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I’m not under probe - Goodluck Jonathan

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has faulted the impression being created in the media that his administration would be probed by the committee set up by the House of Representatives to look into how the budget allocated to the State House Medical Centre since 2015 was spent.<br />
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He said he had nothing to do with the 2015 Budget before he handed over power to President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29 of the same year.<br />
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He therefore said there was no way his administration would be included in the expected probe of allocations to the clinic.<br />
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Jonathan stated this in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, in Abuja on Saturday.<br />
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The statement read, “The House of representatives resolved Thursday 12 October, 2015, to probe 2015-2017 allocations to Aso Rock Clinic and some media reports are needlessly dragging the name of former President Goodluck Jonathan into it.<br />
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“We had thought that the media should be the first to remind Nigerians that since Jonathan left office on May 29, 2015, he had absolutely nothing to do with the implementation of the budget for that year.<br />
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“For emphasis, the 2015 Appropriation Bill which was passed by the parliament in April was signed into law in May, 2015.<br />
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“And since the procurement process, based on the new procurement law, takes at least three months to complete, there was no way Jonathan would have had anything to do with the budget implementation for 2015, before vacating Aso Rock Villa on May 29, 2015.”<br />
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Eze said going by the way some people make insinuations on issues that bordered on the development in country, it would appear as if Jonathan had been in office since independence and probably still ruling.<br />
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“We expect media houses to always do proper investigations to avoid the convenient choice of always using Jonathan as the scapegoat for the misdeeds of others,” he added.

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Crystal Palace stun champions Chelsea to claim first league win of season

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Crystal Palace deservedly claimed a first Premier League win of the season with a 2-1 victory over champions Chelsea at Selhurst Park.<br />
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Palace received a stroke of luck in scoring their first league goal in five months, ending a drought of 731 minutes stretching back to last season.<br />
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The scruffy strike was recorded as a Cesar Azpilicueta own goal, but Palace had one of their own when the excellent Wilfried Zaha struck before half-time as Palace won for the first time this season at the eighth attempt.<br />
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Chelsea, who had equalised through Tiemoue Bakayoko, had been seeking to respond from the loss to Manchester City ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Roma. The Blues are now nine points behind leaders City after a poor performance.<br />
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Palace, who won at Chelsea in April, had not scored a league goal since Patrick van Aanholt's last-minute strike in the 4-0 win over Hull on May 14.<br />
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Their dismal start to the season was expected to continue against the champions, but the return of Zaha from injury galvanised his team-mates.<br />
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Andros Townsend had a spring in his step alongside Zaha and the pair tormented the Chelsea defence throughout.<br />
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Townsend early on found Zaha, who turned away from Azpilicueta before seeing his shot saved by Thibaut Courtois.<br />
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The only surprise when Palace scored was that Zaha was not a central protagonist. Townsend snuck in behind Marcos Alonso and pulled the ball back for Yohan Cabaye.<br />
His attempt to control the ball was interrupted by Luiz, it ricocheted back off the Frenchman and wrong-footed Courtois by deflecting off Azpilicueta.<br />
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The joy and relief was soon followed by wit. "We're Crystal Palace, we score when we want," sang home supporters.<br />
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The celebrations were short lived. A Cesc Fabregas corner was met by Bakayoko, who lost his marker and headed the ball into the ground and the net for his first Premier League goal.<br />
Palace, and Zaha, would not roll over. Zaha ran at Chelsea and his shot deflected wide.<br />
The Blues had another good chance when Michy Batshuayi - given an opportunity with Alvaro Morata kept in reserve for Roma due to his fragile hamstring - headed over a corner from Fabregas, who later fired a free-kick narrowly over.<br />
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The visitors were left to rue the miss when Mamadou Sakho epitomised the difference in the first half. Sakho showed desire to beat Willian to the ball and composure to find Zaha, who finished expertly.<br />
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Victor Moses went off early in the second half as a hamstring injury appeared to impair another Chelsea player after N'Golo Kante and Morata.<br />
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Fabregas hit the crossbar with a 25-yard strike before Pedro was sent on for Batshuayi, who showed frustration at being withdrawn after a rare start.<br />
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Julian Speroni twice saved from Pedro and once from Alonso.<br />
Charly Musonda, on for Willian, had a glorious chance, but, after controlling Fabregas' lofted pass on his chest, fired over.<br />
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Palace had opportunities for a third as they finished on the attack. Zaha tried to seize upon a mix-up between Bakayoko and Luiz, Townsend had an effort saved by Courtois, who was relieved to see the follow up sent wide by Van Aanholt.<br />
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Shocking defeat for Chelsea as Crystal Palace claim first EPL victory

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Crystal Palace won their first Premier League game after defeating woeful Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday.<br />
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Flying winger Zaha injured his right knee during the opening-day defeat to Huddersfield Town and has been powerless as Palace lost their opening seven league matches without scoring a goal.<br />
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Another defeat to nil would have set an unwanted English league record at nine, including one at the end of last season, but Selhurst Park erupted early on when an Andros Townsend cross crept past Thibaut Courtois via a combination of Yohan Cabaye and Cesar Azpilicueta.<br />
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Tiemoue Bakayoko was given the freedom of the Palace area to head home his first Premier League goal and level the scores, but the influential Zaha – who was a menace throughout – restored Palace's lead shortly before the break with a cool finish.<br />
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An inevitable second-half barrage arrived from Chelsea and Cesc Fabregas lashed an effort against the crossbar, but Palace clung on for a priceless victory.<br />
It marks another disappointment for Antonio Conte, whose side were beaten 1-0 at home by Manchester City last time out and the Blues now trail Pep Guardiola's league leaders by nine points.<br />
Palace remain bottom of the table, seven points adrift of 17th, but the return of Zaha will give Roy Hodgson – who tasted victory as Palace boss for the first time – renewed optimism.<br />
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Zaha provided Palace with fresh attacking impetus and he forced Courtois into an early save after collecting Townsend's low left-wing cross and turning Gary Cahill in the area.<br />
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The wait for a goal was over in the 11th minute. James McArthur cleverly slipped a pass to Townsend, whose drilled cross ricocheted off Cabaye's knee under a challenge from David Luiz and clipped Azpilicueta before squirming past Courtois.<br />
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Palace's frailties were exposed with startling ease just seven minutes later, though, as Cesc Fabregas fired in a corner from the right that Bakayoko headed in unmarked for his first Premier League goal.<br />
Zaha lashed an effort past the left post, while more poor marking at a corner led to Michy Batshuayi – deputising for the injured Alvaro Morata in one of four Chelsea changes – heading wastefully over the crossbar.<br />
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Chelsea then lost Victor Moses to a hamstring injury before their misery increased on the stroke of half-time.<br />
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Mamadou Sakho powered deep into Chelsea's half and fed Zaha, who brilliantly jinked inside Azpilicueta before placing his shot across Courtois into the bottom-right corner.<br />
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Chelsea upped the tempo early in the second half and Fabregas' stinging 25-yard drive beat veteran goalkeeper Julian Speroni – playing in place of the injured Wayne Hennessey – but rattled the bar.<br />
The visitors continued to create the better second-half chances and Marcos Alonso looped a header over from Willian's corner just after the hour before Pedro's long-distance drive was saved by Speroni.<br />
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Palace should have put the game to bed in the closing stages when Courtois spilled Townsend's 25-yard effort, but Patrick van Aanholt somehow drilled wide on the follow up with the goal gaping.<br />
It almost proved a costly miss as Sakho recklessly tried to backheel out of danger against Charly Musonda, but thankfully for a raucous home crowd Fabregas drilled wide.

