The Kogi State government said the shutting down of some Telecom
facilities operating across the state was based on adherence to court
orders. The Director of Legal and Enforcement, Kogi State Internal
Revenue Service (KGIRS), Barrister Jamil Isah Abdullah disclosed this in
Lokoja on Wednesday night while speaking with newsmen over the shutting
down of MTN and Airtel facilities in the state. He noted that KGIRS
has since inception of the present administration, invited the telecom
service providers for dialogue on the modality for the payment of the
levy, but they refused to honour the invitations. He pointed out that
based on the refusal, Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS)
proceeded to Court in accordance with provisions of the law and obtained
an order to shut the business premises of Airtel and MTN to recover the
sum owed. “The major telecoms affected for now are MTN and Airtel. The
sites that have been shut for Airtel are just 5 while MTN is 4. So the
150 mentioned on the online news is incorrect.The demanded levies, rents
and fees are also not illegal. In the case of Airtel, they have not
paid their Right of Way permit fees which allows them to lay fibre optic
cables in Kogi State. This payment has been due and owed since 2016.
There are outstanding yearly rents payable on the Right of Way Permits
for the year 2016 to 2018. There is also the Annual Social Service
Development Levy and the Annual Employee Economic Development Levy.
Penalty for failure to pay all these are included”, he noted. He added
that all the payments were by virtue of a law in Kogi State which was
duly passed by the Kogi state House of Assembly. He, however, revealed
that one of the telecom service providers had come to the negotiating
table to pay what was due, stressing that the other still remained
recalcitrant and engaged hoodlums to refuel their facilities in the
night, an action which he described to be against the law.The post Why we shut down some telecom facilities -Kogi State government explains.Why we shut down some telecom facilities - Kogi State government explains
The Kogi State government said the shutting down of some Telecom
facilities operating across the state was based on adherence to court
orders. The Director of Legal and Enforcement, Kogi State Internal
Revenue Service (KGIRS), Barrister Jamil Isah Abdullah disclosed this in
Lokoja on Wednesday night while speaking with newsmen over the shutting
down of MTN and Airtel facilities in the state. He noted that KGIRS
has since inception of the present administration, invited the telecom
service providers for dialogue on the modality for the payment of the
levy, but they refused to honour the invitations. He pointed out that
based on the refusal, Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS)
proceeded to Court in accordance with provisions of the law and obtained
an order to shut the business premises of Airtel and MTN to recover the
sum owed. “The major telecoms affected for now are MTN and Airtel. The
sites that have been shut for Airtel are just 5 while MTN is 4. So the
150 mentioned on the online news is incorrect.The demanded levies, rents
and fees are also not illegal. In the case of Airtel, they have not
paid their Right of Way permit fees which allows them to lay fibre optic
cables in Kogi State. This payment has been due and owed since 2016.
There are outstanding yearly rents payable on the Right of Way Permits
for the year 2016 to 2018. There is also the Annual Social Service
Development Levy and the Annual Employee Economic Development Levy.
Penalty for failure to pay all these are included”, he noted. He added
that all the payments were by virtue of a law in Kogi State which was
duly passed by the Kogi state House of Assembly. He, however, revealed
that one of the telecom service providers had come to the negotiating
table to pay what was due, stressing that the other still remained
recalcitrant and engaged hoodlums to refuel their facilities in the
night, an action which he described to be against the law.The post Why we shut down some telecom facilities -Kogi State government explains.Sunmbo Adeoye releases stunning photos to celebrate her birthday.
Motivational speaker, Sunmbo Adeoye is a year older today November 22,
2018, and looks amazing in these stunning photos she released to
celebrate her birthday Sharing one of the photos, she wrote: 'I Gained a
heart of wisdom Thank you Lord for another year.'See full photos below.
