"If you like bug my phone" - Wike says his govt will stand with dismissed police officers

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has pronounced that the administration and individuals of the state will remain with the six policemen unlawfully rejected by the Police High Command for political reasons since they perpetrated no wrongdoing known to law.

The policemen connected to the security group of the Governor were expelled from the constrain over claim of creating turmoil amid the December 10 authoritative re-run decision in the state.

The senator noticed that the administration and individuals of Rivers State will seek after the matter through set down lawful procedures to its intelligent decision.

He talked on Saturday in Ahoada East Local Government Area amid the absconding of Former APC Chieftain and Former Ahoada East Local Government Chairman, Mr Cassidy Ikegbidi.

"They gave me policemen for my insurance, however before I knew it, they have rejected them. They think they are rebuffing them , yet Rivers State will remain with them until the end of time. When we complete, they will understand that they have favored the purported rejected policemen. In Rivers State, we don't desert individuals. No measure of terrorizing, will make me relinquish these pure policemen ".

Senator Wike included: " The Policemen conferred no offense. Essentially on the grounds that they took after their manager, they said they ought to be rejected. They need to dishearten policemen from securing me. For me, I am not stressed. I am a town man and a grassroots government official. Before you execute me, you would have murdered such a variety of individuals ".

He said that Rivers PDP is on ground in the state since it conveys ventures to the general population .

The representative noticed that Rivers individuals will keep on protecting their votes in spite of the malicious maneuvers of the APC.

"No one will threaten me to alter my opinion. In the event that you like bug my telephone. To the extent I will never arrange overthrow, I will never be perplexed. A man with the general population will never ask the individuals who are keen on scaring us.

"The circulatory strain of APC pioneers is amazingly high. I will keep on making their circulatory strain become higher. Starting now and into the foreseeable future, I have changed my name from high pressure to Mr Project. "

Previous Niger State Senator, Abdulkadir Kure, Kicks The Bucket In Germany

A previous Governor of Niger State, Engr. Abdulkadir Kure, has passed on. As indicated by family sources, the two-term senator passed on in a German healing center where he had gone for therapeutic consideration. He has been enduring an undisclosed infirmity. He is made due by a spouse and six youngsters. May his spirit rest in peace, Amen.

ECOWAS pursues peaceful mediation over military intervention in Gambia

The Economic Community of West African States has depended on understanding the emergency in Gambia utilizing tranquil intercession as against the prior proposed military mediation.
The administrator of the West African local alliance, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, told the media in Ghana's capital, Accra on Saturday that ECOWAS is seeking after intervention until further notice and there will be no troop sending to The Gambia.

"We are focused on a serene intercession and a quiet move of force in The Gambia. We will keep on pursueing that for the time being," Sirleaf said after a meeting with provincial pioneers held after the initiation of Ghana's new president.

She likewise expressed that the territorial body is checking occasions as The Gambia's Supreme Court hears the case on January 10 recorded by Jammeh's gathering to wipe out the decision result and hold crisp races.

A year ago, the president of the ECOWAS Commission Marcel de Souion could be utilized if intervention endeavors which led by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and Ghana's previous President John Dramani Mahama, neglect to induce Jammeh to surrender control.

Jammeh then again portrayed ECOWAS' position as announcing war furthermore an affront to the Gambian constitution which has clear rules on the most proficient method to fathom its inward emergency.

Senegal has said that military mediation ought to be the final resort in the emergency trusting Jammeh will see reason and handover official power gently.

ECOWAS is relied upon to hold a meeting on Monday in Abuja to take a ultimate conclusion.

'Nigerian Armed Forces Will Never Allow Boko Haram Regroup' – Airforce Chief

The Nigerian Air Force has promised to guarantee that leftovers of Boko Haram psychological oppressors are not permitted to regroup again in any part of the nation to represent a danger to lives and properties.

Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, the head of air staff, expressed this on Friday, January 6, 2017 while giving record on the exercises of the Air Force in 2016.

He said the Nigerian Air Force was extending its operations to checkmate security dangers in the North-east, South-south, South-west and different parts of the nation.

He clarified that the relentless instances of instability in the nation where furnished gatherings in the North-east and some part of the South have kept on holding the country prisoner will be checkmated with the development.

Abubakar said: "We are currently growing the structure since we see the requirement for it. In the wake of breaking down the dangers rising, we understood that the four orders we have are no longer sufficient, and we have set up the fifth summon with the support of the government.

"Aside from the field charge, we likewise have the restorative branch now. It used to be a directorate, now it's a branch since we are growing. We are enrolling more individuals, before the current year's over, in any event, we ought to have extra 5000 enlisted people.

