No African country is silent on racism, xenophobia — UNGA President

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_ubH77OjkHnH6-Eb1fv7SrSZAkuLsSKwu1SmlojfiyDCbqGzSidzy-z4tU2E2GhTNijAorWTyBTqZJj2U-eLxUsi4AnZZiCDU9OJHglPoYi3n9rAtzPXopY-R8pvcmUotsJ0illHmSM/s1600/Bande-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/AVvXsEh8_ubH77OjkHnH6-Eb1fv7SrSZAkuLsSKwu1SmlojfiyDCbqGzSidzy-z4tU2E2GhTNijAorWTyBTqZJj2U-eLxUsi4AnZZiCDU9OJHglPoYi3n9rAtzPXopY-R8pvcmUotsJ0illHmSM/s400/Bande-750x430.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) says no African country is silent on racism and xenophobia, as all nations on the continent condemned such actions.<br /> <br /> He said this in a special interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, during his first official visit to the country as President of the General Assembly.<br /> <br /> He affirmed that racism, xenophobia and resurgent nationalism and tendencies toward protectionism in Africa and other parts of the world were threats to multilateralism.<br /> <br /> According to him, no country or community is self sufficient, hence the need to strife for peace, and unity, and going forward requires collective efforts toward addressing the challenges and concerns of the continent.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He noted that “fortunately, the issue between South Africa and other African countries has been successfully resolved, with the presidents of South Africa and Nigeria urging citizens to embrace peace.<br /> <br /> “All African countries condemned racism, no African country is silent on racism, after all, the struggle against apartheid was not a South African struggle.<br /> <br /> “It was a struggle of Africans and its friends and those who believe in humanity.<br /> <br /> “The situation surrounding South Africa has already been resolved, it is not even an issue between South Africa and Nigeria, it involves other African countries and the mistake in that situation has been well understood and resolved.<br /> <br /> “You can see after the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to South Africa the whole idea that going forward, it is simply and collectively to address common concerns on the continent.”<br /> <br /> On the issue of irregular migration, which is a challenge in the West-African sub-region, Muhammad-Bande said that the UN adopted the Global Compact on Migration in December 2018 in Marrakech, Morroco.<br /> <br /> He explained that the compact was endorsed by the UN General Assembly to cover all dimensions of migration and to ensure that migration was done in a safe and regular manner.<br /> <br /> He added that the first positive development contained in the document was recognising migration as a positive thing, noting however that the act could have negative results when carried out irregularly and through dangerous and deadly routes.<br /> <br /> The UNGA president, who noted that the adoption of the Global Compact on Migration was a hard negotiation for stakeholders, added that it would be an opportunity to see how well it would be implemented.<br /> <br /> He said that the document would be reviewed after four years to assess the successes and challenges.<br /> <br /> He explained that “the fact that there is a compact is because there is a problem and the way to deal with a problem is to collectively see whether there is a way to address it.”<br /> <br /> The UNGA President arrived in Abuja on Nov. 21 on a four-day official visit.

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Copyright infringement: Tiwa Savage still my sister- Danny Young declares

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9xMdL0jJntQBp3rV3R7uZzG5Loi1XWJGjg-7un7fgWgMDpTxun3NGFn1hD_yuGwJYbMUrh9NrFvE3EjDM1s-muH3Fu1pJ12WoRN9KFt8QGZUC7LjhYpPR7U1cIgNYL09O-fajJi_xbo/s1600/Danny-Young-tiwa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="687" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9xMdL0jJntQBp3rV3R7uZzG5Loi1XWJGjg-7un7fgWgMDpTxun3NGFn1hD_yuGwJYbMUrh9NrFvE3EjDM1s-muH3Fu1pJ12WoRN9KFt8QGZUC7LjhYpPR7U1cIgNYL09O-fajJi_xbo/s400/Danny-Young-tiwa.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Fans of Danny Young were shocked when after months of controversy over allegation of copyright infringement made against Tiwa Savage by him(Danny Young), both of them agreed to settle the case out of court.<br /> <br /> Young filed N200m copyright suit against Savage for her 2018 song, ‘One’, which he claimed she copied from his 2009 single, ‘Oju Tiwon’.<br /> <br /> At that time, the mother of one who was formerly signed to Mavin Records, neither refuted nor commented on Young’s accusation.<br /> <br /> In a recent encounter with Punch, the ‘Oju Tiwon’ singer noted that Tiwa Savage is still his sister inspite of what transpired between them.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “Before I went into it, I knew what I was getting into and I knew what I stood for. I understand the implications; I was ready for it and ready to follow it up,” Young said.<br /> <br /> Asked to shed light on the terms reached in the agreement, he said, “I’m sorry I’ll not be able to disclose that but we are happy with the resolution and everybody is good.<br /> <br /> “I was the one that came to social media to talk about it, and I took it to court because I was not happy, so now I am happy because we have resolved it and we are both happy about it.<br /> <br /> “Tiwa Savage is still my sister; no bad blood or beef. We are cool, it’s not a fight or beef, it’s just entertainment business.<br /> <br /> “But trust me, everybody does not necessarily go to court because they want to fight. It’s is not a beef.<br /> <br /> “I’m in a good place with her as long as she is in a good place with me. Like I said, it’s nothing emotional from my own side. I’m just doing my music business and I believe that I am doing what is right”.

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Nigeria Army officers arrest suspected drug peddler with 60 wraps of cocaine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2T7pyarEs65oxaJnKeB92Ej3dTuKoc9lA5N39pukEbP-JcOU4SNtFOJLZyIrn5yN-tNHK4Ttii5Tfmwk45GfLAJsqUlLC5mgSyftGiw8tutZg17byXGhrT0P1tdXtI92c6asL8sF3SM/s1600/Nigeria-Army.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="660" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2T7pyarEs65oxaJnKeB92Ej3dTuKoc9lA5N39pukEbP-JcOU4SNtFOJLZyIrn5yN-tNHK4Ttii5Tfmwk45GfLAJsqUlLC5mgSyftGiw8tutZg17byXGhrT0P1tdXtI92c6asL8sF3SM/s400/Nigeria-Army.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> 9 Brigade Command of the Nigeria Army, Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos State,  on Saturday paraded a hard drug peddler, Okafor Collins,  caught with 60 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine.<br /> <br /> The 30-year-old suspect, was arrested at 311 Road, adjacent Cincillati Club House, Festac Town.<br /> <br /> The Commander of the Brigade, Brig. -Gen. Musa Etsu-Ndagi, told newsmen on Saturday that the suspect was arrested in the early hours of Friday.<br /> <br /> Etsu-Ndagi said that the suspect was arrested by the men of the Exercise Crocodile Smile, adding that  the exercise was already yielding results.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> The commander added that  the suspect would be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation.<br /> <br /> “You will recall that  the Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Nov. 19  flagged-off Exercise Crocodile Smile.<br /> <br /> “The exercise is now yielding result; the suspect was arrested by the Operation Crocodile Smile troop and he confessed to committing the crime.”<br /> <br /> The Commander advised drug dealers to desist from trading in such substances saying it was increasing  crime in the society.<br /> <br /> “I strongly advise drug dealers to desist from trading in substances of this nature because these are substances that actually exacerbate crime in the society.<br /> <br /> “When people take these substances, they become violent and will  not know what they are doing anymore.<br /> <br /> “All manners of crime including those committed in schools can be linked to those who take hard drugs. So, I advise the public  to desist for the sake  of the country at large,” he said.<br /> <br /> He advised drug dealers to look for legitimate ways of making money, saying that the Army was out to deal with all criminal elements in the society.<br /> <br /> “We have carried out our intelligence work and we know where all of them are. We shall go after them one after the other, so it is best for them to desist now.<br /> <br /> “Otherwise, when they are caught, they will be ruthlessly dealt with,” he said.<br /> <br /> The suspect, Okafor, said that he regretted his actions in dealing in hard drugs, saying that depression and unemployment made him go into dealing in illicit drugs.<br /> <br /> He said that he was getting his supply from a man he simply identified as Okwudilichukwu from  311 Avenue in Festac Town from where the Exercise Crocodile Smile team arrested him.<br /> <br /> He told journalists that Okwudilichukwu was using him as his courier to deliver hard drugs to his clients.<br /> <br /> Okafor also said that he was selling a wrap of the drugs for N500 and was making between N10,000 and N15,000 daily depending on the daily demands for the products.<br /> <br /> He, however, advised his fellow drug peddlers to desist from selling hard drugs.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrImiEEDN21OV_CSvq0HlWSwxAKqXvyzCu6nalBkuLs4i1VPfjHpGKq5oR_DHvGTQCbST1vz_bYr9KB2dxg27hyndP7R0TVzuYNYnIbfx8Z_cHSfUHvPGhXSnsXbYZ1H7p6nUX54F0m9E/s1600/onyeama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="1024" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrImiEEDN21OV_CSvq0HlWSwxAKqXvyzCu6nalBkuLs4i1VPfjHpGKq5oR_DHvGTQCbST1vz_bYr9KB2dxg27hyndP7R0TVzuYNYnIbfx8Z_cHSfUHvPGhXSnsXbYZ1H7p6nUX54F0m9E/s400/onyeama.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The United States Department of Justice says it has indicted Air Peace CEO, Allen Onyema, in bank fraud and money laundering.<br /> <br /> While Mr. Onyema has denied the charges, the Justice Department also states that the burden of proof belongs to the American government.<br /> <br /> See the full details of his indictment:<br /> <br /> Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accounts in a scheme involving false documents based on the purchase of airplanes. The international airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha, has also been charged with bank fraud and committing aggravated identity theft in connection with the scheme.<br /> <br /> “Onyema allegedly leveraged his status as a prominent business leader and airline executive while using falsified documents to commit fraud,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak. “We will diligently protect the integrity our banking system from being corrupted by criminals, even when they disguise themselves in a cloak of international business.”<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Robert J. Murphy, the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division commented on the indictment, “Allen Onyema’s status as a wealthy businessman turned out to be a fraud. He corrupted the U.S. banking system, but his trail of deceit and trickery came to a skidding halt. DEA would like to thank the many law enforcement partners and the subsequent prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office who aided in making this investigation a success.”<br /> <br /> “This case is a prime example of why IRS-CI seeks to partner and leverage its expertise in an effort to thwart those seeking to exploit our nation’s financial system,” said Thomas J. Holloman, IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Office. “With the importance of our banking system to the movement of money around the world, those attempting to use intricate schemes to commit bank fraud through the use of falsified documents and other means should know that the odds are now heavily stacked against them as law enforcement is combining its talents to protect the sanctity and integrity of the nation’s financial system.”<br /> <br /> “Onyema setup various innocent sounding multi-million dollar asset purchases which were nothing more than alleged fronts for his scam,” said acting Special Agent in Charge Robert Hammer, who oversees HSI operations in Georgia and Alabama. “I’m proud to be part of a team of law enforcement agencies that come together to identify and attack criminals that attempt to profit from the exploitation of our nation’s financial systems.”<br /> <br /> According to U.S. Attorney Pak, the indictment, and other information presented in court: Onyema, a Nigerian citizen and businessman, is the founder and Chairman of several organizations that purport to promote peace across Nigeria, including the Foundation for Ethnic Harmony, International Center for Non-Violence and Peace Development, and All-Time Peace Media Communications Limited.<br /> <br /> Beginning in 2010, Onyema began travelling frequently to Atlanta, where he opened several personal and business bank accounts. Between 2010 and 2018, over $44.9 million was allegedly transferred into his Atlanta-based accounts from foreign sources.<br /> <br /> Onyema is also the CEO and Chairman of Nigerian airline Air Peace, which he founded in 2013. In years following the founding of Air Peace, he traveled to the United States and purchased multiple airplanes for the airline. However, over $3 million of the funds used to purchase the aircraft allegedly came from bank accounts for Foundation for Ethnic Harmony, International Center for Non-Violence and Peace Development, All-Time Peace Media Communications Limited, and Every Child Limited.<br /> <br /> Beginning in approximately May 2016, Onyema, together with Eghagha, allegedly used a series of export letters of credit to cause banks to transfer more than $20 million into Atlanta-based bank accounts controlled by Onyema. The letters of credit were purportedly to fund the purchase of five separate Boeing 737 passenger planes by Air Peace. The letters were supported by documents such as purchase agreements, bills of sale, and appraisals proving that Air Peace was purchasing the aircraft from Springfield Aviation Company LLC, a business registered in Georgia.<br /> <br /> However, the supporting documents were fake — Springfield Aviation Company LLC, which is owned by Onyema and managed by a person with no connection to the aviation business, never owned the aircraft, and the company that allegedly drafted the appraisals did not exist. Eghagha allegedly participated in this scheme as well, directing the Springfield Aviation manager to sign and send false documents to banks and even using the manager’s identity to further the fraud. After Onyema received the money in the United States, he allegedly laundered over $16 million of the proceeds of the fraud by transferring it to other accounts.<br /> <br /> Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, 56, of Lagos, Nigeria, and Ejiroghene Eghagha, 37, of Lagos, Nigeria, were indicted on November 19, 2019, on one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, three counts of bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit credit application fraud, and three counts of credit application fraud. Additionally, Onyema was charged with 27 counts of money laundering, and Eghagha was charged with one count of aggravated identity theft.<br /> <br /> Members of the public are reminded that the indictment only contains charges. The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.<br /> <br /> The Drug Enforcement Administration, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Commerce, and Department of Treasury are investigating this case.<br /> <br /> Assistant U.S. Attorneys Garrett L. Bradford, Deputy Chief of the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Section and Lead Strike Force Attorney, Irina K. Dutcher, and Christopher J. Huber, Deputy Chief of the Complex Frauds Section, are prosecuting the case, with assistance from the Department of Justice’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section and Office of International Affairs.<br /> <br /> This prosecution was brought as a part of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Co-located Strike Forces Initiative, which enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on intelligence-driven, multi-jurisdictional operations against a continuum of priority targets and their affiliate illicit financial networks. These prosecutor-led co-located Strike Forces capitalize on the synergy created through the long-term relationships that can be forged by agents, analysts, and prosecutors who remain together over time, and they epitomize the model that has proven most effective in combating organized crime. The specific mission of the Atlanta Strike Force is to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug trafficking and money laundering organizations designated as Consolidated Priority Organization Targets or Regional Priority Organization Targets and their affiliates impacting the Atlanta metropolitan area and the Northern District of Georgia.<br /> <br /> <br /> Source: US Department of Justice<br /> <br />

