President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his ministerial list to the Nigerian Senate.

Some of prominent politicians who made the list includes: Godswill Akpabio, George Akume, Festus Keyamo, Niyi Adebayo, Gbemisola Saraki, Olutayo Alasoadura, Rauf Aregbesola, Adeleke Mamora, Rotimi Amaechi, Sambo Nanomo, Bashir Magashi.

Former ministers Babatunde Fashola, Ogbonnaya Onu, Adamu Adamu (Bauchi), Senator Chris Ngige (Anambra) were also nominated.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/akpabio-keyamo-saraki-others-make-buharis-ministerial-list/

Ahmed Lawan, President of the 9th Senate, has confirmed receiving the ministerial list of President Muhammadu Buhari.

This was made known by his aide, Abubakar Usman, on Tuesday.

“President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Ahmad Lawan has announced receiving the list of ministerial nominees for confirmation from President Muhammadu Buhari,” the legislative aide said in a tweet.

“In all, 43 ministerial nominees were sent to the Senate for confirmation,” Mr Usman added.

The list is coming barely 3 days away from the two months recess lawmakers are expected to embark on.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/senate-president-lawan-confirms-receiving-list-of-43-ministerial-nominees/

Armed herdsmen are currently operating as Fulani vigilante in Ondo State, Kayode Ajulo, human rights lawyer, has alleged.

Mr Ajulo stated this on Monday while debunking media reports that he was ambushed by Fulani herdsmen while returning to Abuja for the state.

The lawyer in a social media post Monday evening admitted that although he was in the state at the weekend for his mother’s investiture as the Iya-Ijo (Chief Matron) of the Christ Anglican Church in the state, he had no clash with Fulani vigilante as reported in the media.



“On my way back to Abuja on the 22nd day of July, 2019 in the company of some security men, we saw two men at the highway around Akoko, Ondo State carrying dane guns,” Ajulo wrote.

“On sighting them, inquiry was made as to their duty on the highway with guns in their hands, being not uniformed men. They thereafter responded that they were members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Vigilante group whose operation is known to all the security apparatus in the area.

Read More: https://todaypoliticsng.com/armed-herdsmen-allegedly-operating-as-vigilante-in-ondo-lawyer/

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Really?

But Fulani herdsmen who are having a field day killing Nigerians are intelligent?

The presidency has described Shiites members protesting and demanding the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-zakzaky, as those who are stupid.

The members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shiites, have continued to protest against the detention of Mr El-zakzaky.

The cleric has been in detention since members of his movement clashed with personnel of the Nigerian Army in 2017.

Despite granting his release by several competent court of jurisdiction, the federal government has continued to hold the sect leader hostage, citing national security as reason.

Speaking when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said members of the IMN are stupid because the statement of the presidency pertaining to the detention of the cleric clearly shows the government has extended an olive branch to them which they have rejected.

Mr Shehu also said the protesters ought to be celebrating the decision of the Federal Government to end its involvement in the trial of El-zakzaky.


“Those guys are not intelligent. If they had read our statement correctly, they would have seen an olive branch. What is the government saying? We are still open to dialogue and we are willing to abide by adjudication by the court of law,” he said.

“If the Nigerian government says, ‘Our hands are off that case’ (and) the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice says, ‘We no longer have a hand’; if those guys were intelligent, they should be celebrating this.

“But assembling women and young kids and teaching them nothing to do other than insult President Muhammadu Buhari and the leaders of this country and you think that will take you somewhere?

“No, I’m sorry, those guys need to think and determine what is right for themselves. If the government were to use force, it is present. But by the decision of the President, we don’t push too hard and they shouldn’t push the government to the wall.

“If they decide otherwise and they want to continue attacking the National Assembly, throwing stones at the police and burning down police vehicles and they think the army and the police are meek and powerless, they shouldn’t test those elements,” Shehu added.


While nothing that under his principal insecurity in the country has reduced compared to other past administrations, the presidential spokesman advised the media to focus on other achievements of the president and turn a blind eye to the killings going on in the nation.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/why-shiites-protesters-are-stupid-presidency/

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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has backed the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) in calling for the relocation of herdsmen in the southern part of the country.

The CNG had threatened to evict southerners living in the North by ensuring their safety were not guaranteed should their state governors who are opposed to the implementation of Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA) in their respective states continue to maintain their decision.

