07:50 09/07/2015
Abuja - The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of
the mastermind of the two recent bomb and gun attacks in Jos and Zaria
towns of Plateau and Kaduna states, respectively.
The confirmation
is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director of Army
Public Relations, Sani Usman, and made available in Abuja.
It said
the suspect, in company of two other persons were arrested at a
checkpoint in Dadin Kowa town of Gombe state while attempting to flee.
The
statement said their arrest was made possible following a security
cordon of the general areas especially along the volatile areas on the
North Eastern axis.
It
said the security cordon which led to the arrest of the suspects was
conducted by troops of 3 Division, Special Task Force and the Department
of State Services.
"The terrorist kingpin and his colleagues who
disguised in a trailer while trying to evade checks were fished out by
troops of Nigerian Army.
"The
arrested terrorists are currently being processed for further action
and would soon face the full wrath of the law," the statement quoted the
army spokesman as saying.
The statement urged the general public
to be more vigilant, security conscious and report any suspicious
persons, movements and facilities to security agencies.
On Sunday,
July 5, suspected Boko Haram terrorists carried out coordinated bomb
and gun attacks on worshippers at Yan Taya mosque, Dilimi Street, Jos.
Another
attack was unleashed on Shagalinku Restaurant, along Bauchi Road, Jos,
which led to death of over 48 persons, injuring several other persons
and destruction of property.
A similar attack was executed by
suspected terrorists on workers undergoing verification exercise at
Sabon Gari local government secretariat, Zaria, which claimed more than
25 lives.
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Thursday, 9 July 2015
Buhari meets campaigners for girls abducted by Boko Haram
07:02 09/07/2015
Abuja - President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with campaigners calling for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants in the northeastern town of Chibok last year.
The militant group, whose six-year insurgency has seen thousands killed in the country, caused an international outcry when it took the girls from secondary school dormitories in April 2014.
Buhari praised members of the Bring Back Our Girls group for their efforts to prevent the missing children being forgotten.
"Nobody in Nigeria or outside could have missed your consistency and persistence," said Buhari during the meeting at his presidential villa in the capital, Abuja.
"I think you will agree that the present government takes the issue very seriously," he said, adding that the military was working with neighbouring countries to ensure a regional task force could fight the insurgency.
Earlier this year an Amnesty International report said that Boko Haram had kidnapped at least 2,000 Nigerian women and girls since the start of 2014, many of whom were sexually abused or trained to fight.
In a statement, the Bring Back Our Girls campaigners said the safe return of the schoolgirls would "amount to the strongest statement that our government has respect for the sanctity and dignity of every Nigerian life".
The frequency of attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants in northern states has increased since the president vowed in his inauguration speech of May 29 that the group would be crushed.
More than 200 people died in a string of attacks last week and dozens more have been killed in northern Nigeria and Chad in the last few days.
Abuja - President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with campaigners calling for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants in the northeastern town of Chibok last year.
The militant group, whose six-year insurgency has seen thousands killed in the country, caused an international outcry when it took the girls from secondary school dormitories in April 2014.
Buhari praised members of the Bring Back Our Girls group for their efforts to prevent the missing children being forgotten.
"Nobody in Nigeria or outside could have missed your consistency and persistence," said Buhari during the meeting at his presidential villa in the capital, Abuja.
"I think you will agree that the present government takes the issue very seriously," he said, adding that the military was working with neighbouring countries to ensure a regional task force could fight the insurgency.
Earlier this year an Amnesty International report said that Boko Haram had kidnapped at least 2,000 Nigerian women and girls since the start of 2014, many of whom were sexually abused or trained to fight.
In a statement, the Bring Back Our Girls campaigners said the safe return of the schoolgirls would "amount to the strongest statement that our government has respect for the sanctity and dignity of every Nigerian life".
The frequency of attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants in northern states has increased since the president vowed in his inauguration speech of May 29 that the group would be crushed.
More than 200 people died in a string of attacks last week and dozens more have been killed in northern Nigeria and Chad in the last few days.
