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This Week in Nigeria
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Monday 14th – Saturday 19th March 2016
Sunday 13th
Nigerians condemn masterminds of Agatu massacre in Benue State, calling the Federal Government to bring culprits to book to forestall future occurrence.
Monday 14th
President Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria for Equatorial Guinea on an official visit to discuss the protection of the Niger Delta and other bilateral issues.
The Federal Government directs security agencies to bring to book masterminds of the Agatu killings in Benue State.
Court directs the release of aide to Col. Sambo Dasiki (Retd.)
Bauchi government uncovers 19,000 ghost workers.
Lagos government sacks top officials over Lekki building collapse.
Tuesday 15th
President Buhari condemns political killings in Rivers State.
Wednesday 16th
Two female suicide bombers detonated bombs, killing about 24 people including themselves in a Borno village mosque.
Former Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh made an application against the jurisdiction of the court to hear the charges against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Thursday 17th
Death toll from Wednesday suicide bombings in a Borno mosque rises.
Killings in River State continue as a man was beheaded today and another individual abducted from same residence.
Also in River State, an Army Major and two other soldiers were murdered when their vehicle ran into a suspected militants’ ambush.
Friday 18th
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatal Owoseni on Friday disclosed that 11 trans-border armed robbers have been killed while ammunition and other items were also recovered from them.
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), gave details of how Senate President, Bukola Saraki allegedly looted Kwara State while he served as the state’s governor between 2003 and 2011.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigeria Army, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade, disclosed that in their operations focusing on an anti-cattle rustling and armed banditry within the North West zone, no fewer than 35 armed bandits have been killed while 38 of them have been arrested and handed over to the police in the various states of their arrest.
Ahead of the River State re-run elections, the topmost contending parties, the PDP and APC in the state, have continued to accuse each other of distributing fake military uniforms to different parts of the State, in order to rig the elections on Saturday.
Another soldier was reportedly killed in an ambush in River State barely 24 hours to the re-run election.
The remains of the late Minister of State (Labour), Mr. James Ocholi SAN, his wife and son were laid to rest in his home Dekina Local Government of Kogi State amidst tears.
Saturday 19th
A two storey building located at No. 9, Alli close, Mile 12, Lagos reportedly collapsed at 8:45am, killing a 47-year-old woman.
Seven people, including an Immigration officer, were killed in River’s re-run election.
INEC postpones election in four Local Government Areas.
