₦airaland Forum

idumuose: Can someone please confirm this free education programme of Rochas.Is it true that students of imo state origin in imo state university do not pay tuition?

VICTORCIZA: nice news



the new found love between freeglobe and obiano is something to be suspicious of!
is freeglobe posting this news to spit on Obi to make it look like obi didn't work for ndi Anambra


anyway ride on bro

oldenglish: Transfer it to CIA account and they will bring it down to Nigeria for you in one peace. Don't trust Igbos

500GP: MY GUY IF YOU KNOW THE WAY SHOW ME. YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE FUN OF ME.

I NEED TO KNOW HOW IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE MONDAY. IF YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT TELL ME.

#THIS IS BUSINESS NOT POLITICS. I DON'T HATE IBO

The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, yesterday confirmed the arrest of 22 suspects and a fake policeman in connection with anti-impeachment riot in Lafia, the state capital, on Thursday.

He said the police and other security agencies had launched a manhunt for four suspects, who were said to be the masterminds of the protest.

Although he said nobody was killed during the protest, he admitted that two people sustained injuries.

He said those wounded were treated at Agu hospital and had been discharged.
He said while five shops and a residential apartment were vandalised, a vehicle was burnt by the rioters.

He, however, confirmed the recovery of a locally-made pistol, some ammunition, knives and dangerous weapons from some of the suspects.

Idris, who made the disclosures at a briefing after a Joint Security Meeting, asked those fleeing the state to return.

He said: “We have been getting information that people in and around Lafia have started to flee their homes based on media reports

“I wish to appeal to the media to verify their information before going public. Any misinformation can cause panic and escalate the crisis.”

As at press time, preliminary investigation revealed that the protest culminated in a bloody clash between Eggon and Gwandara youths at Tundun Gwandara part of Lafiahe Governor of Nasarawa State, Meanwhile, the state governor, Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, yesterday said he had not been served an impeachment notice by the State House of Assembly.

The governor, who had a three-minute interview with our correspondent before leaving Abuja for Lafia, said he was not a corrupt leader as being insinuated by the State House of Assembly.

He said: “As I am talking to you, I have not been served the impeachment notice by the House of Assembly as required by the 1999 Constitution and the law of the land.

“So, it is not true at all to assume or claim that I had received the impeachment notice. Some people are just insinuating that I had been served.

“The House of Assembly can also not lay claim to substituted service on me because to do so, it must seek the leave of a court of competent jurisdiction.

“There is no record that the Assembly has secured any order from a court of competent jurisdiction for substituted service.”

On the 16 offences leveled against him by the House of Assembly, Al-Makura said: “I am not corrupt; I have not mismanaged the funds of the state, not to talk of diverting any allocation.

“I have served the people of Nasarawa to the best of my ability. The fact that they are overwhelmingly against the impeachment proceedings initiated by the Assembly confirmed that the people of the state are pleased with me.”

Asked of his next step, the governor said: “I have been consulting with different groups, the consultation is still ongoing.”

Governor Al-Makura’s clarifications came against the backdrop of revelations that some stakeholders are pushing for the probe of some members of the Assembly over their roles in the N30 billion bond obtained by the state.

It was gathered that the stakeholders are seeking the intervention of anti-graft agencies, following indications that the disagreement between the governor and some of the lawmakers had to do with the alleged desire for more “perks” from the N30billion bond.

A reliable source said: “There is more to the impeachment proceedings against Al-Makura than meet the eye. The governor had sharp disagreement with the lawmakers on conditions the Assembly gave him before the state could go for N30billion bond.

“This is why stakeholders have agreed to call on anti-graft agencies to probe the lawmakers’ roles on how the bond was approved. There were a lot of dirty undercurrents and demands on the governor.

“There were allegations that some of the lawmakers asked for five to 10 per cent cut of the N30billion bond before they could approve it.

“The stakeholders may also ask Al-Makura to open up on what transpired between him and the Assembly when the state was seeking the N30billion bond.”

anago18: everyone does.

RAKITIC: we dey talk BOMB u dey spit GRAMMAR

Longeria: OP, you mumu o o, so your father $20 billion dey lose since, na now you dey talk am.

Longeria: OP, you mumu o o, so your father $20 billion dey lose since, na now you dey talk am.

chrisbaba1: I wanted Miss Imo though. Nothing till next month be that . Miss Imo is the prettiest of them all though, and its her real age too.

idumuose: Have you guys noticed that after the disgraceful defeat of Fayemi and the chasing away of Nyako like a houseboy , Other APC governors have stopped running roughshod over Jonathan.They have been dropped from their pseudo exalted position.Familiarity breeds contempt - you know what i mean.

Ucheosefoh: No money to pay, the governor have not alleviate the poverty in the state let alone paying bond

diablos: Product of supporter of APC Ideology n APC illiteracy...what d heck is "I pity these guys are support GEJ" Foo.lish hypocrite

donphilopus: Product of a failed educational system. I'm very sure you're a product of Jonathan's failed educational system. What the heck is “Do they committed impeachable offense”.

I pity these guys are support GEJ, when they all know they're in a dilapidated state!