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Aggrieved NEC members ask Oshiomhole to resign

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbMQ_1G-ieZ3KsCw8VxRvjdEzRMZGVDS3u3Uy98kuVQjFbjDSv2Cnce_9d9j0TmaVuyKCboIfLkjfYOEHgHDy0pvLiHVluCcu6o2El9iG1VwQuXO9j6R_AatYevvPR5G8tSrnUkTbF5o/s1600/Oshiohmole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="600" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbMQ_1G-ieZ3KsCw8VxRvjdEzRMZGVDS3u3Uy98kuVQjFbjDSv2Cnce_9d9j0TmaVuyKCboIfLkjfYOEHgHDy0pvLiHVluCcu6o2El9iG1VwQuXO9j6R_AatYevvPR5G8tSrnUkTbF5o/s400/Oshiohmole.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Some aggrieved members of the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress, numbering 43, have demanded the resignation of the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.<br /> <br /> The aggrieved NEC members at a press briefing on Friday night in Abuja after NEC meeting accused Oshiomhole of abruptly ending the NEC meeting.<br /> <br /> The Zamfara State APC Chairman, Lawal Liman, who spoke on their behalf, said most of the goodwill acquired by the party at inception had taken a downturn under the former Edo State governor.<br /> <br /> He said, “The APC was founded as a platform for the progressives in Nigeria in 2014, with ‘change’ as the slogan of the party.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “The party was positively embraced by the citizens of Nigeria, culminating in record-breaking victory of President Muhammadu Buhari, as the first opposition leader to defeat an incumbent President.<br /> <br /> “Most of the goodwill acquired by the party, by reasons of its religious adherence to the provisions of its constitution and the tenets of internal democratic practices has taken a downturn, principally due to dictatorial and despotic tendencies of the national chairman, who has usurped the powers of the national Executive Committee of the party.<br /> <br /> “This may have been responsible for the admonition of Mr President who insisted that the party organs, at the state, LGA and ward levels, must be strengthened and accorded due respect with regards to the powers and responsibilities conferred on them by the constitution of the party.<br /> <br /> “Most unfortunately the facade presented by the national chairman, today, at a National Executive Committee meeting, leaves much to be desired. He completely ignored Mr President’s advice and rather defied all known rules for meetings by precluding contributions from members and ending the meeting abruptly, without achieving anything. This is most unfortunate and undesirable.<br /> <br /> “Arising from the foregoing and having regards to the huge responsibilities bestowed on us as officers of the party and in the overriding interest of our members, we are left with no option but to demand that Adams Oshiomhole resign his position as national chairman, in order to stem the slide and provide an enabling environment for genuine healing, reconciliation and the practice of true democracy, within the party across the country.”<br /> <br /> The signatories to the call for Oshiomhole’s removal included Bala Kangiwa (Kebbi Chairman), Habibi Sara (Jigawa Chairman), Ade Adetimehin (Ondo Chairman), Abdullahi Abbas (Kano Chairman), Abba Yaro (Benue Chairman), Omotoso Paul (Ekiti) and Mohammed Iman (Niger Chairman).<br /> <br /> They also included Anslem Ojezua (Edo Chairman), Philips Shekwo (Nasarawa Chairman), Air Com Ikeda (Kaduna Chairman), Lakep Dabah (Plateau Chairman), Shitu Shitu (Katsina Chairman), Isah  Acida (Sokoto) and Zonal Youth Leader (South West), Lawal Bolade.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m8gRHQyFUq3-9riY3_sXn0qqZ5jdFmO_kVm0TpkGsp9BiV1S2aACzNK-J9LKqbrwL4ZabeZyHuzUr4DjQhp5IMjF4fVtUy58BwKF9WNZcZMZWeqvp-wwchR9N1hwlc1DREuAr5nDcg4/s1600/bUHARI-NATIONAL-BROADCAST-750x430+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="750" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m8gRHQyFUq3-9riY3_sXn0qqZ5jdFmO_kVm0TpkGsp9BiV1S2aACzNK-J9LKqbrwL4ZabeZyHuzUr4DjQhp5IMjF4fVtUy58BwKF9WNZcZMZWeqvp-wwchR9N1hwlc1DREuAr5nDcg4/s400/bUHARI-NATIONAL-BROADCAST-750x430+%25281%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> President Muhammadu Buhari has praised Nigerians farmers for their contribution to the growth of the economy and saving billions of dollars that would have gone on food importation.<br /> <br /> This was contained in a goodwill message to mark the Farmers’ Day celebrated today in Obie, Rivers State, by Nigerian Agip Oil Company.<br /> <br /> Buhari said, “It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you once again on the occasion of Farmers’ Day for year 2019. I am glad to rejoice with you, and celebrate our farmers on the success of another farming and harvest season.<br /> <br /> “As I have said on occasions in the past, what would we have done as a nation, if God had not been kind to us, giving us good and abundant rainy season and good harvests in the past four seasons?<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “As at 2015, our economy was in such perilous state, with oil prices crashing internationally, and so many challenges nationally and locally. In fact, our country was in a desperate state.<br /> <br /> “We then decided to put the modest resources we had where our mouth was. We focused on agriculture, and God heard our prayers. And we got good returns from our investments.<br /> <br /> “We appealed to Nigerians to return to the land, and take up farming seriously again. They heeded our call, and have not regretted it since then. The theme of this Farmers’ Day is ‘Farm and Fortune’ and I must say that it is a well thought out theme.<br /> <br /> “Farming has brought fortune to millions of Nigerians who embraced it, as it has turned round their social and economic status. We should never forget: the real wealth of our country lies primarily in farming, livestock, foresting and fisheries.<br /> <br /> “Farmers are now among very well to do Nigerians. They can cater for their families, meet other existential needs, and even embark on various capital projects.<br /> <br /> “Above all, farmers have led the country to the food self-sufficiency we now enjoy, saving us billions of dollars yearly, which would have been spent on food importation. Such funds are now deployed to other developmental projects, particularly infrastructure.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7j6acnjqY8IcbUJkLaRqKMjHKjDzZ8oJU_GPgcTPxPGWF2hDvq2UOfOm-4TYUMnGVlLeucO0dX5MvUp1zneo8vgmFth1He8-CXu8t3kGhXqYPwvv3vT56q07qzuMpy_CnfwxtRFYFcY/s1600/Apapa-traffic-gridlock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="640" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7j6acnjqY8IcbUJkLaRqKMjHKjDzZ8oJU_GPgcTPxPGWF2hDvq2UOfOm-4TYUMnGVlLeucO0dX5MvUp1zneo8vgmFth1He8-CXu8t3kGhXqYPwvv3vT56q07qzuMpy_CnfwxtRFYFcY/s400/Apapa-traffic-gridlock.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday passed a resolution urging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to embark on scheduled maintenance of roads to ease the present gridlock in the state.<br /> <br /> The House also resolved that the state Public Works Corporation should resort to scheduled maintenance of roads on working days and weekends instead of embarking on road maintenance at peak periods.<br /> <br /> The News Agency of Nigeria reports the House resolution followed a motion by Mr. Temitope Adewale (Ifako-Ijaiye I Constituency) during plenary session.<br /> <br /> Adewale complained bitterly over the current gridlock due to the ongoing road maintenance in the state.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He also advised Lagos State Traffic Management Authority to identify traffic flash points with a view to ensuring that officials of the authority were posted to the locations to regulate traffic.<br /> <br /> The lawmaker advised the state government to invest heavily in the development of water infrastructure and railway.<br /> <br /> Contributing, Mr. Rotimi Olowo (Somolu I Constituency), said the traffic situation in Lagos was unbearable, adding that maintenance works should be carried out during weekends and off peak periods.<br /> <br /> The Speaker, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, called on the state Commissioner for Transport to liaise with contractors handling ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway line not to disrupt free flow of traffic, especially around Agege, Ikeja and Sogunle intersections.<br /> <br /> He also asked Federal Road Safety Corps, Vehicle Inspection Officers and Nigeria Police to desist from blocking the roads while checking vehicle particulars.

