NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).
NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,on Monday,March 13,2017 arraigned the trio of Emmanuel Onubogu,Onyeka Godday and Mamudu Musa alonside their company,Zirconafrik Limited,before Justice O.A Taiwo of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere =,Lagos on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of USD10,000.00 {Ten Thousand United States Dollars}.The defendants allegedly approached the complainant,Adewale Olaiya,requesting the sum of $10,000,which they said they needed as ''authentication fee'' for one million barrels of crude oil allocated to them by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,NNPC,for sale.However,the defendants allegedly became elusive after receiving the money from the complainant.The defendants,however,pleaded not guilty to all the charges when they were rad to them.In view of their plea,prosecution counsel,M.S. Usman,asked the court for a trial date and prayed that the defendants be remanded in prison custody.However,counsels to the defendants,pleaded with the court to grant their clients bail.The prosecution counsel did not oppose the prayers of the defence counsels,Consequently,Justice Taiwo adjourned the matter to March 22,2017 for hearing of bail applications and ordered the defendants to be remanded in the EFCC's custody.
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