Buhari has failed Nigerians fantastically - Hussaini Mairiga

Buhari has failed Nigerians fantastically - Hussaini Mairiga

Regional News Unknown   07:09

Gradually, the bitter truth other members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have refused to tell Nigerians are gradually being told by some patriotic citizens of the nation, who have put their lives on the line to protect our hard earned democracy.

The latest is coming from a on the chieftain of the party, who is also a chairman of the party in Kano State, Hussaini Mairiga, when he called President a total failure for his inability to deliver the dividends of democracy for the past one year that he has been in power.

While speaking with journalists in Kano, he said “from the looks of things President Buhari has betrayed the confidence of the Nigerian masses who voted for him massively into power.”

He lamented that, the reality is now very obvious that so many family members in Nigeria cannot make boast of a square meal ever since this administration came into power. While others have because shame abandoned their entire family to take cover elsewhere.

He cited an instance where a bag of rice now sell for as high as N16,000, as if that is not enough, the prices of other essential commodities are also on the increase daily. Lamenting how surprisingly it is to see such sharp increase in prices at a time when the ordinary man cannot even afford the least meal on his table.

The APC leader also stated with dismay that virtually all the presidential aids including Ministers none ever told the president the truth about the realities on ground.

Thus, used the medium to remind the President of the various campaign promises he made to Nigerians, and that the level of poverty is inexplicable in the land.

The APC Chairman advised the president to stop deceiving Nigerians that the nation had no money whereas on monthly basis the federal and states governments continued to enjoy boost in their allocations.

He also warned that if crucial steps were not taken to address the current situation in the country, Nigerians would soon begin to die of hunger on the streets.

Northern Youth Leaders Assembly threatens Buhari's critics

Northern Youth Leaders Assembly threatens Buhari's critics

Regional News Unknown   14:17

A group known as the Northern Youth Leaders Assembly (NYLA) have made a declaration stating that President Buhari has performed enormously in putting Nigeria on the path to progress. They also threatened that they will no more accept further attack of any kind, which may also include media the media, which helped him to propagate his propaganda in the run up to the general election on Buhari and his family members.

This threat was issued in statement signed by the group’s Chairman, Yakubu Danlami and the Secretary, Kwuanu Terrence, saying they are no more ready to accept any ‘insult’ to the family and members of the president’s cabinet, and further threatening to mobilize “resources to take on anyone who think they can use their image as a chess pawn in the game playing out in the media.”

“We warn that the north will no longer tolerate any further attack on the image, family and character of President Muhammadu Buhari in his quest to make Nigeria a better place for all. We take particular exception to our Service Chiefs, security personnel and their families being harassed needlessly and we will not hesitate to mobilize our resources to take on anyone who think they can use their image as a chess pawn in the game playing out in the media.”

The group believed that political and public office holders in this current regime are being demonised and proscribed on account of what they stand for, thus making a particular reference to the rebirth of separatist movements and militant groups in the southern part of the country to harass the Buhari Presidency.

They maintained that some of those behind these abnormalities have publicly declared that they are doing it to express their ethnic discontent, warning that this does not bode well for the country’s quest for ‘one Nigeria’.

Meanwhile, the youths have decided set up a media team responsible for countering propaganda against the north. The media team, according to them, will regularly highlight the President’s contributions to Nigeria’s democracy.

Kogi prison loses 13 inmates to jailbreak

Kogi prison loses 13 inmates to jailbreak

Regional News Unknown   23:48

Thirteen detainees got away in new escape recorded at Koton Karfe jail in Kogi in the early hours of Saturday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) discovered that the occurrence happened at around 7a.m. at the point when the detainees strongly cut down the wall of the jail.

The all male jail office which was introduced in 2014 has the ability to suit 180 detainees.

In any case, NAN assembled that it was housing 263 detainees as at when the escape occurred on Saturday.

It was additionally assembled that one of the got away detainees was re-captured very quickly by security operators.

This is the third escape recorded in Koton Karfe as the old jail office saw comparable escapes in 2010 and 2013.

