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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday advised all Nigerians to actively play a role in ending the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country.

He stated this at a three-day National Conference organised by Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University held in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the theme of the conference is: “Promoting Peace, Security and Human Rights: Curbing Unsavoury Relationship between Herdsmen and Farmers in Nigeria”.

Buratai, who was represented by the Commandant, Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria, Maj-Gen. Victor Okwudili-Ezugwu, said the call became necessary in view of the recurrence of the conflict across the country.
He observed that herdsmen/farmers conflict had remained global and well known historical phenomena, adding that the two groups derived their means of livelihood around common resources, including land and water.

Buratai observed that while developed societies have found a way out of the problem, some parts of Africa and indeed sub-Saharan Africa were still grabbing with the problem.
The COAS attributed causes of herdsmen/farmer conflicts to competition for scarce resources, urban development and land grabbing, increase in herds population, destruction of farmers’ crops, encroachment on grazing routes and lack of acceptance of herders by host communities.

He also identified climate change as one of the key causes of conflict, saying it leads to environmental degradation, desertification, drought and inadequate rainfall in some places which forced herders to move around the country.
Buratai prayed that the conference would at the end proffer solutions which would be acceptable to the government toward ending the crisis.
He said: “Nigeria is a great nation, nobody will argue that and Nigeria is the hope of Africa, nobody will argue that too.

“Therefore, I want to pray that the deliberations we are going to have here will find solutions for our national unity to be unequivocal and sacrosanct.”
In a goodwill message, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, prayed that at the end of the conference, solutions would be proffered to end the conflict.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission kept the Deputy President of the Senate, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, in its Abuja facility overnight from Tuesday as he was being questioned over issues bothering on abuse of office and money laundering.
Ekweremadu had arrived at the EFCC facility based on an invitation extended to him by the anti-graft agency last week Tuesday.

According to the letter inviting him for questioning by the Director of Operations of the EFCC, Mohammed Abba Umar, Ekweremadu was told to report at the commission’s office at 8am on the same day the letter was delivered to him.
The EFCC had earlier issued a notice alleging that Ekweremadu failed to declare 22 properties in his assets declaration form to the Code of Conduct Bureau.
The properties were said to be scattered over Nigeria, United States of America, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates.

The properties in March became a subject of a suit in the Federal High Court in abuja, where the Federal Government sought an interim order to temporarily seize them.
The motion ex-parte was filed by Festus Keyamo (SAN) on behalf of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property.

The properties were identified as: 11, Evans Enwerem Street, Apo Legislative Quarters, Apo, Abuja; Plot 2633, Kyami, Housing Estate, Abuja; Plot 1106, CRD, Cadastral Zone 07-07, Lugbe, Abuja; Plot 2782, Asokoro Extension, Abuja; houses at Citi Park Estate, Gwagwalada, Abuja; Plot 1474, Cadastral Zone BD6, Mabushi, Abuja; Congress Court, Abuja; Flat 1, Block D25, Athletics Street, (24th Street), Games Village, Abuja; and Plot 66, 64 Crescent, Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja.

Those outside the country were Flat 4, Varsity Court, Harmer Street, WIH 4NW, London; 52, Ayleston Avenue, NW6 7AB, London; Room 1903, The Address Hotel, Downtown Dubai; The Address Boulevard, 3901, Dubai; two Flats of Burij Side Boulevard (the signature), Dubai; Emirate Gardens Apartment No.

EGG1/1/114, Dubai; Emirate Gardens Apartment No. EGG1/115, Dubai; apartment DFB/12/B 1204, Park Towers, Dubai; Flat 3604, MAG214, Dubai; Villa No 148, Maeen 1, The Lakes Emirates Hills, Dubai; 4507 Stella …

The management of the University of Ibadan on Tuesday renamed its Arts Theatre after Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka.

The university also named the Practical Theatre as Geoffrey Axworthy studio.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Axworthy was the founding Director of the School of Drama of the university in 1962.
Soyinka was also the founding head when the school was transformed into a full Department of Theatre Arts in 1970.

Speaking at the unveiling of the theatre, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, said the event marked a major landmark in the history of the university.
The vice-chancellor said the two iconic figures had played significant roles in the development of the department and the growth of performing arts in the country.

According to Olayinka, the quest to rename the theatre after Soyinka received the approval of the Senate at its meeting in October 2017.
He said: “But the honour being conferred on Prof. Wole Soyinka today belongs to a special class.
“Not only is he being honoured during his lifetime, he is physically present to receive it in good health of body and mind.”

According to Olayinka, the theatre was constructed in 1956 to provide a forum for performances and other forms of entertainment.
“Now that the Arts Theatre is being renamed, we are hopeful that the new vision for Wole Soyinka Theatre will be realised sooner than later with the active support of benevolent philanthropists and well-meaning corporate organisations,” he said.
In his remarks, Soyinka said he was happy to be in the university, adding that he was in a familiar environment with lots of memories.

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He said: “This is a place of memories for me.
“I also felt contented co-honouring me with Geoffrey Axworthy who fought so hard to make the department what it is today.
“It is very easy to forget pioneer, but I have to say that our successors here have a sense of history, so, I must thank you all for …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday emerged the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States.

