Real Reason Buhari Reappointed Mustapha, Kyari, Others

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHIms-r6q6OKxKGumgEsjTSTm8o2a69KVH9PXjEdUtP6hnhUrw6OoYjzEuTJcQHBtZQRKusAfkMEVR1EC-GHAjcl7ZjTXT_bckDwWdZBVp2n8PqlLu-6fScc2lSbFMdHo2IQH1UHMDFU/s1600/bUHARI-NATIONAL-BROADCAST-750x430+%25282%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="750" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHIms-r6q6OKxKGumgEsjTSTm8o2a69KVH9PXjEdUtP6hnhUrw6OoYjzEuTJcQHBtZQRKusAfkMEVR1EC-GHAjcl7ZjTXT_bckDwWdZBVp2n8PqlLu-6fScc2lSbFMdHo2IQH1UHMDFU/s400/bUHARI-NATIONAL-BROADCAST-750x430+%25282%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reappointed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari.<br /> <br /> Buhari’s decision is seen as a move to cement his hold on power and to show he cannot be stampeded by anybody or group.<br /> <br /> This is following the protest against Abba Kyari and his nephew, Mamman Daura.<br /> <br /> The President also approved the reappointment of 11 other aides in a statement by his Media Assistant, Garba Shehu.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The 11 aides are Mohammed Sarki Abba (Senior Special Assistant to the President (Household and Social Events); Ya’u Shehu Darazo (Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Duties); Dr Suhayb Sanusi Rafindadi (Personal Physician to the President); Amb. Lawal A. Kazaure (State Chief of Protocol); Sabiu Yusuf – Special Assistant (Office of the President); Saley Yuguda – Special Assistant (House Keeping).<br /> <br /> Others are Ahmed Muhammed Mayo-Special Assistant (Finance & Administration); Mohammed Hamisu Sani – Special Assistant (Special Duties); Friday Bethel – Personal Assistant (General Duties); Sunday Aghaeze – Personal Assistant (State Photographer); and Bayo Omoboriowo – Personal Assistant (Presidential Photographer).<br /> <br /> A reliable source said that “In all honesty, the reappointment of Mustapha, Kyari and all other aides was informed by the need for continuity. He felt it is not easy having a new Chief of Staff managing his schedule.<br /> <br /> “He is appreciative of their loyalty, especially when he had medical challenges. Despite insinuations, he decided to sustain the bond between him and his aides.<br /> <br /> “There was no single leak on his health status until the President himself opened up after recovery.<br /> <br /> “A few names were recommended to replace Kyari but the President weighed all options and it was difficult to understand why he should drop Kyari whose sense of duty and commitment he appreciates.<br /> <br /> “Security reports on some of these recommended nominees were unfavourable. One of the nominees was actually linked with slush funds traced to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha and his family.”<br /> <br /> Another source stated that Buhari reappointed Kyari following the isolated protest against Kyari and Daura.<br /> <br /> “The President has shown that he cannot be stampeded by anybody or group. He was shocked by the isolated protests against Kyari and his nephew, Mallam Mamman Daura, in Abuja and Kaduna,” the source said.<br /> <br /> “Security reports indicated that some desperate office seekers were behind the protests. The President felt the protests were personalised and he was not ready to condone the desperation.<br /> <br /> “From the feelers at hand, the protests actually triggered the reappointment of Kyari. The President decided to be his own man rather than being intimidated by outside forces.<br /> <br /> Another source disclosed that President Buhari has absolute faith in the judgment of his nephew, Mamman Daura.<br /> <br /> “Those who wanted drastic changes in Buhari’s strategic aides actually wanted to dismantle the kitchen cabinet of the President, whose arrowhead is Daura. All over the world, it is always difficult to tamper with any power cabal,” the government source said.<br /> <br /> “The truth is that the President has absolute faith in the judgment of his nephew because when it was rough for him, only Daura was the last man standing. It was Daura who recommended Kyari for the job. To drop the Chief of Staff will be a slight on Daura.<br /> <br /> “The retention of Kyari has deepened the bond between the President and Daura.”

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Court orders interim forfeiture of 11 houses, 22 bank accounts linked to Nigerian senator

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjN0j0IQDPBPmmcwEPaIe8z92B7S6ybHVkyn5upHZIpmyMgugW2hlxvKH-gxwi65cUV0SZxUfqRd1bHjektmgjdONMo6uS8LyXjJ5wM0aCDXdBZqqF9EbuuD7T0OSkVToGp73ePm7KzEe/s1600/Delta-North+Senator%252C+Peter+Nwaoboshi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjN0j0IQDPBPmmcwEPaIe8z92B7S6ybHVkyn5upHZIpmyMgugW2hlxvKH-gxwi65cUV0SZxUfqRd1bHjektmgjdONMo6uS8LyXjJ5wM0aCDXdBZqqF9EbuuD7T0OSkVToGp73ePm7KzEe/s320/Delta-North+Senator%252C+Peter+Nwaoboshi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 11 houses and 22 bank accounts linked to Delta-North Senator, Peter Nwaoboshi.<br /> <br /> Justice Taiwo Taiwo made the order on July 2 but a certified true copy of the order was only issued on July 5 (Friday).<br /> <br /> The judge issued the order following an ex parte application by the Special Presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Public Property.<br /> <br /> The ex parte application was moved by the panel’s lawyer, Celsus Ukpong, who described the assets as suspicious or suspected to be far beyond the legitimate income of Nwaoboshi.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Nwaoboshi, the Zenith Bank, Access Bank, United Bank of Africa and Sterling Bank are joined as the 1st to the 5th respondents respectively in the said ex parte application.<br /> <br /> Although, Ukpong had applied for interim forfeiture of 14 landed assets, the judge only granted the request in respect of 11, as he exempted three of them that were without addresses from the order.<br /> <br /> The affected properties include, Suiming Electrical Company (RC 1090069) located along Asaba Airport Road, Asaba, Delta State; PON Filling Station, along Asaba Airport Road, Asaba, Delta State and a multi-billion naira estate under construction at Maryam Babangida Road, Asaba, Delta State.<br /> <br /> They also include, Cartage Cinema located at Okpanan Road, beside Rain Oil Petrol Station, Asaba, Delta State; Newbridge Filing Station, along Airport Road, Warri, Delta State; and a house at No. 8, Monu Olarewaju Crescent, GRA, Asaba, Delta State.<br /> <br /> The rest are, a multi-million building located at 41, Buma Road, Apapa, Lagos; Guinea House, No. 27, Marina Road, Apapa, Lagos; Plot 3011B, Kuranah Close, Maitama, FCT, Abuja, and Ceedeez School Hall Airport Road, Asaba Delta State.<br /> <br /> Those exempted are Plot on C of O No. 16800, Plot on C of O No. 16711 and Plot on C of O 13988.<br /> <br /> The judge also ordered the interim forfeiture of 22 bank accounts with Zenith Bank, Access Bank and Sterling Bank linked to Nwaoboshi.<br /> <br /> Some of the bank accounts are held in the name Hon. (Barr) Peter Nwaoboshi, and Nwaobosh Peter, Sen Peter Nwaoboshi.<br /> <br /> The rest are held in the name of firms linked to the senator, which are Suiming Electrical Ltd PVC Account, Bilderberg Enterprises Limited and Obi Francis Nwaoboshi Foundation.<br /> <br /> The judge’s order read in part, “It is hereby ordered as follows:<br /> <br /> “That interim order is hereby made forfeiting all the property alleged to belong to the 1st respondent being suspicions assets or assets far beyond the legitimate income of the 1st respondent particularly those on the amended schedule to this application pending the investigation<br /> <br /> “That an order is hereby made restraining the 2nd to the 5th respondents from posting any debt or making any withdrawals on all the accounts belonging to the 1st respondent (Nwaoboshi) particularly those on the amended schedule attached to this application.<br /> <br /> “That the properties listed in the schedule attached in this order that carry no address i.e items 6, 7 and 8 are exempted from this order.”<br /> <br /> The court also ordered that the respondents be put on notice of the court order and that a publication be made in a widely read newspaper in Nigeria.<br /> <br /> He directed that “any person with interest or third party interest in the listed properties shall within 30 days of the publication show cause why the propertie(s) shall not be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria permanently.”<br /> <br /> He said such interested applicant showing cause “shall file an affidavit in the registry of this court with copies of documents attached showing ownership of the properties”.<br /> <br /> The judge adjourned till October 8.

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APC mocks Davido and his uncle - 'Adeleke wins at ‘Pakurumo Supreme Court'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="848" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbV6Tk_iVBAuFwSyL97jwTemfpZZlTIIFOqk4Qbu9NlFwUPdURBf443YtelnOliLMP8_zFHobN1XAyuz6iLV75lbFhy2dj63UaysTsqYEFwxHx8x8faXKUnsfOg3hq94eezAZA7YZ62TsE/s400/Adeleke+Oyetola+APC+PDP+OSUN.png" width="400" /></div> <br /> The United Kingdom branch of the ruling All Progressives Congress in a mock tweet on Friday, congratulated PDP’s candidate in the 2018 Osun governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke.<br /> <br /> The party also mocked the politician’s nephew and singer, David Adeleke, aka, Davido, saying, “Congrats, @iam_Davido”.<br /> <br /> Featuring a video of the politician dancing with a lady, APC said Adeleke won his election petition case at Pakurumo Supreme Court — an uncomplimentary reference to Adeleke’s style of dancing.<br /> <br /> On its verified Twitter handle, @APCUKingdom, APC UK tweeted...<br /> <br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> “BREAKING: Sen Ademola Adeleke [@IsiakaAdeleke1] of @OfficialPDPNig wins @Pakurumo Supreme Court! In a unanimous judgment delivered by the Chairman of the Supreme court, Hon Justice Alanta the court upheld the one corner appeal thereby confirming AA as Gov.”</blockquote> <br /> Read tweet below:<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">BREAKING<br /> <br /> Sen Ademola Adeleke [<a href="https://twitter.com/IsiakaAdeleke1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IsiakaAdeleke1</a>] of <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialPDPNig?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OfficialPDPNig</a> Wins @ Pakurumo Supreme Court!<br /> <br /> In a unanimous judgment delivered by the Chairman of the Supreme court, Hon Justice Alanta the court upheld the one corner appeal thereby confirming AA as Gov.<br /> <br /> Congrats <a href="https://twitter.com/iam_Davido?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iam_Davido</a> <a href="https://t.co/rJ8Lbw3nzN">pic.twitter.com/rJ8Lbw3nzN</a></div> — APC United Kingdom (@APCUKingdom) <a href="https://twitter.com/APCUKingdom/status/1147087802846339073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><br />

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Few weeks after meeting Buhari, FG withdraws corruption charges against Goje

