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As a way of containing the activities of killer Fulani herdsmen, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has deployed 200 officers of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun to Ibarapa and Oke Ogun zones. This is in the wake of the crisis in the area between local farmers and Fulani herdsmen accused of masterminding rape, murder, and kidnapping. The state government said on Wednesday that the officers were deployed after a meeting with security agencies and stakeholders in Ibarapa land. The meeting was held with representatives of Igangan, Ibarapa land, the recently appointed Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, Mrs.…

A video of soldiers allegedly celebrating after the announcement of the removal of Lt. General Tukur Buratai, as the Chief of Army Staff, has been shared online. Recall that the resignation of the service chiefs was announced Tuesday, January 26 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Those named as their replacement were Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff. Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, who shared the video on Twitter, wrote: ”See soldiers rejoicing over the removal of Tukur Buratai…

So far, 296,032 persons have benefitted from the Federal Government’s N75 billion under Payroll Support Scheme. The payroll support scheme is designed to assist vulnerable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by paying the salaries of their staff for a period of three months. Under the scheme, 242,746 youths or 82 per cent benefitted while 53,246 other persons or 18 per cent got it. Meanwhile, the federal government has extended registration for the payroll support scheme to enable some states to meet their quota. A statement signed by the project delivery office, and the steering committee of the MSME survival fund…

Plans are afoot to build 325 houses for communities in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State displaced by flood in 2018. The housing scheme located in Farun Maje community comprises schools, clinics, shops, security outposts, mosques and other basic social amenities. The Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (rtd), who unveiled this to journalists while inspecting the project site Tuesday, said the project would be executed in collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) through its Work Centre. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had on July 15, 2018, visited the flood-ravaged local government area to assess…

COVID-19-ridden situation lifted Microsoft’s latest revenues and earnings above expectations in the final quarter of last year, according to figures released on Tuesday. A boom in PC sales, surging demand for video gaming and increased usage of Microsoft’s cloud services combined to produce a 17 per cent surge in revenue, to $43.1 billion. The jump belied Wall Street expectations that the US software company’s growth rate to slow to below 10 per cent, and brought a 6 per cent bounce in its shares in after-market trading. Microsoft also pointed to signs of a return to more normal IT buying patterns…

Suspected herdsmen have wrecked havocs in a multi-million-naira maize farm owned by members of the Maize Growers Processing Marketer Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN) in Ekiti state. DailyTrust reports that the farm covering about 235 hectares of land is at the state forest reserve in Aduloju farmstead located along Ado-Ijan road in Ado local government area of the state. Confirming this development, Tope Emmanuel, the state secretary of the association, said the herders had been terrorizing the farmers in the last one week leading to the destruction of the maize farm. Emmanuel said the herders stormed the farm at night with dangerous…

Popular Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu, is dead. The veteran actor, died on Tuesday evening, January 26. He was said to have fainted and never woke up. His body is currently being conveyed to his hometown for burial. Ernest battled with his health for years after he suffered a stroke. He was in and out of the hospital for a number of years. Aged 37, he was a famous Nollywood actor, musician, rapper, producer, director and a television personality. He is popularly known as El Cream. Asuzu began his acting career in the late 90’s and was popular for hit man…

Nigeria recorded 15 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,522. In its official Twitter on Tuesday, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said ‘’On the 26th of January 2021, 1,303 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.’’ NCDC wrote ”The 1303 new cases are reported from 26 states- Lagos (478), FCT (211), Nasarawa (83), Rivers (72), Kwara (42), Edo 36), Ondo (34), Benue (32), Kaduna (32), Katsina (26), Plateau (26).’’ Others are Kano (25), Taraba (25), Osun (22), Delta (21), Oyo (21), Niger (19), Sokoto (18), Ebonyi (17), Ekiti (14), Gombe…

New service chiefs have been appointed to replace the outgoing ones in Nigeria. The Presidential media aide, Femi Adesina in a social media post on Tuesday tweeted that President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed new Military Service Chiefs, and congratulated the outgoing Service Chiefs for efforts of “enduring peace to the country.” The National Assembly to sack Service Chiefs had passed a resolution urging the President to sack the service chiefs over rising insecurity in the county. Adesina said: “PMB appoints new Service Chiefs. Maj Gen LEO Irabor, CDS, Maj Gen I Attahiru, Army, Rear Adm AZ Gambo, Navy, AVM IO Amao,…

With effect from Monday, Akwa Ibom Peoples Democratic Party has flown its flag half mast in honour of the departed Chairman, Udo Ekpenyong. In addition, the party has declared a one-week period of mourning for the late chairman. A press release signed by Lawrence Udosen, the State Deputy Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party on Monday, has directed all the chapter and ward offices of the party to comply. ”In line with the lingering mood of grief that the Peoples Democratic Party has been thrown into as a result of the death of the State Party Chairman, the late Obong Udo Ekpenyong,…