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  • JUST IN: Buhari’s Cos, Gambari meets APC NWC in Aso Rock over Edo crisis

    JUST IN: Buhari’s Cos, Gambari meets APC NWC in Aso Rock over Edo crisis

    The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, is leading some members of party’s National Working Committee (NWC) in a meeting with the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the president, Professor Ibrahim Gambari.

    The meeting is taking place in the CoS’ office in State House, Abuja.

    Sighted with the party boss were the National Vice Chairman (North West), Inuwa Abdulkadir; National Treasurer, Adamu Panda and two others.

    Oshiomhole was escorted to the meeting by a police orderly who had a pile of office files with him.

    The party boss is dealing with the fallout from the party’s disqualification of incumbent Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, from participating in the state gubernatorial primaries.

    The meeting is believed to be in connection with the crisis.

    More to come …

  • T. Y. Danjuma visits Aso Villa, keeps mum after meeting with Buhari

    T. Y. Danjuma visits Aso Villa, keeps mum after meeting with Buhari

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with retired Gen. T. Y. Danjuma at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    The agenda of the meeting between the President and the visiting elder statesman, whose last visit to the State House was over three years ago, was unknown.

    Danjuma also did not speak to State House correspondents on the outcome of his meeting with the President.

    However, it was gathered that the President and Danjuma may have deliberated on domestic and sub-regional issues bordering on security and socio-economic development in the country.

    The President also met with the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio also declined comment on the outcome of his meeting with the president.

  • Presidency reacts to reports of Buhari, Osinbajo missing in Aso Rock

    The Presidency has urged Nigerians to ignore fake claims regarding the whereabouts of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

    Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice- President on Media and Publicity, said he made an Instagram post in which he gave an insight on the vice president’s activities in the past few weeks.

    Akande said that Osinbajo has been attending to official matters on how to improve Nigeria’s economy.

    He said that the Vice President on Thursday met with the Governor of Central Bank(CBN), Kaduna State Governor, and some ministers via video conferencing.

    Akande Instagram posts reads: “with my boss, the Vice President last night in his office, reviewing some of the events of the week.

    “By the way, continue to ignore professional fake news conduits who share fictions about the whereabouts of the president and his Vice.

    “The critical mass of our people sees both the President and the Vice President regularly on television, hear about them regularly on radio, read from them in the press and observe their activities regularly on the social media.

    “For instance, on Thursday the Vice President held a videoconferencing meeting that included the Governor of Kaduna, Power and Finance Ministers, the CBN governor and other government officials on how to expand electricity in the country.

    “The work goes on, and Nigeria will surely prevail. We will do it together.”

    Lately, some reports have raised concerns about the whereabouts of Osinbajo since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.

    Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had recently explained that Osinbajo had been busy working with the Economic Sustainability Committee(ESC).

    The ESC was constituted by President Buhari on March 30 to develop a clear economic sustainability plan until 2023.

    The committee was tasked with identifying fiscal and monetary measures to enhance oil and non-oil revenues in order to fund the plan; develop a stimulus package and come up with measures to create more jobs while keeping existing ones.

  • ‘Aso Rock’ rapes lady twice with ‘fake’ gun in Anambra

    ‘Aso Rock’ rapes lady twice with ‘fake’ gun in Anambra

    The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Emeka Okeke, popularly called ‘Aso Rock’ for allegedly, raping a 36 year old woman twice with ‘improvised’ gun.

    The incident took place on Friday at Okpuno, Awka South local government area, close to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Unizik temporary site.

    The suspect was said to have returned from Awka Correctional center recently for alleged manslaughter.

    The State Police Public Relation’s Officer, Mohammed Haruna, confirmed this Saturday to reporters in Awka

    He said the suspect would be charged to Court after discreet investigation by the Command, adding that the Commissioner of Police, John Abang had ordered that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigative Department, SCID.

    According to Haruna, On the 7/5/2020 a 36 year old woman resident at UNIZIK temp-site Awka, reported at B Division Awka that at about 9:pm of 6/5/2020, while departing with her friend at Okochi Okpuno, a man later identified as Emeka Okeke ‘m’ aged 28 years alias “Aso Rock”followed her closely, raised his shirt to show her a ‘gun’ tucked in his waist, and threatened to shoot her dead if she did not submit herself to his sexual demand for Carnal knowledge.

    “Consequently the frightened victim, believing it was a real gun, and under the fear of being shot dead, followed him to a building in Okochi where he forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her.

    “Again while being led out of the scene, the suspect forcefully led her to the premises of Community Primary School Okpuno, where he had another rounds of carnal knowledge with the victim.

    “Following the report, the suspect was trailed and arrested by police detectives in conjunction with vigilante group attached to Opuno Community.

    “Search was conducted on the suspect instantly and the handle of a cutting hand saw,semblance of a shotgun, which he concealed underneath his shirt, was recovered as exhibit.

    “Meanwhile, victim was taken to the hospital for medical Examination and presently receiving treatment.

    “The suspect is also a notorious offender who recently returned from the correctional centre Awka over alleged case of manslaughter,” he said.

  • Masari meets Buhari at Aso Villa, `shuns’ newsmen for fear of Coronavirus

    Masari meets Buhari at Aso Villa, `shuns’ newsmen for fear of Coronavirus

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed door with Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State at the State House, Abuja.

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda of the meeting between the president and the governor was unknown as at the time of filing this report.

