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           Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo,  has revealed that he worked for Shehu Shagari and late Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, to succeed him as President in 1980 and 2007, respectively, and not President Muhamamdu Buhari. Obasanjo stated this in a book titled: 'The Need for Change', authored by Buhari's Special Assistant on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla. "On two occasions, I have had the opportunity to work for my two successors to the government of Nigeria. On both occasions, I never took the easy and destabilizing route of ethnic, regional or religious consideration,," Obasanjo was quoted as saying. "I worked for both President Shagari and President Yar'Adua to succeed me, not just because they are Moslems, Northerners or Hausa-Fulani, but because they could strengthen the unity, stability, and democracy in Nigeria. "We incurred the displeasure of chauvinists… that's the nature of burden of leadership. A leader must lead ...

A two-time Senator from Katsina State, Kanti Bello, is dead. He died in the early hours of Tuesday, in Abuja. Associates said he was 72 years old. Bello, who represented Daura Senatorial Zone between 2003-2007 and 2007-2011, was the pioneer Managing Director of Katsina Steel Rolling Mill. "I am directed to inform everybody that we lost Senator Kanti Bello, early hours of this mourning (Tuesday), at Abuja. Burial arrangements will be announced later", he said. Mr. Bello had reportedly been battling with an ailment before his death.

An Abuja-based Public Interest lawyer and Convener, Office of the Citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Pelumi Olajengbesi has faulted the Nigerian Police over reports alleging that it is set to arrest a senator, Isa Hamma Misau who it accused of deserting the force in 2010. "A cursory perusal of the provisions of the Police Act and the1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(as amended) provides thus respectively. Section 398 of the Nigerian Police Regulations pursuant to Section 46 of the Police Act. Desertion (1) Any junior officer who is absent without leave for 21 or more consecutive days shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence of desertion and shall be dismissed from the Force as a deserter. (2) The deserter's name shall be struck off the Force nominal roll as from the first day of such desertion. (3) A deserter who returns and applies for reinstatement in the Force may be re-instated if the Inspector-General considers his explanation for his absenc...

Flooding in South-Eastern Texas and South-Western Louisiana is expected to worsen due to overnight heavy rainfall, just as U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to visit the battered region. Harvey, which has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, is drifting eastward back toward the Texas coastline after meandering in the Gulf of Mexico, an advisory issued early on Tuesday by the National Hurricane Centre said. The centre advised people to avoid traveling in the affected areas and not to drive into flooded roadways, warning the situation remains "catastrophic and life-threatening''. Trump and First Lady Melania would meet local leaders and representatives of relief organisations in Corpus Christi, Texas. They are scheduled to visit the Emergency Operations Centre in Austin and meet with state officials. Flights into Houston's two airports had ceased due to flooding on the surrounding roads. States of emergency have been declared in 54 counties in Tex...

The most expensive thing in the world is trust.  It can take years to earn and just a matter of seconds to lose...#2Pac_Shakur

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, who seems the loudest opposition voice against President Mohammadu Buhari's government, has said that his agitation and revelation about what had happened to the President while away in London, was responsible for the return of President Buhari on Saturday. Fayose, who said this on Wednesday, when speaking to leaders of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) at the government office, said he stands by all his claims about the President being in coma on July 6. He said he had no apology whatsoever for all he has said about the President. Affirming this in a press release from his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor who reiterated his call for President Buhari's resignation, said: "If not for our efforts Buhari wouldn't have returned now. Buhari is sick and tired and even his physical appearance betrayed this and he needs to go home and rest. "Today, they have cancelled the Federal Executive Council meeting....

Liverpool owners, Fenway Sports Group, have agreed to negotiate with Barcelona over the possible transfer of Philippe Coutinho. The Americans had issued a public statement earlier this month, making it clear that the 25-year-old midfielder was not for sale. But Spanish outlet, Sport, claims discussions with Coutinho's representatives on Friday night, have persuaded them and they are now willing to listen to what Barca have to offer. Liverpool have already rejected three bids from the La Liga giants, despite the Brazilian handing in a transfer request. It said all that remains is for Liverpool to sign a replacement, before agreeing to sell him for close to £148m.