Terrorist attacks: Army confirms arrest of mastermind
07:50 09/07/2015
Abuja - The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the mastermind of the two recent bomb and gun attacks in Jos and Zaria towns of Plateau and Kaduna states, respectively.
The confirmation is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Sani Usman, and made available in Abuja.
It said the suspect, in company of two other persons were arrested at a checkpoint in Dadin Kowa town of Gombe state while attempting to flee.
The statement said their arrest was made possible following a security cordon of the general areas especially along the volatile areas on the North Eastern axis.
It said the security cordon which led to the arrest of the suspects was conducted by troops of 3 Division, Special Task Force and the Department of State Services.
"The terrorist kingpin and his colleagues who disguised in a trailer while trying to evade checks were fished out by troops of Nigerian Army.
"The arrested terrorists are currently being processed for further action and would soon face the full wrath of the law," the statement quoted the army spokesman as saying.
The statement urged the general public to be more vigilant, security conscious and report any suspicious persons, movements and facilities to security agencies.
On Sunday, July 5, suspected Boko Haram terrorists carried out coordinated bomb and gun attacks on worshippers at Yan Taya mosque, Dilimi Street, Jos.
Another attack was unleashed on Shagalinku Restaurant, along Bauchi Road, Jos, which led to death of over 48 persons, injuring several other persons and destruction of property.
A similar attack was executed by suspected terrorists on workers undergoing verification exercise at Sabon Gari local government secretariat, Zaria, which claimed more than 25 lives.
Abuja - The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the mastermind of the two recent bomb and gun attacks in Jos and Zaria towns of Plateau and Kaduna states, respectively.
The confirmation is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Sani Usman, and made available in Abuja.
It said the suspect, in company of two other persons were arrested at a checkpoint in Dadin Kowa town of Gombe state while attempting to flee.
The statement said their arrest was made possible following a security cordon of the general areas especially along the volatile areas on the North Eastern axis.
It said the security cordon which led to the arrest of the suspects was conducted by troops of 3 Division, Special Task Force and the Department of State Services.
"The terrorist kingpin and his colleagues who disguised in a trailer while trying to evade checks were fished out by troops of Nigerian Army.
"The arrested terrorists are currently being processed for further action and would soon face the full wrath of the law," the statement quoted the army spokesman as saying.
The statement urged the general public to be more vigilant, security conscious and report any suspicious persons, movements and facilities to security agencies.
On Sunday, July 5, suspected Boko Haram terrorists carried out coordinated bomb and gun attacks on worshippers at Yan Taya mosque, Dilimi Street, Jos.
Another attack was unleashed on Shagalinku Restaurant, along Bauchi Road, Jos, which led to death of over 48 persons, injuring several other persons and destruction of property.
A similar attack was executed by suspected terrorists on workers undergoing verification exercise at Sabon Gari local government secretariat, Zaria, which claimed more than 25 lives.
WikiLeaks: NSA targeted German chancellery, Merkel aides
21:33 08/07/2015
Berlin - WikiLeaks on Wednesday published a new list of German phone numbers it claims showed the U.S. National Security Agency targeted phones belonging to Chancellor Angela Merkel's close aides and chancellery offices for surveillance.
Wednesday's publication came a week after WikiLeaks released a list of numbers it said showed the NSA targeted officials at various other German ministries and elsewhere. That rekindled concerns over U.S. surveillance in Germany after reports two years ago that Merkel's own cellphone was targeted.
Merkel's chief of staff last week asked the U.S. ambassador to a meeting and told him that German law must be followed.
There was no immediate comment from the German government on the latest publication.
The list includes a cellphone number attributed to Ronald Pofalla, Merkel's chief of staff from 2009-13; a landline number that appears to belong to the leader of Merkel's parliamentary caucus; various other connections at Merkel's office; and a cellphone number for the chancellor that WikiLeaks says was used until 2013.
