Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning:
1. Boko Haram militants are now regrouping at Yale village after they suffered a major setback following continuous military attacks. This was disclosed by the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Borno State, Alhaji Ali Bukar Dalori who was in Dalori village of Konduga Local Government to ascertain the extent of damage to the community in the last Boko Haram attack.
2. At the resumed trial of the PDP Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Thursday, a witness, Abbah Dabo told the court that he returned the sum of N25m he received from Metuh to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, when he realized that the money originated from the office of former NSA. Meanwhile, Justice Abang Okon of the Federal High Court, Abuja adjourned the trial till Feb 9.
3. Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said that the judgment of the Supreme Court on the governorship elections in Akwa Ibom and Abia states was a victory for democracy and a triumph of patriotism over dictatorship and harassment. The governor who was speaking in Ado Ekiti also faulted the comment by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on the judgment, saying Oyegun and his party’s interest was the oil in the region and not that of the people.
4. The remains of the late paramount ruler of Tivland, otherwise known as Tor Tiv, Dr. Afred Akawe Torkula was Thursday laid to rest. At the funeral were the State governor, Samuel Otorm, immediate past governor of the state, Gabriel Suswam, Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara among other prominent men and women across the country.
5. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday cautioned that any group of persons threatening to embark on acts of sabotage against the Nigerian State would be severely dealt with. Military spokesman, Rabe Abubakar, in a statement warned that the military and other security agencies will not condone any acts capable of causing security breach and economic sabotage in the Niger Delta or in any other part of the country.
6. The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has threatened to shutdown the nation’s economy if the Federal Government of Nigeria fails to conduct a referendum in the south-east geopolitical zone in order for them to regain their freedom, saying it was ready to make the country ungovernable. This was disclosed by MASSOB Director of Information, Samuel Edeson in a statement to newsmen in Enugu.
7. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has assured staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, that they would not be sacked in the ongoing reforms. He gave this assurance on Thursday when he met with labour union leaders in the oil and gas sector in Abuja.
8. The trial of a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, his son, Senator Abdul-Aziz Nyako, Abubakar Aliyu and Zulkifikk Abba, continued on Tuesday with the he EFCC presenting three more witnesses – Yawale Auwalu, Philip Olukayode, both staff of Ecobank Nigeria Plc and Caroline Osaha, a staff of First Bank Nigeria Plc, to testify against the accused.
9. The Supreme Court will today pass its judgment on the case before it, challenging the trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal over charges bordering on alleged false assets declaration.
10. Workers in Ondo State will on Monday next week lead electricity consumers to shut down all offices of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, in the state, to protest the new tariff on power. BEDC is in charge of Ekiti, Ondo, Delta and Edo. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mrs. Bossed Dramola on Thursday.
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