The Pan-Yoruba sociology-cultural group, Afenifere has backed Nnamdi Kanu and accused the Federal Government of not being fair in its handling of the IPOB leader. This was made known by the  group's publicity secretary, Yinka Odumakin, said Kanu's re-arrest would overheat the polity, stressing that the government should rather engage in dialogue with IPOB members …

Nigeria's interior minister, Abdulrahman Danbazau has announced a two-day public holiday as part of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration Danbazau urged Nigerians to use the two days, September 1 and 4, to pray for peace in the country He also warned citizens peddling hate speeches to desist from it as government will now frown at such The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday September 4, 2017 as holidays in celebration of the Eid-el-Kabir. Premium Times reports that the announcement of the public holiday was made by Abdulrahman Dambazau, the interior minister. Speaking on behalf of the government, Danbazau congratulated Muslims over the celebration.

Informations reaching us that President Muhamamdu Buhari has concluded plans to reshuffle his cabinet this week. According to top Presidency sources, Buhari is torn between moving around the current crop of Ministers, or dropping them completely and replacing them with new appointees. With Buhari's return since August 19, the President has been preoccupied with reshuffling his cabinet as soon as possible. However, a Presidency source revealed that the Ministers who are all aware of the likely changes to take place, have been lobbying Buhari through their Governors or close allies of the President, to either retain them in their Ministries, or be moved to other Ministries that they deem more "important". "The cabinet would definitely be reshuffled very soon, and all the Ministers know that. It is for this reason they have been lobbying their Governors and allies close to Mr President, since he returned from London. "The problem is that some of these same allies h...

Stakeholders in Benue on Monday agreed to begin the implementation of the 2017 Anti-Open Grazing Law in November. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the law, which was signed by Gov. Samuel Ortom in June, gave herdsmen a deadline of October to end open grazing and replace same with ranching from Nov. 1. The stakeholders formally endorsed the deadline at the expanded State Security Council meeting held at the Benue People's House, Makurdi. The stakeholders advised government to step up enlightenment ahead of the deadline, in view of the importance of the law. They also agreed that the law was not targeted at any tribe or group of persons, and urged all Benue residents to support it. NAN quotes Ortom as explaining that the expanded security meeting was to enlighten all stakeholders about the law and how it would be implemented. Ortom further said that ranching was the best system of cattle rearing the world over, stressing that his administration was willing to support her...

IT was excitement galore when the Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority, OCIA, entrenched in Khana, Gokana Tai and Eleme Local Government areas of Rivers State, celebrated its five years of running an indigenous government. OCIA, which came into existence on August 2, 2012, in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous People, rejected the call for restructuring of Nigeria, stating that it would lead to re-colonisation of smaller ethnic groups in the country. In his address to mark the day at Bori, the cultural and political capital of the Ogoni nation, in Khana Local Government Area, the President of OCIA, Dr. Goodluck Diigbo, noted that Ogoni government has attained a milestone in the last five years. He said, "We are inspired by shared efforts and our goals to ensure human and material security as well as food security in Ogoniland,". Diigbo disclosed that OCIA would soon commence the construction of cassava processing plant by month end with raw m...

The Lagos State Government has urged the Supreme Court to re-visit the judgment of the Court of Appeal which acquitted Hamza al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan of the murder of Kudirat Abiola. LASG wants the court to uphold the death sentence passed on al-Mustapha and Shofolahan on January 30, 2012 by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State High Court. Kudirat, wife of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Moshood (MKO) Abiola, was killed in Lagos on June 4, 1996. Both Mr. al-Mustapha, a former chief security officer to then Head of State, Sani Abacha; and Mr. Shofolahan, were on January 30, 2012 sentenced to death by a Lagos State High Court for the murder of the deceased but the Court of Appeal in Lagos on July 12, 2013 discharged and acquitted both men on the grounds of lack of credible evidence. In the judgment delivered by its bench of three justices led by Amina Augie (now a Justice of the Supreme Court), the Court of Appeal held that the testimonies ke...

