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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Department of State Services, DSS, of plotting to inject its leader, Nnamdi Kanu with a poisonous vaccine.

IPOB’s Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, alleged that the poisonous vaccine was meant to kill Kanu slowly.

In a statement he signed, Powerful warned that such an attempt should be jettisoned because the consequences would be severe.

IPOB also said the Ohanaeze Ndigbo must ensure that nothing happens to its leader while in DSS custody.

According to Powerful: “We pity them and Nigeria if anything happens to our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The Nigeria Government and security agencies must understand the product we are made of and how prepared we are.

“South East Governors and Ohaneze including politicians in the region must ensure that nothing bad happens to Nnamdi Kanu because Miyetti Allah and sympathisers of terrorists are going free in the country but the ordinary person and innocent citizens are molestinged every day because they are Biafrans. We won’t accept that.

“We also want to tell the DSS to jettison any plans to inject our leader with a poisonous vaccine that will make him die slowly. Any such attempt will come with unimaginable consequences! Nnamdi Kanu must not die in custody! ”

https://dailypost.ng/2021/07/02/nnamdi-kanu-dss-plotting-to-inject-our-leader-poisonous-vaccine-kill-him-slowly-ipob/

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President Muhammadu Buhari has raised the alarm that the expulsion of foreign fighters in Libya, in consonance with a UN resolution, may worsen militancy and terrorism in West Africa, the Sahel and Lake Chad region.

Buhari raised the issue at the ECOWAS summit in Accra on Saturday.

He said it is important that fighters be disarmed first and insisted that the expulsion must be done in collaboration with with regional stakeholders.

Buhari has always linked the civil war in Libya to the emergence of insurgency in the Sahel region and his country.

”On the security situation in the region, our organisation must note with serious concern, the recent decision by the United Nations and its Resolution to expel all foreign fighters in Libya, without first, ensuring that they are disarmed and that neighbouring countries and the sub-regions were engaged, to put in place modalities for containing or managing the movement of these fighters.

”While this action was aimed at bringing about sustenance of peace in Libya, non-collaboration with regional stakeholders on this critical decision, has now created newer threats to peace, security and stability in the region,” he said.

He further maintained that this could lead to lack of coordinated management of huge humanitarian crisis across the Sahel, North, Central and West Africa, including the Lake Chad region.

He reiterated that these regions faced the clear possibility of instability with the invasion of the foreign fighters that were fully armed.

”It is imperative that ECOWAS leaders, at this Summit, decide how the UN-Sub-regional organisations partnerships should be reviewed to address the dangers that this UN Resolution poses to the region,” he said.

The statement by the Nigerian leader at the Summit also addressed the military takeover in Mali.

”While democracy continues to develop in our sub-region, recent events in Mali are sad reminders that vigilance remains a crucial imperative to protect people’s aspirations to freely choose the form of government they want.

”Pressures are needed to ensure that the transition process in Mali, which is half-way to its conclusion, is not aborted.

”A further slide in Mali could prove catastrophic to the sub-region, considering that about half of that country is unfortunately under the grip of terrorists.”

The Nigerian leader, therefore, appealed to the military leadership in Mali to understand the critical state of their country, which he described as being ”clearly under siege.”

While noting that the principal responsibility of the military must be to protect and guarantee the sovereignty of the West African country, the president cautioned them not to perpetuate acts that would facilitate the destabilisation and destruction of Mali.

”I urge our organization to remain engaged with all stakeholders in Mali through our astute Mediator, former President Goodluck Jonathan, who, I congratulate warmly, for his untiring efforts thus far.

”I encourage him to sustain these efforts to ensure that the transition is completed as scheduled,” he added.

https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/06/20/buhari-panics-over-un-move-to-expel-libyan-foreign-fighters/

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has registered 51 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total numbers of infections in the country to 167,206, as of June 19.

The NCDC said this through its verified website on Sunday morning.

