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The United Kingdom has appointed Ms Catriona Laing, CB, as its new high commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The development was made public on the UK government’s website, gov.uk, on Wednesday, June 13.

Emiratco.com notes that Laing is taking over from Paul Arkwright who will be transferring to another diplomatic service appointment.

Ms Catriona Laing is the UK's new high commissioner to Nigeria

The new appointee will take up her post in November 2018.

She is married to Clive David Nicholas Bates, and the couple have one daughter.

Meanwhile, emiratco.com previously reported that the United Kingdom reiterated its support for Nigeria's war against corruption which is being spearheaded by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).

This was stated by the outgoing British high commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, who commended the Commission’s efforts in ridding the country of corruption.

Nigerian is angry at Queen Elizabeth

Kenya police arrest 53 Ugandans in Busia after Ugandan soldiers arrested 3 officers on Lake Victoria

Kenya police say the Ugandans had sneaked into the country illegally

The Ugandans were arrested in Bunmala as they headed to Nairobi

Most of them did not have legal documents while others had forged theirs

The arrest came shortly after Ugandan soldiers arrested 3 Kenyan police officers on Lake Victoria

Kenya has intensified crackdown on illegal foreigners working in the country

Barely hours after Ugandan soldiers attacked and arrested three Kenyan police officers on Lake Victoria, over 50 Ugandans have been arrested in Busia County.

The Kenyan police officers pounced on the 53 Ugandans in Bumala as they were heading to Nairobi for unknown reasons

Kim, US President commit to restart repatriating remains from North Korea

When President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a statement Tuesday committing to establishing new, peaceful relations, they also agreed to resolve an issue as old as the Korean conflict itself.

Trump and Kim said they "commit to recovering" the remains of US service members killed in the war of 1950-1953, "including the immediate repatriation of those already identified."

The issue's inclusion at the summit reflects the efforts of fierce lobbying by veterans groups in America, including Veterans of Foreign Wars, which wrote to Trump last week asking him to discuss the matter with Kim.

"As the leader of the free world, we urge you to do everything in your power to ensure that those who paid the ultimate price for freedom during the Korean War are finally returned home," VFW head Keith Harman wrote.

More than 35,000 Americans were killed on the Korean peninsula during the war, with 7,700 of these US troops still listed as missing in action -- most of them in North Korea.

According to VFW, an agreement between the US and North Korea spanning 1990 to 2005 saw the return of 229 sets of remains, with many more identified.

But the program was suspended as political conditions deteriorated between the two countries.

After the summit, Trump said the process of repatriating remains would begin immediately.

"So many people have talked to me about it," Trump told reporters.

"I brought it up at the very end. And (Kim) was really very gracious. Instead of saying, 'Well, let's talk about it the next time,' he said, 'It makes sense. We will do it.'"

In a statement, Harman said he "salutes" Trump for bringing the issue to the table, and thanked Kim.

"We must have hope that this agreement will finally bring peace to the peninsula and help bring closure to thousands of families of missing American servicemen from the Korean War," Harman said.

"Now the hard work to bring the initiative to fruition begins."

BATTLE OF THE BEAUTIES Portugal vs Spain World Cup 2018: Battle of the wags as Cristiano Ronaldo faces Sergio Ramos in the opening Group B match

CRISTIANO Ronaldo’s girlfriend looks ready for football’s biggest knees-up as she poses in a nude leotard ahead of his first World Cup match.

But model Georgina Rodriguez, 24, won’t be too upset if the Portugal ace, 33, loses tonight — as she is a native of opposition Spain.

Model Georgina Rodriguez, 24, poses in a nude leotardPilar Rubio also aces it in an one-piece for team Spain

Sergio Ramos faces his Real Madrid teammate in the opening Group B match

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IEBC chair Chebukati suspends Chiloba again, hours after resuming offic

The Labour Court had earlier lifted his previous suspension

Chiloba had suspended him pending an audit of the commission after 2017 elections

Chiloba has suspended him again to allow the audit to continue

He accuses Chiloba of contravening the law by IEBC while he’s still in employment

Chiloba's fate will be decided after the investigations are complete

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission CEO Ezra Chiloba is not off the hook just yet.

Chiloba, or 'Chilobae' if you have plenty of time on your hands has yet again been suspended by the electoral commission's Chair Wafula Chebukati barely hours after he beat IEBC in a court battle over his initial suspension.

IEBC chair Chebukati suspends Chiloba again, hours after resuming offic

The Labour Court had earlier lifted his previous suspension

- Chiloba had suspended him pending an audit of the commission after 2017 elections

Chiloba has suspended him again to allow the audit to continue

He accuses Chiloba of contravening the law by IEBC while he’s still in employment

Chiloba's fate will be decided after the investigations are complete

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission CEO Ezra Chiloba is not off the hook just yet.

Secondus reveals FG, EFCC ‘plot’ against PDP states

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The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for their alleged bias in the execution of the anti-corruption war in the country.

Secondus said that the recent arrest and harassment of contractors handling projects in only PDP states had exposed the anti graft agency as doing the bidding of the ruling party ahead of 2019.

The PDP leader in a statement by his spokesman, Ike Abonyi, said that the EFCC had deployed its operatives to intimidate and harass contractors handling various projects in some PDP states with the motive of frustrating their project goals which had visibly placed them far ahead of their colleagues in APC states.

Secondus expressed regrets that the Commission “has remained beclouded in their bias and has refused to heed the advisories from well meaning Nigerians and international watchers including the recent one from the British High Commissioner to Nigeria Mr. Paul Arkwright for them not to take sides with any political party ahead of the 2019 general election.”

He noted that the Commission rather than listen to such counsel, had instead made themselves a willing tool to assist the drowning APC ahead of 2019 general elections.

“Rather than encourage states who are seriously involved in the delivery of democracy dividend to their people, the envious ruling APC has been conniving with the relevant agencies to be harassing contractors ostensibly to frustrate and slow them down in their development strides.

“Contractors in Taraba and Rivers states as well as other PDP states are being harassed by EFCC operatives and are being arm twisted to implicate PDp leaders.

“Intelligence is available to the party that the ruling party and the federal government have resolved to ensure that PDP states are permanently put on their toes so as not to get their bearing ahead of 2019.

“It would be clear to the world and discerning minds that PDP governors are doing fantastic jobs executing projects that touch the lives of their people unlike their APC counterparts.

“In some states like Taraba where projects have been halted as a result of EFCC meddlesomeness, the unemployment situation has worsened,” he said.

Secondus reiterated the position of the PDP that “corruption should be confronted frontally in our system but warned that meaningful result would never be achieved in this regard in an atmosphere of bias and double standards from anti corruption agencies.”

He charged PDP state governors to remain undaunted and refuse to be intimidated in the service of their people

Secondus reveals FG, EFCC ‘plot’ against PDP states

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Secondus said that the recent arrest and harassment of contractors handling projects in only PDP states had exposed the anti graft agency as doing the bidding of the ruling party ahead of 2019.

He noted that the Commission rather than listen to such counsel, had instead made themselves a willing tool to assist the drowning APC ahead of 2019 general elections.

“Contractors in Taraba and Rivers states as well as other PDP states are being harassed by EFCC operatives and are being arm twisted to implicate PDp leaders.

“It would be clear to the world and discerning minds that PDP governors are doing fantastic jobs executing projects that touch the lives of their people unlike their APC counterparts.

“In some states like Taraba where projects have been halted as a result of EFCC meddlesomeness, the unemployment situation has worsened,” he said.

He charged PDP state governors to remain undaunted and refuse to be intimidated in the service of their people

Court orders Kogi senator to vacate National Assembly

The Senator representing Kogi east, Atai Aidoko, has been ordered to vacate the National Assembly.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, ruled that the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which Aidoko supposedly won was illegal.

The presiding judge, Gabriel Kolawole said the senator was wrongly presented as the PDP flagbearer during the election.

