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Here are photos of Bashir Mohammed, a Boko Haram suspect arrested in Ondo state. 

Mohammed Bashir, a member of the Boko Haram sect nabbed in Ondo state has confessed that he planned to attack in the state before his arrest. He was paraded in Akure, and confessed details into the activities of the terror group. According to him, certain wealthy northerners from Maiduguri and Nassarawa supplied Boko Haram with weapons. The 40-year-old criminal explained that he was a Fulani herdsman before being forced into the sect in Nassarawa in 2016. Speaking in Hausa, he said; “I only killed two people. The first person was a little child who I murdered inside the bush while the second one was an adult I killed by the roadside. I ran into Ondo State from Nasarawa after the military launched a manhunt for us (Boko Haram) in the North. When I arrived in the state, I went straight to see my younger brother and decided to walk on the streets of the community. "I had planned to strike but first wanted to eat by the roadside when I was arrested by the police patrol team and moved...

There is tension at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, is embroiled in a supremacy fight with NNPC GMD Maikanti Baru over control over the institution.  According to a report from Sahara Reporters, Kachiukwu has written to President Muhammadu Buhari to complain about his humiliation in the hands of Dr. Baru. He also informed the President of Dr. Baru’s penchant for sidestepping due process in running the NNPC. The complaints of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources were contained in a memo addressed to President Buhari. The Memo Here's the memo, dated30 August and titled “Matters of Insubordination and Lack of Adherence To Due Process Perpetuated by GMD NNPC “Mr. President, yesterday, like many other Nigerians, I resumed work confronted by many changes within NNPC. Like many reorganization and reposting are done since Dr. Baru resumed as GMD, I was never given the opportunity before the announcement...

Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, has stated that the cost of food items is still high because of infrastructural deficit and export demands despite the evolution of the agricultural sector.  “There are many reasons why the prices are still up there but principally, I think it is infrastructural deficit. “By this, I mean what it takes to bring the produce from the farms to the farm gates and from the farm gates to the city centres and this may not improve until various road and rail projects are completed. “The good news, however, is that from October this year, the General Electric, which has the concession for the 3,500 narrow gauge rail routes will commence work. “The Lagos to Kano standard gauge rail project and the Lagos to Calabar rail lines which will criss cross all the South Eastern States are priority projects of the government. “That will help in the transportation of goods and services including agricultural produce at a far cheaper fare and that will perco...

A constitutional lawyer, Mike Ahamba (SAN), has condemned the National Assembly for failing to kick-start impeachment proceedings against presidents who have deployed troops in civil operations, without their approval. According to him, the current Operation Python Dance II in the South East, the Odi and Zaki Biam military operations and the use of military during elections are serious constitutional infractions, which ought to be punished under the doctrine of checks and balances. “National Assembly should explain why they have not initiated impeachment proceedings against all these presidents. If you look at Section 143 of the Constitution, breach of the constitution is impeachable. “Now, things go wrong in this country because the institutions that are supposed to carry out the letters of the constitution, have refused to do their work,” he said. Attached Files: mike ahamba.jpg

A mob had killed three members of an alleged armed robbery gang who recently invaded Daga village in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina state. The incident occurred over the weekend when the villagers stood up to the armed robbers and overpowered them. Sources said that when the villagers learnt of the presence of the alleged armed robbers in the community, they mobilised, confronted them (the robbers ), overpowered and killed them.   The spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, DSP Gambo Isah, who confirmed the incident explained that the alleged robbers stormed the village about 2.30am on Saturday Sept. 30, armed with guns and ammunition and attacked the village. Gambo said the mob had already killed the robbers before the police arrived the scene, adding that the police were however able to recover one AK 47 and six live ammunition that belonged to the alleged robbers. He said, “Their corpses were later taken to Federal Medical Center, Katsina, where they were certifi...

The board of ntel, Nigeria’s first 4G/LTE-Advanced network, has announced the appointment of Ernest Akinlola as its substantive Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. Akinlola is a senior executive with over 20 years extensive experience in Telecoms Media and Technology. He joined the fledgling One 2 One telecoms operator in the UK and was instrumental in establishing a world class internal audit and compliance department. As Head of Department, he led the assessment and subsequent launch of Virgin Mobile UK on the One 2 One network, which proved to be the pioneering Mobile Virtual Network Operator at the time. Following One 2 One’s acquisition by T-Mobile, Akinlola was a key member on the integration team, leading on commercial strategy and growing the wholesale side of the business to launch several MVNO’s focused on specific customer segments. He was an integral member of the team charged with executing Virgin Mobile’s $1.5 billion IPO. Many senior roles followed, including lead...

President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, met with the Governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. President Buhari promised the governor of a free and fair governorship election in Anambra state come November 18. Attached Files: obiano Buhari.jpg File size: 156 KB

The Independent National Electoral Corruption has said it will not be discouraged by the legal obstacles it is facing in the process of recalling Kogi-West lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the quarterly consultative meeting with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. Yakubu said constituents had the right to recall anybody they wanted to in a democracy. He said, “There was a pronouncement on Thursday last week on the matter and everything has been taking to the Court of Appeal. We are waiting to be served with court documents and the commission will take a decision today. “Ultimately, election and recall are legal processes and we will not violate the laws of this country but I want to assure you that we will proceed courageously. Citizens must have the right to recall anybody as long as the process is in conformity with the law of this country and I am committed to that.” The INEC boss also warned politicians seeking to run in 2018 an...