The federal government of Nigeria will today meet with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to negotiate ways of resolving the ongoing national strike by the lecturers. A statement from Deputy Director (Press), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere, on Monday night, said the government delegation at the meeting would include the ministers of Education and Finance, Chairman, National Income Salaries and Wages Commission, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission and the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress. While the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, will be representing the government, the ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, is expected to lead a delegation of lecturers to the meeting scheduled for noon in Abuja. The union leaders will be briefing the government delegation on the resolutions reached on the offers made by the Federal Government during the last meeting held on August 17, 2017. "Senator Ngige calls on ASUU to ...

manhandled by police officers for allegedly overtaking their van in Lagos. 

Gunmen shot a passenger and abducted four others travelling in a commercial vehicle along the notorious Owo-lkare road in Ondo state yesterday. However, hours after the abduction, families of the victims have been contacted to pay ransom of N15m on each of the victim. A family source said, in Akure last night that they have been able to negotiate the ransom down to N1m each for each of the victim. It was gathered that the four victims and their driver who were heading to Akure from Ikare Akoko were stopped around Oba Akoko road and were forcibly abducted and marched into the bush. Speaking on the incessant activities of kidnappers in the area, the Oloba of Oba-Akoko, Oba Nurudeen Adegoroye called for more security presence in the area. Oba Adegoroye said a military checkpoint between the dangerous spot between Owo and Oba-Akoko will curb the activities of the kidnappers. The family source said that the abductors have agreed that N1m be paid before the victims are released. Spokesperson...

The Nigerian Police Force have said that Senator Isah Hamma Misau is wanted for being a deserter from the organisation and that he will be arrested for the crime and possible forgery of a retirement letter. It was the twist in the financial allegation slammed against the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris by the Senator, who claimed that Idris diverted N10billion income made by the police. The police responded by not only debunking the allegation, but also claiming that Senator Isah Mamman Misau deserted his post in Niger state seven years ago as a Deputy Superintendent. According to the police, Misau still exists on the Nigeria Police Force Officers Staff List as AP. No 57300 DSP Mohammed Isa Hamman. His last posting was to Niger State Police Command on the 24 September, 2010. The police said the retirement letter which the Senator showed journalists may have been forged.                  ...

Detectives attached to the Ondo State Command of the Nigerian Police have found the decomposed body of one of the two missing undergraduate students of the Adeyemi Collegehave of Education (ACE) at a ritualists' hideout in the State. The body was found over the weekend following a week-long investigation and intelligence gathering. In July 2017, authorities of the school in Ondo State declared two students of the tertiary institution missing after they could not be found in their private hostels. The names of the two missing students were given as Semilore Oloruntimilehin of the agricultural department and Oladapo Blessing Oluwaferanmi of the biology department. Femi Joseph, the spokesman of the police in Ondo State confirms that the body of one the missing students was found over the weekend. He said the young woman's body was discovered following the arrest and interrogation of two middle-aged men who were earlier nabbed for robbery but later confessed to kidnapping one of th...

Conor McGregor says he has a lot of options to choose from, after his little foray into boxing ended in a defeat to Mayweather. McGregor held his own early in the fight, but could not hold his own against Floyd Mayweather. The Referee had to stop the match in the 10th round, despite pleas from the Irish mixed martial arts professional not to. Asked at the post-fight press conference whether boxing on is an option, McGregor said: "I'm not sure what's next. I have multiple world titles in the UFC to think about as well as the boxing. "I'm a student of the game and I've studied Floyd and it was an honour to share the ring with him. I will get back into my jiu-jitsu and freestyle wrestling training and we will see what's next. I have many options in the sport of MMA." Many had predicted an early embarrassment for the boxing novice, but he said:  "I'm a multiple-weight freestyle world champion and I was a little bit surprised at the disrespect I w...

