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Northern, Southern Leaders Unveil Tinubu's 2023 Campaign in Kano Security: Army opts for Chinese tanks, equipment By: Akorede Folaranmi The equipment was acquired and Plans Lieutenant General equipped, but contains problem of both the military and the operate the equipment. insecurity we are having across the government are really very serious According to Nigerian media, he Nigerian Army has from China's Norinco after being Lamidi Adeosun said, “The country. to tackle the security problems 17 vehicles were offloaded on taken delivery of VT-4 ordered last year under an apparent process of acquiring this has “This is being tackled with across the nation.” Wednesday, including VT-4 main main battle tanks, SH-5 $152 million contract. been on for some time but thank T God they are coming in now. trained personnel and required Adeosun said the delivery from battle tank and ST1 light tanks. self-propelled howitzers and other The equipment was unloaded equipment. What you are seeing China includes main battle tanks, Photos confirm VT-4 and SH-5 equipment from China in an effort on 8 April and included VT-4 main From this, you can see how here is just a tip of the iceberg. light tanks and two types of vehicles were delivered. to strengthen its land forces in the battle tanks, SH5 105 mm self- serious the Federal Government Others are still coming but it is artillery. He added that personnel In May 2019, Minister of battle against Boko Haram propelled artillery and other items. of Nigeria is in making sure that very important that we all see that have been trained in China to militants. Nigerian Army Chief of Policy the Nigerian Army is not only ...continued on page 16 Vol. 1 , No. 8 April 4, 2021 www.nigeriangateway.com N200 Covid-19: Alex Iwobi Facebook freezes Alleged electoral fraud: goes for 2nd test, More calls for President's page PAGE 16 may appear against Senator Akpabio’s Lesotho PAGE 23 over misinformation probe PAGE 4 Northern, Southern leaders unveil Tinubu's 2023 campaign in Kano By Olalekan Osiade Ganduje, El-Rufai on war path over Tinubu, Jonathan s Nigerians from all walks of life converge Aon Kano State to mark the 69th birthday of the National Buhari, Abiodun, APC, others celebrate 'leader' at 69 Leader of the All Progressives of Asiwaju's 2023 ambition, Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola amidst reports that he is also Ahmed Tinubu, prominent eyeing the Vice Presidential slot. elites from the North and South, This is however not without including Nigeria's leading some political machinations as Islamic figure, the Sultan of Ganduje's ambition is said to be Sokoto, HRH Muhammadu pitching him against his Sa'ad Abubakar as well as the counterpart in Kaduna State, Governor of Kano State, Dr Governor Nasir el Rufai, who is Umar Ganduje, among many said to be behind the call for the others, would play major roles in return of former President the unveiling of Tinubu's 2023 Goodluck Jonathan to office in Presidential Campaign, in 2023. Kano. According to multiple sources From today, till the middle close to both camps, El-Rufai had of the week, Kano State is set to been championing the Jonathan be politically alive as the state agenda so at to be the running governor, who is playing host to mate of the former President in this year's Tinubu Colloquium, 2023 and in order to step into the would lead a host of Northern top echelon slot in 2027. elites to flag off the unofficial One of the sources, a former campaign of Asiwaju Bola Deputy Governor in the South Ahmed Tinubu's Presidential West told our correspondent that ambition. the El-Rufai game plan is to Among those that are ensure that Jonathan completes expected to be in attendance are his second term and the some South West governors and Presidency will return to the North political leaders, Nigeria's most in 2027. revered Islamic leader, the The two governors had earlier Sultan of Sokoto, who would be been at loggerheads over the joined by many Emirs and dethronement of a former politicians from across Northern Governor of the Central Bank, Nigeria as well notable Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir footsoldiers of the former Lagos of Kano. State Governor. L-R: Project facilitator, Senator Lanre Tejuoso; Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehinare; Speaker, House of While Ganduje was against Dr. Ganduje is reported to be Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; his wife, Salamat and Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo the continued stay of Sanusi in the leading the campaign and has Abiodun, during the commissioning of the Tele-medicine centre at the Federal Medical Center, been touted as the major sponsor ...continued on page 3 Abeokuta...last week PHOTO: Rasheed Akintan Mother of 6 kills, dumps own baby in Ogun