Latest-News Lawmakers urge Sanwo-Olu to resolve Lagos gridlock

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday passed a resolution urging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to embark on scheduled maintenance of roads to ease the present gridlock in the state. The House also resolved that the state Public Works Corporation…

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Lagos Assembly approves Sanwo’s request for N250bn loan for capital projects

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UEw8pjVRZEl5Jr8Q_O5H-6swh2rar3wKG0ja-Vb2d0VKzQuSnKDbmd2a4smJSwmQirK95C2I63RMqvfgFkBSdnQkN9He5YV80HWVP36JhjUq7GSBkJXzcXV9mmHXIY3os8cEUc5cTiw/s1600/sanwo-olu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="600" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UEw8pjVRZEl5Jr8Q_O5H-6swh2rar3wKG0ja-Vb2d0VKzQuSnKDbmd2a4smJSwmQirK95C2I63RMqvfgFkBSdnQkN9He5YV80HWVP36JhjUq7GSBkJXzcXV9mmHXIY3os8cEUc5cTiw/s400/sanwo-olu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Lagos House of Assembly on Friday granted approval for Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to access a loan of N250 billion for capital projects in the state.<br /> <br /> The approval followed the report submitted by the Chairman, Committee on Finance, Mr Rotimi Olowo, which recommended the N100 billion bond loan and N150 billion syndicated loan.<br /> <br /> Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, noted that the approval for the loan was granted to bridge the huge infrastructural gap in the state.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Obasa, therefore, directed the Clerk of the House, Mr Azeez Sani to communicate the approval to the governor.

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Comptroller-General threatens to sack customs officers living above earnings

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaXGXw-UpB71HcwnzqUQWWoxtJaLHab4LkbzSz9WG4V09U5nhj0al1WzskZESMknjr-1URczrBpK5b1cvwHPqCR8Q1JZ4zbS7y7baXPOTKEPydk4i8Zgzc6tBsqmuaZGkmgmc2HKsmHI/s1600/hameed+ali.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1280" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaXGXw-UpB71HcwnzqUQWWoxtJaLHab4LkbzSz9WG4V09U5nhj0al1WzskZESMknjr-1URczrBpK5b1cvwHPqCR8Q1JZ4zbS7y7baXPOTKEPydk4i8Zgzc6tBsqmuaZGkmgmc2HKsmHI/s400/hameed+ali.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has vowed to sack any officer who cannot live within his or her remuneration and involve in illicit ways to acquire wealth.<br /> <br /> Ali gave the warning while decorating some newly promoted officers of the service in Abuja on Friday.<br /> <br /> The service recently promoted 2,508 officers to various ranks and appointed three as members of its management.<br /> <br /> The customs boss warned that no officer in the service should live above his or her earnings if they desire to remain in service.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> According to him, every officer could survive within the remuneration package of the service, if well managed.<br /> <br /> “I will show the way out to any officer who thinks he can not survive with his remuneration but involve in illicit ways to acquire wealth.<br /> <br /> “I know the service gives you enough that you can survive with, it is just a question of prudence.<br /> <br /> “You can never have everything you that you desire to acquire<br /> <br /> “You must prioritise your needs and by the time you do that, you will meet your needs,” he advised.<br /> <br /> Ali charged the newly promoted officers to be more committed and dedicated to their duties.<br /> <br /> He advised them to take their jobs seriously, be fair and firm in their decisions and actions.<br /> <br /> Ali enjoined the promoted officers to uphold the change mantra in the service and be part of the reform being carried out.<br /> <br /> Mr David Chikan, Deputy Comptroller-General who spoke on behalf of the promoted officers thanked the management for their elevations.<br /> <br /> Chikan assured that they would justify the confidence reposed in them.

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'40m Nigerians don’t have bank accounts’

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk2L-ePk8nVFnCm9YpFb3bniXZtg0sOfSJpuj0LthyAvujQuXuxpEqrStHVqYoQEZ0EURRK8GcsyTOqzol0-AV1rjdqIzFAHuPIvAZ2dy4H_Xkl9UXAp9dI141j9vFOiAZHWb5YMPsds/s1600/naira-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk2L-ePk8nVFnCm9YpFb3bniXZtg0sOfSJpuj0LthyAvujQuXuxpEqrStHVqYoQEZ0EURRK8GcsyTOqzol0-AV1rjdqIzFAHuPIvAZ2dy4H_Xkl9UXAp9dI141j9vFOiAZHWb5YMPsds/s400/naira-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Group Head (Retail Operations), Access Bank, Mr Abraham Aziegbe has attributed the stunted growth and national economic development of the country over the years to the fact that over 40 million Nigerians are without bank accounts.<br /> <br /> Speaking at the opening of a new branch of the bank at Apomu in Isokan Local Government Area of Osun State, on Friday, he said the most pragmatic approach to the defect was to institutionalise financial inclusion in all the communities of Nigeria to give opportunities for small business owners to grow and contribute immensely to the national economy.<br /> <br /> He said the banking sector has a huge role to play in transforming both the micro and macro-economy of the nation into posterity and sustainable growth, adding that Access Bank was collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reposition the economy through the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).<br /> <br /> “We recognise the fact that there are many Nigerians who are still under-banked. By estimation, over 40m Nigerians do not have a bank account. Asides millions of individuals who involve in daily economic activities outside the banking system, there are thousands of small and medium business owners who are transacting without banks.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “This situation informed our resolve to entrench financial inclusion mechanism in the urban centres and remote communities to incorporate Nigerians into banking creed. It is on this note that our bank embarks on an aggressive branch network to redirect the mindsets of many Nigerians towards active banking activities.<br /> <br /> “We are working in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to transform the economy and make people, especially small and medium business owners to see a brighter future of huge prosperity through active banking,” Aziegbe said.<br /> <br /> He, however, said the decision of the Federal Government to close the Nigerian borders may not have an immediate effect on the macroeconomy, noting that its long-run effects would stimulate local productivity by regulating the influx of goods coming into the country and stop turning Nigeria into dumping ground for imported commodities.

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My mother’s death hurt me so bad- Funnybone

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvfr2tjzlgl0AvM1PDtaO_M_YSFiX9hPwrv_WOaJe-FEIBh7-mkMExbxmeQWc1fCLVRk9Tr89kx3ZxDkGlDexqYtVcuaRCxgpXo0g5Z5k_ApxcPEBfcktBpJ2-QDep-RrTwttg-giQnM/s1600/Funnybone-765x510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="765" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvfr2tjzlgl0AvM1PDtaO_M_YSFiX9hPwrv_WOaJe-FEIBh7-mkMExbxmeQWc1fCLVRk9Tr89kx3ZxDkGlDexqYtVcuaRCxgpXo0g5Z5k_ApxcPEBfcktBpJ2-QDep-RrTwttg-giQnM/s400/Funnybone-765x510.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Nigerian comedian, Funnybone has revealed how he feels after the demise of his mother. In a recent chat, the actor who is still mourning the loss of his mom said he was away when his dear mother died.<br /> <br /> “I was away and had planned on my return to go and see her on a Thursday morning, but sadly she died that day. I have been trying to console myself with the fact that she is somewhere better and resting. She lived a good life.<br /> <br /> “For me, pain is gone. I don’t know what pain looks like again. My mother was not sick. She was healthy. So, it hurts me so bad. Her burial is in January. After that, I would take a trip to rest. Mum was my inspiration and motivation. Now that she’s gone, I know she’ll be happy seeing me lay back. So, I want to keep making her proud,” he stated.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> On marriage and his choice of a wife, the Anambra State-born entertainer said: “I wish to marry a woman like my mother, but if I compare my mother with the women I see around now, I won’t marry. You can’t find her breed again. I had a picture of what she wanted for me and I would work with that. She wants unity; someone that would solidify the love my siblings and I share.”

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Buhari approves re-appointment of NIMC boss

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnKSCvIMmH5SpPIQEGN3UgNifmFlXdc7Oj6v-gITzp4ICZ9XL7sF4zWG30xNn-S4MoesMfrRCqnJF9P3u0aeFhaV1Z16pWyJ4bhtNllNhh8Ym2WwHlTALFRgBX_xmlih2Y1S7rqhdISE/s1600/nimcNinUaeUk-400x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnKSCvIMmH5SpPIQEGN3UgNifmFlXdc7Oj6v-gITzp4ICZ9XL7sF4zWG30xNn-S4MoesMfrRCqnJF9P3u0aeFhaV1Z16pWyJ4bhtNllNhh8Ym2WwHlTALFRgBX_xmlih2Y1S7rqhdISE/s400/nimcNinUaeUk-400x300.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Aliyu Aziz, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) for a second term.<br /> <br /> Mr Abdulhamid Umar, General Manager, Operations and Corporate Communications of the organisation, said this in a statement he signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday.<br /> <br /> Umar said that the re-appointment of Aziz was conveyed in a letter by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha.<br /> <br /> “The President of the Federal Republic enjoins Engr. Aliyu Aziz to continue with the good work he is doing and take NIMC to the next level, in consonance with the Federal Government’s doctrine of integrity, transparency and accountability.’’<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “This re-appointment is in pursuant to the NIMC ACT that provides two terms tenure for the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission,’’ he said.<br /> <br /> According to him, the second tenure of Aziz, commences on Friday, Nov. 22.