Buhari on Tuesday replaced the Togolese president, Faire Gnassigbe. He was named as the chairman at the end of the commission’s meeting in Togo today.

His Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, disclosed this in a message posted on his Twitter handle, @BashirAhmaad.

He wrote, “President @MBuhari emerges as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS.”

In a telephone interview, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu confirmed the emergence of the President, saying “He did not ask for it, they just gave it to him.”

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has deplored the purported service of impeachment notice on Benue Governor, Dr Samuel Ortom, by eight members of the House of Assembly.

The party made this known in a communique issued after the end of an emergency meeting of its National Working Committee on Monday in Abuja, and described the development as illegal.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, who read communique, said “The NWC condemns in its entirety the purported sitting of eight APC members, including the impeached and suspended Speaker”.

He added: “This purported happened in a 30-member House, wherein they illegally claimed to have served an impeachment notice on the Governor of Benue, Dr Samuel Ortom.”
The PDP, according Ologbondiyan, also condemned the use of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Department of State Security to harass and intimidate officials of Benue Government.

He added that the PDP noted the roles played by APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, the Federal Government and Senator George Akume in encouraging the action he described as “lawless and anarchy in the state”.
He said that Oshiomhole’s actions and opinions over Ortom defection to PDP and the deployment of policemen to force the purported issuance of illegal impeachment notice were intended to precipitate crisis in the state.
Ologbondiyan said that the plan was for there to be crisis in the state and warrant the declaration of state-of-emergency.

He said: “It is on record that the erstwhile speaker had been impeached, suspended and restrained by a court of competent jurisdiction from parading himself as speaker.
“In spite of this, it is shocking that no fewer than 300 policemen were alleged to have escorted the impeached speaker to the House of Assembly to initiate a
disgraceful and manifestly illegal process.

“Our party warns against deliberate acts which were maliciously designed to truncate democracy by employing underhand tactics to achieve what is inconceivable in a democracy.
“The party calls on Nigerians, civil society organizations and International Community to note series of plots and deliberate attempts by the …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, on Sunday said there have been and are still attempts to remove him from office.
According to a statement from his Media Office, Ekweremadu said this when the Archbishop of Enugu Province, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, led a delegation on a solidarity visit to his Enugu residence.

According to the statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, in Abuja on Monday, Ekweremadu said: “When people say they are not sure there is God, I say, ‘Come, let me tell you my story; when I finish my story, you will know whether there is God or not.’ My story is one of those that establish actually that there is God. So, what you are seeing now will also pass because there is no battle that God cannot fight for me.

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“There have been several attempts to remove me as the Deputy President of the Senate, but, I am not worried because it is God that gives power and it is only Him that can take it.”
Ekweremadu said there was no basis for accusing him of corruption as he had never been in a position to manage public finances or award contracts all through his political career.

He said: “I have been a town union president, chairman of a local government, chief of staff and secretary to the state government, senator since 2003, vice-chairman and chairman of several committees, deputy president of the Senate since 2007 and I have been deputy speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament before I became the speaker.
“Today, I am a member of the Global Parliament for Tolerance and Peace. In all of these, I have never managed government resources or finances or being in a position to give contracts or receive contracts.”
Ekweremadu also recalled instances where he turned down tasks relating to funds while holding positions.

He said: “When I was a local government chairman, I allowed the secretary of the council to run the …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old lady who allegedly pushed her boyfriend from a window of a storey building in Ajagbandi area of Lagos, while trying to prevent him from searching through her phone.

The deceased, Wilson Henry, a Civil Engineering graduate from University of Benin, had his neck and complete spinal cord broken , as he landed on the fence of the building before resting on the septic tank.

He died three days later at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital , LASUTH in Ikeja. Vanguard gathered that the suspect, Adaugona Esu, a hair stylist was living in a self- contained room on Origa street with her boyfriend, one Eto, until he traveled outside the country in July 2017.

Along the line, she started dating the deceased, who neigbours said usually spent days with her in the apartment before leaving.

Tragedy, struck on July 13, 2018 , after neigbours said they heard the usual banters from the lovers’ apartment, which was followed by shout of help from the suspect. Out of concern, some of the neighbours , banged on the door and in the process, forced it open, to rescue Ada, as she was popularly called.

There was however allegation that one of the male tenants (names withheld) who entered the apartment, assisted Ada to throw Henry out of the window. As at the time of this report, occupants of the story building had fled their homes for fear of being arrested, while the Police are said to be trailing the male tenant said to have assisted in throwing Henry out of the window.

‘I did not throw him out, he jumped out himself’ But in an interview with the suspect, she denied pushing Henry out of the window, insisting rather that he jumped out himself. According to her: “He came in drunk that night and wanted to collect my phone to search it but I refused. As I was struggling the phone with him, he started beating me and …

Itsekiri names are the traditional Nigerian names of the Itsekiri people. Find out more about the Itsekiri names and meaning if you are looking for a name for your child or just want to learn something new about your culture.