In past escapes 132 detainees got away from the jail as majority of them were anticipating trials.

It was accumulated that Comptroller–General of the Nigeria Prison Service quickly sent a delegate to Koton Karfe to survey the circumstance.

The State's Controller of Prison, Mr Musa Maza, who might have revealed more insight into the occurrence, did not pick a few calls made to his cell phone line. 

PDP flays court judgment, says convention must hold as planned

PDP flays court judgment, says convention must hold as planned

Regional News Unknown   18:13

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in disarray as the he Caretaker Committee headed by Senator Ahmed Markafi ignores the Appeal Court judgement stopping it from organising any convention as scheduled.

While making their position known, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the party, Dr. Walid Jibrin stated that “We are yet to see any judgement suspending the national convention. Whichever way it is, if we decide ‎to appeal and we are given accelerated hearing, nothing will stop the convention.”

NIGERIA IN TROUBLE AS PRESIDENT BUHARI FREES 249 SUSPECTED TERRORIST AND THEIR COLLABORATORS

NIGERIA IN TROUBLE AS PRESIDENT BUHARI FREES 249 SUSPECTED TERRORIST AND THEIR COLLABORATORS

Regional News Unknown   14:39

Suspected Boko Haram member numbering 249 and their collaborators have been released today by the Joint Interrogation task force after the Chief of Army Staff in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

 An analysis of the released terrorist reveal that 203 of them were from 18 LGAs of Borno State, while 44 were from other States which includes Adamawa, Jigawa, Lagos, Oyo and Yobe. While two  were said to be from Cameroon.

The suspected terrorists were handed over to the Government of Borno State via the Commissioner for Local Government, HON. USMAN ZANNA by the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu.

While the foreigners among them were handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service.

MORE VICTORY FOR THE NIGERIAN ARMY AGAINST BOKO HARAM.

MORE VICTORY FOR THE NIGERIAN ARMY AGAINST BOKO HARAM.

Regional News Unknown   10:08

The Nigerian Army, operating under the 118 Task Force Battalion of the 7th Brigade successfully ambushed and defeated the devilish Boko Haram terrorists and retrieved high calibre munitions from the insurgents on Thursday.

According to the Army spokesman, the soldiers successfully took over one Buffalo Land Cruiser gun truck mounted with an Anti-Aircraft gun, 1,600 rounds of 12.7mm Armour Piercing Incendiary (API) ammunitions, 563 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition for General Purpose Machine Guns and 57 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, after a brief shoot out with the outlawed Islamic group.

According to Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman, most of the insurgents were taken unaware by the ambush attack and abandoned their vehicles and logistic supplies and escaped with bullet wounds.

The spokesman’s speech reads:

“Following reliable information about movement of remnants of suspected Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 118 Task Force Battalion, 7 Brigade, laid an ambush for the terrorists today morning”, he said.

“The troops laid the ambush about 3 kilometres away from Goneri town, South West of Kukawa Local Government Area, where they encountered the unsuspecting terrorists in 2 gun trucks and on motorcycles and engaged them. An unconfirmed number of the terrorists escaped with gun shot wounds abandoning 1 Buffalo Land Cruiser gun truck mounted with an Anti-Aircraft gun, 1,600 rounds of 12.7mm Armour Piercing Incendiary (API) ammunitions, 563 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition for General Purpose Machine Guns and 57 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition.

“The troops further recovered 1 motorcycle, 7 jerry cans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO), a pair of Nigerien Army uniform, 2 Cameroonian telecommunication service providers SIM cards, as well as a pair of the Boko Haram terrorists Special Forces uniform. They also recovered 1 Samsung Galaxy Tablet and assorted drugs and such as Climax Oxytocin, Tetracyclic HC1 Ointment, Drips and Springe, amongst others.

“Consolidating on this success, the troops are further exploiting the situation while troops of 157 Task Force Battalion are blocking likely escape routes of remnants of the terrorists in Mile 90, Yoyo, Barwati and Kekeno villages”.