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBNjvPA17qEE0QjeY9YkcZK4hNW0V6buXBxDAXqgEaPk2kRSHyVuhd2Wft0oQf1y1jNQMeXcfrIRaSt9Hgl8Rvs38D47uKKfw1cuuh-VrYNo_7_miOgCHczBVrX7-k_noQT6efUNNGBug/s1600/Danjuma-Goje.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBNjvPA17qEE0QjeY9YkcZK4hNW0V6buXBxDAXqgEaPk2kRSHyVuhd2Wft0oQf1y1jNQMeXcfrIRaSt9Hgl8Rvs38D47uKKfw1cuuh-VrYNo_7_miOgCHczBVrX7-k_noQT6efUNNGBug/s320/Danjuma-Goje.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has quashed the remaining two counts charge preferred by the Federal Government against a former governor of Gombe State and serving senator, Danjuma Goje, over allegations of corruption.<br /> <br /> The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation was said to have applied on Thursday evening for the withdrawal of the charges, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Friday.<br /> <br /> The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had since 2011 filed a 21-count charge against Goje, but 19 of the charges were struck out in March 2019, leaving only two counts.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The presiding judge, Justice Babatunde Quadri, had while ruling on the “no-case” submission filed by Goje through his lawyers on September 14, 2018, discharged him and other defendants on 19 of the 21 counts. He held that the defendants had a case to answer on counts eight and nine and ruled that they should open their defence on May 8, 2019.<br /> <br /> Goje is standing trial along with a former Executive Chairman of the state’s Universal Basic Education Board, Aliyu El-Nafaty; and S.M. Dokoro for an alleged N5bn fraud. A fourth defendant, the ex-governor’s cousin, Sabo Tumu, who is now late was removed from the charge sheet.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation took over the case filed against the former governor from the EFCC on June 7, shortly after he (Goje) agreed to step down for Ahmed Lawan in the race for the position of the Senate President.<br /> <br /> Goje had come under intense pressure from the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Presidency to drop his bid to pave the way for Lawan, who was the preferred candidate of the party for the position.<br /> <br /> But few weeks after he dropped his ambition and the subsequent take-over of the case by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, report emerged on Friday that the Federal Government had applied to withdraw the charges against the senator.<br /> <br /> When the case came up for hearing on Friday, the counsel from the OAGF, Pius Akutah, told the court that, “My Lord, we have an application having taken over the case and reviewed the 21 count charges of no submission and by the ruling of this court quashed 19 leaving only two count charges in which they are to enter defence.<br /> <br /> “As it is, the Federal Ministry of Justice wishes to withdraw those two charges against the accused persons. This action is in line with the power vested in the AGF by virtue of Section 128 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 particularly sub section 1 of that section (128).<br /> <br /> “It’s in accordance with the power vested in the AGF by the constitution that we wish to withdraw the charges before your Lordship. This is our humble application and (we) urge your Lordship to grant our application.”<br /> <br /> Responding, the counsel for Goje, Mr Adeniyi Akintola (SAN), did not oppose the application.<br /> <br /> He said, “My Lord, we are not opposing the application but we are urging your Lordship to evoke the provision of section 2(a)(b) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and acquit them of the charges.<br /> <br /> “The same section gives your Lordship the discretionary power to make an order for the accused persons to be discharged and acquitted. My Lord has the power under Section III.<br /> <br /> “As we urge your Lordship to consider our humble application, we wish to thank you for your patience with us since 2011 when we started this journey on the case. We also wish to commend the AGF for (the) wise decision in bringing this case to an end.”<br /> <br /> In his ruling, the judge said pursuant to Section 174(1) particularly sub-section (b) and coupled with Section 108 (2) of 2015, “the application by the AGF to withdraw the charges is hereby granted.” “The accused persons are hereby discharged,” the judge held.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlI3ORP-sEkvrPl62kEvdI5sPOnLvxW8F_hmv8LY-osSAshoqADVtb9F0jqR7oNc1Ci_2OjbUw6MnCzYApdaoyBFFlDG08ZH-3h1mWn2T-6NWjlWFvrt3R3VAgGQtaLVbrEGRt1OxxxHk/s1600/Adeboye1-604x330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="604" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlI3ORP-sEkvrPl62kEvdI5sPOnLvxW8F_hmv8LY-osSAshoqADVtb9F0jqR7oNc1Ci_2OjbUw6MnCzYApdaoyBFFlDG08ZH-3h1mWn2T-6NWjlWFvrt3R3VAgGQtaLVbrEGRt1OxxxHk/s640/Adeboye1-604x330.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b><b>The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye, has reacted to the recent rape allegations levelled against the Founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo, and a few other men of God.</b><br /> <br /> WATCH VIDEO BELOW...<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2RwoQBKpMmQ" width="560"></iframe>

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Fulani herdsmen block Asaba-Benin expressway in Delta

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSvnidmHl-ZZ75kk3ulE-J6hYDZE6kKoUlEkzHwJp-yW3div-PGDenaMCAOosKYffj0wiGr7h8RWkI0gBIA1niwoFZK5koD064X9sADbbahRr8eI-2rxVMR9RSH1xbnd9rL7JlXHTgiyJ/s1600/Fulani-Cattle+herdsmen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="500" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSvnidmHl-ZZ75kk3ulE-J6hYDZE6kKoUlEkzHwJp-yW3div-PGDenaMCAOosKYffj0wiGr7h8RWkI0gBIA1niwoFZK5koD064X9sADbbahRr8eI-2rxVMR9RSH1xbnd9rL7JlXHTgiyJ/s400/Fulani-Cattle+herdsmen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> The Issele-Asaba junction on the Asaba-Benin Expressway was on Friday blocked by Fulani herdsmen who were protesting the killing of the driver of a truck conveying cattle on Thursday night.<br /> <br /> A truck driver, Adamu Adamu, was allegedly killed at Issele-Azagba junction by revenue collectors who immediately disappeared from the area after the incident.<br /> <br /> The herdsmen, who were said to have carried out the protest from 9:15am to 12.58pm, used heavy-duty vehicles to block both lanes of the expressway.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> They also blocked the Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic junction. The gridlock that resulted from the protest stretched to several kilometres on both sides of the road.<br /> <br /> The leader of the protesters, Alhaji Musa Jeje, said they had protested to the authorities about the extortion on the road, especially the spot where Adamu was killed.<br /> <br /> The Police Public Relations Officer, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, described the incident as a case of manslaughter.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3pPsXdgZdDpgfUgH6ahze9u0_69d-8t-vFKUstqco21-19n7y0EgVctRyypUuu8NRhBFKBXztSnbUsGw94_SL3Yz6MW2dbQAdCWAuloIq-BIPx-jXP2HYintLtKFUCCZ1tuLK3uf3XA/s1600/Go-to-the-mountain-and-seek-God%25E2%2580%2599s-face-for-mercy-%25E2%2580%2593-Pastor-Chris-Omatsola-advises-Pastor-Fatoyinbo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="601" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3pPsXdgZdDpgfUgH6ahze9u0_69d-8t-vFKUstqco21-19n7y0EgVctRyypUuu8NRhBFKBXztSnbUsGw94_SL3Yz6MW2dbQAdCWAuloIq-BIPx-jXP2HYintLtKFUCCZ1tuLK3uf3XA/s400/Go-to-the-mountain-and-seek-God%25E2%2580%2599s-face-for-mercy-%25E2%2580%2593-Pastor-Chris-Omatsola-advises-Pastor-Fatoyinbo.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> A Lagos-based cleric, Apostle Chris Omatsola, has said that the decision of the founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, to step down over the rape allegation against him is the right thing to do.<br /> <br /> He said he believed the allegations made by singer, Timi Dakolo’s wife, Busola, against Fatoyinbo were true, urging the cleric to seek God’s face for mercy and return to ministry.<br /> <br /> Omatsola, who is the head of Zionwealth Church, Lekki, Lagos, was in the news last year over a viral sex tape involving him and his lover, Princess Tamaratokoni Okpewho.<br /> <br /> Okpewho had accused him of leaking the video to force her into a marital relationship with him despite alleged physical abuse – an allegation he denied, saying the tape was leaked to blackmail him.<br /> <br /> Omatsola, while speaking to newsmen, said Delta State-based televangelist and founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, waded into the matter and mediated between him and Okpewho.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He said prior to Fufeyin’s intervention, he had consulted Fatoyinbo at his Abuja church during the crisis, adding that the latter counselled him for over two hours.<br /> <br /> He said, “I went to see him (Fatoyinbo) and we discussed for over two hours. What he suggested to me then is what he is doing right now. Stepping down is the right thing to do.<br /> <br /> “Honestly, I believe Busola’s story. She cannot come out to lie against him. What for? Is it for money or fame?<br /> <br /> “Busola and her husband, Timi Dakolo, are already famous and have money. I believe she did it for conscience sake and to help other people.<br /> <br /> “I advise that he (Fatoyinbo) should get himself together and push up again; it is not the end of life and (his) ministry. He should not sink into depression. He should get things right with God.<br /> <br /> “He has taken the right step by stepping down so that it does not appear like he took the allegation lightly or that he mocks Christianity.<br /> <br /> “He should go through a psycho-therapy process and heal up and he should give all the necessary legal attention to the case.”<br /> <br /> He said Busola should realise that the world had heard her story, adding that her objective had been achieved.<br /> <br /> He added, “I do not support rape or violence in any form and I believe her story. I pray that God will heal her heart and wound.”<br /> <br /> Omatsola said although Fatoyinbo was his senior in ministry, he (Omatsola) had called to reciprocate what he did for him at his own trying time.<br /> <br /> He said, “Prophet Fufeyin has already come to my church to re-establish me after I went to the mountain to seek God’s face for mercy.<br /> <br /> “I have also settled with the girl. He even gave her N1m. So, I have settled with God, settled with the girl and settled legal action.<br /> <br /> “I was on the mountain for over two months. That is the same message I am giving to Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo.”<br /> <br /> Another lady, who spoke on condition of anonymity in an interview with Y!Naija,  which was aired during the week, also accused Fatoyinbo of raping her.<br /> <br /> The lady, who said she was an employee of COZA, alleged that the incident happened in 2017 at the pastor’s house.