Arsene Wenger has described Arsenal's performance in the 4-0 loss to Liverpool as disastrous. Liverpool were top notch at Anfield today, beating a woeful Arsenal 4-0 , with Firmino and Mane scoring in the first half. Salah and Sturridge scored in the second half to round off the riot and Wenger bemoaned his side's performance. "The result is a consequence of our performance. We were not good enough. We were beaten everywhere physically, in the end I believe we made it easier for them, and the mistakes gave them a cushion,"  the Frenchman told Sky Sports . "It was shocking [the goal before half-time] but our performance was absolutely disastrous. There are some reasons behind it but we have to analyse. "The players now go on their international break, but we do have to take the consequences of our performance today. "If you find a manager who is happy with that performance today, I wish you good luck. The emotions are negative, but it's not the right...

The Madina Divisional Police Command on Friday arrested twenty-eight Nigerian suspected fraudsters in Accra, Ghana According to Madina Divisional crime officer, Superintendent Joe Oppong, he said Police seized 33 laptops, 26 mobile phones, and pen drives from the suspects when the arrest was made. The names of the suspects are yet to be released. The Madina Divisional Police Command on Friday arrested twenty-eight Nigerian suspected fraudsters in Accra, Ghana According to Madina Divisional crime officer, Superintendent Joe Oppong, he said Police seized 33 laptops, 26 mobile phones, and pen drives from the suspects when the arrest was made. The names of the suspects are yet to be released.

The World Boxing Council President, Mauricio Sulaiman has revealed that the winner of the historical fight between Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor tonight would receive an opulent money belt. The luxurious belt features 3,360 diamonds, 600 sapphires, 300 emeralds and 1.5 kilograms of 24-karat gold , all on a green Italian alligator leather base. The belt was made over the course of three weeks at a cost of more than $1 million.

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Saturday promised that all ongoing projects embarked upon by his administration would be completed and handed over to his successor in good condition next year. Fayose, who spoke at the Grand- Finale of the 2017 edition of the Udiroko Cultural Festival in Ado Ekiti, said no single development project embarked upon by his administration would be abandoned; the biting economic recession notwithstanding. Newsmen report that the governor was the chief host at the cultural event in his capacity as the newly installed Apesin chieftaincy title holder in Ado Ekiti. .He listed his administration's projects to include the N5.7 billion over-head bridge (fly- over) in Ado Ekiti as well as the N3.8billion ulltra-modern Kings Market in Ado iEkiti. Fayose also cited the new High Court Headquarters project in Ado Ekiti and the local government headquarters dual road projects across the state, among others. He said that he would still do ma...

THE moment Charles walked through the door, I knew there would be trouble," said Molade. In her mid-fifties, she's a typical trophy wife. She'd never done a decent job in her life.  After being kicked out of higher school for not passing any decent subject in her school certificate exams, she met Charles." I was enrolled in secretarial school and was bored stiff", she said. On my way from lunch this fateful afternoon, Charles stopped to chat me up in his brand new Mazda car. That brand of car was the rage then amongst the young executives and I quickly got into the passenger seat with him. "He was handsome, tall and fun to be with. We started dating and I was impressed by his two-bedroom flat. Less than a year after we met, I became pregnant and Charles said he was ready to tie the knot.  I was 20, he was 29 and assured me he was ready for marriage. He'd never hidden the fact he was a ladies' man from me and he knew I had a couple of boyfriends when ...

Chelsea midfielder, N'golo Kante believes his new partner, Tiemoue Bakayoko will make the fans forget Matic. Chelsea were met with discontent from some fans following the sale of Matic, to rival club United. The Stamford Bridge club acquired Bakayoko from Monaco as replacement and Kante expects him to deliver once he fits in. "Who plays is not the most important – we had very good players last season and this season also. "The main thing is how we play and how we work in training. "As soon as Tiemoue understands how the team work, how the manager wants us to work, we can play very well. "Tottenham was his first game and it wasn't easy for him, because it was the first game away to a good opponent, and he did very well. I've tried to help him to settle well at Chelsea and feel good in the squad."

