Lagos trade fair to relocate to permanent site — Sanwo-Olu

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY3aimX5mZj-0a9Vv3mmpKHwbJugJcQhR1qbzJM4FRg7NenpkVQ552xYG0yG8s_Ix-jH0r_6pBbDKE0xcyOMUDVbreTe2mBOJzqlVE9DpwALJozNRH54jKKp8d1epKnAL2EdwFYD9uZY/s1600/sanwo-olu-700x430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="700" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY3aimX5mZj-0a9Vv3mmpKHwbJugJcQhR1qbzJM4FRg7NenpkVQ552xYG0yG8s_Ix-jH0r_6pBbDKE0xcyOMUDVbreTe2mBOJzqlVE9DpwALJozNRH54jKKp8d1epKnAL2EdwFYD9uZY/s400/sanwo-olu-700x430.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday said the Lagos International Trade Fair would soon be relocated to a permanent site.<br /> <br /> Sanwo-Olu said the move would help curb the operational challenges faced by the organisers of the fair annually. He added that the permanent site would be standard as other international exhibitions across the globe.<br /> <br /> The Governor said this during his visit to the ongoing 2019 Lagos International Trade Fair, taking place at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos.<br /> <br /> Over two thousand foreign and local exhibitors are participating in the 33rd Edition of the fair which has the theme: “Connecting Businesses, Creating Value.”<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The Governor, who was led on the tour by Mr. Babatunde Ruwase, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the fair was an avenue for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to showcase their products to the world.<br /> <br /> He said: “I am here on an on the spot assessment and going round few of the pavilions at the trade fair. As you can see, I have to come in here to encourage our MSMEs that are on display.<br /> <br /> “This is a real governance and collaborative initiative. This is an annual event, but we need to upscale it” he added.<br /> <br /> Sanwo-Olu commended the LCCI for keeping faith with MSMEs, adding that it shows the can-do spirit of Nigeria.<br /> <br /> The 10-day fair, which opened on Nov. 1, will come to an end on Nov. 10.

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Chelsea move to second after sixth straight win

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyKAATckeh13-rCJ3hsPpMHPEMSqqYBM1kmfIpKLcpz0spqvVZjwGQsh6RsEKpP2AKqfECp2AOGw6lMF1oLzVtznBx0eHii4RLvkauYHzntqe1Pvz7DL5evxx_cFSOQ5UAFqRni-3ePI/s1600/chelsea-1-750x430.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/AVvXsEgCyKAATckeh13-rCJ3hsPpMHPEMSqqYBM1kmfIpKLcpz0spqvVZjwGQsh6RsEKpP2AKqfECp2AOGw6lMF1oLzVtznBx0eHii4RLvkauYHzntqe1Pvz7DL5evxx_cFSOQ5UAFqRni-3ePI/s400/chelsea-1-750x430.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Chelsea recorded a sixth consecutive Premier League win for the first time since their title-winning season of 2016-17 as they moved up to second in the table.<br /> <br /> The Blues’ victory over Crystal Palace means they are now five points behind leaders Liverpool.<br /> <br /> Frank Lampard’s side moved above Manchester City, who play leaders Liverpool on Sunday, and could be leapfrogged by Leicester City, who host Arsenal on Saturday.<br /> <br /> Tammy Abraham’s 10th league goal of the season and Christian Pulisic’s header ensured the win against a resolute Palace side who barely got out of their own half during the first period.<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"><a name='more' id="more"></a></blockquote> <br /> <br /> And after dominating a goalless opening half, Chelsea finally made the breakthrough when Mateo Kovacic and Willian combined to release Abraham – with the forward stroking a right-foot effort into the bottom right corner from 10 yards.<br /> <br /> James Tomkins missed a glorious opportunity to equalise for the Eagles, heading Luka Milivojevic’s right-wing delivery wide from six yards.<br /> <br /> But Chelsea more than merited their win, with Pulisic wrapping up the points with a close-range header after Michy Batshuayi’s deflected shot fell into his path.<br /> <br /> Palace’s defeat, their third in four games, leaves them ninth in the table.

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Appeal Court upholds Sanwo-olu’s election

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgoqNwy4KfqdNAV3ffYNgXAUutBifOXU0wxHNLiJEmxz0HlH518_rHZawvphb2LkanDXciKfCon_3qv5bvun9s9dQ2LOUvio4HzacJA1RQAcIjT33AY9hHpxeGbqYA1gRj_dqQnTcqo0/s1600/sanwo-olu-700x430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="700" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgoqNwy4KfqdNAV3ffYNgXAUutBifOXU0wxHNLiJEmxz0HlH518_rHZawvphb2LkanDXciKfCon_3qv5bvun9s9dQ2LOUvio4HzacJA1RQAcIjT33AY9hHpxeGbqYA1gRj_dqQnTcqo0/s400/sanwo-olu-700x430.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Saturday, upheld the election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State.<br /> <br /> The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the five-man panel in two separate judgments, upheld Sanwo-Olu’s victory in the March 9 poll and dismissed the appeal by governorship candidates of Labour Party (LP) and Alliance for Democracy (AD).<br /> <br /> The two parties and their candidates had appealed the Sep. 23 judgment of the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal which upheld Sanwo-Olu’s victory.<br /> <br /> The appellate court in both judgments upheld the decision of the Election Petition Tribunal that the appellants failed to prove that Sanwo-Olu was not competent to contest the March 9 governorship poll by virtue of his alleged mental incompetence.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> It noted that the Election Tribunal had observed that no scintilla of evidence was placed before it including newspaper publication proving Sanwo-Olu’s alleged mental incompetence.<br /> <br /> The appellate court upheld the Tribunal’s decision that no proof of allegation of collusion and assault against officers of the Nigerian Army was provided by the appellants.<br /> <br /> It upheld the Election Petition Tribunal’s decision that the appellants did not provide sufficient proof of electoral malpractice at the polling units against the respondents.<br /> <br /> The appellate court ordered that a cost of N200,000 be awarded against the appellants in favour of six of the seven respondents (except for the Commissioner of Police) in both appeals. The costs will be a total of N2.4million.<br /> <br /> Reading the lead judgment on behalf of the five-man panel in the appeal by the LP, Justice Hannatu Sankey said the appeal was lacking in merit and hence dismissed.<br /> <br /> “I hereby uphold the judgment of the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal,” she said.<br /> <br /> Reacting, Mr Bola Aidi, counsel to the appellants said he was grateful for the judgment.<br /> <br /> “I am grateful for the judgment and I thank my lord for the expeditious hearing of the case,” he said.<br /> <br /> Mr Victor Okpara, counsel to Sanwo-Olu and the APC also thanked the bench for the judgment.<br /> <br /> “I want to thank the bench for the well considered judgment. It was faultless and flawless,” he said.<br /> <br /> Reading the lead judgment on behalf of the five-man panel in the appeal by the AD, Justice Ayobode Shodipe said the appeal was lacking in merit hence dismissed.<br /> <br /> “The seven issues of the appellant are hereby resolved against him,” he said.<br /> <br /> Aidi,counsel to AD said “once again we want to show appreciation for the judgment.”<br /> <br /> Mr K.O Shobayo and Mr J. J Ogunyemi, counsels to Sanwo-Olu and APC in their reaction, thanked the court for the ruling.

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Klopp rules out move for France superstar Mbappe

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYNZHPdNdTJi75zYJma-KnH8Hu5y9L8XJtKa6T5LfyOGuPpiBl_15WqQwM-vkDbyMdeluF_OjBkGxRzvhm7YC7RS1kp3Tmi6wkimd2h-Pl3ybkB7HA0hKWnQT6WWtRcSELgQB7I-K9bA/s1600/klopp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYNZHPdNdTJi75zYJma-KnH8Hu5y9L8XJtKa6T5LfyOGuPpiBl_15WqQwM-vkDbyMdeluF_OjBkGxRzvhm7YC7RS1kp3Tmi6wkimd2h-Pl3ybkB7HA0hKWnQT6WWtRcSELgQB7I-K9bA/s400/klopp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> French star Kylian Mbappe is out of Liverpool’s price range, the Premier League leaders manager and long-time admirer Jurgen Klopp says.<br /> <br /> The 20-year-old Paris Saint Germain striker — who was instrumental in France’s lifting of the 2018 World Cup — has been linked with Real Madrid.<br /> <br /> This gathered momentum earlier in the week when Real’s coach Zinedine Zidane remarked that Mbappe had always said it was his dream to play for the Spanish side.<br /> <br /> Klopp, speaking ahead of Sunday’s clash with second-placed Manchester City, had been keen to sign Mbappe in 2017 and met with the player and his entourage.<br /> <br /> However, he opted to join PSG for £158 million ($202 million).<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> PSG are seeking to extend his present contract and if they were reluctantly to allow him to leave are believed to want more than the record fee of £198 million they paid Barcelona for Neymar in 2017.<br /> <br /> “Buying this calibre of player is difficult,” Klopp was cited in Saturday’s The Times as saying.<br /> <br /> “I don’t see any club at the moment who can buy Kylian Mbappé from PSG.<br /> <br /> “I don’t see any club. That is how it is. And we are involved in these clubs who cannot do it. Easy as that.<br /> <br /> “OK, from a sporting point of view, there are not a lot of reasons to not sign him.<br /> <br /> “What a player he is. It is about the money of course. No chance. Absolutely, no chance. Sorry for killing that story.”<br /> <br /> Klopp, whose side have a six point lead over champions City heading into their match at Anfield, said the minimalist level of activity from him in the transfer market in the close season was down to the money being asked for their targets.<br /> <br /> The Champions League holders signed teenagers Harvey Elliott and Sepp van den Berg whilst bringing in goalkeeper Adrian on a free transfer.<br /> <br /> “The players we thought about to make this team better were really expensive and we could not spend the money,” said the 52-year-old German.<br /> <br /> “That is how it is.<br /> <br /> “To see a player better than him, or with potential to be better or play exactly the same as him is really difficult.<br /> <br /> “That is what it was. That was the situation.<br /> <br /> “It was not that we were not ready, but we did not want to make five or six changes. Not at all.<br /> <br /> “This team is at a wonderful age, there is still space for improvement, completely fine.”<br /> <br /> Klopp, though, said it is easier than when he first arrived in 2015 to attract top level players to Liverpool.<br /> <br /> Last year they secured Brazil goalkeeper Alisson and Dutch centre-back Virgil van Dijk for £65 million and £75 million respectively from AS Roma and Southampton.<br /> <br /> “I don’t think we have to compare with Man City,” said Klopp.<br /> <br /> “I have no idea which kind of player wants to go to Man City, but good players obviously did it in the last couple of years, there is no doubt about that.<br /> <br /> “There are reasons, good reasons why players want to join us, that is clear.<br /> <br /> “I don’t think we struggle with convincing players.”

