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Insurgents Flee, Abandon Gun Trucks After Failed Ambush The Nigerian Army says it has recorded another success in the ongoing onslaught against Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. A statement from the Army Operations Media Coordinator, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, on Tuesday disclosed that the feat was made by troops of 153 Task Force Battalion deployed at New Marte. Colonel Iliyasu explained that the soldiers had embarked on fighting patrol to Dikwa to hunt and destroy remnants of Boko Haram criminals in the area in the early hours of Monday. Incidentally, the troops were said to have encountered an ambush staged against them by the insurgents along the patrol route at Ala Village, some 7km away from New Marte. READ ALSO : Kaduna   Poly Rector Seeks Joint Action Against Kidnappers ‘Confused Fighters’ According to the media coordinator, the ambush was reinforced with a crudely prepared Improvised Explosive Device planted against the troops. He said...

VIDEO: Police Evacuate Lion From Lagos Home The police, officials of the Lagos State government, and vet doctors have evacuated the two-year-old lion discovered in a residential building in Lagos State to a zoo. The big cat which became agitated at the sight of many people was later tranquilised and carried out of its cage. READ ALSO :  Lion Discovered At Residential Building In Lagos After the operation, Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and special offences, Olayinka Egbeyemi, explained that the suspected owner of the animal is yet to honour the invitation served on him. The lion said to be owned by a yet to be named Indian national, was caged at Number 229, Muri Okunola Street in Victoria Island.

Budget Defence: Reps Accuse NDIC Boss Of Flouting Buhari’s Directive The House of Representatives has refused to consider the 2020 budget estimates of Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Insurance, Jaha Ahmed, stated this on Tuesday at a meeting with a delegation from the NDIC in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He accused the Managing Director of the Corporation, Umaru Ibrahim, of disregarding President   Muhammadu Buhari’s directive prohibiting oversea travels during the 2020 budget defence . READ ALSO : Kaduna    Poly Rector Seeks Joint Action Against Kidnappers Ahmed, however, acknowledged the formal letter notifying the Committee of the absence of the Chief Executive Officer of the agency. He insisted that there were certain questions requiring the response of the Chief Accounting Officer of the NDIC. The lawmaker added that it would amount to wasting legislative hours for the subordinates to take suc...

Nigerians Yet To Benefit From N1trn Constituency Projects, Says Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians, especially those at the grassroots are yet to benefit from the constituency projects by members of the National Assembly. He noted that despite spending huge sums of money running into hundreds of billions of naira on such projects, the people were yet to feel the impact. The President made the remarks in his speech at the national summit on ‘Diminishing Corruption in the Public Service’ which held on Tuesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Worst Fears “It is on record that in the past 10 years, N1trillion has been appropriated for constituency projects yet the impact of such huge spending on the lives and welfare of ordinary Nigerians can hardly be seen,” he was quoted as saying in a statement by his media adviser, Femi Adesina. The President added, “The first phase report of tracking these projects by ICPC confirms our worst fears that people at the gra...

Alleged N11bn Diversion: Court Adjourns Shema’s Trial. The Katsina High Court has adjourned the trial of former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema, and three others until December 11 and 12. Justice Mai-Kaita Bako adjourned on Tuesday with respect to the statement of the fourth accused person, Mr Lawal Dankaba, which was rejected by the court. Dankaba told the court that all the statements he made since inception of the trial were under duress. The former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Mr Sani Makana; former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Lawal Rufa’I; and former chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Dankaba, are the three others standing trial along with the former governor. They were alleged to have conspired and diverted the sum of N11 billion from the state ALGON account while piloting the affairs of the state. When the trial started in 2015, Dankaba told the court that he was among those...

Senate To Investigate NEMA Over ‘Selective’ Disaster Response The Senate has directed its Committees on Special Duties, Ecology and Climate Change and Environment to investigate the effectiveness of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) over disaster response in 2019. According to the Special Assistant (Press) to the President of the Senate, Ezrel Tabiowo, the Red Chamber also directed NEMA to immediately implement a response programme for the flood disaster that affected various communities in Demsa, Numa, Guyuk and Lamurde Local Governments of Adamawa State. These were some of the resolutions reached at plenary on Tuesday sequel to the consideration of a motion sponsored by Senator Binos Yaroe (APC, Adamawa South). According to Yaroe, NEMA was established by Act 50 of the 1999 Constitution as amended for the purpose of managing disasters in Nigeria. The lawmaker who lamented a major flooding which occurred in October 2019 as a result of the release of excess wa...

Senate To Investigate Gencos, Discos Over Unsteady Power Supply The Senate has mandated its Committee on Power to investigate the activities of power generating and distribution companies with the aim of unraveling the causes of unsteady power supply in Nigeria.  The resolution of the Senate followed the consideration of a motion moved by Senator Chukwuka Utazi, who lamented that power generating or installed capacity of Nigeria in relation to its population and Gross Domestic Product cannot ensure that Nigeria competes favourably in terms of development with other nations. The lawmaker while expressing optimism that Nigeria can set a realisable target of generating a capacity of 100,000 megawatts in the next 10 years, said this target can be achieved through a mix of energy sources such as natural gas, hydro, coal, wind and renewable energy. READ ALSO:  Corruption: Buhari Asks NASS To Speedily Pass Special Crimes Court Bill He added that beyond generation and tra...