Buhari, Lawan, governors, CAN, Senator Tinubu: let there be peace, religious tolerance

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday led other Nigerian leaders and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to felicitate Muslims on today’s celebration of Mawlud Nabbiy, the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (SAW). In a statement in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari urged Muslims to strive for “forgiveness and closeness to the noble life and teachings of the Prophet (SAW) whose birthday is being marked on this blessed day. On this auspicious occasion, I wish you all the blessings of today”. Senate President Ahmad Lawan advised the Muslim Ummah on the need for peaceful coexistence, love and tolerance among Nigerians and other people across the world. The senator representing Lagos Central in the National Assembly, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, also rejoiced with Muslims on the Islamic celebration. In a personal statement, she said: “I felicitate our Muslim brothers and sisters in the Lagos Central Senatorial District, Lagos State, and across the Federation on the commemoration of the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (SAW). “The birth, life, and teachings of the Prophet are lessons in devotion …

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Omo-Agege says June 12 a positive history worth sustaining

By Chris Udochukwu. Abuja (Precise Post) – Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege has reflected on the “June 12” and the exemplary roles of political leaders, students, voters and all other citizens whose roles culminated into this historical landmark, describing it as a positive history worth sustaining. Senator Omo-Agege who stated this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, charged all Nigerians to collectively resolve that the sacrifices of all the fallen heroes of Democracy would not be in vain. The statement reads in full: The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said June 12 has crystallized into a beacon of hope and rallying point for the development of democracy under a progressive agenda. In a message to mark this year’s Democracy Day, Senator Omo-Agege who chairs the Senate Committee on Constitutuon Review, assured that the exercise would deepen our democracy. Describing the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola and his wife, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, as icons of democracy, the Delta Central lawmaker called on …

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Yahaya Bello reveals why Kogi is yet to ban open grazing

Lokoja (Precise Post) – Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello says he has addressed the farmer-herder conflict in Kogi by integrating the herders into the governance of the state. Unlike his counterparts in the southern part of Nigeria, Governor Yahaya Bello has said Kogi State will not ban open grazing until it has made provision for ranching. Earlier in the week, the governors of the 17 southern states met in Delta State and agreed to end open grazing, to check farmer-herder clashes and other security threats. “(We) affirmed that the peoples of Southern Nigeria remain committed to the unity of Nigeria on the basis of justice, fairness, equity and oneness and peaceful co-existence between and among its peoples with a focus on the attainment of shared goals for economic development and prosperity; ii) observed that the incursion of armed herders, criminals and bandits into the Southern part of the country has presented a severe security challenge such that citizens are not able to live their normal lives including pursuing various productive activities leading to a threat to food supply and general …

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Eid-el-Fitr: Okowa calls for prayers to fight insecurity

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged Nigerians to have full recourse to God for solution to insecurity challenges in the country. The governor made the call in his message to Muslims in Delta and across the country on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr celebration which was conveyed in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba.He said that Muslims and Christians should intensify prayers to complement Federal and states’ governments efforts at ending insecurity in the country.He said that Nigerians should also pray for the peace of the nation and to avert a possible third wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Okowa urged the Muslim faithful to extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan: love, peace and justice, to their daily living “as through this, they will be contributing to the development of the nation”.He charged all Muslim faithful and Nigerians to use the celebration for sober reflection and supplication for peace, unity and progress of the nation.According to Okowa, this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration is coming at a time when the country is plagued by varying security challenges, which …

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Don’t embark on unwinnable war, Ohanaeze tells FG

THE apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide on Thursday said those encroaching on land in Alaigbo were provoking their people and Igbo deities. Ohanaeze President General, Prof. George Obiozor, who stated this during a press conference in Enugu, declared that “there is no ‘No Man’s Land’ in Igbo land”. Obiozor warned the Federal Government to rethink, reflect and act fast before the prophecy of the “late Chinua Achebe’s book, ‘Nigeria: There was a country’ becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy of a national reality and a national tragedy foretold.” Obiozor stated, “We all are aware that we are passing through one of the worse times in virtually all aspects of our national life. General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, over four decades ago, succinctly captured the mood of our nation today in his message to the National Episcopal Conference of Roman Catholic Bishops held at Onitsha on September 9th to 14th, 1975. “Sub-national consciousness or ethnocentric nationalism, which is a dangerous form of nationalism to national unity and empires, has taken over Nigeria; the dream of Nigeria unity is receding and fading fast …