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Nigeria’s GDP grows by 2.28 per cent – NBS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7lD2clTPnUVMuEOmUcyag3yUFqb-HCuH6IISpVQMLeOcWn1IfGgAElIUkRUJzhQssJYd1JdKEWePn2Ypd6DZXADXwFvCDCytF-OXRkL5Ha8MXN7OuXLQ5Sbe-JYupyfUE1gnfSpleyk/s1600/naira-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7lD2clTPnUVMuEOmUcyag3yUFqb-HCuH6IISpVQMLeOcWn1IfGgAElIUkRUJzhQssJYd1JdKEWePn2Ypd6DZXADXwFvCDCytF-OXRkL5Ha8MXN7OuXLQ5Sbe-JYupyfUE1gnfSpleyk/s400/naira-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product has grown by 2.28 per cent in the third quarter of 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics has said.<br /> <br /> In its quarterly report, NBS said that the figure was better than 2.12% (revised from 1.94%) in the second quarter of 2019 and the third quarter of 2018, in the year-on-year analysis.<br /> <br /> Details later.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a>

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EPL: Mourinho reveals Tottenham transfer plans

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGNxpXaJ1NDBSHLz66MzBSofphHcZvXQIkKv68KGM7tqnPQYjXzU8l9_oENO3MuzDqwQc9i5gAidP1jBLW71Xl6GWl2xc82e60maNPKq4aBxxzPaJ_AoD7q6Ev9kJHtVfqJ4xD4prYeo/s1600/mourinho-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/AVvXsEgpGNxpXaJ1NDBSHLz66MzBSofphHcZvXQIkKv68KGM7tqnPQYjXzU8l9_oENO3MuzDqwQc9i5gAidP1jBLW71Xl6GWl2xc82e60maNPKq4aBxxzPaJ_AoD7q6Ev9kJHtVfqJ4xD4prYeo/s400/mourinho-750x430.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Newly appointed Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho says he is happy with the current squad and hinted he will not seek huge funds in the January transfer window.<br /> <br /> Mourinho was named Tottenham’s new head coach on Wednesday, replacing Mauricio Pochettino, in his first job since he was sacked by Manchester United 11 months ago.<br /> <br /> He inherits a team featuring Christian Eriksen, Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld, who are yet to sign new contracts and could leave Spurs for free at the end of the season.<br /> <br /> During his spell at United, Mourinho experienced a high-profile fallout with star midfielder Paul Pogba, who he stripped of the club’s vice-captaincy, but the Portuguese said his “best gift” as Spurs boss was his current squad.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “Players… the best gift are the ones that are here,” Mourinho said. “I don’t need players, I am happy with the players that I have. I just need time to understand them better to know everything about them.<br /> <br /> “You only know a player when you work with them. How many times have I played against these guys? I know them well but never enough until you work with them. My gift is this squad, it is very good.<br /> <br /> “If we win titles it will not be because of me but as a consequence of the work we do at the club. This is a package, this is a vision. To try and keep all the best players and to refuse to let the best players go away is part of the vision too.”

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Chris Brown becomes dad again, welcomes son

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIRM4KvGrgIlnSL0T1qqltFPJHYZhmiu49Pv6tVjgJQTHdQtwi20kOVERMILb9prYxeYS8f6IJkKsUzR44Rjx6ZNL8iHswbIhFWfdI72OGSQFSlI9rq9KuTL7Y_H9PxRKyzKh3v8T2Kc/s1600/chris-brown-june-2019-b-billboard-1548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="636" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIRM4KvGrgIlnSL0T1qqltFPJHYZhmiu49Pv6tVjgJQTHdQtwi20kOVERMILb9prYxeYS8f6IJkKsUzR44Rjx6ZNL8iHswbIhFWfdI72OGSQFSlI9rq9KuTL7Y_H9PxRKyzKh3v8T2Kc/s400/chris-brown-june-2019-b-billboard-1548.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Popular singer, Chris Brown is a father again. According to TMZ, Chris Brown welcomed a baby boy with ex-girlfriend Ammika Harris on Wednesday.<br /> <br /> The singer appeared to hint at the birth of his second child with an Instagram post that included the baby’s possible birth date as a caption (“11-20-2019”) and featured the R&B star looking down at something sweetly.<br /> <br /> He also shared a photo on social media of him wearing a hoodie that was emblazoned with “Born” across the hood.<br /> <br /> TMZ reported that this is the first child for Harris, who posted a cryptic note to her Instagram story on Thursday that read, “I was in love, when I first saw you.” There’s no news of the baby’s name yet. Brown has a 5-year-old daughter named Royalty with Nia Guzman.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Back in June ,it was reported that  Brown was expecting his second child.

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Demonstrators call for Oshiomhole’s sack

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GIk3UGAiZCJiOaF8M1kSaw5ZhBZiBNmGA3BmjSxb-mTVmW4yBJA5t2_csu2q2e2URkxHbDL4J7GGyboQPz6VGsHNMmKqG1DMkYHUsL1RQne0c7fr8B5Tvm5SSihAOJuJ1MxxIRyPDmI/s1600/osho.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="175" data-original-width="288" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GIk3UGAiZCJiOaF8M1kSaw5ZhBZiBNmGA3BmjSxb-mTVmW4yBJA5t2_csu2q2e2URkxHbDL4J7GGyboQPz6VGsHNMmKqG1DMkYHUsL1RQne0c7fr8B5Tvm5SSihAOJuJ1MxxIRyPDmI/s400/osho.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday trooped to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to demand the sacking of the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.<br /> <br /> The protesters, under the aegis of ‘APC Patriotic Stakeholders’ Forum,’ accused Oshiomhole of promoting disintegration in the party, especially in Edo State.<br /> <br /> The protesters called on President Muhammadu Buhari; a former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; and other leaders and stakeholders of the party to prevail on Oshiomhole to resign his position as the national chairman of the party.<br /> <br /> Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Iyoha Osaigbovo, said, “I’m from Edo State and I am a member of the APC Patriotic Stakeholders Forum. We have come to save our party. The person that we gave the mantle to, he is the person attacking the constitution.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “We are begging Mr President to please save this party. We do not see any reason why Adams Oshiomhole should be allowed to destroy this party.”<br /> <br /> Chief Press Secretary to the APC National Chairman, Simon Ebegbulem, said the protest was sponsored by the Edo State Government and the protesters should be ignored.<br /> <br /> “The so-called protest was led by Obaseki’s special adviser (politics). They are not even APC members. It’s a sponsored protest, sponsored by the Edo State Government,” he added.

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APC National Caucus okays Friday’s NEC meeting

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqN-zRP88JDoTLNGB7-WknqHonIZ6hBgJdsKSK1xshHxsCH-0aGcH9EcXqmqeD5dMPeOTFfz76ehL6d0LuPBHHttLSWvuejEXmL-sCI1smMq4F9xNBkn-67u8IB7h7etxNzK7v4Y8Ij_g/s1600/APC-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqN-zRP88JDoTLNGB7-WknqHonIZ6hBgJdsKSK1xshHxsCH-0aGcH9EcXqmqeD5dMPeOTFfz76ehL6d0LuPBHHttLSWvuejEXmL-sCI1smMq4F9xNBkn-67u8IB7h7etxNzK7v4Y8Ij_g/s400/APC-logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday night endorsed the proposed meeting of the National Executive Council of the party slated for Friday.<br /> <br /> APC National Chairman, Comrade Adam’s Oshiomhole, confirmed this while speaking with State House correspondents after the national caucus meeting of the party, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.<br /> <br /> The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there had been growing tension between the leadership of the party and some members particularly state governors over delay in convening the NEC meeting.<br /> <br /> Oshiomhole disclosed that the meeting also deliberated on the party’s 2020 budget and reviewed the performance of the party in the last election.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> ”You know it’s a meeting of National Caucus. Basically, it is just to review the performance in the last election, current issues, next year’s budget, and disciplinary issues,” he said.<br /> <br /> On his alleged failure to convene NEC meeting, Oshiohmole dismissed the assertion that he was under serious pressure to convene Friday’s NEC meeting.<br /> <br /> ”There is no pressure. NEC meeting was scheduled like two months ago. We are just waiting for the day to come. It was fixed two months ago. And it is taking place on Friday. Are you not aware of that?<br /> <br /> ”We have a NEC meeting to look at our financial statements for the previous year, budget for next year, issues that arose during and after the elections, and current outcomes of various cases that went to court; the one we won and the one we lost; going forward; issues in some states where we have disagreements and how to resolve them.<br /> <br /> ”I think that is it. And it went very well. And you can see the president sat all through the meeting,” he added.<br /> <br /> NAN reports that those at the meeting included Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.<br /> <br /> Others were APC national leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, some APC governors, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, members of the National Assembly as well as elders of the party.

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Burna Boy teams up with Stormzy, Ed Sheeran for ‘Own It’

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM80emf2CrcLlWTu-1ra2s2MKhYXEPDm5zgYnmk_l0YnckvFqpfy8_aaPt9k4XHdCVE1DrFxOSFAaiD8XI5gr_QdqjC1MNI1NeG6dljuGBdF5ac2NbcKE02A7s5O145r_Lq_0NFBwnVbI/s1600/Ed-Sheeran-Burna-Boy-Stormzy-600x430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="600" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM80emf2CrcLlWTu-1ra2s2MKhYXEPDm5zgYnmk_l0YnckvFqpfy8_aaPt9k4XHdCVE1DrFxOSFAaiD8XI5gr_QdqjC1MNI1NeG6dljuGBdF5ac2NbcKE02A7s5O145r_Lq_0NFBwnVbI/s400/Ed-Sheeran-Burna-Boy-Stormzy-600x430.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Burna Boy has teamed up with Ed Sheeran and Stormzy, two UK artistes, for a new single entitled ‘Own It’.<br /> <br /> The collective track, which was earlier announced on Thursday, was released in the early hours of Friday and comes as a track off Stormzy’s forthcoming second studio album titled ‘Heavy is The Head’.<br /> <br /> Stormzy had first generated excitement on social media platforms after he released a teaser where he can be spotted in a studio session with Burna Boy.<br /> <br /> He had earlier put out some tracks off the forthcoming project — including ‘Vossi Bop’, ‘Crown’, and ‘Wiley Flo’. The songs contained in the album span 16 tracks in total.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> According to him, ‘Heavy is the Head’ would debut on December 13.<br /> <br /> Among other renowned artistes to feature in the body of work aside from Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy are H.E.R., a Grammy-winning American singer; YEBBA, another Grammy-winning singer; Headie One, Tiana Major9; and Aitch, a British songwriter.<br /> <br /> Stormzy, whose real name is Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo, came to the limelight through his ‘Wicked Skengman’ series of freestyles over classic grime beats.<br /> <br /> He further gained global popularity after his ‘Shut Up’ peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart.<br /> <br /> Gang Signs & Prayer’, his debut body of work released in 2017, became the first grime album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart and won British Album of the Year at the 2018 Brit Awards. <iframe width="716" height="402" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BPwyyBc-8_I" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>