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Man City 7-2 Stoke City: De Bruyne masterclass sees City leapfrog Man U to go top

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Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne produced a phenomenal display as Manchester City overwhelmed Stoke and opened up a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League.<br />
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The 26-year-old provided three assists and produced one of the passes of the season that led to the second goal as Pep Guardiola's men returned from the international break to treat the home support to a stunning performance.<br />
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City scored three times in the first period and had 83.5% of the possession in what was arguably the most one-sided Premier League half this season.<br />
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Gabriel Jesus was the first to find then net when he nipped in ahead of Mame Biram Diouf to prod home. De Bruyne who provided the assist, then threaded a 'no-look' pass into the path of Leroy Sane, who fed Raheem Sterling to slot in.<br />
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It was 3-0 by the 27th minute when Spain midfielder David Silva slotted in after more good work from Sterling and Sane.<br />
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The only surprise of the first 45 minutes was when Diouf's deflected shot reduced the deficit.<br />
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The home side then received another jolt when the Senegal player's header came off the leg off Kyle Walker, hit the post and beat Ederson in goal.<br />
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Any hopes of a fightback, though, were quashed when Jesus smashed in his second from close range via another beautiful De Bruyne delivery.<br />
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Fernandinho then produced the goal of the game when he fired a rocket from 25 yards that whistled past Jack Butland in goal.<br />
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Belgian De Bruyne's magic then allowed Sane to slot in the sixth before substitute Bernardo Silva completed the rout when he converted Sterling's pass.<br />
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How PDP formed, registered APDA – Babangida finally confesses

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Niger State Governor, Aliyu Babangida, has finally admitted that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was behind the formation and registration of the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA).</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He stated this when he hosted Raymond Dokpesi, an aspirant for national chairmanship of the party, in his residence in Abuja.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Babangida recalled that after the 14 months leadership crisis that rocked the party, there was need to “rebuild, re-brand and rejuvenate the party’’ ahead of the 2019 elections.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He said some PDP members actually thought of preparing alternative party for committed members, should the recent Supreme Court judgment become unfavourable for the party.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The former governor said that not only was it agreed by some PDP members to be involved in the registration of APDA, PDP also had discussion with 17 other political parties for coalition.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Indeed, one of the parties gave us their papers. There are some of us who said that should the judgment not end well, we will leave PDP.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Luckily, the judgment ended well and that alternative plan is gone,” he said.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Earlier, Dokpesi had said that he was consulting elders and leaders of the party as a peep into his ambition of leading the party as its national chairman.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He said that unity and sanity must return to PDP, adding that the party was in need of a visionary leader who was committed to the ideals and values of the founding fathers.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“We need those that will be able to build the party to make it able to face the challenges of the forthcoming 2019 general elections.”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Dokpesi said that he remained an unrepentant member of PDP, and of the Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee even at the peak of the crisis.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“I never compromise one second to look at Senator Ali Modu Sheriff but I made attempt to broker peace with him,” he said.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He pledged to build a fearless team that would rebuild PDP to win 2019 elections.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Dokpesi had on Thursday, visited two former military Heads of State – Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna.</div>

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'My petition against NNPC boss, Baru, wasn't about fraud, it was misunderstood' - Ibe Kachikwu

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, yesterday spoke for the first time about his meeting with President Buhari on his petition against the group managing director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Recall that Kachikwu in a petition dated August 30th addressed to President Buhari, accused Baru of insubordination and awarding a $25billion contract without due process. </div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">On October 6th, President Buhari had a meeting with Kachikwu over the petition and after the meeting, the Minister refused to disclose to state house correspondents the outcome of the meeting.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">However, Kachikwu yesterday broke his silence and spoke on the outcome of his meeting with President Buhari. He spoke to newsmen at the end of a three-day Nigerian content workshop organized by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board in Imo.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">According to him, President Buhari asked him to go back and continue to work with Baru so as to clear any doubt and rift. He also added that his petition was misunderstood by many Nigerians. </div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“The conversation has been largely misunderstood to border on fraud. It was not on fraud, but on governance and suggestions on ways to go about it. I think a lot of people got it wrong. People dwell much on issues of sensationalism and leave the main substance. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, and I are working together as Mr. President had directed to move forward. Mr. President has urged the two of us to find ways of working together to remove doubt and rift. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Mr. President is a decent man and what he wants to achieve in this country is to live a legacy for posterity. He is a sincere leader, so nobody should accuse him of engaging in fraud.” he said</div>

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Ganduje swears in five new commissioners

