Disturbed by the rising activities of separatist groupsin their geo-political zone, South-East Governors and the leadership of the apex Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, will be meeting in Owerri, the Imo State capital, this weekend, at the instance of the Governor Rochas Okorocha, to find a lasting solution to the recent agitations.
Corrupt S-East governors sponsoring Biafra — Ohanaeze, Okorocha By Emma Amaize, Vincent Ujumadu, Chidi Nkwopara, Jimitota Onoyume, Francis Igata, Ugochukwu Alaribe & Jude Opara ENUGU — South-East governors appeared divided, yesterday over the ongoing pro-Biafra Republic protests. While Imo and Ebonyi states kicked against the protests, Abia State remained neutral, while Anambra State said it was studying the developments.
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to probe the Taraba State governorship electiontribunal’s judgement, sacking the State Governor, Darius Ishaku, saying “such judicial rascality and conspiracy displayed in Taraba State must not be allowed to go unquestioned.”
The Chief Executive Officer of MTN, Mr Sifiso Dabengwa, has resigned, following the 5.2 billion dollar fine imposed on the company by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC).
Dabengwa made this known in a statement sent to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. He said that the resignation was in the best interest of MTN, which has seen its share price plummet since the fine was announced.“Due to the most unfortunate prevailing circumstances occurring at MTN Nigeria, I, in the interest of the company and its shareholders, have tendered my resignation with immediate effect,’’ Dabengwa was quoted as saying. It will be recalled that the 5.2 billion dollar fine was imposed on the company in October after it failed to deactivate unregistered SIM cards from its network. The company had been negotiating with the Nigerian authority on the fine, but a source at the NCC said that the commission had turned down a request for downward review of the fine. MTN currently has no fewer than 60 million subscribers in Nigeria.
The Department of Petroleum Resources, Eket Office, on Monday said it had sealed 35 petrol stations in Akwa Ibom for selling fuel above the approved pump price of N87.
The DPR Operations Controller in the state, Mr Asuquo Antai, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Eket that, the stations were sealed in Uyo, Eket, Ikot Abasi and Nsit Ubium. Antai said that the action was taken after the expirationof a three-day ultimatum given to the fuel marketers to revert to the approved pump price.
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Memoranda from various stakeholders have started pouring in before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee set up to investigate contract awards for the Rehabilitation of Railway tracks and the procurement of Coaches and Locomotives between 2010-2014. “Nigerians would be shocked at the level of massive frauds committed by highly placed government functionaries when the findings of this committee are made public,” a source close to the committee told Vanguard, yesterday.
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#Just before APC and Buhari throw Nigeria into chaos with judicial rascality. Here is where the Tribunal erred on Taraba State judgement of yesterday.
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Section 140 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended):
"Where an Election Tribunal or Court determines that a candidate who obtained the highest votes was not qualified to contest the election, it shall not declare the candidate with the second highest votes as elected, but it shall order for a fresh election."
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Assuming but not conceding that the Tribunal, which sat in Abuja was right to declare that it was wrong for the PDP primary that produced Governor Ishaku to have taken place in Abuja, at best, fresh election ought to have been ordered.
#This judicial rascality must stop
A 68-year-old woman, Mrs. Evelyn Agboro, was over the weekend, reportedly kidnapped by unidentified gunmen operating at Emevor, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. According to reports, the armed men, who came in black T-shirts and a Vento Volkswagen car with registration No. AM 518 EFR, drove into the victim’s resident where they allegedly forced her into their car at gunpoint. Confirming the incident, acting Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the State, Mr. Charles Muka, said officers have been mobilized to search for the victim and apprehend the suspects. Muka said, “On the day the incident was reported, police detectives swung into action, trailed the suspects and on sighting the officers they abandoned their vehicle and fled into the bush.“When the car was searched, an identity card belonging to one of the suspects at Ubogo town was recovered and he was immediately arrested,” the pork added. Muka, however, added that the victim was yet to be rescued. He said there had not been a ransom demand from the criminals.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has told PresidentMuhammadu Buhari that the victory of the Golden Eaglets at the FIFA U-17 World Cup clearly indicates that the nation’s youths are endowed with talents and should be encouraged to excel. Describing the feat as a bold response by the Nigerian youth to the series of “uninspiring and negative utterances and actions of President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC government,” the party accused the current administration of refusing to acknowledge the potentials of the nation’s youths. The main opposition party, in a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh held that, “The victory is a clear demonstration that Nigeria, as a country is endowed with enormous talents and potentials waiting to be exhibited to the entire world.
Reporting from ABA.
Schools, shops and markets we're put on hold completely with protesters move from school to school, market to market and street to street making sure that there is no activity going on except the protest.
Remember activities were on the of 7th November 2015 grounded in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State and its environs by youth sympathetic to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who were protesting the continued detention of their leader, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.
