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2 dead, 96 injured in Jos school
bus accident
By Marie-Therese
Nanlong
JOS—TWO children
died, while 96 others
sustained injuries in the
accident involving pupils
and staff of Our Lady of
Fatima Nursery and
Primary School at
Mararaba Jamaa junction,
Jos South Local
Government Area, Plateau
State, on their way to school
at Kuru Jenta.
About 96 others, who
were involved in the crash,
are receiving treatment at
Plateau State Specialist
Hospital, where Governor
Simon Lalong paid them a
visit while touring facilities
in the hospital.
Proprietress of the school,
Reverend Sister Florence
Golam, who was seen
calming the frightened
children, said she had no
details of the accident.
She said the Headmaster,
who can say what
transpired, could not be
reached.
Parents of the pupils
thronged the hospital
premises, while staff were
attending to the injured in
the casualty ward.
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Boko Haram: S-Arabia donates $10m arms,
relief aid to Nigeria
By Kingsley
Omonobi
THE Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia has donated $10
million to Nigeria for arms
and relief materials for the
internally-displaced
persons’ crises in the
country.
Leader of the Saudi
Arabian delegation, Nasir
Bin Mutlak, duirng a visit
to the Minister of Defence,
Mansur Ali, disclosed that
the aid package, which was
in cash and military
equipment, was aimed at
assisting the IDPs in the
North- East in particular,
and meeting other essential
needs of the military.
According to Nasir Bin
Mutlak, “our country and
Nigeria have continued to
have very good
relationship. Our mission
in the Ministry of Defence
is to help our brothers in the
IDP camps in the North-
East.
“The $10 million is from
the King Salman
Humanitarian Aid and
Relief Centre and the Saudi
Court sacks Kogi monarch, warns against contempt
By Boluwaji
Obahopo
LOKOJA—A Kogi State
High Court sitting in
Isanlu, headquarters of
Yagba East Local
Government Area, has
sacked the Oba of Egbe,
Abiodun Agbana, for
lacking constitutional
power to mount the throne.
The court made the ruling
in an injunction brought by
By Henry Umoru
A BUJA—SENATE
President, Dr. Bukola
Saraki, has asked the
Senate Ad Hoc Committee
on Security, to visit Zamfara
and conduct an on-the-spot
assessment of the killings
that recently occurred in the
state.
In a tweet on
@BukolaSaraki, Senator
the claimant, Captain
Folunrunsho Aremu (retd)
against the monarch and
three others, challenging
the selection and
appointment of Agbana as
the paramount ruler of
Egbe land.
Delivering judgment,
Justice Obayomi, who
invalidated the
appointment and asked
parties to return to status
quo, banned the state
Saraki said: “I have
directed the Senate Ad Hoc
Committee on Security to
visit Zamfara on Tuesday
(today) to get a first-hand
assessment of the security
situation in the state and
report back to plenary.”
In a related
development, Saraki has
also weighed in on the
response of United Nations’
Secretary General, Antonio
government, Ministry of
Local Government and
Chieftaincy Affairs and
Yagba Traditional Council
from going ahead with the
coronation, saying Agbana
resorted to self-help while
the case was before the
court.
He said failure to obey the
direction contained in the
order by any of the
defendants will amount to
contempt of court.
Senate panel to assess Zamfara killings
Guterres, to the attack in
Rann, Borno State,
describing the commitment
of the body to stay in North-
East as commendable.
Saraki is in Ghana and
will address the country’s
parliament on The Future
of Good Governance in
Africa, in commemoration
of 25 years of uninterrupted
parliamentary democracy in
Ghana.
Development Fund. It is
meant to show solidarity
with Nigeria in the fight
against terrorism and to
show support for IDPs.”
Mutlak also said the
delegation will visit the
states in the North-East
affected by Boko Haram
insurgents to ascertain the
level of support they need
and report back to their
country.
Responding, Ali
commended the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia for the huge
support, noting that aside
from assisting in tackling
challenges at IDP camps,
the aid will go a long way
in helping acquire strategic
military equipment needed
to tackle terrorists
challenges.