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Loaded fuel tanker falls in Lagos

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqZHbIoL_4QYq1kZSbVQ1GbX1u5f5bDkwEKuLsV6SBUMf_G-KHabEuScC6O9OuULRhpe0Bo2C3uU_vmhs-RjGQu5PthF3XflKNmPcPhmtzjUBXTwG2bkNds06PehCWhBVIs50LtZtjVY/s1600/fuel-tankeroni.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="626" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqZHbIoL_4QYq1kZSbVQ1GbX1u5f5bDkwEKuLsV6SBUMf_G-KHabEuScC6O9OuULRhpe0Bo2C3uU_vmhs-RjGQu5PthF3XflKNmPcPhmtzjUBXTwG2bkNds06PehCWhBVIs50LtZtjVY/s400/fuel-tankeroni.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> A loaded fuel tanker fell in Lagos on Saturday along Ikeja, close to the local airport.<br /> <br /> According to the police unit, Rapid Response Squad, via its official Twitter handle, the incident happened on Saturday morning and the content had already started spilling as of the time they tweeted.<br /> <br /> Both the RRS and the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency advised motorists to seek alternative routes.<br /> <br /> The government agencies also revealed that emergency services were already on the scene.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> RRS tweeted, “A loaded fuel tanker has fallen outward MM2. It’s presently spilling content on the road. Area cordoned off by emergency responders. Efforts in progress to avert disaster. Motorists are advised to take alternative routes.”

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FG setting structures to mitigate fire outbreaks - Minister

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTVcPFarMZxzGybodK4n7iJphEn6qLZv4vO7evg-PiB11UTzdb-mUH2_KYnCZcBx1Ma5-4-mod-km4P1O0PX6BF_SYHRNXTdlwqc88O-xj0YEANMBFh2lyCuRyk2mGmJYOwT69TGQ50Q/s1600/Fire-gutted-Balogun-Market-in-Lagos-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="350" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTVcPFarMZxzGybodK4n7iJphEn6qLZv4vO7evg-PiB11UTzdb-mUH2_KYnCZcBx1Ma5-4-mod-km4P1O0PX6BF_SYHRNXTdlwqc88O-xj0YEANMBFh2lyCuRyk2mGmJYOwT69TGQ50Q/s400/Fire-gutted-Balogun-Market-in-Lagos-9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, is setting up structures to help mitigate fire outbreaks across the country.<br /> <br /> Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, said the government was working in collaboration with other relevant institutions to finding lasting solutions to fires and other disasters.<br /> <br /> She stated on Saturday that the move was to ensure that structures which would mitigate, prevent and ensure a high level of preparedness were put in place to engender quick and appropriate responses when fires break.<br /> <br /> Farouq expressed concern over repeated market fires and particularly commiserated with fire victims of Balogun and Dosunmu Markets in Lagos.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The minister said she felt saddened by the unfortunate incident, describing it as a huge loss to Lagos State and the nation as a whole.<br /> <br /> Farouq said, “In the recent past, we as a nation have experienced incessant cases of fire outbreaks that have led to huge losses to traders, their families and the Nigerian economy as a whole.”<br /> <br /> She added that the efforts of emergency responders like the Lagos State Fire Service and the State Emergency Management Agency, the state police command, environmental health officers, youths and other kind-hearted Nigerians contributed in dousing the fires in both markets.<br /> <br /> The minister also encouraged shop owners and landlords to ensure safety mechanisms were put in place at their business premises and buildings.

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AFCON qualifier: Super Eagles’ camp opens Sunday in Uyo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T_jwBmbN3ZEmFuOTHi33k8vnj8PH0WgRD5BofVGgMrGVPZpaGlMWXkGmm4Qq5rATU8fdD90sfuxoT_iDcxM-dy0DUSsxK9hyoVdN37C7tZ60NOu1dMwnXZqUDk9DLBq8LFl-IAkvCyQ/s1600/Super-Eagles-750x430+%25281%2529hsddl.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/AVvXsEj1T_jwBmbN3ZEmFuOTHi33k8vnj8PH0WgRD5BofVGgMrGVPZpaGlMWXkGmm4Qq5rATU8fdD90sfuxoT_iDcxM-dy0DUSsxK9hyoVdN37C7tZ60NOu1dMwnXZqUDk9DLBq8LFl-IAkvCyQ/s400/Super-Eagles-750x430+%25281%2529hsddl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Super Eagles’ camp will open on Sunday, ahead of their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin Republic on November 13, according to SportingLife.<br /> <br /> All the 23 invited players will fly to Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital to begin preparations for the encounter, scheduled for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.<br /> <br /> The team will lodge at the Le Meridien Hotel.<br /> <br /> Head coach, Gernot Rohr, who is in Egypt, is expected in the country on Saturday.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Rohr has been in the North Africa country since this week, to offer technical support to the U-23 National Team coaches, ahead of Saturday’s game against Cote d’Ivoire at 2pm.<br /> <br /> Nigeria’s opponents are expected next week.

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Elumelu replies PDP: You can’t impose Reps minority leadership

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYCaCB_v5sprajXXkQhqwTQ2LyD4krcp2curz7Y4P0wXOYsRBFzA1UtUiAAyyw1E8HRPoiMZ3ZVm3bcKBk2njt9CWMY1T5Zkn9ujQl2mAOaoc2Zr-NElfHg-0FiJtMJOy3V3TeI7OvaA/s1600/pdp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="695" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYCaCB_v5sprajXXkQhqwTQ2LyD4krcp2curz7Y4P0wXOYsRBFzA1UtUiAAyyw1E8HRPoiMZ3ZVm3bcKBk2njt9CWMY1T5Zkn9ujQl2mAOaoc2Zr-NElfHg-0FiJtMJOy3V3TeI7OvaA/s400/pdp.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, has stated that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party cannot impose leaders of the minority caucus, saying it is against the Constitution and the rules of the legislative chamber.<br /> <br /> Elumelu also stated that he and other leaders of the House minority caucus remain loyal to the PDP.<br /> <br /> The Minority Leader made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by his Special Adviser (Legal), Oyorima Idahosa.<br /> <br /> The statement partly read, “The attention of the leadership of the minority caucus of the House under Hon Ndudi Elumelu has been drawn to allegations of disloyalty levelled against it in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP on Friday.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “This is completely against the principle of democracy, rule of law and fairness upon which our great party, the PDP, is founded and known since its formation 21 years ago.<br /> <br /> “For the avoidance of doubt, the minority leadership of the House was elected in strict observance of Section 60 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Order 7 Rule 8 of the Standing Rule of the House of Representatives.<br /> <br /> “This, the overwhelming majority of the minority caucus, comprising nine political parties – PDP, APGA, ADC, LP, SDP, PRP, AA, APM, ADP – did and communicated their decision to the Speaker in a letter dated 2nd July 2019 and signed by over 100 members of the 147-member caucus.”<br /> <br /> Elumelu stated that by parliamentary rules, persons so elected become the leaders of the party caucuses in the legislature.<br /> <br /> He said, “While the party can guide their elected members through the zoning of various minority leadership offices, it is not in the place of the party, by the provisions of the Constitution, House Standing Rules and parliamentary traditions, to appoint or foist minority or majority caucus leadership on its members.”

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NSCDC arrest woman for alleged human trafficking in Anambra

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eo-ZVBDC_AjP5CMjoD9Im3GL2JBCtIJDl-6AR-V5fapYjHdE9cUZbbVK8UI4gjbb94MAVZjctdEO1A6cFD6BZtr7IYOUEKMDWM4sVOdRkZBAqh0C1oAhmiTlXayVnsRqwCx-SBOmsLg/s1600/nscdc.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/AVvXsEg2eo-ZVBDC_AjP5CMjoD9Im3GL2JBCtIJDl-6AR-V5fapYjHdE9cUZbbVK8UI4gjbb94MAVZjctdEO1A6cFD6BZtr7IYOUEKMDWM4sVOdRkZBAqh0C1oAhmiTlXayVnsRqwCx-SBOmsLg/s400/nscdc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps  Command in Anambra State has arrested a 34- year old woman, Mrs Nkeoma, for alleged human trafficking.<br /> <br /> Mr David Bille, the state NSCDC Commandant, disclosed this during a media briefing on Saturday in Awka.<br /> <br /> Billie said, Nkeoma, a restaurant owner at Agulu Ezechukwu Community in Aguata Local Government Area of the state was arrested on November 5, at Agulu Ezechukwu, while perfecting plans to move her victims outside Nigeria.<br /> <br /> He disclosed that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect specialised in trafficking teenage girls aged between 17 and 25 years to Mali and other African countries where they were being forced into prostitution.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He said the command also rescued three victims- Ifeoma (17), Chidimma (18) and Mmesoma (17) who were billed for Mali for prostitution by the suspect.<br /> <br /> Billie said that the command got intelligence report of her illicit business and placed her on surveillance before her arrest on November 5.<br /> <br /> He said that the suspect who had confessed to the crime would be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons after investigation.

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We’ll lift 24m Nigerians out of poverty by 2030, FG, govs vow

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rusVdILZNQc1cucjfW8QH-pqBut4sCDCv9NY4ok53tBLXcC43euJycGVmBoZJsgL9gy1S0KzZ81m6O5bjessf3rXzKEIKqLdaQS6ab0bbnhmEQvVDEc-3xxNq3jOPg1BlwjZEalESAA/s1600/we-ll-lift-24m-nigerians-out-of-poverty-by-2030-fg-govs-vow-1193089186628284416.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1280" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rusVdILZNQc1cucjfW8QH-pqBut4sCDCv9NY4ok53tBLXcC43euJycGVmBoZJsgL9gy1S0KzZ81m6O5bjessf3rXzKEIKqLdaQS6ab0bbnhmEQvVDEc-3xxNq3jOPg1BlwjZEalESAA/s400/we-ll-lift-24m-nigerians-out-of-poverty-by-2030-fg-govs-vow-1193089186628284416.webp" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Federal Government said they have commenced a Human Capital Development plan towards moving 24 million Nigerians out of poverty before 2030.<br /> <br /> The NGF disclosed this in a statement by its Head of Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, on Friday in Abuja.<br /> <br /> Bello-Barkindo said that the plan was jointly embarked on by the forum and the Office of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.<br /> <br /> He said that the process commenced on Monday in Kaduna State and culminated in Ekiti State on Thursday.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> According to him, the overall vision of the HCD was concentrated in three thematic areas which were education, public health and nutrition and the workforce.<br /> <br /> “Human capital is the stock of habits, knowledge, social and personal attributes embodied in the ability to perform labour to produce economic value.<br /> <br /> “It is unique and differs from any other capital. It is needed for people to achieve goals, develop and remain innovative,” Bello-Barkindo said.<br /> <br /> He noted that the Core Working Group (CWG) of the plan led by Yosola Akinbi of the Vive President’s Office, commenced its sensitisation tour in Kaduna State.<br /> <br /> He said that Akinbi at the state met with Gov. Nasir el-Rufai and the state’s HCD Focal Person, Sagir Ahmed.<br /> <br /> Bello-Barkindo, however, noted that in spite of the strides of the HCD project in Kaduna State, drug addiction was impeding the progress of youths.<br /> <br /> He added that drug addiction was also the cause of crimes in the state.<br /> <br /> On his part, the NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi pledged total commitment to the vision of the HCD.<br /> <br /> Fayemi said that several HCD plans initiated during his previous administration were jettisoned by his predecessor, adding that they were now gradually being returned to the governance tray.<br /> <br /> Bello-Barkindo disclosed that the CWG also visited the Chairman of the Ekiti State Traditional Council, the Alawe of Ilawe, Oba Adebanji Alabi as well as some youth groups in the state.<br /> <br /> Alabi told the CWG that while Ekiti State was the fountain of knowledge it was still groaning under the weight of adult-illiteracy because most elderly people were left behind in erudition.<br /> <br /> The youths said that though they were allowed to make input into the budget, they would still like a bigger role in the state.