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NAPTIP wants convicted rapists castrated

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3ke_PGw8EDOSX1lzhR4aaQ5d4YH-uzmM9aDHt7pzYpUldwBW9tKGya0dUvJAVJWseiPU4xegsWUXnedYOgR3DD0Xyde_NUn1RlYVRqW0xY4RGHs54NyXF8Ao7TIWohTVvHfSVVbW1fGe/s1600/rape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3ke_PGw8EDOSX1lzhR4aaQ5d4YH-uzmM9aDHt7pzYpUldwBW9tKGya0dUvJAVJWseiPU4xegsWUXnedYOgR3DD0Xyde_NUn1RlYVRqW0xY4RGHs54NyXF8Ao7TIWohTVvHfSVVbW1fGe/s320/rape.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related offences has expressed concern over the rising cases of rape and child abuse in the country.<br /> <br /> The body called for convicted rapist to be castrated.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The NAPTIP Director-General, Julie Okah-Donli, said at a press conference in Abuja on Friday they would open a sex offenders register where convicted rapists would be “named and shamed, and their details shared with embassies and popular workplaces nationwide”.<br /> <br /> Okah-Donli said they had set up task forces in the 36 states and Abuja to curtail rape and child abuse.<br /> <br /> The DG said, “Nigerians must report cases of rape and violence. They must speak up and get justice. Nobody should be ashamed to expose suspected rapists. When rape suspects are arrested, we don’t allow families to settle rape cases out of court.<br /> <br /> “There is a law somewhere in the United States where it was agreed that rapists would begin to be castrated. I just pray that we can push that law so that we can begin to castrate rapists. This is so that they will never rape again.<br /> <br /> “Our agency does not tolerate any form of sexual abuse against women and men. I take it personally when it comes to women. Nigerians must begin to learn that violence and rape should be reported to NAPTIP.<br /> <br /> “We are going to open a sex offenders register. This register will be for convicted rapists and the details of their backgrounds will be published and sent to embassies and popular workplaces in the country. This is so that everyone will know about their backgrounds and be wary of them. Concerning foreign nationals, we will share the details with their home countries for the appropriate actions.<br /> <br /> “As part of the measures to minimise rape and sexual violence in the country, NAPTIP has concluded plans to commence advocacy visits to state governments and other partners to adopt and domesticate the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act.’’<br /> <br /> “Two, we have set up state task forces against human trafficking whose roles shall include ensuring protection of vulnerable children in all states.”

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Finally, Atiku States Position On Ruga

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tADHfZHpE9ZiUaWkZIQBUibvEqNTr2o6LyTfm8_QybguhZ0oczAoSk5TFwFiG9oWd5eKonSQ0ZuqexUnU8j2oe668naAfog2BUERErlqFUwwBVUiXoXqMJhyYECyD4_JuCGmaWOFOH0/s1600/Atiku-sad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="500" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tADHfZHpE9ZiUaWkZIQBUibvEqNTr2o6LyTfm8_QybguhZ0oczAoSk5TFwFiG9oWd5eKonSQ0ZuqexUnU8j2oe668naAfog2BUERErlqFUwwBVUiXoXqMJhyYECyD4_JuCGmaWOFOH0/s400/Atiku-sad.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, says his position on Ruga settlements initiated by the Federal Government aligns with that of his party.<br /> <br /> Recall that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration on Thursday, July 4, suspended the controversial Ruga initiative, it proposed to resolve the clashes between farmers and herdsmen.<br /> <br /> The plan was suspended by the Federal Government after the idea was greeted by widespread criticism by Nigerians.<br /> <br /> Apparently displeased with the decision, the northern youths issued a 30-day ultimatum to every southerner residing in the north to vacate unless Ruga is implemented.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> In response, Femi Fani-Kayode, a PDP chieftain warned the group in a tweet that the south was ready for them and even charged them to carry out their threat immediately.<br /> <br /> A day after that tweet, the PDP chieftain took to the micro-blogging site again to list 3 questions which he demanded answers from the former Vice President.<br /> <br /> Fani-Kayode tweeted: “I have 3 questions for @atiku, the man who I believe won the 2019 presidential election.<br /> <br /> “1. What is your position on RUGA?<br /> <br /> “2. Why have you not said one word about it?<br /> <br /> “3. What is your position on the threat and 30-day ultimatum made by Arewa youths against southerners?”<br /> <br /> Reacting to Fani-Kayode’s questions, Abubakar wrote: “My position on Ruga is the same as articulated by the Governors elected under the banner of my party, the PDP. My position has been well iterated by our Governors & the PDP is one. I will not dignify that threat with a response. There is no North or South. There is just Nigeria.”

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Nigerians have given me the best birthday week- Richard Mofe Damijo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg802uxpedSddeCxBe3a4s0lPABbcaEVsfOydPlmS74FPXH59gaDe2nHq0Md7cL9I7K5vQRoe1j9cm-lWPozhKJfhMNGeti9BnYuEVbB2qKTPWAWTX9rGv6RSJcSIawjRWvZB1WVbwjokk/s1600/RMDD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg802uxpedSddeCxBe3a4s0lPABbcaEVsfOydPlmS74FPXH59gaDe2nHq0Md7cL9I7K5vQRoe1j9cm-lWPozhKJfhMNGeti9BnYuEVbB2qKTPWAWTX9rGv6RSJcSIawjRWvZB1WVbwjokk/s400/RMDD.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo popularly known as RMD has revealed that Nigerians have given him the best birthday week.<br /> <br /> RMD’s appreciation is coming at a time when Nigerians demanded for embattled Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo to take a leave of absence from the pulpit over allegations of sexual assault by Busola Dakolo.<br /> <br /> He wrote: ”The thing about getting older is that with each passing day you know yourself better, find your voice more and generally become better aware. It’s been 58, years of stumbles, falls, wrong turns, dreadful mistakes and errors but in all, they have been 58, remarkable years of God’s consistent grace and mercies.<br /> <br /> “If after all these years I am afraid to speak the truth irrespective of whose ox is gored, then I have failed, which is why I have never been prouder of being Nigerian than I am now because Nigerians have given me the best birthday week, ever. It’s been a harvest of protests that have brought positive results.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “It indeed gives me hope that even though a lot of young people in this generation are misinformed, misguided and scaringly shallow, a lot more have their heads in the right places and I am optimistic that it can only get better, so as I reflect on my years, I pray that Proverbs chapter 31, verses 8 and 9 will guide the remaining years of my life, Amen”.<br /> <br /> The 58-year-old superstar was a former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State.

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Buhari jets to Niamey for AU, AfCTFA today

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_qC6ks9erVs4YMDDj2LwRCc4F8-76D3YTbqE1i7M8P9QSBtrBATYre0anZL6SLu8qKC7SHMPIq2QyuCHP3m-T7tCzpM0UavtHMM7Ogb43PKMtYvnElgMUPjTxsy3DfwghZH3hFEWgMc/s1600/buhari-travel-740x430+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="740" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_qC6ks9erVs4YMDDj2LwRCc4F8-76D3YTbqE1i7M8P9QSBtrBATYre0anZL6SLu8qKC7SHMPIq2QyuCHP3m-T7tCzpM0UavtHMM7Ogb43PKMtYvnElgMUPjTxsy3DfwghZH3hFEWgMc/s400/buhari-travel-740x430+%25281%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Saturday for Niamey, Niger Republic to attend the African Union (AU) Summit, scheduled to hold on July 7.<br /> <br /> President Buhari will participate in the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the First Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the AU and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Niamey.<br /> <br /> The Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union is expected to launch the operational instruments of the Agreement establishing AfCFTA.<br /> <br /> The instruments include: AfCFTA Rules of Origin, Tariff Concession Portals, Portal on Monitoring and Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers, Digital Payments and Clearing Systems and African Trade and Observatory Dashboard.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Prior to the Summit, the Buhari Administration had embarked on extensive consultations with stakeholders, culminating in the submission of the report by the Presidential Committee to Assess Impact and Readiness of Nigeria to join the AfCFTA.<br /> <br /> The committee had recommended that Nigeria should sign the Agreement which aims to boost intra-African trade.<br /> <br /> President Buhari will sign the AfCFTA Agreement on the margins of the AU meeting in Niamey.<br /> <br /> While formally accepting the report on June 27, President Buhari said:<br /> <br /> ”For AfCFTA to succeed, we must develop policies that promote African production, among other benefits.<br /> <br /> ”Africa, therefore, needs not only a trade policy but also a continental manufacturing agenda. Our vision for intra-African trade is for the free movement of ‘made in Africa goods.’ That is, goods and services made locally with dominant African content in terms of raw materials and value addition.”<br /> <br /> President Buhari will be accompanied to Niamey by the First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, Governors Babagana Zulum, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and Aminu Bello Masari of Borno, Kebbi and Katsina States, respectively.<br /> <br /> Other top government officials include: Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Mustapha Suleiman; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Sunday Akpan; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Nuratu Batagarawa; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mahmoud Isa-Dutse; Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar; and Director-General, National Office for Trade Negotiations, Amb. Chinedu Osakwe.<br /> <br /> The President will return to Abuja at the conclusion of the Summit.

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Rapist should be sentenced to life imprisonment – Halima Abubakar

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGGDySMrV6rTWxRM137-aXK8MPnXVbQbz0xy2UZHeuoNNtDr5bpIMoUbo_9clxf6eGUumX8jExYWUPRi_NzCHo4qpkJZxWhxA77l5fnhSK3egp3LcfZg_brIE-uBdARpWAoU3aXIbRGM/s1600/1-halima-abubakar-650x400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="650" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGGDySMrV6rTWxRM137-aXK8MPnXVbQbz0xy2UZHeuoNNtDr5bpIMoUbo_9clxf6eGUumX8jExYWUPRi_NzCHo4qpkJZxWhxA77l5fnhSK3egp3LcfZg_brIE-uBdARpWAoU3aXIbRGM/s400/1-halima-abubakar-650x400.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, sharing her opinion on the rate of rape cases recently said, people caught in such act should be sentenced to life imprisonment.<br /> <br /> The actress wrote this on her Instagram on Wednesday. “The rate of rape in this generation is alarming all over the world. You don’t force anyone, least of all on a child and sodomize the victims as well. Who raised you animals? What excuse do you have damaging a four –year- old? Any one caught should be sentenced to life imprisonment. I feel sad for the people who are scared to talk.”<br /> <br /> The actress, who had gone through some challenges including health, also gave advice on the need to let go the past.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “You’ve spent enough energy on the past; that’s not taking you anywhere. Kiss the disappointment goodbye. You can’t embrace the new with old mind-set.”

