Northern governors to meet over Army/Shiites Clash

The Northern States Governors' Forum, the umbrella body of the governors of the 19 northern states has called for an emergency meeting to discuss last weekend's killings in the clashes between the Islamic Movement of Nigeria and the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai in Zaria, Kaduna State.

Chairman of the Forum, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State announced on Wednesday night that the governors will hold an emergency meeting in Kaduna on Saturday.

He said that the governors found the killings worrisome, hence the decision to hold the meeting.

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Court Orders DSS To Release Radio Biafra Chief

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Department of State Services, DSS to release  pro-Biafra leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu from its custody.

The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola in his ruling on  Kanu's bail application held that his continued detention without any pending charges against him contravenes the provisions of section 35(4) of the Constitution of the country.

Consequently, he set aside, his last month’s order, permitting the DSS to detain Kanu for up to 90 days.

Justice Ademola ruled that Kanu’s continued detention for over two months without any charge showed that the DSS lacked‎ sufficient materials to prosecute him or was still undecided about what to do with him.

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Five Suicide Bombers Die In Borno Attack

Five Boko Haram suicide bombers died on Wednesday as they attacked a security post manned by the civilian JTF in the recently liberated Mafa town in Borno State.

A member of the vigilante group which has been assisting the military in counter insurgency operations also died in the attack.

An eyewitness said the female suicide bombers approached a securi­ty post manned by the civilian JTF in Mafa, about 40 kiliometres to Maiduguri and blew themselves up, killing themselves and a member of the JTF.

Abdulkadir Ibrahim, the Northeast Information Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA confirmed the attack, adding that five members of the vigilante group were also injured.

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Lol! Oyinbo men in Naija prison

This one happened in Lagos o.

For stealing  3,423,097 metric tons of Naija oil, these 9 Oyinbo people don enter Naija jail. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos gave them a 5 years jail term each with N20m option of fine.

What kind of cuisine should they expect there? Should they expect the same foods Nigerian inmates are served in Kirikiri prison?

Lol. Thinking of half cooked beans, tuwon shinkafa, tuwon dangazi, eba, fufu, amala ati ewedu, with enough pepper maybe.

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Shiites storm Abuja, demand El-Zakzaky's Release

A huge number of people belonging to the Shiite Islamic sect gathered in Abuja on Wednesday, demanding the release of their leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky who according to the Army is in its protective custody.

The Shiites told a news conference in Abuja that El-Zakzaky sustained gunshot injuries during the encounter with the Army over the weekend and requires urgent medical attention.

The leader of the Shiites in Adamawa State, Abdulrahman Abubakar said El-Zakyzaky had  informed them on phone that he had been shot in the eyes and other places and was not sure he would make it .

According to the Secretary, Media Forum of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Abdulmumin Giwa  the attacks took place in three different locations and lasted more than 27 hours.

“The soldiers came back two hours after the COAS had passed to unleash the terror. There is also an alternate route he could have passed,” he said.

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Dokpesi Leaves Kuje Prison

Having fulfilled his bail conditions, the founding Chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi on Wednesday breathed the air of freedom after three days in Kuje Prison, Abuja.

Dokpesi who is facing  N2.1 billion fraud and money laundering charges was released to his lawyer Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), his son, Raymond (Jnr) and his wife Tosin.

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Buhari received two SUVs from Jonathan, not $300,000 - Presidency

The presidency has debunked claims being made in certain quarters that he received five Sport Utility Vehicles and $300,000 from the Goodluck Jonathan administration in the aftermath of the Boko Haram attack on his convoy in Kaduna in 2014.

The reports followed on the heels of former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki's threat to name former Nigerian leaders who shared in "the loot."

Dasuki is being prosecuted for mismanagement of funds intended for the procurement of arms for the military.

However, in a statement issued on Tuesday, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adeshina said that Buhari only received two SUVs, one of which was armored, from Jonathan as his
statutory entitlement as a former Head of State.

“Our attention has been drawn to reports making the rounds, especially on internet-based media, that President Muhammadu Buhari received $300,000.00 and up to five armoured SUVs from the Office of the National Security Adviser in the aftermath of the attack on his convoy in Kaduna last year.

“We unequivocally deny that President Buhari received $300,000.00 or any monetary compensation whatsoever from the Jonathan Presidency or any of its officials, in the aftermath of that attack, or at any other time since then.

“While it is true that one armoured SUV and one untreated SUV were sent to the President in the aftermath of the attack, the vehicles were in keeping with his entitlements as a former Head of State under the Remuneration of Former Presidents and Heads of State (And other Ancillary Matters) Decree of 1999.

“Section 3, Sub Section 1 of that Decree provides that three vehicles will be provided for former heads of state and replaced every four years.

“There was therefore nothing untoward, illegal or tending to corruption in former Head of State Buhari and Presidential aspirant, as he then was, receiving vehicles, to which he was statutorily entitled, from the Federal Government of Nigeria.

“President Buhari had in keeping with his austere, spartan and frugal disposition shunned most of his entitlements as a former Head of State, but was prevailed upon by his supporters to accept the two vehicles for his personal safety in the aftermath of the dastardly attempt to assassinate him.

“It is preposterous to think that the President will allow his acclaimed reputation of honesty and incorruptibility to be tarnished by accepting a questionable monetary compensation from a discredited regime,” Adeshina said in the statement.

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