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It is corruption to spend taxpayers’ money on cattle colonies, Anglican bishops tell FG

Bishops of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) have flayed plans by the Federal Government to create colonies for herdsmen’s cattle, saying such move using “taxpayers’ money” would amount to “grave injustice and corruption of the highest order.”<br />
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This formed part of the welcome address on behalf of the bishops, by the Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of All Nigeria, The Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, at the Standing Committee meeting of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), at the Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas, Sabo-Oke, Diocese of Kwara, Ilorin, Kwara State, with the theme: The Poverty of Riches.<br />
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Expressing their disapproval of the establishment of cattle colonies across the country, as earlier proposed by the government, they noted that “the move treats a set of people with unwarranted special preference, making them indigenes of all regions of the country. More so, they are private businessmen who take away all proceeds of the business, not sharing with either their host communities or the government.<br />
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“We wish to re-echo to the Federal Government, states and individuals involved, the recommendation already made earlier, that ranches should be built in their own localities for modern animal husbandry. In some parts of Nigeria, people are already grappling with high population growth and land does not expand. Nobody’s land should, therefore, be taken forcefully or be given to another person under any guise. It will be grave injustice and corruption of the highest order to spend tax payers’ money on the private business of a set of people.”<br />
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The address, which also focused on the 2019 elections, called on politicians to work harder to deliver on campaign promises, stating “Nigerians are still yearning for the dividends of democracy, not another round of empty promises. We wish to urge the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work harder to make registration of voters as smooth as possible. It is not expected that the challenges faced in registration in 2015 should still be there since INEC has had a long space of time to improve on their work.<br />
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“Whatever will disenfranchise any Nigerian should not come from INEC and should be avoided by all. We also urge all eligible citizens to get registered ahead of the general election. Your vote is your power and your vote will count.”<br />
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Speaking on what they described as the seeming “indifference” of the Federal Government towards the killings by herdsmen in various parts of the country, they called for more proactive efforts to address the issue.<br />
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“The standing committee wishes to reiterate the call of our bishops at their last retreat and call on the president to take decisive, swift and pragmatic steps toward stopping the killing permanently. In addition, government must disarm these murderous herdsmen. It should, therefore, not be allowed to degenerate any further in the interest of all,” they stated.<br />
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They also called for urgent efforts to tackle fuel scarcity, as well as an upward review of the current minimum wage, which they said, was not realistic compared to current realities.<br />
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Encouraging Nigerians not to cease in fervent prayers for the country, they urged “security agencies to double their efforts in the fight against everything constituting a threat to the peace of the nation.<br />
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In his address, Provincial Archbishop and Bishop of Kwara, Most Reverend Dr Olusegun Adeyemi, highlighted the significance of the Standing Committee meeting.<br />
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He called on Christians, who had become distracted by worldly things, to retrace their steps and embrace God, stating that “when insight is lost, priorities become lopsided; when insight is lost, decisions become ungodly.”<br />
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Deputy Chief of Staff/Special Adviser, Administration and Finance to the Senate President, Honourable Gbenga Makanjuola, who represented Senate President Bukola Saraki, urged the church to refocus efforts on seeking divine intervention for Nigeria’s unity, and those in positions of authority.<br />
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The meeting was attended by all the archbishops, bishops of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), traditional rulers, mothers’ union/women’s guild/girls’ guild, among others.<br />
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The Senator, representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has commended the Roman Catholic Bishops for telling Buhari the truth about the state of the nation.</div>
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The Catholic Bishops under the aegis of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, had expressed their concern over the suffering in the country in a visit to the president.</div>
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According to him, they had expressed great concern over the level of poverty, hunger, joblessness, insecurity, violence, fear amongst others in the country, insisting that the clergymen told Buhari that his goodwill and integrity has fastly depleted since he entered into office in 2015.</div>
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The lawmaker in reaction to their visit also commended Buhari for lending a listening ear to the bishops.</div>
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On his twitter page, Sani wrote “When some visit the Rock, they sing. When some visit the Rock, they speak. When some visit the Rock, they shiver. The Catholics visited the Rock, they spoke truth to power; and the Power listened with humility”.</div>