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20,000 applicants get 10-year passport

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="795" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7X0jtvLVAX7T_BjUqQvDQgrwzdYgJD7tKaOun89Tuw3ZnLeRp0wPDP8i6lk09QUKZ0tMeVeywt6QxP_FeNRLXOSorxvwOj2QYG3onNJC4kxGxf-jLBNSyzvZTKCwoVRSWiEPoKUu607l/s640/nigeria+passport.jpeg" width="640" /></div> <br /> The Nigeria Immigration Service has issued the 10-year passport embedded with the National Identity Number to over 20,000 booklets to applicants in Abuja and Lagos.<br /> <br /> The NIS also said it had resolved the challenges of multiple identities by applicants, saying the new e-passport would soon be rolled out in Kano and London.<br /> <br /> Disclosing this in Abuja on Friday shortly after decorating four Deputy Comptrollers-General of Immigration with their new ranks, the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede, said the new booklet was expected to replace the old one in due course.<br /> <br /> He said, “We have already rolled out in two stations in Abuja and Ikoyi, Lagos. The next will be Kano, and then followed by London. At the beginning, we had challenges because Nigerians didn’t understand.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “Some of them had different names in the National Identity Number database, and when you link it, you find a lot of problems because the passport could not be issued.<br /> <br /> “The challenge is that Nigerians don’t care about their identity, but now, they realised they need to have only one identity. We have issued over 20,000 in Abuja and Lagos, we will continue to issue in all commands and formations. Gradually, it will replace the old one, but the old one will continue to work concurrently with the new passport.”

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Court orders forfeiture of Diezani’s jewellery, customized gold iPhone worth $40 million

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="1024" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Yu6gs6B7CqDDx9bX5LzOKKFBVwMHOMo7sbLpDVxw8RD1AKFKo8lEqmbo1rkkSdFyHXIKv_GUg44jS15Jrwux2mVjA-R-7dJ2EDaFCyhMxs-LSaWSps6REG_bzafj-BeJbeoqVkJm2jcy/s640/Diezani-Alison-Madueke1-e1444333146952.jpg" width="640" /></div> <br /> Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the forfeiture of 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at $40m, belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.<br /> <br /> The judge ordered that the items should be temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government.<br /> <br /> The forfeiture order followed an ex parte application moved on Friday by a lawyer for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The application, titled action in rem, had Diezani as the only defendant and it was filed pursuant to Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other related Offences Act No. 14, 2006.<br /> <br /> The EFCC said in the application that it found and recovered the jewellery and the customised gold iPhone “on the premises of the respondent,” adding that it reasonably suspected that the former minister acquired them with “proceeds of unlawful activities.”<br /> <br /> The judge adjourned till August 23, 2019 for further proceedings.

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University of Ilorin denies Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt4qaAz9xyIipOxphLeBc3b0F96mEnCwvcUk7CnkJKISb64Lw1_DeX3qodjR5SqV6KMzd3AGxHz55oagSDahkyqdYR6z1eU27uKdDZxde9IsCe1eC1WcdnE1-xby-4fnFbf46OBrCMzDx/s1600/biodun+fato.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="1080" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt4qaAz9xyIipOxphLeBc3b0F96mEnCwvcUk7CnkJKISb64Lw1_DeX3qodjR5SqV6KMzd3AGxHz55oagSDahkyqdYR6z1eU27uKdDZxde9IsCe1eC1WcdnE1-xby-4fnFbf46OBrCMzDx/s640/biodun+fato.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> The University of Ilorin has said it has yet to trace the academic record of Biodun Fatoyinbo, the embattled Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly.<br /> <br /> It was learnt that the UNILORIN could not find the cleric’s name on its graduates’ list.<br /> <br /> The Director of Corporate Affairs of the University of Ilorin, Mr Kunle Akogun, said they had checked their academic record unit in the registry and could not find the name of the pastor, who has been accused of sex abuse by Busola Dakolo.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He said, “I have not got any feedback yet from our Academic Records Office. We have been checking, but we have not got anything on him, probably if we know the year he was in the university or the year he graduated or his course of study, that would make it easy for us to trace his record.”<br /> <br /> When our source visited the university on Thursday, the record of Fatoyinbo had yet to be traced at the academic record unit of the registry.<br /> <br /> However, it is believed Fatoyinbo attended UNILORIN but did not take his final examination papers for some reasons.<br /> <br /> However, a source claimed he moved to Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, where he obtained a Higher National Diploma certificate. Unconfirmed reports claimed he attended University of Benin, Edo State after leaving University of Ilorin without completing his studies<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, members of Ilorin branch of COZA seem not bothered by the rape allegation levelled against Fatoyinbo by Dakolo.<br /> <br /> Members, who attended Wednesday’s service at the church opposite Mount Olives Anglican Church and Princess Luxury Suit on Pipeline Road, GRA, Ilorin, looked totally unruffled by the rape allegation.<br /> <br /> Efforts to speak with Pastor Olusegun Soetan, who is in charge of the church, was not successful as the ushers insisted that he could not be seen until next week.<br /> <br /> But one of the ushers, who identified himself as Japhet Akinola, said the church which started some years ago and holding services on temporary places including Kwara Hotels and the Stella Obasanjo Multi-purpose Hall, moved to its permanent site a few years ago.<br /> <br /> Akinola said, “The allegation made by that lady against the Senior Pastor has no substance.”

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Kano police arrest three suspected Boko Haram members

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="680" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwZXiEvNpYr16IkQV2ySy1QxX6jqNu9Pf_cnwoxF_IQy4-knteTLT1lsa9FrGtO28lexNE57KoiF3NAXwtMesR_mr1AuynD4GN3uHAxCEl9DmsTS_3IUU5sI7lAou2S7gQ0N9kf_nVIuM/s640/Kano-map.jpg" width="640" /></div> <br /> The Kano State Police Command on Friday said it had arrested three persons suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group.<br /> <br /> It said that the suspects were among the 87 others paraded for various offences, ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, theft, and banditry<br /> <br /> The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, said that one of the Boko Haram suspects was arrested at a hotel in Sabon Gari while the other two were apprehended during a raid at their hideout within the metropolis.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> According to him, there are clear indications that Boko Haram insurgents are making attempts to regroup in Kano, adding that two suspects all confessed to be members of the dreaded terrorist group.<br /> <br /> Iliyasu explained that one of the suspects was heading toward Adamawa State from Abuja with the intention to upload his information, but made a stopover in Kano, where luck ran out before his eventual arrest in a hotel.

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Buhari’s aides occupying offices illegally – CUPP

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7gCG0sSECb8gV0uJugZXMP3acuXk6kE53K2A3QPQ_zfKViUsWzIBii0Kl2__dDy20wXkl93_ZWya8ApozOLEBYgyQOfUTI5_BeEiMUvN2DjoHkH64vaccKFEwM7cGWwG15spuyTym2o/s1600/CUPP+pro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7gCG0sSECb8gV0uJugZXMP3acuXk6kE53K2A3QPQ_zfKViUsWzIBii0Kl2__dDy20wXkl93_ZWya8ApozOLEBYgyQOfUTI5_BeEiMUvN2DjoHkH64vaccKFEwM7cGWwG15spuyTym2o/s400/CUPP+pro.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Coalition of the United Political Parties on Thursday says it has filed a suit to challenge the continuous stay in office of some aides of President Muhammadu Buhari, who have refused to vacant office without fresh appointments.<br /> <br /> The spokesperson for CUPP, Mr Imo Ugochinyere, at a press briefing on Thursday said the coalition in the suit was seeking orders declaring the offices vacant, the aides as illegal occupants and impostors and that their continuous stay in office was in violation of the constitution.<br /> <br /> He said, “The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, is still in that office, Senator Ita Enang is still parading himself as Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate); Mr Abba Kyari is still parading himself as the Chief of Staff to the President; Mr Femi Adesina is still appearing on television programmes as Special Adviser to the President on Media, likewise Mr Garba Shehu, who is parading himself as a Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity.<br /> <br /> “These among other officials of the Presidency are still illegally occupying their former offices without any lawful authority as the President has not made any announcement to the nation that he has appointed or reappointed officers into those positions.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “Section 151 (3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended clearly provides: Any appointment made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be at the pleasure of the President and shall cease when the President cease to hold office.”<br /> <br /> Stating that Buhari’s first term expired in the midnight of May 28 before he was sworn in again for a second term with fresh oath of office and a new mandate, Ugochinyere argued that all political appointments made in his first term, except statutory ones, had ceased to exist.<br /> <br /> “These officers who are parading themselves as officers of the government without formal appointments have violated the Code of Conduct Act which demands that political office holders must declare their assets before commencement of service to the government (this violation our lawyers are already working on seeking order for prosecution of these officers for carrying out functions of government without declaring their assets).<br /> <br /> “The impunity with which this government has been known continues as long as the President, despite the clear provisions of the constitution, allows his aides to continue in office.<br /> <br /> “President Buhari’s inability to appoint personal/presidential aides or indeed any other appointments over one month after taking the oath of office is a sign the President is still not yet ready to govern and lacks understanding of the urgency needed to fix Nigeria. This was the same path that landed Nigeria in recession in 2015. How a President seems to want to do the same thing over again yet expects to receive a different result is worrying.”<br /> <br /> He warned all affected aides to stay away from their former offices until and unless they were armed with fresh appointment letters or risk criminal prosecution and trial for violation of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act.<br /> <br /> He also demanded refund of all salaries, wages, and allowances they had received while “illegally occupying” the office to the national treasury without exceptions.

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Amosu, others stalling plea bargain on N21.4bn scam —EFCC

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVOT9rW2b9lalqDRg78isZ3ypJwwwnKJNEUH1KV26igEUXbPnAeVWJtX2b6R_49J3AtVUaElcGkcUMWVTtUOM29cdnrYnvVwEk2JTfTEI11uIrEmR1eerOJ2fGgi3h2nY7xS5VpskQzY/s1600/efcc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="788" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVOT9rW2b9lalqDRg78isZ3ypJwwwnKJNEUH1KV26igEUXbPnAeVWJtX2b6R_49J3AtVUaElcGkcUMWVTtUOM29cdnrYnvVwEk2JTfTEI11uIrEmR1eerOJ2fGgi3h2nY7xS5VpskQzY/s400/efcc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday told the Federal High Court in Lagos that a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), and two others, were not showing commitment to their proposed plea bargain.<br /> <br /> The EFCC charged Amosu, alongside a former NAF Director of Finance and Budget, Air Commodore Olugbenga Gbadebo; and a former NAF Chief of Accounts and Budgeting, Air Vice Marshal Jacob Adigun, with an alleged fraud of N21.4bn.<br /> <br /> The defendants, who have been standing trial since June 2016, had proposed to enter into a plea bargain with the EFCC.<br /> <br /> The trial judge, Justice C.J. Aneke, had adjourned till Thursday for report of settlement.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> But at the resumed proceedings on Thursday, the prosecuting counsel for the EFCC, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, told the court that the parties had yet to settle, alleging that the defendants, through their lawyers, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN) and Mr Norrison Quakers (SAN), were not showing commitment to the proposed plea bargain.<br /> <br /> “This matter was adjourned for report of plea bargaining. On receiving their written proposal, I made several calls to both Chief Ayorinde and Mr Quakers, urging them to come for an official meeting to discuss and agree. None of them visited our office.<br /> <br />  “It appears to me that the defendants are not committed to the resolution of this matter in line with Section 70 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act,” the prosecutor told the judge.<br /> <br /> But Ayorinde, who is Amosu’s lawyer, blamed the delay on the EFCC, saying the anti-graft agency did not extend a formal invitation to the defendants.<br /> <br />  “It is true that we wrote a couple of letters to the prosecution. There was no reply to either of them (defendants). Their (EFCC) style is that they will never write in response to any request.<br /> <br />  “We cannot force him (Oyedepo) to write if it is the style of their office not to write. We expected a formal invitation,” Ayorinde said.<br /> <br /> On his part, Quakers said it was not true that the defence was not serious about the plea bargain proposal which they initiated.<br /> <br />  “We sent letters which were duly acknowledged, but there has been no official communication. In fairness to Oyedepo, he has been doing his bit, but it is not right for an institution not to reply to a letter,” Quakers said.<br /> <br /> Justice Aneke said in view of the development, coupled with the fact that Ayorinde said he was not feeling too well, he would further adjourn the matter to enable the parties to hold the plea bargain talks.<br /> <br /> He adjourned until October 9.