River PAGE 3 April 4, 2021 |2 |4 AprilN 4,e 2021ws Soldiers ambush Boko-Haram fighters, kill 49 says official he Nigerian Army troops successfully rescued eight of 28 Task Force Brigade kidnapped victims from the Tin Chibok and Askira have terrorists in the course of the killed about 48 Boko Haram encounter. “Unfortunately, terrorists and rescued 11 abducted however, one of the kidnapped victims in an onslaught in Borno. victims sustained injury to his The Director, Army Public leg while in the hands of his Relations, Mohammed Yerima, abductors. disclosed this in a statement at the “He has since been conveyed weekend in Abuja. The soldiers to a military medical facility for also rescued some victims immediate treatment,” he said. kidnapped by the Boko Haram, Mr Yerima added that troops the official said. recovered another eight AK47 Mr Yerima said that troops rifles with four magazines, achieved the feat while acting on among other items. credible intelligence that some According to him, the gallant remnants of insurgents were troops are presently dominating fleeing due to the intensity of the area with aggressive patrols troops' operations in Sambisa and are equally on a trail of Forest. fleeing terrorists to locate and He said the troops laid ambush neutralise them. for the terrorists on Chibok- “The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Damboa axis, killing nine while Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru several others escaped with fatal appreciated the gallantry and From Left to Right: Wife of the Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Mrs. Victoria Oluomo, Secretary to the State Government, gunshot wounds in one encounter. dexterity of the troops. Mr Yerima said that the troops Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, Wife of Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, The President and Founder of the Living Faith “He urged them to remain Foundation, Chapel of Grace, Revd. Joe Olaiya, his wife, Pastor (Mrs.) Florence Olaiya and wife of the Secretary to Ogun State also recovered seven AK47 Rifles dogged and maintain their Government, Mrs. Aderinola Talabi at the Inauguration of the Living Faith Foundation, Chapel of Grace in Abeokuta…recently and freed three kidnapped offensive posture in all operations victims. until the area is rid of all remnants He said that troops of 28 Task of terrorists. Force Brigade located in Askira “He equally appreciated Prosecute Akpabio for electoral fraud – ERG also laid a successful ambush members of the public for their h e E l e c t i o n (PDP) candidate, Senator Chris even occupying the exalted Buhari's to fight against along Askira – Chibok Main continuous support to the troops Transparency Group Ekpeyong. office of a Minister and corruption. Supply Route (MSR) and and enjoined them to continue (ETG) has called for the ETG, in a release issued on member of the Federal We therefore demand neutralised 39 terrorists in another to provide credible information T arrest and prosecution of the Saturday and signed by its Executive Council is an insult that Senator Godswill encounter. to the troops and other security Minister of Niger Delta C o n v e n e r, D r. K a z e e m on the collective sensibility of Akpabio be arrested and The army spokesperson also agencies operating within Affairs, Senator Godswill Adekunle, asked how the INEC Nigerians. made to face trial for being disclosed that the troops their localities. Akpabio, over his involvement returning officer will be jailed It is also another clear the sponsor of the criminal in falsification of results of the while the person for whom he confirmation of the deceit act on which the executioner, Akwa Ibom North West committed the electoral fraud in President Muhammadu Prof Ogban has been jailed Poor oral hygiene can cause senatorial election in 2019. is a minister. A High Court in Akwa Ibom The group said it is on record Nigeria's unemployment rate threat diabetes, stroke, premature State had sentenced Peter t h a t A k p a b i o w a s t h e Ogban, a professor of soil mastermind of the criminal act to Africa's economy -Bloomberg birth -Ogun Health Commissioner science at the University of for which Prof Ogban was Calabar, to three years in jailed. He (Akpabio) was the igeria, home to the The country has had two s the world marks prison for manipulation the beneficiary of the fake over world's largest recessions in the last five World Oral Health election results. 61,000 votes recorded for APC Nn u m b e r o f years, inflation is at a near ADay, the Ogun State Ogban was the returning i n E s s i e n U d i m L o c a l extremely poor people, four-year high, insecurity in Commissioner for Health, officer in the Akwa Ibom North Government where 19, 455 looks set to break another the north of the country is Dr.
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