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Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Saturday swore in five new commissioners to the State Executive Council.<br />
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The commissioners, who had been screened by the State House of Assembly, took their oath of office before thousands of supporters at the Coronation Hall, Government House.<br />
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Ganduje congratulated all the new commissioners on their appointment and asked them not to betray the trust of the people.<br />
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He advised them to always reflect on their oath of office and treat all citizens of the state equally.<br />
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Ganduje advised them to come up with innovative ideas that would help develop the state.<br />
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The appointment of the newly sworn-in members of the state executive followed the cabinet re-shuffle of which five out of the 14 commissioners were dropped.<br />
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The newly sworn-in commissioners are: Malam Ahmad Rabiu, (Commerce and Tourism), Aisha Jafar, (Budget and planning),  Musa  Kwankwaso, (Special duties), Mr Aminu Aliyu, (Works and Housing), and Mr  Muktar Ibrahim, (Justice).<br />
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The commissioners were sworn in by the state Solicitor-General, Malam Sani Daniel.</div>

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Government alone can’t fund universities - Osinbajo

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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says government alone cannot provide the kind of support required for universities to develop at the rate expected of them.<br />
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He said a lot of the support had to come from alumni of the universities as well as the private sector.<br />
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According to a copy of his speech made available to journalists on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Vice-President spoke at the Distinguished Alumni Awards and celebration of University of Lagos at 55 held in Lagos on Friday.<br />
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He said great universities all over the world are run by alumni and the private sector.<br />
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“Just as the pro-chancellor pointed out, government alone cannot support universities to the extent that is required, to keep them even at the current levels.<br />
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“A lot will have to come from the Alumni and the private sector. That’s how great universities all over the world are run.<br />
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“I am so excited to see that our fundraising project is one that has clearly shown the way to go with respect to developing our University,” the Vice-President.<br />
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Osinbajo, himself an alumnus of UNILAG, said the university had proved many times that it is not only a university of first choice but also the University of firsts.<br />
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He cited examples of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye; and his counterpart in the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministry, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, who he said recorded firsts in their careers.<br />
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He noted that while Olukoya was the first to clone genes, Adeboye is the first Nigerian to get a PhD in a Nigerian university in Applied Mathematics.<br />
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He said, “I want to say that UNILAG has proved time and time again to be not just a university of first-choice but also the University of firsts! So many firsts in different areas; just reading about Dr. Olukoya, he was the first to clone genes.<br />
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“Hardly anyone would know that the pastor and founder of Mountain of Fire and Miracles was also the first to clone genes. That is an absolutely outstanding thing.<br />
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“The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God was also the first Nigerian to get a PhD in a Nigerian university in Applied Mathematics.<br />
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“I think that there are so many other firsts, but the most important thing today is to ensure that those firsts do not become the last.”</div>

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Health Minister reacts to Aisha Buhari’s condemnation of Aso Rock clinic

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has spoken on the condemnation of Aso Rock clinic by wife of the president, Aisha Buhari.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Aisha had on Monday said the facility was redundant despite a budget of N3bn.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">She further lamented that the clinic had no syringes, drugs and a functional X-ray machine.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In a chat with Punch, the minister said he was not aware of the “huge allocation” to the ministry.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">”But certainly, the revelation by the wife of Mr. President is quite unsettling and I have called the Managing Director of the hospital.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">”The hospital is not under me but under the Presidency, but as the minister of health, I intervened and I will be visiting the facility to have firsthand knowledge of his challenges.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">”I don’t want to make any pronouncements until I have been there and till I hear his side of the story.”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">On declaration that doctors in the public sector would not be allowed to have their private practice, the minister replied: “That was not what I said. I said the government has decided to set up an expanded committee.”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“The government considered the report of a technical committee to look into industrial relations within the public service and the committee started meeting about two years ago and so, it is not new.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">”The committee submitted its report in September and it was brought to the Federal Executive Council. One of the recommendations was that the government should look into the abuse of private practice in the health sector and set up an expanded committee.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">”The role of professional ethics allows a doctor to do private practice outside of his official working hours, but the 1999 Constitution does not allow anyone to do private practice apart from farming.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">”So, the committee is looking into it because the government received a petition from some civil society organisations, accusing some doctors of abusing their privileges and positions and the government is bound to look into it.”</div>

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Woman Accuse Actress Bidemi Kosoko Of Sleeping With Her Husband For 100,000, Claims She Has Her Nudes

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">An anonymous Instagram user, Mamaking1111 has called out actress and daughter of veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko, Bidemi Kosoko for allegedly sleeping with her husband in her matrimonial home for a week during her absence in Dubai, weeks ago.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">According to the woman, the actress has since been disturbing her husband after he gave her 100,000 instead of the agreed N2million 'sex charge fee'. </div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The lady also claimed she has nude of the actress on her phones but won't put it out for reasons best known to her. She then warned Bidemi to stay away from her home and her husband and promised to strip her naked the 'next time' she finds her around her husband.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In reaction to the accusation, Bidemi Kososko rained heavy curses on the anonymous user.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Recall that few months ago, the actress was involved in this kind of mess where it was said that she slept with husband of her fellow actress, Bose Alao.</div>
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Bobrisky returns to his public snapchat after Nigerians refused to pay N10,000 per month to watch him twerk

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">So barely 2 months after Nigerian  self-acclaimed Male Barbie, Bobrisky abandoned his popular public Snapchat account in order to operate a private pay per view account, the bleaching expert, has made a dramatic U-turn and returned to his public Snapchat.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Recall, the cross-dresser said he was deleting his Public Snapchat, to go private, so he can “entertain” his real fans, and put aside Haters… His private snap came with a price tag of N10,000.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">It seems like Nigerians were not interested in watching him twerk or do his other silly acts as they refused to pay up. Now, the cross-dresser has reactivated his Public snapchat account in order for him to remain relevant and controversial on Social Media.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The 26-year-old took to his Instagram page to announce, he wrote;</div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;">“Now bob is back on public snap”<br />
“This is for you my fans, who can’t afford 10,000. But my premium is still on thuo”</blockquote>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Nigerians, however, did not believe his reason and told him, he only came public because people refused to pay but reacting to this, the King of Nigeria Snapchat wrote:</div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;">Some of u are saying I don’t have enough people on my premium that was y I came back on public. Bad mind thinking.<br />
I came back because my dm here is over full with messages people asking me to come back on my old snap. But since I deleted d old one I decided to open new one for them.<br />
A lot of people in USA and other countries don’t know d procedure to pay for premium. It hasn’t been easy for them. So take ur hate somewhere else. My premium is still fucking existing.</blockquote>
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Tagbo’s death: Why Davido’s case file was transferred to outstate CID – Lagos CP