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Insecurity: Nigeria heading for revolution, PFN warns

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtP_jNrbjHbfalSBR3EEt_iM0s96DseaD0AjADXBEfwsuRC0aFlQFYHXd-7jBAB0tFrz18BZ4jgoC5XRvDNN1aR3FiR7RZF2R8N78VBxvPY3_qb0GVYPPUmXz639gc7d4Vw5oKHK0_7c/s1600/Pentecostal-Fellowship-of-Nigeria-PFN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtP_jNrbjHbfalSBR3EEt_iM0s96DseaD0AjADXBEfwsuRC0aFlQFYHXd-7jBAB0tFrz18BZ4jgoC5XRvDNN1aR3FiR7RZF2R8N78VBxvPY3_qb0GVYPPUmXz639gc7d4Vw5oKHK0_7c/s400/Pentecostal-Fellowship-of-Nigeria-PFN.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The General Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Apostle Nuhu Kure, has warned that there could be a revolution in the country if insecurity in the land was not nipped in the bud.<br /> <br /> Specifically, Kure cautioned that the Fulani herdsmen saga currently assailing the nation could jeopardise the existence of the country if not genuinely tackled by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government<br /> <br /> The PFN scribe gave the warning in Ibadan when he called on the Presiding Bishop of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Bishop Wale Oke who is also the National Vice President of the PFN.<br /> <br /> Kure who also visited the Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, deplored the economy and security situations in the country, stressing, “Yes, they may say the economy is growing, but the people are suffering. There is much anguish in the land.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “There could be a revolution if nothing is done urgently. Again, one must warn that the persistent Fulani herdsmen saga can actually truncate our nation called Nigeria, now or later if not properly addressed.”<br /> <br /> He averred that with the level of consciousness among Nigerians, it would be difficult for the government to hoodwink them under any guise.<br /> <br /> He said, “Nigerians can no longer be caged. It will be difficult to carry out any lopsided agenda in the land again. Nigerians can hardly suffer anymore fool, gladly.”<br /> <br /> On the suspended Ruga scheme, the PFN National Secretary who is also the founder and President of the Throneroom Trust Ministry, Kafanchan, Kaduna State, said it was not something that the Federal Government could force down the throats of Nigerians by fiat.<br /> <br /> Rather, he called for the convocation of a national summit by the Federal Government where stakeholders would converge to iron out grey areas before such a scheme could be introduced.<br /> <br /> Kure who is also a member of the National Advisory Board of the PFN, however, assured that the church would continue to pray for Buhari and the nation.

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RUGA: Defend yourselves, Ohanaeze urges Igbo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EjCPUQ8WNZBfcy-QuA1dNoGHJH_COSD_IJFrHlEmeGWunGbv0XcUnt3ig4flGKdw4_s_gv2QjmFrlYnU79GIXzNp7OflnZ_7hf0CFQmsQwndpDU1TvAP9lO2GABK3Ufaxpr7hyphenhyphenc-jxo/s1600/nwodo-ohanaeze.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1011" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EjCPUQ8WNZBfcy-QuA1dNoGHJH_COSD_IJFrHlEmeGWunGbv0XcUnt3ig4flGKdw4_s_gv2QjmFrlYnU79GIXzNp7OflnZ_7hf0CFQmsQwndpDU1TvAP9lO2GABK3Ufaxpr7hyphenhyphenc-jxo/s400/nwodo-ohanaeze.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> In his reaction to the 30-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government to rescind its decision to suspend the RUGA policy, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, on Thursday described the threat as irresponsible and urged his kinsmen, the Igbo, to stand up and defend themselves against any threat.<br /> <br /> According to Nwodo said in a statement, “My attention has been drawn to a broadcast by Abdul Azeez Suleman, speaking for a coalition of northern groups in which he had the audacity to give the Federal Government an ultimatum of 30 days to rescind its decision on the suspension of its RUGA settlements policy.<br /> <br /> “Abdul went further to threaten the expulsion of southerners resident in the North at the expiration of his ultimatum if the Federal Government does not rescind its suspension decision.<br /> <br /> “This irresponsible, unlawful and provocative outburst reminds me of the northern youths’ notice to quit the North to southerners two years ago.”<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> While describing the RUGA policy as an Islamisation and a Fulanisation policy, Nwodo said that Ohanaeze would resist it.<br /> <br /> He added, “The threat to evict law-abiding Nigerians from their places of abode in northern Nigeria is treasonable and obviously like the gun-trotting herdsmen will go unnoticed by our federally-controlled law enforcement agencies.<br /> <br /> “Let Abdul, the Federal Government and others like them, take notice that Ohanaeze has no objections to all Igbo in the North returning home so long as all northerners in the South-East would leave the South-East and we dismantle the federal structure imposed on us by the military and return to autonomous federating units.“The nepotism exhibited by this Federal Government, her duplicity of standards in law enforcement, her undisguised Fulanisation policy is repugnant to the rule of law and good governance. We will no longer tolerate any further threats from these northern warmongers.<br /> <br /> “After all, who should be aggrieved under the circumstance? The millipede that has been marched is whimpering, but the person that marched it is complaining that his foot has been soiled.<br /> <br /> “The southern Nigerian people that are bearing the yoke of oppression from cattle herders are trying their best to co-exist with their aggressors, yet it is the aggressors that are threatening further mayhem. This cannot be.<br /> <br /> “I call on all Igbo to be ready to defend themselves. Enough of these threats!”

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"The future belongs to America" - Trump

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM24m6h7QtTKp25Jb3Yhzo1d1936KHSfuUTHikkpNL744P5N6Vi4QacQ8jA9RsVgdrt_c0pKpjiXupbYLnQ3ISAO2lza4E-Hjure0yDipS3QH6zhIWaAU5JOG1zv9HQSZnxrVbahJ3KTw/s1600/trump+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1600" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM24m6h7QtTKp25Jb3Yhzo1d1936KHSfuUTHikkpNL744P5N6Vi4QacQ8jA9RsVgdrt_c0pKpjiXupbYLnQ3ISAO2lza4E-Hjure0yDipS3QH6zhIWaAU5JOG1zv9HQSZnxrVbahJ3KTw/s400/trump+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Contrary to general expectations and pundits’ predictions, President Donald Trump avoided partisan comments at the annual July 4 United States independence anniversary, which held yesterday at Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.<br /> <br /> Rather, Trump ignited a flame of patriotism in the colorful gathering, boasting that the future belongs to America.<br /> <br /> The US 234th independence celebration which had Vice President Mike Pence and his wife in attendance as well as Congress members and other dignitaries, however, had the trappings of military tour de force.<br /> <br /> Despite criticism in some quarters of turning what is regarded as Salute to America to a display of the country’s military might, there were aerial displays by the US Air Force, Navy, Marine, and the Army, whom he described as the best in the world.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Buoyed by the past exploits of the forces in battlefields and anti-terrorism war, Trump said, “that same American spirit that emboldened our founders has kept us strong throughout our history. To this day, that spirit runs through the veins of every American patriot. It lives on in each and every one of you. As long as we stay true to our cause, as long as we remember our great history, and as long as we never stop fighting for a better future, then there will be nothing that America cannot do.”<br /> <br /> “The future belongs to us. The spirit of American independence will never fade, never fail, but will reign forever and ever and ever”, he added.<br /> <br /> Earlier in his speech, the President recalled gallantry of American soldiers that earned her independence from the British.<br /> <br /> He stated that the country had over the years made tremendous achievements in technology, medicine, science, and entertainment.<br /> <br /> Trump paid tributes to America’s fallen heroes and commended those in active service including the police, fire service, sheriff and ICE(Immigration and Customs Enforcement). “The future of America rests on the men and women who are ready to defend it.”<br /> <br /> The event also featured musical performance by the military followed by 25 minutes of fireworks later in the evening to round up the celebration.<br /> <br /> There were however pockets of protests outside the venue by immigration rights activists over deplorable treatments being meted out to children in ICE detention facilities in the southern borders.

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How I worked with prostitutes – Osinbajo’s Wife

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0ZlRQVbuLrLiPnAyeN5p0SrElSV7e4sIFVhRm8gJJdXwSVOz_582aT3VOj6W9U3tEieQER4cFY3_J1vmJ5fixBPBW8ZU6zPOafQoj2ERT34nBfOQ1Gi_yS42637tLBWkuNBi_n1l4PY/s1600/Dolapo-Osinbajo-750x430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="750" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0ZlRQVbuLrLiPnAyeN5p0SrElSV7e4sIFVhRm8gJJdXwSVOz_582aT3VOj6W9U3tEieQER4cFY3_J1vmJ5fixBPBW8ZU6zPOafQoj2ERT34nBfOQ1Gi_yS42637tLBWkuNBi_n1l4PY/s400/Dolapo-Osinbajo-750x430.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Dolapo, the wife of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has said she had worked in the slums of Lagos State with area boys and prostitutes.<br /> <br /> Dolapo noted this recently in Abuja as she spoke at the Anti-Substance-Abuse Programme.<br /> <br /> During the event, there was a stage play captioned “Area Boy” mapped out to warn the public against the dangers of drug abuse.<br /> <br /> Speaking on why she was interested in the play, she said “I wanted to watch the drama to relive the memory of the times that I spent working in the slums of Lagos among area boys, prostitutes, people who had been rejected and those who seemed lost already.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> “As the drama went on, I could identify some people that I knew so many years ago.<br /> <br /> The event also attended by Zainab, wife of Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu.”

