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 The Presidency has told Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will govern the country from wherever he is, insisting that it unnecessary for him to transmit power to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.  Buhari departed Nigeria for London, the United Kingdom on Tuesday for what the Presidency described as a routine medical checkup.  He will spend a minimum of two weeks in the United Kingdom and many Nigerians were concerned about him not transmitting power to Osinbajo.  But appearing on Channels Television's Politics Today, Tuesday's edition, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, explained that Buhari has not contravened the laws of the land by not transmitting power to his deputy.  “He (Buhari) will continue from wherever he is, “Shehu said when asked if the President had transferred duties to the vice president.  He also said, “The requirement of the law is that if the President is going to be absent i...

 Edo State Police Command have laid siege on some protesters kicking against the current hike in the pump price of petrol and the price of cement per bag.  The police stopped the protesters at the main gate/entrance of the king square roundabout close to the palace of the Oba of Benin in ring-road.  More information will come later...

 Primate Elijah, the leader of  INRI Evangelical spiritual church, has on Sunday said he foresees massive protest that will shut down Nigeria.  He made this known during a session with his members.  Primate Ayodele raised the alarm while calling on the attention of the Federal government and President Muhammadu Buhari on the current insecurity that has befallen the country.  The cleric also warned that Nigeria's economy will be in a bad shape, adding that a serious food scarcity is imminent.  He also narrated these can be averted if the government hastily works on the unsecured state of the country.  “Nigeria is going to be in a bad shape economically if the Government doesn't take insecurity and killings seriously, I am seeing food scarcity, it will be very serious.  “As a result of this, I am seeing a massive protest that will shut Nigeria, it will be so severe that nobody will be able to go out for their day to day activities, the government wi...

 The President of Kwara Baptist Conference, Reverend Victor Dada, has said that at least 20 people, including four pastors, were wounded and three hospitalised when Muslim fundamentalists attacked the First Baptist Church Surulere, Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday.  The cleric said the Muslim fundamentalists promised to burn down the three - storey building where Christians were gathered for a peaceful demonstration.  Dada, in a statement, alleged that the Muslims threw stones at Christians for over one hour after they overpowered the police, forcefully removed the gate, signboard of the school, injuring over 20 people, including four pastors.  It was gathered that a clash broke out between Christians and Muslims over a controversy bordering on the use of hijab by Muslim students in Christian schools in the state.  The statement partly read, “Despite that the case is at the Supreme Court and a stay of execution was obtained by proprietors of the mission school, ...

 The Muslim Rights Concern [MURIC] has claimed that many Muslims of Igbo extraction have fled their homes to safer places after receiving death threats from fellow Igbos for daring to convert to Islam.  According to MURIC, several mosques located in South East have also been burnt down because of hate speech.  The group said this while calling on authors of hate speech and fake news to “rewind, soften up and show remorse.”  MURIC urged the government to begin deradicalisation of hate speech and fake news in order to douse tension in the country.  It said that if not brought under control and urgently too, the crisis caused by fake news and hate speech may result in nationwide pogrom.  MURIC fingered prominent pastors and opposition politicians among those behind hate speech.  This was contained in a statement signed by its director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola.  “Already, fiery, combustible and inflammatory speeches have led to the killing of Muslims and...

 Dr. Sani Abdullah Shinkafi, leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Zamfara State has accused APC leaders in the State of offering 56 million naira to bandits to refuse the release of Jangebe abducted girls.  He said that their aim was to sabotage the peace effort of Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle.  Shinkafi, who was the 2019 governorship candidate of APGA in Zamfara State, made the allegation during a press briefing.  “I, therefore, challenge politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties to subject their telephone numbers to security checks since I am confident that the story that will come out of that process would be shocking, ” he added.  According to him, the security checks on the personal telephones of the selected politicians should be from 25th of February to the time when the girls were released.  Continuing, Shinkafi said that some APC members in Zamfara State were desperate to ensure that Matawalle failed in his com...

 General Lucky Irabor, who is the Chief of Defense Staff, has assured that the Nigerian Armed Forces would not allow terrorists to determine the peace of the country.  He assured that the Nigerian Armed Forces will determine the country's peace.  Irabor spoke while addressing State House Correspondents after President Muhammadu Buhari decorated him and other Service Chiefs with their new ranks.  According to him, “Peace and security is not just the security of the borders alone. It comes with having to build bridges across various divides.  “We as members of the Armed Forces will never in any way leave the peace and security of our nation in the hands of the terrorists.  “Rather it is us who will determine the peace and not for us to leave it in the hands of the terrorists.”  The Senate had recently confirmed Irabor and other Service Chiefs following Buhari’s nomination.  Following their confirmation, bandits have been on the prowl, abducting stud...

 The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has on Wednesday berated Ralph Uwazuruike, founder of the Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, for asking that Eastern Security Network, ESN, be handed over to the Southeast governors.  Kanu challenged Uwazuruike to create his own security out fit and hand it over to the governors.  Kanu stated this in a statement signed by the spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful.  The statement reads: The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been drawn to the shameful statement credited to the hotelier and hostel builder in our society who has been parading himself as leader of a shameless and disgraceful group called MASSOB/BIM, Chief Ralpheal Elebeanya Uwazuruike, that God-ordained Eastern Security Network, ESN, security outfit established by our liberator Mazi Nnamdi Kanu should be handed over to South East Governors to manage.  “How on earth did Uwazuruike think that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu should ha...

 Coordinator of the Kwara State chapter of Miyetti Allah Association of Cattle Breeders, Aliyu Mohammed, has said that the blockage of cattle and foodstuffs to the South West through Kwara State will continue until the safety of Fulani is guaranteed in the region.  While, speaking to Daily Post shortly after a crucial meeting of the association in Ilorin on Sunday, Mohammed, said the action is a warning shot to ensure a peaceful operation of businesses by the Fulani and to end the harassment of the tribe in the South.  He debunked allegations levelled against the Fulani, claiming that not all of them were criminals, adding “Just as you have in any society where there are good and bad people. ”  Mohammed insisted that “It is not only Fulanis that commit crimes in the country, but it was sad that everything happening now is heaped on Fulani herdsmen.”   The coordinator said the association was ready to fish out the bad eggs in their midst.  According to him, ...

 Bello Matawalle, the current governor of Zamfara State, has claimed Nigerians will be shocked to know those behind the abduction of over 300 students from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe on Friday.  The Jangebe attack took place almost two weeks after bandits kidnapped 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State.   Matawalle stated this on Sunday, when 17 Emirs in the State paid him a sympathy visit.  Before the attack in Kagara, bandits also took away passengers of the state transport service bus in Kundu village, also in Niger State.  According to him, “I want to inform you that there are many revelations in relation to the abduction of these students.  “Many people will be surprised to hear those people behind the abduction of these innocent children.  “They are not comfortable with the progress I am getting as a result of my peace initiative and they want to do all they can to sabotage my efforts”.