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Withdraw Military from Niger Delta Region Now – Delta Monarch
Paramount ruler of Siembiri Kingdom in Delta State, HRM Pere Charles Ayemi-Botu, has appealed to President Mohammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, withdraw the heavy military presence in the Niger Delta region.
According to him, attacking the region with military might at this moment when the militants have announced ceasefire will be counter- productive.
The Pere of Siembiri kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State likened the action of the Federal Government to “shooting oneself in the foot or throwing away the baby with the bath water.” Thisday
PDP’s call for Buhari’s Resignation a Joke – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday said that the call for resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari by the Peoples Democratic Party over the economy is “preposterous”.
Mohammed said, “It is very painful in a situation where the armed robber is now the one sympathizing with the victim.
“I read in the dailies that the PDP said that the President must resign because of the economy.
“While we are not going to indulge in blame game, I think we should also be honest enough to admit that we will not have been where we are today if they had done what they ought to do. Punch
Accountability Key to North-East development, says Saraki
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Friday, stated that accountability and oversight must be the necessary components of Nigeria’s efforts to rehabilitate the insurgency-ravaged North-East zone of the country.
Saraki, in a statement by the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to Senate President, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said this in response to the conclusion of a four-day visit by the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Dr. Chaloka Beyani.
The Senate President said he was encouraged to learn that the international community was beginning to pay more attention to the sufferings of the IDPs in the North-East.Punch
FG Owes Us N124bn Earned Allowances –ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the Federal Government owes lecturers N124bn as earned academic allowances from 2013 to 2016.
This is in addition to another N495bn that had also accumulated as arrears.
Members of the Calabar zone of ASUU, at a press conference in Calabar, said the situation was already affecting the running of universities, warning that it could no longer guarantee safety on campuses as a result of “huge cloud of uncertainties. Punch
Business News
Dangote’s tomato factory to resume production in December
Seven months after halting production, Dangote Tomato Processing Factory, located in Kadawa Village in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State, is to resume production in December.
The Managing Director of the company, Alhaji Abdulkadir Kaita, who made the disclosure in Kano on Tuesday, explained that it halted production, principally due to the lack of raw materials to process.
Already, he said that the company had commenced preparations for the resumption of production.Punch
Recovered Loot Not Enough to Revive Economy – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has explained that the looted fund recovered so far by government is far cry from what the country needs to revive the economy.
The minister said this on Friday when he appeared on a News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja.
According to him, the amount of money recovered is always being made public.Punch