Rightful winner

The judgement is as a result of an application filed by another contestant, Air Vice Marshal Isaac Alfa, seeking the court to nullify Aidoko's election.

The judge held that Alfa is the rightful winner the primary election conducted in Idah, on December 7, 2015.

Justice Kolawole also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Aidoko.

The Clerk of the National Assembly was also ordered to swear in Alfa to replace the sacked lawmaker.

MKO Abiola: What Abacha did to us after June 12 annulment – Ex-lawmaker, Nze Esiaga

A former member of the Federal House of Representatives, and a victim of the June 12 annulment, Hon. Nze Esiaga has revealed what the military government did during the June 12 presidential election annulment saga.

Esiaga explained that shortly after the annulment of the presidential election which was adjudged as free, fair and transparent, the then Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha dismantled all democratic structures in the country.

He disclosed that the National Assembly was the first to be sent packing by the Abacha-led military government during the crisis arising from annulment.

Esiaga, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Abia state, stated this in a chat with DAILY POST on Tuesday.

He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for taking courageous steps to honour the acclaimed winner of the June 12 election, Chief Moshood Abiola, and described those criticizing the President over his declaration of June 12 as democracy day, as enemies of Nigeria’s democracy.

According to the former federal lawmaker, “What President Muhammadu Buhari has done by declaring June 12 as democracy day and saying that a man whose blood was used to water democracy in this country should be recognized, is commendable”.

“It is commendable in the sense that June 12 , unknown to many people was the day God in his infinite mercy, came down to Nigeria and took care of all our differences.

“That was the same day, in the middle of raining season, there was no drop of rain anywhere in the country”.

“SDP and NRC accepted the results in good faith. The election was free and fair. So, for Mr. President to say, that injustice should be corrected, he should be commended.

He added that,”I was one of the victims of the June 12 annulment. I was a member of the House of Representative in the third republic.

“What actually happened on June 12 was very surprising. I was elected in 1992. I was in the National Assembly when Chief M.K.O Abiola contested. I was already in the House.

“The annulment really affected us. We (National Assembly) were the first people, Late General Sani Abacha sent packing the very day he made that broadcast.

“He dissolved the National Assembly. Of course, Abacha demolished all democratic structures in the country.”

I won 2015 election – Ohakim tells Okorocha

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The former governor of Imo state, Ikedi Ohakim has described Governor Rochas Okorocha as a ‘liar’, while revealing why he lost the 2015 governorship election in the state.

The former governor, who was reacting to Okorocha’s claim that Imo people hated him and kicked him (Ohakim) out of office, said the governor had lost credibility.

Okorocha had also claimed yesterday that Ohakim ran the worst government in the state right from the military regime.

But Ohakim, reacting through his Chief Press Secretary, Collins Ughalla, said Okorocha does not like the truth, adding that Imo people like him so much.

According to him, “Okorocha does not like the truth. Going by the 2011 governorship election, Imo people loved Ohakim, so much. They voted for him [Ohakim] and he won that election.

“Don’t forget that the election was militarized. It also witnessed the kidnapping of the returning officer from Ohaji/Egbema local government, which had 34,000 votes.

“Don’t forget Ohaji/Egbema, remains a PDP stronghold and the votes were Ohakim’s votes. The votes from Oguta LGA, remains inconclusive.

“They did not allow it to be counted. If you put all these together, you will find out that Imo people did not reject Ohakim. Today, Imo people now know that Ohakim is a saint compared to Okorocha.”

Buhari is laying foundation now, will complete building Nigeria from 2019 - Tony Momoh

Tony Momoh says President Buhari will complete the foundation he has started in the last three years

Momoh says impatience is making some Nigerians criticise the government of Buhari

The former information minister adds that Buhari's background speaks volume about his love for Nigeria

A former information minister and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Tony Momoh has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari is laying the foundation for a prosperous Nigeria and will complete it during his second term in office.

Momoh as appealing to Nigerians to ensure Buhari is re-elected in 2019 said he is sure the president will win the election with more massive votes than many people can think of.

The report said Momoh said only impatient Nigerians have continued to criticise the president, adding that Buhari was well prepared for the presidency owing to the experienced he has garnered over the years.

“Buhari is laying a foundation and I plead with Nigerians to ensure that he returns and I believe he will return with more massive votes than anyone can think of now. If he returns, he is going to finish the foundation he is laying now.

“Nigeria has a future and a mission and the foundation is being laid now and Buhari is prepared for it. Look at his background.

"He is the only person who in Nigeria said he wants to be president and he didn’t ask for any other job and he became president.

“Do you think all these preparations in 2003, 2007, 2011 and now is nothing? Even before the Civil War, in 1966 he has been in public life, lived everywhere and train everywhere in Nigeria. Do you think he will go to that office with empty head?

“It is people who are impatient that are criticising him. Everything is structured. Of course, there are lots of people around him who will normally try to mislead him but he doesn’t take action on anything until he is convinced about it,” he said.

INEC suspends CVR in 2 LGA’s in Kogi, following outbreak of violence

INEC has suspend ongoing Continuous Voter Registration in some communities in two LGA’s in Kogi state after violence broke out in the areas

Officials will go back and capture the particulars of eligible voters and replace lost voter cards when normalcy is restored to the areas

AS 2019 approaches, the Commission has also disclosed that it is making arrangements to take issuance of PVC’s closer to the people

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has suspended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in some communities in Bassa and Dekina local government areas of Kogi.

The state’s resident electoral commissioner, Prof James Apam, who announced this during a press conference in Lokoja on Wednesday, June 13, blamed the development on persistent violent clashes within the affected communities.

Apam also disclosed that the Commission has had cause to suspend the exercise in Omala local government sometime this year, for similar reason

He said that the communities where the exercise was being put on hold were unsafe for INEC staff to work there.

“We believe that the security agencies and traditional rulers are aware of these security breaches and are taking steps to bring them to an end,” Apam said.

According to him, a quick return of normalcy to the communities will enable INEC officials to go and capture the particulars of eligible voters and replace lost voter cards.

The commissioner, however, said that 245,195 new voters have been registered in the state since the commencement of CVR in April last year.

Apam said that the new registrants were made up of 123,877 males and 121,318 females; while the commission had also treated 9,774 applications for transfer and 12,123 cases of damaged or defaced Permanent Voter cards.

The REC further explained that 59,078 voter cards had been issued to those who registered before the 2015 general elections, adding that 200,429 cards were still lying uncollected.

He said that the office had also taken delivery of newly printed 112 ,333 Permanent Voter Cards as well as cards for those who had newly registered and those who applied for inter-state transfer of their cards from April to December 2017.

Apam regretted that only 7,943 of the newly printed 112,333 voter cards had been collected as at Tuesday, June 12, appealing to traditional rulers, press and registered political parties to assist in mobilising Nigerians to collect their cards.

He also said that the INEC was making arrangements to take issuance of PVCs closer to the people.

Independent National Electoral Commission said that it was still in possession of 7,920,129 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) yet to be collected from its offices across the nation.

The Commission disclosed this in a tabular data on consolidated PVCs released in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

Former APC chieftain advises Ortom to re-contest under another party to win re-election

A house of representatives aspirant, John Akperashi, has advised the governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, to leave the All Progressives Congress

He said that the governor should defect from the party if he wants to win re-election

Akperashi claims that Ortom is no longer comfortable in the ruling party

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has been advised by a former chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, John Akperashi to defect to another party to actualise his second term aspiration.

Akperashi, the house of representative aspirant, made the advise on Wednesday, June 13 when he spoke with journalists in Makurdi, saying that the governor would lose woefully if he contests under the umbrella of APC.

Akperashi said: “To an average Benue person, the APC is seen as Miyetti Allah party that has preference for cows over human beings.

“I know very well that Gov Ortom is not comfortable in the APC. If he is pretending then that is his own problem. It is either he is just playing along or playing to the gallery. He is just buying time to take his decision and at the appropriate time, he will just leave.

”But he has the resources so he can do whatever he likes at any time but some of us are still growing. If what is obtainable in the APC I do not see him winning elections.