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration had approved the creation of Ruga settlements for herders in all the 36 states as a permanent solution to herdsmen and farmers clash nationwide



Though it is said to be optional for interested states, the decision of the government to establish the initiatives in states that rejected it fuelled speculations that the project is a land grabbing mission for herdsmen largely from the Fulani tribe where Mr Buhari hails from.

The initiative has been suspended due to the rejection of it in the South despite some states in the North indicating interest.

For CNG, there has been insinuations in the south suggesting the security of herdsmen in the protectorate is no longer guaranteed hence the call for their relocation to the North.

Read More: https://todaypoliticsng.com/ruga-northern-elders-back-coalition-calls-for-relocation-of-herdsmen-in-the-south/

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The open letter written to President Muhammadu Buhari by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has continued to draw reactions across the country.

Mr Obasanjo had on Monday, in his latest epistle to Mr Buhari urged the president to decisively tackle the recent rise in insecurity bedeviling the nation. This angered critics who queried the moral right to the letter writer.

The letter also angered herdsmen, believed to be arrowheads of criminal activities, who called for the arrest of the former Nigerian leader. In response to the call, a former minister has threatened fire and brimstone should the president heed the call.

Weighing in on the matter, a former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has advised the incumbent Nigerian leader not to discard the contents of the letter written by Obasanjo.

The civil rights activist urged the president not to treat the letter based on who sent it.

“The President should not use Obj’s letter as a Toilet roll, just clip it near the dressing mirror,” Mr Sani said in a tweet on Tuesday.

“The messenger is not surely handsome but the message is a Bell and a compass. Obj and Baba knows each other more than anyone knows about them,” he added.

The lawmaker also said the attack on the former president is a reprisal of what his men did to the opposition while he was in power.

“If history matters to us,PMB was also Openly and Consistently critical of Obj when the later was President,to the extent that Buhari was called all sorts of names by Obj Boys.For those too young to know or have forgotten just google and read,” he said in another tweet.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/what-buhari-should-do-to-obasanjos-latest-letter-shehu-sani/

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has told herdsmen under the aegis of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) that they were playing with fire for calling for the arrest of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo.

The cattle-breeding group had on Monday called for the arrest of Mr Obasanjo who wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari demanding the latter take decisive actions to tackle insecurity in the country allegedly spearheaded by armed herdsmen.

In his epistle, Mr Obasanjo also called for a national dialogue where ethnic groups can be open about their grievances that have led to the insecurity in the country.

In reaction, the National Secretary of the Miyetti Allah, Alhassan Saleh, called for the arrest of the former Nigerian leader saying any group which has grievances against the Nigerian State should approach the National Assembly.

Cautioning the herders, the former minister accused them of masterminding insecurity in parts of the country. He also dared the president to heed the advise from the herdsmen and see the consequences of such action.


“You do nothing but butcher cows and men and yet u have the nerve to call for the arrest of OBJ?Who do u think u are?” Mr Fani-Kayode said in a tweet on Tuesday.

“I dare @MBuhari to go ahead and do ur bidding.That is when u will know that even a madman has relatives.U are sitting on a time-bomb and playing with fire,” the politician added.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/youre-playing-with-fire-fani-kayode-tells-herdsmen-dares-buhari-to-arrest-obasanjo/

Herdsmen under Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called for the immediate arrest of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo.

The demand of the pastoralists is in response to the open letter of the former president wherein President Muhammadu Buhari was called upon to decisively tackle the insecurity bedeviling the nation.

In his epistle, Mr Obasanjo also called for a national dialogue where ethnic groups can be open about their grievances that have led to the insecurity in the country.

In reaction, the National Secretary of the Miyetti Allah, Alhassan Saleh, called for the arrest of the former Nigerian leader saying any group which has grievances against the Nigerian State should approach the National Assembly.

Mr Saleh also said the Fulani extraction, which are often accused of spearheading insecurity, should not be blamed for unabated criminal activities.

Read More: https://todaypoliticsng.com/arrest-obasanjo-now-herdsmen-tells-buhari/

And some people says there's no Fulanisation agenda in place?

Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, has urged Nigerians to fasten their seat belts over the insecurity ravaging the country.

Mr Fayose gave the advise while reacting to the dead of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere, Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group.

Mrs Olakunrin was reportedly killed on Friday, while journeying back to Lagos State from Ondo State, where she went to see her dad.



Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen came out from the bush to attack the vehicle in which the victim was in, an attempt to escape by reversing the said Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep angered the attackers who opened fire on their target killing the lady.

