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Outraged Senate Wants Buhari To Declare State Of Emergency On Insecurity

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enate President Tells APC Delegates To Choose Presidential Candidate Without Baggage

Rattled by increasing kidnapping and other cases of violence, the Senate today urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on insecurity across the nation.

It made the call against the backdrop of the abduction of students and teachers of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, Niger State by gunmen this morning.

The upper legislative chamber also wants the Buhari government to implement the various recommendations of the Senate on how to tackle insecurity.

These resolutions of the Senate followed a motion on a matter of urgent public importance on the incident by Senator representing Niger East, Mohammed Sani Musa.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan said the frequent incidents of kidnapping of students would reverse the gains made in school enrollment over the years in the North.

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He said parents would no longer yield to persuasion to enroll their wards in school with the level of insecurity plaguing the area especially the kidnap of school children.

In his contribution, Senator Mohammed Birma Enagi (Niger South) described the Federal Government as “incompetent” in dealing with the rising insecurity in the country.

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BREAKING: Tinubu Sacks VCs Of Universities In Abuja, Nsukka, Others

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President Bola Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday sacked the vice chancellor of the University of Abuja,  and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, among others.

Disclosing this on Thursday in a statement, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, noted that these changes were effective immediately.

At the University of Abuja, President Tinubu dissolved the entire governing council and relieved Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi of her duties as Vice-Chancellor.

Senator Lanre Tejuoso, currently Pro-Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, has been appointed Pro-Chancellor of the Yakubu Gowon University. He will be succeeded in Makurdi by Senator Joy Emordi, now pro-chancellor of Alvan Ikoku University of Education.

To succeed Maikudi, President Tinubu appointed Professor Lar Patricia Manko as Acting Vice Chancellor at the Yakubu Gowon University for a six-month term.

She will not be eligible to apply for the substantive Vice Chancellor position when it becomes available.

In addition, President Tinubu has removed Professor Polycarp Emeka Chigbu from his position as Acting Vice-Chancellor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), before his tenure ends on February 14.

Professor Oguejiofu T. Ujam has been appointed as his successor for six months and will not be eligible to apply for the permanent position.

The leadership changes at UNN extend to the role of Pro-Chancellor, with Gen. Ike Nwachukwu reassigned to Pro-Chancellor at the University of Uyo.

President Tinubu appointed Engineer Olubunmi Kayode Ojo as the new Pro-Chancellor of UNN. Previously, Ojo held the same position at the Federal University of Lokoja and the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti.

Professor Zubairu Tajo Abdullahi, currently the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Uyo, has been appointed to succeed Ojo at the Federal University of Lokoja.

Senator Sani Stores is the new Pro-Chancellor of Alvan Ikoku University of Education, succeeding Senator Joy Emordi. Senator Stores is a Council Member at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Also, Barrister Olugbenga Kukoyi, a current Council Member at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has been appointed the new Pro-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State.

“All appointments and reassignment decisions are effective immediately.

“President Tinubu emphasised that these changes reflect his administration’s commitment to revitalising Nigeria’s higher education system through dynamic leadership and accountability.

“The restructuring aims to strengthen governance and academic excellence within Nigeria’s tertiary education sector,” the statement added.

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Don’t Say I Didn’t Tell You – Adeboye In New Revelation

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By John Michael Ojo

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye on Sunday appealed to farmers to avoid bush-burning as they prepare for the planting season.

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, made the call during the church’s February thanksgiving service held at the Throne of Grace Parish, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.

Adeboye who asked the church and the nation to pray against potential disasters, such as storms and floods, said: “I must share something very urgent.

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“At the beginning of this year, one of the prophecies was to pray against fire outbreaks, storms, and floods.

“We’ve only spent one month, and we’ve already seen the rate of fire incidents across the world. Nigeria is part of the world, and we must be prayerful.”

To the farmers who are preparing their lands for the farming season, Adeboye said, “Don’t joke with any form of naked fire around you.”

“And farmers, please don’t burn bushes while preparing your farms.

“Don’t say I didn’t tell you. May the Almighty God answer our prayers and grant our requests.”

 

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BREAKING: UK Prison Frees Ekweremadu’s Wife

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Reprieve has come for the wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu as she has been freed from the United Kingdom’s prison.

It was learnt that Mrs Beatrice Ekweremadu who was sentenced to five years in UK prison, returned to the country on Tuesday.

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Mrs Ekweremadu and her husband were jailed in the United Kingdom after being found guilty in a case of human trafficking in an attempt to harvest an organ of the victim to treat their sick daughter.

 

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