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Makinde gives Ajimobi’s aides 48 hours to return govt vehicles

On wednesday, the Governor Oyo StateSeyi Makinde gave former governor Abiola Ajimobi’s aides a 48-hour ultimatum to return government vehicles with them. The state government in a statement by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Bisi Ilaka, said the former state officials must comply with the directive. The statement read, “ Governor Seyi Makinde has directed that all former political functionaries who are still in possession of government vehicles to return them to Government Transport Pool within 48 hours. “Failure to which the security agencies shall be directed to retrieve such vehicles from wherever they may have  been kept.” Receive Alerts on: Whatsapp: +2349065979437, Twitter: @  claronetviews,  follow our official page on facebook@ Claronet Share your story with us: SMS:  +2349065979437 , Whatsapp:  +2349065979437 , Email: peterclarene20 @claronetview.com

Army Speaks About Recent Attacks On Military Bases In North East

The Nigerian Army  reacted to the reports of recent attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in some communities and military bases in the north-eastern part of the Nigeria. The General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Army, Brigadier General Abdulmalik Bulama, responded during an exclusive interview on Wednesday. Brigadier General Bulama, who did not deny the attacks, described them as mere publicity stunts of the insurgents to stay relevant by attacking targets to keep them in the news. READ ALSO: President Buhari  at Abuja Received Ghana's Akufo-Addo  He, however, insisted that the military was winning the war against the terrorists, despite attacks targeted at soft targets and the military. According to the GOC, this is evident by the reclaimed territories and offensive against the insurgents by the military in the last four years. He stated that The war against terrorism is not a war that you can clinically finish within a given minute or a week or a day; s

Confusion Arised over President’s proclamation of ninth Senate

On 30 May 2019, the Presidential proclamation of the First Session of the Ninth National Assembly billed for Tuesday, June 11, caused confusion at the federal parliament on Monday. The document which had the seal of the Presidency and claimed to have been signed by President Muhammadu Buhari was not addressed to any particular official of the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, who is surpose to convey such document to the national parliament, denied not knowing about such communication when contacted by our correspondent. Enang simply appealed to our correspondent to suspend any action on the document pending his confirmation. He was yet to do so as of the time of filing this report. READ ALSO:  Stop blackmailing me, Okorocha tells Ihedioha Attempts to confirm the authenticity of the document from the office of the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, who would execute the proclama

IMO lawmakers tells Ihedioha "use EFCC to recover looted funds and properties

The Imo State House of Assembly, on Monday, told the Emeka Ihedioha the state governor to employ the services of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other anti-graft agencies to recover state “looted funds and government properties including government house generator which was carted away.” The lawmakers also asked the governor to suspend all board appointments including the promotion of permanent secretaries by the immediate past governor, Rochas Okorocha from March 2019. READ ALSO: Local Government chairmen, councillors barricade Assembly complex over dissolution The lawmakers also passed a motion indefinitely suspending the 27 Local Government Area Chairmen and Councillors. The house directed the Directors of Local Government Administration of the 27 LGAs to take over from the suspended LGA chairmen. The speaker, Chinedu Offor, who presided over the plenary directed the clerk of the House, Chinelo Emeghara, to convey the resolutions of the House to the state governor.

Trade-War Contagion Puts Markets on Alert for Fresh Risk Selloff

Investors may be about to get further confirmation that they have misread how deep and lasting the global trade war could be. After last week’s retreat in risk assets, the stand-off between the world’s two largest economies deepened at the weekend as Beijing  blamed  the U.S. for the latest breakdown in talks. Traders were also left digesting a move by the Chinese toward blacklisting FedEx  Corp., a threat by President Donald Trump to slap tariffs on all Mexican goods and a decision to  end an arrangement  that lets India export almost 2,000 products to the U.S. tax free. “Investors are generally of the view that the trade dispute could drag on for longer, but they appear to be overlooking its potential impact on the global macro outlook,” Chetan Ahya, the New York-based head of economics at Morgan Stanley, wrote in a note distributed Sunday. “If trade tensions continue to escalate, the global cycle will be at risk. We could end up in a recession in three quarters. As the outlook on tr

The president's wife Mrs Aisha Buhari again tackles 500 billion naira social investment scheme over the support to the poor

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has asked the National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP) to support the poor people in Katsina State including those devastated by banditry. Mrs Buhari who was in Batsari, Katsina State on Saturday to distribute relief materials to victims of banditry, noted that although 500 billion Naira was given by the Federal Government to assist vulnerable Nigerians, but only a few had benefited.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that when Mrs Aisha Buhari asked the IDPs if any of them had received the 10,000 Naira assistance, the response was negative. “National Social Investment Programme should go to Katsina state and give them their assistance. “These people gave over one million votes during the general elections, they really need the assistance and they deserve to be given,”  said Mrs Aisha Buhari. She also urged the National Emergency Management Agency to come to the help of the Internally Displaced Persons in the state. Earlier