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Nigeria Newspapers Today; Top Shocking Stories From Nigeria in September 2021

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September 3, 2021

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Nigeria Newspapers Today 29-09-2021.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Gunmen Kill Akunyili in Anambra

Dr. Chike Akunyili, widower of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Dora Akunyili, has been assassinated by gunmen in Nkpor, Anambra State’s Idemili North Local Government Area.

According to unconfirmed accounts, seven other people were killed in the incident.

IPOB Denies Killing Akunyili

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday, reacted to reports linking the death of Chike Akunyili to its members.

IPOB said they didn’t kill Mr. Akunyili. They alleged that the death of Chike was a pure political assassination, stressing that those behind the incident are contesting for the upcoming governorship election in Anambra State.

Chike, who is the husband of the former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, was killed on Tuesday on his way from Onitsha to Umuoji at Eke Nkpor. Following the incident, IPOB members were accused of killing Chike.

However, Emma Powerful, spokesman of IPOB, said those who poisoned the late Dora are responsible for Chike’s death.

A statement by Powerful reads partly: “Those who killed Dora Akunyili’s husband killed his wife with poison are Fulani because she exposed Yar’adua’s death for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to take over as President of failed Nigeria. They know themselves, Those that conspired to poisoned prof. Dora Akunyili, they’re contesting the governorship election in Anambra State today.

Hoodlums Attack Police Check Point in Ogun.

Hoodlums have attacked an Ogun police checkpoint, injuring one and carting away rifle. The hoodlums ambushed police officers at a roadblock on the Obasanjo-Itele route in Ogun State’s Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area and stole an AK-47 weapon.

According to our source, the incident occurred on Sunday about 3:11 a.m., when some suspected hoodlums attacked the officers on duty.

According to our source, the police squad was commanded by ASP Nasiru Azeez, who was accompanied by Inspector Olabisi Lawrence and Inspector Atari Friday.

According to the Punch News paper, Friday was injured in the head while the hoodlums seized his AK-47 gun and fled.

The AK-47 weapon with Breach No. 804611 was “carted away with 30 rounds of live ammunition,” The Punch reported.

While the injured officer was being treated at the State Hospital in Ota, the police are claimed to be working to recover the lost gun.

Several attempts to reach the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, for comment failed since he could not be reached at the time of filing this story.

Nigeria Newspapers Today 28-09-2021.

Bandits Release More Bethel Baptist Students, 11 Still in Captivity.

After 81 days in captivity, kidnappers have freed 10 of the remaining 21 abducted pupils from Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi, Kaduna.

Rev. Joseph Hayab, Chairman of the Kaduna State branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), claimed the ten students were released on Sunday afternoon and reunited with their parents.

Hayab expressed optimism that the remaining 11 pupils would be released soon.

In statement obtained by this This day Newspaper, Hayab was quoted to have said “Ten more students of Baptist High School were released this afternoon. We have 11 now with bandits.

“Thanking all Nigerians for their prayers and support. Trusting God that the rest will be released very soon,” .

Recall that criminal elements suspected to be bandits had on July 5 stormed the school, which is roughly six kilometers from Kaduna, and abducted 121 kids.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; R.Kelly Found Guilty of All Charges.

R&B musician R.Kelly was found guilty of racketeering in a high-profile sex-trafficking case after a long trail of sexual misbehavior and abuse allegations.

Since he was initially charged in 2019, the singer has been in detention and on trial in New York for one count of racketeering, with 14 underlying actions including sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery, and sex trafficking allegations.

He was then charged with eight additional charges of violating the Mann Act, a sex trafficking legislation that prohibits transporting persons across state boundaries “for any immoral purpose.”

Though R.Kelly the brain behind “I Believe I Can Fly,” pleaded not guilty to all charges in the case and did not take the stand in his own defense, prosecutors in the trial, which centered on six people’s allegations, claimed that the singer was a serial sexual predator who abused young women as well as underage girls and boys for more than two decades.

Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York effectively demonstrated to a jury of seven men and five women that Kelly was the leader of a criminal business aimed at luring girls, boys, and women to the R&B artist for sexual enjoyment.

2023;Northern Governors Counter their Southern Counterparts.