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52-year-old 'harmful' civil war bomb discovered in Anambra

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfMAi6qCPpD4jLnbx4kpOIdv3aCl_aIf4SIChZpzvmL9xemn9K5533YHsOA4biu10XM5-Z8n1loQmHxxOjyUhiPEqH4GR4Ajr1b6j4fV0A4T4KsY5-Qq-fuOTvRgk-d8WJo8NyRkj93bQ/s400/bomb.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> The Anambra Police Command on Thursday discovered a 52-year-old bomb allegedly used during the Nigerian civil war.<br /> <br /> The war was between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and secessionist defunct Biafra republic of the former Eastern region of Nigeria led by the late Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu.<br /> <br /> The war lasted 30 months before Biafra surrendered.<br /> <br /> The unexploded bomb was discovered near a hotel in Amawbia in the Awka South Local Government Area of the state.<br /> <br /> The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He said the recovered unexploded bomb was profiled, analysed, and photographed before demolition.<br /> <br /> Mohammed said the bomb did not detonate or explode during the war and could be dangerous if adequate care was not taken.<br /> <br /> Mohammed said the demolition was done by the command’s explosives ordinance disposal unit.<br /> <br /> He said, “It is a mortar bomb used during the civil war which is about 52 years buried underground.”<br /> <br /> He added, “The bomb did not detonate or explode, then it is still potent and capable of causing great damage to lives and property if disturbed or mishandled.”

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'We are now back for you on Lagos roads' - VIO tells motorists

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1524" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmsA3NcW4JdsHQkDL5iySrYaaYiZrdkYLZhohEZ7z344shATHm3A284MrLjiQ3nZWfiodoK5Q5vLfWvD47eY_l2GrDF3QlKU5azmDfT7U2HZ0W3woycwh_j98t7vklmw_X43B8I-4m5R1/s640/vio.jpg" width="640" /></div> <br /> <br /> The Vehicle Inspection Service in Lagos State says its officers are back on Lagos roads to carry out its statutory life-saving mandate through enforcement of motor vehicles’ road worthiness.<br /> <br /> The Director of VIS, Mr Akin-George Fashola, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday.<br /> <br /> He said residents of the state, especially road users, thought the Vehicle Inspection Officers were off the roads.<br /> <br /> Former Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, had banned the VIOs from operating on the roads over reported excesses.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> But Fashola said, “Since the advent of this administration, citizens still believe that VIS or VIOs are still off the roads.<br /> <br /> “As a matter of fact, we are back on the roads to do the needful. We have embraced a lot of new practices and procedures. We have embraced technology and that still needs the presence of VIOs on our roads in Lagos where technology is limited.<br /> <br /> “The presence of VIOs is required, so we are on the road. A lot of people still believe that we are still under the previous ban from the road.’’<br /> <br /> According to him, the period of the ban was for the vehicle inspectors to strategise and return with fresh ideas and ways of performing their duties.<br /> <br /> He said for the entire period the VIS was off the road, most drivers and vehicle owners became careless about road worthiness, particulars and conditions of their vehicles.<br /> <br /> “Some of the citizens are having difficulties with us being on the road now and we are also having difficulties with them because they don’t want to believe that we are back on roads,’’ the VIO boss said.<br /> <br /> Fashola said only 50 per cent of vehicles in the state were road worthy.

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Protests break out in Kano, as court sacks new emirs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="680" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3duz9BhLpmKajKVwbd5DJsGmP5JQq93YnHhy-ntmqoJhI-vmov5KEINPAA6UzULU5sk_72yy35PakXzdRYpn2Z4Ha1rI5pLpaaXV01Bkq0WIyE3TcboZgJAuTpYzR-dxibtF8BA5A057/s400/Kano-map.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Usman Na’Abba on Thursday nullified the new Kano State Emirs Appointment and Disposition Law 2019.<br /> <br /> Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, under the law, created four new additional emirates.<br /> <br /> In his ruling, Justice Na’Abba said the state House of Assembly had violated Section 101 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, empowering the assembly to enact its rules and guidelines of proceedings.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He said the state Assembly rules and regulations had to be in conformity with the constitution.<br /> <br /> He declared null and void the proceedings of the state House of Assembly conducted on 6, 7 and 8th of May, 2019.<br /> <br /> He averred that the state governor could not assent to a bill whose procedure violated the 1999 Constitution.<br /> <br /> The judge had earlier dismissed the preliminary objections advanced by the Kano State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ibrahim Mukthar, that the court lacked the locus standi to challenge the Kano State Emirs Appointment and Disposition Law.<br /> <br /> The law was challenged by the then member representing Gwarzo in the Kano State House of Assembly, Rabi’u Gwarzo.<br /> <br /> Justice Na’Abba said Gwarzo, who was the Minority-Leader in the state House of Assembly, had locus standi in the case, just as he also restrained all the new four emirs created by Ganduje to stop parading themselves as first-class emirs.<br /> <br /> Counsel for the plaintiff, Maliki Kuliya, in his reaction, said with the ruling, his client was justified.<br /> <br /> Also reacting, Mukthar, who is also the fifth defendant in the case, said all the defendants in the suit would study the judgment after which they would determine their next line of action.<br /> <br /> The four affected emirates are that of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye which were created from the Kano Emirate Council and their monarchs elevated as first-class emirs.<br /> <br /> Ganduje had created the four emirates from the Kano Emirate headed by Muhammadu Sanusi.<br /> <br /> The suit was filed by Gwarzo, challenging the law, establishing the four additional emirate councils.<br /> <br /> A statement issued and signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Mallam Mohammed Garba, regretted that despite the constitutional power and authority conferred on the state assembly ‘on such a progressive and important issue, the court ruled otherwise.’<br /> <br /> It added, “Despite the ruling, the government still recognises the monarchs as first-class emirs and will continue dealing with them as such.”<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, hundreds of youths spread across the four newly-created emirates nullified by the Kano State High Court, staged peaceful protests against the dissolution of the emirates.<br /> <br /> The youths simultaneously staged the protests at Karaye, Rano, Bichi and Gaya emirates, displaying placards with various inscriptions.<br /> <br /> At Karaye Emirate, the youths converged on the local government secretariat along the Rogo Road and trekked to the Emir’s palace about two kilometres away.<br /> <br /> The demonstrators, which included women, schoolboys, angry youths and almajiri, carried placards with different inscriptions such as, ‘We stand by our Emirate,’ and ‘We stand with Emir of Karaye.”<br /> <br /> Similarly, at Bichi Emirate, dozens of youths were sighted at some strategic spots in the town, as they joined the protests against the court’s decision.<br /> <br /> In Rano Emirate, it was the same scenario as youths, including women were sighted around the Emir’s palace, chanting “Bamu yadda ba”, meaning, “it is unacceptable” in Hausa parlance.<br /> <br /> Also, in Gaya, dozens of youths were sighted displaying banners and placards on motorbikes, with inscriptions expressing their displeasure over the decision of the court to sack the emirs.

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Anthony Joshua scared of another loss

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8arb7Ag2I6zudWI9Spp50TYEoyqZ7J2CqZ3DQxWpKoTGkiwHsV_HZ2aSn17YXB6nXm4uhyphenhyphenT8HG3RhIJB4cSVSol_Z91yej2hCnP9tFEktleo3eeL-qqkE_fd-LGF3v1sI5Ss_rMAzvhdt/s1600/anthony-joshua-belts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8arb7Ag2I6zudWI9Spp50TYEoyqZ7J2CqZ3DQxWpKoTGkiwHsV_HZ2aSn17YXB6nXm4uhyphenhyphenT8HG3RhIJB4cSVSol_Z91yej2hCnP9tFEktleo3eeL-qqkE_fd-LGF3v1sI5Ss_rMAzvhdt/s640/anthony-joshua-belts.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br /> Anthony Joshua says he will not be happy with his legacy in boxing if he fails to become a world champion again.<br /> <br /> The 30-year-old Briton lost three of the four heavyweight belts to Andy Ruiz Jr in June and the pair will fight again on 7 December in Saudi Arabia.<br /> <br /> Joshua told the BBC that he knows the “issues” that led to the shock loss and explained how he has crucially funded better sparring for the rematch.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “I don’t think I would be content if I don’t win the titles,” said Joshua.<br /> <br /> “For me as a man it means more than anything.”<br /> <br /> Asked if his legacy hinges on this bout, Joshua said: “When it’s all said and done and I hang up my gloves, that’s when we can have the debate about legacy.”<br /> <br /> But asked if he would be content with a legacy as a one-time world heavyweight champion he simply replied “no”.<br /> <br /> “I’ll beat Andy next time,” he added. “You’ll be asking me a whole heap of different questions on December 8th.”<br /> <br /> Joshua flies to Saudi Arabia on Saturday and some of his team arrive before the weekend to ensure facilities are in place for his training to continue.<br /> <br /> The former IBF, WBA and WBO champion says in the aftermath of his seventh-round stoppage loss at Madison Square Garden – the first of his career – he quickly returned to training to work on “trial and error” aspects of his craft and things he “wanted to try” without impinging on his defined 12-week training camp.<br /> <br /> He also focused on being conditioned to begin sparring instantly in his camp rather than wait until six or seven weeks out from the Diriyah fight and says refining his boxing skills has now become a major focus in his training mix.<br /> <br /> The stunning nature of Joshua’s first defeat prompted conspiracy theories that even included accusations he had suffered a fit before his ring walk.<br /> <br /> Each has been dismissed as fiction but asked if he knew exactly what was lacking for what was his US debut, Joshua replied: “Yes, but I am not going to say what it was. It was me, nothing like partying or anything like that.<br /> <br /> “It wasn’t burnout. The issues I faced in the last camp, it’s just down to lack of experience. Even though it was at a high level we were still finding experience.”<br /> <br /> In comparing his performance to that of when he beat Wladimir Klitschko despite being knocked down in 2017, Joshua said he felt “drained” against Ruiz.<br /> <br /> “Andy Ruiz is good but I don’t think he should beat me twice,” added Joshua.<br /> <br /> “I used to hear guys say you have to take a loss and I would think ‘why?’<br /> <br /> “Now I can understand it and know what it takes. I have more understanding now and my ears are open to new information so that is making me smarter as a fighter. Anyone can be hungrier, I am smarter.<br /> <br /> “The blessing is I have a second chance and here we are.”