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Imohimi Edgal has explained the reasons why the police transferred the case file of Hip Hop Star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, to outstate Criminal Investigation Department (CID, Yaba in Lagos.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Speaking on Channels Television Breakfast Show, Sunrise, Imohimi said the actions of Davido called for suspicion.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“I asked Davido that, ‘When you left that bar, did you have anything again to do with the deceased?’ What he said was that he was only informed by mutual friends in some other bar that the deceased had died and I took his word for it.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“I called for further investigations, pulled the CCTV cameras from the General Hospital, only to discover that it was Davido’s escort Hilux van, his driver, his friends that brought Tagbo Umeike (the deceased) dead and dumped in the hospital then fled the scene.”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Imohimi said the response by Davido raises suspicion, and that was what was being investigated by the police.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“That raises curiosity and of course that’s what we are investigating, and that was why I ordered that the matter be moved to outstate CID at Yaba for proper investigation and of course, we will duplicate the case file and forward to DPP, Ministry of Justice for legal advise, ” he said.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He said he believed Davido’s initial statement that he was only informed by mutual friends about Tagbo’s death and even told the actress, Caroline Danjuma to be careful about what she posts on social media because the integrity of someone is involved.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“When Actress Caroline Danjuma came up on Instagram that Tagbo Umeike was in the company of the Pop-star, Davido and friends when he died and she suspects foul play, I was forced to call all parties involved to my conference room as a kind of pre-investigation fact-finding and Davido was there with his family and friends, the victim’s family and friends plus Caroline Danjuma.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“I asked questions. I remember even telling Caroline Danjuma that ‘Look you don’t go on your Instagram page without verifying facts because a person’s reputation is concerned.”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The acting commissioner of Police in Lagos, however, said that the police is not speculating and the investigation into the case is based on facts.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“It is an open sincere process here. We are not speculating, we are basing our reports on facts,” he said.</div>

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Liverpool frustrated by Manchester United in goalless draw

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Liverpool and Manchester United shared the spoils as they played out a goalless draw at Anfield in Saturday's early kickoff.<br />
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David De Gea produced the moment of the match in a lively first-half, saving excellently with his feet to deny Joel Matip from close range.<br />
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United's best chance fell to Romelu Lukaku who saw Simon Mignolet equal to his effort when presented with a view of goal from 15 yards out. The striker also clumsily fouled Joe Gomez and appeared to catch Dejan Lovren's face with his heel when the pair challenged for the ball during a frustrating first period.<br />
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Amosun reacts to EFCC ‘raid’ on Lagos home

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has reacted to the ”false reports on the social media” that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) visited his residence in Lagos and recovered huge sums of money.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Governor, in a statement by the State’s Commissioner for Information, Dayo Adeneye, said the malicious allegations would have been ignored, but for the general interest of the public and the good people of Ogun State.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He said the allegation was nothing but another in a series of political attacks to tarnish the image of Amosun.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He stressed there had been ”series of false accusations against the person of Governor Amosun all in an attempt to pull him down politically.”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Those behind the malicious attacks are doing so to heat up the polity ahead of the 2019 general elections.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">”They are doing it on behalf of their paymasters for cheap political motives. It has become a routine of one week one accusation.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Neither the EFCC nor any security agency has visited the Governor’s residence”, he said.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Adeneye noted that there had been consistent falsehood against the Governor since 2011.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">”These false reports should be disregarded and ignored in their entirety as they are only meant to score cheap political points.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">”However, the Governor would like it to be known, that he will not hesitate to take requisite legal action against any medium that allows itself to be used as the purveyor of any such manifestly false and misleading information.”</div>

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Saraki reacts to ‘grooming’ of his son to become Kwara governor

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has debunked speculation the he was grooming his son to emerge as the next governor of Kwara state.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Saraki, himself a former governor of the state, told newsmen that it was a fiction of some people’s imagination.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“That is not in the offing at all. I am sure he doesn’t even want to hear politics at all. You know it is not easy for children who are born to politicians especially in this time.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“When I was much younger, we were insulated from some of the political issues because well, we didn’t read the newspapers, we didn’t know what was happening.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“I reluctantly went into politics, go and check. Once or twice I was given the form to run for House of Reps, I remember I just travelled and turned off my phones and disappeared for months.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“After seeing what my father had been through, I thought to myself that this is not for me”, the Senate President added.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">On his tenure as governor, Saraki said: “In my eight years, we put a direction and we were able to transform the state. My successor too has been able to take it from there and we hope that by the time he finishes, the next governor will continue to build on creating an environment for entrepreneurship.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“In the agricultural sector we have done a lot of things that drive commercial activities which is not the blueprint of the country. Even in the universal health coverage which we are now talking about at the national level, I started that when I was governor and now my governor has continued and built on that.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“This shows the importance of continuity and stability and today we thank God that we are one of those states where there is a very good relationship between former governor and current governor.”</div>

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INEC speaks on 2019 election timetable

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied releasing the official timetable and schedule of activities for the 2019 General Elections.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Commission, in a statement issued by its Secretary, Augusta Chinwe Ogakwu, in Abuja on Friday, said that only the actual dates for the general elections were released.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Commission had, in March, announced that the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections would hold on February 16, while that of the Governorship and State Assembly would hold on 2nd March.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Commission in the statement explained that it “took the action to standardise the electoral process, ensure certainty in the dates for elections and to also allow for proper planning by stakeholders.”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The statement added that “only the timetable and schedule of activities for the Ekiti and Osun governorship election and the Idemili North State Constituency by-election have so far been released, while that of the 2019 General Elections will be unveiled in due course.”</div>

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Nigeria Prisons reacts to ‘escape plot’ by billionaire kidnapper, Evans

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS, on Friday spoke on the reported plot by billionaire kidnapper, Onwumadike Chukwudumeme also known as Evans to escape from his prison cell.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Evans allegedly attempted to give between $50,000 and $100,000 to one of the guards manning his cell to facilitate his escape.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Speaking, the Prisons Public Relations Officer, Francis Enobare told newsmen at the Lagos State Command, Kirikiri Medium Security, Apapa that “the suspect was in high spirit”.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Deputy Controller of Prisons insisted that Evans did not plot to escape.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“It is not true that Evans plotted to escape from our custody. He is in high spirit and he sees his lawyers as he wants.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“He has never plotted to escape since we took custody of him. The security around him is very tight; all our prisons are well fortified.”</div>

