Nigeria Today! Maku, Al-Makura, Makinde, Others In The News

PROBE MAKU FOR DECEIVING NIGERIANS ABOUT RELEASE OF CHIBOK GIRLS, AL-MAKURA

Gov. Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa State has called for the probe of the failure of Mr Labaran Maku to rescue the Chibok girls as the supervising Minister of Defence in the last administration. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity ,Alhaji Tukur Ahmed, on Sunday in Lafia

The statement said the probe was necessary in the interest of justice and fairness to the parents and guardians of the 200 female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno. According to the governor, the ongoing trial of the accused persons in the embezzlement of $2.1 billion meant for arms purchase should not exclude “those who allegedly collected money in the name of securing the release of Chibok girls but never did”.

Al-Makura noted that the investigation will go a long in revealing “how Maku, as Information Minister deceived Nigerians on the purported release of the Chibok girls”. “It was alleged that the former Minister also collected several millions of Naira under the guise that they were negotiating for the release of Chibok girls from Boko Haram”, he added.


He pointed out that Maku’s recent assurance that he will speak up on the $2.1bn arms deal is a ploy to draw public sympathy. The governor also challenged Maku to explain his role in the Ombatse and Baba Alakyo Saga over the killings of 86 security operatives while he was supervising the federal ministry of defence.

KATSINA TO RECRUIT 2,802 TEACHERS IN 2016

Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has disclosed that the government would recruit 2, 802 teachers in the 2016 financial year.

Masari who made the disclosure while giving a breakdown of the 2016 budget estimate before the state assembly noted that the teachers would be recruited under the state basic education board, science and technical education board and ministry of education.

He said that under the state basic education board a total number of 574 teachers and their monthly salaries of N46. 5 million would be utilized in recruiting 1, 314 primary school teachers.

According to the governor, 80% of the funds allocated to the education sector would be utilized on the rehabilitation of primary and secondary schools infrastructures across the state.

MINORITY LEADER, OSUN ASSEMBLY DIES ON 48TH BIRTHDAY

The Minority Leader of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Oladejo Makinde is dead.

Makinde who is popularly called Igwe, one of the two members of the Peoples Democratic Party at the House died on Sunday, the exact day he clocked 48. Makinde died after a brief illness.

He was also a former Chairman of Ife Central Local Government Area and House Committee Chairman on Integration and Special Duties, before getting into the house. May his soul rest in peace.

MYANMAR ACTIVIST JAILED FOR FACEBOOK POST MOCKING ARMY

A Myanmar court has jailed a woman, Chaw Sandi Tun, for six months for a Facebook post “ridiculing” the country’s army chief and the colour of a new uniform.