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Armed bandits kill 17 in Katsina

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4E-r2vxQZR-uCnB4JG94EsaElLrqxpAtcz6u5-epYQG8XuvYt4TYWGRVf85m7dx1kr_aT4ev2ePaGgUvpt16wInohw3UuJ8Vt45g65lixGqlTpTgSPKBiqgKZAsyEOVhBg-TPkHQ6KLR/s1600/gunmen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="412" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4E-r2vxQZR-uCnB4JG94EsaElLrqxpAtcz6u5-epYQG8XuvYt4TYWGRVf85m7dx1kr_aT4ev2ePaGgUvpt16wInohw3UuJ8Vt45g65lixGqlTpTgSPKBiqgKZAsyEOVhBg-TPkHQ6KLR/s320/gunmen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Residents of Katsina State were, again, thrown into mourning as bandits attacked Danmusa Local Government Area of the state, killing 17 persons.<br /> <br /> Locals said nine persons were killed in Ungwan Rabo, six in Ungwan Maganda and two in Ungwan Dadi, all in Danmusa council. However, the state Police Command said only two persons were killed in Danmusa. A source, Yusuf, said around 2p.m. on Wednesday, he heard gunshots from the bandits, who attacked neighbouring shops.<br /> <br /> According Yusuf, “the bandits stormed the area around 2p.m. on Wednesday afternoon and started shooting sporadically. I peeped outside and I saw them attacking one Malam Isiya’s shop. All those they found in the shop were killed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a>“Enough is enough of these incessant attacks and killings. We are ready to lead the officials of the security and government to the hideouts of the bandits. We know their hideouts. But they should be well prepared and equipped to confront them.<br /> <br /> “I have over 40 orphans I cater for. The government should come to our aid by finding a lasting solution to these incessant attacks and killings.” Angry residents have also conveyed the corpses to the Emir of Katsina’s palace, Dr. Abdulmumin Kabir Usman, in protest of the continuous attacks and killings.<br /> <br /> In a swift reaction, spokesman of Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, said only two were shot at Maidabino village, Danmusa Local Government Area and also confirmed 11 others killed in Kankara Local Government Area, weekend. He promised to contact the DPO for fresh updates.<br /> <br /> He, however, said a team of security operatives had since been deployed to the areas to restore normalcy, while calling on the residents to go about their normal business without any fear.

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RUGA: Tension builds as Fulani herdsmen invade farms in Imo state, shoot sporadically to scare community people

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjELIvFvyEADpA6_k18PrDQL81Mi6dEECEGfuKtgyqIU4MiO7Y-kDL7LYYgfSkG-80sa15uZc0dUknLPU4wedM25zB6pbOY7tjRTfwYxxA_L1XznC7lHMRQ_d6M1L58_t5-5_3k-ubj885/s1600/Armed-Fulani-Herdsmen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="600" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjELIvFvyEADpA6_k18PrDQL81Mi6dEECEGfuKtgyqIU4MiO7Y-kDL7LYYgfSkG-80sa15uZc0dUknLPU4wedM25zB6pbOY7tjRTfwYxxA_L1XznC7lHMRQ_d6M1L58_t5-5_3k-ubj885/s640/Armed-Fulani-Herdsmen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br /> <b>Tension is rising in Obokofia, a community in Ohaji/Egbema local council of Imo State as herdsmen were said to have vowed to remain in the community’s lands after the deadline to vacate. </b><br /> <br /> On Wednesday, some herders shot sporadically into the air to scare community people and to resist the ultimatum given them to leave the community.<br /> <br /> The tension in Imo is building as President Muhammadu Buhari met with security chiefs in Aso Rock in Abuja, with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, saying the strategy adopted by security chiefs to tackle insecurity in the country was working.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Despite intervention of the Ohaji/Egbema Transition Committee chairman, Damian Ezeru, which calmed down the situation, the herders have stayed put in the community.<br /> <br /> Tension was worsened after a security meeting scheduled for yesterday could not take place as the TC chairman was said to be in an official meeting alongside his colleagues with the governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. It was learned that the security council meeting will now hold today.<br /> <br /> Contacted, Special Adviser to the governor on Media, Steve Osuji, said: “On the herders and farmers crisis, we just appeal to people to respect each others’ rights.<br /> <br /> Don’t invade people’s farms and destroy them. We will continue to engage the leadership of Hausa community in the state to advise their people to live peacefully with their host communities.”<br /> <b><br /> Court dismisses Miyetti Allah suit against open grazing law</b><br /> <br /> A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, while dismissing the suit filed by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore challenging the 2017 Open Grazing Prohibition and Establishment Law passed by the Benue State House of Assembly, awarded a cost of N100,000 against the plaintiff to be paid to all the defendants before any other step can be taken in the suit.<br /> <br /> Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore had approached the court seeking a mandatory injunction against Benue State Government from implementing the laws as passed by Benue State |House of Assembly. Delivering judgment yesterday, Justice Okon Abang held that the failure of the plaintiff to comply with an earlier order of the court to amend their originating summons was a fault on their part.<br /> <br /> The order, according to Mr Abang, was made in December 2017 by a judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Bamidele Quadri.<br /> <br /> He had ordered the plaintiff to amend their originating summons as there was no valid originating summons before the court. Justice Abang said the judge had given the plaintiff five days to comply with the order of the court but the plaintiff brought the summons before the court on May 31, 2019.<br /> <br /> With this, Mr Abang held that the plaintiff was nonchalant, developed a carefree attitude and did nothing for upwards of 19 months. He stressed that the plaintiff treated the court order with disdain and levity. “For 19 months, since December till date, the plaintiff failed to file the amended originating summons following an order of a judge of the Federal High Court to do so within five days.<br /> <br /> The plaintiff was in court when this order was made but failed to comply or appeal the order. No valid originating summons was filed by them. “For them to have not done anything for 19months, they should have themselves to blame. The court order remains valid. If the originating summons is not filed, there would be no way the defendants would file a counter-affidavit.<br /> <br /> “The purported originating summons filed on May 31, 2019, is a nullity and should not have been filed. “In the eyes of the law, there is no valid originating summons filed by the plaintiff. Why did the plaintiff not comply with the court order if they know they have a good case? “The court should not only bark but should also bite and break bones where necessary, but, not the bones of the parties involved in the matter.<br /> <br /> The matter is also an abuse of court processes, where the court process is abused, the suit should be dismissed. “The plaintiff’s suit is hereby dismissed with a cost of N100,000 to be paid to all the 14 defendants before taking any other step,” the judge ruled.

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Nigerian police detain Senator Abbo for assaulting nursing mother

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hZph07IGe2K64MYCNJoZAcsTR7KdE7GCyAqmZls8ZFeqKGWpFhAFFivdm8EDozG4V8pf0C3mMCsniYbs9uNPqqLaIAXuz7dDVjKVu2jmGcGdWNJYiJbvHEEx4wTWnX3CyiXmrdye3i1-/s640/Senator-Elisha-Abbo.jpg" width="640" /></div> <br /> The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Thursday quizzed embattled Senator Elisha Abbo who assaulted a nursing mother at an adult toy shop in Abuja in March.<br /> <br /> Abbo, who went to the command in response to the police summons, was taken into custody as part of investigations into the incident.<br /> <br /> It could not be ascertained whether the Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, was released after the interrogation.<br /> <br /> The FCT Police Commissioner, Bala Ciroma, confirmed to newsmen that Abbo was questioned and taken into custody.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Asked if the suspect would be granted bail before nightfall, the CP said, “We have questioned him and he is in our custody, but I can’t say if he would be released today (Thursday). It depends on the extent of our investigations; it depends on our discretion and how far we have gone with the investigation.”<br /> <br /> Ciroma also explained that the assault victim had been questioned by detectives.<br /> <br /> It was learnt that the senator had earlier met with the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, at the Force headquarters before heading for the command for questioning.<br /> <br /> Following the outrage over a trending video of the young lawmaker assaulting his victim, the IG had directed the CP to carry out an investigation into the incident.<br /> <br /> The IG also asked Ciroma to undertake a forensic investigation of the footage which showed Abbo repeatedly slapping his victim over what appeared to be a minor disagreement while a police officer looked on.<br /> <br /> The probe was also expected to unravel why the policeman who was at the scene failed to prevent the assault on the nursing mother.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Abbo has been drawn into a fresh scandal as a photojournalist, Olumuyiwa Owolabi, has accused him of assault and breach of agreement.<br /> <br /> Owolabi revealed that Abbo not only assaulted him but got the police to lock him up in Adamawa.<br /> <br /> He said he first met Abbo in 2014 during the run-up to the June 2014 Ekiti State governorship election which Ayodele Fayose won.<br /> <br /> Owolabi, who was the official photographer of Fayose during the election, said he met Abbo in Ekiti State and Abbo told him that he would like him to do some jobs for him.<br /> <br /> He said, “The viral video of Senator Elisha Abbo assaulting a young lady isn’t a news to me as I was one of his victims of assault years back.<br /> <br /> “I met him during the campaign of former governor Ayodele Fayose while I was the official photojournalist assigned to Fayose during the campaign and later head of photojournalists to his deputy after the election.”<br /> <br /> The photojournalist said Abbo, who was contesting to become a senator on the platform of the All Progressives Congress at the time, entered into a contract with him to cover his political activities at the cost of N2.8m.<br /> <br /> He said on August 13, 2014, he travelled with Abbo to Yola, Adamawa State, from Abuja by air and they lodged at Lelewa Hotel for weeks while campaigning for the primaries which was eventually won by Senator Binta Garba.<br /> <br /> The photojournalist said he travelled along with the senator from Adamawa to Mubi, Vintim Muchala to Mubi and later back to Yola after he lost the senatorial primary.<br /> <br /> Owolabi said, “On approaching Senator Abbo to enforce the contract agreement we had, he refused to pay. He ignored several pleas for him to just give me part of my money.<br /> <br /> “On the fateful day we wanted to travel together to Mubi for the last campaign, Boko Haram invaded the place prior to the day we ought to have travelled. Due to the attack by Boko Haram, I began to plead with him that I needed to leave the state.<br /> <br /> “After several text messages and calls put through to him were ignored, I had no choice but to sit in front of his room where he was lodged at Dansoho Hotel, Yola. This was around 5pm.”<br /> <br /> The photojournalist alleged that when Abbo saw him, he got so angry that he began to beat him, slapping him repeatedly.<br /> <br /> Owolabi said Abbo quickly called a policeman and told the cop that he was a Boko Haram suspect and should be arrested immediately.<br /> <br /> The photojournalist added, “As soon as he came out, I began to plead with him that I had to go. The next thing he said was that I was embarrassing him. He started beating and slapping me. He told his orderly to put me inside the pick-up truck. He told them to point their guns at me and that he would kill me and tell people I was a member of the Boko Haram sect.<br /> <br /> “When I heard that statement, I was shocked because I didn’t know anybody there and I couldn’t speak their language fluently. No one could come to my rescue when he brutalised me, causing me to sprain my ankle.<br /> <br /> “I began begging him to just leave me and let me go that I would leave the money for him because of his action.”<br /> <br /> He alleged that Abbo’s police escort took him to Kaliwa Police Division around 2am with instructions that he should be shot dead if he failed to comport himself.<br /> <br /> Owolabi said Abbo had broken his phone at the time and so he was locked up in the police station without any means of contacting anyone.<br /> <br /> The photojournalist added, “He had damaged my phone, I couldn’t contact anybody; he tore my clothes and I was virtually naked.<br /> <br /> “That very night, on getting to Kaliwa Police Station, I begged the investigating police officer to please let me use his phone to talk to one of my relatives. That was how I called one of my brothers that pleaded with the IPO to assist me out of the situation.<br /> <br /> “The DPO came the following morning and begged him (Abbo) to give me transport fare to go back to meet my family. Till date, he hasn’t paid me the money.”<br /> <br /> The photojournalist, who pleaded with Nigerians to help him, also shared photos of private chats he purportedly had with the senator.<br /> <br /> Attempts to speak with the senator proved abortive as calls put through to his telephone indicated that it was switched off while a text message was not responded to as of 7am on Thursday.