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Igbo group in diaspora proposes new name for IPOB

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">An Igbo group in the Diaspora, known as the Biafran Government in Exile, BGIE, has suggested that the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, changes its name to Zionist Movement of Jews in Africa South of the Sahara and continue their push for a sovereign state.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The group has also set up a Biafran Steering Committee, made up of professionals in the Diaspora, to meet and discuss the next line of action following the proscription of IPOB by the Nigerian Government.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">A document from a member of BGIE, Dr. Peter Ejirika, obtained by Punch, said, “Definitely, we have been aware that referendum is a critical point on the Biafran success, but the question is how do we collectively get on this path?</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“An integral part of the answer is the realisation that IPOB is only but an infinitesimal echelon of the search for the self – determination of Biafra and ultimate sovereignty.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Invariably, the push should continue under a different name. Thus, the ultimate outcome of the proscription of an unarmed entity as a terrorist organisation should be the change of its nomenclature from IPOB to Zionist Movement of Jews in Africa South of the Sahara.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Hail Biafra, I need to remind us that the Israelites had to pass through the desert to make it to the Promised Land.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Metaphorically, Nigeria, to all intents and purposes, is our Egypt while Biafra is our promised land. Fellow Biafrans, listed below are the names of Biafran Steering Committee members, who would be contacted to meet, at some point to discuss the philosophical question of where do we go from here?”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Those identified as members of the committee in the document, include Lady Edith Ogechi Okeke, Dr. Afamefula, Dr. Achike, Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, Ihediwa of Houston, Peter, Evans Anuforo and Dr. Clifford Iroanya.</div>
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Why FG directed us to terminate multi-million naira contract with Atiku’s Intels – NPA

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Nigerian Ports Authority has come out with explanations regarding the suspension of its pilotage monitoring and supervision agreement with maritime logistics firm, Integrated Logistics Services Nigeria Limited, Intels.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">NPA in a statement on Friday said the firm failed to comply with the Federal Government’s directive on the Treasury Single Account, TSA.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Federal Government had asked the NPA to void the boats pilotage agreement it had with Intels.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had explained that the contract was void from the beginning and was reported to have relayed the government’s decision to the Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Usman, in a letter dated September 27.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The NPA said it relied on the advice of the AGF in arriving at the decision to terminate the contract.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">NPA’s statement was signed by the General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Abdullahi Goje, where it maintained that it sought the legal advice after more than one year of attempts to get Intels to comply with the directive on the TSA.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The statement said, “The first of such correspondence was through a letter written by the former Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mr. Olumide Oduntan, on June 28, 2016 directing the company to pay all revenues collected on behalf of the NPA into the TSA sub account at the CBN.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“All further attempts by the Authority to get the company to obey this directive were met with various excuses until the Authority wrote to seek the AGF’s legal advice on how to proceed with the NPA/ Intels relationship in a letter dated May 31, 2017.”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The NPA explained further that the legal advice contained in a September 27, 2017 letter addressed to Usman, by Malami, expressly stated that the agreement for the monitoring and supervision of pilotage districts in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria permits Intels to receive revenue generated in each pilotage district from service boat operations.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">It said that this was in consideration for 28 per cent of total revenue as commission to Intels was void, “being a contract ex facie illegal as formed for permitting Intels to receive Federal Government revenue.”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The NPA said that this was “contrary to the express provisions of Sections 80 (1 ) and 162(1 ) and (10) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), which mandates that such revenue must be paid into the Federation Account /Consolidated Revenue Fund.”</div>

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World Bank: Junaid Muhammed backs Buhari

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">A northern elder statesman and Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Muhammed, has challenged anyone to show a project sited in northern Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari since he came into power in 2015.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Muhammed was reacting to the controversy currently trailing the alleged statement credited to President Buhari where he directed the World Bank to focus its project on northern Nigeria.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Muhammed noted that what Buhari was reported to have said was at variance with what he had been doing in government.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Muhammed said, “If Buhari said so categorically, it was a misstatement. If he had said the World Bank should concentrate projects in the region, (then) I have my doubts. Since he came to power as President, there is no single important project he has sited in the North.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Nothing has been done in the North. I challenge anyone to tell me any project specifically directed to the North.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“We should also be careful about what these international organisations tell us, because they are not particularly friends of this country. If Buhari said the international agencies should concentrate assistance on the North-East, I would support that because that region has been the poorest and least developed, even before the Boko Haram insurgency.”</div>

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Live Commentary: Liverpool vs Manchester United

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Hello and welcome to <b><i>Nigerianeye's</i></b> live coverage of the match in the Premier League between Liverpool and Manchester United.<br />
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After an unbeaten start to the season, joint-leaders United head into their showdown with their fierce rivals knowing that they can move three points clear of Manchester City with a win at Anfield.<br />
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As for Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp's men begin the day seven points adrift of United, although defeating their fellow North-West outfit will take the club into third spot.<br />
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Last year's corresponding fixture - which also took place in the middle of October - ended in a goalless draw.<br />
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<b>OFFICIAL LINE-UPS</b><br />
<b><br /></b><b>MANCHESTER UNITED</b>: De Gea; Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Darmian; Herrera, Matic; Young, Mkhitaryan, Martial; Lukaku<br />
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<b>MANCHESTER UNITED SUBSTITUTES:</b> Romero, Blind, Lindelof, Tuanzebe, Lingard, Mata, Rashford<br />
<b><br /></b><b>LIVERPOOL:</b> Mignolet; Gomez, Matip, Lovren, Moreno; Henderson, Can, Wijnaldum; Salah, Coutinho, Firmino.<br />
<b>LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTES:</b> Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Klavan, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sturridge, Solanke<br />
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NMA challenges Nigerian govt over private practice ban on doctors

