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President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed social media for the spread of religious crisis, racism, Xenophobic attacks and false messages. Buhari will addressing the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York while holding social media outlets responsible for fuelling major crimes such as mass killings called for some regulations. He also gave a warning to international groups that seek to perpetuate crime in Nigeria. “We are giving notice to international criminal groups by the vigorous prosecution of the P&ID scam attempting to cheat Nigeria of billions of dollars.” “They cannot be allowed to continue to facilitate the spread of religious, racist,…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) Camp at Abulam, a settlement on the fringes of the Allagarno Forest, in Borno. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola,  in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the operation was executed by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE. He explained that the operation was executed on Sept.22 after series of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions revealed that some buildings within the settlement were being used by the terrorists to store their supplies and other resources. READ: Nigeria tackling corruption…

President Muhammadu Buhari has told the 74th United Nations General Assembly that the Nigerian government is tackling corruption head-on as it seeks to sanitise the country. “The present Nigerian government is facing the challenges of corruption head-on,” President Muhammadu Buhari declared Tuesday in New York. Presenting the country’s National Statement as the fifth speaker on the first day of the General Debate during the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74), the Nigerian leader also warned: “We are giving notice to international criminal groups by the vigorous prosecution of the P&ID scam attempting to cheat Nigeria of billions…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate redeployment of two Ministers of State Mr Willie Bassey, Director, Information Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Basset, Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs is to move to the Ministry of Labour and Employment as Minister of State. READ: How Buhari plans to lift millions out of poverty – Osinbajo Bassey said Sen.Tayo Alasoadura has been directed to move to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs as Minister of State. “This redeployment takes…

The Senate on Tuesday resolved to invite the Ministers of Police Affairs, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi and Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, over the deteriorating conditions of police colleges across the country. The resolution was reached after the consideration of a motion on the floor during plenary that was sponsored by Senator Barinada Mpigi (PDP, Rivers South East) and nine others. The Senate also urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to as a matter of urgent national security intervene in the deteriorating condition of the Police College in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State. It also urged the Police…

*Why TraderMoni won AfDB prize for financial inclusion Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Federal Government’s policies and programmes are aimed at promoting financial inclusion remain key to the actualization of President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise of lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening session of the 2019 Annual Conference of Chartered Institute of Bankers. He was referring to the President’s June 12 speech where he stated that “we are working to lift Nigerians out of poverty and set them on the path to prosperity. We intend to lift 100 million…

President of the Senate, Ahmad‎ Lawan, on Tuesday said that the Senate is ready to work after it returned from a two-month recess. In his welcome address, Lawan told his Distinguished colleagues in the upper chamber that “this resumption is a time for action.” “It is time to proceed on key issues of governance. Our committees shall be our engine rooms. We will do all that is possible to improve their operational efficiency,” Lawan said. Lawan urges senators to remain united with a view to succeed despite their political differences. “We have been able to show through our achievements so…

Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled. Mr Johnson suspended – or prorogued – Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, but judges said it was wrong to stop MPs carrying out duties in the run-up to Brexit on 31 October. Supreme Court president Lady Hale said “the effect on the fundamentals of democracy was extreme.” The PM says he “strongly disagrees” with the ruling but will “respect” it. A raft of MPs have now called for the prime minister to resign. Mr Johnson argued he wanted to carry out the prorogation ahead of…

Says those against VP not protecting Northern Agenda The Coalitions of Progressive Northern Movements have raised alarm over some unscrupulous elements set out to destabilize the country in the guise of ‘fighting’ the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The group Coordinator Alhaji Abdulmalik Umar Usman in a press statement issued in Abuja warns that those fighting the Vice President are not protecting the interest of Northern region. This is coming as the groups also alerted Nigerians on plans by some powerful northern elements to cash out of the frenzy by sowing seed of discord in the Presidency over the alleged crack…