The Nigerian military has shut down Banex Plaza in Abuja’s Usse 2 area after traders engaged in an exchange with two soldiers over the weekend.
Military spokesperson Onyema Nwachukwu said in a statement on Tuesday that the complex had been temporarily closed to allow the arrest of the hoodlums who attacked the two soldiers, adding that the soldiers were unarmed and had no intention of doing anything. He also stated that there was no form of aggression.
Following a row over the Federal Government’s plan to pump pension funds into Nigeria’s infrastructure, some retired police officers on Tuesday besieged the National Assembly over unpaid pensions.
Retirees are seeking to be removed from the contributory pension system. They called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to investigate their plight, saying many people were losing their lives due to the prevailing economic hardship.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally expressed his condolences to the Kano State government and people over the fire incident that killed about 17 worshipers at a mosque in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.
The President condemned the act of arson that led to the tragic turn of events and directed law enforcement agencies to ensure diligent investigation and prosecution of the suspects. Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has vowed to sign Shafiu Abubakar’s death warrant if he is convicted of murder in the mosque bombing.
The governor issued the threat on Tuesday while visiting the surviving victims at the Murtala Specialist Hospital, assuring that the state government was ready to pursue the matter to its logical conclusion.
The governor also said the incident had nothing to do with terrorism or political violence, insisting that the incident was an act of the devil by Mr. Abubakar, who did not legally pursue his grievances against his family.
The governor further said Mr. Abubakar would be taken to a Sharia court to face the consequences of his actions. Kenyans have expressed outrage over the estimated cost of a chartered plane for President William Ruto’s visit to the United States at $1.5 million. Ruto is on a four-day visit to the United States at the invitation of President Joe Biden. This is the first state visit by a Kenyan president to the United States in 20 years, and the first by an African leader in 16 years.
The Kenyan government has defended the cost of the president’s trip, saying the benefits of the visit far outweigh the costs by a million times. The president, who arrived in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, was reportedly accompanied by more than 30 people, including a popular comedian.
Given the government’s austerity measures and the cost of living, it is unclear why the president chose a private jet, reportedly owned by Dubai-owned Royal Jet, rather than using his usual presidential jet. crisis.
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