"With the extension, you should reactivate. That is the reason we are reactivating planes; that is the reason we are getting more planes and helicopters.

"We have additionally obtained a standout amongst the most modern helicopter gunship on the planet today; that is the MI35-M which was brought into Nigeria a week ago. We are additionally improving coordination with different administrations, especially, the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy.

"Where we feel there are dangers, we will bring in our contender planes to clear those dangers with the goal that we can have powerful operation. We have additionally improved our bases. It is not likely that anyone can undermine our bases now not at all like in 2013 when we didn't have the correct structure. As far as what we have done in preparing and IT, it will be self-destructive for anybody to endeavor any of our bases.

"In 2017, we will accomplish more. We will guarantee that we include esteem to what is ground. For the North-east, our concentration now by and large is to guarantee that Boko Haram does not regroup anyplace.

"Our men are traveling to guarantee that these folks don't regroup to constitute any risk to our troops or any group in the North-east."

He likewise talked in regard for human rights: "we have changed the educational programs for preparing; we have incorporated the part of regard for human rights and we have given them the essential comprehension of philanthropic law that was not there some time recently.

6 Police Officers Sacked For 'Escorting Governor Wike To Polling Units'

The Nigerian Police Force has sacked six of its men who disregarded clear directions amid the 10 December, 2016 authoritative rerun races in Rivers State. What's more, they will be arraigned for appointive offenses.

The policemen, all assistants of Governor Nyesom Wike, were said to have ruptured rules gave over by the High Command encouraging them to be of good lead and halt from escorting their principals, remarkably open office holders and legislators to surveying units all through the time of the decision.

Compel Public Relations officer and agent magistrate of police, Don Nwunah in an announcement on Friday, January 6, 2016 said the unmitigated break of the guidelines by the sacked officers was "unsuitable by all norms in the Force."

Rivers: Governor Nyesom Wike and the Deputy Governor Ipalibo Banigo marching at the collation centre for the legislative rerun elections on Monday, Dec 12 to confront men of the SARS from stealing electoral results.

"These demonstrations, if not checked can be antagonistic to train and appropriate organization of the Force. Their activities are equipped for conveying the whole Nigeria Police Force to notoriety and depict the Force in a terrible light as an uncivilized association not guided by the run of law", Nwunah said.

The rejected officers are Inspr. Eyong Victor, Sgt Peter Ekpo, Sgt Oguni Goodluck, Sgt. Orji Nwoke, Sgt. Okpe Ezekiel and Sgt. Tanko Akor.

Itemizing their offenses, Nwunah said: The "Police work force while in the escort of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Rivers State Barr. Nyesom Wike on the date of race, tenth December, 2016 abused the guns in their ownership as opposed to the arrangements of Force Order 237.

"The Service staff got to be distinctly exuberant, took laws into their hands and started shooting, creating alarm in the group. They participated in raging the Port Harcourt City Council Secretariat and kept the development of decision aftereffects of Emouha surveying unit to the suitable resemblance focus assigned by INEC, in egregious dismissal and defiance to senior Police officers show at the scene.

"The six cops, after the finish of examination concerning this open wickedness, were subjected to inward disciplinary measures, discovered blameworthy and thusly expelled from the drive. They will be indicted under the Electoral Act to serve as a hindrance to others", he included. (NAN)

Army Later Confirms The Arrest Of APC Chieftains Linked To Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army on Thursday, January 5, 2017 confirmed the arrest of an All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain, the chairman of Mafa Local Government in Borno, Shettima Lawan, for alleged link with the Boko Haram terrorists.

Major General Lucky Irabor, the commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, made the confirmation during a news conference at the headquarters of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, the capital of the northeastern state.

“All I can say is that the chairman is a big supporter of Boko Haram,” Irabor told members of the press.

“We heard that he harboured Boko Haram members along with his father. That he kept the Boko Haram members because the father begged him to do so.

“The chairman was in the habit of accommodating people that had fled from the bush.

“At some point he was valuable to us being with the Civilian JTF to fight Boko Haram. But that does not mean we cannot investigate him for a crime especially one like this.

“We have also arrested the vice chairman of Kaga Local Government [also a chieftain of the APC in Borno] and he is undergoing interrogation,” Irabor said.

On Christmas Eve, President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the gallant troops of the Nigerian Army for their historic final crushing of Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa Forest.

In a goodwill message to troops on Saturday, December 24, 2016 of the Operation Lafiya Dole on the successful capture of the Boko Haram enclave in Sambisa Forest, Buhari said that he was proud of the troops

Thursday, troops rescued one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in a village near Sambisa forest. She was with her 6-month-old son. (NAN)