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Don’t resign, Yoruba elders tell Osinbajo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm7CvH1tYMJF_-nY4sK9pko06IfEn7Pk5T7js4c3L0e-DCYrFvXtVN7HieaM5vAEobn2aNueLZxkgdYvKe-Nx-WrOe0ybRZ0ipr5pkpZhhEAeaHhyphenhyphenxmnGe2nGFVAOcal1Kzsr0dNuvPs/s1600/Osinbajo-1+%25281%2529.png" 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/AVvXsEigm7CvH1tYMJF_-nY4sK9pko06IfEn7Pk5T7js4c3L0e-DCYrFvXtVN7HieaM5vAEobn2aNueLZxkgdYvKe-Nx-WrOe0ybRZ0ipr5pkpZhhEAeaHhyphenhyphenxmnGe2nGFVAOcal1Kzsr0dNuvPs/s400/Osinbajo-1+%25281%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Yoruba Council of Elders has advised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo against resigning his position because of the alleged war against him by a cabal in the Presidency.<br /> <br /> The Yoruba elders also advised President Muhammadu Buhari to remember Osinbajo’s loyalty to him and refuse to be used by some power against his Vice President.<br /> <br /> The Secretary General of the YCE, Dr Kunle Olajide, said this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Friday.<br /> <br /> Olajide said it was obvious that some persons were “seriously” working against the Vice President, saying the 2023 presidential ambition of some of Osinbajo’s persecutors was the reason for doing this.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The YCE scribe said, “We know like other Nigerians that there are enough signs that some people are working against Osinbajo but who the people are, I don’t know.<br /> <br /> “It is obvious that some people are working against him and unfortunately, it appears as if Mr President is dancing to their tune.<br /> <br /> “I will urge Mr President to remember the Vice President’s loyalty to him in the past four years, especially when he was out of the country for three months and refused to allow unguarded ambition to push him.”<br /> <br /> Olajide said the elders’ council did not support the advice given by some people to Osinbajo to resign his position.<br /> <br /> “President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo hold the ticket together. Both of them were elected on a joint ticket, so Osinbajo should not resign,” he said.<br /> <br /> He urged the Vice President to remain loyal to the President and serve the country “patriotically.”<br /> <br /> He said, “Osinbajo should remain god-fearing and people-centred in his activities and in the end, he will be vindicated.<br /> <br /> “No matter the motivation of some 2023 presidential aspirants against him, he should remain steadfast in what he is doing in the past four years that are acceptable to Nigerians and to God.”<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, the Presidency on Friday admitted that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the sacking of some aides to Osinbajo.<br /> <br /> It came after days of silence from the President’s office and barely 24 hours after the VP’s aide denied that any Osinbajo aide was sacked.<br /> <br /> The Presidency stated that the aides were sacked as part of the ongoing overhauling in the seat of government to cut costs.<br /> <br /> A State House statement by Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, which officially confirmed the sacking, denied that the exercise was targeted at Osinbajo or that there existed any rift between Buhari and Osinbajo.<br /> <br /> The statement read, “The Presidency wishes to confirm that there is an ongoing unprecedented overhaul of the nation’s seat of government, arising from which a number of political appointments have either been revoked or not renewed in the second term.<br /> <br /> “The exercise, which has been ordered by the President, is to streamline decision-making, cut down multiple authorities and reduce the cost of administration.<br /> <br /> “It is also an appropriate response to the general perception that the Presidency has an oversized and bloated workforce which acts as a drag on efficiency.”<br /> <br /> It added, “As may have been noticed by discerning members of the public, a number of political appointees among the few that served in the office of the President were not returned for the second term.<br /> <br /> “The office of the Vice President, His Excellency, Yemi Osinbajo, has, in compliance with the directive of the President, equally been shed of a number of such appointees.<br /> <br /> “In carrying out these exercises, the overriding objective is to save taxpayers’ money and deliver the needed service to the public. As far as the President is concerned, there is no scope for an excuse for administration after getting a huge mandate to run the country for four more years.”<br /> <br /> Denying that rift existed between Buhari and Osinbajo, the Presidency insisted that their relationship remained cordial.<br /> <br /> He said, “In the light of this, the Presidency wishes to strongly deny rumours of a rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The relationship between the two leaders remains excellent and trusting. Together, they will script a glorious future for the nation.<br /> <br /> “The media reports of a sour relationship are originating from the minds and mouths of mischief-makers, who are desperate for entertaining stories from the Aso Rock Villa with which to titillate the public. This ulterior motive is the basis of the wrong interpretation given to the recent exercise in the Presidency.<br /> <br /> “There has been a streamlining of staff going on for a while. The President has always had fewer members of staff than the Vice-President, and there were always plans to reduce the number of staff at the Villa.”<br /> <br /> The VP’s spokesperson, Mr Laolu Akande, had, in his comment on Thursday, dismissed the sacking of 35 of his boss’s aides.<br /> <br /> “A list circulating in the media on the so-called sacked presidential aides is not genuine and ought to be ignored,” he had said.

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PDP reacts over minority leadership crisis, insists suspension of members stands

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0_bCkEELWAgjmPktJPyF9XlHxtM0wSfk6FMJwc0Jy4QsqNlQVdIpmGwoXnmoqO0AKqd2NsuyvJa_D3Rq6FCrNmflJacj9d7L95wsrcNUEsq_84OzTYyB3_qw-PLDnA65cgUTsXfxOFQ/s1600/pdp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="695" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0_bCkEELWAgjmPktJPyF9XlHxtM0wSfk6FMJwc0Jy4QsqNlQVdIpmGwoXnmoqO0AKqd2NsuyvJa_D3Rq6FCrNmflJacj9d7L95wsrcNUEsq_84OzTYyB3_qw-PLDnA65cgUTsXfxOFQ/s400/pdp.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the minority leadership crisis that has rocked the PDP caucus at the House of Representatives.<br /> <br /> The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan,  clarified its position on the PDP Caucus crisis as follows:<br /> <br /> 1. That the suspension placed on some PDP Members who connived with others to supplant the Party decision with regards to Party positions in the House is subsisting and has not been lifted.<br /> <br /> 2. That the suspended members of the Party cannot, therefore, conduct any business of the Party at whatever level until disciplinary measures have been concluded.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> 3. That the National Working Committee (NWC) in its wisdom, knowing that nature abhors a vacuum and consistent with its position on the matter which has not changed, directed that the affairs of the PDP Caucus of the House of Representatives be organized and managed by: Hon. Kingsley Chinda, Hon. Yakubu Barde, Hon. Chukwuka Onyema and Hon. Muraina Ajibola.<br /> <br /> 4. That the members mentioned in paragraph 3 above have the express mandate and authority of the PDP to lead its Caucus at the House of Representatives.<br /> <br /> 5. That the PDP under our leadership will not reward disloyalty and will not allow anyone other than the party to impose their choices on us with the sole aim of annihilating or stifling the voice of the opposition.<br /> <br /> 6. All PDP NASS Members and Organs are to note this and accord the irreversible party choices the necessary support to execute the party’s mandate in distinction as they have been doing so far.

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BREAKING: Fear grips residents as another petrol tanker falls in Anambra

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJokHcxA1l2f0SRjzzuvbnwQIXHT88GOKNUbMUjEXdw_OIdaY86H3FlYeBZrOizVuV-RoNj_dlnygKM9ozAfZ8CJgnsGMNytXupjZfmFEzFF_GP6pED2W5_UtGz1_Vy5ZydMfYK7cH00/s1600/Anambra-fire-750x375-750x375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="750" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJokHcxA1l2f0SRjzzuvbnwQIXHT88GOKNUbMUjEXdw_OIdaY86H3FlYeBZrOizVuV-RoNj_dlnygKM9ozAfZ8CJgnsGMNytXupjZfmFEzFF_GP6pED2W5_UtGz1_Vy5ZydMfYK7cH00/s400/Anambra-fire-750x375-750x375.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Many were frightened on Saturday morning in Awka, Anambra state when a long tanker conveying petrol to one of the filling stations fell to a gutter.<br /> <br /> Residents and passer-by are on the run as men of the state fire service arrived at the scene.<br /> <br /> The incident happened about 7.am opposite Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church along Zik avenue Awka.<br /> <br /> As at the time of filing this report, police men and other security personnel had cordoned off the arena to avoid the repeat of the Onitsha inferno.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Details shortly……

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Nigerian brand influencer, Uduak arrested over drug possession

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0ZEO2GTM6fnzMdxLSqqf_PxIVPS2Ymzkwp24Y2R2zlxr63nCojm6xWKxmW5Yy6hhBqU4aHZ62M4DJ_udclaS_MmH_NDFpv3vC5aG59mi4aGz9oqjvV9i_BlG_mdtO1shj-Hsdo3G9Xo/s1600/UDUAK-613x430.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="613" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0ZEO2GTM6fnzMdxLSqqf_PxIVPS2Ymzkwp24Y2R2zlxr63nCojm6xWKxmW5Yy6hhBqU4aHZ62M4DJ_udclaS_MmH_NDFpv3vC5aG59mi4aGz9oqjvV9i_BlG_mdtO1shj-Hsdo3G9Xo/s400/UDUAK-613x430.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Popular Nigerian brand influencer, Uduakabasi Emmanuel aka Uduak is bae, has been arrested for the possession of illicit drugs in Cyprus, where she is currently schooling.<br /> <br /> Uduak, who  has appeared in court ,was arrested on Wednesday after the police and narcotics team found 3 parcels of drugs in her apartment during a raid.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> After her arraignment, she was granted bail of 5,000 TL (about N320k) because she is a student, but told to be reporting at the police station, twice in a week as her trial continues.