DETAILS OF OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF 25th AUGUST, 2017.DETAILS OF OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF 25th AUGUST, 2017. 2017/2018 ONLINE ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE (100 LEVEL) AND DIRECT ENTRY (200 LEVEL) CANDIDATES 1. APPLICATION Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the Lagos State University 2017/2018 Admission Screening Exercise, for candidates seeking admission via UTME (100 Level) and Direct Entry (200 Level). This ONLINE screening exercise is mandatory requirement for entry into Lagos State University. 2. ELIGIBILITY Candidates who have chosen Lagos State University as their First Choice Institution in the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), and have scored a minimum of 190 marks are eligible to participate in the Online Admission Screening Exercise. In addition, Candidates must be at least 16 years of age, by 1st October, 2017. ALL Pre-Degree Studies (PDS) students who have successfully completed their studies and wish to be considered for admissio...

Ram sellers in various markets in Ibadan on Friday decried low patronage, barely a week to the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. A correspondent who visited many markets in the area, reports that ram sellers were seen discussing the development. At Temidire 30-30 in Bodija, Akinyele, Liberty road and Mokola, rams were seen in various sizes tied to stomps with no buyers in sight. The Baale of ram sellers at Temidire 30-30 market, Bodija, Alhaji Abdulrasak Adeyemo, also decried the low turnout of ram buyers this year. "Sallah celebration is some days away from now and the market is low, no buyer at all compared to last year. He said, "The price of ram now is from N25, 000 to N80, 000 with the price of 'he- goat' from N10, 000 upward,"  Adeyemo urged government officials to re-invigorate the economy to make life more meaningful to the citizenry. He said the high price in the transportation of rams from the northern parts of the country to the southern part was also affecti...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with the 36 state governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting was held inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja shortly after Buhari participated in the Juma'at prayers. It is understood that the president told the governors that he was excited by the show of love towards him by Nigerians.

India's Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that individual privacy is a fundamental right, a verdict that will impact everything from the way companies handle personal data to the roll-out of the world's largest biometric ID card programme. A nine-member bench of India's Supreme Court announced the ruling in a big setback for the Narendra Modi-led government, which argued that privacy was not a fundamental right protected by the constitution. The ruling comes against the backdrop of a large multi-party case against the mandatory use of national identity cards, known as Aadhaar, as an infringement of privacy. There have also been concerns over breaches of data. Critics say the ID cards link enough data to create a comprehensive profile of a person's spending habits, their friends and acquaintances, the property they own and a trove of other information. Aadhaar, which over one billion Indians have already signed up for, was set up to be a secure form of digital ...

Nigeria wants to cooperate with Russia in fighting against the Boko Haram terror group, which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadists (IS, also ISIL). On Tuesday Dan-Ali met with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on the sidelines of the Army-2017 international forum held in the Moscow region. Dan-Ali told Sputnik on Thursday: "we discussed counterterrorism cooperation with Shoigu and I highlighted the role Russia has been playing across the globe. "We know that insurgency is a global problem, and Russia has been assisting Afghanistan, Syria and Turkey in this regard. "We are also looking for assistance from Russia in our sub-region since we have similar problem of insurgency. "Russia is playing a very important role in the Middle East, especially, in fighting ISIL. "All around the globe Russia has been doing very well fighting terrorism." Dan-Ali also said Nigeria has achieved significant progress in fighting against terrorism within its bor...

Nigeria's sensational wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has won a silver medal at the ongoing 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France making it the first time Nigeria is on the medals table. Adekuoroye narrowly lost to Haruna Okuno of Japan 4-5 in the final of the 55kg women's freestyle. Adekuoroye is ranked No. 1 in Africa and won gold in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in the U.S. Adekuoroye is now the first woman from Nigeria to march into the gold medal final at Senior World Wrestling Championships. The Ondo State-born wrestler started her campaign by defeating Mathilde Helene 13-9 in the qualification round to move to the Round of 16. She then proved to be too much for Lenka Martinakova as she defeated the Czech Republic wrestler 10-0. In her quarter-final match, the three-time African champion out-powered Mongolia's Davaachimeg Erkhembayar 8-4 before going ahead to defeat U-23 European Champion, Irina Kurachkina...