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Drama in the House Of Reps as Femi Gbajabiamila stops Chinda, others from raising leadership issues at plenary

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="400" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfNfqabUScKgzQ-45HOc6Kt3YFSzLFDmjpfqBYKDirdYC18nG68ZqR00j-7mLMq-Hjkbd-unMIy98W5yg2zc35PJ-N-6T_k8dI02Jb5FjiRnhmCyk0_m4i5tfqT-LzzJb38jJXJXKgWTZ/s400/gbaja+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> <b>The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday blocked every move by some Peoples Democratic Party members to raise issues relating to the parallel principal officers produced by the minority parties on Wednesday.</b><br /> <br /> Mr Ndudi Elumelu and Mr Kingsley Chinda had emerged as factional Minority Leaders, with the House recognising the former.<br /> <br /> Before plenary began on Thursday, Chinda had taken a seat reserved for the Minority Leader on the front row.<br /> <br /> The Speaker’s procession entered the chamber at 12:08pm. In the procession was Elumelu.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> After saying the opening prayers, Gbajabiamila approved the votes and proceedings of Wednesday.<br /> <br /> While the Speaker was cheered by many members in the chamber, he noted that the adoption was in line with Order 9 Rule 4 and Order 10 of the House’s Standing Rules.<br /> <br /> Then, lawmakers began to chant Gbaja! Gbaja! Gbaja! Miffed by the development, Chinda said, “Mr Speaker, point of order!”<br /> <br /> Responding, Gbajabiamila said, “Without even asking what your point of order is, you are overruled.”<br /> <br /> Again, Chinda wanted to raise a point of order but Gbajabiamila stated, “I will not recognise you, you are not in your allocated seat.” Again, the chants of “Gbaja!” rent the air.<br /> <br /> The Speaker went on to swear in a new member. Shortly after, Chinda again wanted to raise a point of order.<br /> <br /> Angered by Chinda’s insistence, Gbajabiamila said, “I am going to make this point and I am going to make it very clear: there are allocated seats. If you are not seated in your allocated seat, you will not be recognised; number one. Number two, I want to make it again, abundantly clear; I am pleading, do not test the resolve of this House. Do not test the resolve of this House. You will have cause to regret it.”<br /> <br /> Again, Gbajabiamila was cheered.<br /> <br /> Then an APC member from Abia State, Mr Benjamin Kalu, raised a point of order to decry the crisis in the chamber when the lawmakers were elected to address important and urgent national issues.<br /> <br /> He particularly called for investigation of a member, Mr Gogo Bright, who on Wednesday removed the mace from the rightful position in protest against the announcement of Elumelu as the Minority Leader.<br /> <br /> Kalu cited Order 6 and Section 19(b) of the Legislative Privileges Act which state bar lawmakers from disrupting legislative activities, violent acts, among others.<br /> <br /> He partly said, “I am not one of the ranking members, I am just one of the new members who came here because of specific interest, to add my own quota to the making of laws; not to learn how to fight or how to become violent. Yesterday, I was psychologically threatened; I was traumatised by the events that played out in this house. It is supposed to be a hallowed chamber. While I was seated here, I saw many ranking members who we respect so much, especially Honourable Bright from Rivers State who went for the mace.<br /> <br /> “It is an attempt to destroy the integrity, the sacredness of this House. I saw that play out yesterday and I felt so bad. I was to ask: Are members now allowed to become sergeants-at-arms or play their role as provided in our order. My prayer is that this House constitute a committee to look into what happened yesterday.”<br /> <br /> In his ruling, the Speaker noted that it was a matter of privilege, which would not be subjected to a debate. He however stated that the action by Bright was “a breach of our individual and collective privilege.”<br /> <br /> He said, “We will refer the matter and the gentleman who he (Kalu) specifically named to an ad hoc ethic (and privileges) committee, the membership of which would be made before the close of sitting today.”<br /> <br /> The Speaker later set up a committee led by the Deputy Majority Leader, Mr Peter Akpatason, to probe into the mace matter.<br /> <br /> A member of the Chinda-led faction, Mr Tajudeen Yusuf, also raised a point of order to notify the House that the votes and proceedings of Wednesday earlier approved by Gbajabiamila did not contain the letter signed by 99 opposition members nominating Elumelu and others as minority and principal officers.<br /> <br /> Ruling, Gbajabiamila said, “Your point is noted.” Again, Chinda attempted to raise a point of order.<br /> <br /> Gbajabiamila responded, “Honourable Chinda, do not try my resolve. You are not on your allotted seat, so you will not be heard today.”<br /> <br /> Another member of the Chinda-led faction, Mr Mark Gbillah, raised a point of order to say, “With all due respect, I consider my privilege breached by the comments you made which appear to contravene the law, that seem like a threat you’re making to the honourable members of this House.”<br /> <br /> Gbajabiamila interjected, saying, “Honourable Mark Gbillah, “Please look at your dictionary meaning of threat and the dictionary meaning of warning.”<br /> <br /> The Speaker was cheered again.<br /> <br /> Several other members of the minority faction attempted to raise issues, whom the Speaker blocked from speaking.<br /> <br /> Later in the session, the Speaker announced that he received a letter from the All Progressives Congress caucus naming the majority principal officers.<br /> <br /> The officers included Alhassan Ado-Doguwa as the Majority Leader; Peter Akpatason as Deputy Majority Leader; Mohammed Monguno as Chief Whip; and Nkeiruka Onyejeocha as Deputy Whip.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party during its 473rd meeting on Thursday summoned Elumelu and some of its members in the House of Representatives to a crucial meeting at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.<br /> <br /> According to a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, other invited lawmakers include member representing Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency of Osun State, Wole Oke; member representing Onitsha North and Onitsha South Federal constituency, Lynda Ikpeazu; member representing Ezza North/Ishielu federal constituency, Anayo Edwin; member representing Kaura Federal Constituency election in Kaduna State, Gideon Gwani; member representing Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency of Enugu State, Toby Okechukwu; and member representing Ijebu-North/Ijebu-East/Ogun Waterside Federal Constituency, Adekoya Abdul-Majid.

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EFCC accuses judge of favouring Saraki, Okorocha

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCd_m_oWj8AtpEcrCywqjV15532lRdJFEwm_Sam3N5uHlBTu7tBG13oCsya2NuEbbdHAKV2vxHQodgZ1ArrdXnlJXdgMZIEUFvWWAjDtyLJV4fVNQaj_OB5BmMDjNNbhiu8WHhickNzGX/s1600/Okorocha-Saraki.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="640" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCd_m_oWj8AtpEcrCywqjV15532lRdJFEwm_Sam3N5uHlBTu7tBG13oCsya2NuEbbdHAKV2vxHQodgZ1ArrdXnlJXdgMZIEUFvWWAjDtyLJV4fVNQaj_OB5BmMDjNNbhiu8WHhickNzGX/s640/Okorocha-Saraki.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja of exhibiting bias in favour of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the immediate past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorcha, in his handling of the cases they filed.<br /> <br /> The allegation is contained in two fresh motions the EFCC filed before the court, demanding the withdrawal of Justice Taiwo from the two fundamental rights enforcement cases filed by Saraki and Okocha.<br /> <br /> The EFCC said although it did not hope to always win its cases before the judge, the trend of Justice Taiwo’s orders in cases where it was conducting corruption/financial crimes investigations, made it difficult for it (the EFCC) to believe in the judge’s impartiality.<br /> <br /> The commission resorted to filing the fresh motion following the refusal by the court’s Chief Judge, Justice Adamu Kafarati to transfer the cases from Justice Taiwo’s court, as requested by the EFCC in a petition it earlier wrote against the judge.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The grounds, on which the EFCC based its fresh motions, include that: “His Lordship while sitting in Ekiti Judicial Division of the Federal High Court had in two previous cases involving former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, Attorney-General of Ekiti State and officials of Ekiti State Government given orders/decisions wherein the 4th respondent/applicant’s statutory powers to investigate economic and financial crimes were curtailed and gagged contrary to the established principles by superior courts.<br /> <br /> “One is suit number, FHC/AD/CS/32/2016 between A.G. Of Ekiti State vs. EFCC and 17 Ors, while the other has been upturned by the Court of Appeal in Appeal No. CA/EK/8C/2017 between EFCC V. Mr. Ayodele Fayose & Anor.<br /> <br /> “The 4th respondent/applicant does not expect to always win its cases before this honourable court, but the trend of decisions/orders being made against it by my lord in cases where it is conducting corruption/financial crimes investigations. has made it difficult for it to believe in my lord’s impartiality.<br /> <br /> “The 4th respondent/applicant had petitioned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court seeking that this matter be re-assigned from my Lord’s court to another court, and the Chief Judge advised that a formal motion be filed to that effect.”<br /> <br /> It faulted the ex parte orders parte directing the respondents in the case, including the EFCC,”to stay all action in connection with the subject matter of this suit, to stay all action in connection with the subject matter of pending the determination of this suit”.<br /> The commission said the orders had an indefinite life span “since no one can state when the main case can be determined.”<br /> <br /> It added that the orders were in the nature of interlocutory injunction “which ordinarily requires the aderse party to be put on notice”<br /> <br /> The EFCC stated: “Without considering the merit in the application vis a vis the venue of the alleged violation of the fundamental rights, the court made an interlocutory order without hearing from the respondents applicant.<br /> <br /> “It is well established legal principle that no court has the power to stop the investigative powers of the 4th respondent or any agency established under the laws to investigate crimes.”<br /> <br /> The commission argued that the orders issued by the court on May 9 and May 14, 2019 restrained it from performing its statutory duty.<br /> <br /> Other respondents in both cases the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and the Code of Conduct Bureau.<br /> <br /> The EFCC had, in its earlier petition to Justice Kafarati, May 21, 2019, accused Justice Taiwo of being bias against it.<br /> <br /> In the petition, signed by the EFCC’s acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, the commission equally complained about the ex parte orders made by Justice Taiwo on May 9 and 14, restraining the commission from continuing its investigations of certain corruption allegations against Saraki, and Okorocha.<br /> <br /> It requested in the petition the re-assignment of the two men’s cases and all other ones involving it in the judge’s docket to another judge of the court.<br /> <br /> It also recalled in the petition how the judge, out of alleged bias while sitting in the Ado-Ekiti Division of the court, gave rulings in favour of a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose.<br /> <br /> In their separate responses, Okorocha and Saraki urged Justice Kafarati to ignore the request by the EFCC, arguing that it was baseless.<br /> <br /> Saraki and Okorocha also contended that the orders made in their favour by the judge were justified owing to the circumstances of alleged harassment by the commission leading to their decision to file the cases in which the judge issued the restraining orders.<br /> <br /> When the cases came up on Thursday, Justice Taiwo drew parties’ attention to the fresh motions by the EFCC,to which lawyers to Saraki and Okorocha sought time to respond to.<br /> <br /> The judge consequently adjourned both cases till September 27, 2019 for the hearing of the motions.