“Yes, he has done his best and I give him kudos for that. I have said it often that put Suswam and Ortom, he has done well more than the former in terms of protecting the lives of his people and fighting herdsmen because of the law he collaborated with Benue people to sign.”

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state had been endorsed by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the sole candidate of the party in the coming 2019 general elections.

Ortom’s endorsement was made on Saturday, May 19, by delegates of the APC at the Benue state congress.

Choose between MKO Abiola , Abacha, stop confusing us – Soyinka confronts Buha

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has called on president Muhammadu Buhari to take a stand between late MKO Abiola and former military president, Sani Abacha.

Soyinka, speaking on Tuesday during the Special National Honours Investiture at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, urged Buhari to stop confusing Nigerians and take a stand.

He was one of the speakers at the occasion where MKO Abiola, the adjudged winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and others were honoured.

Soyinka said, “As we inaugurate hall of fame, we should inaugurate hall of shame on another hand.

”Hall of Shame should be in line with Hall of Honours. Many unsung heroes and heroines. The torture, dehumanizing of Nigerians were horrendous.

“I will like to appeal to you to stop confusing Nigerians. It is not possible to honor MKO Abiola in one breadth and praise his tormentor in another breadth.”

MKO Abiola: Shehu Sani lists other names Buhari should apologize to

Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central, on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to apologize to the family of late President, Musa Yar’Adua.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain also urged Buhari to also apologize to the families of late activists, Ken Saro Wiwa, Beko Kuti and Chima Ubani.

In a tweet, the lawmaker further admonished the President to equally honour other activists.

According to Sani, “There’s need for the FG to tender an unreserved apology to the families of Ken Saror Wiwa and his Ogoni Kinsmen and honour the 9 and the 4 Ogonis with national honours. Same should be done to late Shehu Musa Yar’adua. Dr Beko Kuti and Chima Ubani must also not be forgotten.”

Recall that Buhari had on Tuesday apologized to the family of the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola.

Buhari tendered the apology on behalf of the federal government after conferring the title, Grand Commander Of the Federal Republic, GCFR, on Abiola

Kaduna Polls: PDP speaks on KADSIECOM’s ‘double standard’

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kaduna State chapter, has condemned in strong terms what it called the double standard being demonstrated by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission, KADSIECOM, in the conduct of the local government election in the state.

“In the whole, we condemned in strong terms, the double standard being demonstrated by the SIECOM, that is supposed to be an unbiased umpire,” Abraham Alberah Catoh, PDP state publicity secretary said in a statement.

The party said, “We expect that by now the culprits that were involved in the elections aberration that took place in Chikun local government would have been arrested by security agents at the instance of the SIECOM.

“The position of SIECOM that it did not disclose the identities of Returning Officers in order to forestall what happened in the past untenable. This is because SIECOM did not disclose the identities of such ROs even in the 12th May, 2018 elections to the public but only to APC/ Government officials.

“Therefore, it was SIECOM’s refusal ,even on our request to reveal the identities of the ROs that created mistrust in the electorates in both Kaura Local Government and other places.

“In Jaba local government, results were duly announced and declared by the SIECOM staff sent by the Commission, but for SIECOM to say they have two(2) results at hand means that they have sent two Returning Officers as against the provision Section 23 of the law governing the elections. SIECOM should come out and explain the sources of the second results and the authority behind such results.

“In the re-run in Kaduna South local government, it is laughable to announce that in the two(2) remaining wards of Sabon Gari North, APC scored 16,579 votes, PDP scored 1,985 votes and Sabon Gari South, APC scored 17,409 votes while PDP scored 1,731 votes, in total, APC polled 37,968 votes as against PDP’s 3,677 votes in the two Wards.

“The public is hereby to take note that in the 11 Wards declared by SIECOM in the 12th May elections APC got a total of 12,434 votes as against PDP’s 19,748 votes; for the results of 1 Ward now to be more than the results of 11 Wards garnered in the first round of elections, calls for questioning.

“As a party that believes in the rule of law, PDP would challenge all acts not in line with the electoral laws at the Tribunal.”

The party explained that it thought that SIECOM have learned a lesson in the 12th May, 2018 elections before embarking on the 6th June elections.

“The conduct of the 6th June election shows that no lesson was learned,” the party lamented.

The party expressed delight with the support and peaceful conduct of her members in particular, and the people of Kaduna State in the last two elections.

“We call on them to continue to maintain such noble posture as the party is doing everything legally possible to retrieve and defend the mandate given to the party by the good people of Kaduna State, it noted.

Why Buhari should sack Service Chiefs, INEC boss – Southern, Middle Belt leaders

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum, SMBLF, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu and the Service Chiefs.

The Joint Secretary of the forum, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, spoke in a chat with Punch.

The forum said there were indications that Yakubu might rig the 2019 presidential election in favour of Buhari, insisting that the four geopolitical zones that constituted SMBLF had no confidence in Yakubu.

Speaking ahead of the group’s next gathering, Odumakin said, “The meeting is a continuation of our normal consultations on the issue of restructuring to have a just and fair Nigeria. Those issues continue to dominate our agenda.

“We have put our demand for removal of the INEC Chairman and the service chiefs as a cardinal issue. We are not going to back down on them. We would continue to press on them. They would form part of the issues for discussion on Friday.”

Odumakin insisted that the next general polls may not be free and fair, pointing out that 15 out of the 17 security chiefs were from the northern region.

He said, “The impediments (to the 2019 elections) are so many. The major impediment is the security architecture in the country, the way the President has organised the security architecture, having 15 out of 17 service chiefs from his region.

“The tenure of the service chiefs has expired, but he kept them. This is geared towards the 2019 elections. Again, the composition of INEC does not give us confidence about the elections.

“The former acting Chairman of INEC, Amina Zakari, appointed by President Buhari happened to be his relation. Our information indicated that Zakari is more powerful than the INEC chairman. The nepotism that had crept into INEC does not give us confidence that there would be free and fair elections.

“We also learnt a lot of foreigners had been brought in from Niger Republic to register so that they can vote in 2019 and INEC has not responded to this.

“Underage voters were registered in Kano and they voted and INEC set up a committee to look into it, but up till now, it has refused to release the report, why? These are some of our fears for the election in 2019 and if they are not addressed, it is going be so turbulent”.

Happy Birthday! Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Of Lagos Celebrates His 55th Birthday Today

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Akinwunmi Ambode (born June 14, 1963) is the Governor of Lagos State. He was a civil servant for 27 years and a financial consultant before running for public office as Governor of Lagos State in 2015. (Wiki)Ambode ran for office of the Governor of Lagos State in April 2015 as a member of the All Progressives Congress, the state’s ruling party. He won the election, just defeating the second-place candidate Jimi Agbaje of the People Democratic Party by 150,000 votes. He began his tenure as the governor of Lagos on 29 May 2015, succeeding former governor Babatunde Fashola.Akinwunmi Ambode was born on 14 June 1963 in Epe, Lagos, into the family of Festus Akinwale Ambode and Christianah Oluleye Ambode. Akinwunmi Ambode is one of ten children of his father Festus AmbodeFrom 1974-81, Ambode, attended Federal Government College, Warri, Delta State. From 1981-1984, he attendedUniversity of Lagoswhere he studiedAccounting, graduating at the age of 21.He also has a master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos, and he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.In 1991, Akinwunmi Ambode got married to Bolanle Patience (née Odukomaiya) Ambode. They have three children together, twin boys and a girl. Ambode identifies as Christian

SEE HOW A PASTOR MAKES HIS CHURCH MEMBERS S UCK HIS P.ENIS IN CHURCH, SAYS HIS S.PERM IS HOLY MILK

An evangelical pastor arrested for raping his faithful, after convincing them that his penis contained “sacred milk”
Sobrino Valdeci Picanto, an evangelical pastor from Brazil, persuaded his followers that he practiced oral sex because it was the way he preached the word, saying that his ‘milk’ was sacred.
And this pastor said his penis was blessed and that “the Lord had consecrated with divine milk of the Holy Spirit” and of course, had to go around evangelizing.