The governors of the 19 Northern states have criticized their 17 Southern counterparts’ insistence on a Southern President succeeding the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, when his eight-year term ends in May 2023.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Northern Governors Counter their Southern Counterparts. — Northern Governors Forum.

At an emergency meeting on Monday in Kaduna State, the Northern States Governors’ Forum declared that the candidate with the most votes would be elected President of Nigeria in the 2023 elections.

The northern governors issued a statement at the end of the meeting that was signed by the Forum’s chairman, Simon Lalong, who is also the Governor of Plateau State.

Chairmen of the Northern States Traditional Council, chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Abubakar III, also attended the conference.

Recall that the Southern Governors, led by Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, met twice this year in Lagos and Enugu and requested that power be transferred to the South following Buhari’s government, which is from Katsina State in North-West Nigeria, in 2023.

Nigeria Newspapers Today 20-09-2021.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Gunmen Attack Police Check Point in Anambra.

In Anambra State, roughly six gunmen shot and killed a police officer, a tricycle operator, and a bystander yesterday near Ukaegbu/Oraifite Street, Awada in Anambra State’s Idemili North Local Government Area.

According to reports, the occurrence sent people of Awada into a frenzy as they fled for safety, while some brave souls congregated in clusters to discuss the incident.

According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen arrived at the police checkpoint in a white Sienna vehicle, caught the officers off guard, and immediately aimed at and killed their victims, while stray bullets hit and killed a tricycle operator and a young man who was probably on his way to a nearby church for Sunday worship.

Many residents in the vicinity were compelled to stay indoors due to the incident.Soldiers and other security personnel had been dispatched to the location as of yesterday’s publication time. They erected barricades, closing off the entire route leading to the incident.

Residents and cars in the region found it difficult to obtain access to their homes due to a road block erected by troops, which made entry and leave difficult.

They were also disappointed that the governors of the South-East did not appear to be doing much to stop or lessen the senseless killings.

When contacted, Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the attack but claimed he had no further information at the time of publication.

Bbnaija 2021; Two more Housemates Evicted.

Yousef and Saskay have both been evicted from the Big Brother Naija Season 6 from the reality show.

Tsakute Jonah, popularly known as Saskay is from Adamawa State. The 22-year-old was the second housemate to be evicted at the live eviction show on Sunday, in addition to Yousef.

The ex-housemate was a model before entering the show.Saskay expressed relief at leaving the house to the show’s presenter, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu.

She said, “I was a little tired of the whole reality TV show thing. Though I knew what I was signing up for, but it is not enough knowing; experiencing it is a whole different thing.”

Yusuf Garba, was born in Nassarawa State.Yousef worked as a high school teacher, model, and trainer before entering the reality TV show.

Despite being eliminated from contention for the main prize of N90 million, Yousef walks away with a total of N2.37 million in wins.

Yousef is the 16th housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye home as a result of his eviction.

When asked if he was disappointed by the eviction by the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Yousef responded no.“I feel like I’ve been sliding through,” he remarked. I’m relieved to have made it to the eighth week.”

Speaking about his intentions for life outside of the BBNaija home, he stated that he wanted to get into movies and that he was looking forward to endorsement agreements.

Vigilante Group Kills 11 Bandits in Kogi.

The Kogi State Vigilante group has put an end to the reign of terror in various portions of the state’s Koton Karfe Local Government Area.

Officers from the State Vigilante Group murdered 11 bandits and detained three others, while three kidnapped victims were safely rescued.

On the basis of intelligence, security operatives are believed to have apprehended Inspector Abdullahi Saidu, a Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps officer who allegedly supplies the criminals with weapons and information to carry out their horrible crimes with the help of a friend.

The security personnel carried out the successful operation in stages, working with reliable intelligence.”Alaidi is their ring leader,” a source within the Kogi State Vigilante Service stated. During the initial camp attack, he was slain. Rabo was crushed along with seven others.

In the second kidnappers’ camp, Madei and one other were killed, while Umar escaped with bullet wounds but was recaptured.”It was also reported that the Department of State Security had taken custody of five of the kidnappers, including the civil defense operative, for further investigation.

Meanwhile, security agencies are believed to be on the lookout for kidnappers who are suspected of carrying out an attack on particular individuals in Kabba.