It was unclear when exactly the partially redacted list of 56 German phone numbers dates from and it wasn't immediately possible to confirm the accuracy of that and other documents released by WikiLeaks.
Those documents, WikiLeaks said, are NSA reports based on interceptions including one from 2009 that details Merkel's views on the international financial crisis and another from 2011 summarizing advisers' views on plans for the eurozone's rescue fund.
According to the secret-spilling site, the list of phone numbers was updated for more than a decade after 2002 and a "close study" of it shows it evolved from an earlier target list dating back into the 1990s.
Berlin - WikiLeaks on Wednesday published a new list of German phone numbers it claims showed the U.S. National Security Agency targeted phones belonging to Chancellor Angela Merkel's close aides and chancellery offices for surveillance.
Wednesday's publication came a week after WikiLeaks released a list of numbers it said showed the NSA targeted officials at various other German ministries and elsewhere. That rekindled concerns over U.S. surveillance in Germany after reports two years ago that Merkel's own cellphone was targeted.
Merkel's chief of staff last week asked the U.S. ambassador to a meeting and told him that German law must be followed.
There was no immediate comment from the German government on the latest publication.
The list includes a cellphone number attributed to Ronald Pofalla, Merkel's chief of staff from 2009-13; a landline number that appears to belong to the leader of Merkel's parliamentary caucus; various other connections at Merkel's office; and a cellphone number for the chancellor that WikiLeaks says was used until 2013.
It was unclear when exactly the partially redacted list of 56 German phone numbers dates from and it wasn't immediately possible to confirm the accuracy of that and other documents released by WikiLeaks.
Those documents, WikiLeaks said, are NSA reports based on interceptions including one from 2009 that details Merkel's views on the international financial crisis and another from 2011 summarizing advisers' views on plans for the eurozone's rescue fund.
According to the secret-spilling site, the list of phone numbers was updated for more than a decade after 2002 and a "close study" of it shows it evolved from an earlier target list dating back into the 1990s.
PDP warns APC to stop intimidating Ekweremadu
17:50 08/07/2015
Abuja - Chairmen of state chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop the unnecessary intimidation and harassment of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, reports PM News.
The Chairmen in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja vowed to mobilize members of the party across the country to resist any further attempt to harass and intimidate Ekweremadu,
Emmanuel Agbo, Chairman of Conference of PDP States Chairmen, who signed the statement of behalf of his colleagues called on the APC to accept the outcome of the election of the presiding officers of both chambers of the National Assembly in good faith and concentrate on giving Nigerians the change they promised them devoid of complaint.
He noted that Ekweremadu election as Deputy Senate President despite the fact that he does not belong to the APC is as a result of Ekweremadu's outstanding performance in the previous sessions of the Senate.
Read more at PM News.
Abuja - Chairmen of state chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop the unnecessary intimidation and harassment of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, reports PM News.
The Chairmen in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja vowed to mobilize members of the party across the country to resist any further attempt to harass and intimidate Ekweremadu,
Emmanuel Agbo, Chairman of Conference of PDP States Chairmen, who signed the statement of behalf of his colleagues called on the APC to accept the outcome of the election of the presiding officers of both chambers of the National Assembly in good faith and concentrate on giving Nigerians the change they promised them devoid of complaint.
He noted that Ekweremadu election as Deputy Senate President despite the fact that he does not belong to the APC is as a result of Ekweremadu's outstanding performance in the previous sessions of the Senate.
Read more at PM News.
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Ambode elated at confirmation as Lagos governor
06:55 02/07/2015
Abuja - The Lagos State Government has welcomed the confirmation of Akinwunmi Ambode as the governor.
Ambode said the ruling of the State Election Petition Tribunal, headed by Justice Mohammed Sirajo, on Wednesday, as a reaffirmation of the mandate given to him by the people of Lagos State.
“I am elated at the ruling of the tribunal which is an affirmation of my victory at the polls. On April 11, 2015, the people of Lagos spoke with their votes about continuity and that is what the tribunal has just reaffirmed,” said Ambode.