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government to clearly define its moves to ban medical doctors in public service from private practice.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Dr Olubunmi Omojowolo, Chairman of Lagos State chapter of the association, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Omojowolo said that though the law did not permit doctors in public hospitals to own private hospitals, they could however, offer specialised services to private hospitals when required.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Actually, this is not new; the law does not permit doctors who are working in public hospitals to own private hospitals.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“However, the application has to be properly defined; when talking about private practice by doctors in public hospitals, the government has to explain exactly what it is talking about.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Are you saying that specialists working for government cannot be invited by private hospitals when they have emergency or need a specialist in that area to see the patient?</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Are you saying that all patients that require specialist care who are admitted in private hospitals will have to be moved to public hospitals?,’’ he said.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The chairman said that it was practice all over the world that specialists could be invited to either a public or private health institution to help sort out medical issues.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“For instance, I am a neurologist; how many neurologists do we have in the country.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“We do not have many of them and there are cases that need neurologists’ intervention and other cases like that.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Are they going to be transferring all patients to public hospitals which are short-staffed and cannot even take care of the patients they already have?</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Consequent upon this, there is need for government to define what it is saying so that it will be understood by everybody.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“This will go a long way to remove ambiguities and misinterpretations that the proposal has so far generated,’’ Omojowolo said.</div>
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I'm Disappointed With You! Guardiola Blasts Pochettino Over Harry Kane comment

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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has insisted he did not disrespect Tottenham Hotspur, saying Mauricio Pochettino made a “mistake” when criticising him.<br />
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Pochettino was furious after Guardiola referred to Chelsea, Manchester United and the “Harry Kane team,” when he was talking about City’s Premier League title rivals before the international break.<br />
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Guardiola told a news conference ahead of the game against Stoke City on Saturday, that he had consistently praised the quality of Pochettino’s team.<br />
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“Maybe my memory is not so well, but I was never disrespectful to my colleague,” he said.<br />
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“I was never disrespectful in a press conference. Never.<br />
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“When I talked about Harry Kane’s team, it was because Harry Kane was scoring a lot of goals, and I know perfectly that Tottenham are not Harry Kane alone.<br />
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“I think that last season, the person who spoke most about appreciating the way Tottenham play was me.<br />
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“I said Tottenham are one of the best teams playing. So I’m really disappointed if he said that. I don’t know what he said, but I was never disrespectful about my colleagues.<br />
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“I respect a lot what Tottenham have done in the last two or three years. There is a lot of credit in the way they play, in the way they are always attacking.<br />
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“I’ve said it many times — just review what I said. I gave a lot of credit to Tottenham, because last season they finished better than us and that means a lot.”<br />
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Guardiola added that “maybe I should have said Pochettino’s team when I said Harry Kane’s team.”<br />
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But he said: “I said it because Kane scored two goals more against Huddersfield and a goal for the national team and then another goal for the national team.</div>

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Monkey Pox: Man eats monkey pepper soup despite FG's warnings Read more:

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">A Facebook user named Vure Kingsley Ovonix Snr, has shared pictures of him preparing monkeys to eat.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Despite the warnings from the federal government that Nigerians should keep away from such animals at this time because of the Monkeypox disease being discovered in some parts of the country, the young man has chosen to do otherwise.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Kingsley, who called himself the "Commissioner Of Misinformation" advised people to go out and eat monkeys because he is already eating it.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He claimed that he was going to "step down" the pepper soup with an alcohol mixture called "Monkeytail"</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In his words; "Commissioner Of Misinformation Disapproves Government Propaganda On Monkeypox, People Should Go About Eating Monkey I'm Cooking Already.</div>
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Chelsea’s Ola Aina is a threat to many players in Super Eagles squad – Rohr

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Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has said that Ola Aina is a threat to several players in the squad.<br />
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Aina, who is on loan at Hull City from Chelse, made his competitive debut for Nigeria in left-back, as they qualified for the 2018 World Cup, with a 1-0 win over Zambia last weekend in Uyo.<br />
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His impressive cameo led to suggestions that the 21-year-old, could displace Elderson Echiejile, as the Eagles’ first choice in the position.<br />
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But Rohr warns that Aina can also displace other players because of his versatility.<br />
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“He (Aina) has the strength, pace and ability to play in more than one role. Aina is not in the team as cover for the left full back spot, he can play as a right back, wing-back on both flanks and also in central defence,” Rohr told Owngoalnigeria.com<br />
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“Aina was educated the Chelsea way, he was with the first team for the best part of last season, so he has the experience to do well for us. Presently he is doing very well at Hull City.”</div>

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Tagbo’s friend, Damilola Usman raises questions for Davido

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Damilola Usman, a friend of Tagbo Umeike the friend to Nigerian hip hop star David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido, has identified questions the singer must answer over his friend’s death.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">There have been several twists concerning the death of Tagbo, who died on his birthday after partying with Davido and his crew.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Davido had on Thursday released a CCTV footage that showed a staggering Tagbo obviously intoxicated, leaving the Shisha Room.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">However Damilola who is a family friend of the deceased, said the police investigation would not be based on the viral video.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He said the police also has a CCTV footage which showed the way Tagbo was dumped in the hospital.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Damilola told Punch, “The CCTV in the hospital showed the guys that dropped him and the way he was dropped at the hospital.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“From my observation, the police investigation would not be based on the CCTV from the Shisha Room where they went to drink.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Davido is only trying to defend himself by releasing the CCTV video footage of the Shisha Room because the police already have that footage and they had seen it before Davido’s camp released the video . I believe they are going to base their investigation on the hospital ’s CCTV.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“The question that Davido has been asked is why he asked people to drop Tagbo at the hospital and he is denying the claims.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“They are asking Davido why his escorts would leave him to go and drop Tagbo ’s body in the hospital.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“He is showing us the Shisha Room CCTV which revealed that the guy was drunk.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“We are all aware that he was drunk, but how did they treat him after realising that he was drunk?</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“That is the question that he is being asked but he is trying to evade it.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“They are his boys; one of them was wearing a red fez cap and an Adidas clothing head to toe. The guys that went to drop him are Davido’s friend.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“I saw one of the guys at the Shisha Room on that fateful day and later that night, I also saw him at the Elegushi Beach but I don ’t know when they went to drop him at the hospital. The police already have all the evidence they need and they are investigating the matter.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“The footage that was released which showed that Tagbo was high at the Shisha Room is not the issue; the question is what happened after.”</div>