Arsene Wenger has revealed unsettled Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez could return to action in this weekend's Premier League clash at Liverpool. Sanchez has just one year remaining on his current Arsenal contract and is keen to leave the Emirates Stadium. He could walk away for free at the end of this season if no new deal is agreed but, amid interest from Manchester City and Chelsea, Gunners boss Wenger has insisted Sanchez will not be sold. Sanchez has missed Arsenal's opening three games of the new campaign with an abdominal strain, but Wenger says the Chile forward is now ready to feature at Anfield on Sunday. "Alexis has worked very hard to be back again and he is available," Wenger said on Thursday. "He works very hard, is focused and gives absolutely everything. He loves to play so much that it is sometimes difficult to stop him but he looks absolutely ready. "He has not played for a long time so I will have to decide what I do with him but he looks ready...

THE chairman of the caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State, Professor Alphonsus Nwosu has said that Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his Ekiti State counterpart, Chief Ayodele Fayose, were the right people to handle the PDP congress in Anambra State, having passed through similar experiences. Nwosu observed that many stakeholders in the state still thought that it would be business as usual, but the two governors and other panel members surely stood their feet on ground to ensure that the right things were done. Meanwhile, reports from the various local government areas of the state indicated that the election of the three member delegates was devoid of the usual conflicts. The congresses were held at the designated venues, and political watchers said this might not be unconnected with the warning by the Wike committee on Monday that any aspirant and supporters that fomented trouble would be disqualified. Already, the appeal committee on the...

Nigerian rapper, born Michael Ugochukwu Stephens widely known as Rugggedman, is all set for his PlayStation FIFA soccer competition known as 'Rugged Pemier League' on September 2nd and 3rd. The annual competition which brings together gamers to battle for mouth-watering prizes is already being tagged 2017's biggest gaming competition to take place in Nigeria Prizes up for grabs include PS4 Console, Cash, Smart Phones, Shirts from Twentieth September Wears. Dinner at BL Restaurant and more. But the ultimate prize of the competition is the Rugged Premier League trophy. Some of the special treats during the competition are celebrities appearance by popular artistes. Klint Da Drunk will be the commentator. Jaywon, Efe Money (winner of BBNaija 2017), Marvis of BBNaija 2017 and many more are on the bill to give gamers a treat for their money. Venue is the Troy Lounge, Lagos, by Oriental Hotel, Lekki. According to the organiser, Ruggedman, the competition will kick off by eleven i...

The N-Power scheme has given latest update on its N-Teach programme. The empowerment scheme said N-Teach volunteers who are yet to write their test and have no BVN issue should log on to its website because the assessment test closes on August 31. A statement on its website reads, "If you applied for N-Teach and you haven't written your test and your BVN records match your application, please log in to write your assessment tests. Assessment tests close on the 31st of August, 2017." The scheme had earlier announced a new method of fishing out volunteers collecting its stipend while also in another employment. The scheme said the federal government empowerment programme was solely for unemployed graduates. For this reason, it said those already employed should stay off.

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military service chiefs to tackle the secret army formed by the Indigenous people of Biafra(IPOB). According to the Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin, the issue of the alleged Secret Service of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Boko Haram menace and the various security threats plaguing the country were among what was discussed at the closed-door meeting that held on Tuesday between President Buhari and the Service Chiefs. Olonisakin disclosed that Buhari has issued directives that will soon be carried out by the military and the security agencies.

The Eastern Consultative Assembly, ECA, has reacted to the order issued yesterday to service chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari. The President yesterday told his service chiefs to ensure Nigeria remains one by all means. The move was to calm the agitation for Biafra by some groups, including the Nnamdi Kanu led Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. In its reaction, ECA, through its Secretary, Evangelist Elliot Ugochuchukwu-Uko, said they were not surprised by Buhari's directives. He said, "We are not surprised; it is part of the hatred. He can lump IPOB together with ISIS. We even expect him to change the name of Enugu to Islamabad. "We are asking that Nigeria be restructured. Those killed before were not armed and did not commit any known offence. "What we are saying is that Nigeria must be restructured, nothing more and nothing less. It is part of Buhari's hatred for Ndigbo but we are resolute that Nigeria must be restructured. "IPOB is not a terrorist orga...