The State Government stated that it was in contact with security services and that the Governor had already issued a marching order for those kidnapped to be rescued and the criminals apprehended.

According to a source within Kogi State Security circles who did not want his identity published, they were making “encouraging headway” in their operations against the kidnappers.

Nigeria Newspapers Today 15-09-2021.

Southern Nigeria Governors To Meet in Enugu Thursday.

The governors of the federation’s 17 southern states will meet for the third time this year tomorrow in Enugu.Remember that the governors met twice, the first time in Asaba, Delta State, and the second time in Lagos.The governors set a September 1 deadline for all southern states to implement anti-open grazing legislation during the first meeting in Asaba, which was reinforced at the second meeting in Lagos on July 5.

The Vanguard news paper reports that the meeting will assess how far the states have progressed in developing an anti-grazing law.

Other reports also say that the governors would consider Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore’s recent threat to take by force lands in southern states that had approved a legislation prohibiting open grazing.

Meanwhile, Rotimi Akeredolu, chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, announced Wednesday that governors in the region would uphold the ban on open grazing and be willing to pay whatever the cost would be.

Akeredolu stated unequivocally that the governors will not back down on the ban on open grazing, insisting that they are prepared to face the consequences.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Gov. Ugwuanyi of Enugu State Signs Anti-open Grazing Bill into Law.

Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has signed the anti-open grazing bill into law at the Government House in Enugu.

The Enugu State House of Assembly has enacted a measure to restrict open grazing, control cattle ranching, and for other related objectives.

Remember that after the bill was passed, the Leader of the House, Rt. Hon. Ikechukwu Ezeugwu, explained that it would be referred to as the “Prohibition of Open Grazing and Cattle Ranching Law of Enugu State” after the governor’s assent.

Following this signing, Enugu State can be said to have added to the number southern states that have now signed an anti Open Grazing bills into laws. Recall that Lagos State, Rivers State, Ondo state already have similar laws.

Experts say the law signed by Gov. Ugwuanyi, is anticipated to boost security and tranquillity in the state.

Nigeria Newspapers Today;We are tired of ‘Sit-At-Home’, Imo residents Cry out

Imo residents have decried the frequent sit at home orders usually observed in the region in recent times.

Speaking with Newsmen, several residents of Imo state said they were tired of staying at home.

“A citizen of Owerri, identified as Iwunze, also expressed dissatisfaction with the concept of prohibiting students from Comprehensive Secondary School, Nkume, Njaba Local Government Area, Imo State, from sitting for the West African Examination Council, WAEC, examination.

“The kids who were sitting for the English Language paper and the invigilators had to run for safety,” a community resident said.

“They set ablaze motorcycles belonging to some students and teachers. This exam should have been postponed to another day. They are just risking people’s lives.

“There was heavy shooting between security men and the gunmen. Everybody is lying inside. The situation is very terrifying and traumatizing.

“We now live everyday in fear of the unknown; we don’t know when this thing will end. They should please stop this problem; people are dying”.

A commercial bus driver, Isaac Okoye, termed the constant announcement of sit-at-home and attacks on individuals and businesses as wickedness against the Igbo.

“I have a wife and four children, they expect me to provide money for feeding. Yet, for two days, I couldn’t go to work. And you expect me to be happy. This is wickedness.

“We all want Biafra, I know some people have died in the course of fighting for Biafra. But are we all going to die before the Biafra comes?

We said we want Biafra because we are being treated badly and you are still killing the Igbo in name of fighting for Biafra. They should stop this sit-at-home, I am tired”, he lamented.

Mr. Ifeanyi Onyeukwu, a retired principal, stated that people behind the sit-at-home movement may soon declare every day a sit-at-home day if nothing is done promptly.

Onyeukwu decried the attack on students taking the West African Examination Council exam in the state, as well as the destruction of motorcycles belonging to professors.

However, IPOB had in statement disassociated itself from the sit at home orders. It also stated that it will deal with the people who were enforcing the orders.

IPOB also promised to pay for the bikes burnt in the Imo state school and also rebuild the part of the school that was burnt.

A statement by the spokesman of IPOB reads in parts; “We strongly condemned the barbaric act by hoodlums and mentally deranged fellows who disrupted a WAEC exam in a school in Imo State on Monday. What a stupid madness! Whoever was behind such barbarity must be made to pay

“IPOB leadership is hereby promising to replace those motorbikes burnt in the school to their owners and rebuild school blocks burnt by hoodlums in the name of ESN and IPOB volunteers.heir actions.

