any corpse, the witness said he only saw wounded persons as he was not at the exact location the bomb exploded. Details later…

                 Miyatti Allah are cow-worshippers out for mass murder – Femi Fani-Kayode Femi Fani-Kayode, has described the Miyetti Allah, a cattle breeders association, as cow worshippers out for “mass murder”. He said this while stressing that the association has nothing to do with God but violence, terror, racism and paganism. Fani-Kayode likened to association to Sudanese Janjaweed in Darfur, whose sole aim other than mass murder is to cause “hegemony and ethnic cleansing”. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain stated this in a tweet on Sunday. The tweet reads, “Miyetti Allah has nothing to do with God but everything to do with cow-worship, violence, terror, racism and paganism. “Like the Sudanese Janjaweed in Darfur, the Fulani herdsmen and militias exist for one reason and one reason alone: mass murder, hegemony and ethnic cleansing.” The Benue chapter of the association recently discl...

                           Policeman accused of kidnapping and raping a 14 year old girl for 6 days in Anambra A  Sokoto state police officer who was on special duty in Onitsha, Anamabra state, has been accused of kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old girl for six days. The mobile police officer(MOPOL) identified as Barau Garba allegedly decieved the teenager who asked him for help, took her to his house and raped till her private part ruptured. Read the report by Journalist, Hassan Haruna Dambatta; "Maryam Yusuf was just 14years old, an indigene of Kano state living with her parents in Asaba, Delta state. She does attend Islamic school in cable area known as Hausa quarters in Asaba, Delta state. Maryam was sent by her father to Onitsha form Asaba on 14th of October 2017 to buy round cotton but unlucky for her she lost the money while on transit. During her efforts to identify the vehicle she ...

                    Osinbajo is a lying pastor – Omokri blasts VP over claims against Jonathan The camp of former President Goodluck Jonathan has called Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, a Pastor that tell lies. This is in reaction to Osinbajo’s claim that Jonathan doled out the sum of N100 billion and $295 million in cash two weeks to the 2015 elections. A statement by Jonathan’s former special assistant on New Media, Reno Omokri said Osinbajo lied to divert attention from the ongoing saga involving former Pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina. Omokri’s full statement below… “My attention has been drawn to claims in the media by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, against former President Jonathan. Speaking on Friday the 27th of October 2017 in Lagos at a ‘Greater Nigeria Pastors Conference’, the Vice President said: “Weeks before the 2015 elections, the government then, gave out N100billion in cash and $295million in cash ostensib...

                     UN condemns hate speech against Igbo The United Nations (UN) is not glossing over hate speeches and other anti-Igbo actions in Nigeria. The glob­al body, which reviewed ethnic trends in Nigeria  on Monday , asked the Federal Government to investigate and prosecute persons involved in issuing hate speeches against people of Igbo extraction in the country. The United Nations Human Rights through the Office of the High Commissioner, stressed that the ultimatum that Nigeri­ans of Igbo ethnic group should leave certain parts of the coun­try was of “grave concern.” In a statement made avail­able to journalists yesterday in Abuja, the UN group of human rights experts “deplored a hate song and audio message being circulated on the internet and on the social media. “The Hausa language audio message urges northern Nige­rians to destroy the property of Igbo people and kill anyone who ...