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The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the withdrawal of the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. A statement from PDP National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, on Tuesday in Abuja disclosed that more than 70 per cent of security personnel detailed to the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt had also been withdrawn. He said that the action was unacceptable and an obvious breach of the governor’s constitutional rights. He described the development as “finalised plans” to expose the governor to danger and possibly intimidate him to succumb to plans to…

The Nigerian police claimed its Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has arrested three of the kidnappers that murdered a senior staff of Dangote Group and also kidnapped five expatriates working for the conglomerate. According to a statement, police said the three suspects were arrested 3 December. They were identified as Abubakar Gide 24, Abdullahi Salihu 22, and Babuga Adamu 25. The trio were arrested in Ijebu Igbo – Ogun state, Epe Forest – Lagos State and Ajase Ipo Forest – Kwara state. “The suspects confessed to kidnapping and releasing all five initial victims after receiving N5.6 million ransom. “They also confessed…

The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Ibrahim Idris, said two policemen, three soldiers, one prison official, one Air Force personnel, a staff of Borno Ministry for Agriculture and two members of the Civilian JTF had been arrested for alleged abuse of IDPs. The Human Rights Watch in its report, had accused the Police, Nigerian Army, vigilante groups and camp leaders of raping young girls and women in various IDPs camps. Following the report, the I-G set up a special investigation panel to investigate the cases. Idris made the disclosure at the Inspector-General of Police Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He…

Babatope Akinyele, Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s Ifako/Ijaiye Federal Constituency bye-election in Lagos, has praised INEC and has also accepted defeat. Akinyele told NAN in Lagos that the poll was credible, blaming PDP’s defeat on divisions and rancour in the party. NAN reports that Nurudeen Akinwunmi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the poll, which resulted from the death of Mr Elijah Adewale, who represented the constituency in the House of Representatives. Adewale died in Abuja on July 20. According to Akinyele, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was neutral in the poll. “The electoral…

Chelsea’s Victor Moses has been announced as the English Premier League African Player of the Month of November by organisers New African Soccer, AfricanFootball.com reports. The Chelsea’s winger edged Kenya’s Victor Wanyama of Tottenham and fellow Nigerian Victor Anichebe of Sunderland to win a second straight award in two consecutive months. Moses has flourished in a new right wing-back role under Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and has been instrumental in his team being top of the Premier League. New African Soccer in a statement, congratulated the Nigerian winger but also mentioned the competitiveness of the November award, especially in the…

The House of Representatives Committee on Petitions is to submit it findings on Julius Berger and its workers’ dispute to the National Assembly, the Chairman of the committee, Mr Edward Pwajok, has said. Pwajok made the statement after members of the committee visited the Julius Berger labour camps at Kubwa and Life Camp in Abuja on Monday. Recalls that the workers are in dispute with the construction giant over the sack of more than 7, 200 of them in 1999 without paying their entitlements. The workers sought the assembly’s intervention in the matter to prevent the company from evicting them…

It is a new dawn for the Gambian opposition party, United Democratic Party (UDP). This follows the release of their leader, Ousainou Darboe who had been jailed for taking leading a protest against Yahya Jammeh’s government, has been released on bail. Ousainou has been freed along with 18 other detainees, just few days after President Yahya Jammeh lost the Thursday’s presidential election to a property developer, Adama Barrow. The men were arrested in April at a demonstration over the alleged death in custody of an activist. They were each later sentenced to a three-year prison term. Mr Darboe, leader of…

At least 31 people died in clashes between tribal militia and security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend, officials say. They say the violence in the central Kasai province was sparked by a row between an uncle and a nephew over the title of a traditional chief. Deputy Governor Hubert Mbingho N’Vula said 13 members of the security forces sent to quell the fighting were among those killed. Eighteen militiamen also died, he said. Mr N’Vula said public order had been restored in and around the city of Tshikapa in the remote province. DR Congo is…

On Monday, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) revealed its plan to launch a control centre for online monitoring of country’s borders by next year and also activate control centres. This plan was disclosed by the Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr. Mohammed Babadede, in Abuja during the decoration of 41 senior officers, including 14 Assistant Comptrollers General of Immigration. He also decorated 38 Comptrollers of Immigration, including the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr. King Ekpedeme. Babadede described the occasion as one that would spur officers to brace up to defend their ranks and change their orientation to face the challenges of…

A Kano State based pro-democracy group, Coalition for Democratic Norms (CODEM), has cautioned the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to desist from his incessant attacks on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to avoid unnecessary consequences. The group, in a statement jointly signed by Balla Abbe Kazaure and Usman Dan Numa Gazkiya, National Coordinator and General Secretary respectively was of the view that, “Emir Sanusi, going by his position must have had several open channels to get to the presidency to ventilate his ideas on economy than attacking the seat of power openly.” According to the group, the Emir…