The post Sunmbo Adeoye releases stunning photos to celebrate her birthday. Father who murdered his infant daughter in Benue "as a sacrifice to God" triumphantly walks into the police station (photos)
A father who snatched his 9-month-old daughter from her mother and took
her into the bush where he slaughtered her as a "sacrifice to God" was
pictured arriving at the police station after the barbaric act. The
father murdered his infant daughter on Tuesday, in Mbangur, Benue State.
His family say he is mentally unstable but he disagreed with them and
claimed he was directed by God to carry out the act (read here). 
Below are more photos of him at the police station.
The post Father who murdered his infant daughter in Benue "as a sacrifice to God" triumphantly walks into the police station (photos) Five best friends who were bridesmaids in each other's weddings are all now state senators
Five longtime female friends who were bridesmaids in each other’s
weddings have each won their state Senate races in this year's midterm
elections in the United States.The women who are all Democratic
candidates — Tammy Story, Faith Winter, Jessie Danielson, Brittany
Pettersen and Kerry Donovan — all swept their state Senate in
Colorado, People reported Wednesday.The women, who call themselves "The
Fab Five," helped flip the state Senate to a Democratic majority for the
first time in five years, the publication noted.Danielson, who
currently serves as member of the Colorado House of Representatives,
told the magazine:We were all in it together.Each of the women said they
helped the others face negative criticism and slander during their
campaigns.Winter said:Through the campaign, the five of us were very
supportive of each other. We had several text chains where we would
check in with one another and see how we were doing.If a particularly
bad ad or piece of mail came out, we would reassure each other on the
text chain, ‘Have you seen the mail? It’s so awful, how are you
doing?’The friends are among the more than 2,000 women who are gearing
up to take office in state legislatures nationwide next year.The post Five best friends who were bridesmaids in each other's weddings are all now state senators.Ex-Arsenal striker, Nicklas Bendtner will now spend 50 days in jail after dropping his appeal for assault against taxi driver
Former Arsenal striker, Nicklas Bendtner, will have to spend 50 days in
jail after dropping his appeal against an assault conviction.Recall that
earlier this month, the Danish footballer, 30, was found guilty of
beating and kicking a cab driver in the Danish capital on September 9.
He admitted to hitting the man but said he had acted in self-defense
after a quarrel over the fare. The incident took place in September. At
trial, the City Court of Copenhagen was shown CCTV footage in which it
appeared Bendtner struck the driver in the face.Bendtner, who currently
plays for Norwegian side Rosenborg, was sentenced to 50 days in prison
and fined 1,500 kroner (£179).His lawyer Anders Nemeth confirmed that
Bendtner agreed with the attorney general in Copenhagen to drop his
appeal, but will serve the sentence at his home in Denmark, under
"intensive surveillance" with an electronic tag."Even though he
disagrees with the verdict, he would rather focus on his club and
family," Nemeth told the BBC.But it's yet unknown when he will serve the
sentence.The post Ex-Arsenal striker, Nicklas Bendtner will now spend 50 days in jail after dropping his appeal for assault against taxi driverGoodluck Jonathans book pirated 48 hours after launch
In less than 48 hours after launch, former President Goodluck's book, Mr
Transition Hours, has been hijacked by pirates who are currently
circulating its Portable Document Format (PDF) copies on social
media.The 254 pages book which was written by Jonathan and forwarded by
Ghana’s former President John Mahama, was launched on Tuesday November
20th in Abuja, in a ceremony well attended by former and current African
presidents, among other dignitaries from a walks of life.The soft
copies of the book personally advertised by Jonathan on his Twitter
handle with two different cover prices, N10, 500 (hardback) and N5, 000
(paperback), is currently being circulated for free, most especially via
WhatsApp. The post Goodluck Jonathans book pirated 48 hours after launch.How to get cheap items and free shipping this Black Friday from U.S Stores, pay in Naira & get it delivered to Nigeria within 7 days - Amazon, Sports Direct, and lots more
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to get cheap items and free shipping this Black Friday from U.S Stores,
pay in Naira & get it delivered to Nigeria within 7 days - Amazon,
Sports Direct, and lots more.Saraki demands investigation into death of Offa bank robbery principal suspect, Micahel Adikwu
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has called for an investigation into
the mysterious death of Michael Adikwu, the principal suspect in the
deadly bank robbery attacks that took place in Offa, Kwara State, on
April 5th.Recall that the Kwara state Attorney General on Wednesday told
an Ilorin High Court that the police informed his office that the
principal suspect died in their custody. Read here.Also recall that the
suspects had implicated Saraki and the state governor Ahmed Abdulfatai.