He said: “As you may be
aware, we have the Multi-
National Joint Task Force,
MNJTF, comprising
Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad,
Niger and Benin Republic,
fighting to stop the spread
of terrorism in the region.
“We have refugees from
Cameroon, Chad and
Niger, worsening the
already tough situation with
IDPs in the country. Your
intervention will go a long
way in helping us tackle
these challenges.”
Other members of the
delegation were Khalid
Bim Abdulrahman Al-Mani
and Muhammad Bin
Addidat Al-Namla.
Fuel dealer sues
IGP for N10.5m
By Demola
Akinyemi
ILORIN—A chieftain of
Independent
Petroleum Marketers
Association of Nigeria,
IPMAN, in Kwara State,
Alhaji Abdulkareem
Sanni, has sued the
Inspector General of
Police, Ibrahim Idris,
over the sale of his 1,000
litres of petrol and
detention of his staff,
asked for N10.5 million
compensation.
The plaintiffs’ counsel,
Dr. Dauda Osu,
yesterday, told an Ilorin
Federal High Court that
the IG’s monitoring team
came to RABSAN
Ventures Limited, along
Gaa Akanbi, Ilorin, on
February 20, and that
despite explanations that
the 1,000 litres of PMS
was reserved for family
Kano, Lagos legislative
summit underway
By AbdulSalam
Muhammad
K
A N O —
GOVERNOR
Abdullahi Ganduje of
Kano State has hinted
that a summit between
Kano State and Lagos
State Houses of
Assembly was in the
pipeline.
A statement signed by
his Chief Press Secretary,
quoted Ganduje as
saying that the two
assemblies have a lot in
common, being from the
most populous states of
the federation, and there
is need for them to copy
some legislative work
from each other.
He said: “Most of the
Kebbi North endorses
Buhari, Bagudu for 2019
By Kabir
DanKatsina
B IRNIN-KEBBI—
STAKEHOLDERS
of All Progressives
Congress, APC, from
Kebbi North Senatorial
District, comprising
Argungu, Augie,
Bagudo, Arewa, Dandi
and Suru Local
Government areas of
Kebbi State, have
endorsed President
Muhammadu Buhari
and Governor Abubakar
Bagudu of the state for reelection
in 2019.
Speaking during a
meeting at Argungu
yesterday, the caucus
leader, Ambassador Isah
Argungu, told the
members and friends, the
officers forced the staff to
sell the product, and went
on to arrest and detain the
staff for two days.
He also told the court
that he was curious about
the attitude of the IG’s
men, who insisted that his
staff, a stroke patient, must
take them to his residence,
and that because he
refused their directive, they
beat him in the presence
of his wife before taking
him away.
He also noted that the
monitoring of petrol
stations was not the
schedule of the Police, but
that of Department of
Petroleum Resources,
DPR.
Justice N. I. Afolabi
granted the relief of the
plaintiff’s counsel to serve
the IG the court process
and adjourned to March
15 for further hearing.
memorandums of
understanding signed by
Kano and Lagos states
recently, need some
legislative roles before they
can become practical.”
In his speech, Speaker
of the state Assembly, who
was represented by his
Deputy, Engineer Hamisu
Chidari, said: “What I find
even more apt and timely
is the inclusion of the longoverdue
review of the
Standing Rules of Kano
State House of Assembly,
which were last updated 10
years ago.”
On his part, Chairman of
Legis 37 Nigeria, Salim,
represented by Musa Isa,
appreciated the relationship
between his firm and
Kano State government.
gathering that they have
agreed to re-elect President
Buhari and Governor
Bagudu based on their
good performance after
three years in office.
Ambassador Argungu
said: “President Buhari has
restored security, improved
economy, united politicians
and is fighting corruption.
“He also disbursed soft
loans, through the Bank of
Industries, to many
women and youths in the
northern part of the
country.”
On Bagudu, the caucus
leader noted that the
governor has transformed
Birnin-Kebbi to a model
town, which previous
governments fail to do after
16 years in office.