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The National Chairman of the United Progressive Party, UPP, Chekwas Okorie, has said President Buhari’s four years is a disaster, another four years for PMB will be Nigeria’s nunc dimittis.<br />
Okorie said his party is in support of any move that will save the country from the bad governance of President Buhari even though the UPP has zoned its presidential ticket to the South-East geo-political zone.<br />
He recalled that at the non-elective national convention of UPP, in Awka, Anambra State on June 29, 2017, the Convention ratified the zoning of the party’s presidential slot for the 2019 election to the South-East geopolitical zone.<br />
The ratification by the highest organ of the party remains sacrosanct. It will take a duly convened National Convention to set it aside or modify it. The position is that a presidential candidate from the South-East geopolitical zone shall fly the UPP Presidential flag in 2019.<br />
On the issue of devolution of power, referendum, state police and community policing, Okorie said, Gov. El Rufai is entitled to his opinion. He further stated that maybe the All Progressives Congress, APC, is stuck with President Buhari without any alternative option as a presidential candidate for the 2019 presidential election.a

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Emerging report indicates that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has come under intense pressure from his former boss, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, to drop his 2019 Presidential ambition.<br />
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Atiku was advised to work with Obasanjo on the project of producing a far younger element as President of the country, come 2019.<br />
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It was gathered that the intense lobby resulted in certain underground meetings by the Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, with Governors of the North-East and Politicians from the geopolitical zone in the remote Yankari Games Reserve in Bauchi, recently.<br />
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As gathered, some Governors, Senators, and House of Representatives Members principally from the North-East, recently touted to have teamed up with the former President in the newly formed Coalition for Nigeria Movement, CNM, had begun strategic meetings with the Gombe State Governor, where he had laid bare his ambition to vie for the PDP Presidential ticket.<br />
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“Through Traditional Rulers and some Political Leaders of thoughts in the North-East, we have made representations to Atiku to shelve his ambition and consider working for a far younger politician with a record of good governance”, explained one of the participants at the strategic retreats at Yankari.<br />
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It was further gathered that Atiku has not made a formal or informal attempt at consulting with Obasanjo on his ambition, for fear of a repeat of a previous experience in which the former President used Atiku’s visit to him in Ota, Ogun State, to lampoon him later in Yola, in the days of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.<br />
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According to Alhaji Mohammed Toski, an Atiku Associate, the former Vice President is wary of a repeat of such embarrassment.<br />
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Another insider in Atiku’s camp, however, stated that Obasanjo, through Olagunsoye Oyinlola, former Governor, Osun State, a mutual friend of both men, had told Atiku that Obasanjo was willing to help his former Vive into roles as a Global Statesman.<br />
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“There are big roles that Atiku can play at the global stage in furtherance of democracy and opposition politics.<br />
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“Baba may be amenable to inducting Atiku into these roles”, explained the source privy to the lobby.<br />
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It is however, not clear if Atiku is prepared to accept the offer, considering what some insiders have described as the immense goodwill he enjoys from politicians across the country.<br />
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Other details from Atiku’s camp suggest that the former Vice President may not readily succumb to this offer, or back down on the PDP Presidential ticket.