Nigeria Newspapers Today;IPOB disassociates Self from Weekly Sit-At-Home Orders.

The Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB has said that it’s not responsible for the reoccurring sit at home orders being observed almost on a weekly basis in the South Eastern region of Nigeria.

In a statement, IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, warned that people who were enforcing the sit at home order will face the wrath of IPOB. He said this in response to many complaints of hoodlums who are thought to be IPOB members bothering neighbors every Monday.

“If we catch anybody disturbing the peace of Biafrans or residents in Biafraland under the guise of enforcing non-existent sit-at-home order, such a person will regret his action because he will receive the reward of traitors.

“IPOB is a responsible organization with reasoning and empathy. We cannot be part of the problem we are trying to solve. We cannot join the enemies to compound the woes of the people we are fighting to liberate.”

“That was why we suspended the ghost Mondays that we earlier declared because of the economic implications to our people. We listened to appeals by the people and reviewed our stance on the matter.

Nigeria Newspapers Today 07-09-2021.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Fuel and Cash Scarcity Bites in Imo as Some Banks Are Closed.

The paucity of petroleum products has struck Imo State once more, causing discontent among the state’s population.

This came as the state government purportedly shut down three commercial banks for participating in a sit-in called by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to demand the unconditional release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from incarceration.

This is despite the fact that residents, care owners, businessmen and women, and others have begun to swarm various filling stations in the capital city in quest of fuel.

Online reports show that, while a number of filling stations had stopped operations, the handful that remained open had changed their pump prices, offering N250 per litre.

Long lines of automobiles on the roadways formed as a result of the development, as people scrambled to purchase the product.

Roadside hawkers of the product, who sell it in little Jerry cans, have now taken advantage of the situation in order to earn quick money.

Although there were contradictory stories as to what caused the recent scarcity, unconfirmed sources told our correspondent that the squabble was caused by a disagreement between independent marketers and the state government over the state government’s severe policies.

The Nigerian tribune reported that the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Declan Emelumba, failed to respond when they tried to contact him.Similarly, the state government allegedly sealed some banks in Imo State on Tuesday for participating in the state’s sit-at-home order on Monday.

According to the Nigerian Tribune, while some were allowed to operate, others, such as Access, First Bank, and others, were barred from doing so as a punishment for participation in IPOB’s sit-at-home edict.

The scenario caused commotion and the presence of an extraordinary number of worried consumers in the banks.

When called, Chief Declan Mbadiwe Emelumba, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, stated that he was in a meeting where they were discussing Mr. President’s visit to the state.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Miyetti Allah Asks Buhari, Nass to Stop Anti Open Grazing Laws.

The Leader of Miyetti Allah, Kauta Hore has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to prevent state governors (particularly those in the South) from enforcing different anti-grazing legislation.

During a press conference, the group’s National Secretary, Engr Saleh Alhassan, branded the anti-grazing laws as demonic and a ruse to harm pastoralists’ economic activity.

According to Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural organisation, Nigeria should develop ways to address the difficulties of climate change, which affects cattle output.

According to Engr Saleh, anti-grazing laws and regulations are nothing more than a populist and corrupt agenda aimed at destroying pastoralists’ means of subsistence.

“We want the National Assembly and Mr. President to intervene and stop current attempt by some states governors to criminalize our means of economic livelihood of cattle rearing through the enactment of satanic and obnoxious laws – ‘Anti-open Grazing Laws’ targeted at Fulani pastoralists.

“The Federal Government should create a Federal Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries as obtainable in many African countries.

“Government should take an inventory of all the existing grazing reserve, traditional grazing areas, transhumance corridors, major stock routes and fully develop at least one grazing reserve in each senatorial zone in line with the recommendation of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Livestock Development in Nigeria 2015, the report of Presidential Committee on Pastoralists and Insecurity 2014 and the National Livestock Transformation Program.”

According to him, the regulations do not take into account the social, economic, production system, temperature fluctuations, and other push factors inherent in pastoralists’ travels between ecological zones.

