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Former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has decried the renewed spate of killings in the state and many parts of the country, tasking security agencies to stand up and live up to expectation. Speaking with journalists in Jos Monday, Jang queried “Doesn’t that sound funny that Jonah Jang, a Berom man from Plateau State, is organizing herdsmen to come and kill Beroms or which killings are they talking about? ”Over 200 people have been killed in some local government areas here, including Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Bassa, Bokkos, Mangu and somebody is protesting in Abuja that I am behind the…

A Nigerian university don has advocated the implementation of mind restructuring agenda in place of restructuring of Nigeria currently canvassed for by many political pundits, ethnic nationalities and individuals in the country. Currently, Afenifere, a Pan Yoruba Organisation has pledged to throw its weight behind any Presidential candidate who is in support of restructuring while Ohaneze Ndigbo and All Progressives Party in Urhobo Ethnic Nationality, among others are canvassing for implementation of restructuring by President Buhari administration. Professor Des Wilson, a one-time Dean, Faculty ofArts, University of Uyo who advocated this took a swipe on the incessant campaigns for implementation…

The Assets Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, has vowed to seize the assets of debtor directors of companies, saying there would be no more room for negotiation with obligors. Ahmed Kuru, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, who stated in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja Sunday, said the N5.4 trillion debt had lingered for too long. Kuru had said on Thursday that only 350 Nigerians were responsible for more than 80 percent of the N5.4 trillion debt portfolio of the company. He said AMCON was tired of obligors (debtors), coming to their office and telling…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has told the All Progressives Congress, APC, national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, to perish the thought of his party taking over the governance of Taraba and Delta States in the 2019 general elections. The party said Oshiomhole should concentrate his energies on saving his APC from imminent collapse rather than dreaming of taking Taraba and Delta states. But APC, in a swift reaction, said PDP was being terrified by Oshiomhole’s emergence as its chairman. In a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s spokesman, Sunday, the PDP described the two states as its stronghold,…

The House of Representatives Committee on Customs has threatened to issue a bench warrant on 26 firms for failing to submit relevant documents over Customs duty waivers they were granted by the Federal Government. Recall that the committee, chaired by Abiodun Faleke, APC, Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos, had summoned fresh 41 companies, which led to the recovery of N400 million but 26 failed to honour its invitation after several letters were sent to them. A source privy to this development told the Vanguard weekend: “Some of these companies that failed to appear had enjoyed Customs waivers running into several billions…

The leader of the new People’s Democratic Party, nPDP, in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, has said the group will make its positions known to Nigerians this week. Alhaji Baraje, who stated this in a statement issued in Ilorin Sunday, said by the end of the first week of this month, members of the group would have concluded their consultations and come out with their stand. He stressed that what they stood for, which would be known to the general public shortly, would not be for personal gains but in the general interest of the…

French leader Emmanuel Macron will, Tuesday, July 3 visit a nightclub founded by Nigerian music legend, Fela Kuti, becoming the first “real president” to enter a venue synonymous with marijuana smoke, sexy backup dancers and protest music. The New Afrika Shrine located in the teeming Lagos district of Ikeja replaced Fela Kuti’s original club that burnt down in 1977, but for millions of fans it still represents the original Shrine built by the musical maverick. Consequently, the Lagos State government Sunday said there would be traffic diversion and restricted movement from 12 noon to 12 midnight on Tuesday July3 around…

One-time World Cup Champions, Spain, Sunday, joined other champions in the ditch of defeats, readying to pack their loads and head home. Germany, World Cup Champions  were chased out in the qualifying stage by underdogs- South Korea followed by Argentina- a two-time Champions left in the Round 16. Hosts Russia pulled off the biggest shock of the 2018 World Cup so far as they beat 2010 winners Spain in the first penalty shootout of the tournament to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in 48 years. After extra-time ended with the score locked at 1-1, goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), Saturday, traded blames over the recent killings in Plateau State. Between June 23 and 24, this year, more than 200 persons were killed in 11 communities of the state by suspected herdsmen. BMO had blamed the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for instigating the  “harvest of death in order to truncate the achievement of the APC and cast dark imagery on the season of goodwill of President Buhari’s political party.” Butt, the PDP described Buhari Media Organisation (BMO)’s allegations that it sponsored the killings in Plateau State as diversionary, callous,…

Against current security challenges in the country, the calls for the creation of state police in the country have become stridently deafening. At the closing of the recent two-day summit on national security organised by the Senate, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had said “the creation of state police was the way to go” in view of the security challenges in the country. This stand caught the attention of Reno Omokri who hailed the decision and saw it as a change of attitude of Osinbajo on the current realities in the society. This is even as the clashes between farmers and…