Breaking Nigeria News Today Tuesday 17 September, 2017

This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Monday, October 09 2017.

FG confirms 3 cases of Monkeypox disease

The Federal Government has confirmed three cases of Monkeypox virus from the 13 suspected cases reported from Bayelsa State in September.

The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, who announced this on Monday at a press conference in Abuja said the confirmation was the final report from the analysis of the samples which were taken to the World Health Organisation laboratory in Dakar, Senegal.

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Agbakoba asks Abuja court to sack Buhari as petroleum minister

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba has filed an application before the Federal High Court in Abuja to sack President Muhammadu Buhari as Minister of Petroleum Resources.

Agbakoba said sections of the Constitution forbid the President from “holding any other executive office or paid employment”.

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IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu expected in Court today

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is expected to appear in court for his ongoing trial over alleged treason, the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said

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Nigerian Army commences deradicalisation programme on IPOB members

Following the conclusion of Operation Python Dance II in the South East, the Nigerian Army has revealed that it would soon commence deradicalisation programme for members of the recently proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The deradicalisation initiative was disclosed by the Director, Nigerian Army Civil-Military Affairs, Brigadier Gen. Solomon Kumapaye,on Tuesday in Abuja, while visiting the Director General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr. Garba Abari.

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Buhari orders security agencies to bring Plateau ‘madness’ to an instant end

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the security agencies in the country to bring the violence in Plateau state “to an instant end”.

No less than 20 people were killed in an attack in Bassa local government area of Plateau state on Monday.

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Biafra: Produce Nnamdi Kanu or face unimaginable consequences – IPOB threatens

Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had on Monday warned that it would revolt against the Federal Government of President Muhammadu Buhari if it failed  to produce the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, dead or alive.

The banned group , gave an ultimatum of Tuesday (today) stating that they must see their leader in the court premises.

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