The rise in insecurity across the country has largely been attributed to herdsmen as arrowheads of the criminal activities, although the pastoralists have been exonerated in the recent killing of Olakunrin.

While herders and farmers clashes is yet to end, kidnappings, killings and other crimes have continued unabated with security agencies failing to bring the culprits to book.

ALSO READ: Full Text: In new letter, Obasanjo urges Buhari to tackle unabated security challenges

Consoling Mr Fasoranti over the loss of his daughter, the former governor said he had warned Nigerians re-electing President Muhammadu Buhari whose administration winds down in 2023.

“Nigerians, may God save us in this “Next Level” of Killings, Kidnappings, Joblessness, Poverty, Cluelessness and Recession…Fasten your Seat Belts. Remember I warned against Sai Buhari! Mo ke to o!” Mr Fayose said in a tweet on Monday.

“Baba Fasoranti, I sympathise with you and other Nigerians. God will console you,” the politician added.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/fasten-your-seat-belts-fayose-tells-nigerians-on-insecurity/

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Bola Tinubu, has dismissed reports that herdsmen killed Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, a leader of Afenifere, Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group.

Mrs Olakunrin was reportedly killed on Friday, while journeying back to Lagos State from Ondo State, where she went to see her dad.

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen came out from the bush to attack the vehicle in which the victim was in, an attempt to escape by reversing the said Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep angered the attackers who opened fire on their target killing the lady.



Addressing journalists on Sunday when he visited Mr Fasoranti the All Progressive Congress (APC) national leader asked where the animals of the herdsmen were during the attack if they were responsible.

The former Lagos State governor said the said incident should not be politicised as crime knows no tribe.

“How many years ago have we faced insecurity in this country and cases of kidnapping? Is Evans who was arrested, and his disclosure, then a herdsman? I don’t want to be political. The question is where are the cows?” Mr Tinubu queried.

ALSO READ: Stop defending Fulani herdsmen - Ohanaeze tells Presidency
“I am a nationalist and the security concerns and challenges right now must be faced squarely throughout Nigeria. The incident that affected one member of our family, Mrs Olakunri, is saddening and unacceptable but nobody can return her alive, she has answered the call of her creator.

“We must not use this incident to divide ourselves but we must use it as a cure to the security problem by providing additional police and patrol.

“We also need additional security reinforcement along Ore Road and various flashpoints across the country. I have discussed this with various authorities. The governor is aware and being proactive about this.

“The security challenges are numerous across this country. More police are being recruited and it takes time to train and deploy them in various areas, nobody prepares more than necessary for this,” he added.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/herdsmen-did-not-kill-afenifere-leaders-daughter-tinubu/

The Nigerian Presidency has been urged to stop defending violent herdsmen, particularly from the Fulani tribe, where President Muhammadu Buhari hails from.

The rise in insecurity across the country has largely been attributed to herdsmen as arrowheads of the criminal activities.

While herders and farmers clashes is yet to end, kidnappings, killings and other crimes have continued unabated with security agencies failing to bring the culprits to book.

The latest crime said to have been committed by the pastoralists is the killing of Funke Olakunrin, a daughter of Reuben Fasoranti who heads Afenifere, a socio-cultural group in the South-West region.

Mrs Olakunrin was reportedly killed on Friday, while journeying back to Lagos State from Ondo State, where she went to see her dad. Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen came out from the bush to attack the vehicle in which the victim was in, an attempt to escape by reversing the said Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep angered the attackers who opened fire on their target killing the lady.


In a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, herdsmen were exonerated from committing the crime while armed robbers were accused as having carried out the act.

Reacting to the claim of Mr Adesina made before the Ondo State Police Command reiterated same, Nnia Nwodo, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo urged the presidency to stop defending herdsmen whenever they are accused.

“The continuous rampaging, plunder, rape, kidnapping and murder of innocent Nigerians by armed Fulani herdsmen has climbed to a most worrisome crescendo,” the statement read.

“The inability of our security forces to disarm and prosecute these criminals gives credibility to a growing story of collusion.

“Recently, the British high commission in an advisory to British citizens in Nigeria declared 24 of our states unsafe. In the midst of these killings, their parent organisation has the effrontery to give ultimatums to the president of Nigeria to rescind his unpopular suspension, instead of cancellation of his RUGA development policy.

“Such inciting, provocative and treasonable outbursts have only been greeted by an advice that they should respect the Presidency and an unrelenting resolve to force Nigerians to accommodate such murderers in their homes under a policy that violates our constitution and all laws and court judgments relating to land use administration.

