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http://ift.tt/2r6MwnJ By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA – Former Vice President and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar has described the ultimatum issued by a Northern youth coalition to the Igbos to quit the region and the counter response by a South-east group “is not only provocative, reckless and thoughtless, but also a grave threat to national security and peaceful coexistence”. Reacting to the ultimatum and the counter salvos through a statement issued by his Media Office Wednesday in Abuja, the Wazirin Adamawa said he was alarmed by the latest dangerous outbursts, warning that it does not augur well for the North and the country at large. “For a country facing threats of disunity, such ultimatum and counter rhetoric at this time is most irresponsible and callous, because it is capable of setting off a chain of ugly events nobody could control”, he said. The APC chieftain warned politicians of all hues to distance themselves from such divisive rhetoric bec...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J …As police promise violence-free election By Ediri Ejoh The Area B Police Command yesterday, received a wide commendation by residents of Apapa and Amukoko community. The area commander, ACP Mohammed, assured communities of a violence-free chairmanship and councillorship elections, saying that officers and men of Nigeria police Force would be deployed in good numbers in order to guard against violence. Speaking to the communities and security agencies in Lagos, a community leader, Alhaji Fatai Ibrahim, said: “We are grateful to the security operatives under the Area B command, who has tirelessly ensured that culprits and thugs in the communities are arrested and prosecuted. “With combine effort from both operatives of Layeni and Amukoko police station, crime is now down as against previous upsurge on a periodic timeline. “As you can see, businesses are picking up and as we approach the chairmanship/councillorship election, safety is assured.” It will be rec...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to deposit N12.5 million imposed on it for infringing on the fundamental human rights of Sen. Abdulaziz Nyako. Justice Gabriel Kolawale who made the order on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the fine should be deposited with the Chief Registrar of the court. Newsmen report that the N12.5 million was imposed on the anti-graft agency as a fine for arresting and detaining the senator for three days. It was also imposed on the agency for freezing all of Nyako’s bank accounts for over two years without a court order, or charging him to court. The fine was part of the judgment delivered by the court on June 22, 2016 in favour of Nyako, who is a serving senator and son of former Adamawa governor, retired Rear Admiral Murtala Nyako. Delivering ruling on an application by EFCC for stay of execution of the judgment, Justice Kolawale struck out the application saying that it was la...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to deposit N12.5 million imposed on it for infringing on the fundamental human rights of Sen. Abdulaziz Nyako. Justice Gabriel Kolawale who made the order on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the fine should be deposited with the Chief Registrar of the court. Newsmen report that the N12.5 million was imposed on the anti-graft agency as a fine for arresting and detaining the senator for three days. It was also imposed on the agency for freezing all of Nyako’s bank accounts for over two years without a court order, or charging him to court. The fine was part of the judgment delivered by the court on June 22, 2016 in favour of Nyako, who is a serving senator and son of former Adamawa governor, retired Rear Admiral Murtala Nyako. Delivering ruling on an application by EFCC for stay of execution of the judgment, Justice Kolawale struck out the application saying that it was la...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- THE Health for Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, and some scientists have called on the Buhari-led government to repeal the National Biosafety Act. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Director, HOMEF, Rev Nnimmo Bassey, Convener of Nigerians against GMOs, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, Food Sovereignty Programme, Friends of the Earth Nigeria/Africa, Mariann Bassey-Orovwuje, and African Health Magazine, Dr. Ifeyinwa Aniebo, at a media training organised to create more awareness over the controversies surrounding the acceptance of Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs, in Nigeria. According to the statement the National Biosafety Management Agency Act 2015, which was eventually signed by former President Goodluck Jonathan, was trailed by unresolved controversies and complaints from key stakeholders including farmers, consumers and civil society groups. Also the statement titled ‘We Demand the Protection of Our Food and Environmen...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide on Sunday commended the Federal Government for renaming the Federal University, Oye Ekiti after the late Maj.-Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo. Aremo Oladotun Hassan, the founder and President of the council, who gave the commendation in an interview with newsmen in Lagos, said the late Adebayo deserved the recognition and more. Newsmen report that the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, had announced the government’s decision to rename the university on Saturday at the burial service of the late general in Ekiti. The acting President said the honour was done to immortalise Adebayo for his immense contributions to the unity and development of the Nigerian nation. Hassan said that the late general was a nationalist par excellence. He said: “As a council, we first of all commend the Federal Government for the recognition of Adebayo who stood, until his death, for the unity of this country. “As a nationalist, however, we would hav...