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On Monday, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has warned Igbo people, especially the political class, to be wary of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, arguing that his recent romance with Igbo states is very suspicious. MASSOB leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu, said in a statement in Awka that Obasanjo had never hidden his dislike of the Igbo and wondered why he suddenly saw the need to be speaking in their favour. Madu said: “Obasanjo’s current political antics, romance and friendship in Igbo land is very dangerous to the political survival of Ndigbo in Nigeria. During…

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that the senate would commence investigation into the recent killings in southern Kaduna State. Mr. Saraki made the announcement in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on New Media, Bamikole Omishore, in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Mr. Saraki, the Senate will on resumption from recess on Jan. 10, make the issue a priority. Mr. Omishore said the Senate president made the disclosure while responding to a tweet posted by Chimeze Ukoha on the Kaduna killings. The statement quoted Mr. Ukoha as saying that “about 800 Christians were massacred in Southern Kaduna…

Mr Adeola Oloko, the media aide to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, says the reported removal of the Iyaloja of Ibadanland, Chief Labake Lawal, has not been presented to the traditional ruler for his assent. Oloko told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that the formal process of removing the Iyaloja has therefore not been completed. He said that the monarch has the authority to ratify both the deposed Iyaloja and the new candidate as presented by the traders’ association through the Iyalode of Ibadanland, Alhaja Aminat Abiodun. Explaining the formal process, Oloko said that the…

In a historic move, Senegal’s lawmakers have approved legislation which reserves 15 parliamentary seats for nationals living abroad. But the opposition is opposed to the plan, saying it will mount a court challenge to try and scrap the law. It says the plan is financially costly and will increase the size of parliament from 150 to 165. “This measure is absurd,” Amar Sarr, an MP from the main opposition PDS party, told the BBC. Under the plan championed by the governing party, nationals living abroad will elect 15 lawmakers in the 2017 poll to represent them in parliament. An estimated…

The Chairman of the Gambian Electoral Commission has fled the country following threats to his life, his nephew said on Tuesday. Alieu Momar Njai had declared Adama Barrow the winner of the Dec. 1 presidential election, but President Yahya Jammeh has refused to relinquish power, challenging the election results in court. Modou Njai told newsmen that his uncle had left the country because of the threats. “He was not willing to leave but the family had to put pressure on him. “I understand that he is currently outside Gambia,” he said. Security forces had earlier occupied the office of the…

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday condemned the killings in Southern Kaduna. The NSCIA Director of Administration, Ustaz Christian Isa Okonkwo, in a statement quoted the Sultan as describing the killings currently going on in Southern Kaduna as unjust, heinous and dastardly acts of destructions of lives and property. The muslim organisation was particularly grieved that at the last count, no fewer than 808 lives of innocent Nigerian lives have been lost while nothing less than 57 Nigerians have suffered life-threatening…

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Monday launched a contest to promote Made-in-Nigeria products in Nigeria. The contest which will run for the next three months is aimed at showcasing the process and raw materials used in producing such locally made goods. A statement by Bamikole Omishore, Senior Assistant to Saraki on New Media, said the contest would identify good products that could be matched with investors and relevant government agencies. Saraki said such agencies or investors would drive the products until they can compete favourably with any similar foreign product. “Today, as promised, we kick-start the soft launch…

On Tuesday, Jigawa House of Assembly impeached its Speaker, Alhaji Idris Garba and elected Alhaji Isa Idris of Gwaram Constituency as the new Speaker. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Ahmed Garba presided over the sitting attended by 23 members. NAN reports that the Clerk of the house, Alhaji Hussaini Ali earlier announced that he received an impeachment notice signed by 25 of the 30 assembly members, and which he read on the floor of the house. Ali disclosed that members of the assembly impeached the speaker due to alleged high-handedness and abuse of…

Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of German international Julian Draxler for a fee believed to be £34million from Wolfsburg. Draxler, who had been a long-time target of Arsenal, has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with PSG – committing his future to the club until 2021. The 23-year-old has struggled to produce his best form for Wolfsburg this season in what has largely been a disappointing campaign for the Bundesliga club. However, he is still viewed as one of Europe’s top young talents and PSG have moved decisively to secure the winger’s signature so early in the January transfer window.…

Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that he would deliver his farewell address on Jan. 10 “to say thank you” to Americans “and to offer some thoughts on where we all go from here”. Obama, in a message: “My farewell address” obtained by the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, said he would deliver his farewell address in his hometown, Chicago. “In 1796, as George Washington set the precedent for a peaceful, democratic transfer of power. “He also set a precedent by penning a farewell address to the American people. And over the 220 years…