“He convinced us that only God could come into our lives through the mouth”, a follower said, “Often, after worship, Pastor Valdeci asked us to do or.al se.x on him until the Holy Spirit came through ejaculation and delivered funds to the church.”

Sobrino Valdeci Picanto, 59, was arrested in Apore, Goiás, Brazil, for ra.ping several women attending his church. He gave as an excuse that his pen’is had been consecrated with “divine semen of the Holy Spirit.”

Valdecir came to abuse some elderly, and defends himself by saying that ‘he had an encounter with Jesus in a brothel and gave him the mission of spreading the sacred semen throughout the state, beginning with the faithful Apore Assembly, of which he is responsible’.

Denise Pinheiro, delegate of the region, said, “Valdecir was caught red-handed while rubbing his pen’is in the face of a local merchant, which promised to make more sales in her business due to the divine liquid.
When we acted Valdecir offered no resistance and even asked if I wanted to be part of the kingdom of heaven on the way to the police station.

Yes, She Seduced And Grabbed Me” – Man Who Impregnated Daughter

Want us the world turning into where a my will impregnate his own daughter and come out and say she seduced me this is not the first time it happened I kept on happening so what will Nigerians say about such a parent who slept with his daughter and got her pregnant

Burning Of US And Israel Flags By Nigeria Entity Is A Clampdown To International Peace - Activist Writes

PERSISTENT BURNING OF US AND ISRAELITES FLAGS IN NIGERIA, DISRESPECT FOR SOVEREIGNTY OF NATIONS

The persistent defiance of the Nigerian government to accord respect to the sovereignty of the United States of America and Israel, calls for concern. State-sponsored instigations for the burning of the flags of these two nations call for stern and commensurate American government's foreign policy response to the rascality of Nigeria. The overt and covert actions of supervision of brazenly setting ablaze the national flags of these nations by the Islamic government of Nigeria, tantamount to mockery and arrant disdain against International laws protecting the sovereignty of nations. Nigeria as a country, enjoys diplomatic relations with these affected nations but it is disheartening to state here that the United States of America as a country and her government have consistently come under vicious attacks since President Donald Trump assumed leadership against the wish for Hillary Clinton with whom the Nigerian government had enjoyed some measures of Islamic goodwill for the American nation.

On the 20th of January 2017, that very eventful day that ushered in the inauguration of Mr. Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from within Biafraland, massively converged in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to show solidarity. This is in line in keeping with the identification of the civilised democracies anywhere in the world. The solidarity rally was to drum up support for the incoming administration of President Trump particularly and to also celebrate a successful transition of governments between the two personalities. Prior to the scheduled date of the peaceful rally, the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) worldwide, duly notified the occupational government of Nigeria through a written document dated 18th January 2017. But with his disdain for President Donald Trump and all that he stands for, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the Nigerian armed forces to repressively clampdown on the Biafran people even as the rally peacefully progressed with massive turn out of participants. A detachment of battle-ready army and police officers invaded the arena with lethal weapons beating, arresting, maiming, injuring and killing hundreds of people including men, women and youths, out of whom many are still being held extra-judicially in prison custody at Elele Prisons, Rivers State, till date. These same security operatives were on Friday 8th of June 2018, spotted shamelessly providing maximum protection to the violent Islamic protesters in Abuja. They were there supervising the bizarre burning of the US and Israeli flags that were hoisted in salient locations in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city.

Prudent assessment of this constant instigation of the armed forces or criminals sponsored by the Nigerian government through the protesters to set ablaze, US, Israeli and Russian flags, it therefore simply means that Nigeria should be stripped of whatever beneficial covering derivable from International laws as a country. If the Nigerian government blatantly fails to respect the National Symbol of the United States of America, Russia and Israel, to the extent of constantly supervising the destruction of these diplomatic symbols, then it becomes necessary that the governments of these nations terminate forthwith whatsoever business relationship they have with Nigeria. This action they have to take by recognizing the sovereignty of Biafra as a nation to justifiably retaliate the excesses of Islamic Nigeria.

BUHARI deserves second term and we must support him, He has changed Nigeria automatically " - Tinubu Tells Nigerians

A national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said President Muhammadu Buhari deserved a second term and that he would work for his victory in the 2019 presidential election.

While highlighting some of Buhari’s achievements, Tinubu claimed that Nigerians are no longer paying for darkness, giving an indication that electricity supply has become stable under the present administration.

He also lauded Buhari for the school feeding programme, a component of the government’s Social Investment Programme.

35 containers of restricted tramadol seized across ports – NAFDAC

nze ihunanyaJune 12, 2018

Efforts by the Federal Government to end drug abuse by youths has yielded fruit as the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has seized 35 containers of restricted tramadolat various ports in the country.The Director General of the agency, Moji Adeyeye disclosed this while speaking withthe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday.She said nine out of the seized containers of tramadol were released to NAFDAC by the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), and hadbeen destroyed by the agency.“We are seriously working with the custom on this; and each time they seize any container, they usually invite us to come and see the containers with tramadol.“So far, 35 containers were seized and onlynine of them have been handed over to NAFDAC which we have destroyed,” she said.She, however, decried the delay by the custom in handing over the rest of the containers to her agency.The NAFDAC boss stated that tramadol was a restricted drug but had been abused by Nigerian youths who use it without prescription.According to Ms Adeyeye, who is also a professor of pharmacology, the drug destroys children’s brain; thereby threatening the future generation of the nation.She lauded the present administration for placing an embargo on codeine, which she said, like tramadol, should only be given only by prescription as done in advanced country.NAN reports that the director general said the agency was more determined and committed than ever to stem the menace of illicit and fake drugs in the country.Recall that the Federal Government recently banned the local production and importation of codeine as addictive cough syrup, which is consistently abused.Stakeholders in the health sector have strongly condemned the activities of drug traffickers in view of their negative consequences of destroying the future of Nigerian youths, who are the leaders of tomorrow.

NAFDAC demands relief for local pharmaceutical coys

nze ihunanyaJune 12, 2018

National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, is currently working with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment on the issueof tax relief for local pharmaceutical companies, and they are optimistic that a smooth deal would emerge.Speaking yesterday in Abuja, Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye, elucidated that such relief would attract more investors into the pharmaceutical companies in the country.“About 80 per cent of materials currently use in the production of drugs are imported while only 20 per cent is sourced locally,” she said.The director-general said that the development was unacceptable and her agency would do everything possible to change the trend.She pledged to reverse the situation whereby 80 per cent of what is needed for production of drugs is sourced within the country and only 20 per cent will be imported.“In doing this, it will also help us in achieving ease of doing business, one of the policies of the present administration toboost investment,’’ she said. Meanwhile, Adeyeye has also announced plans to get enhanced salary structure for the staff of the agency to motivate them and boost the fight against illicit drugs.She noted that NAFDAC staffs are working hard to save the lives of Nigerians, though they are not well paid.Adeyeye however disparaged the situation where staff of the agency could not afford house rent in Abuja and Lagos, describing such as unacceptable to her and the agency.“Though, the last strike by members of the agency was in solidarity with JOHESU and we use the opportunity to meet with the union to address the issues on welfare.“Anda lot has been achieved with the union, we have our plans, very soon we will get a new staff good salary structure,’’ she said.