“The task ahead requires concerted efforts from everyone. I urge all my opponents to put the election struggles behind them and in the spirit of sportsmanship join hands with me to take Lagos to the next level” Ambode said.
The Election Tribunal on Wednesday struck out the petition filed against the election of Ambode of the All Progressives Congress by the People’s Democratic Party candidate, Jimi Agbaje, following a preliminary objection filed by the counsel to the APC Candidate, Wole Olanipekun.
The winner polled 14 696 votes to his closest rival’s 11 292.
He added that it was needless in the first place for the PDP to have petitioned the election result which was adjudged to be free, fair and credible.
“Now that the right thing has been done which of course the people expected, we should all come together above partisanship and move the State forward,” Ambode said.
Abuja - The Lagos State Government has welcomed the confirmation of Akinwunmi Ambode as the governor.
Ambode said the ruling of the State Election Petition Tribunal, headed by Justice Mohammed Sirajo, on Wednesday, as a reaffirmation of the mandate given to him by the people of Lagos State.
“I am elated at the ruling of the tribunal which is an affirmation of my victory at the polls. On April 11, 2015, the people of Lagos spoke with their votes about continuity and that is what the tribunal has just reaffirmed,” said Ambode.
“The task ahead requires concerted efforts from everyone. I urge all my opponents to put the election struggles behind them and in the spirit of sportsmanship join hands with me to take Lagos to the next level” Ambode said.
The Election Tribunal on Wednesday struck out the petition filed against the election of Ambode of the All Progressives Congress by the People’s Democratic Party candidate, Jimi Agbaje, following a preliminary objection filed by the counsel to the APC Candidate, Wole Olanipekun.
The winner polled 14 696 votes to his closest rival’s 11 292.
He added that it was needless in the first place for the PDP to have petitioned the election result which was adjudged to be free, fair and credible.
“Now that the right thing has been done which of course the people expected, we should all come together above partisanship and move the State forward,” Ambode said.
APC addresses in-house squabbling in Imo State
09:48 02/07/2015
Lagos - The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged members of the party in the Ezinihitte Mbaise local government area in Imo State to remain united and as well shun any act capable of bringing the image of the party to ridicule.
The call by Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Sir Jude Ejiogu, came in the wake of alleged infighting in the region.
“The only thing necessary for any devout APC member to do after the general election was to thank God for making the Governorship candidate of the party, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to emerge victorious in the poll, instead of throwing themselves into factional groups which he said, was capable of disintegrating the peaceful co-existence of the party,” Ejiogu’s spokesperson, Ikenna Onuoha, said in Owerri, the state capital.
Onuoha said Ejiogu, while assuring the APC members of government’s sincere commitment in carrying everyone along, further enjoined them to remain peaceful as “no person would be thrown away from the party”, after contributing heavily for the success of the party in the just concluded election.
“He advised them to emulate the Governor of the State, Owelle Okorocha whom he said, tolerates his political rivals, even after seeing that they were meant to pull him down, describing it as one of the qualities of a good leader.”
Lagos - The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged members of the party in the Ezinihitte Mbaise local government area in Imo State to remain united and as well shun any act capable of bringing the image of the party to ridicule.
The call by Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Sir Jude Ejiogu, came in the wake of alleged infighting in the region.
“The only thing necessary for any devout APC member to do after the general election was to thank God for making the Governorship candidate of the party, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to emerge victorious in the poll, instead of throwing themselves into factional groups which he said, was capable of disintegrating the peaceful co-existence of the party,” Ejiogu’s spokesperson, Ikenna Onuoha, said in Owerri, the state capital.
Onuoha said Ejiogu, while assuring the APC members of government’s sincere commitment in carrying everyone along, further enjoined them to remain peaceful as “no person would be thrown away from the party”, after contributing heavily for the success of the party in the just concluded election.
“He advised them to emulate the Governor of the State, Owelle Okorocha whom he said, tolerates his political rivals, even after seeing that they were meant to pull him down, describing it as one of the qualities of a good leader.”
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