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Ovuleria reacts over death rumour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSokyULD16FY27WlvNgJpnU8rO_NZslvg6TaUeYYbrM2-3JrygEIJrrYocZxXufIa7ASua7mKwlu-1nvjhmIRLsu9_w6Q5OR_WPH0z6enJiQ8UtHjGNRyuQejRb_6Q9ToyvecH0K3VB4/s1600/ovul-750x402.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSokyULD16FY27WlvNgJpnU8rO_NZslvg6TaUeYYbrM2-3JrygEIJrrYocZxXufIa7ASua7mKwlu-1nvjhmIRLsu9_w6Q5OR_WPH0z6enJiQ8UtHjGNRyuQejRb_6Q9ToyvecH0K3VB4/s400/ovul-750x402.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Lizzy Evoeme, popularly known as Ovuleria in the NTA series, New Masquerade,  stated on Friday that she was never so sick that she needed spiritual intervention.<br /> <br /> Evoeme, who played the role of the wife of Chief Chika Okpala, popularly known as Chief Zebrudaya Okoroigwe Nwogbo alias 4:30 in the play, was reacting to the news of her death which went viral on social media on Wednesday.<br /> <br /> In a chat, the veteran actress  said: “There was never a time I was so sick that it got into the papers or the media. I was never so sick that I needed prayer and I made it public.<br /> <br /> “My sickness is just the sickness of elderly people – arthritis, hypertension – that’s it”, she said.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Asked what she thought was responsible for the death rumour, the actress said, “I wish I knew. I wish someone can answer the question for me.’’<br /> <br /> ‘Those behind the rumour deserve punishment’

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I was mad, upset after I heard about my mother’s death- Charly Boy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoPkPVMEJ2z5aAyFeNcq1eIubG2YydCnO9IV1Uh8CVqemZ8Ppu2YLZCNmvCudu3Ueoruff7IlEWZABcdpTvJBdZJwOidUdIuOLrQgqeHFWUclikPOmKdaRlU9rv40UJHqsBZDbmhmcIA/s1600/Untitled-20-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="387" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoPkPVMEJ2z5aAyFeNcq1eIubG2YydCnO9IV1Uh8CVqemZ8Ppu2YLZCNmvCudu3Ueoruff7IlEWZABcdpTvJBdZJwOidUdIuOLrQgqeHFWUclikPOmKdaRlU9rv40UJHqsBZDbmhmcIA/s320/Untitled-20-5.jpg" width="309" /></a></div> <br /> Charles Oputa a.k.a Charly Boy has opened  up about how he felt when he heard  about his mother’s death.  According to him, he was mad and upset, adding that he also cursed a little.<br /> <br /> “I was mad, upset; I cursed her a little in my mind! I felt she chickened out because we had discussion about death a couple of times. Sometimes she would say ‘oh, I want to go, I want to go’ and I would say ‘go where?’ I would pretend I didn’t know what she was saying and ask ‘okay, you want to go back to the village?’ She would lament: ‘Look at me, nothing is left of me, I want to go’. Then I would reply, ‘you want to go and leave me here? ‘You can’t dump me with all the things I am fighting. You have to stay so you can be giving me ammunition’ and then she would smile. I once posted a social media message where I prayed ‘I am not God, I don’t know the time but I wish mum could die in my arms’. That was the picture I had”, he said.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Asked about his first reaction, the musician said: “My wife called me to say mum was breathing funny. Then I was in the Philippines on my way from New Zealand. I had spoken to her a day before and she asked when I was coming back. I said the next day, so she said ‘buy me this and buy me that’. When my wife called me the next day, I thought she was trying to trick me. I just broke down and cried but I had to pull myself together and start calling people. I called my wife and asked, ‘is she dead? I can deal with it’. But she said ‘no she is not. Come back you will meet her’. Two hours after that conversation, she passed on. I have done my grieving and I don’t know whether there is still more to do because I haven’t buried her. I am not going to play macho and say I am a man, I won’t cry. If e hungry me I go cry”

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We received court order for Sowore’s release, but nobody came to get him — DSS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpZ7eA09FPiou9ZY1FhrMwzTINEI3pZXGAa5BOquJcj9B79ONW_0pR3kBa0ro6_yFawAUowqd9AwxXMIDA3KDHrVxdyEE-dVUiW01Lm2HbQzyykczWYDIiX5n0eIVE4m-XEqWRrizfxTv/s1600/sowore+j.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpZ7eA09FPiou9ZY1FhrMwzTINEI3pZXGAa5BOquJcj9B79ONW_0pR3kBa0ro6_yFawAUowqd9AwxXMIDA3KDHrVxdyEE-dVUiW01Lm2HbQzyykczWYDIiX5n0eIVE4m-XEqWRrizfxTv/s640/sowore+j.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>The Department of State Services says it has “received the court order” asking it to release the convener of #RevolutionNow, Mr. Omoyele Sowore.</b><br /> <br /> It, however, said that “no person has turned up at the DSS to take delivery of him.”<br /> <br /> This was stated in a Press release signed by DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya.<br /> <br /> The statement reads in part: “The DSS wishes to confirm that it has received the court order for the release of Omoyele Sowore.<br /> <br /> “It is important that the public notes that since the receipt of the Order, no person has turned up at the DSS to take delivery of him.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “This becomes imperative for reasons of accountability.<br /> <br /> “However, the Court has been properly briefed on this development and the steps being taken to ensure compliance with its order.<br /> <br /> “The Service, under the leadership of Yusuf Magaji Bichi (fwc), as the Director General, is not a lawless organization and will never obstruct justice or disobey Court Orders.<br /> <br /> “It, therefore, affirms that it will do all that is needful once the appropriate processes have been concluded.”<br /> <br /> NE recalls that presidential candidate and convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore was arrested in Lagos on August 3 and later flown to Abuja where he is being detained.

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Fashola must resign immediately - PDP

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkUajOa1-nJPLft4R37N8i6YAkgdUTYvIvdK-pQcM0GAR31fftT7EUhCQIYJoL_Acudazln6gWr4ewEpQYE1Z8xmhTZwP37DfEU5d2XbA0c4wGcF_e-0v8qW0ukJ-G02hJf6ArTwgH7k_/s1600/fashola2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="412" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkUajOa1-nJPLft4R37N8i6YAkgdUTYvIvdK-pQcM0GAR31fftT7EUhCQIYJoL_Acudazln6gWr4ewEpQYE1Z8xmhTZwP37DfEU5d2XbA0c4wGcF_e-0v8qW0ukJ-G02hJf6ArTwgH7k_/s640/fashola2a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to resign immediately and apologise to Nigerians over his comments that the terrible state of roads in the nation is being exaggerated.<br /> <br /> In a statement on Friday by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party described Fashola’s statement as unfortunate, especially coming from the Minister of Works, who ought to be apologetic for the decrepit state of roads across the country since the last four years he has been minister.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> According to the PDP, the Minister’s comment was a violent assault on the sensibility of over 200 million Nigerians and further demonstrated the disdain with which the Buhari administration holds the citizens who lost their lives and many more who daily undergo mental and physical torture using the dilapidated roads.<br /> <br /> The statement said, “The PDP holds that the Minister’s comment must be premeditated and reflects the official position of the Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, which has no regard for Nigerians and only thrives in propaganda and false claims to cover its failures in governance.<br /> <br /> “Every Nigerian knows that most of the major roads across the country are in sorry state and that travelling on our roads has become traumatizing and one of the highest life threatening experiences in our country since the last four years.<br /> <br /> “The comment by the failed Minister of Works is therefore highly provocative and capable of invoking the anger of Nigerians, because it shows that either he has not been going through our roads and as such not in touch with reality or he has exposed himself as falsehearted official.<br /> <br /> “Our party is however not surprised at such comment from the minister because the Buhari administration, in which he serves, thrives only in propaganda, blame game, excuses and false performance claims because it has nothing to offer.<br /> <br /> “The Minister’s reprehensible claim is therefore a clear pointer that Nigerians should not expect any intervention on roads under the Buhari administration<br /> <br /> “This is the same Minister who boasted that any responsible government should fix power within six months, only for the Buhari administration, with him as Minister supervising power, to turn around and wrecked the gains achieved by previous administrations”.<br /> <br /> The PDP called on Nigerians to note that such leadership failures characterised by reckless statements is always characteristic of governments that did not derive from the mandate of the people at the polls and therefore believes that it is not answerable to them.

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Kogi Governorship Election: APC, PDP trade accusations

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-oudDZL1xEXZlxWiPhwIq1oWvakUam3z6-xrbW_j0YKmCwzGgwQiS2vAsUA7RymuAud5wWpQlhUreHwfVU7hhEGSWad4xeuq6C9w73HMTBS8h06XeW9Huur8QCxksEpXrW2qQ8MunUDu/s400/pdp+apc+vs.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> The Director General, Bello/Onoja Campaign Organisation, Smart Adeyemi, has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to monitor the November 16 Kogi State governorship election.<br /> <br /> Adeyemi, who made the call at a press briefing on Friday in Lokoja, said the ICPC and EFCC’s presence was needed to monitor the movement cash by the Peoples Democratic party to induce voters.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He said, “The investigations conducted by the ruling All Progressive Congress into why the PDP is neither campaigning have shown clearly that they are stockpiling huge sum of money to compromise INEC and the judiciary after losing the election.<br /> <br /> “A politician from South-West has pledged to donate a huge sum of money to the PDP with a view to distabilising the electoral process and buy off the judiciary. We in APC will not fold our arms and allow anyone to impose an unpopular governor and a senator on us.”<br /> <br /> However, spokesman for the Musa Wada/Sam Aro Campaign Organisation, Faruk Adejoh, described the APC’s allegations as “laughable”.<br /> <br /> Adejoh said, “We don’t even have money to campaign not to talk of stockpiling for any purpose. They are the ones with all the money with which they are buying thugs here and there.<br /> <br /> “Governor Bello has collected about N540bn in the last four years with nothing to show for it in terms of infrastructure. They know that the day of reckoning is fast approaching, that is why they are crying wolf where there is none.”<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, the Secretary, Media Committee, APC Kogi State Governorship Campaign Council, Tom Ohikere, has dismissed the return of the Social Democratic Party for the election, Natasha Akpoti. Akpoti was earlier disqualified from the contest by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The electoral body had refused to accept the nomination of Adams Khalid as Akpoti’s running mate after Mohammed Yakubu was dropped on the grounds that he was not qualified to run as a deputy governorship candidate on account of his age.<br /> <br /> But the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled on Thursday that INEC lacked the power to prevent any candidate from participating in the election without a court order.<br /> <br /> Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa asked the electoral body to allow Akpoti to take part in the November 16 poll.

