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A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the Federal Government to properly investigate the murder of over 100 persons in Plateau State.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo went to the graves of victims of herdsmen killing in Benue State with a call on Nigerian Leaders to work harder in tackling the continuous violent clashes between farmers and herdsmen across the nation. He further lamented that the continued violence and insurgency needs immediate collaboration and collective urgent attention, stressing that tackling security challenges must begin from the root to secure permanent solutions to this issues at hand. According to him, if this issue is not addressed immediately from the root, more and more citizens will be buried as victims. "If the issue is tackled right from the root there will be no room for assumptions. We must collectively find solutions to this problem as one nation," he said. Olusegun Obasanjo sufficiently express his sorrow, empathy and sympathy towards the affected families that lost the souls of their loved ones, the governor, the people of the state and Nigerians at large. Obasanjo sa
Senator Rowland Stephen Owie FORMER Chief whip of the Senate, and chieftain of Action Democratic Party, ADP, Senator Rowland Owie, yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to commence immediate implementation of the 2018 budget rather than complaining about the National Assembly. Owie who also is the Chairman, National Contact Committee of ADP, further admonished that “The All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government should also perish the idea of establishing ranches in states. Cattle rearing is private business and those involved in that business should sort themselves out and government funds must not be used for it.” Reacting to the comment by the President that the budget will be difficult to implement, after he accused the National Assembly of inserting N578billion into the budget, said the President should not expect the National Assembly to always do his bidding since it was an independent body outside the Executive. According to Owie, “I wish to
Boy of 13-year-old pupil of Community Primary School, Ajowa, in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Umar Saliu, has been killed by a stray bullet from a soldier maintaining peace at a troubled border town in the state.
Russia has denied Nigeria’s football fans the opportunity to bring live chickens into the stadium when the Super Eagles are playing. As reported by Russia’s Interfax.ru, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Kaliningrad region, Andrei Ermak told reporters. “Our information center MCH-2018 receives a lot of various questions: fans from Nigeria asked if it’s possible to go to the stadium with a chicken, it’s their symbol, the citizens are sick with them at all matches, we told them that to pass a live chicken, in any case, it is impossible “, – said Ermak. At the same time, he noted that if the Nigerians are rooting for their team in other places, “we will, of course, advise them where the chicken can be bought.” We are ready to satisfy the most eccentric inquiries,” the regional minister added. The supporters club of the Super Eagles have been known to go into stadiums with a live chicken, which is one of the ways they cheer on the team to victory. Nigeria fans were t