Northern Delegates Reject News Draft Consitution

Delegates from the north to the national conference, have rejected the new draft constitution presented to them by the leadership of the conference.

The report and the draft constitution are to be debated today.

They vowed to reject the draft constitution on the grounds that the conference lacks the legal and moral authority to produce the document.

According to the northern delegates, the conference was constituted to serve as advisory body to the President.

You Cant Threaten Me Over 2015 Election - Goodluck Tells Northern Elders Forum

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that no group has the right to threaten him before performing his duties.

The President was reacting to a statement credited to the Northern Elders Forum that President Jonathan should forget his re-election if he does not rescue the abducted Chibok schoolgirls by the end of October.

But the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doctor Doyin Okupe said the Federal Government was already working on how to rescue the abducted girls.

Defence Headquarters Investigates Allegation Of Extra-Judicial Killing Levelled Against Nigerian Soldiers.

The Defence Headquarters says it takes the issue of human rights violation seriously and will never condone any proven case of abuse by its personnel.

The Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade, in a statement said the military is deeply concerned about the video footages being circulated which Amnesty International referred to in its latest report on human rights violations by the Nigerian Army in the fight against Boko Haram.

The defence spokesman said the military had set up an investigation team to study the allegations by the international human rights body in its latest report saying much of the scenes depicted in the videos are alien to the Nigerian military operations and doctrines.

More Nigerians Test Positive To Ebola Virua

The Matron of a hospital where a Liberian man, Patrick Sawyer who died of Ebola, was taken to for treatment now has symptoms of the virus.

One of the doctors who attended to him has already tested positive for the virus.

The chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, Doctor Tope Ojo who disclosed this at a news conference said doctors need the assurance of safety while attending to suspected Ebola cases.

Nasarawa Impeachment Panel Dismises Allegations Against Governor Al-Makura For Lack Of Evidence

The panel investigating alleged misconduct against Nasarawa state governor Tanko Al-Makura has dismissed the allegations due to the failure of the State House of Assembly to appear before it.

The chairman of the panel Yusuf Usman said that the House did not have any evidence in support of all the sixteen allegations against governor Al-Makura.

US Companies Pledged To Invest 14 Billion Dollars In Africa

US companies have pledged fourteen billion dollars of investment in Africa in areas such as energy and infrastructure.

US President Barack Obama made the announcement at the first US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC, attended by over forty African heads of state.

The deals include a five billion dollars partnership between private-equity firm Blackstone and Aliko Dangote, for energy infrastructure projects in sub-Sahara Africa, as well as more investments in Obama’s Power Africa Initiative.

The summit is an effort to strengthen US ties with Africa as China increases its African investments.

Pictures From The U.S - Africa Leaders Summit

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