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As Nigeria continues to find lasting solution to its security challenges, the Senate says it will revisit calls for State Police and design framework for mopping up 350 million light weapons suspected to be in circulation within Nigeria. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, made this known on Tuesday while welcoming senators to plenary after a three-week Eid-el-Fitr recess. Saraki said that with the security challenges across the country, it seemed that the issues were an indication that it was time to revisit the issue of State Police. He said that the 350 million light weapons believed to be…

While in Lagos this week, H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic will engage with over 2,000 Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) alumni, together with other significant members of the African entrepreneurial ecosystem, in an open forum, that will guarantee a free and frank exchange of ideas and opinions. The Forum will allow the President to hear the voices and ambitions of a new generation of African businesswomen and men, who are changing the narrative and historic perceptions of Africa, brought together by the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s unique network. The session will be hosted and moderated by TEF Founder and…

President Muhammadu Buhari will hold bilateral talks with President Emmanuel Macron of France at presidential villa, Abuja, today at 4.00p.m. NAN reports that the French leader would discuss issues bordering on security and terrorism with President Buhari. Macron had on Monday in Nouakchott during the closing ceremony of the AU Summit met with the Nigerian leader. Macron will after his engagement with Buhari visit the Afrika Shrine, a nightclub in Lagos founded by Nigerian music legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti. READ: Nigeria protesters demand Saraki’s resignation Social commentators believed that Macron would become the first “real president” to enter the club…

Hundreds of angry youths on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly protesting allegation of budget padding by the lawmakers and demanding resignation of Senate President Bukola Saraki. Police quickly locked the gates to prevent the crowd from gaining entrance but the protesters were able to unlock the gates and entered the premises. The police managed to curtail the situation. The protesters are also demanding the resignation of Senate President Bukola Saraki to face trial over his implication in the Offa robbery. READ: Miyetti Allah demands apology from Ortom They said that the constituency projects injected in national budget by the lawmakers…

The Secretary-General, Miyetti Kautal Hore, Mr Saleh Alhassan, said the arrest of suspects made over the killings at a Benue Catholic Church has vindicated the association and its herdsmen. He therefore demanded an apology from the Benue State Government for linking the association to the killings in the state. Alhassan made the demand on Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily. According to Alhassan, the recent arrest of the Commander of the Benue State Livestock Guards, Aliyu Teshaku, has vindicated the association. “Today, they have arrested Aliyu Teshaku who is alleged to be the Head of the Livestock Guard in Benue…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has denied claims that the Anti-Open Grazing Law was responsible for the herders’ crisis in state. The governor reacted to the claims on a television political programme late on Monday that, “anyone alluding that this law (Anti Open-Grazing) is responsible for this crisis is just doing that out of mere mischief or completely out of ignorance.” The governor’s comments come one month after the Defence Minister, Mansur Dan-Ali, called for the suspension of the implementation of the anti-grazing law. Dan-Ali had on June 5, made the call after a security meeting with President Muhammadu…

The Plateau State government has relaxed the curfew it imposed on three local government areas in the state in the wake of the attacks that left at least 100 dead. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Rufus Bature, announced the decision in a statement on Monday. Bature said that the relaxation of the curfew was due to the relative peace and calm that is gradually returning to Jos South, Barkin Ladi and Riyom local government areas. “The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has approved the relaxation of the earlier dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on the areas from 10:00…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday said the hopes and expectations of Nigerians on the Ekiti gubernatorial election which comes up in two week time will not be dashed. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the commission’s top officials, on a visit to the state, gave the assurance in Ado Ekiti, saying there would be no room for failure in the poll. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Ekiti, Osun and Oyo states, Mr. Solomon Soyebi and his counterpart in charge of Election Operations and Logistics, Mrs. Amina Zakari gave the declaration at a Pre-Election…

A Catholic archbishop in Australia has been given a maximum sentence of 12 months in detention for concealing child sexual abuse in the 1970s. Philip Wilson, now archbishop of Adelaide, is the most senior Catholic globally to be convicted of the crime. He was found guilty by a court last month of covering up abuse by a paedophile priest in New South Wales. On Tuesday, the court ordered Wilson to be assessed for “home detention” – meaning he will probably avoid jail. Magistrate Robert Stone said the senior clergyman had shown “no remorse or contrition”. He will be eligible for…

Belgium completed a remarkable revival as they came from the World Cup abyss and beat Japan to reach the quarter-finals. Roberto Martinez’s side were trailing 2-0 when he brought on Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli in the 65th minute, and Fellaini scored the equaliser before Chadli netted a 94th-minute winner. They now face Brazil in the last eight on Friday. Japan looked on their way to a famous win in Rostov after Genki Haraguchi ran onto Gaku Shibasaki’s long ball, which Jan Vertonghen should have cut out, to open the scoring. READ: Sokratis Papastathopoulos signs long term Arsenal deal Takashi…