Here, you can find names for girls and boys, as well as unisex names. Itsekiri names for girls For some reason, there are not that many Itsekiri names for girls out there.

Nevertheless, here are the top seven names for girls in Itsekiri language.

The names in the brackets signify the short forms of the names, if those are available.

Alero — Female firstborn

Besida (Besi) — As destiny dictates/decides

Dolor — Money

Ebeji — Twins

Orighomisan (Misan) — My head is good

Toritsefe (Tofe) — What God wants

Urowoli (Woli) — Softness has come in

Itsekiri names for boys If you are looking for a boy’s name in Itsekiri, there are slightly more options than for girls. Here they are:

Agbeyegbe — You do not live forever

Agboghoroma (Roma/Ogho) — You cannot buy a child with money

Arenyeka (Yeka) — You cannot walk the universe

Arueyingho (Eyingho) — Think about your future

Asorkpinmi (Aso) — I am tired of criticism

Atigbinolaye (Atigbin) — Remember who helped you

Atigbioritse (Itse) — Remember God

Atsegbaghan (Aghan) — Give them help

Edema — Gentleman

Edemadiden (Diden/Edema) — Gentleman with light skin

Edemadudun (Dudun/Edema) — Gentleman with dark skin

Edematie (Edema) — Small gentleman

Edonmi (Edon) — This does not hurt me

Jirinrgho (Jirin) — Watch patiently

Mene — First

Ofoeghareno (Ofeno) — Our elders speak the words of wisdom

Ofortokun (Otokun) — Nobody listens to poor men

Okorodudun (Okoro/Dudun) — Black guy

Okorotie (Okotie) — Small guy

Omatseye (Tseye) — Child is life

Toghanranrose (Toghanro) — Our enemies’ plans have failed

Towuaghantse — You act the way you want

Ukuedojor (Ojor/Uku) — Death has no day

Ukuemene (Kumene) — Death knows nothing of us

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The Police in Lagos have apprehended a houseboy, identified as Mayowa Ogunmola, who sold his employer’s N10m Toyota Prado Land Cruiser for N50,000.

FSARS Operatives had launched a search for the suspect after his employer, Femi Mayaki, a resident of Wiliam Care Street, Anthony Village, Lagos, on July 18, petitioned the Commissioner of Police Lagos State that Ogunmola made away with his Toyota Prado Land Cruiser Jeep containing personal documents.

The suspect was eventually arrested at Ikorodu, Lagos – during interrogation, he confessed to the crime.

He later took detectives to Ijeba-Ota, Ogun State where he claimed he gave the stolen car to one Femi Ayoade whom he asked to get a buyer for it.

Femi, according to the police, was subsequently arrested and he confessed he sold the car to one Azeez Ibrahim, at the rate of N50,000 and led the Operatives to arrest Azeez Ibrahim and the stolen car was eventually recovered from him.

All three suspects in the case are now in Police custody.…

A total of 16,287 mobile telecom subscribers moved to other network providers in June, the Nigerian Communications Commission has said.

The subscribers changed their service providers under the Mobile Number Portability.
The commission made this known in its Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators Report posted on its website.
The NCC said that of the 16,287 porting activities in June, 8,142 were incoming, while 8,145 were outgoing.
It noted that 13,203 subscribers ported within the networks in May, showing an increase of 3,084 in June.
According to the commission, 2,474 subscribers moved from Airtel to other networks in June.
The figure indicated an increase of 231 over the total of 2,243 Airtel customers who dropped the network in May.

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The commission said that 2,052 subscribers moved from Globacom in June, adding that there was an increase of 145 over 1,907 customers who left the network in May.
It added that 2,103 customers of 9mobile ported to other networks in June – an increase of 519, when compared with 1,587 users who left the network in May.
NCC said that MTN lost 1,516 customers through porting in June, an increase of 546 as against 970 customers who left in May.
On the incoming table, 9mobile led by an additional 3,555 customers on its network in June.
MTN Nigeria came second on the gainers’ list with 3,243 subscribers, while 911 subscribers moved to Airtel, and Globacom gained 433 customers.…

Operatives of the Department of State Services, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigeria Police in the early hours of Tuesday blocked the convoy of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, from moving out of his house, which also serves as his official residence.

The revelation was made by Saraki’s Special Adviser on International Relations, Bamikole Omisore, via a WhatsApp message he sent to The Eagle Online.
Omisore said Saraki had left his residence in Abuja to attend to the invitation by the police but was blocked by several police vehicles at Lake Chad Junction in Abuja.

In a personally signed letter, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, had asked Saraki to report to the Intelligence Response Unit of the Police for further interrogation on the robbery incident in Offa, Kwara State.

But Saraki said the invitation by the police was a ploy to detain him in order to frustrate the defection of some Senators and members of the House of Representatives from the All Progressives Congress.
He said the defection had been perfected for Tuesday (today) and Wednesday.

In a related development, the operatives of the DSS, EFCC and police also stormed the house of the Deputy President of the Senate, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, in the early hours of Tuesday.
Sources told The Eagle Online that the policemen have restricted movement into and out of the house.