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Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation has said Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2015 between President Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Tinubu would have torn Nigeria apart.
Fani-Kayode said this while reacting to a statement by former Governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola that Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo was responsible for truncating the Buhari-Tinubu presidential ticket in 2015.
Fani-Kayode in a post on his Twitter page on Saturday agreed that although Obasanjo spoke against it, he was the first to blow the whistle against Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2015.
According to him, his contribution in 2015 was an historic one because a Muslim ticket would have been a deep insult to Christians and would have torn Nigeria apart.
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The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sani Musa, raised the alarm on Monday that about 100 bandits invaded his constituency on Sunday, killed seven people and rustled over 1,000 cows.
Musa, who spoke with our correspondent in Abuja, lamented that security operatives did nothing to prevent the deadly attacks despite the fact that the residents had passed on necessary information to the security agencies.
He expressed the fear that more attacks would be launched by the bandits in the state because of the poor response of security operatives.
He said, “The security situation in Niger State and most parts of northern Nigeria has collapsed and this is highly disturbing.
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Orlu Local Government area of Imo State is currently in turmoil as military men allegedly went on rampage, killing several civilians in revenge for their dead colleagues.
DAILY POST gathered that a group, Eastern Security Network (ESN) said to be an offshoot of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) set up by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu had taken on the military men and killed a few days ago.
Our correspondent, who spoke with a resident in the community, learnt that the crisis had degenerated to a more worrisome situation, leading to shutting down of shops and market places.
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The Kaduna state government has confirmed the killings of several bandits in Kaduna village.
The Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, Mr. Samuel Aruwan disclosed this in a statement.
He said, “Air platforms covered locations across Birnin Gwari, Igabi, Giwa and Chikun local government areas”
“Several bandits neutralized at Saulawa.
“Air platforms conducted armed missions over Sabon Birni, Albasu, Doka, Kerawa, Rikau, Galadimawa, Kidandan, Ngede Allah, Dogon Dawa, Takama, Damari, Saulawa, Yadi, the Kuduru-Ungwan Yako track and adjoining settlements. These locations spanned Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Igabi and Chikun local government areas.”
“As contained in the operational feedback to the Kaduna State Government, most of the locations covered appeared calm with no threats observed. This was confirmed by ground troops at Sabon Birni and Dogon Dawa.
Buhari govt extends eased COVID-19 lockdown by one month
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The Nigerian government has extended the phase three ease of COVID-19 lockdown.
Boss Mustapha, Secretary of the Government of the Federation, SGF, has disclosed that the easing of COVID-19 lockdown has been extended by one month.
Mustapha, who is the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 disclosed on Monday in Abuja.
Speaking during the daily briefing of the committee, the SGF said efforts are on to minimize the challenges of air passengers.
He said: “The PTF is improving on the International Travel Portal to minimise the challenges passengers keep encountering.