1. Latest reports on Boko Haram attacks say the insurgents reportedly ambushed and slaughtered 48 fish vendors around Nigeria’s border with Chad. Detailed account of the attack shows that the fighters blocked a path linking Nigeria with Chad, close to Doron Baga on Thursday and killed 48 of the fish vendors.
2. Following last
week’s invasion of the National Assembly by the Police, former PDP National
Chairman, Bamanga Tukur has called for an immediate investigation into the
chaos, saying that Nigeria’s democracy was presently being threatened. He
called on the need for politicians to uphold national interest instead of
personal interest.
3. There was chaos in Oka-Akoko
in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo state during the weekend when
a truck belonging to a manufacturing company crushed two residents of the town.
Out of anger, youths of the community allegedly razed 10 houses, motorcycles
and cars as well as the truck that killed the two victims.
4. Despite that
the Super Eagles crashed out of the Nations cup, Nigerian coach, Stephen Keshi
has said that he remains the best man to lead the Super Eagles. He said the
best solution to Eagles trouble was not to fire him as he has all it takes to
lead the Eagles to victory in future.
5. Department of
State Security, DSS has given reason for its invasion of APC data office,
saying it got information that the APC was duplicating INEC’s Permanent Voter
Cards. Spokesperson of the DSS, Ms. Marilyn Ogar disclosed this on Sunday.
6. President
Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to a statement credited to former President,
Olusegun Obasanjo where he said Jonathan’s government had performed below
average. Jonathan, while speaking through his Special Assistant on Public
Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, in Abuja on Sunday said he was the best President the
country had ever had since independence.
7. Judiciary workers, under the
aegis of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria have vowed to resume their nationwide
strike over the refusal of state governments to implement court judgment
barring piece-meal funding of the nation’s judiciary. The Union took the
decision to resume the strike action during an emergency meeting of its
National Executive Council on Saturday.
8. The National
Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lai Mohammed has
said the only option left for lawmakers in a situation where they are being
prevented from gaining access into their chamber is to scale the fence,
advising that if they are stopped any other day, they should repeat their
action.
9. Governor
Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has again come hard on President Goodluck
Jonathan, saying his government was supervising a highly corrupt government.
Speaking in Abuja on Saturday,the Rivers Governor said that he had no personal
quarrel with President Jonathan, but insisted that there was a total absence of
Democracy in Nigeria.
10. President
Goodluck Jonathan has asked youth corps members who will be working with INEC
in the 2015 general elections to display high sense of patriotism while
discharging their national assignment. The President gave the advice at a
special exhibition of arts and crafts floated by Batch C of the National Youth
Service Corps members posted to Plateau State in Jos on Saturday.
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