First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari on Monday June 14, received a courtesy visit from the wives of service chiefs in the country, Newspremises reports.

During the visit which took place at the statehouse, Mrs. Buhari highlighted the role that women play in nation-building as spouses of public officers and charged them to optimize their contribution in that regard.

She enjoined them to uphold the spirit of camaraderie, which is common among the families of security forces that manifests during times of joy and sorrow. She also called for regular and timely payment of benefits of retired and deceased soldiers so that the affected families get their benefits as at when due and to further serve as motivation for the security forces. She used the opportunity to urge appropriate authorities to conclude the employment of more security officers to address the intractable security problems facing the nation.

Speaking earlier, the wife of the Chief of Defence Staff, Mrs. Victoria Irabor, who led the delegation, commended Mrs. Buhari for her motherly role and constant support to the families of security officers and personnel. She recalled that many families of injured or deceased security officers have been supported by the First Lady through regular empowerment programs. She confirmed that officers and their families are encouraged by the kind gesture and urged her colleagues to emulate the good heart of the First Lady by staying in touch with the soldiers' families at all times.

The event was attended by the wives of service chiefs, Inspector-General of Police, Director-General, Department of State Services, and the National Security Adviser, respectively.

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The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III on Tuesday urged the Federal government to explain to Nigerians how much loots it had recovered and what they were being used for, Newspremises reports.

He spoke in Sokoto at the zonal dialogue with stakeholders on the National Ethics and Integrity Policy, organized by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission for the northwest zone.

The Sultan, represented by the Wazirin Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Wali Junaidu, said keeping mute on the recovered loots would spell doom for the fight against corruption in the country.

“The government owes Nigerians an explanation, we want to know how much billions of naira was recovered from our past leaders. Where the monies are and what are they doing with them?

“This explanation is necessary considering the state of our education and other infrastructure like roads which need serious government attention,” he said

He said the founders of the Sokoto Caliphate had written many books on corruption and how it could be addressed using Islamic ways.

The Sultan urged Nigerian leaders to obtain copies of those books in order to be guided in getting to tackling corruption.

The zonal head of ICPC in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, Ibrahim Alkali said the national ethics and integrity policy was a child of necessity as “it was conceived and delivered out of the urgent need to resuscitate and rejuvenate our lost values of honesty and integrity as a nation.”

Meanwhile, Newspremises had previously reported that, the British Government has formally paid the £4,214,017.66 looted funds recovered from family members and associates of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori.

The Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris, has confirmed that the recovered Ibori loot had been paid to Delta State.

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i) Hon. Justice Bature Isah Gafai (Katsina State)
ii) Hon. Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau State)
iii) Hon. Justice Waziri Abdul-Azeez (Adamawa State)
iv) Hon. Justice Yusuf Alhaji Bashir (Kaduna State)
v) Hon. Justice Usman A. Musale (Yobe State)
vi) Hon. Justice Jauro Ibrahim Wakili (Yobe State)
vii) Hon. Justice Abba Bello Mohammed (Kano State)
viii) Hon. Grand Kadi Mohammed Danjuma (Niger State)
ix) Hon. Justice Danlami Zama Senchi (Kebbi State)
x) Hon. Justice Mohammed Lawal Abubakar (Sokoto State)
xi) Hon. Justice Hassan Muslim Sule (Zamfara State
xii) Hon. Justice Amadi Kenneth Ikechukwu (Imo State)
xiii) Hon. Justice Peter Oyinkenimiemi Affen (Bayelsa State)
xiv) Hon. Justice Sybil Onyeji Nwaka Gbagi (Delta State)
xv) Hon. Justice Olasumbo Olanrewaju Goodluck (Lagos State)
xvi) Hon. Justice Banjoko Adebukunola Adeoti Ibironke (Ogun State)
xvii) Hon. Justice Olabode Abimbola Adegbehingbe (Ondo State)
xviii) Hon. Justice Bola Samuel Ademola (Ondo State)

President Muhammadu Buhari former military administrator of Lagos state, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as the new Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Insidenaija reports.

Marwa was until recently the chairman of the presidential committee on drug abuse.

Stakeholders had hailed the work and comprehensive report of the committee under Marwa's watch.

As Lagos military administrator, Marwa is famed for introducing Operation Sweep, a security outfit that helped restore sanity and discipline to porous security in Nigeria's commercial city.

Supporters of President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress have been congratulating the Adamawa-born retired military general on his appointment via Twitter.

Others have also been commenting on the appointment with reference to Marwa's work in the past and the optimism that he will do more.

Some others stated that the appointment was borne out of nepotism, an allegation that has refused to go away concerning the Buhari administration.


Abdulazeez Salahudeen wrote:

“Great man. I pray that Allah makes it easy for him and that he implement recommendations from the committee's visitations across the country.”
Abdumalik Dauda wrote:

“I am so happy he has been appointed into this agency. We will see real change now.”
Nekka Smith wrote:

“Another strategic position of leading the NDLEA goes to Buba Marwa. Other parts of the country are not worthy of Buhari's appointments. Sectional leader, ride on!!

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