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Governor Obasaki spits fire -'I’ll show Oshiomhole that Mosquito can bite'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCzD2xKUmX9hOHe1bJ4onB1kKlvAFxAy80YJp98lwASZTINBxofdCYg-qhSZMwQyFTekaYeacqqEkuNLqRwODceoZ49_0vrSuz7xXGaRk3HZtOYNGbVF3BCV1bqw5gLi6Vlf9M60DDTYR/s1600/obaseki+oshiomole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCzD2xKUmX9hOHe1bJ4onB1kKlvAFxAy80YJp98lwASZTINBxofdCYg-qhSZMwQyFTekaYeacqqEkuNLqRwODceoZ49_0vrSuz7xXGaRk3HZtOYNGbVF3BCV1bqw5gLi6Vlf9M60DDTYR/s400/obaseki+oshiomole.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Friday fired back at the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over the “mosquito buzz” comment he made weeks ago.<br /> <br /> Oshiomhole had referred to the political upheaval between him and Obaseki, as a “buzzing mosquito around the ear.”<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He had said: “The test of leadership is when a mosquito is blowing your ear, if you keep quiet nobody will hear and if you shout mosquito, mosquito, everybody will hear…May we not be provoked by it.”<br /> <br /> Obaseki while speaking at the Edo Women Summit, as part of activities to mark his 3rd year anniversary, said mosquito could bite and also cause malaria.<br /> <br /> He said: “They say we are mosquito, but we will show them that mosquito can cause malaria and if you are not careful, malaria will kill you.”<br /> <br /> The Governor noted that with the investment in the education sector, Edo would not produce another generation of touts.<br /> <br /> He stated that his administration has opened up the political space that people did not need to be mobilised to attend political rallies, adding that in the sector, his administration had made tremendous progress, including EdoBest, were headed by women.<br /> <br /> “Edo belongs to all of us and not a few individuals. Edo is on the move and more things are coming.<br /> <br /> “The fight we have been fighting about stable electricity will be won by next year,” he declared.<br /> <br /> He, therefore, warned his supporters, including the women wing of the APC, to be ready to fight for their right to good governance.

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Dangote to renovate the National Stadium in Abuja

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0D5ngWzNRwvqMgRlmjLjVIxWKC4JixMXCpOFRaEx67V92y1pdGIbglKpXPY5asOwXHvsAwoWCZXvyrCmPTqMP6cQuqKzVDAdISzA9R3qBQyPKl77ZUlcsyC8zBqXsLP0lD0MKTWYKHJd/s640/abuja+stadium+mko.jpg" width="640" /></div> <br /> Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote will bankroll the renovation of the Main Bowl of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.<br /> <br /> Minister of Sports and youth development Sunday Dare said the renovation is limited to the football pitch, light and scoreboard at the stadium. And Dangote is coming on under the ministry’s adopt-a-pitch campaign<br /> <br /> According to him, work would begin in the next two weeks.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “Yes, Abuja is coming back up,” he said.<br /> <br /> “Already we have gotten Dangote, I can say that he has agreed to bring back the Abuja football pitch, the light and scoreboard. Work will start in another one week or two weeks.<br /> <br /> “And we will use the same model, we will adopt the pitch model for several of our stadia. At least, the three other big ones.<br /> <br /> “We are looking at between now and March, we should have four big stadia, football pitches, FIFA standard.<br /> <br /> “And I think if given time, within a year, this country should be ready to host any FIFA soccer tournaments.”<br /> <br /> The 60,000 capacity stadium was built in 2003 during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration. Over the years, the national edifice has been rotting away.<br /> <br /> The last major sporting event held at the stadium was the National Sports Festival held last year December while the last competitive football game was on April 12, 2016 which was the 2nd leg of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Falcons of Nigeria and Senegal.

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How American scammer defrauded 5 Nigerians of $1.5 million

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="600" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbQuZ0GlkJd8Llcv0qQvCI584b4Xs8Q8kFQbG9ezWNado7G9w2zHd-qV-vTY1iEhPqTG6-xlxwAgNOSinfzAHxRQUPK4BLP85oXoV-Xp3nOoXCQ5MuPO8UB3On2qNRqnh1wAze1urDYzK/s400/Marco-Ramirez.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> <br /> A Nigerian businessman, Mr Olukayode Sodimu, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how an American and alleged serial conman, Marco Ramirez, defrauded him of 145,000 dollars in a green card scam.<br /> <br /> Ramirez is accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of defrauding five Lagos-based Nigerians of $1.5 million.<br /> <br /> Ramirez faces two separate criminal suits at the Special Offences Court.<br /> <br /> He is standing trial alongside his companies – USA Now LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP and USA Now Capital Group.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> In the first suit, the American is accused of allegedly defrauding two Nigerians – Gabriel Edeoghon and Oludare Talabi of $388,838.<br /> <br /> In the second suit, he allegedly defrauded three Nigerians- Amb. Godson Echejue, Mr Abubakar Umar and Sodimu of $1.2 million.<br /> <br /> While being led in evidence by Mr M. F. Owede, the EFCC’s Prosecuting Counsel, Sodimu told the court that he first got to know Ramirez and his company in 2013 through an advertisement in the Guardian Newspapers for an Employment-based Fifth Preference (EB-5) American Investment programme.<br /> <br /> “The advert in the paper said that USA Now LLC, is the regional centre for the EB-5 Investment Programme and that one can invest $500,000 in the investment.<br /> <br /> “It stated that by investing $500,000, the investor and his children under 21-years of age will be issued a U.S. Green Card, which implies permanent residency in the U.S.”<br /> <br /> Sodimu told the court that after seeing the advert, he verified the authenticity of the programme and that he found out online that such programme exists and that he attended a seminar which was advertised in the newspapers to be holding in Eko Hotels.<br /> <br /> He said that at the seminar, Ramirez gave a lecture and that after the lecture, he had a meeting with Ramirez.<br /> <br /> “The defendant mentioned that a number of Nigerians have benefited from the programme and that they had either received green card or are about to get green card through his offers.<br /> <br /> “He presented Umar who is the second Prosecution Witness (PW2) in this case as someone who had paid his $500,000 and Umar’s process had gotten to the final stage and he was about to do his medicals.<br /> <br /> “I believed him and I chose to participate. I met him several times after that day to verify his claims and make enquiries. He gave me a brochure that had some explanations and stated that had he had American Government backing for the programme.<br /> <br /> “He gave me a pre-qualification questionnaire. I filled it and he took it back to the United States.<br /> <br /> “I got an email from a lady he told me was his personal assistant. Based on the responses on the questionnaire I was given sets of forms and requirements I had to meet,” he said.<br /> <br /> The businessman said he was required to pay $500,000 to a separate account called an investment account and that he was required to pay an additional $45,000 for administrative fees into the defendant’s bank account.<br /> <br /> “He said that being an investment, the $500,000 is repayable with interest after five-years. I read through the agreement given to me before paying a kobo.<br /> <br /> “The agreement made it clear that all the money, including the $45,000 is refundable if the investor is not accepted by the American Government.”<br /> <br /> Sodimu said that in June 2013, he paid the $45,000 administrative fee in five tranches within a week and two months later he paid $100,000 which was the first instalment of the $500,000 investment fee.<br /> <br /> “As at the time the $100,000 was transferred, I had the whole money but in naira. The banking regulation is that one can only register such amount of money from the inflow from the proceeds of export.<br /> <br /> “At the time I could only get $100,000 in tranches and the defendant was putting so much pressure on me.”<br /> <br /> Sodimu said that while he was figuring out how he was going to get the balance of the $500,000 investment fee, he found out via the internet that Ramirez and his spouse were under investigation by the FBI in America for fraud.<br /> <br /> “When I saw the news report, I was very worried and very concerned. I called Marco and I told him what I saw on the internet. He confirmed it but said it was just a minor problem and it will soon be resolved.<br /> <br /> “I took a flight to the U.S. a few days later to find out what was going on and I had a meeting with him and from the discussion I realised things were far worse than he claimed on the phone.<br /> <br /> “I spoke to his lawyer and officials of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Texas and I found out that he was under investigation by the FBI, following a petition by his victims.<br /> <br /> “When it became obvious that I could have been duped, I remembered some people I saw during the seminar and I made some phone calls and I was able to identify four people who were in similar or worse situations than mine.”<br /> <br /> Sodimu told the court that he and other alleged victims of the American made several fruitless efforts to contact him to refund their money.<br /> <br /> When they realised they had been duped, Sodimu said they petitioned the EFCC through the law firm of Festus Keyamo and Co.<br /> <br /> He said that in 2015, he and the other victims learnt that Ramirez was still coming to Nigeria to transact businesses.<br /> <br /> He said the American was apprehended by the anti-graft agency during one of his business visits to Nigeria.<br /> <br /> “Till now he has not paid me back the $145,000 neither has he issued me a green card,” Sodimu said.<br /> <br /> NAN reports that according to the EFCC, Ramirez committed the offences between February 2013 and August 2013 in Lagos.<br /> <br /> He is alleged to have defrauded Sodimu, Amb. Godson Echejue and Mr Abubakar Umar of a total of $1.2 million.<br /> <br /> The offences contravene Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, No. 14 of 2006. For continuation of trial.<br /> <br /> Justice Mojisola Dada adjourned the case till Nov. 13 for continuation of trial.

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We‘ll defend Niger Delta commonwealth, says NDDC MD