As of Saturday, June 19, 2021, the public health agency registered no COVID-19-related deaths for the past 15 days, leaving the total fatalities in the country to 2,117 deaths.

The agency stated that the 51 new cases were reported from six states, including Lagos (41), Rivers (5), Gombe (3), FCT (1) and Akwa-Ibom (1).

It noted that 10 people were discharged from isolation centres across the country after being successfully treated.

The NCDC stressed that 163,550 cases have been discharged in hospitals and isolation centres across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, since the beginning of the pandemic.

The agency noted that there were now 1,498 active cases across the country as of June 19.

https://punchng.com/covid-19-nigeria-records-no-death-in-15-days/

The World Bank says an estimated 7 million Nigerians may have been pushed into poverty due to rising prices alone — without considering the direct impacts of COVID-19.

In its latest report, “Nigeria Development Update: Resilience through Reforms,” released on Tuesday, the bank noted that high inflation rate is worsening poverty and depressing business activities in Nigeria.

The report came few days after President Muhammadu Buhari said his government had lifted 10.5 million people out of poverty in the last two years.

“In the last two years, we lifted 10.5 million people out of poverty – farmers, small-scale traders, artisans, market women and the like,” Buhari said during a speech to commemorate the June 12 Democracy Day.

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He said his administration is strongly committed to lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years.

According to the report, high inflation will frustrate economic recovery and erode households’ purchasing power, which will increase both the poverty rate and the number of people living below the poverty line.

The World Bank said the inflationary pressure is tied to unfavourable weather, insecurity and conflict in food-producing areas, COVID-19 pandemic, trade restrictions and border closure, foreign currency restrictions, and Nigeria’s exchange rate management.

“The impact of higher inflation is severe. In 2020, rising prices alone — even without incorporating the direct impacts of COVID-19 on welfare — may have pushed an estimated 7 million Nigerians into poverty,” the report said.

“In 2020, Nigeria’s inflation rate was the seventh highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, but by the end of 2021, it is expected to rise to fifth highest, behind only Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Sudan, and Angola.

“Inflationary pressures are expected to persist for the next six months, and for 2021, inflation is expected to exceed 16 percent.

“In 2021 elevated inflation rates are expected to further exacerbate poverty and dampen growth. High inflation is expected to frustrate Nigeria’s economic recovery and erode the purchasing power of households, which will increase both the poverty rate and the number of people living below the poverty line.”

Macro Hernandez, World Bank’s lead economist for Nigeria, during a presentation of the report in Abuja, said over 11 million more Nigerians are expected to lose their jobs due to the high inflation rate.

On economic growth, the Bank projected that Nigeria’s performance in 2021 would be below the averages for Sub-Saharan Africa and oil-producing countries.

It said by the end of 2021, Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to approach its 2010 level, thereby reversing a full decade of economic growth.

The World Bank further said if the federal government fails to sustain recent macroeconomic and structural reforms, the pace of economic recovery will slow, and GDP growth could be just 1.1 percent in 2021.

In May, the consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, dropped to 17.93 percent from 18.12 in April.

According to the ‘Consumer Price Index Report’, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Tuesday, food inflation also reduced to 22.28 percent in May from 22.72 in April.

Despite the drop, the inflation rate is still above the band of 6% to 9% set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

https://www.thecable.ng/world-bank-high-prices-pushed-7m-nigerians-into-poverty-in-2020

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated another $2.7bn (£1.9bn) to a range of charities.

Ms Scott said in a blog post that she wanted to give the money to those "that have been historically underfunded and overlooked".

She wrote that she had chosen 286 organisations working on racial inequality, the arts and education.

Ms Scott is one of the world's richest women.

Much of her fortune comes from her 2019 divorce from Mr Bezos, who is currently the world's richest man.

As part of the deal, Ms Scott ended up with 4% of Amazon's shares, having helped Mr Bezos start the technology giant in 1994.

