President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he would not rest until they get relief from him in view of the current security challenges and costs of living in the country. The President gave the assurance in his Eid-el Kabir message to Nigerian Muslims and other citizens. “I am quite aware of the difficulties people are facing and working to resolve them,” he said in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu. President Buhari expressed hope that this Eid would be a source of blessing, peace, prosperity and safety for all Nigerians, stressing that coexistence and stability will prevail in the country. The President, who called for more patriotism to build a better Nigeria, appealed to Nigerians to put the interest of the country above selfish interests and “use religion as a motivation for the love of our common humanity.” The President said “if we are putting the teachings of our religions into practice, most of the evils afflicting our society would have been solved.” According to him, “religion shouldn’t just be used as a mere badge of identity, but as a motivator for doing good for our country and humanity.” He said “the exploitation of the people by traders and the stealing of public funds by civil servants and other holders of public trust is a reflection of the abandonment of the teachings of our religions.” “Our society is a bundle of contradictions. People display external religiosity without fear of God; they make life difficult for others; money becomes their god; leaders abandon their oaths of office by taking money meant for the welfare of the people and divert it to their private pockets,” he said. President Buhari congratulated the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and the world on the occasion of the Eid, citing for special mention, “the brave men and women in uniform fighting terror on many fronts and their families, as well as others held hostage and kept away from their families by wicked and heartless terrorists.” He used the occasion to call on all Muslims to reflect on the significance of the sacrifice epitomised by Eid. According to the President, “We should show love and care to our neighbours and others while celebrating this spiritually important event in our lives.” President Buhari also advised Muslims “to promote the good virtues of Islam through personal examples and practice,” adding that “Muslims should avoid association with violent extremist ideas that have wrongly given Islam a negative image or poor perception.”

  The Elders Council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has requested from the Senate that Ohanaeze would be ready to defend Ekweremadu, in court in London where his currently detained over alleged organ harvesting. This was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan dated 5th July 2022 was signed by the Chairman Elders council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Friday. Ohanaeze among other things said that the truth about the Ekweremadu saga was gradually surfacing and for that reason they decided to come out and defend him (Ekweremadu). According to Iwuanyanwu’s statement entitled: “Travail of our illustrious son Senator Ike Ekweremadu” which was personally signed by the Chairman, Council of Elders of the body, Chief Engr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo World Wide said that it is determined to defend any honest and patriotic citizen whose right and freedom are being unduly trampled upon anywhere in the world. “The news about the arrest of the former Deputy Senate President with his wife in far away London was received with shock in many places, especially within the rank and file of the umbrella body of all Igbo Socio-Cultural Organization (the Ohanaeze Ndigbo) where he said Ekweremadu is a very active member.” “We do not have any doubt whatsoever that the truth will emerge and our son and his wife will be vindicated. We are however happy and profoundly appreciative of your solidarity with your dear colleague and friend during this trying period. “We also prayed that the Almighty God would visit the daughter of Ekweremadu who is sick with divine healing,” Iwuanyanwu said.

  The Nigerian Correctional Service on Friday released the names and images of inmates with cases of terrorism who escaped from the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre in Abuja. The PUNCH reports that the inmates escaped the correctional centre on Tuesday night after members of the Islamic for West Africa Province attacked the facility. “If you see any of these people, or have useful information which may lead to their recapture, please call 07000099999, 09060004598 or 08075050006 or Any Law Enforcement Agency nearest to you. We guarantee to keep your information anonymous,” the NCoS said in a release on Friday. See the names below: 1. ABDULKAREEM MUSA 2. ABDUSALAMI ADAMU 3. ABUBAKAR ABDULRAHMAN HABIBU 4. ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED SADIQ 5. ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED 6. ABUBAKAR YUSUF 7. ADAM LAWAL MUHAMMAD 8. AKIBU MUSA DANJUMA 9. AMODU OMALE SALIHU 10. BELLO HARUNA 11. BILYAMINU USMAN 12. BUKAR ALI 13. IBRAHIM MOHAMMED 14. IKYA ABUR 15. ISMAIL IDRIS ABDULLAHI 16. MODU AJI 17. MOHAMMED SANI 18. MUSA ABUBAKAR 19. MUSTAPHA UMAR 20. USTAPHA UMAR 21. SHEHU ABDULLAHI 22. SULEIMAN IDI 23. SULEIMAN ZACHARIA 24. SUNDAY MICHEAL 25. YAKUBU ABDULLAHI 26. YASIR IBRAHIM SALIHU 27. YUNUSA MUKAIYA 28. ABDULMANNAN OBADIKI 29. ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED MUSA 30. ABUBAKAR UMAR 31. ADAMU MOHAMMED 32. AHMADU HAGOLA 33. ASAMA HARUNA KANTI 34. BALUYE MODU 35. BASSEY VICTOR KINGSLEY 36. DIKO IKO 37. ALHAJI BUKAR 38. FARUKU WAZIRI 39. HASSAN HASSAN 40. IBRAHIM MUSA 41. IDRIS OJO 42. ISHAQ FAROUK 43. MOHAMMED GONI KYARI 44. MOHAMMED GUJA 45. MOHAMMED SALEH BUBA 46. MOHAMMED UMAR 47. MUKHTAR USSAINI KHALIDU 48. MUSA ADAMU 49. MUSA UMAR 50. ONYEMIRE ASAGBA 51. RABIU SHAIBU 52. SAHABI ISMAIL 53. SANI MOHAMMED 54. UMAR AHMADU LADAN 55. USMAN BALAREBE 56. YAHAYA ADAMU ABUBAKAR 57. YUSUF YAKUBU 58. ABDULAZEEZ OBADAKI 58. AUWAL ABUBAKAR 60. MANSUR MOHAMMED USMAN 61. MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR 62. MOHAMMED JAMIU ENEJI SANI 63. MUAZU ABUBAKAR 64. MUHAMMED SANI ADAMU 65. MUKTAR UMAR 66. NAMBIL ZAKARI GAMBO 67. SADIQ GARBA ABUBAKAR 68. YAZID MUHAMMED USMAN 69. YUSUF ALI YUSUF