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eFe79fBEKh3cxfV64M77vEIdOZhCsuuazH9zJmRNdi_hIVmhdJjNRAS8_ARTG-nieNzU7di2QKHXjLz-L0jhhPu3c4qggjed4nPoBwNYRLF5-RlXYTn4ImHtWz_DdCnAVtx9jq2H1vE/s1600/nddc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eFe79fBEKh3cxfV64M77vEIdOZhCsuuazH9zJmRNdi_hIVmhdJjNRAS8_ARTG-nieNzU7di2QKHXjLz-L0jhhPu3c4qggjed4nPoBwNYRLF5-RlXYTn4ImHtWz_DdCnAVtx9jq2H1vE/s400/nddc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Dr Gbene Nunieh, the Acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says the Interim Management Committee will defend the wealth of the people from looters.<br /> <br /> She said this in a statement issued on Friday by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Charles Odili, to newsmen in Port Harcourt.<br /> <br /> Nunieh stated this while addressing youths who visited the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt.<br /> <br /> She said no individual would be allowed to rip-off the people of their resources while the interim committee manages the commission.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “So, I have been in the Niger Delta struggle from the beginning, and these people are beneficiaries of the struggle.<br /> <br /> “But we will not allow them to take the money that belongs to the people of the Niger Delta,” she promised.<br /> <br /> The managing director said the committee had recently cancelled agent fee of N1 billion paid monthly to an unnamed consultant.<br /> <br /> She further said that payment of three per cent for gas paid by the commission has also been terminated.<br /> <br /> “I thank President Muhammadu Buhari especially for believing in us (interim committee) and insisting on upholding the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.<br /> <br /> “The President said that he will act in accordance with the Act establishing NDDC, which states that: after Cross River, Delta will produce the Chairman.<br /> <br /> “But some people do not want Delta to produce chairman. They don’t have the right to dictate.<br /> <br /> “They will only obey the provisions of the Act, and as good citizens, we (committee) stand on the provisions of the NDDC Act,” she noted.<br /> <br /> Nunieh said the forensic audit ordered by Buhari would enable the NDDC to recover funds stolen from the commission since 2001.<br /> <br /> She urged the youths to go back to their communities, assuring them of the commission’s determination to bring development to all communities in the region.<br /> <br /> “So, anywhere you come from in the Niger Delta, the NDDC is coming to your villages. Every village will have water to drink and a primary health facility.<br /> <br /> “We will work with all the governors and stakeholders in the region (to achieve this),” the managing director assured.<br /> <br /> The NDDC boss thanked the people for trusting and supporting members of the interim management committee amid widespread opposition.<br /> <br /> The Leader of the Ogoni youths, Felix Nwidag, was reported to having pledged support of the youths to the three-man committee.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_L5Zcaf0YCT4xUDKWYKYsrNpqG_z-KIi4pkz9F3rdmLrF1QJWTNDGlPo_py3CAHICNbf6DevC646u6fhIrJQEdOLHx34spFRwVzv0wpW8ZApCAoIgnp2yNtRL05psegY8x1iWGW3_lU/s1600/Osinbajo-1+%25281%2529.png" 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/AVvXsEir_L5Zcaf0YCT4xUDKWYKYsrNpqG_z-KIi4pkz9F3rdmLrF1QJWTNDGlPo_py3CAHICNbf6DevC646u6fhIrJQEdOLHx34spFRwVzv0wpW8ZApCAoIgnp2yNtRL05psegY8x1iWGW3_lU/s400/Osinbajo-1+%25281%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Friday attend an Extraordinary ECOWAS summit in the Republic of Niger.<br /> <br /> Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, who disclosed this in a tweet, said the summit was to review the ongoing situation in Guinea Bissau.<br /> <br /> Akande said that the vice president would depart Abuja Friday morning and return later in the day.<br /> <br /> ECOWAS was concerned with the situation in Guinea Bissau over the long standing political issue which led to the the decrees issued on Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 by President José Mario Vaz dismissing the Government and appointing a new Prime Minister.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The UN the Security Council On Wednesday called on all actors in the Guines Bissau to preserve stability and to respect directives of the African Union and the ECOWAS and affirmed the need to hold presidential elections on Nov. 24 as planned.<br /> <br /> Condemning recent fatal violence, the Council urged all political actors of the country to show utmost restraint and to resort to dialogue as the only means of resolving their differences.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIE9oLMBWyr9IMpnN-xA1OEgfE51K1_ewt9YizDP9I8fvHkvRwDYqEd2yc95vfuhqD7fX6tb8gHQdKji1eVonpUM1ceavqhMDRFpWP4eAfqFFCK6nfXzm0VrCWQBR7cFMyWrCJmXh_lU/s1600/TKB2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="566" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIE9oLMBWyr9IMpnN-xA1OEgfE51K1_ewt9YizDP9I8fvHkvRwDYqEd2yc95vfuhqD7fX6tb8gHQdKji1eVonpUM1ceavqhMDRFpWP4eAfqFFCK6nfXzm0VrCWQBR7cFMyWrCJmXh_lU/s400/TKB2.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Nigerian media personality and author, Toke Makinwa has been having a whole week of celebration since she turned 35 on November 3rd.<br /> <br /> Makinwa first held a pre-birthday party in Lagos before heading out to South Africa to have another form of celebration.<br /> <br /> With the week not over yet, Toke Makinwa threw another party which had the movers and shakers of the Nigerian entertainment industry.<br /> <br /> Bovi and his wife Kris, IK Ogbonna, Alex Ekubo, Tania Omotayo, Ini Edo, Toni Tones, Orezi, Naira Marley, Funke Akindele, Damilola Adegbite, Toolz and hubby Captain Demuren, Omawumi, Eku Edewor, Waje, Denola Grey, Tobi, Waje and many others were in attendance.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The vlogger recently stirred the hornets’ nest over counselling women to spice up their relationships by stirring conflicts with their partners.<br /> <br /> A video of Makinwa giving the advice has since gone viral, triggering flood of comments on social media .In the video, Toke said conflict is needed occasionally. Toke stated that she is the sort of woman to clash with her partner on important days, then send raunchy pictures to him later.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQj4YybPxMvmsWbXPVnRHCArgXzrdFVLjHHpH9cbUKgszHGlHP9v70hhWuqPNP17-kleB-uNL1KHMPtXij26pwQ0PDHNWzwiQrqsq_Z_wsQqpB47kBlPVN7dWbSKmVzntIxhnmehmKHOo/s1600/TK2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="533" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQj4YybPxMvmsWbXPVnRHCArgXzrdFVLjHHpH9cbUKgszHGlHP9v70hhWuqPNP17-kleB-uNL1KHMPtXij26pwQ0PDHNWzwiQrqsq_Z_wsQqpB47kBlPVN7dWbSKmVzntIxhnmehmKHOo/s400/TK2.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGECeEYpiB9Lcem0QmzBF-Unf-JpSZ6GHqu_aEBCjTaFlQSCyyvoOdOUhZ1Xv4F5gzd9SoHiiYO0c__9w4G_R79CgPC3ojFlH89gVker1xpkrJZGOp2fR5eVBNdV74UmaHp6bsW9FprYk/s1600/TKB.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="650" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGECeEYpiB9Lcem0QmzBF-Unf-JpSZ6GHqu_aEBCjTaFlQSCyyvoOdOUhZ1Xv4F5gzd9SoHiiYO0c__9w4G_R79CgPC3ojFlH89gVker1xpkrJZGOp2fR5eVBNdV74UmaHp6bsW9FprYk/s400/TKB.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br />

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRgO5yR3otOLw1QJ7MksHOFpHyYacx03z_oI7OoR-2Wji-zcXUb7Rt2xoR-y-mYS7guiIfpXSw-oWmk3unnheroeF9vi9Paj1eXyeftZL9CbaGrMAWa40Zgt9QvDzGJUpg4AjUA-wj7Q/s1600/samuel-etoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRgO5yR3otOLw1QJ7MksHOFpHyYacx03z_oI7OoR-2Wji-zcXUb7Rt2xoR-y-mYS7guiIfpXSw-oWmk3unnheroeF9vi9Paj1eXyeftZL9CbaGrMAWa40Zgt9QvDzGJUpg4AjUA-wj7Q/s400/samuel-etoo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Former African footballer of the year, Samuel Eto’o has expressed hope that an African player will win this year’s Ballon d’Or stating that African players still do not get the recognition they deserve.<br /> <br /> George Weah, the former Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan striker who is now the president of Liberia, won the Ballon d’Or in 1995 but remains the only African player ever to have claimed the award.<br /> <br /> “Western media dominate our media in Africa, so they definitely have an influence. People prefer to see a Lionel Messi goal,” Eto’o, 38, told AFP during a visit to Paris last month.<br /> <br /> The former Barcelona star, once a teammate of Messi, believes that “African players are not respected” and are “not always properly appreciated”.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He recently hung up his boots after a glorious career in which he won the UEFA Champions League three times and the Africa Cup of Nations twice.<br /> <br /> He never won the prize for the world’s best player, although he insists he has no regrets. No, because I won so many trophies, I made so many dreams and for me that is the equivalent of winning the Ballon d’Or. However, I do feel for my younger brothers who came along after my generation.”<br /> <br /> There are five African players on the 30-man shortlist for this year’s Ballon d’Or, with the winner to be announced at a ceremony in Paris on December 2.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjgDOVNMR5z2gMQsoDzNqJLfdApz2ZZeNvhGSZSw8lmWelVEpdrzvc1sGb0a044hnQxcC5a1-MIjjPELjqLHvtgFl7ADaZT_4QOrHeg_x_g70czIGs-MBUMoVl-PoWv6TWp-Sh0KKHaA/s1600/Court+metro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="628" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjgDOVNMR5z2gMQsoDzNqJLfdApz2ZZeNvhGSZSw8lmWelVEpdrzvc1sGb0a044hnQxcC5a1-MIjjPELjqLHvtgFl7ADaZT_4QOrHeg_x_g70czIGs-MBUMoVl-PoWv6TWp-Sh0KKHaA/s400/Court+metro.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> A Kwara State Magistrate Court in Ilorin, the state capital, has remanded a herdsman, Iliasu Abubakar, in Oke-kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin.<br /> <br /> Iliasu reportedly confessed to killing his brother, Isah Abubakar, in Gwanara, Baruten Local Government area of the state.<br /> <br /> The defendant was said to have carried out the act, claiming that Isah Abubakar was having an affair with his wife.<br /> <br /> He was taken before Magistrate Jumoke Bamigboye for culpable homicide contrary to Sections 221 of penal code law.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The First Information Report (FIR) said that one Abubakar Umaru of Budo-Aiki, Fulani camp, via Gwanara, reported the matter at the community police post, before it was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Ilorin, for discreet investigation.<br /> <br /> According to the FIR, Umaru, who is the father of the two, had gone to the camp of his sons, Isah and Illiasu Abubakar, but found no one around except their cattle.<br /> <br /> FIR revealed that Umaru found Isah’s body.<br /> <br /> Isah’s neck reportedly bore machete marks.<br /> <br /> His brother was nowhere to be found.<br /> <br /> Investigation revealed that Iliasu may have killed his brother and fled to Oyo State.<br /> <br /> After he was arrested, the defendant confessed to the police to have cut his brother in the neck because he was having an affair with his wife.<br /> <br /> The police report noted that the deceased had once claimed to be the father of three-year-old baby his brother’s wife is n<br /> <br /> The defendant, after confessing to the crime, said he had warned the deceased severally to desist from the act but failed to listen, and as such, attacked him, FIR said.<br /> <br /> The prosecutor, Inspector Sanni Abdullah, prayed the court to remand the defendant in prison custody saying the offences against him is not admissible for bail.<br /> <br /> He submitted further that the offences cannot be tried at the magistracy hence the need to remand Iliasu till the matter is transferred to the appropriate court for hearing.<br /> <br /> The prosecutor added that the defendant may commit a similar offence if admitted to bail, saying he should rather be kept in the correctional centre pending the determination of the case.<br /> <br /> The case continues on November 26.