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to compel the Attorney General of the Federation to bring her back to Nigeria from the United Kingdom, where she travelled to shortly after leaving office in 2015. She said she would like to appear in court in Nigeria to defend a criminal charge bordering on alleged laundering of N450m, where her name was mentioned. The main defendants in the charge are a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Dele Belgore; and a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman. Belgore and Suleiman were charged before Justice Rilwan Aikawa for allegedly collecting N450m from Diezani and laundering same in the build-up to the 2015 general elections. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which filed the charges, claimed that the N450m was part of a sum of $115m which Diezani allegedly doled out to compromise the 2015 general elections. The SAN and the professor were arraigned on f...

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has reported the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru, to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to take urgent actions on matters ranging from alleged illegal practices to insubordination. Mr. Kachikwu said he found it pertinent to call the attention of the president to his misgivings because they’re capable of hindering progress in the country’s petroleum sector or even reverse recorded strides. “Parastatals in the ministry and all CEOs of these parastatals must be aligned with the policy drive of the ministry to allow the sector register the growth that has eluded it for many years” Mr. Kachikwu said. “To do otherwise or to exempt any of the parastatals would be to emplace a stunted growth for the industry.” see letter: Attached Files: kach10.JPG

A Federal High Court Judge, John Tsoho, on Wednesday withdrew himself for the trial of eight Boko Haram terror suspects charged to his court. According to Premium Times, the judge made the decision following an application by six of the defendants asking that their case be transferred from his court. The defendants are facing trial at an Abuja Division of the court for the alleged murder of five foreigners who were abducted from a construction site in Kebbi State in 2011. The defendants are also accused of alleged culpability in the murder of seven other foreigners in Borno State. The seven were abducted from another construction site in Bauchi State in February 2013, and taken to the Sambisa forest, as spelt out by the charge.

A Federal High Court Judge, John Tsoho, on Wednesday withdrew himself for the trial of eight Boko Haram terror suspects charged to his court. According to Premium Times, the judge made the decision following an application by six of the defendants asking that their case be transferred from his court. The defendants are facing trial at an Abuja Division of the court for the alleged murder of five foreigners who were abducted from a construction site in Kebbi State in 2011. The defendants are also accused of alleged culpability in the murder of seven other foreigners in Borno State. The seven were abducted from another construction site in Bauchi State in February 2013, and taken to the Sambisa forest, as spelt out by the charge.

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Caretaker Committee in Osun, led by its Chairman, Alhaji Sarafadeen Ali, on Monday visited the former National Secretary of the party, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to apologise to him, and as well sought for his forgiveness. The delegation met Oyinlola at Okuku, the country home of the former governor. Alhaji Ali revealed that the visit was to beg the former governor sover “injustice he suffered in the party, which eventually led to his exit”. He added that the visit was not in anyway an attempt to lure Oyinlola back to the party. Members of the delegation, therefore, prostrated to him. “The decision to be member of any party is a personal one and we respect that decision of yours. Our mission is to come and ask for forgiveness, that you forgive us in your heart and we admit that what happened to you was an injustice and an error,” Ali said. In his response, Oyinlola expressed his appreciation to the delegation over the visit, saying the tur...

The Presidency on Tuesday said that the former First Lady, Patience Jonathan must be attracted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC because of some stolen items President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie made the remark in response to Mrs Jonathan’s claim that she is being witch-hunted by the Acting Chairman of the EFCC. Mrs Jonathan had accused Magu of bias, and intimidation, lamenting that the EFCC boss had been spreading falsehood and propaganda against her and call on President Muhammadu Buhari to call him to order. Reacting to the claims of the former First Lady, Onochie said EFCC are only attracted to those who have stolen items. In a series of tweets on her Twitter handle, Onochie wrote: “Madam, under your admin, oops, your husband’s admin, perversion of the course of justice was standard. Under @MBuhari’s admin, it’s forbidden. “Again, there must be somethings about you that attract @officialEFCC. EFCC is ONLY attracted to...

The Minister of State for Education, Anthony Anwukah, is being hospitalised in the United States. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this at a press briefing on the 2017 World Teachers’ Day in Abuja. Mr. Adamu, who did not disclose the ailment for which his colleague is hospitalised, urged those at the event to rise for a prayer for the speedy recovery of Mr. Anwukah. “Please permit me to ask us to say a minute prayer for the Minister of State who is away in the U.S to receive medical treatment for an illness,” Mr. Adamu said immediately after the introduction of key officials at the briefing. According to the minister, Mr. Anwukah needed prayers from Nigerians especially stakeholders in the education sector. This is coming weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari returned from medical treatment in the United Kingdom.

Nigerian Senate has ordered removal of speed bumps on federal highways across the country. The Senators came to terms on this at the resumption of plenary of Tuesday while debating on urgent need to control the indiscriminate erection of speed bumps on Federal Roads Nationwide by Senator Barnabas Andyar Gemade, representing Benue North East constituency . While contributing on the motion, Senator Godswill Akpabio said the speed bumps should not be entirely removed across the country. Senator Mao Ohuabunwa later amended the section of the prayer to include regulation and standardization of erection of speed bumps on Federal highway. Senator Joshua Lidani supported the motion and noted that the pumps sometime lead to accident. Recall that the National Council on Works had late last year approved the constitution of a task force to sensitize Nigerians and facilitate the removal of illegal and inappropriate speed bumps from Nigerian roads. The taskforce was part of memoranda submitted by t...