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Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday said that he will defect from APC to PDP or any other political party if his people so wish.<br />
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Ortom said this yesterday when he received Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose who paid him a condolence visit over the killing of 78 persons by suspected herdsmen in January.<br />
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Governor Fayose in his speech, called on Governor Ortom to leave APC and move over to PDP where he will be well catered for. He accused the Buhari-led government and the APC of neglecting one of their own states.<br />
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In his response, Governor Ortom said he will defect to anyother party if his people so wish him to.<br />
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''I am a member of the APC but I cannot keep quiet when my people are being annihilated, I will not accept that because I cannot be Governor over dead people. I’m not a dead man either.<br />
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The responsibility of enforcing the law is that of the federal government. That is why I have joined the voices calling for the restructuring of the country. Because we cannot have an IGP who is the mouthpiece of Miyetti Allah. And we cannot have a minister who should be protecting the territorial integrity of this country coming out to say it is foreigners that are responsible for the killings. We cannot have a security architecture that is not ready to protect lives and property. That allow herdsmen carry guns and displaying it openly.<br />
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Today herdsmen have also taken over kidnapping in the country from North to South because they have guns and are being protected by the IGP and when you talk they start calling you names. I must send a message that Samuel Ortom is not a drowning man. I was a nobody but God lifted me to several important position in life, so I know where I’m coming from, I’m not a drowning man. I dropped out of school in 1979 but I hold a Doctorate Degree today. After passing through several leadership positions in this country today I am a Governor and I’m doing my job. Now it is clear that our country must be restructured for the tenets of rule of law to be respected.<br />
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Any herdsmen that is not comfortable with the grazing law should go to Kano where the Governor has requested that they come. Today because of the activities of herdsmen in Benue state over 60,000 of our children can no longer go to school and are residing in seven IDPs camps across the state. They have truncated the education of our children. It very painful. To compound the problem the crisis in Cameroon has spilled to Kwande and we have opened two camps where 7,000 persons are being housed, so on the whole we have nine IDPs camps in Benue state.<br />
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After the killings of the 73 people the killings are still continuing almost on a daily basis and more people are coming into the IDPs camps. “Though I read that Mr. President has approved the deployment of the military, I thank the President though I have not been communicated officially but I hope it will help in restoring peace and normally. Regrettably his directive to the IGP to relocate to Benue was not obeyed and he also failed to do his job. We are calling for his resignation. Such people cannot work for Mr. President he needs better people to assist him including the Minister of Defence. These are bear footed people who have nothing to offer. I commend the National Assembly for rejecting the biased report of the IGP which portrayed him as the mouthpiece of Miyetti. I am a member of the APC and about the issue of joining another vehicle, Benue people are here and they are hearing you. I cannot decide for Benue people, the people will decide, it is what they want that I will want. Anything Benue people say I should do, I will do.” he said

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 Yusuf Buratai, just like his son, served the military, with distinction, honor and valour. Little was known about his birth and early childhood, however, In 1942 Alhaji Yusuf Buratai (Senior) the father of current COAS joined the West African Army at the tender age of 18. He fought in World War II in 1945, especially the war in Burma.<br />
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Yusuf Buratai, was a non commissioned officer in the Royal West African Frontier Force and World War II veteran.  Buratai, joined the West African Army in 1942.<br />
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 The Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II was fought primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the forces of the Empire of Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army. British Empire forces peaked at around 1,000,000 land, naval and air forces, and were drawn primarily from British India, with British Army forces (equivalent to 8 regular infantry divisions and 6 tank regiments), 100,000 East and West African colonial troops, and smaller numbers of land and air forces from several other Dominions and Colonies.<br />
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 The Burmese Independence Army was trained by the Japanese and spearheaded the initial attacks against British Empire forces. Buratai Senior later joined the services of escorting ships from Lagos to Cotonou and Cape Town in South Africa.<br />
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The 115-year-old war veteran died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital where he was being treated for undisclosed ailment. Buratai, who fought in World War II, is survived by one wife, 15 children and many grandchildren.<br />
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Those who knew Yususf  Burati back in the days continued to tell tales of his courage and valour . While in the service of escorting ships from Lagos to Cotonou and Cape Town in South Africa, Yusuf was described as a very fearless, disciplined and highly professional officer.<br />
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This certainly explains why President Buhari  in a statement commiserating with his family stated that his service to Nigeria will always be appreciated and remembered. He further noted that Buratai’s years of service to the nation epitomised by courage, skill, determination and devotion has been rightly bequeathed to his son, who is diligently serving the nation.<br />
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He saw action during the Second World War and fought gallantly. He is a highly respected community leader  and an opinion leader of great repute. He will not be forgotten in a hurry. At community level he is seen as a vibrant leader who was a great promoter of peaceful co-existence, development and the unity of the country.<br />
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The successful career of his son in the military has been severally attributed to proper upbringing by him. Little wonder,  Buratai junior is going down in history as  one of Nigeria most revered army chief in Africa and indeed, the world at large; he has reached a grand pinnacle with his numerous achievements, leading the Nigerian Army to completely decimate the Boko Haram menace which threatened the very existence of the nation. Though, the heights great men like Buratai reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night and also got directions from veterans like his father.<br />
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Tukur Yusufu  Buratai, the illustrious son of late Yusuf Buratai is a Nigerian Lieutenant general and the current Chief of Army Staff of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a position he was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2015.  He was commissioned in 1983 and has had multiple command, administrative, and instructional appointments.