The suspects had in June alleged that they were political thugs of the
senate president and had converted the weapons he gave to them for
robbery operations.Saraki in a statement signed by his Special Adviser
on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, urged the Presidency to
institute a judicial inquiry into how and when the principal suspect
died in police custody.He stated that the inquiry would help to
thoroughly examine and interrogate how the investigation into the
robbery incident was conducted by the Police and whether the
investigation followed the normal process and comply with global best
practices.Saraki added that the Police needed to confirm why it took
them so long to make the disclosure about the death of the principal
suspect after they categorically denied it at the time he (Saraki)
disclosed the information and it was reported in the media.“Following
eventual disclosure by the Police that Michael Adikwu, the principal
suspect in the deadly bank robbery attacks in Offa, Kwara State, on
April 5, 2018, is dead, the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola
Saraki, has called on the Presidency to institute a judicial inquiry
into the ‘how and when’ the suspect died.”Saraki saidThe statement
continues“It should be recalled that when we mentioned it that the
principal suspect had been murdered and that investigation into the Offa
robbery attack was politically motivated and targeted at implicating me
and other individuals, the Police Public Relations Officer, Moshood
Jimoh said: ‘Michael Adikwu is in Police custody.“You know that he is
the one that led the killing of 22 people. The firearms that were carted
away, he is helping the police in the investigation to recover them.
There is a state in the South-west where they kept him. I can’t mention
the state. It is in one of the South-west states’.“The fresh facts have
now thrown more light into why there had been inconsistencies in the
various statements by the police. The Police initially told the
Attorney-General of Kwara State that the principal suspect was alive and
they only later reluctantly disclosed that he died in the course of the
arrest.“How can a suspect confirmed to be in custody now be said to
have died in the course of arrest? This contradiction shows a deliberate
attempt to cover up something,” he said.The post Saraki demands investigation into death of Offa bank robbery principal suspect, Micahel Adikwu.2 APC House of Representatives members defect from party
Two more members of the House of Representatives have officially
announced their exit from the ruling party, All Progressives Congress
(APC).Speaker of the House of Reprsentatives, Yakubu Dogara, read
letters from Ahmed Abu (Niger State) and Stephen Olemija (Ondo State)
announcing their decison to defect from APC to the Social Democratic
Party and the Action Alliance, respectively.The lawmakers attributed
their defection to the conduct and outcome of the APC primaries in their
respective states.The post 2 APC House of Representatives members defect from party.Alleged N2.1bn ONSA Fraud: Federal High Court orders Raymond Dokpesi to open his defence in February 2019
Chairman, Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, who is being prosecuted
by the EFCC before Justice John Tsoho of a Federal High Court, Abuja has
been ordered to open his defence on February 20, 2019. Dokpesi
alongside DAAR Investment and Holdings Ltd, owners of African
Independent Television, AIT, and Raypower are being prosecuted by the
EFCC, on a six-count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud and
breach of public trust. He is alleged to have received N2.1billion from
the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, between October 2014
and March 2015, during tenure of Col Sambo Dasuki (retd) as NSA for
services not rendered. The EFCC had through its 12th witness, Abubakar
Aliyu Madaki, led in evidence by Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, stressed that the
defendant “did not do any contract but was paid”. However, rather than
open its case, the media mogul had through his counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN,
filed a "no-case" submission arguing that his client had no case to
