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Nigeria Breaking News Today Monday, October 22 2018
This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Today, Monday, October 22 2018
Nnamdi Kanu During Radio Biafra Broadcast: “I Am Coming Back And I Will Bring Hell With Me”
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on sunday at 6:00 pm Nigerian time in a live broadcast delivered a world press conference, from the Jerusalem, Israel.
Mr. Kanu in the broadcast monitored by Naija News said that he had to flee Nigeria as a result the invasion of his Afara Ukwu, Umuahia, Abia State home by the Nigerian Army on September 14, 2018.
Obanikoro Run Off To US As Fayose’s Court Case Begins
Former Minister of State for Defence, Musliu Obanikoro has flee to the United States, a few days before the court case of Former Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose is set to commence.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had listed Obanikoro, as one of the witness to testify against Fayose who received about N1.3bn from Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), the then National Security Adviser.
Kaduna Violence: Saraki Calls for Arrest of Perpetrators
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, today called for the arrest of the perpetrators responsible for the Kaduna violence.
In messages posted on both his official Twitter and Facebook page, Saraki also called for calm and advised residents not to contribute to the violence in anyway.
Again, El-Rufai Imposes 24 hours Curfew in Kaduna State
The Governor of Imo State, Mallam Nasir Elrufai has declared a dawn to dusk curfew on Kaduna town and its environs with immediate effect.
Below is a tweet from official and verified Twitter Handle of Governor of Kaduna State, @govkaduna
There’s A Gang Up Against Me – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that some unnamed party stakeholders were ganging up against him.
He stated that the positive reform of the regime as the chairman of the party had prompted these aggrieved fellows to gang up against him.
Rivers 2019: Amaechi Explains Why Rivers People Should Vote Out Wike
The immediate past governor of River state, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the residents of Rivers need to vote out, the state governor, Nyesom Wike over insecurity issues in the state.
Amaechi who is the Minister of Transportation made the call during the Dedication service of the Tonye Cole campaign organisation in Port Harcourt.