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo warns that this latest murder is capable of throwing our country into uncontrollable break down of law and order. The hasty conclusion by the federal government that she was killed by armed robbers and not the suspected herdsmen who are known to have laid siege on all parts of the country perpetrating acts of banditry and killings further exacerbates the already tense situation,” it added.


Under the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, herdsmen under their umbrella body, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has been likened to socio-cultural groups in the southern part of the country.

Another scenario where the presidency has defended violent herdsmen was when it engaged Amnesty International, saying the pastoralists has not killed much under Buhari unlike during other past government.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/stop-defending-fulani-herdsmen-ohanaeze-tells-presidency/

Herdsmen under their umbrella body, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has pushed back claims that they are responsible for the dead of Funke Olakunrin.

Mrs Olakunrin who died on Friday was said to have been killed by herdsmen in Ondo State. She is the daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere, a socio-cultural group in the South-West region.

In a statement by its National Secretary, Baba Uthman Ngelzarma, the pastoralist expressed sadness over the incident and called on “security agencies to swing into action, and unravel the perpetrators to bring them to justice in the shortest time possible.”



The group also blasted the media which reported that the perpetrators of the act were herdsmen from Fulani extraction.

Herders are accused as arrowheads of insecurity in the country which has recently witnessed a spike in criminal activities.

“As we express sincere heartfelt condolence to the family of the deceased, we are left in a deep shock on how a section of the media in collaboration with elements in the country that are held bane (sic) on using every opportunity available to them to fuel crisis as they continue the negative profiling of Fulanis for their total annihilation by jumping into a mischievous conclusion that she was killed by herdsmen,” the statement read.


“We strongly condemn this very unprofessional, unpatriotic and callous news reportage patterns that have been conscripted against our people by the section of the media,” the group added.

The State Police Command in the state said armed robbers were the ones who killed the lady.

Meanwhile, the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has vowed to retaliate the dead of the deceased.

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My friend stop bragging, those who killed the lady never made it public before striking, go and act and stop ranting like an empty vessel.

Gani Adams, leader of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has said Yoruba race will retaliate the dead of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group.

Mrs Olakunrin who died on Friday was reportedly killed by herdsmen in Ondo State. The state Police command in reaction said those who committed the crime were armed robbers.

Insecurity in the country, particularly the South-West region, predominantly occupied by the Yoruba tribe, has recently risen with herdsmen from the Fulani extraction fingered as arrowheads of the criminal activities.

Mr Adams is of the opinion that the crime was committed by herders and has said they Yoruba people is not bereft of ideas on how to end insecurity in the region.

He said the world should take note of what is happening and should not blame them when they retaliate, of which he vowed to.

“We only want the whole world to know what has been done and being done to our people. They should be aware of the actions that preceded our reaction when it eventually comes,” the OPC leader said in a statement signed by his media aide, Kehinde Aderemi.

“We are not bereft of ideas of how to stop this criminality on our land. It is just so that we should not be blamed when the reaction comes.

“We are like the proverbial goat that is being chased. When it gets to the wall, it will certainly react. We are at that stage now,” he added.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari; former presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan and other notable Nigerians has expressed sadness over the incident, praying God grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/yoruba-will-retaliate-killing-of-afenifere-leaders-daughter-gani-adams-vows/

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the the killing of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, a leader of Afenifere, a socio-cultural group in the South-West region.

Mrs Olakunrin was reportedly killed by herdsmen on Friday evening but Mr Buhari has dismissed the crime as having been committed by herders who are recently accused as arrowheads of insecurity in the country.

In condoling Mr Fasoranti, the Nigerian leader said those who killed the lady are said to be armed robbers, according to Ondo state Police command.

“President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, whose daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin was killed along Ondo-Ore road by those described as armed robbers by Ondo Police Command. He prays God to give Pa Fasoranti fortitude to bear the loss,” Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, said in a statement on Friday evening.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/herdsmen-did-not-kill-daughter-of-afenifere-leader-buhari-condoles-fasoranti/

Despite the amount we are still in darkness? And you guys want to probe OBJ without explaining how you invested such amount and we are still in darkness?

Probe yourself first.

Sirjamo:
Thieves always spend money recklessly because they don't work hard for it

So are you calling Buhari a thief because he fought upto the Supreme Court thrice, where did he get the money?