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Oshiomhole urges Bayelsa governor to account for N100 Billion airport project

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidV8kYu89DOscp8J8MyexGtOyEU0Gtcrg5OxDrL1eR5DzKBkcEw8bHv5f94sBgaFXyuEHeiE0ycSZTfjoXxFW_oWXUCywz2raRgEonufC7VINGKF3XQZaj_9srDOpct_4E4GrbkTyuTeu9/s1600/Oshiomhole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="644" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidV8kYu89DOscp8J8MyexGtOyEU0Gtcrg5OxDrL1eR5DzKBkcEw8bHv5f94sBgaFXyuEHeiE0ycSZTfjoXxFW_oWXUCywz2raRgEonufC7VINGKF3XQZaj_9srDOpct_4E4GrbkTyuTeu9/s400/Oshiomhole.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br /> All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole has called on Bayelsa State Government to account for N100 billion expended on the construction of the state airport runway project.<br /> <br /> Oshiomhole, who described the project as the most expensive in anywhere in the world, spoke yesterday when APC governorship aspirant in the state, Mr Heineken Lokpobiri, visited him in Abuja.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the visit was to reconcile the party with Lokpobiri who challenged the outcome of the primary in court.<br /> <br /> The ruling party’s chairman, who described the construction of runway as an endless project, urged Bayelsa Government to stop accusing the Federal Government of not granting license to the airport to operate.<br /> <br /> “You know the fact that Bayelsa airport has been flooded. Is it President Muhammadu Buhari that flooded the airport?<br /> <br />

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#Corruption - FG recovers over N200 Billion in final forfeiture

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="600" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vXYG8gwznxqYsDiwBHObiEobvuL_aV_2196_n4GiFri6RqmcNnF27mmmrcyCczpGkhqcL-zVkK6TopBuSnmpIhhy1TpXmwPQT3ETCgp9srsBSr_AmF-3OmPoG-yNCCwHdBwbODMF4fCH/s400/buhari+new+2017.jpg" width="400" /></div> <i><br /></i><i>How effective is the fight against corruption under President Muhammadu Buhari?</i><br /> <br /> That was the question the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) tried to answer on Thursday at the Special Town Hall meeting organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture in Abuja.<br /> <br /> Panelists included the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, and the Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof, Bolaji Owasanoye, the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Prof. Muhammed Isah, the Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itsey Sagay, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the Committee, Prof. Sadiq Radda, and a representative of the Police Inspector-General, Mohammed Adamu.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Malami said the administration had recovered money in the excess of N200 billion.<br /> <br /> The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described the anti-graft war as a battle for national survival.<br /> <br /> The Minister of Justice noted that government had secured final forfeitures for the over N200 billion in corruption cases instituted.<br /> <br /> Malami, who was represented by Mr. Abiodun Ayodeji, Special Assistant to the President on Financial Crimes, said: “The recovery came in multiple. Amongst these are the 2.5million dollars in partial recovery. We also have 75million dollars connected to the Malabu transactions”.<br /> <br /> He stressed that government was after suspects who had dipped their hands in government coffer by targeting their assets.<br /> <br /> Also, Magu, said the commission had secured 890 convictions from January to October 2019.<br /> <br /> He said in 2015, the commission recorded 114 convictions, adding that in 2016, it recorded 189 convictions.<br /> <br /> Magu disclosed that the commission recorded 190 convictions in 2017 and 300 in 2018, stressing that these convictions were achieved by using preventive approaches.<br /> <br /> Mohammed noted that the anti-graft fight was still a war in progress, noting that the achievement of other key programmes was closely intertwined with the success of the war.<br /> <br /> He explained that the town hall meeting was organised to intimate Nigerians with the successes recorded, get their feedback and win their support for the crusade.<br /> <br /> He said: “The fight against corruption is one of the three cardinal programmes of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, with the others being the war against insecurity and the revamping of the economy.<br /> <br /> ”This is not the first time Nigeria is fighting the canker worm of corruption. But it is the first time that the fight is being backed by a strong political will, with a President renowned for his honour, dignity and incorruptibility personally leading the fight. And that is making all the difference, as you will soon hear from our panellists.<br /> <br /> ”One may say that the war against corruption is still a war in progress. But, it is also fair to say that corruption has now been driven under the table, and that corrupt ones can no longer flaunt the proceeds of their corruption the way they used to do in the past. That is a major step forward. After all, every successful battle is a step towards winning a war.<br /> <br /> ”The war against corruption is a war of survival for Nigeria. This is because the success of the other key programmes of the government, revamping the economy and tackling insecurity, is closely intertwined with how well the nation is able to fight corruption. For as long as the nation fails to check corruption, tackling insecurity and the revamping the economy will remain a mirage. In other words, the fight against corruption is pivotal to the success of the other cardinal programmes of the administration.<br /> <br /> “I want to reiterate that the anti-corruption war is not Buhari’s war, It is Nigeria’s war. Hence, the need for every citizen to support it. Part of the efforts to win the support of Nigerians is to carry them along every inch of the way.<br /> <br /> “Today’s Special Town Hall Meeting on the ‘Fight Against Corruption’ fits into that effort, as it provides an opportunity for the major stakeholders in the Federal Government’s battle against corruption to give account of their stewardship, and for Nigerians to have the opportunity to interact with them, ask them questions and also make suggestions. This way, we can all be on the same page as far as this war of survival is concerned.”<br /> <br /> The Ministry of Information and Culture launched the Town Hall Meeting series in Lagos on April 25, 2016 to provide a platform for the Federal Government to regularly give account of its stewardship to the people.<br /> <br /> The government, through the event, also get feedback and input from the people to enhance citizens’ participation in governance.<br /> <br /> The special town hall meeting on the fight against corruption is the 17th edition of the programme.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="648" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6UR4ZdxJobbnMmlrpm2AuiDVkhf3bFPCqlLM7QUcb2GSfW5OZqFui734fEayMDJsnvKMSpcC0tKbgHOhjE7ahTGwCDLW3o-8cOI-GVOsbaoVvv05NT-kxuFyZPHT3w5smsWgkmaJ0U06/s400/osinbajo+bent.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> <br /> Some aides of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said to have been sacked by the Presidency have said they have not been sacked.<br /> <br /> They spoke in separate interviews with on Thursday.<br /> <br /> <i>Daily Trust newspaper</i> had on Thursday published a list of some persons said to have been affected by the sacking.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Our source reached out to some of those listed to ascertain if they had been officially informed about the development.<br /> <br /> The Special Assistant to the VP on Innovation, Ifeoluwa Adedayo, claimed that he had not received any letter, saying that although he had read about the development in the media, he resumed for work at the Presidential Villa.<br /> <br /> When told that there were reports that the access tags of some of them were withdrawn, making it impossible for them to enter the Presidential Villa again, he quickly told our correspondent that he would call back.<br /> <br /> “I have also been hearing about it but I have not received any letter. We are still resuming for work,” he claimed.<br /> <br /> He had yet to get back as of the time of filing this report.<br /> <br /> The Senior Special Assistant on National Boundary Commission, Tola Asekun, in a separate interview asked our correspondent not to believe the reports of their sacking, but he also hurriedly ended the call.<br /> <br /> “Don’t believe all those things, please,” Asekun said before hurriedly ending the call.<br /> <br /> The Special Assistant on Niger Delta, Arukaino Umukoro; and the Special Assistant on Community Engagement, Feyishayo Aina, did not answer the many calls made to their lines as their telephones rang out.<br /> <br /> The telephone line of the Senior Special Assistant, Political, Gambo Manzo, also kept indicating that it was busy when our correspondent tried to reach him.<br /> <br /> Also, one of the aides of Osinbajo on National Economy, Ms Yosola Akinbi, said she was not sacked.<br /> <br /> Akinbi said she was upset with the barage of calls from her family members and friends seeking to know the truth about her job .<br /> <br /> When asked whether she was either redeployed or relieved of her appointment, Akinbi through a WhatApp chat with one of our correspondents, denied the report.<br /> <br /> She wrote, “Lol. Capital NO. I am in Ekiti State on a Human Capital Mission.”<br /> <br /> When she was asked for an interview, Akinbi said, “I am sure you know that I am a private person. Just love to do my work.”<br /> <br /> Akinbi who later spoke with our correspondent on the telephone said, “I know my office will clarify. I am not on that list. I am not even SSA NEC. I am sure they will clarify it. Nothing (laughs).”<br /> <br /> When asked about her position in the government, Akinbi said ,“I work in the National Economy (office), but that is not my title, that is not my portfolio. I don’t want to talk about it. Let the office clarify it.”<br /> <br /> Others on the list as reported by Daily Trust online include Jibola Ajayi (SA, Legal); Lanre Osinbona (SSA, ICT); Imeh Okon (SSA, Infrastructure); Jide Awolowo (SA, Oil and Gas) and Lilian Idiaghe (SA, Research, Legal and Compliance).<br /> <br /> Others are Bala Mohammed (SSA Economy); Edobor Iyamu (SSA, Niger Delta); Dolapo Bright (SSA, Agro Allied Value Chain); Toyosi Onaolapo (SA, Community Engagement); and Bisi Ogungbemi (SA, Political Matters), among others.<br /> <br /> The Presidency has, however, asked Nigerians to disregard the list, saying it is not genuine.<br /> <br /> The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande, stated this is a message he posted on his Twitter handle.<br /> <br /> “A list circulating in the media on the so-called sacked presidential aides is not genuine and ought to be ignored,” he tweeted on Thursday night.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, a Presidency source revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari might not be aware of the controversial disengagement of the aides, attributing their sacking to “a top presidential aide.”<br /> <br /> The source claimed that Buhari was not carried along because the President had earlier approved the redeployment of the aides to ministries.<br /> <br /> “While the President had already personally approved the appointment of all the 35 aides reportedly disengaged, he had also instructed their deployment to other ministries as part of a reorganisation of the Presidency proposed to him by the same top presidential aide who is seen to be engaging the VP in a power tussle,” he said.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSFwh0CRC4ErDfpk2w5_A2rB_3OgP69TENCygptmLohr4RSTEc0F-LcsgmVkcnsDFkmAw-mZDT1j7yPCMySW3gJTeGad8xHXCOQu_MhfCKxgiZKqFOeZauw9A35UJg9yUdeOsSbamjWSm/s1600/trump+us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="400" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSFwh0CRC4ErDfpk2w5_A2rB_3OgP69TENCygptmLohr4RSTEc0F-LcsgmVkcnsDFkmAw-mZDT1j7yPCMySW3gJTeGad8xHXCOQu_MhfCKxgiZKqFOeZauw9A35UJg9yUdeOsSbamjWSm/s400/trump+us.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The United States has placed a bounty of up to $10m on the heads of two Al Qaeda leaders in the Arabian Peninsula.<br /> <br /> The Department of State announced the offer in a statement on Thursday under its Rewards for Justice Programme.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> It identified the wanted persons as Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlaki, the “emir of Shabwah, a province in Yemen”, and Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al-Qosi, one of his aides.<br /> <br /> “RFJ is offering up to $6 million for information leading to the identification or location of Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlakin, and up to $4 million for information leading to the identification or location of Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al-Qosi.<br /> <br /> “Al-Awlaki has publicly called for attacks against the United States and our allies.<br /> <br /> “Al-Qosi, also known as Sheikh Khubayb al-Sudani and Mohammad Salah Ahmad, is part of the leadership team that assists the current “emir” of AQAP.<br /> <br /> “Since 2015, he has appeared in AQAP recruiting materials and encouraged lone wolf attacks against the United States in online propaganda.<br /> <br /> “Al-Qosi was born in Sudan. He joined AQAP in 2014, but has been active in al-Qa’ida for decades and worked directly for Usama bin Laden for many years,” the statement said.<br /> <br /> It added that al-Qosi was captured in Pakistan in December, 2001, and was transfered to the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay.<br /> <br /> According to the government, al-Qosi appeared before a military commission in 2010, and pleaded guilty to conspiring with al-Qa’ida and providing material support to terrorism.<br /> <br /> It said al-Qosi was released and returned to Sudan in 2012 pursuant to a pretrial agreement.<br /> <br /> (NAN)