BREAKING:- FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays

nze ihunanyaJune 11, 2018

The Federal Government has declared Friday, 15th and Monday, 18th June as public holidays to celebrate this year’s Eid-el Fitr.This was confirmed by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Monday, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr M. B. Umar on Monday.He congratulated the Muslim faithful on a successful completion of the Ramadan.The Minister also enjoined all Nigerians to use the occasion of the celebration to pray for the peace, unity, prosperity and stability of the nation.Dambazau urged all Nigerians to be inspired by the virtues gained during the Holy Month of Ramadan to live a life of sacrifice, charity and love for one another.
No school must be seen open on this two days

RCCG Pastor Declares For Presidency Under Obasanjo’s ADC

nze ihunanyaJune 11, 2018

A Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Emmanuel Ikechukwu, has declared his intention to run for the office of the Presidentin 2019.Declaring his intention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Ikechukwu disclosed that his mission wasto rescue the nation from ‘economic doldrums.”Ikechukwu, a Pastor at Rivers state Province 10 of the RCCG, declared for the 2019 Presidency under former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s inspired African Democratic Congress, ADC.He said:-“When this (Buhari’s) government came up withthis anti corruption corruption issue and made it a focal point, it scared a lot of investors away.You don’t scare people away. You try to see howyou can tackle the economy.“Though corruption needs to be taken care of, you cannot eradicate it from any human environment. What you need to do is to focus on basic challenges that intensify corruption.If you fix the economy, insecurity, corruption would be taken care of.“We need to tackle unemployment and insecurity. And the assured way to achieve that is to create industries through conscious technological advancement” improving the economy is not rocket science.“What a government needs to do is effective partnership with the private sector to develop education, infrastructures, build industries to create jobs, reduce employment, and partner financial institutions to support sustenance of small and medium scale enterprises for the masses through cooperatives financing.“At 40 and given my background and experience, I have all it takes to steer the ship ofthe nation from prolong economic doldrums. People say it is easier said than done, that whenyou get there, a lot of things will overwhelm you.“I say to them nothing can overwhelm me. It is not rocket science. To fix the economy and create jobs is not something we will get from outer space.The opportunities, human or natural resources, are around us, all a genuine change agent needs is the will and I have it.”

“APC Is Sick”- Dino Melaye Blast President Buhari, Tinubu & Others

nze ihunanyaJune 11, 2018

The Senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, Dino Melaye has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is sick.Melaye stated this while speaking on Channels TV programme on Friday.The lawmaker, who is a member of the APC, saidthe party is“suffering from what I call a dreadful continental abnormality.”This comes after one week, when he hinted that he might defect to the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).Melaye said he does not have a problem with theparty,“but my party may have a problem with Nigerians, because of the way it is presently being run.“I will not run away from the fact that theAPC is sick. And it’s not only sick but is equally suffering from what I call a dreadful continental abnormality.“There is a need for amelioration. There is no doubt theAPC is sick.”
The hardship of the country Nigeria is also Sick

Atiku Abubakar's former aide threatens to sue President Buhari if GCFR title is conferred on MKO

nze ihunanyaJune 10, 2018

Former adviser to former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Umar Ardo, has threatened to sue President Buhari if he confers the titleof GCFR on late MKO Abiola. Ardo in a statement released today, said president Buhari has no power to confer national honours on anyone without first seeking for and obtaining the approval of the National Council of State.

The statement reads:

“Pursuant to the powers of the Council of State in section 6(a)(iii) of Part 1 to the Third Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to advise the president on the matter of awarding National Honours, I call on President Mohammadu Buhari to immediately convene a meeting of the National Council of State to deliberate and advise him on his decision to award National Honours to the Late Chief MKO Abiola, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe and Chief Gani Fawehinmi before performing the planned investiture ceremony on Tuesday, this is simply to comply with due process of law.

“Driven by the need to determine whether in the president’s decision to confer the said national awards constitutional due process of law had been followed, I telephoned and asked a former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a serving Member of the Council whether to the best of his knowledge the issue had at any time been raised in any of the meetings of the Council of State and the advice of the said Council sought and obtained, he informed me and I verily believe him that it was never ever raised nor the advice of the Council ever sought or obtained.

“Therefore to go ahead and perform the investiture ceremony as planned is to indulge in flagrant illegality.”

He former adviser argued that: “Having campaigned on, sworn-in and is on oath to govern this country in accordance with the provisions of the constitution and due process of law and to defend and protect the said constitution, the president cannot confer national awards on the Late Chief MKO Abiola, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe and Chief Gani Fawehinmi or anyone else without subjecting his decision to the advice of the Council of State as stipulated in the constitution.

“To do so is a breach not only of the constitution but also of the oath sworn to by the president and that is unacceptable.”

“Consequently, in pursuit of my civil right and obligation as a citizen that I am governed by the provisions of the Constitution, I will institute a court action demanding compliance with the provisions of the constitution in the award of the said National Honours if the government goes ahead with the investiture ceremony without abiding by the due process of law.”

Umar Ardo explained that: “It is important, however, to state here that I have absolutely no objection to the president conferring such national honours to Late Chief MKO Abiola and Chief Gani Fawehinmi, and, indeed, that they richly deserve such awards and much more, but it is only right to do the right thing rightly.

“My current call and possible court action is solely motivated by the obligation to enforce the rule of law and constitutionalism in the process of governing this country.”

Breaking: Nigerian Music Legend, Ras Kimono dies at 60

nze ihunanyaJune 10, 2018

Nigerian music legend, Ras Kimono died today June 10th at the age of 60.

Ras Kimono was said to have concluded plans to travel to the United States last night, and he complained of feeling funny. He was rushed to a hospital in Ikeja, where he was later taken to Lagoon Hospital on the Island where he died.

Ras Kimono is a Nigerian reggae artist whose debut album Under Pressure, led by the single “Rum-Bar Stylée”, was a big hit in the Nigerian music scene in 1989.

Lagos State Task Force arrest Togolese man for extortion and impersonation

nze ihunanyaJune 10, 2018

Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force, over the weekend, arrested a 35-year-old Togolese man identified as Friday Kojo around Ikeja railway line, for impersonation and extortion with a fake Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) identity card.

The suspect and 3 others who are currently at large, paraded themselves as officers of LAGESC with fake identity cards in disguise and defrauded their victims.

Investigation by the Taskforce revealed that the suspect and his cohorts have been long in this illegal business across the state, arresting people who ignore pedestrian bridges.

The suspect claimed to be making an average of N8,000 to N10,000 per day from arrested pedestrians who would prefer not to be prosecuted in court.

Lucky Escape!! Vice President Osinbajo Speaks After Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing

Laolu Akande, the spokesman to vice president Yemi Osinbajo has explained why his principal had to return to the State House by road.“VP Osinbajo attended the graduation ceremony of Nigeria Customs Senior Course in Gwagwalada today.“On his way back, it was decided, for technical reasons, not to fly the chopper that had brought him to the venue. He drove back to the Presidential Villa & continued his schedule,” Akande tweeted.The chopper that was to convey Osibanjo from the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada in Abuja, was forced to land few seconds after take off on Thursday.Osinbajo was in the school for the graduation ceremony of Senior Division Course 1/2018 participants.The chopper had earlier taken the Vice Presidentto the college for the ceremony.Reports claimed that while taking off, it could notascend beyond the trees level, before it emitted thick smoke and landed on the same spots few seconds after take off.

May 29 Remains Inauguration Day For Presidents” – Senate

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday resolved to take President Muhammadu Buhari’s declarationa step further by asking that the official result of the June 12,1993 presidential election be announced.On Thursday, the Senate while largely supportingthe president’s announcement, however, insistedMay 29 will continue to be the hand-over date forpresidents of Nigeria.The lawmakers after a lengthy deliberation on the president’s announcement agreed that an alteration of the handover date will require a constitutional amendment.Since 1999 when the country returned to civil rule, Nigeria has celebrated May 29 as Democracy Day. The date, after every four years, also doubles as the day for the inauguration of newly elected presidents and many state governors.First to raise the issue on Thursday was Lanre Tejuosho (Ogun-APC) who commended Mr Buhari for the announcements while urging him to also reconcile with the Legislature.Having come under order 43 of the Senate standing order, the matter was not open for discussion.“For once, I want to thank the President of Nigeria. I want to say he has done well. This is one time that the President has given a thought to what (Moshood) Abiola and his family went through to fight for this democracy that we enjoytoday.“Going further, there are issues to be addressed so that we can be confident that this is not a Greek gift.”Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, said the gesture comes with legal issues which the president must address.“They are now saying June 12 is now DemocracyDay, proposing that in 2019, the president will now be sworn in on the 12th of June. This is illegally impossible.“A president shall vacate his office at the expiration of a period of four years he took the oath of office.“The implication is that 29th of May remains the date the president will be inaugurated and take oath of office. If they are moving from May 29 to June 12, it means we have to amend this constitution.“Otherwise, we will be extending tenure of a president beyond what the constitution contemplates. We have to advise the president properly so that we won’t enter a jam next year. We cannot extend it to June 12 without extending the Constitution.”

