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Fulani Threat-attack On Delta: Clark Knocks Buhari, Talks Tough

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Niger Delta leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for keeping mute over some Fulani’s threat to attack Delta – Asaba and Agbor in particular should Governor Okowa of the state withdraw his support on ban on open grazing with 72 hours.

The foremost Ijaw leader also chided Buhari’s aides, Garba Shehu and Femi Adesina for keeping silence over the threat, saying if it were to be other tribes that issued such threat, Mr President and his aides would have been throwing brimstones.

In an interview he granted to Channels Television which was monitored by Info Daily Monday evening, Chief Clark said President Buhari’s body language shows he is for the Filani and not for all Nigerians, reminding him that all Nigerians voted for him.

READ ALSO: 2023: Clark Backs Igbos Presidency, Urges Them To Put Their House In Order

The former federal minister who said it’s wrong for any group of persons to see themselves as superior to others in the country, declared that any attempt to redicule the south particularly the Niger Delta will be resisted.

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“Who are these Filani people if I may ask, who have impunity and say they will go to the Delta – Niger Delta by giving Delta Governor 72 hours ultimatum, and the president and his agents particularly Garbar Shehu and co kept quiet as if they don’t know what is going on.

“But when IPOB makes statement they will jump on it.

“Mr President should know that there is southern Nigeria particularly the South South or the Niger Delta provides the resources for the survival of this country. And any attempt by anybody to deride us will be resisted.

“We can no longer continue in a country where some persons see themselves as superior to others,” Clark said.

READ ALSO: Clark Talks Tough, Says Nigeria A Failed State; 1999 Constitution A Scam

He continues, “For him to say there are grazing routes in Nigeria, and no one has right to stop those grazing, in what country? This country does not belong to Mr President or anyone else, it belongs to all of us with equal rights,” he added.

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Recall that some Fulani Jihadists had on Sunday given Governor Ifeanyi Okowa 72 hours ultimatum to withdraw his support for the ban on open grazing in the Southern part of Nigeria, else they would attack the capital city of Asaba and Agbor.

 

 

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Man, 38 Escapes Assassination Attempt In Benin

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By Omokha Andrew

A 38-year-old activist, Innocent Omoruyi, narrowly escaped assassination in the early hours of Wednesday, July 19, 2023 as his residence at Obe Community,Sapele Road in Benin city was attacked by yet to be identified gun men.

The attack which eye witnesses say was viciously executed on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 bore the markings of a dreaded cult group terrorizing Benin City, the state capital.

The Obe, Sapale Road incident, it was learnt, happened soon after Omoruyi left the house to attend to matters of interest some few metres away from his home.

The assailants were said to have shot sporadically in their frustration as residents scampered for safety.

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However, Omoruyi escaped unharmed.

One of the eye witnesses who craved anonymity said: “The felons apparently went for the kill, weilding guns and other dangerous weapons. “We are shocked that they didn’t see Innocent Omoruyi who was just some few metres away from home when they arrived”.

“How that happened, only God knows and it was obvious that it wasn’t his time to die yet and just before that not long ago his business place on Lagos Street, Benin City was burnt down in the middle of the night by unknown arsonists.

“This sequence of events is not ordinary. We know it’s politically motivated due to the role he played in the last general elections. He has been advised to go into hiding at the moment for his personal safety”, he concluded.

When contacted, the police Public Relations Officer Chidi Nwabuzor said he was yet to get any information as regards the latest incident. He promised to feed our correspondent with relevant details as soon as they become handy.

Our information source however revealed that the matter has already been incidented at the Love World Police station on Sapele Road, Benin city.

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Nigeria To Earn Over $4bn Revenue As FEC Okays Concession Of Abuja, Kano Airports

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Nigeria will earn over $4 billion in nominal revenue as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday okayed the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, to the Corporacion American Airport Consortium, a Luxembourg-based company.

James Odaudu, the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

According to him, the Council also approved that the Federal Ministry of Aviation would be renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.

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The statement noted that the company would make combined upfront payments of $8.5 million for the concession of NAIA and MAKIA.

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He added that the development would spur evidential growth within the Nigerian aviation industry.

In alignment with the Aviation Roadmap, approved by Mr President on 18th October 2016, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace is delighted to inform all stakeholders, both local and international, and the media, that the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano has been approved by the Federal Executive Council,” the statement said.

READ ALSO: Peter Obi, LP Must Pay N1.5million To Access Documents – INEC

In December 2022 and January 2023, Corporacion American Airport Consortium was announced as the preferred bidder for the airport’s concession after scaling through a series of evaluations of technical and financial bids.

Nominal revenues mean income not adjusted for inflation and decreasing purchasing power.

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Russia Expelled From Council Of Europe Amid War With Ukraine

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The Council of Europe says it has expelled Russia with immediate effect after 26 years of membership because of the Ukraine war.

The Committee of Ministers took the decision in a special session, the rights body announced in the French city of Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Earlier, Russia had already declared its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after it had taken steps to exclude it.

On Tuesday evening, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted unanimously in favour of Russia’s exclusion.

Russia joined the Council of Europe on Feb. 28, 1996.

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Together with the formal notification of the withdrawal, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe also received information from the Russian Federation on Tuesday about its intention to denounce the European Convention on Human Rights.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, the leaders of the Council of Europe once again condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

READ ALSO: Ukraine: Horror As Russian Forces Shoot People Queuing For Bread

They expressed their solidarity with the Russian people, who continue to belong to the European family and share its values.

The body said it would continue to stand by Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor.

The Council of Europe monitors the observance of human rights in its 46 member states and is not part of the European Union.

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The body reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago by suspending Russia’s membership, this decision was considered historic.

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