    When approached by State Correspondents after the meeting, the governor declined comment, jokingly saying that he was abiding by the principle of social distancing being advocated to guide against the spread of COVID-19.

    “I read that you are over 70 Journalists in the villa and you wanted me to brief you people in that your press chamber – no, we don’t have Coronavirus in Katsina State and I would not be an agent of the virus in my state,’’ he jokingly told two correspondents he escorted him to his car.

    NAN reports that the first suspected case of the Coronavirus in Katsina State had tested negative

    The patient, who returned from Malaysia and had showed symptoms of the deadly virus, was in self-isolation before the result of his sample indicated negative.

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s statistics as at 2.00pm on Monday 24, indicated that Nigeria confirmed 42 cases of COVID-19 in the country, with two patients discharged and one death.

  • Aso Rock braces for Coronavirus

    Aso Rock braces for Coronavirus

    Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s call on Nigerians not to panic after Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was confirmed in the country, Aso Rock seems to be bracing up seriously against the disease.

    Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity on Monday shared a photo with Muhammad Elder Mashi, team leader from center for disease control in the State House, getting the Villa ready in case of Coronavirus.

    Earlier, President Buhari had noted with sadness, the recent confirmation of a case of Covid-19 infection in Lagos, Nigeria, “despite the ardent efforts of the government regarding preparedness and response measures put in place in our country’s borders and beyond”.

    He, however, commended the Federal Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies whose diligence and efficiency enabled the case to be detected, diagnosed and isolated quickly, even while swift measures were taken to identify and follow up on those with whom the index patient came into contact.

    The President commended the responses of the Federal Ministry of Health and Governments of Lagos and Ogun States as well as other relevant agencies to the reported incident and calls for vigilance on the part of all citizens and responsible government agencies.

    President Buhari urged Nigerians not to panic about the news of this first case of Covid-19 in our country, as undue alarm would do us more harm than good.

    “Instead, Nigerians should strictly observe the advisories disseminated by the Ministry of Health, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation (WHO), on the best way to prevent infection,” the President had said.

  • Slain Aso Rock director Laetitia: Police make two arrests

    Slain Aso Rock director Laetitia: Police make two arrests

    The Nigerian police have made a headway in their investigation on the killing of Ms. Laetitia Naankang Dagan, an Assistant Director of Administration at the Presidential Villa – two arrests have been made.

    According to sources, the police were able to make the arrests after her assassins forgot one of their phones in her apartment, after raping her and gruesomely murdering her.

    “They left with Laetitia’s phones and left one of their own”, said an Aso Rock source, in the know of police investigation.

    The Police had used the abandoned phone to trace the suspects.

    Ms. Laetitia was living as a spinster in an apartment in Lokogoma in Abuja. According to P.M.News sources, she had reported some bad guys dealing in drugs near her home to the police, leading to a police raid of the jaunt.

    It was believed that a blackleg in the police may have told the drug boys that Laetitia snitched on them.

    Meanwhile, source dismissed speculations that her death was connected with the leak of a December 9 memo sent to Abba Kyari, the chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno.

    “She was working in the Pension Department outside the Villa. There was no way, she would have come in contact with a memo from Monguno to Abba Kyari”, the source said.

    Laetitia closed for work at the Villa at 8pm on Monday. But three hours after, she had been gruesomely murdered in her apartment.

    The Permanent Secretary, State House, Abuja, Alhaji Jalal Arabi, described the killing as “a painful loss, not only to her immediate family, but also the entire State House”.

    “She was a dedicated, hard-working officer, and we all feel pained by her dastardly and untimely death,” Arabi told her family members during a condolence visit.

    ”We all share in your grief and pains, but be consoled by the fact that she lived a good life and contributed her best to the services of her nation.”

    Arabi expressed confidence that “the Police will fish out the killers of Laetitia and the law will take its course”.

    The permanent secretary prayed God Almighty to comfort Dagan’s family, the entire Staff of State House, and grant the soul of the departed officer eternal rest.

  • JUST IN: Buhari, Jonathan meet in Abuja [Photos]

    JUST IN: Buhari, Jonathan meet in Abuja [Photos]

    Former President Goodluck Jonathan has visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday.

    President Muhammadu Buhari receives the Immediate Past President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the State House Abuja.
    President Muhammadu Buhari receives the Immediate Past President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the State House Abuja.
    President Muhammadu Buhari receives the Immediate Past President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the State House Abuja.
    President Muhammadu Buhari receives the Immediate Past President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the State House Abuja.
  • Ex-President Jonathan keeps mum after meeting Buhari

    Ex-President Jonathan keeps mum after meeting Buhari

    Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday declined comment on the outcome of his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda of the meeting between President Buhari and Jonathan, which lasted for about 15 minutes, was unknown to newsmen.

    The former president, who was escorted to his car by the State Chief of Protocal, Amb. Lawal Kazaure, only answered greetings from State House correspondents and other staff.

    NAN observed that the former president visited the Presidential Villa for the fifth time as he was last seen in the State House in 2016.

    NAN reports that President Buhari had earlier today met with members of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

  • Kogi guber poll: Buhari, Oshiomhole, Yayaya Bello meet in Aso Rock

    Kogi guber poll: Buhari, Oshiomhole, Yayaya Bello meet in Aso Rock

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole.

    The meeting started at the President’s office around 3.30pm.

    Oshiohmole was accompanied by Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.

    Issues to be discussed at the meeting may not be unconnected with the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi state and other party issues.

    The meeting was still in progress at the time of filing this report.