Buhari directs the Attorney-General to take immediate steps to publish the Presidential Order on the new Democracy Day in the Federal Gazette

Buhari directs?the Attorney-General to take immediate steps to publish the Presidential Order on the new Democracy Day in the Federal Gazette?

Following his declaration on Wednesday that henceforth, June 12 be observed as Democracy Day in Nigeria and that some heroes of democracy be given national honours, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Shehu Malami to take immediate steps to publish the Presidential Order in the Federal Gazette as follows:

Chief MKO Abiola - Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (Posthumous)

Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe - Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger

Chief Gani Fawehinmi -Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (Posthumous)

The President also directed that this should be done so that the awards slated for June 12, 2018 can go on as planned.

Photos: GOV. Ambode receives Minister of Youth and Sports with international Paralympics committee at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja

Photos: GOV. Ambode receives Minister of Youth and Sports with international Paralympics committee at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right); Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung (2ndright); Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Kweku Tandoh (2nd left) and Manager, World Para Powerlifting Competition, Mr. Sam Munkley (left) during a courtesy visit by the Sports Minster and delegation from the International Paralympics Committee at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, June 7, 2018. Behind them are Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Youth & Social Development, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunla (right); Commissioner for Youth & Social Development, Mr. Agboola Dabiri (2nd right) and his counterpart for Special Duties& Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr. Oluseye Oladejo (3rd right). agos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), presents a souvenir to Manager, World Para Powerlifting Competition, Mr. Sam Munkley (2nd left) while Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung (2nd right) and President, Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation, Mrs. Queen Ubah (left), watch with admiration during a courtesy visit by the Sports Minster and delegation from the International Paralympics Committee at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, June 7, 2018.

Photos: GOV. Ambode receives Minister of Youth and Sports with international Paralympics committee at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), presents a souvenir to Manager, World Para Powerlifting Competition, Mr. Sam Munkley (2nd left) while Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung (2nd right) and President, Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation, Mrs. Queen Ubah (left), watch with admiration during a courtesy visit by the Sports Minster and delegation from the International Paralympics Committee at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, June 7, 2018.Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), presents a souvenir to Manager, World Para Powerlifting Competition, Mr. Sam Munkley (left) while Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung (middle) watches with admiration during a courtesy visit by the Sports Minster and delegation from the International Paralympics Committee at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, June 7, 2018.

Female evangelist lifting the Catholic Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament leaves social media users outraged

Social media users, especially Catholics, have reacted in outrage after photos of a female evangelist lifting the Monstrance containing theBlessed Sacrament surfaced online.Usually, in the Catholic church, only the priests are allowed to carry the Monstrance and it is considered a sacred object because it contains the Blessed Sacrament believed to be the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Which is why the photo of a non-catholic female evangelist liftingit during a prayer session has sparked outrage.While a lot of people have called out the female evangelist and her members, others have pointed out that what she is carrying isn't the Blessed Sacrament because it wasn't done In the Catholic church and hasn't gone through consecration.

Police invite Senate president Bukola Saraki, over Offa Bank robbery

The Nigeria Police Force has invited Senate President Bukola Saraki, over the Offa Bank Robbery that left over 30 persons dead in April.Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Jimoh Moshood, announced the invitation while parading suspects in connection with the robbery attack. A statement realeased by Jimoh reads''The Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki is being invited by the Nigeria Police Force to report to the Force Intelligence Response Team office at Guzape, Abuja to answer to the allegations levelled against him from the confessions of the Five (5) Gang Leaders, namely; Ayoade Akinnibosun, IbukunleOgunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salawudeen Azeez, Niyi Ogundiran and some of the other Seventeen (17) suspects arrested for direct involvement and active participation in the Offa Bank Robbery and the gruesome killing of THIRTY THREE (33) innocent persons which includes (some pregnant women and nine (9) Police personnel''.Recall that on May 16th during plenary, Saraki told his colleagues in the senate that the IG of Police, Ibrahim Idris was plotting to indict him in a murder case.

3 men with IEDs intercepted in Zamfara by NDLEA

Three men with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) have been intercepted by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Zamfara state.According to Gabriel Eigege, the commander of the agency in the state, the men were intercepted by a team of NDLEA officers from Gunmi Area command on routine routine along Gadan Zaima area,the commander said:"Also, 10 persons were arrested in possession of fire arms, assorted charms and other dangerous weapons at Magami town. The suspects were arrested during a cordon and search operations conducted by our operatives."
He stated that they have conducted preliminary investigation and that the command would transfer the suspects alongside the exhibits to relevant authorities for further actions.According to the commander, within the year under review his command had arrested 85 suspects a total of 666.688kgs of drugs were seized as 11 suspects were convicted while while 6 are pending cases before Federal High Court in Gusau, the state capital.He added:"In the same vein, our men from Tsafe local government area command acting on actionable intelligence, intercepted and seized 503.439kgs of cough syrup with codeine and rophynol respectively. Two persons were arrested in connection with seizure. Investigation has been concluded and they would be charged to court promptly."
The Jigawa command of the National Drug LawEnforcement Agency (NDLEA), said on Thursday, January 25, thatit arrested a 27-year-old man with five live ammunition and a set of military camouflage.Also found on the suspect was a knife, a cellular phone and N1,000, the agency’s spokesman, Mairiga Ya’u, said in a statement in Dutse.

'Four years is too small for anyone in office' - Yemi Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said a four-year tenure is too small for anyone in public office to deliver because there are many plans of things to deliver that will take time.Osinbajo said this in an interview at theFinancial Times Nigeria Summitheld in Lagos. According to the transcript of the interview made available to journalists on Saturday, the Vice President said,“I think that for anyone who is in office, it (four years) would be too small because obviously, you have all manner of plans and things to deliver. But my take is that the moment you have theright people and you put the right structures in place, you can do a lot, and I think we have been blessed with an incredibly good team,”He said the present administration wanted to farther ahead in terms of manufacturing. He however described them as infrastructure constraints that cannot be developed overnight. This, he said, was why the government was investing heavily in infrastructure; rail, road and power.“This is the significant part of the investment that we are doing; concessioning the Lagos-Kano to General Electric, the narrow gauge, developing the standard gauge is important in terms of just movementof goods and all that. A lot of these initiatives would be a great help in moving goods,” he added.

Ex-ICPC chairman, Mustapha Akanbi, dies at 85

A former Pioneer Chairman ofIndependent Corrupt Practice and other related offences Commission(ICPC) and former President of theCourt of Appeal, Mustapha Akanbi, died in the early hours of today June 3rd at a private hospital in Ilorin,Born in September 1932, Mr Akanbi was called to the English Bar in 1963. He was subsequently called tothe Nigerian Bar in January 1964 andjoined the Ministry of Justice where he became a Senior State Counsel in1968.state after a brief illness. He was 85 years old.The burial of the deceased which is expected to be officiated by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Mohammed Bashir, will take place by12pm today at his GRA residence Ilorin.

