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SOME Yoruba nation agitators stormed Idiroko, in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State on weekend; and attempted to forcefully reopen the land border shut by the Federal Government. Idiroko is a border town between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin in Ogun West Senatorial District. The Federal Government had closed all land borders, including Idiroko, since 2019, and directed that all importations be done through the seaports. In a viral video, the agitators were seen calling out security operatives, saying: “We are going to open this border.”   The agitators were seen marching around, and some with banners bearing the Yoruba nation. Chanting 'Yoruba nation, no going back', the agitators were also seen moving towards the border gate and then started destroying it.   There were a few security personnel at the scene and the agitators could be heard calling to disarm them Gun shots were heard but it was not clear if they were coming from the agitators.   ...

GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State,  has commissioned mini Bus Terminal at Mobile Junction, Muritala Mohammed Airport Road, Mafoluku. The commissioning of the terminal is in continuation of Sanwo-Olyu’s administration Bus Reform Initiative ( BRI) to ensure that transport system in Lagos State is moved from an unregulated frame to a regulated framework which would gradually lead to the phase-out of the old rickety bus on Lagos road to more comfortable and high capacity buses. Speaking at the commissioning, Sanwo-Olu appreciated the management of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for their support in realizing the objective of the  mini-terminal and thanked Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and the contractor  for the quality job done and assured Lagosians of his administration determination to take Lagos State to the next level. According to him: “Our collaboration with the Federal Government is about what the Public-Private Partne...

President Buhari and Gov Akeredolu THE Southern Governors Forum, has insisted that there was no going back on its Asaba resolutions, just as it called on the Federal Government to shed itself of the excess power it has appropriated over time. Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, said this during the Senate Committee Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution in Akure, Ondo State. The governor, who described the current system as not sustainable, said the Federal Government should only coordinate and receive royalties.   Akeredolu said: “A cursory glance at these resolutions will leave anyone keenly interested in finding lasting solutions to the myriad of challenges in the country with no better conclusions.   “The substratum is the quest for nationhood anchored on the principles of equity, justice and fair dealings, and the commitment of the governors to the unity of this country.   “The meeting deliberated on sundry issu...

Mob burns madwoman to death in Lagos *Says android phone, N3 million cash, three AK-47 rifles found with her A woman, suspected of being a ritualist, was burnt to death by an angry mob, Monday evening, at Abule-Ado, along the Mile-Two Badagry Expressway, Lagos. However, the Police said she was mentally unstable and subsequently vowed to arrest those behind the killing. Residents said the unidentified woman, who pretended to be insane, was apprehended after they were alerted by the cry for help from a child she was alleged to have abducted. A curious motorcyclist, who reportedly stopped to urinate by a bush path along the expressway, heard the desperate cry for help and was said to have alerted other persons when he discovered a little child that was allegedly held hostage by the woman. A mob was said to have descended on her. When searched, she was alleged to have been found with an android phone, N3 million cash and three AK-47 rifles, which were kept in a sack inside the drainage sys...

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has been heavily criticized by the public for supporting open grazing and for slamming southern governors for banning open grazing in the region. While featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, last night, the AGF said Southern Governors banning open grazing is the same thing as Northern Governors banning spare parts trading in the North, considering the fact that Southerners constitute the majority of spare parts traders in the North. Penultimate week, the 17 southern governors resolved after a meeting in Asaba, the Delta State Capital, to among others ban open grazing and movement of cattle by foot in the region. Many kidnappings and killings in the Southern region have been linked to criminal elements among herders. The Southern Governors also called for restructuring of the country to bring about fiscal federalism, devolution of powers and state policing. Ban on open grazing like...

CHRISTIAN Association of Nigeria, CAN, Trade Union of Nigeria, TUC, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and umbrella body for pro-Labour Civil Society Organizations, Joint Action Front, JAF, have reacted angrily to the Nigeria Governors'  Forum recommendation that the petrol pump price increase to N385 per litre. The Governors Forum made the recommendation during their last virtual meeting on Wednesday night, with aim to make case for full deregulation, recommending petrol price at N385 per litre. However, outrage has greeted the Forum's recommendation by CAN, TUC, PENGASSAN, Labour others, accusing the governors of living in a fools paradise. The labour and co also accused the governors of failing to appreciate the suffering and the hardships across the country, and warned that the recommendation of the governors would cause socio-economic upheaval if accepted and implemented  by the federal government. It would be recalled that the NGF,...