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What Buhari told Southeast leaders in Aso Rock

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured stakeholders from the Southeast that the region will benefit more from roads and coastal rail projects.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Buhari said counterpart funding from the Chinese government would substantially fund these projects, which when completed will improve the welfare, well-being and economy of the people in the region.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“I know the Chinese are very competent in handling such projects and we will ensure that we get the money for the projects to take off.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“I thank you for articulating your demands and I want to assure that we are doing our best for the country.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“If we can stop people from stealing, then there will be more resources to put into projects that will create employment for Nigerians,” he said.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Earlier, the President of Ohanaeze, while articulating the demands of the zone to the President highlighted the issue of state creation, restructuring, federal projects in the South East namely Enugu-Onitsha road, Enugu-Port Harcourt road and Aba-Ikot-Ekpene road, among others.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Nwodo also demanded urgent presidential interventions on the Enugu Airport, reticulation of the gas-pipelines in the South East and the standard gauge plan for railway construction.</div>
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Buhari’s brain twisted – Fani-Kayode

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has lashed out at the presidency over clarification on President Muhammadu Buhari’s purported requested to World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, to focus on Northern Nigeria.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Fani-Kayode insisted that the conversation was not twisted. He claimed the only thing twisted was Buhari’s brain.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">He tweeted: “Femi Adesina says that the conversation that took place between his boss @MBuhari and the Pres. of the World Bank was “twisted”.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Truth is that the only thing that is twisted here is @MBuhari ‘s brain and his inglorious attempt to befudge the issue. Simply put he hates the south!”</div>
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Alex Iwobi reacts to Wenger’s goal target for him

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Arsenal forward, Alex Iwobi, has reacted to the goal target Gunners’ boss, Arsene Wenger, set for him this season.<br />
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Arsenal manager Wenger has been very vocal of his expectation for Iwobi to shoot and score more goals.<br />
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After Iwobi’s goal against Brighton a fortnight ago, Wenger stated that he wants 10 goals and eight assists from the Nigeria international.<br />
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The 21-year-old, however, is not scared of the manager’s expectation.<br />
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Iwobi told Pulse Sports: “I will try my best and see and give a 100%.<br />
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“On the pitch, I don’t really think about it, I just think about helping my teammates.<br />
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“When the chance comes, I try my best whether I get a goal or not, I just get to wait and see.<br />
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“To get goals is what people like Messi and Ronaldo do, they get talked about for and I need to add that to my game.<br />
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“I will have to say that I have been working hard in training, practising my finishing and it paid off against Brighton.”</div>

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EFCC accuses Fayose of 'stealing' N680 million

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State of diverting N680m from the state’s coffers to a private fixed deposit account, which was yielding N6m interest every month.<br />
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The N680m was alleged to have been part of the bailouts paid to the state government by the Federal Government for the payment of salary and pension arrears, according to the EFCC’s preliminary investigation into the matter.<br />
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The anti-graft agency also asked the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Toyin Ojo, and the Accountant-General, Yemisi Owolabi, to report back to the commission’s head office in Abuja next week.<br />
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Owolabi and Ojo had spent about 12 days in the custody of the anti-graft agency after allegedly refusing to honour its invitation in the past. They were arrested for their alleged roles in the diversion of the bailout .<br />
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According to the anti-graft agency, there is a reason to believe that the people of Ekiti State have been short-changed.<br />
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The report states, “A total of N680m was diverted on January 25, 2016. The funds, comprising N200m from the Ekiti State Local Government salary account, N300m from the Ekiti State Pension Account and N180m from the Ekiti State FAAC Account, were first credited into the Consolidated Revenue Account in Zenith Bank on January 25, 2016, and later transferred on the same day into an account called – 2015 MDG-CGS state project – domiciled in Zenith Bank.<br />
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“Analysis of the bank statement revealed that the money was later placed in a fixed deposit, where it was yielding a monthly interest of about N6m at a time pensioners and workers in Ekiti State were owed months of unpaid entitlements.”<br />
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It was learnt that investigators were going through several documents to uncover the beneficiaries of the monthly interest on the fixed deposit.<br />
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The report concluded, “The detained Ekiti State Commissioner for Finance and its Accountant-General committed to assisting the commission with relevant documents before they were granted administrative bail and ordered to report back in two weeks.”<br />
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It was learnt that in the course of investigating alleged misapplication of the bailouts by the Fayose-led administration, especially the N1.7bn contract awarded to a Lebanese company, which later moved part of the money to allegedly purchase properties for Governor Fayose, investigators stumbled on evidence of diversion of funds meant for payment of state and local government employees and pensioners in Ekiti State.

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Electricity tariff may increase by 61.5% soon

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The tariff payable by electricity consumers may increase by 61.5 per cent any time soon following the latest revelation by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Friday that it was waiting for a final approval from the Federal Government before implementing the new rate.<br />
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According to NERC, the actual tariff for one kilowatt-hour of power is meant to be N51, as against the current unit cost of N31.58 for which electricity distribution companies are selling the commodity.<br />
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NERC explained that the actual tariff of N51/KWH was arrived at based on the economic fundamentals considered when carrying out minor tariff reviews, adding that the commission had completed the process for the new tariff but had yet to receive an approval from the Federal Government to announce its implementation.<br />
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It disclosed this at a training programme in Abuja.<br />
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On several occasions, power distributors had complained about the inappropriateness of the N31.58/KWH of energy, and alleged that they (Discos) bought the commodity at N68/KWH but were mandated by NERC to sell at a far lesser rate.<br />
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“There is no way you can pay or remit the required amount that is needed from you as a Disco when you sell a product that is worth N68 for N31.58. It won’t work,” were the words of the Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, Mr. Sunday Oduntan, at a recent event in Abuja.<br />
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When asked why NERC had mandated the Discos to continue selling power at N31.58/KWH, a development that had plunged the sector into a huge financial deficit, the NERC’s Principal Manager, Tariff and Rates, Aisha Mahmud, denied claims that the regulator forced the Discos to sell power at the reduced price.<br />
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According to her, NERC is observing the market cautiously and is looking out for considerable improvement in power supply to consumers,<br />
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She added that it had actually done a review and figured out that the feasible rate for electricity tariff should be N51/KWH.<br />
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“We have done the review and it is the Federal Government that is to decide on whether to implement the N51 price for a kilowatt-hour or not, as against the N31/KWH that is being paid for the commodity presently. Once we get the approval from government, we will announce its implementation,” Mahmud said.<br />
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Power distributors had argued that they were not remitting the amount required of them by the sector because the regulator mandated them to collect far less than the actual unit cost for a kilowatt-hour of electricity.<br />
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They also released a report earlier this week in which ANEDs stated that the freeze on residential customers’ electricity tariff in the R2 class, smoothening of tariff across the country and changes to tariff assumptions, among other issues, had led to a power tariff deficit of N460bn in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry.<br />
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According to the report, the N460bn tariff shortfall was from January 2015 to December 2016, adding that the 2015 tariff deficit resulting from the freeze on R2 residential tariff and removal of collection losses from power distributors’ tariffs, which was reinstated in the Multi-Year Tariff Order of 2015, was N187bn.<br />
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The R2 residential customer class consists of the largest group of electricity consumers who are mainly residents of various households across the country.<br />
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ANEDs stated that the 2016 deficit resulting from tariff smoothening for about 10 years (2015 to 2024) was N277bn, adding that an additional 2016 tariff deficit resulting from changes to tariff assumptions was N46bn.