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18-year-old Nigerian student emerges overall best in WASSCE

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypxw44TJAsbFSTCH8NmFeH3fn11Y22sg9qa46_XXZLHeEXLgZ9249dIFnvY2sKhfVMZzdB8oyqTnX77-0XLeW_A2KFRNTOzb1y9m46JEk9J3LAtg4Lz9SOE5z-tHEqp4zDcRUDleB6X-7/s1600/waec.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="795" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypxw44TJAsbFSTCH8NmFeH3fn11Y22sg9qa46_XXZLHeEXLgZ9249dIFnvY2sKhfVMZzdB8oyqTnX77-0XLeW_A2KFRNTOzb1y9m46JEk9J3LAtg4Lz9SOE5z-tHEqp4zDcRUDleB6X-7/s320/waec.png" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> An 18-year-old Nigerian, Peter Arotiba from Kogi State, has been awarded the National Distinction and Merit Award by the West Africa Examination Council for emerging overall best student in the 2018 examinations.<br /> <br /> Arotiba, who is currently studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ibadan, graduated from the Nigeria Air Force Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos State.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> He was recognised alongside two others at the opening of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Nigeria National Committee (NNC) of WAEC, in Abuja on Thursday.<br /> <br /> The News Agency of Nigeria , reports that Arotiba had obtained distinction in all the eight subjects offered in the 2018 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).<br /> <br /> Speaking with journalists after the awards presentation, Arotiba said that achieving success was a function of so many factors, the chief of which was God’s grace and hard work.<br /> <br /> “A lot of heroes, who have participated in building me up to whom I am today, instilled the spirit of excellence in me – my parents, my teachers and, personal hard work.<br /> <br /> “I have natural passion for reading, so studying was not an issue to me. When you work hard and depend on God’s grace, one will never be disappointed.<br /> <br /> “The sacrifice made to achieve this feat was high level of discipline during examinations as I let go of other programmes I enjoyed and concentrated fully.<br /> <br /> “I study ahead by studying during the holidays. Lazying around during the holidays and playing around with friends during holidays were some of the things I refused doing,” he said.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Olu Adenipekun, Head of National Office, WAEC, said the NNC was set up as the highest policy making organ of the council which ensured that policies were formulated in the best interest of the council.<br /> <br /> Adenipekun said that the committee was also made to effect positive changes in the education sector of the country.<br /> <br /> Also, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, Chairman, NNC, said that the council had improved on its service delivery by taking advantage of the ICT to improve the service, including the online registration of candidates for WASSCE for school and private candidates.<br /> <br /> Abdulkadir said that the development had enabled the country to handle its migration from paper to electronic enrollment for its examinations.<br /> <br /> She added that the council had also perfected its electronic portal system, an online portal which provides an avenue for the verification of results.<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/AVvXsEhGOAevxxoAOVTliDwT3m0_yOvC5WowqRu2gGc3w1IDR14vNAF3xLFsLwOK1Wq8MwV3eD0DT04aP_ng5FGvVGpAK912k0gshUqVxi2e2jA-Qe166eZtPP_Q54xHqMPL-D8Hqmxm1uItBuI/s1600/Ibrahimovic-750x430+%25281%2529.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/AVvXsEhGOAevxxoAOVTliDwT3m0_yOvC5WowqRu2gGc3w1IDR14vNAF3xLFsLwOK1Wq8MwV3eD0DT04aP_ng5FGvVGpAK912k0gshUqVxi2e2jA-Qe166eZtPP_Q54xHqMPL-D8Hqmxm1uItBuI/s400/Ibrahimovic-750x430+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Sweden star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been offered a six-month deal to come to the aid of struggling former Italian giants AC Milan, according to reports in Italy on Thursday.<br /> <br /> The 38-year-old striker confirmed his departure from Los Angeles Galaxy last week following the club’s elimination from the Major League Soccer playoffs.<br /> <br /> Gazzetta dello Sport and Sky Sports Italia reported that the former seven-time European champions have now made contact with the player’s agent Mino Raiola.<br /> <br /> The US-owned club wants the former Swedish international for six months and is prepared to pay him six million euros ($6.6 million) if he remains for 18 months in total, Gazzetta claimed.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Milan finished fifth last season, missing out on a return to Champions League football by just a point to city rivals Inter.<br /> <br /> They have had a poor start to this campaign and are 14th after 12 games before they host last year’s runners-up Napoli on Saturday in the San Siro.<br /> <br /> Ibrahimovic played for two seasons between 2010 and 2012 with AC Milan, helping them to their last Serie A title, and scoring 42 goals in 61 league appearances.<br /> <br /> He also won three league titles with Inter Milan, and two with Juventus, which were both revoked following the ‘Calciopoli’ match-fixing scandal.

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APC crisis: Edo caucus in NASS backs Oshiomhole, attacks Obaseki

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgas2LPsEZHCcTVlPxlu8BSQrvWA1dfqpzqnCYrryXGHKcQpV_vKxDDUsNM_VIZjm560eGvPDas27MacyqEvRZeVePGqMMpkd77-xPSaWXktM-IPlFAWK6dQbyNOMS6XfFzGb1GVZuXW_8/s1600/APC-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgas2LPsEZHCcTVlPxlu8BSQrvWA1dfqpzqnCYrryXGHKcQpV_vKxDDUsNM_VIZjm560eGvPDas27MacyqEvRZeVePGqMMpkd77-xPSaWXktM-IPlFAWK6dQbyNOMS6XfFzGb1GVZuXW_8/s400/APC-logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Members of the Edo State caucus in the National Assembly have backed the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, in the battle between him and Governor Godwin Obaseki.<br /> <br /> The caucus, which addressed journalists in Abuja on Thursday, blamed the crisis on Obaseki, asking the governor to issue a fresh proclamation for the proper inauguration of the Edo State House of Assembly.<br /> <br /> The lawmakers also accused the Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, of displaying “shameful acts of indiscipline and political rascality.”<br /> <br /> The Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Peter Akpatason, who spoke on behalf of the caucus, said, “It was at this point that we decided, as responsible parliamentarians duly elected by our constituents, to speak out and restate the following:<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “That we, the APC caucus in the National Assembly, hereby, without hesitation, express our undiluted and absolute confidence in the sterling and patriotic leadership of the National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, who has been doing excellently well and won two tough elections.<br /> <br /> “We advise Governor Obaseki and his management to appreciate the damage they are doing to the state and party with their undemocratic and unorthodox political actions and to retrace their steps.<br /> <br /> “The Governor should issue another proclamation as stipulated in the Constitution and have all the 24 elected members properly inaugurated so they can duly represent their constituents and make invaluable contributions to the growth and development of the state.<br /> <br /> “To stop forthwith all forms of intimidation and harassment of elected officials, appointees and perceived enemies.<br /> <br /> “Allow peace to reign in Edo State and work to enhance democratic practices by opening up political spaces.”<br /> <br /> The National Working Committee of the APC had set up a high-powered fact-finding mission on the crisis.

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Africa has the best food – Dr. Million Belay