The author has since posted about her charitable donations, such as in December, when she revealed she had donated more than $4bn in just four months to women-led charities, food banks and Black colleges.

Despite the size of these donations, she is still the world's 22nd-richest person, worth $59.5bn, according to Forbes.

In her most recent blog post on Tuesday, she said again that she was keen to redistribute her wealth, having worked with a team of researchers and her new husband, science teacher Dan Jewett, to pick who to donate to.

"In this effort, we are governed by a humbling belief that it would be better if disproportionate wealth were not concentrated in a small number of hands, and that the solutions are best designed and implemented by others."

Among the charities and organisations who received the "relatively large gifts" were also those working on "bridging divides" between different religions, as well as some colleges and universities.

In 2019, she signed the Giving Pledge, promising to give away most of her fortune.

The Giving Pledge is a commitment by the world's richest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to giving back. It was started by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010 and other signatories include the likes of Star Wars creator George Lucas.

Mr Bezos has not yet signed the pledge, although Mr Jewett joined in March.

He said in a letter: "In a stroke of happy coincidence, I am married to one of the most generous and kind people I know - and joining her in a commitment to pass on an enormous financial wealth to serve others."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57487967

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Attorney General Abubakar Malami says the push to prosecute Nigerian Twitter users after President Muhammadu Buhari regime’s ban on the microblogging platform will deter other violators.

Nigeria’s information minister Lai Mohammed on June 4 announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria for double standards, alleging that Nigerians used Twitter to spread false information.

Barely 24 hours after the ban, Mr Malami sought to enforce the ban by threatening to arrest and prosecute anyone who tweets in Nigeria.

To circumvent the ban, which came without recourse to any existing law, Nigerians have been downloading VPNs and other browsers with built-in protocols that obscure their location.

“The essence of the law is to achieve stability in the country” and prosecution “will serve as a deterrence to others,” Mr Malami told the Committee to Protect Journalists via a messaging app on Tuesday.

Mr Buhari, despite the continued condemnation of his decision by the country’s major opposition party, the PDP, human rights activists, legal practitioners, and the international community, has remained adamant.

Justice minister Malmai said even though Nigeria upheld rights to free speech, such freedom “has never been absolute, unqualified and unrestrained.”

Meanwhile, Mr Malami was caught using a virtual private network (VPN) to bypass the regime’s access restriction to log into the microblogging site on Tuesday.

He gleefully announced the deactivation of his Twitter account on Facebook, not minding that he broke an order laid by Mr Buhari.

The Twitter ban followed the social media platform’s deletion of Mr Buhari’s ‘genocidal’ post against recalcitrant Igbos amidst ongoing violent attacks, especially on security forces and government facilities.

https://gazettengr.com/buhari-regime-will-prosecute-some-twitter-users-to-instil-fear-in-other-violators-malami/

Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has advised the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government on a step to take with the Indigenous People of Biafra.

Gumi urged the Federal Government to negotiate with the Nnamdi Kanu-led IPOB group.

Speaking with DAILY POST, the Kaduna-based cleric said the government should be frank in negotiating with the Kanu led group.

According to Gumi: “Government should try to be frank and engage even with IPOB’s people. Government should call them ‘you come and sit down let’s talk, what is your problem’.

“Government should call them for a dialogue; see nobody doubts Nigeria. The problem is that the government is not being considerate even with these herdsmen.”

Kanu and his group have been advocating for the actualization of Biafra.

They anchored their agitation on the alleged marginalization of the Southeast by the government.

Recall that former presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, had called on the Federal Government to discuss with Kanu and other secessionists in the country.

Moghalu insisted that Kanu and other secessionists in the country do not posses a threat to Nigeria’s unity.

The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, however, said Buhari’s lopsided appointment and fair treatment of Fulani herdsmen was responsible for the division in the country.

https://dailypost.ng/2021/06/09/biafra-discuss-with-nnamdi-kanus-ipob-sheikh-gumi-tells-buhari/

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