Nigerian Islamic extremist, Michael Adebolajo who murdered a British soldier 'admits his guilt in jail confession and plans to write a letter of apology'

Michael Adebolajo,a Nigerian Islamic extremist who murdered British soldier fusilier LeeRigley in broad day light, has admitted his guilt in a jail confession and plans to write to Mr. Rigby's family to apologise for the horrific slaying thattook place opposite the royal Artillery barracks in Woolwich, Londonin 2013.The 31-year-old who is serving life behind bars in high-security HMP Woodhill, outside Milton Keynes is regarded as the most dangerous prisoner in the British penal system.It was reported that he expressed his remorse to fellow inmates and prison staff over the horrific slaying of the soldier, and also admitted he 'misinterpreted' the Koran having cited the Islam's holy book moments after the attack, which he carried out with accomplice Michael Adebowale,now 27.A source told The Sun on Sunday: 'Adebolajo is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous extremists in the prison system. A month ago he approached a fellow inmate and a member of prison pastoral staff to say he finally regretted the murder and acknowledged he took an innocent life.'According to other inmates, Adebolajo now wants to apologise toLee's family. But Lee's motherLyn Rigby, 51, who battled depression since the death of her son is said to be repulsed by Adebolajo's change of heart and will never forgive him.She told The Sun on Sunday: 'To hear his killer say that Lee was innocent and that he regrets killing him is the ultimate kick in the

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US government arrests two Nigerian pharmacists arrested over $9.6m illegal drugs distribution

An indictment was unsealed today charging three pharmacists, one doctor and two other individuals withconspiracy to illegally distribute prescription drugs, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.Charged in the indictment are: Nigerian pharmacists Enitan Sodiya-Ogundipe, 42, and Abiodun Fabode, 56, Pharmacist Amir Rafi, 49, Dr. Vasan Deshikachar, 50, Niesheia Tibu, 44, and Andrei Tibu, 30.The indictment alleges that from January 2015 through March 2018, these pharmacists and doctor conspired with the other defendants to issue and dispense a large number of prescription opioids for supposed patients, who did not havea legitimate medical need for the drugs.Deshikachar primarily prescribed oxycodone and oxymorphone, two ofthe most addictive opioids that have high street value. The Tibus would take the supposed patients to Precare Pharmacy, Global Health Pharmacy and Friendz Pharmacy, where Sodiya-Ogundipe, Rafi and Fabode would dispense the drugs.The Tibus then obtained the drugs and sold them on the street. According to the indictment, the pharmacies dispensed more than 344,737 dosage units of Schedule II opioid prescriptions during the course of the conspiracy. These controlled substances had a conservative street value in excess of $9,600,000.“In this case, three pharmacists and one doctor allegedly conspired to distribute nearly $10 million worth ofopioids into the community, potentially spreading addiction and causing untold damage to Michigan families.Diversion of prescription pills to the street market is a direct cause of thecurrent opioid epidemic facing our country,” U.S. Attorney Schneider said.

Osinbajo Vows Never To Stab President Buhari In The Bac

Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has reaffirmed hisloyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari.Osinbajo stated this while speaking to a congregation of clergies at a forum of Greater Nigeria Pastors’ Conference in Osogbo, Osun State on Friday.“I have made sure that it would not be said of methat I have stabbed the President in the back.“We must never be afraid speaking truthfully andforcefully on issues”, he said, adding that “there is no time that I did not represent the views of Nigerians, even if it is contrary to President’s view.”The Vice President added that “we have gone too far beyond the situation of playing games.“Our country is made up of Christians, Muslims and those who don’t believe in the two faiths. The right thing to do is that all treated justly.”Osinbajo, who was responding to questions raised by the chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Osun State chapter, Reverend Abraham Olasumbo Ige, emphasised that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) was committed to ending the spate of killings and violence in the country.According to him, “we must not allow the narrative being said about some issues to survive. There’s great determination to end the killings and hold accountable anybody arrested. We have to be very careful. We must put whatever happens in a context. If we don’t handle it carefully, we may put the country in a civil war.”

So SAD! 7 Persons Killed In Road Accident In Imo

A nursing mother and six others including the driver of a commercial bus heading to Owerri from Onitsha have been killed in an auto crash.The accident happened at Onitsha/Owerri road, precisely at Njaba hill, Imo State, according to Daily Sun.The newspaper reports that a Mercedes Benz lorry on high speed rammed into the bus conveying 16 passengers, causing the vehicle tosomersault several times, killing seven passengers and injuring 10 others.The newspaper further reported that the nursing mother was identified by a source who said she came from Umuogwuta, Ndegwu in Owerri west council area and was a petty trader who had gone to Onitsha market before she met her untimely death.The State Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, sector commander, Joseph Aremu confirmed the incident.He, however, added that while their preliminary investigation had indicted the lorry driver, furtherinvestigation was still ongoing to ascertain the actual cause of the accident.Aremu said the dead victims were immediately taken to the mortuary while the injured victims were conveyed to the hospital by his men from the Njaba unit.

N2.6bn: Appeal court acquits ex-NIMASA DG, Patrick Akpobolokemi

Former Director General of theNigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,Patrick Akpobolokemi, who was charged with an alleged fraud of N2.6bn has been discharged and acquited by theCourt of Appeal, Lagos division. The Appeal Court overruled the decision of Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court inLagos, who, on October 16, 2017, dismissedAkpobolokemi’s no-case submission.TheEconomic and Financial Crimes CommissionEFCChad on December4th 2015, arraigned Akpobolokemi alongside five others namely Ezekiel Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Governor Juan, Blockz and Stonz Limited and Al-Kenzo Logistics Limited, for allegedly diverting N2.6bn from the coffers of NIMASA between December 2013 and May 2015.The six defendants had all pleaded not guilty to the 22 charges pressed against them, following which the EFCC opened its case, calling 12 witnesses and tendering 77 exhibits in a bid to prove the allegation.Following an appeal by the defendants, the court of appeal discharged and acquitted Akpobolokemi of the entire 22-count charge The five other defendants were, however, not discharged by theappeal court which upheld the high court’s ruling that they had a case to answer.

12 African migrants shot dead by human traffickers in Libya

The United Nations says more than 12 African migrants were shot dead by human traffickers while attempting to escape a camp in Libya, where some were subjected to"torture" and "abuse and exploitation"."Human traffickers in Libya reportedly killed more than a dozen people and wounded many others after a group of some 200 Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalis, being held captive, attempted to escape,"the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a statement. We are appalled by a deadly incident in Libya in which traffickers killed 12 people after a group of some 200 captive Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalis attempted to escape.UNHCR colleagues are on the ground helping the survivors, who include children.https://t.co/9PvzLr0lZm— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees)June 1, 2018The incident occurred in Bani Walid, approximately 180 km (110 miles) southeast of the capital Tripoli, which is a transit point for migrants trying to reach Europe. People traffickers and kidnappers are believed to run 20 detention centres in the town."This latest deadly incident demonstrates, once again, the huge challenge of providing protection to refugees in Libya, where many people fleeing war and persecution fall prey to criminal networks,"UNHCR said.

2019: President Buhari meets his media support group, says ''It is very difficult to defend my administration''

President Buhari today met with members of the Buhari Media Organisation at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. President Buhari thanked them for speaking on his behalf and also acknowldeged that his administration is one that is difficult to defend...''I don’t think I can thank you enough for your steadfastness under very difficult circumstances. It is not easy to defend this administration and more importantly, to defend me. Butyour consistency is giving me a lot of confidence and I knowyou are paying the price physically, mentally and materially because the opposition now is are sitting on incredible resources, which I’m afraid we cannot get at it all. For that reason, they are sponsoring mischief from different angles, which inspite of the incumbency of thegovernment, we cannot absolutely stop that. It is you people, that are quietly and openly fighting it and I cannot thank you enough for that,” he saidHe also told the group members thatthe opposition looted so much money that his administration might not be able to recover.The Buhari Media Organisation was the media outfit of the APC campaign team in 2015 which was named Buhari Media Support Organisation.See more photos from the meeting.