Miyetti Allah went on to say that the regulations would damage livestock output and push millions of people into poverty who rely on the livestock value chain (butchers, transporters, livestock dealers and consumers who are used to affordable sources of be and milk).

“The laws will undermine the relative peace and stability currently enjoyed by the local communities and threaten the social order.

“The laws will exacerbate cattle rustling in the local communities as criminal gangs and state-sponsored vigilantes will use the opportunity to institutionalize their nefarious activities of cattle rustling.

“The laws will lead to serious humanitarian crisis as families will be destabilised and markets and economic livelihoods will be disrupted and the laws will lead to massive cross-border migrations that will create further security challenges,” they noted.

“These dangerous and satanic laws must be nipped in the bud by the National Assembly to safeguard the constitution as the portend greater danger to the corporate existence of the country.

“These oppressive laws and hostile policies being enacted by state governors are fundamentally going against the Fulani pastoralists’ culture, economic interest and constitutional rights.

“It is important to note that inter-state movement of pastoralists is analogous to interstate commerce, which is an exclusive preserve of the legislative powers of the National Assembly under item 62 of the Exclusive Legislative List.

“To this effect, any action taken by any state assembly that is in conflict with the above section of the 1999 constitution as amended is null and void,” the pastoralists said.

The Group further called for the incorporation of pasture development in the implementation of the Great Green Wall Program in combating densification and the preservation of small water bodies, adding that they also want existing African Union and ECOWAS Protocols/Regulations on pastoralist and implementation strategies put in place in the country.

“A review of the Land Use Act is long overdue to accommodate the interest of all land resources users particularly pastoralists.

“Ranching as envisaged by many requires massive capital investment and difficult to sustain, not economical and is not small livestock holder centred,” Alhassan added.

Nigeria Newspapers; Technovation’ Conference to Hold in Enugu.

Enugu, Enugu State, has secured the opportunity to hold the 6th edition of the South-South/worldwide SouthEast’s technology innovation (‘technovation’) centered conference dubbed “#StartupSouth6.”

At a recent virtual news conference, Mr Uche Aniche, the convener, revealed the selection of Enugu city among four cities that competed for hosting in the two regions.

Aniche stated that the conference, which will take place on October 28 and 29, will include startups, investors, governmental officials, and leading technology brands from around the area, Nigeria, and beyond.

He stated that this year’s conference speakers would feature executives from search and social media behemoths Google and Facebook, as well as executives from global payment companies Visa Card, Okta, and Cummins, among others.

The convener said that global ‘technovation’ conference would also feature experts from San Francisco, South Africa, United Kingdom and Nigeria, among others.

He said: ‘#StartupSouth’ conference has grown in reputation as a driver of conversation towards boosting economic growth in the regions leveraging on technology.

“As a comeback edition (having paused due to COVID-19 restrictions), we are leveraging technology to extend Enugu’s growing influence as a globally recognised Start-up city and support Start-up in the city (state) and across the region.”

Aniche said the conference’s theme is: “Unlocking the Next 60 Million: 4th Industrial Revolution, Gender Gaps and Human Capacity Development.”

“The conference will be divided into plenary and breakout sessions covering six broad focus areas – business, technology, lifestyle, capacity development, early stage investing and policy,” he explained.

In his remarks, Google Developer Group Lead for Enugu, Mr Tochukwu Gabriel, said that Enugu had always been “a melting pot of talents and a hub of innovation.”

Nigeria Newspapers Today 06-09-2021.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Fayemi urges police to find Olajide Sowore’s killers.

Dr Kayode Fayemi, Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, has urged the Nigeria Police Force to find the killers of Olajide Sowore, the brother of activist Omoyele Sowore and a student at Igbinedion University.

The governor also charged police with rescuing the five people who were kidnapped at the scene of the event on Saturday along the Lagos-Benin Expressway.

According to authorities, the younger Sowore was killed by kidnappers who also kidnapped five others during the attack.

In a statement issued on Monday titled ‘Fayemi urges police to find Sowore’s killers,’ Fayemi called the occurrence as “unfortunate and sad,” adding, “The death of the younger Sowore, as well as countless other killings of innocent persons, is a cause of concern to me.”

“It is time the security agencies, with the support of the citizens, put an end to this unnecessary wastage of precious lives.

