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Dogara’s Arrest By DSS Witch-Hunt – Northern Group Alleges
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has expressed concern on the report of the arrest of Alh. Aminu Yaro Dogara, the Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos State and Chairman of Council Arewa Chiefs in Southern Nigeria by the Department of State Services, DSS, over what it described as a “connection to the ongoing investigation of the suspended CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele”.
Mohammed Danlami, Chairman, Board of Trustee, CNF, in a statement said, “We demand the immediate and unconditional release of Alhaji Aminu Yaro Dogara, because the law is clear, charge the case to court and not continuous detention of an individual without any legal definition. It is also inhumane to arrest and continue to detain such an elderly man with couples if health challenges and keep him away from his family.”
He called on President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be aware of banana peels, and not to allow himself to bite the hands that are feeding him as 2027 is around the corner.
He admonished the Director-General of the DSS to know that no amount of desecration of Arewa tradition would make him stay longer than God’s appointed time on the seat he never dreamt of occupying, saying that it was God’s will for him to be called from retirement to occupy the seat and in the same way Nigerian Customs Service has been returned to serving officers, the case of DSS, won’t be different.
The chairman also called on the traditional rulers of Arewa extraction to wake up and fight to protect one of their own, stressing that his arrest is an assault and conspiracy against the Northern traditional institution.
He lamented, “The country is already polarised along ethnic line and regional segregation, arresting this important traditional figure will only lead to more harm than good and add more problems to the stock of existing ones.”
According to the statement, the group sees the arrest of Dogara as an affront to Arewa tradition and a desperate attempt to humiliate their leaders, which when left unchallenged, will lead to the breeding of internal colonialism by a man they willingly and gladly voted for, despite being challenged morally, historically, and integrity-wise. It pointed out that they did so to uphold the unity of the country and their love for unity should not be mistaken for weakness.
The statement added, “The arrest of Sarki’s wife is a brutality to the sacred Arewa culture, an innocent woman without any negative incidence in the public domain. On the other hand, the DG’s wife has had a negative public display, an incidence involving the now Governor of Kano State, Engineer Abba Kabir at the airport. If any woman need arresting, the DG should look inward and do the needful.”
What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)?
See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 18th May, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates.
How much is a dollar to naira today in the black market?
Dollar to naira exchange rate today black market (Aboki dollar rate):
The exchange rate for a dollar to naira at Lagos Parallel Market (Black Market) players buy a dollar for N1500 and sell at N1511 on Saturday 18th May 2024, according to sources at Bureau De Change (BDC).
Please note that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not recognize the parallel market (black market), as it has directed individuals who want to engage in Forex to approach their respective banks.
Dollar to Naira Black Market Rate Today
Dollar to Naira (USD to NGN) Black Market Exchange Rate Today
Buying Rate N1500
Selling Rate N1511
Dollar to Naira CBN Rate Today
Dollar to Naira (USD to NGN) CBN Rate Today
Buying Rate N1529
Selling Rate N1530
Please note that the rates you buy or sell forex may be different from what is captured in this article because prices vary.
The death toll from severe weather that lashed the Texas city of Houston has risen to seven, authorities said Friday.
The three additional deaths came after Houston, the fourth-largest US city, was hit Thursday by heavy rain and winds up to 100 miles (160 kilometers) per hour, leaving downtown streets covered in glass from blown-out windows.
Downed trees and power lines littered residential areas and the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in the suburb of Cypress.
According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the new victims included an 85-year-old woman who died after her mobile home was struck by lightning and caught fire.
A 60-year-old man was found unresponsive and pronounced dead after going to his truck to try and power his oxygen tank, after electricity was cut across wide swaths of the storm-hit area.
And a 57-year-old man collapsed and died after trying to move a downed power pole.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said Thursday after the storm that four people died, though specifics were not immediately available.
Schools in Houston, home to 2.3 million people with an economy centered around oil and petrochemicals, were closed on Friday and non-essential workers urged to stay home.
AFP
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the sudden death of a man, who came to watch television at a beer parlour in the state.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the Newsmen on Sunday.
Hundeyin said that the owner of the beer parlour, whose name was not mentioned, reported the case to Elere Police Division on Wednesday at about 7.00 p.m.
He said that the report revealed that a customer (now deceased), whose name and address were yet unknown, in his 50s, came to the beer parlour located along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway at about 6.15 p.m.
The image maker said the bar owner said the customer walked into the open bar to sit and watch television like any other customers, while some were drinking.
“He was later observed to be sleeping on the chair and there was an attempt to wake him up, but they discovered that he was lifeless.
“The scene was visited by detectives of the division and the body was seen lifeless on the chair without any mark of violence.
“The body has been removed to Mainland General Hospital Mortuary Yaba, Lagos for autopsy. Efforts to trace his family is in progress,” he said.
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