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Cohesive Nigeria Handed Over To You In 2015 Is Fast Collapsing – PDP Slams Buhari’s Parochial Leadership Style

…Urges Urgent Action to Restore Unity, Order. By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm that the once cohesive and economically thriving nation handed over to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 is fast collapsing in his hand as a result of his alleged insensitive, divisive and parochial approach to governance. The party maintained that the above also gave rise to his failure to effectively manage the economy; inability to administer the complex political and sectional nuances of the nation as well as manifest lack of capacity to confront terrorists, bandits and kidnappers ravaging our country The PDP stated this in a series of tweets released via it’s twitter handle on Saturday. The tweets reads: The PDP expresses deep concerns over the rising sectional disagreements and violent conflicts in various parts of the country, which are being exacerbated by the insensitive, divisive and parochial approach to governance by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration. The party laments the escalated sectional conflicts in various parts of the country; the bloody ethnic clashes currently raging …

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Farmers/Herdsmen Clash:Ogun Governor Orders Investigation

By Our Reporter Abeokuta (Precise Post) – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has ordered the security agencies in the state to investigate the recent clash between herdsmen and farmers in the Yewa area of the state that led to the loss of a life and destruction of properties. In a Press Statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, in Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun has also set up a Special Task Force that will maintain a presence in all areas of the state prone to herders/farmers conflict to maintain peace and quickly respond to any form of violence or crimes. “The government is immediately setting up a joint security patrol team/task force involving all security agencies in the state to not only deal with the situation, but to also nip in the bud any threat to violence or criminality”, the governor was quoted as saying, adding “our first priority in Ogun State is the safety of lives and properties of everyone, and we will not compromise on that” Governor Abiodun who gave the order in Abeokuta at the end …

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Quit Notice: Fulani Leaders Beg For Forgiveness, Pledges Peaceful Co-existence 

By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – Two Fulani leaders, the Seriki Fulani of Igbo Ora, Alhaji Idris Abubakar, and the Seriki Fulani of Eruwa, Alhaji Sule Mohammed, have solicited for forgiveness, assuring the people of Oyo State that they would facilitate peaceful coexistence in Ibarapaland. Recall that there was violence at Igangan on Friday when a popular Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, alongside his followers, stormed the Fulani settlement in the ancient town to eject Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and herdsmen accused of perpetrating crimes ranging from kidnappings, killings, rape to invasion of farmlands with their cattle. The community leaders spoke during a visit of the state government delegation to the town on Sunday. At the meeting, residents of Igangan in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State recounted their ordeals in the hands of Fulani herdsmen. The community also presented to the delegation, pictures and other evidence of ransoms paid to the herdsmen. They accused the Seriki Fulani of complicity in the negotiation of ransoms. During the meeting, those who paid ransoms to the …

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#EndSars Protests: Northern Governors Sue for Unity, Peaceful Co-existence of All Citizens in Nigeria

By Francis Etuko Abuja (Precise Post) – The Northern Governors Forum at the end of its meeting on Thursday in Kaduna over the #EndSARS protest sued for unity and peaceful co-existence of all citizens and groups of people in Nigeria. This is also at it has blamed what it termed “Diabolical Influencers” for cashing in on the #EndSars protests to push for a change in government. In a communique it released at the end of its meeting, and signed by the governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, the NGF commiserated with Nigerian youths and families that have lost loved ones in the protests. The governors who wondered why the protests have persisted despite efforts by the federal and state governments to pacify the protesters, urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari, the federal government and democracy. The Communique read in part “The forum, however, expressed concern on why the protests have persisted despite the magnanimity exhibited by the federal government and various state governments, and calls from well-meaning Nigerians to put an end to the protest,” the communiqué said. While …

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