My sincere condolences to the Sowore family, especially the brother of the deceased, Omoyele Sowore,” he said.

Fayemi, who encouraged the head of the country’s security services to “step up their efforts at putting an end to insecurity across the states,” also urged individuals to provide pertinent information on the existence and actions of violent agents in their communities.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Ondo orders Closure of Nightclub, hotel.

The state Government of Ondo has ordered the immediate closure of a popular nightclub, Bola Komo Club, and the Imperial hotel in Akure, the state capital, due to security violations.

The closure of the hotel and nightclub was announced by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, who stated that the order is effective immediately and will remain in effect indefinitely, until further notice.

Ojogo stated that the decision to close the two hotels became necessary because the two establishments pose a security concern to the citizens and residents of the state, and that the government would not allow any hotel to exploit its facilities as a haven for criminals.

The statement read: “The Ondo State Government has ordered that a popular joint, Bola Komo Club, located opposite Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure, be closed down forthwith.

“The closure order is with immediate effect; and shall remain in force indefinitely, until further notice.

“It is pertinent to note that this order comes on the heels of a painstaking monitoring and surveillance effort culminating in detailed profiling of the facility as a hot spot by security agencies.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Army Begins Offensive Against bandits in Zamfara.

Nigerian Air Force jets have began conducting extensive air raids on bandit camps in Zamfara State.

The State Commissioner of Information, Ibrahim Dosara, confirmed this to News men saying it is part of the state government’s new steps to combat the state’s continuing insecurity.

He said, “Some identified camps were destroyed by the Air Force including that of notable bandits’ leader known as ‘Dankarami’ in Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state, who some months ago released a video celebrating victory over the Nigerian Army.

“At the same time, Nigerian Army are also on ground neutralising those who managed to escape the air raids through footpaths.

“Based on that, the state government has ordered the immediate closure of all illegal motor parks and roadside markets across the state especially those at Kauran Namoda-Jibia Road, Lambar Bakura Junction, Kwanar Mayanchi-Anka Junction, Garejin Mai Lena as well as Filin Jirgi rice and vegetables market in Gusau Metropolitan.”

According to a source at the Zamfara State Government House who requested anonymity, Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle is overjoyed with the successful operations.The Governor, who is monitoring the Nigerian Army’s successes, urged the people of Zamfara State to be calm, law-abiding, and go about their daily business quietly.

Nigeria Newspapers Today 05-09-2021.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; SERAP Urges ICC To Declare Students Abduction a Crime Against Humanity

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has petitioned the International Criminal Court, ICC, to investigate the escalating cases of student abduction in various parts of Northern Nigeria, including the recent abduction in Zamfara State.

SERAP also urged it to investigate school closures and Nigerian authorities at both the Federal and State levels’ chronic inability to end abductions, which are deemed crimes against humanity under the jurisdiction of the ICC.

The organization urged Mr Karim A. A. Khan, QC, Prosecutor, in a petition dated September 4, 2021, addressed to Mr Karim A. A. Khan, QC, Prosecutor, and signed by SERAP Deputy Director, Mr Kolawole Oluwadare, to push for those suspected of being responsible and complicit in the commission of those serious crimes to be invited and tried by the ICC.

The appeal came following a succession of abductions and school closures in several parts of Nigeria, including the recent shutdown of schools in Zamfara State after gunmen seized dozens of pupils from a state-run high school in Maradun District.

In the words of SERAP: “Depriving children their right to education has severe consequences for their ability to access their fundamental rights.

Nigeria Newspapers Today 04-09-2021.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; IYC to Buhari; Publish Names of Indicted Contractors.

The Ijaw Youth Council IYC Worldwide has called on President Buhari to fire Senator Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, forthwith for alleged manipulation of the Niger Delta Development Commission.

The Ijaw youth requested that the identities of contractors named in the NDDC audit report be made public and that the contractors be prosecuted.

While submitting the forensic audit report, Akpabio revealed that 13,000 projects in the region had been abandoned since the establishment of the NDDC.

He said, “We appeal to the President to first publish the names of persons and companies behind this collective rape and destruction of our commonwealth.

“We want their names to be made public. We are challenging the presidency not to allow this to slide and end up as one of the empty threats consumed by the lack of political will.”