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-TkaThtn-1IGtg6iu1f2fYScSW7wtFUC2qPZOZvujorp5rGGbB603jIkx1qHnEJUVuRledKoPqgtpWQSW10ylbFsHUuXYurZVdAXTJ0acXvQJI4GFU8jNkkG24TrbQgRMuLYE2SID_s/s1600/unnamed-4-691x430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="691" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-TkaThtn-1IGtg6iu1f2fYScSW7wtFUC2qPZOZvujorp5rGGbB603jIkx1qHnEJUVuRledKoPqgtpWQSW10ylbFsHUuXYurZVdAXTJ0acXvQJI4GFU8jNkkG24TrbQgRMuLYE2SID_s/s400/unnamed-4-691x430.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Dr. Million Belay is the founder and former director of MELCA- Ethiopia, an indigenous Ethiopian based Non governmental organisation.<br /> <br /> Presently, he is the director (coordinator) of Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa ( AFSA) and member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES).<br /> <br /> He researches the transformation of Food systems in Ethiopia.I met him at the just concluded regional conference on agroecology for climate change organised by both MELCA- Ethiopia and AFSA.<br /> <br /> Dr. Belay who is an expert and advocate for forestry conservation, indigenous livelihoods, food and seed sovereignty says there is an urgent need to insert agroecology as a key climate change adaptation strategy in African countries official climate change plans.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Belay disagrees with the actors pushing for commercialising Africa’s agriculture, who insist that using agrochemical irrigation hybrid seeds, which they claim produce high value crops, and engage in contract farming in which farmers produce a commodity crop for business is the way for Africa’s foods and her farmers.<br /> <br /> ” The call it Inclusive Agricultural Transformation. There’s nothing transformational about this system rather its aim is to destroy Africa’s foods and her farmers.<br /> <br /> In the face of the climate emergency ( now that America has backed out of the Paris deal), agriculture in Africa has to take a different turn. We have to promote a pathway that is best for Africa, and this is agroecology.<br /> <br /> With agroecology, we’ll address rural and urban poverty in the continent because it has been demonstrated that agroecology can double, and even triple productivity. It’s efficient on using land and livestock resources, can address nutrition and health and also beneficial to the environment. ”<br /> <br /> Listening to various presentations at the conference, I discovered that food systems are much more complex than the simple cycle of planting and harvesting. I wondered if there was any link between culture and food and didn’t hestitate to ask him. His response was refreshing.<br /> ” There’s a link chain of cultural, economic, social and financial elements with farmers, consumers, and the biosphere, not just the local forests and water resources but even the air with its ever presence of pollutants across the planet.”<br /> <br /> Back to Africa and commercialisation of farming, he said: ” African farmers cultivate on small lands between 1-5 acres. Their knowledge on farming is regarded as backward. Nobody is against science, but there is a way to work with farmers so that they can improve the productivity of their own traditional varieties as opposed to other seeds that only respond to chemical fertilisers.<br /> <br /> In recent years, traditional African farming systems have developed an incredible diversity of seed varieties which are able to deal with the multiple challenges of farming.<br /> <br /> Seed breeding is a complex art, and African farmers have a vast amount of ecological knowledge. It is not true that the green revolution has helped African farmers. What this has done is push a few varieties of seed that need fertilisers and pesticides to these farmers. Thus, agribusiness has eroded Africa’s indigenous crop diversity.<br /> <br /> Consequently, the green revolution has not solved the problem of hunger, and malnutrition but become a huge burden for the continent. The diverse agroecological food production systems used by small – scale farmers to provide most of the food in Africa require local varieties of seeds that are adapted to local growing conditions, taste and cultures. These seeds are intentionally diverse and heterogeneous. Farmers can plant and replant the seeds from season to season, sometimes in mixtures of varieties and with other crops. Thus, increasing resilience and overall productivity.<br /> <br /> In farmer managed systems, the farmers select, save and enhance seeds, and they share, exchange knowledge and sell seeds among themselves, within their communities and with farmers in a wider region.<br /> <br /> The ultimate goal is to advise policy makers to support a food system transformation which helps increase food production but also protects the health of the people and the earth. ”<br /> <br /> As a parting shot, he asked me which continent in the world has the best food. I looked at his face for one long moment not too sure what the answer was, then in a shaking unsure questioning tone replied Africa?<br /> <br /> “Africa, Africa, Africa,” he responded with a broad smile.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tUy_rrFevMkwwpsXGVbIHvTI6TKoXUFzbi59-FenUZgu3D1pHToHuF4JA8I95oexEmIQbQ8z7HTRYjRP-O98K4cnWhdu5ovkux3H2M4ZXhxVGYUu4l0qLBoDUFapwB9Q0SsSXMQjVWA/s1600/EJ1cJ_zWkAU6lGr-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/AVvXsEj0tUy_rrFevMkwwpsXGVbIHvTI6TKoXUFzbi59-FenUZgu3D1pHToHuF4JA8I95oexEmIQbQ8z7HTRYjRP-O98K4cnWhdu5ovkux3H2M4ZXhxVGYUu4l0qLBoDUFapwB9Q0SsSXMQjVWA/s400/EJ1cJ_zWkAU6lGr-750x430.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Jose Mourinho has begun his work as the new head coach of Tottenham Hotspur as he coordinated the training session for the club for the first time on Wednesday.<br /> <br /> In his first interview at the club, Mourinho vowed to bring “passion” and “happiness” to the club.<br /> <br /> “I couldn’t be happier and if I was not as happy as I am, I wouldn’t be here.”<br /> <br /> “What can I promise? Passion, real passion. Passion for my job, but also a passion for my club, that’s the way I have been all my career and I want to try, obviously, everything to bring happiness to everyone who loves the club.” he told Spurs TV.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “Even as an opponent, there was always huge respect between me and the club,” added Mourinho.<br /> <br /> The Portuguese, 56, was appointed on Wednesday morning, following the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday night.<br /> <br /> Mourinho’s deal will see him controlling the club till 2022-23 season with a basic salary of £8m a year.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeyqBLqAqhMU9AZcHvRtWWvg15-DYkn2b_MgbP8pgx6E3ydnwe6s8cURe4A6bctcyUbO4Pb1LkJWZLT4sEcKdhf9FUQ2tkQAJbX_r24LpV9JC4Pl7mka7cZMwauqI38M8zY1kfAom1EA/s1600/EJ1UMl4X0AQ1P86-scaled-600x676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeyqBLqAqhMU9AZcHvRtWWvg15-DYkn2b_MgbP8pgx6E3ydnwe6s8cURe4A6bctcyUbO4Pb1LkJWZLT4sEcKdhf9FUQ2tkQAJbX_r24LpV9JC4Pl7mka7cZMwauqI38M8zY1kfAom1EA/s400/EJ1UMl4X0AQ1P86-scaled-600x676.jpg" width="355" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3vaSBA0ncKvjLlGkcA8CtYlhg9xU_lz9OodqMtXRsRuWAPGLNke20kBsaAUKbOJ0ku7QAyW_hkiIpmMhVr5F-DpG7lRzCiEn3YTBcFakSSX-G4zUN2YxoeJjbfYoIkiLSGO6KspbMTs/s1600/EJ1cJ_zXYAIbQFG-1-1200x676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3vaSBA0ncKvjLlGkcA8CtYlhg9xU_lz9OodqMtXRsRuWAPGLNke20kBsaAUKbOJ0ku7QAyW_hkiIpmMhVr5F-DpG7lRzCiEn3YTBcFakSSX-G4zUN2YxoeJjbfYoIkiLSGO6KspbMTs/s400/EJ1cJ_zXYAIbQFG-1-1200x676.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>

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Sports Minister speaks on Rohr’s contract extension with Super Eagles

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqC7UoksaBVRdIN6Yt-A3cXkdgjVqOzw-wNyvxReJgUjrWkS7KrTJ0H_3wGdif4n05IOJ949v-Ychj-Q9VDwD04WY47PcjthssVwyPbsZf-NbZiGYke0QM2Qlm8hMr0JinAq73yVoYs_o/s1600/D4DB57E3-1B39-4BD7-A14B-0B1FC443CD24-e1574253712842-696x559-696x430.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="696" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqC7UoksaBVRdIN6Yt-A3cXkdgjVqOzw-wNyvxReJgUjrWkS7KrTJ0H_3wGdif4n05IOJ949v-Ychj-Q9VDwD04WY47PcjthssVwyPbsZf-NbZiGYke0QM2Qlm8hMr0JinAq73yVoYs_o/s400/D4DB57E3-1B39-4BD7-A14B-0B1FC443CD24-e1574253712842-696x559-696x430.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare says the issue of contract extension for Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr lies with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).<br /> <br /> The minister gave the clarification on Wednesday in Abuja at a brief meeting with Rohr before dashing for the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the presidential villa.<br /> <br /> The media have been awashed with news of a log jam on the extension of the coach’s contract.<br /> <br /> Rohr’s current contract expires in June 2020 which will fall to the middle of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Dare, however, stressed that the ministry would continue to give the coach all the necessary support as the NFF finalises its meeting on the contract talks.<br /> <br /> “The issue of contract (with Rohr) will be best handled by the NFF. I understand the need to work the fine lines.<br /> <br /> “I understand there is a contractual arrangement with the NFF, I will allow the NFF to work through its process, ” the minister said.<br /> <br /> Dare charged the coach not to be distracted but intensify efforts to take Nigerian football to the pinnacle.<br /> <br /> “Are we happy about where our football is at the moment, not exactly but we know there’s an ongoing process that we make this country a better football nation. That process is on and you are part of the process”, he added.<br /> <br /> He tasked the coach on working with stakeholders to develop the Nigeria Professional League (NPL) in line with international best practice.<br /> <br /> ”More importantly your knowledge and support for the domestic league will be very important because you can share your experience with our local coaches, ” the minister said.<br /> <br /> Earlier, Rohr congratulated the minister on his appointment and efforts to reposition Nigerian sports.<br /> <br /> He pledged to work more closely with the minister going forward as the Super Eagles strive to pick the AFCON 2021 ticket.<br /> <br /> High point of the event was the presentation of an autographed Super Eagles jersey by the coach to the minister.<br /> <br /> Nigeria currently top group L of the 2021 AFCON qualifiers with six maximum points ahead of Benin Republic, Sierra Leone and Lesotho.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VZeofFDIdeBTjqMG0N9cT54N__s_kGXWBe9nR0PNR4qs-ArEwq0OugqFOCDcKJ9I20Q-h75ZsLfrzfjtojHKcN5-2a3NHXS76QQFrJLDa5EYSetMDg_mkl9QXRO82-Y1sC4K8GwdePM/s1600/Nigerian-Governors%25E2%2580%2599-Forum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="630" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VZeofFDIdeBTjqMG0N9cT54N__s_kGXWBe9nR0PNR4qs-ArEwq0OugqFOCDcKJ9I20Q-h75ZsLfrzfjtojHKcN5-2a3NHXS76QQFrJLDa5EYSetMDg_mkl9QXRO82-Y1sC4K8GwdePM/s400/Nigerian-Governors%25E2%2580%2599-Forum.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has advised the National Assembly to hold public hearing on the hate speech bill before it to ensure that views of Nigerians were captured in the passage of the bill.<br /> <br /> NGF Vice Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal gave the advice while fielding questions from newsmen at the end of the forum meeting held on Wednesday night in Abuja.<br /> <br /> He advised the federal lawmakers to respect the views of Nigerians on the bill.<br /> <br /> “I am not sure I have heard any governor come out to say he is in support of death penalty for hate speech.<br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> “I believe the National Assembly should hold a public hearing on that bill, so that due process of lawmaking is followed, so that the views of Nigerians not just the governors will be well captured on that bill.<br /> <br /> “They should respect the views of Nigerians in whatever may be the direction of debate and the eventual passage or otherwise of that bill,” Tambuwal said.<br /> <br /> Asked of the governors’ position on the Finance Bill submitted to the NASS by President Muhammadu Buhari  to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from five to 7.5. per cent, Tambuwal appealed to Nigerians to show more understanding with the  Federal Government.<br /> <br /> He said that the governors were in support of what would improve the revenue generation drive of both the federal and state governments.<br /> <br /> “We are appealing to those who probably have no proper understanding of the contexts of those bill to kindly have a rethink of them and reflect on quantum of work ahead of us.<br /> <br /> ” As a country and states, we need a lot of resources to turn around infrastructure, to invest in education, healthcare and every sector of our national life.<br /> <br /> “There is urgent need of more revenue in Nigeria. So, I appeal that we should show more understanding with the  Federal Government in that regard,” he said.<br /> <br /> On the December deadline for the implementation of minimum wage issued by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to state governors, Tambuwal said the various states were engaging labour  unions on the issue.<br /> <br /> “I am sure it is work in progress. Before December all the states must have finished working out the details on the issue of minimum wage across the federation.<br /> <br /> “We are very much committed to the welfare and wellbeing of our workforce and therefore we shall continue to ensure we do our best on what needs to be done.”<br /> <br /> Tambuwal said the forum received update on the outcome of its meeting in the US with Aliko Dangote Foundation, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Human Capital Development with focus on Primary Health Care (PHC).<br /> <br /> He said that at the meeting, the governors and the two Foundations expressed commitment to the Seattle Declaration aimed at promoting collaboration to transform PHC at the subnational level in Nigeria.<br /> <br /> This according to him include full implementation of PHC Under One Roof and meeting the requirements of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund.<br /> <br /> “To improve efficiency gains across governments and economic activities at the household level, the NGF committed to initiatives to advance value added activities in agriculture, access to finance and women economic empowerment.”<br /> <br /> Tambuwal disclosed that the governors also received update on the World Bank State Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability  (SFTAS) programme and discussed modalities to ensure its smooth and accelerated implementation.<br /> <br /> “Following a presentation from the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation on the SFTAS Annual Performance Appraisal (APA) mission to States, members committed to working with the Independent Verification Agent (IVA) to ensure that the APA process does not experience delays.<br /> <br /> “The forum also held a preliminary consultative session with the World Bank Country Director, Shubham Chaudhuri and his team on the new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Nigeria for the period of 2020 to 2024.<br /> <br /> “This also include a planned Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment Program.<br /> “Governors promised to hold a dedicated session to reach a consensus on what matters most for States and a common agenda to improve the wellbeing of all Nigerians.”<br /> <br /> Tambuwal said that in commemorating the anniversary of the Rights of Children, Peter Hawkins, the Country Representative of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) made a presentation to the forum where education of Nigeria’s children was unequivocally emphasized.<br /> <br /> Asked if the forum was looking at ensuring each member state domesticate the Child Right Act, Tambuwal said many states had already passed the law.<br /> <br /> “I believe some of the states that have challenges that have to do with religion, culture or others are dealing with them at local level and addressing them.<br /> <br /> “The peculiarity depends on the situation of individual state.”<br /> <br /> The seventh meeting was attended by governors of Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Niger, Imo, Adamawa, and Kwara.<br /> <br /> Other states such as Gombe, Enugu, Edo, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Oyo and Ebonyi were represented by their deputy governors.