Two fraudsters arraigned for 10Million Naira scam using 18 different bank accounts to dupepeople

The Kaduna office of EFCC on Friday, June 1, 2018 arraigned the duo of Muhammed Suleiman and Uchelor Jude before Justice M.T Tukur of State High Court Kaduna ona two count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence.The alleged serial fraudsters conspired among themselves to defraud unsuspecting victims’ huge sums of money amounting to over 10million Naira by using eighteen different bank accounts after intimating them that they have secured a drainage construction contract purported to have been awarded by the Kaduna State Government to Gilmore construction Company.Count one reads that you Muhammed Suleiman ( AKA Muhammed Alhaji Hamza) and Uchelor Jude sometime between 2016 and 2017 in Kaduna State within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Kaduna State conspired among yourselves to do illegal act towit: obtaining money by false pretencce from one Anthong Chidozie the Managing Director of Pavatek Global Resources Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary Section 8 (a) of the AdvanceFee Fraud and other Fraud Related offences Act, 2006 and Punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.They pleaded not guilty to all the charges against them.In view of their plea, prosecution counsel, Sa'ad Hannafi Sa'ad requested for a date for commencement of trial, while praying the accused to be remanded in prison custody. In his ruling, Justice Tukur directed the accused to be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to the 6th of June for hearing of bail applications.

Round 2!... Bobrisky fires back at TV host, Hero Daniel; Says heis not on his level

Bobrisky and LITV host, Hero Danielsboth took a swipe at each other over Toyin Lawani's car gift to ex-BBNaija housemate, Nina, on Friday. Read previous reporthere.Bobrisky apparently isn't done with Hero, as he took to his Instagram page to slam him yet again in two seperate posts. Read below...Abeg if u know dis motherfucker with cow skull tell him I'm never in his level in any level. Did u cal urself a comedian ? U are not funny and I don't think anyone find ur dirty ass funny. Just because Linda ikeji employ u fool doesn't mean u have mouth to talk me. Pls how much is your salary...u wanna mess with me ! I will finish ur upcoming Career trust me. The last time I saw dis he goatwas at mega chicken. I don't even know the bastard. He walked up to me to introduce himself to me that he work forLinda in my mind I was like sothe fool was now asking formy no. Now the idiot wanna talk to me. U want to use me to blow abi ? Naaa ur own will never work. For those of u who don't know wat dis idiot did. He mentioned me on a post that was going viral lastnite and I saw it. And I responded to the idiot never to include my name or come close to me again whenever he see me in public, But wait Guys ! Y do some people pretend to like u wen they are alone with u and later go behind to gossip. I'm waiting for ur clap back o and see how I will finish u asap. Idiot see his ear like church standing fan. Foolish boy.

Ex-Police Commissioner Onofiok arraigned on alleged N1.9bn fraud

Justice Chizoba Oji of FCT High Court, Apo, on Friday granted N50mbail to Victor Onofiok, ex-Commissioner of Police, who was arraigned on 21 counts bordering on fraud to the tune of N1.9bn.Oji also ordered the defendant to provide two sureties with landed property and resident in the FCT.She adjourned the case until October 4 and October 16 for definite hearing.The Economic and Financial CrimesCommission arraigned the former commissioner of Police for alleged money laundering and illegal diversion of Police funds, offences he denied committing.When the case came up on Wednesday, May 23, Oji adjourned the case until June 1, to rule on Onofiok’s bail application, as he denied committing the alleged offences.The prosecutor, Deborah Eteh, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offences between 2008 and 2009; and 2011.She said that Onofiok, while servingas the CP in charge of Works, Logistics and Supply of the Nigeria Police Force, abused his office.She alleged that the defendant awarded contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of Police facilities across the country to his personal companies.Eteh said that the defendant, while serving as CP Force Headquarters, between 2008 and 2009 at Abuja, unlawfully used his office and position to corruptly confer undue advantage upon himself by using companies registered in his name.She listed them as: Faksene International, Dutse Allah Construction Ventures, Nne-Edak Technical Ventures, Puristic Adherent Company, and Quality Watch Construction Company.The prosecutor also said that in 2011, the defendant used his position to secure contract for the construction of Police quarters, at Victoria Island and Ikorodu, worth N95.67m.The offences contravened the provisions of Section 12 of the Corrupt Practices and other RelatedOffences Act 2000.

Armed police officer kills hotel customer in Lagos

A customer who came to have a drink at a Lagos hotel was shot and killed after hot exchange of words and attempt to disarm a mobile police officer attached to the hotel. According to reports the incident happened at the popular Ileviaoje Hotel and Suites located at Obalade Street, Ajagun Estate, Ijegun, Lagos. The victim identified as Jude a.k.a Cornell was said to have been hit by the bullet released by the unidentified officer, who is said to beon the run now. Following the incident, youths in the area mobilised, attacked the hotel, damaged about seven vehicles parked inside and almost razed the main hotel building. It took the intervention of the DPO Isheri Oshun Division and his team, who went there and prevented the irate youths from causing more damages in the hotel.The lifeless body of the deceased was retrieved by the police and deposited at the Yaba mortuary for autopsy report. It was learnt that the victim and his friends went to the hotel to drink and while they were inside there, they quarreled among themselves. The police officer who was with his AK47 rifle, went to them, confronted and asked the victim to leave the hotel premises if they wanted to fight. At that point, the victim and the police officer had an exchange of hot words, to the extent that the victim held his gun and attempted to disarmed him. It was during the scuffle that the police officer was said to have shot him, he fell down and died immediately. By the time hewas taken to a hospital, he was already dead and the doctors certified him dead.Meanwhile, the hotel has been temporary shut down for business and seven of the angry youths were said to have been arrested and detained at Area M Command, Idimu over the looting and destruction of properties at the hotel.

White woman calls on EFCC to leave Yahoo boys alone, says " We are happy sending them money"

A Caucasian woman has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to leave Yahoo boys alone and stop hunting them for their cyber crimes.The woman said they don't mind sending their money to Yahoo boys because they make them happy. She added that it is the duty of white women to make Yahoo boys fresh.She said:EFCC Nigeria, leave Yahoo boys alone. It's our duty to make them fresh. We are happy sending the boys money because they make us happy.

17m people left Africa in 2017 in search of greener pastures – UN report

A new report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said no fewer than 17million Africans left the continent in 2017 in search of greener pastures,The ‘Economic Development in Africa’ report also said 5.5 million people moved to Africa from other continents while some 19 million international migrants moved within Africa.“Overall, some 19 million international migrants moved within Africa, and 17 million Africans left the continent during last year. The continent was also the destination for about 5.5 million people from outside,”the report found.It said the large-scale migration of people within Africa tended to boost growth and lifted the continent’s whole economy, urging the world to dispel misconceptions and “harmful narratives” targeting migration. The report also said cross-border movement offered “a chance for a better life, with the social and economic benefits extending to bothsource and destination countries, as well as future generations”.Mukhisa Kituyi, the Secretary-General of (UNCTAD), said at the launching the report: “Our analysis shows this to be true for millions of African migrants and their families”. Kituyi added that public perception, “particularly as it relates to international African migration, is rifewith misconceptions that have become part of a divisive, misleading and harmful narrative.”The report said remittances travelling back home from migrant workers both outside and inside Africa rose on average from 38.4 billion dollars between 2005 to 2007,to 64.9 billion dollars, during the two-year period up to the end of 2016.According to the report, therefore, remittances accounted for over half of the capital flows within the continent. Likewise, migrants contributed nearly 20 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Côte d’Ivoire according to figures from 2008, and 13 per cent in Rwanda (2012 figures).Junior Davis, the lead author of the report, said it provided evidence of the “intimate correlation” between migration and trade two sides of the same coin.“Africa is on the cusp of tremendouschange,” he said, noting the recently agreed African Continental Free Trade Area and the Protocol on the Free Movement of Persons. In this context the report contributes to a better understanding of the implications of intra-African migration for the continent’s socio-economic transformation,” Davis added.However, alongside the numbers of migrants moving and working within Africa, the continent also has some of the highest number of people forced from their homes due to conflict or natural disasters.On top of the development gains lostat home, there is a significant economic and social burden faced by host countries, leaving many migrants dependent on international humanitarian aid, the report stated.

Ambode releases N859 million for retirees pension