answer in the alleged fraud. At today's proceeding, Justice Tsoho, after
going through all the arguments and counter-arguments, dismissed his
"no-case" application and ordered him to open his defence at the next
adjourned date. “I hereby strike out the application,” the judge said,
stressing that Dokpesi's claim that he had no case to answer could not
be substantiated and so was a false claimThe post Alleged N2.1bn ONSA Fraud.Alleged $3m Bribe: Femi Otedola appears In court, Insists Senator Farouk Lawan demanded money
On Wednesday, founder of Zenon Oil, Femi Otedola appeared before an
Abuja High Court to testify in the trial of a former member of the House
of Representatives, Farouk Lawan for alleged fraud. Otedola who is a
prosecution witness in the trial was allegedly pressured by Lawan to
part with a three-million-dollar bribe while Lawan was chairing a
subcommittee investigating a multi-billion-dollar fraud associated with
government fuel subsidy during the administration of former President
Goodluck Jonathan. Otedola entered the witness box after he was
introduced by the prosecution counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo after which a
video where Lawan was seen receiving $500 000 from the Zenon oil boss,
was played. According to Otedola, the accused had indicted his company
in the alleged fraud and demanded three million dollars to exonerate
him. He added that after the initial deposit of $500,000 was paid into
his account, Lawan declared Zenon Oil and Gas free of the initial
indictment. When asked by the prosecution counsel about the claim by
Lawan that the witness forced him to take the money, Otedola denied it.
Otedola also denied a claim by Lawan that Zenon Oil and Gas was
exonerated on the basis of documents later provided by the company.
The defence counsel was, however, unable to cross-examine Otedola as
he requested for an adjournment to enable his principal to attend the
next trial and conduct the cross-examination. Lawan was first arraigned
in February 2013 along with another accused, Boniface Emenalo, for
allegedly receiving $620,000 of the alleged bribe from Otedola and his
company.The post Alleged $3m Bribe:Photos: IMSU student allegedly commits suicide after stabbing boyfriend
Tragedy struck in the Imo State University last night after a girl who
allegedly stabbed her boyfriend, committed suicide.According to reports,
Jennifer Agomuo, a final year Computer Science student, stabbed her
boyfriend, an Engineering student during an argument and when she
thought she had killed him, she took a poison and died instantly.They
were both was rushed to the Federal Medical Center Owerri where the girl
was confirmed dead. The man is in coma.
The post Photos: IMSU student allegedly commits suicide after stabbing boyfriend to death.Highlights from #Mavericksnight with Burna Boy and Manolospanky at The Boss Port Harcourt
Over the past weekend, Port Harcourt experienced the Glenfiddich
#MavericksNight at The Boss, Lounge.The major highlight of the night was
the special performance by Burna boy who was set to thrill the fans and
guests to a spectacular performance and Manolo Spanky kept the guest
fully charged up all night. 
Create
your own rulebook! #GlenfiddichMavericksGlenfiddich is a Speyside
single malt Scotch whisky owned and produced by William Grant & Sons
in Dufftown, Scotland. Glenfiddich means “valley of the deer” in
Scottish Gaelic, which is why the Glenfiddich logo is a Stag.To see more
pictures, follow @glenfiddichnigeria on Facebook and Instagram The post
Highlights from #Mavericksnight with Burna Boy and Manolospanky at The Boss Port HarcourtFUTO final year student drowns in Imo state (graphic photos)
Every death is sad to report but some are sadder than others and this is
one of such.A final year student of the Federal University of
Technology, Owerri, (FUTO) in Imo State, has died by drowning.Kester
Gabriel, a 500 level Material and Metallurgical Engineering student,
went swimming in the Otammiri river in Ihiagwa area of the state but
drowned.Kester had been on Industrial Training, IT, and only just
returned to school on Sunday. He drowned three days later, on Wednesday,
November 21.His body has been recovered and deposited in the
mortuary.Friends have taken to Facebook to mourn him. 
See graphic photos below. 