The IYC also accused Akpabio of deliberately mismanaging the audit process by allegedly deploying delay tactics.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Sowore Shot Dead.

Olajide Sowore, Omoyele Sowore’s younger brother, was purportedly “assassinated” by gunmen posing as “herdsmen/kidnappers on his way from Igbinedion University in Edo state, where he is studying Pharmacy.”

Nigeria Newspapers Today 03-09-2021.

Nigeria Newspapers Today; David Mark meets Wike, Secondus.

AHEAD of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national conference, former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has begun the process of reconciling disgruntled party members.

As part of the peace mission, Vanguard learned that the David Mark team met with Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday in a closed-door meeting in Port Harcourt to address the PDP’s festering conflict.

According to a source, the Senator Mark Committee would meet behind closed doors with the party’s embattled National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus.

“The Senator David Mark Committee has commenced fence mending ahead of convention, had a closed-door meeting with Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt on Wednesday (yesterday), and would meet with Prince Uche Secondus today in Abuja.

“The committee wants all litigations stopped and withdrawn. It plans a soft-landing for warring parties.” (beVanguard)

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Man, 26, docked for allegedly stealing two iPhone

On Thursday, a 26-year-old man, Saheed Agbaje, was taken before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing two iPhone 11s worth N900,000 each.

Agbaje, whose home address was not disclosed, is on trial on a lone count of stealing.

He pled not guilty to the police accusation leveled against him.Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp.

Benedict Aigbokhan, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged crime on August 14, at 2 p.m., at No. 32, Karimu Laka St., Lagos.He said that the defendant stole the mobile phones from the location where they were kept.

According to Aigbokhan, the offense violated Section 287 of the Lagos State Criminal Law of 2015. Mr E.O. Ogunkanmi, the Magistrate, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in the same amount.

He mandated that the sureties be gainfully employed and provide proof of tax payments to the Lagos State government.

Ogunkanmi adjourned the case until Oct. 8 for further consideration.(NAN)

Nigeria Newspapers Today; Presidency Receives Forensic audit Reports

The Federal Government would investigate and prosecute individuals responsible for the misappropriation of monies earmarked for Niger Delta development (NDDC).

Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, stated this in a statement after receiving the report on the Niger Delta Commission’s forensic audit on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari (NDDC).

Malami stated that the significant discrepancy between invested money and commensurate infrastructure development necessitated a forensic investigation of the NDDC.

Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, delivered the report to Malami.

“The call for the audit by the people of the Niger Delta Region arose from the huge gaps between resources invested in the region vis a vis the huge gap in infrastructural, human and economic development.

“It is on record that between 2001 and 2019, the Federal Government has approved N3. 3 Trillion as budgetary allocation.

“A total of over N6 trillion was given to the NDDC”.

“Consequently, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the engagement of a Lead Forensic Auditor, as well as 16 reputable Audit Firms to conduct the audit exercise.

“The President is delighted that the auditors have now completed this exercise and the Report is today being presented”.

Malami stated that the President is aware of the stakeholder interest in the forensic audit exercise and the agitation for the formation of the NDDC Board of Directors.

“However, this Administration is determined to address the challenges militating against the delivery of the mandate of the NDDC to the people of the Niger Delta Region.

“It is in the broader context of the foregoing developments that the President recently signed into Law the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) which has been a contentious issue over the years for successive Governments.

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Still speaking, Malami Stated that PIA will about prudence and accountability in the petroleum sector.

“The PIA will bring about the prudence and accountability in the Petroleum Sector and to give a sense of participation and ownership to the Host communities”.

He assured that the forensic audit report of the NNDC and the recommendations would therefore be critically analysed for necessary actions and implementation.

“We owe it a duty to the people of the Niger Delta Region to improve their standard of living through the provision of adequate infrastructural and socio-economic development.

“The welfare and socio-economic inclusion of the Niger Delta Region is paramount to the development and security of the region and by extension the Country.

“Funds spent on development activities should as a consequence promote political and socio-economic stability in the Region”.

He asked residents affected by these development projects to demonstrate their ability to contribute to the ongoing improvement of their immediate and larger communities by participating in positive activities that will sustain and support these development projects.

“It is evident that considerable resources have been channelled by the federal government to the development of the Niger Delta from 2001 to 2019.