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJoGNOX-PYQls28reHC9-F0g5qqxXkcC8S1cOCcLdBXjmkkVovf3RIx3IKEfU0d3OpINU7WjAm5TtY0Z5AnH_9Yb5f8kERkAh8yMqOWR_4KpGLzdETyPOcHbol0mLAV1McwEag9Nzcfeh/s1600/Twitter-CEO-Jack-Dorsey-in-Nigeria-speaks.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="520" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJoGNOX-PYQls28reHC9-F0g5qqxXkcC8S1cOCcLdBXjmkkVovf3RIx3IKEfU0d3OpINU7WjAm5TtY0Z5AnH_9Yb5f8kERkAh8yMqOWR_4KpGLzdETyPOcHbol0mLAV1McwEag9Nzcfeh/s640/Twitter-CEO-Jack-Dorsey-in-Nigeria-speaks.png" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Boss of social media platform, Twitter, Jack Dorsey, on Thursday arrived in Nigeria.<br /> <br /> He announced his arrival via his verified Twitter handle.<br /> <br /> Dorsey tweeted, “So grateful to be finally in Nigeria.”<br /> <br /> In October, Jack had announced plans to visit four African nations this month (November) – Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa.<br /> <br /> See his tweet:<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">So grateful to finally be in Nigeria 🇳🇬</div> — jack 🌍🌏🌎 (@jack) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/1192492712244793345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async="async" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>

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'Buhari should order ministers to travel by road'

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="466" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiuzIb9_AOukk2mbwOJGAyGBBt4h1b7G3s9nzihJE4ap0r-Vu-SZN2ElFGt_ftmmQFEM8s-dRJgAdmxW2jMlY_AQqZR6gjZK4ianBGO-NCRiqmzM8ZFD-UImfi0kiEkNwy7WqW5v0XmbE/s640/fashola.jpg" width="640" /></div> <br /> A former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has advised that President Muhammadu Buhari should order all his ministers to stop travelling by air within the country.<br /> <br /> He said Buhari should order the ministers to instead travel by road for one year.<br /> <br /> This way, Onanuga said, the President and his men would know that majority of Nigerian roads were in a deplorable state and understand that the “N260bn capital budget for 2020 is simply laughable.”<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Onanuga said this in a statement on Thursday in response to the claim by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, that Nigerian roads were not as bad as being portrayed.<br /> <br /> Onanuga, who gave a list of some of the deplorable federal roads in the country, wondered why Fashola would make such a claim.<br /> <br /> He said, “Travelling from Lagos to Abuja, for instance, is hell. Fashola should ask NTA cameramen to follow the route, to and fro, and he will be palpably shocked.<br /> <br /> “Minna to Abuja is so close; let Fashola and his officials go on a visit to IBB and Abdulsalami at the Hilltop. Ore-Benin has gone bad again. People are complaining everyday and everywhere about the poor state of the roads.<br /> <br /> “I am from Ijebu-Ode, just 100km from Lagos. In almost one year, I have not been to my town, because going from Lekki is now unthinkable because of the bad roads, even from Lekki to Epe.<br /> <br /> “Epe to Ijebu-Ode is horrible. Epe to Ketu is equally horrible and Ketu to Omu-Ijebu-Ode is bad.<br /> <br /> “Worst of all, if I decide to go through Ketu-Itoikin-Ijebu-Ode, I will need to buy a new car. All these roads are, unfortunately, federal roads.”<br /> <br /> To appreciate the magnitude of the problem, Onanuga suggested that Fashola should make his phone number and email available to Nigerians.<br /> <br /> “He will be shocked how he will be inundated with complaints about the parlous state of our many critical roads in all the geographical zones.<br /> <br /> “Buhari should order his ministers to stop flying within Nigeria for one year. He himself should routinely endeavour to use the roads, to really understand the dilapidation of the roads and why the N260bn capital budget for 2020 is simply laughable,” Onanuga said.<br /> <br /> Similary, the member of the House of Representatives representing Ede-North/Ede-South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State, Mr Bamidele Salam, challenged Fashola to travel by road in the next 90 days.<br /> <br /> The lawmaker said, “I found Fashola’s statement, which had been repeated by the honorable minister on two previous occasions as a clear indication that some of us in public offices are not in tune with the horrendous realities of our fellow citizens’ daily experience.”

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EFCC, ICPC stripped of powers to seize assets in corruption cases

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLUkyf2Y5HHoaeKdzzXpcLPwvEpQ6utkCJBfdcqwPNLqbNXTGn0PlBZsluPtPIX3GrFagOtfT8xGQrbBc6ypqLWRBDjb-toisq7GYmSCb1Yck7HnkVct3C_unXzvvx3zsoL8zW-UqIQ4/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/AVvXsEjFLUkyf2Y5HHoaeKdzzXpcLPwvEpQ6utkCJBfdcqwPNLqbNXTGn0PlBZsluPtPIX3GrFagOtfT8xGQrbBc6ypqLWRBDjb-toisq7GYmSCb1Yck7HnkVct3C_unXzvvx3zsoL8zW-UqIQ4/s400/efcc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> A government gazette just published has stripped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC) of the powers to seize assets of people being investigated.<br /> <br /> According to the gazette, Vol. 106, No 163, entitled, “Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulation 2019’’, dated Oct. 29, 2019 such powers have now been transferred to the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).<br /> <br /> Hitherto, the EFCC and the ICPC had the powers to initiate non-conviction based forfeiture.<br /> <br /> “All non-conviction based forfeiture shall be conducted by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “Where a non-conviction based forfeiture procedure arises, the LEA (Law Enforcement Agency) and ACAs (Anti-Corruption Agencies) shall transfer the matter to the Office of the AGF,’’ the gazette states.<br /> <br /> In addition, all seized assets shall be registered by all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government while all final forfeited assets recovered by agencies shall be handed over to the AGF within 60 days from the commencement of the regulations of management.

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FG stops cash payments in NIPOST offices

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ACykGtbeJ63hNDb7-wWwEh7U87KwHjELtjmBK1JmtPAWlMNjf_sTgZ-0BmLXXiLapvTZ5uK7tv88Y7ZfxuskM1Qfnd9M2u4ziXnrcfrY6eLb_BnLXr9-KN7hC5zY81nOCFHlQg2BE2w/s1600/nipost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="640" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ACykGtbeJ63hNDb7-wWwEh7U87KwHjELtjmBK1JmtPAWlMNjf_sTgZ-0BmLXXiLapvTZ5uK7tv88Y7ZfxuskM1Qfnd9M2u4ziXnrcfrY6eLb_BnLXr9-KN7hC5zY81nOCFHlQg2BE2w/s400/nipost.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Federal Government has ordered immediate termination of all cash payments in all Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST).<br /> <br /> The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, announced this in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, on Thursday in Abuja.<br /> <br /> The statement quoted the minister saying that some members of staff of NIPOST have been taking undue advantage of the cash payment system of the service to engage in corrupt practices.<br /> <br /> He enjoined the general public and all customers of NIPOST to insist on Point of Sales (PoS) or bank teller transactions, when conducting business with NIPOST.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Pantami also directed the Post Master General (PMG) to ensure immediate implementation of strategies that would bring an end to unnecessary delays in its service delivery to customers.<br /> <br /> According to the minister, the directive is a temporary measure to tackle corruption in the system.<br /> <br /> “The current trend of delays in postal services will not be condoned by the office of the Minister under whose purview, the supervision of NIPOST falls.<br /> <br /> “We are currently working on fully automating the systems as a permanent solution to the challenge.<br /> <br /> “I hereby direct the Post Master General, to with immediate effect, suspend all existing cash payment plans within its establishments nationwide.<br /> <br /> “The Post Master General is to ensure that all its offices revert to Point of Sales (PoS) and bank teller transactions immediately,’’ the statement read in part.

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Leave titles, perform, Nigerians tell Sanwo-Olu as he adopts ‘Mr Governor’

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr-wK_mQgHVKoGknJ2EQLwdFoGyXK2aDyW007KKlPzEbfk1ykkD2qre648okz6boh_wMRZ3PiLeqDI7tBvbINM_CtvDlZfzcDRufkna_DIDRd3vdbqi6ZqoJoxIJpxPDPSJuHtGuy7uU/s1600/sanwo+oluu.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/AVvXsEhHr-wK_mQgHVKoGknJ2EQLwdFoGyXK2aDyW007KKlPzEbfk1ykkD2qre648okz6boh_wMRZ3PiLeqDI7tBvbINM_CtvDlZfzcDRufkna_DIDRd3vdbqi6ZqoJoxIJpxPDPSJuHtGuy7uU/s400/sanwo+oluu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Nigerians have advised Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to leave the issue of his preferred title and improve on his performance in office.<br /> <br /> On Wednesday, Sanwo-Olu announced that he would no longer go by the prefix, ‘Your Excellency’ and would rather be addressed as ‘Mr Governor.’<br /> <br /> His announcement generated a lot of reactions on Twitter that as of the time of filing this report, “Mr Governor” is one of the top three trending topics on the social media platform.<br /> <br /> A Twitter user said in Pidgin English, “Whether na Bros Governor or Uncle Governor or Mr Governor…na work we wan see.”<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> See reactions: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">Lagosians have been complaining that Sanwo-olu is not performing as a Governor.<br /> <br /> Sanwo-olu finally heard their complain and changed his title from "his Excellency" to "Mr Governor."<br /> <br /> This is responsive leadership. When your people talk, you ACT. Congratulations to all Lagosians👏</p> — Kelvin Odanz (@MrOdanz) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrOdanz/status/1192136484196880387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">Your Exellency o, Mr. Governor o...... performance ni koko. <a href="https://t.co/RDxKDvw8hH">pic.twitter.com/RDxKDvw8hH</a></p> — Mr. Kermit (@O_ssai) <a href="https://twitter.com/O_ssai/status/1192145724730945537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">Whether na Bros Governor<br /> or Uncle Governor or<br /> Mr Governor...<br /> <br /> Na work we wan see! <a href="https://t.co/Gm0kEzj5pj">pic.twitter.com/Gm0kEzj5pj</a></p> — Professional Beggar (@Sheddi_younG) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sheddi_younG/status/1192154684884168706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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