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Match against Nigeria one of my favourite games for Argentina - Messi

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Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has picked a match against Nigeria, as one of his favourites for his country.<br />
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Messi revealed this shortly after netting a hat-trick against Ecuador, which qualified Argentina for the 2018 World Cup.<br />
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He has played against Nigeria twice at age-grade level – the 2005 World Youth Championship and also the 2008 Olympic in Beijing – winning both times.<br />
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At senior level, he has scored in three times in the three games he has played against Nigeria – a brace at the last World Cup in Brazil and a goal in a friendly game played in Malaysia in 2012.<br />
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“He was speaking after his hat-trick for Argentina against Ecuador, he was asked his best games for his country and he picked his debut at the World Cup against Serbia which Argentina won 6-0, and also the final game of the Olympic in Beijing which they won 1-0 against Nigeria, then the game against Ecuador,” Sky Sports’ Guillem Balague said.</div>

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Militants Threaten To Stop Oil Exploration Over Buhari’s Special Focus On The North

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A coalition of agitators in the Niger Delta said yesterday that it has set off programmed attack troop to bring to a halt further oil exploration and exportation from the region, following the current NNPC outrage and scandalous revelation by the World Bank that President Muhammadu Buhari directed the financial institution to concentrate development in northern Nigeria.<br />
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The groups – Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC and 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta, in a statement by WOI Izon Ebi, also expressed displeasure with the Federal Government over its purported delay strategies and calculated frustration with Operation Crocodile Smile II to put a damper on the implementation of the agreement reached with the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF.<br />
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The statement read, “The current revelation of the World Bank and the present NNPC scandal has given us no choice but to activate our digital strike team to swing into action to stop further exploration and exportation of oil from the Niger Delta.”<br />
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“For it is very obvious that this present administration is for the North only, without putting into cognizance that 90 per cent of the resources that sustain this nation is from the Niger Delta.”<br />
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“We want to warn that this deliberate provocation and intimidation by the northern oppressors to provoke the Niger Delta people would be counterproductive because we are going to resist them with the last drop of our blood and a devastating response,” it said.<br />
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The coalition emphasized its determination “to start attack on all oil infrastructures,” saying, “We would not allow our resources to be used to fund only the north and intimidate us, rather than developing the Niger Delta deprived of its God-given resources since 1958.”<br />
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“The antics of their divide and rule tactics would never work again in the Niger Delta in this 21st century because the world and all honest Nigerians have seen the antics and tactics of the federal governments’ insensitivity and insincerity after the adoption of the 16-point agenda of PANDEF on the 3rd of August 2017.<br />
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“It is still very fresh in our minds the betrayal of Isaac Boro to keep Nigerian one, the killing of Ken Saro Wiwa and the Ogoni 9 and the dehumanization of their bodies with acid, the genocide in Odi, the genocide in Gbaramatu Kingdom,” the coalition asserted.<br />
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Its words: “We the NDRC and the 21st Century Youths and all affiliate organizations are determined to prove to the world that we are not cowards. The present military operation called Operation Crocodile Smile II that is currently going on in the Niger Delta would not deter us neither would we be intimidated because the current agitators have succeeded in taking the struggle from analogue to digital.”<br />
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The alliance added: “We have successfully proven to our oppressors before the ceasefire that we have the capacity to stop the flow of our God-given resources as our clamour and fight is for equity and justice.”<br />
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It stated: “We have also succeeded in educating our brothers that we do not have any problem with the military because the military are victims of the northern political elite’ conspiracy because of our God-given resources.”<br />
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The coalition, which had declared a ceasefire after the Federal Government and PANDEF met August 3 in Abuja, asserted: “We, therefore, want to warn the federal government that the deliberate provocation of the Operation Crocodile smile 2 in the Niger Delta is a waste of time.”<br />
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“We know our targets and no Niger Delta youth of this 21st century would be seen in the old fashion. We want to use this medium to advise our elders and leaders of the Niger Delta that our generation called the 21st century would not make the mistake our fathers made that have portrayed them as cowards as if the Fulani and Islamic jihadists have conquered the Niger Delta.<br />
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“We want to warn that the planned islamization and conqueror approach by this present government would be resisted with the last drop of our blood in this 21st century. We advise our brothers to be calm and steadfast and avoid any confrontation with the army because we the 21st century youths and other agitators have the ability to stop the flow of our oil in our backyards.<br />
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“Our grievances and agitations are genuine and nobody can or would be able to intimidate us with whatever military operations because we already know their aims and objectives. We want to warn that we are closely watching their actions and inactions and would respond at the appropriate time as we still believe in the eminent members of the PANDEF that persuaded us to ceasefire for sincere dialogue, for lasting peace for the rich, but impoverished people of the Niger Delta,” the merger added.<br />
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It warned: “If our understanding and sincerity is taken for granted, it means we would have no choice but to prove that we are not cowards and we would start implementing our next line of action for operation zero barrel of oil in the Niger Delta because enough is enough.”</div>