Enough of the killings, group warns security operatives
THE Buhari South-East Youths Movement, BUSEYM, has condemned last week’s killing of scores of pro-Biafra activists in Onitsha, Anambra State, saying that the security operatives over- stepped their bounds.
Ex-President Jonathan’s cousin remanded in prison custody
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, remanded a cousin to former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Robert Azibaola, in prison custody.
NHRC to probe alleged travel ban on gov
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Prof Ben Angwe has said that the commission will investigate the travel restriction allegedly placed on the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose and one other governor from the South South by the Federal Government.
Alleged assets falsification: CCT adjourns Saraki’s trial to June 15
ABUJA—The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, adjourned hearing on the 16-count charge against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, till June 15. The Justice Danladi Umar-led panel adjourned the case for Saraki’s defence to further cross-examine the star witness, Mr. Michael Wetkas.
FG plans massive downsizing of Immigrations, Prisons officers
ABUJA—The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to embark on a mass sack of officers and men of the Nigeria Immigrations Service, NIS, and the Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS. To this end, Vanguard gathered that a new condition of service has been approved by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau.
Restructuring will unlock potentials of Nigeria’s ethnic minorities — MIRAN
The Minority Interest Rights Advocates in Nigeria (MIRAN) has welcomed the reported position of the Arewa Consultative Forum and other well meaning Nigerians on the need to renegotiate the status of all Nationalities in the union called Nigeria.