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Cockroaches are now immune to insecticides, even the best ones — Scientists reveal

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rK9S0-wGMzIDuASudNi6McYnzsJiXYvv_zSG5yrZY5rrAQz8gqKDXPXSKeMK-KfoR8YGxKdWpGcrIEJ-D0Pe8GFkMcYKdlWkx94M188BmF_1YCnWSJVpSDnRxMkYx6YHWA4Y3q695wRh/s1600/cockroaches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rK9S0-wGMzIDuASudNi6McYnzsJiXYvv_zSG5yrZY5rrAQz8gqKDXPXSKeMK-KfoR8YGxKdWpGcrIEJ-D0Pe8GFkMcYKdlWkx94M188BmF_1YCnWSJVpSDnRxMkYx6YHWA4Y3q695wRh/s400/cockroaches.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <b><br /></b><b>Scientists at Purdue University have lamented that cockroaches are now immune to insecticides, warning that the disease-carrying insects are becoming more difficult to eliminate as they develop cross-resistance to best insecticides available.</b><br /> <br /> Lead Researcher, Prof. Michael Scharf, notes that cockroaches are serious threats to human health.<br /> <br /> “They carry dozens of types of bacteria, such as E. coli and salmonella, which can sicken people. And the saliva, faeces and body parts they leave behind may not only trigger allergies and asthma, but could cause the condition in some children,” Scharf says.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> A Purdue University study led by Scharf, a professor and O.W. Rollins/Orkin Chair in the Department of Entomology, has found evidence that German cockroaches (Blattella germanica L.) are becoming more difficult to eliminate as they develop cross-resistance to exterminators’ best insecticides.<br /> <br /> The problem is especially prevalent in urban areas and in low-income or federally subsidized housing where resources to effectively combat the pests aren’t as available.<br /> <br /> “This is a previously unrealized challenge in cockroaches,” said Scharf, whose findings were published in the journal Scientific Reports.<br /> <br /> “Cockroaches developing resistance to multiple classes of insecticides at once will make controlling these pests almost impossible with chemicals alone,” he says.<br /> <br /> According to the findings, each class of insecticide works in a different way to kill cockroaches. Exterminators will often use insecticides that are a mixture of multiple classes or change classes from treatment to treatment. The hope is that even if a small percentage of cockroaches is resistant to one class, insecticides from other classes will eliminate them.<br /> <br /> Scharf and his study co-authors set out to test those methods at multi-unit buildings in Indiana and Illinois over six months. In one treatment, three insecticides from different classes were rotated into use each month for three months and then repeated.<br /> <br /> In the second, they used a mixture of two insecticides from different classes for six months. In the third, they chose an insecticide to which cockroaches had low-level starting resistance and used it the entire time.<br /> <br /> In each location, cockroaches were captured before the study and lab-tested to determine the most effective insecticides for each treatment, setting up the scientists for the best possible outcomes.<br /> <br /> “If you have the ability to test the roaches first and pick an insecticide that has low resistance, that ups the odds,” Scharf said. But even then, we had trouble controlling populations,” he says.<br /> <br /> Rotating three insecticides, the researchers were able to keep cockroach populations flat over a six-month period, but they could not reduce them. The two-insecticide mixture did not work, and cockroach populations flourished.<br /> <br /> In one of the single-insecticide experiments, Scharf and colleagues found that there was little starting resistance to the chosen insecticide, and they were able to all but eliminate the cockroach population. In the other, there was about 10 percent starting resistance. In that experiment, populations grew.<br /> <br /> In later lab tests of the remaining cockroaches, Scharf and the team found that cross-resistance likely played a significant role. A certain percentage of cockroaches would be resistant to a particular class of pesticide.<br /> <br /> Those that survived a treatment and their offspring would be essentially immune to that insecticide going forward. But they also gained resistance to other classes of insecticide, even if they hadn’t been exposed to them and had not had previous resistance.<br /> <br /> “We would see resistance increase four- or six-fold in just one generation,” Scharf said. “We didn’t have a clue that something like that could happen this fast.”

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What the weather will be like in Nigeria today (Friday) — NiMet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqeTiz6Wy_46B0obp4FdzBnAc_j1vnFKL2rdbbjwV1XlSUskA4ZrgMbNWNn89tOnA3hp4YH8Qxu5RMpqoeg6pJP_d-dfISYBPpVG-3PLoBmGtx_DIK5y-k409rf-rSlIhijYL-kk_6hG8/s1600/nimet_logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="640" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqeTiz6Wy_46B0obp4FdzBnAc_j1vnFKL2rdbbjwV1XlSUskA4ZrgMbNWNn89tOnA3hp4YH8Qxu5RMpqoeg6pJP_d-dfISYBPpVG-3PLoBmGtx_DIK5y-k409rf-rSlIhijYL-kk_6hG8/s320/nimet_logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted more influx of moisture into the country for Friday.<br /> <br /> NiMet`s “Weather Outlook“ on Thursday in Abuja predicted rains over central states during the morning hours.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> According to NiMet, thunderstorms are likely over Jos, Bauchi, Abuja, Adamawa and Mambilla Plateau while other part will be cloudy later in the day.<br /> <br /> It further predicted day and night of the region`s temperature of 27 to 35 degree Celsius and 18 to 26 degree Celsius respectively.<br /> <br /> “For Northern States, partly cloudy conditions are expected over the eastern flank of the region with chances of thunderstorms over Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara.<br /> <br /> “ Later in the day, partly cloudy conditions are likely over the western flank of the region with chances of thunderstorms over Maiduguri, Yobe, Nguru, Dutse and Gombe.<br /> <br /> “The day and night temperature of the region are expected to be 34 to 37 degree Celsius and 24 to 25 degree Celsius, “ NiMet predicted.<br /> <br /> According to the agency, moderate rains are expected over the Southern States region during the morning hours, except Enugu, Abia, Umuahia, Asaba, Owerri, Onitsha, Ogoja and Obudu.<br /> <br /> NiMet further predicted rainy activities and thunderstorms over the entire region during the afternoon/evening hours with day and night temperature of 29 to 34 degree Celsius and 21 to 24 degree Celsius.<br /> <br /> NAN

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Nigerian wins Queen’s University, Belfast, Student of the Year award

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8lUZZoSttsc0IOoLmdZFWFdEsShaBBoO1rTtgvHPzMnq7BlMOLEBmnL1fDt6SFopwoj6KATn__Sbacn-WNtVoEjYyABMFLfa7uAWtNzLVq34h3bP-jemkRNN_Ao_t5pgIu9kOYNDe7sD/s640/Gift-Sotonye-Frank-1024x682.jpg" width="640" /></div> <br /> <b><br /></b><b>Gift Sotonye-Frank, a Nigerian postgraduate student at the Queen’s University, Belfast, has won the Student of the Year Award.</b><br /> <br /> The university made the announcement on its website and shared it on its verified Twitter handle, @QUBelfast.<br /> <br /> The university said Sotonye-Frank was “recognised for her dedication and work in the areas of gender, sexuality and human rights with a focus on female’s rights, including the right to education for young women in Nigeria.”<br /> <br /> Sotonye-Frank is a Law PhD student at the Queen’s University.<br /> <br /> The annual Student Award, which is now in its 21st year, is presented by the Queen’s Graduates’ Association with generous support from First Trust Bank and is one of the highlights of Graduation Week.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The award recognises exceptional individuals for excellence, achievement or service either to the University or to the wider community.<br /> <br /> Speaking about this year’s Award, Charlotte Maguire, University Road Branch Manager at First Trust Bank, said, “We are delighted once again to join with the University and the Queen’s Graduates’ Association in the presentation of this eminent award.<br /> <br /> “We have been supporting the Graduate and Student of the Year Awards since their inception in 1999. Our endorsement recognises and celebrates the achievements of all those Queen’s students who make such a huge contribution to life not just at the University, but throughout Northern Ireland and further afield.<br /> <br /> “The 2019 Student of the Year – Gift Sotonye-Frank – is an inspirational role model not just for female and international students but for all students, and at both under- and postgraduate level.”<br /> <br /> Gift was nominated by Joanne Graham, a member of staff in The Graduate School at Queen’s who said, “Gift is a very worthy Student of the Year, having inspired staff and students through her work ethic and her dedication to support others at Queen’s and in the world around her.<br /> <br /> “She is passionate about supporting females, especially in her home country, Nigeria, where young pregnant females face challenges accessing education,” added Joanne.<br /> <br /> Commenting on the award, Gift said, “I’m delighted (and very excited) to have been selected as this year’s First Trust Bank Queen’s Student of the Year. I have really enjoyed my three years at Queen’s; getting involved in women’s issues and speaking out on behalf of international students is a personal passion.<br /> <br /> “Queen’s has equipped me with a range of analytical, planning and leadership skills, which I know will stand me in good stead in my future career.”<br /> <br /> Sotonye-Frank is an LLB Law graduate of the University of Jos (2000), Gift holds LLM in Gender Sexuality and Human Rights (2008) Keele University UK and an MPhil University of Leicester (2015).<br /> <br /> Her PhD, which she will complete later this year, is entitled ‘Rethinking the Rights based Approach for Education of the Girl Child in Nigeria’.

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Gift Sotonye-Frank, a Nigerian postgraduate student at the Queen’s University, Belfast, has won the Student of the Year Award. The unive...

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