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<br /> <br /> Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State has confirmed the expulsion of a 300-level student found in a sex tape.<br /> <br /> The school authority explained that her partner had been expelled in February for various misconduct.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a>In a statement signed by its Director of Communication and Marketing, Joshua Suleiman, revealed that the video which broke the internet early Wednesday morning was shot some seven months ago (April 2019) when the boy in the video, expelled two months before the video, was undergoing rehabilitation.<br /> <br />  “The boy in the video was expelled from Babcock University in February this year after investigation and the due process proved that he was into certain grievous misconducts, the acts for which the university has zero-tolerance.<br /> <br /> “His girlfriend in the same video, until the video broke out, was a third-year student of accounting of this university. After due process, she was expelled from the university for violation of our rules and regulations.<br /> <br /> “The place where the immoral act took place, according to her written statement, was at St Bridget Hospital, Abeokuta, Ogun State, where the boy has been undergoing rehabilitation for different destructive addictions.<br /> <br /> According to the girl, the incident took place in April this year during school vacation when she visited the boy at the hospital. The act did not take place at Babcock University.”<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfOecVch3WGjdrwAn6AJU7NcvXiAyI2uE5DwHSbFeOXviXcPjZKIVRYXzY3oUUo6IqyD3r9pkQ84p5SU1AraO-pD8Dv1813j4XFOgLxATF1tmVdn_tT9bwM1ro83B-jGQNk_ZBVm2Iz6m/s1600/Babcock+letter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfOecVch3WGjdrwAn6AJU7NcvXiAyI2uE5DwHSbFeOXviXcPjZKIVRYXzY3oUUo6IqyD3r9pkQ84p5SU1AraO-pD8Dv1813j4XFOgLxATF1tmVdn_tT9bwM1ro83B-jGQNk_ZBVm2Iz6m/s1600/Babcock+letter.jpg" /></a></div> <br />

Latest-News Babcock University expels female student in viral s.e.x video

Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State has confirmed the expulsion of a 300-level student found in a sex tape. The school authority explained that her partner had been expelled in February for various misconduct. In a statement signed by its Direct…

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Police launch manhunt 25-year-old for ‘killing’ brother over N500

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="789" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHu5SFxvGK5roXpg4jaKcBrpXVBWqc69lPkxwX7FAELB42oPoX8dMM9lU8T85z5a4CBQAvGGE2QdFZusHJuTM9LgRFIVdVjVeOdqcK_GrNDhLEuw2aR0NUocPcaexUIKr8FT1qSdyu_KT/s400/police-logo1.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> The police in Lagos have launched manhunt for a 25-year-old man Fortune Nkeuegbu for allegedly stabbing his younger brother, Chinaza, to death over N500.<br /> <br /> The incident occurred on Sunday morning at their 2, Okanla Street, Orisunbare Shasha residence.<br /> <br /> It was gathered that an argument had ensued between them shortly after their parents dropped N500 as transport fare for them to go to church.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Their father, Pastor Alfred Nkeuegbu of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Province 64, Ejigbo, had dropped the money for the duo when his car couldn’t take all members of the family to church.<br /> <br /> It was gathered that the suspect had attempted to collect the money from his 23-year-old brother when they could not get change to split the N500 but the younger one refused to release the note.<br /> <br /> An argument soon ensued between them, which led to a fight and in the process, the suspect allegedly broke a glass and stabbed his brother in the throat region.<br /> <br /> It was gathered that the suspect immediately rushed his younger brother to nearby Jumoke Hospital but he died as a result of excessive bleeding.<br /> <br /> According to sources, the parents were contacted but before they got to the house, the suspect had left the hospital for the house, picked up his debit card, withdrew money and fled.<br /> <br /> Contacted, police spokesman Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) said the case was reported at the Shasha division by the boys’ father.<br /> <br /> He said: “At about 2:45 pm on Sunday, their father went to Shasha Police Station and reported that he had dropped N500 for the boys while he was going to church around 8:25 am because his vehicle could not contain all members of the family.<br /> <br /> “But while he was in church, he received a phone call that the children he gave money for taxi were fighting seriously at home and he immediately rushed down to see what was happening. On getting home, he was told that the older brother stabbed the younger one to death.<br /> <br /> “On the strength of the complainant’s statement, a team of detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Shasha CSP Sarah Onyibe visited the scene of crime. Photographs of the corpse were taken before it was moved to General Hospital Mortuary for autopsy. Effort is in progress to arrest the suspect who is at large.<br /> <br /> “The Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu has directed the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Yaba to take over the case and ensure that the suspect at large is apprehended.”

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The police in Lagos have launched manhunt for a 25-year-old man Fortune Nkeuegbu for allegedly stabbing his younger brother, Chinaza, to death over N500. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at their 2, Okanla Street, Orisunbare Shasha residence.…

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PDP senators fault Buhari on N1 Trillion constituency projects

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="297" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRZD974ZD5IMkc6YAZVklBdEMYyIYIijcr-3xGNLYyeT8cqtTm86kD4iE7-XDFQpY11eTpYwNt0p6guIrPPct8Iw2fslzVaMYEtVladI0r0zXfAf8Vc5vtxaemiSiE6MzD5tlv0-k5WgM/s400/buhari+a+PDP.jpeg" width="400" /></div> <br /> The Peoples Democratic Party’s senators on Wednesday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s criticism that the members of the National Assembly could not justify the N1tn they spent on constituency projects in the last 10 years.<br /> <br /> However, the House of Representatives condemned the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission for allegedly misleading President Buhari into criticising the National Assembly over the alleged wastage.<br /> <br /> <a name='more' id="more"></a><br /> <br /> Buhari had on Tuesday said there was little to show for the over N1tn budgeted for constituency projects of the National Assembly members in the last 10 years.<br /> <br /> The President said this at the National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in Public Sector organised by the ICPC in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, where the chairman of the commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, presented a report on the first phase of a constituency projects tracking initiative.<br /> <br /> But the PDP senators at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday said Buhari’s statement was erroneous because constituency projects were usually funded and executed by the executive.<br /> <br /> Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, the Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, said Buhari should question his ministers and heads of federal agencies if he claimed that he was not comfortable with the level of the projects implementation.<br /> <br /> He said, “We are not worried by the statement because we know that it was a statement that was erroneous. We know that somebody must have written a speech and put false information in the speech.<br /> <br /> “I have done constituency project and we have always said that constituency projects are not executed by the senators or the House of Representatives’ members.<br /> <br /> “Constituency projects are domiciled in the executive who executes them. So if the President said he had not seen anything for it he should ask his ministers and the agencies under him because they are the people who have been executing these projects.”<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, the acting spokesman for the Senate, Godiya Akwashiki, said the statement credited to the President Buhari indicting the National Assembly had not been officially transmitted to the Senate.<br /> <br /> Akwashiki said if the President had concerns about the National Assembly, “there is a communication channel for him” to reach its leadership.<br /> <br /> He said, “The President is the President of this country. He spoke as the Chief Executive but you people sometimes can be funny. Mr President has not written to the National Assembly officially on this matter. We have modes of communication and I want to believe if he has anything, he will write to us.”<br /> <br /> But the House wondered how the ICPC arrived at N1tn when the budgets for the constituency projects over the years were not properly funded.<br /> <br /> The lawmakers noted that the 2019 Appropriation Act was only about to be 40 per cent implemented.<br /> <br /> However, the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, at the plenary on Wednesday, raised a point of order to protest against the President’s comments, saying it infringed on his legislative privilege and that of the House.<br /> <br /> The Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu, who corroborated Elumelu, stated that contrary to the erroneous belief, it was the responsibility of the executive to release funds and execute constituency projects while the lawmakers only appropriate funds.<br /> <br /> In his ruling, the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, faulted the ICPC, saying the National Assembly could also scrutinise the commission’s finances to determine the amount budgeted for its operations and how it was spent.<br /> <br /> Gbajabiamila, who tactically avoided mentioning Buhari in his comments, said the ICPC should be blamed for the criticisms by the President.<br /> <br /> The Speaker said, “I think it is a bit of the collective privilege of the whole House, not just one person. My concern is the unintended consequences of words spoken. These are words emanating from the report by the ICPC. There are unintended consequences that could come out of this. It will put people’s wellbeing at risk.<br /> <br /> “I think it is okay to use the National Assembly as a whipping boy but let us debate on facts and not alternative facts. The facts could have been easily accessed through the Freedom of Information Act, which the ICPC could easily use as a tool of investigation, to know the releases as opposed to what was budgeted.<br /> <br /> “Now, if the ICPC have made a report, I don’t think they will appreciate it if the House, in the exercise of its constitutional responsibility, did an oversight on the ICPC based on the money that was budgeted as opposed to what was released to them. I don’t think they will appreciate that. So, I think we need to be very careful.<br /> <br /> “I will use this medium to send this message across to the ICPC and all other such agencies that they should do thorough investigations; that there is a difference between monies budgeted and monies released. It is as simple as ABC. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know that there is a difference.”<br /> <br /> Earlier in a telephone conversation with one of our correspondents, Elumelu dismissed Buhari’s claim as untrue.<br /> <br /> According to him, the constituency projects are the only projects that give comfort to the constituents.<br /> <br /> He said, “The government-sponsored projects are never available to the people at the grass roots. Those constituency projects are the only short-term projects that often provide succour to our people. Such constituency projects including boreholes, comprehensive health care centres, rural roads repairs, electrification through grid extension, youth and women empowerment, local town halls, civic centres and solar streetlights in the rural areas that are not connected to the national grids, are all life-saving projects.”<br /> <br /> The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, argued that 90 per cent of the spotlight should be on the public servants who award the contracts and process the payments and the contractors, while the lawmakers who only recommend the projects should get 10 per cent.

Latest-News PDP senators fault Buhari on N1 Trillion constituency projects

The Peoples Democratic Party’s senators on Wednesday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s criticism that the members of the National Assembly could not justify the N1tn they spent on constituency projects in the last 10 years. However, the House of …

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