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Victor Moses, Mastermind of Madalla Bombing Captured by Nigerian Military   The Nigerian military today achieved a great milestone in the ongoing war against terror by Boko Haram terrorists as one of the suspected masterminds of the December 2011, Madalla Christmas bombings was captured. The suspect, known as Victor Moses, was paraded yesterday before the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, alongside four other accomplices at the 33 Artillery Brigade, Bauchi State. While parading the suspect and his accomplices, the Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen. Abraham Dusu, said Moses was apprehended at Alkaleri in Bauchi while conducting surveillance for the Boko Haram terrorists inside a mosque in the town.   According to Dusu, the chief suspect raised suspicion when he claimed that he wanted to convert to Islam but being new to the community, the security agencies and military intelligence, who on interrogation got his confession to being one of the masterminds

Sheriff: I will Not Stay Beyond May   The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, today promised that he will keep to the three months deadline to conduct the affairs of the party, culminating in the convocation of PDP congresses and national convention.   He said soon, the party's National Working Committee (NWC) would release timetable to conduct the congresses from ward to national levels, after due consultations, assuring members that the next congress and convention of the party will be very credible which would stand the test of time. Also, Sheriff's leadership got a boost when former lawmakers elected on the PDP platform led by the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, paid him a solidarity visit. Speaking during the reception of the delegation of the Forum of former lawmakers, Sheriff said there was no doubt that the party loss in the last pres

House of Rep Members Visit Kogi to Solve Assembly Crisis In a bid to settle the lingering crisis rocking the Kogi State House of Assembly, the fact finding committee from the House of Representative today stormed Lokoja, urging the aggrieved parties to maintain the provision of the constitution pending the time the committee resolve the crisis. The leader of the fact finding committee, Hon. Pally Iriase, who is the Deputy Chief Whip, disclosed this to journalists after a closed-door meeting with the state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, at the Government House. He explained that the state House of Assembly has been enmeshed in leadership crisis for quiet sometime, stressing that the committee was in the state to meet with all the stakeholders with a view to resolving the lingering crisis and ensure the state move forward. On whether the committee has received an interlocutory injunction granted the other faction, Iriase stated that the committee has not re

NUC: UI is Best Varsity in Nigeria The National Universities Commission (NUC) today ranked the premier institution in Nigeria, University of Ibadan, as the best in its latest 2015 ranking. Among the top five dominated by first generation universities, are University of Lagos (2nd), University of Benin (3rd), Obafemi Awolowo University (4th) and Ahmadu Bello University occupying the 5th position.  The ranking indicated that the University of Ilorin is 6th, Lagos State University (11th) while the Covenant University led Pan African University (18th) to occupy 13th position. University of Jos (7th), University of Port Harcourt (8th), University of Maiduguri (9th), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (10th), Federal University of Technology, Owerri (12th), University of Nigeria (14th), Federal University of Technology, FUTA (15th), Nnamdi ‎Azikiwe University, (16th), Enugu State University of Science and Technology (17th) Ladoke Akintola University of Tech

Senate  to Issue Warrant of Arrest against Larmode The Senate has settled  to issue a warrant of arrest against the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Larmode, following his persistent decision to refuse summons by Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions. Larmode had several times been summoned by the committee over allegations of financial impropriety leveled against him by one Dr. George Uboh, the Chief Executive Officer of Panic Alert Security Systems. Uboh had petitioned the Senate, accusing Lamorde of diverting over N1 trillion looted funds recovered from accused Nigerians in connivance with other EFCC officials. During one of the summons last year, Lamorde's lawyer, Festus Keyamo, appeared on his behalf, claiming that the former was on a medical trip abroad. But since then, he has not returned to the country. After endless waiting for Lamorde, the committee wrote its report and submitted i

 Graft: EFCC Arrests Dizeani's Cousin, Amamgbo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) has arrested Donald Chidi Amamgbo,a  cousin to the former Petroleum Resources Minister, Dizeani Allison Madueke. Amamgbo, the  Chief Executive of Mezcor oil and Gas limited, Tridax Oil and Gas Limited, Lynear Energy Limited and Bulk Strategic Reserved Limited, was arrested in Lagos at about 4.20p.m. today‎ over an alleged involvement in several shady deals during Diezani's tenure as minister. He is believed to be Diezani’s front, Amamgbo allegedly got approval to lo lift Nigerian crude oil without any requisite experience. Through his companies, Amamgbo lifted crude oil and gas worth billions of dollars over a period of four years. A search conducted in the office and premises of Mezcor Oil and Gas Limited at No. 5 Sannar street, Wuse 2, Abuja yielded documents which included payments for the purchase of houses and vehicle

Buhari: No Makeshift Camp Would Remain Permanent for IDPs in Nigeria​ President Muhammadu Buhari today disclosed that the temporary structures built to accommodate over two million Nigerians displaced from their traditional/natural homes occassioned by terrorism and natural incidents would not remain in the settlements permanently. In this regards, it therefore noted that it was working hard to ensure that these makeshift settlements do not become permanent homes to the displaced persons as seen in other places. Buhari, who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, when he declared open the ongoing Africa Regional Meeting of United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Abuja, said such forced urbanisation resulting from terrorist attacks have created secondary towns across Africa. He noted that these secondary towns were in turn putting enormous pressure on city centres across the continent, adding th

More Troubles for Modu Sheriff as Arewa Group Rejects his PDP National Chairmanship As controversies continue to mar the emergence of Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a group called AREWA PDP AWAKE (APA) today rejected him. It described his emergence as "not only irrational and devoid of any logical reasoning but a very wrong choice at this trying period of the party expected to repair its battered image and future." APA, while vehemently objecting to his emergence,   said:   "Senator Ali Modu Sherif is coming at a very wrong time especially now that the party was yet to   recover from its   disastrous outing in the last general Elections." In a statement issue and signed by the National Coordinator, National Secretary and the National Publicity Secretary respectively in Bauchi, the group said: “We at Arewa PDP Awake totally reject Senator Modu Sheriff as PDP National Chairman and we urge all st

Nigerian Military on High Alert to Combat Militancy in Niger Delta The Chief of Defense Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonishakin, has said the military has placed troops on high alert to combat any militant attack in the Niger Delta. Olonishakin spoke today at the inauguration of 25 locally built gunboats donated to troops of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder in Port Harcourt. He said the military was currently assessing the situation in the Niger Delta with focus to maintaining law and order in the region. According to him, the nation cannot tolerate any criminality by individuals and groups especially at a period the nation was faced with serious economic downturn. “The Defense (Headquarters) is up and doing, and we want to warn them (militants) that the military will not take it lightly in cases of disturbances. “Any threat by them will be met with appropriate military actions. “We have directed our troops to be on red alert as we

 NIS Set to Clamp Down on Illegal Immigrants in Niger                                   Following an upsurge in the number of foreign nationals illegally residing in Niger State, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) would begin to clamp down on all such foreigners in different parts of the state. Recently, foreign nationals especially, Nigeriens and Indians have flooded Minna, the state capital. The Nigeriens, some of them with their wives and children, beg for alms at times embarrassingly as the children cling to passersby.   Some of the Nigeriens also engage in sale of water. They are popularly called ‘mairuwa’.   Disturbed by this development, the Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service of the state Command, Mr. David Adi, said the Command would soon embark on ‘a mop-up exercise’ of these illegal immigrants.  Adi said their influx pose a serious security risk to the state especially with the activities of insurgents in parts of the country whi