“It is therefore important for the federal government and the public to be properly informed on what has been spent and how that has been spent.

“The essence of the forensic audit is to ensure probity and accountability in the use of public funds.

“It is against this background that the federal government will without hesitation strategically implement all aspects of the audit exercise that will promote probity and greater prosperity for the Niger Delta Region and Nigeria as whole”.

He stated that the federal government was particularly worried about the immense loss caused by uncompleted and unconfirmed development projects in the Niger Delta region, despite the massive resources made available to improve inhabitants’ living standards.

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“We have on record over 13,777 projects, the execution of which is substantially compromised.

“The Federal Government is also concerned with the multitude of NDDC bank accounts amounting to 362 and lack of proper reconciliation of accounts.”

“We will in consequence apply the law to remedy the deficiencies outlined in the audit report as appropriate.

“This will include but not limited to initiation of criminal investigations, prosecution, recovery of funds not properly utilised for the public purposes for which they were meant and review of the laws to reposition and restructure the NDDC, for efficiency and better service delivery, amongst others.

“In all these instances of action, legal due processes will be strictly complied with”.

Malami said the President directed that the forensic audit report be forwarded to the Ministry of Justice for a legal review and relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government will be engaged in doing justice to the findings accordingly.

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“I appreciate the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, his colleague Sen. Omotayo Alasoadura, the Interim Administrator, Management and Staff of the NDDC for their support towards the completion of the audit exercise.

“My appreciation also goes to the Lead Forensic Auditors and the 16 Field Audit Firms for completing this exercise, as well as the Security Committee for securing the lives and properties of the Audit Firms through the duration of the forensic audit exercise”.

Latest Nigeria Newspapers today;APC Can win All South Eastern State”-Ken Nnamani

Former Senate President Ken Nnamani predicts that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win control of the five South East states in the 2023 general elections.

This was said by the former Senate President in Enugu on Thursday during the APC South-East Zonal Stakeholders meeting.

According to him, the party can only win the five eastern states if its loyal work together without regard for what they stand to gain.

Nnamani also urged party supporters to work together to make the party more visible in the region.

Nnamani admonished individuals who are preventing the party from gaining political positions in Igboland and portraying the APC as anti-Igbo.

The APC chieftain also stated that the party would not tolerate people engaging in anti-party actions, emphasizing that the APC was capable of challenging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the zone.

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Mr Ben Nwoye, the former caretaker chairman in Enugu state, was suspended, according to Nnamani, who accused Nwoye of swearing in ward executives without the consent of the Electoral Committee.

Latest Nigeria Newspapers today; How APC can Win all Eastern States- Dave Umahi.

In his remarks, Ebonyi state governor, Chief David Umahi, charged stakeholders with providing strategic direction for the party to recoup political lost ground in order to make the APC more acceptable in the region.

Gov. Dave Umahi; Governor of Ebonyi State.

Umahi intimated that the APC will win the Eastern states when they delivered their various polling locations during the 2023 elections, including the gubernatorial election in Anambra on Nov. 6.

He asked all party members to vote for the APC’s governorship candidate in Anambra, Mr Andy Ubah, to win the election.

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Uzodinma Urges Ndigbo to Participate in National Politics

In the same vein, Imo Gov. Hope Uzodinma thanked stakeholders for their assistance during Imo’s gunmen issue, which threatened to destabilize the state’s calm climate.

Uzodinma, who was represented by the APC caretaker committee chairman in Imo, Mr Decklan Nlemigbo, urged Ndigbo to join the party in order to participate in national politics.

Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejocha (Isuikwuato/Umunneochi, Abia) advocated for a comprehensive reconciliation of the APC in Abia in order for the party to achieve better in the state’s 2023 election in her contribution.

While congratulating the stakeholders for calling the zonal meeting, Onyejocha stated that the party needs to take over governance of Abia in order to give the requisite leadership, which was severely lacking.

The host caretaker chairman, Chief Chikwado Chukwunta, pledged that the members would continue to follow their leaders in Enugu state, including Sen. Ken Nnamani, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama and Mr Sullivan Chime.

According to him, he is on a rescue mission, which is to ensure that APC produces the next Enugu governor who will take over the Lion Building come May 29, 2023.

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