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During the interview, the humour merchant noted that he had died but woke up when he was being conveyed to the mortuary.</div>
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Like a Nollywood movie, the comedian said that while he was unconscious, he had an encounter with some people he knew had died and he would have remained dead if his father who had died 12 years ago did not chase him back to the land of the living.</div>
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He said, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“The truth is that I would not have been alive if not for God. I died and woke up; I literally died and woke up. I say that authoritatively because I know that I had an encounter with people that I know had died during that period. I saw my father who died about 12 years ago; he was the one that came and chased me back to the world because it was not my time. I died here in Nigeria but woke up when they were taking me to the mortuary. That was the first time I had a seizure in my house but my wife stood by me. God would keep on blessing my wife; I believe that God gave me my wife and I always thank him for her. I bless God that she stayed despite everything that happened to me. They were taking me to a mortuary but to God be the glory, my hand moved and that was the point they returned me to the hospital. Here I am today. The encounter made me realize that there is nothing as good as rest. It is very important to sleep. I work so hard and I believe that of all comedians in Nigeria, I am the only one with so many brands, I have Crack Ya Ribs, Laff for Christ’s Sake and Festival of Love.”</em></div>
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Speaking for the first time since his second visit to the hospital over the tumours in his brain, Agwu told Saturday Beats that he had a relapse because he did not rest properly after his first surgery.</div>
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<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“What happened was that they did an MRI scan and they detected that I had two growths. They removed a tumour at the back of my head which was the size of a golf ball and the other tumour was close to my brain. They advised me that if they touched the other tumour, it could be fatal. They gave me drugs to shrink the tumour but I did not rest well and that is why it came back last year. I did not rest at all, after my surgery in America, I resumed doing my shows. I thank God for everything.</em></div>
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<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“The truth is that I am back and better. I just want to use this opportunity to tell the people that God is great and this is a time we should all reflect on our life. I would not lie to you, things are not easy in the country and many people are running away from Nigeria. ‘Crack Ya Rib’ was the first Nigerian show that went to London and after that, everybody started taking their shows there. I thank God that ‘Crack Ya Rib’ paved the way for other shows,” said Agwu.</em></div>
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Being the humour peddler that he is, the funnyman said that some people including his dear friend and colleague, Okey Bakassi, believe that his illness was a spiritual attack simply because he once showed interest to contest as the governor of Rivers State.</div>
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“We live in a country where people are funny. Remember there was a time I made it public that I wanted to contest as a governor for my state, now, people have advised me not to try it again because they believe that my illness was a spiritual attack. We live in a country where people test your power when you announce that you want to contest for an office. My good friend, Okey Bakassi, told me that the illness was a spiritual attack and pleaded with me not to try it again. He said that there was a time he also thought of contesting for a political office but that something happened to him which he said he would never forget. I just kept on laughing,” he said.</div>

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Women Are The Source Of Evil and You Can’t Find Anything Good In Women – Pastor says

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A Rwandan pastor, is at the moment under fire for saying that women are the source of all evils and nothing good can be found in them.<br />
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the pastor, Nicolas Niyibikora, made this statement on a live radio broadcast in Rwanda and a lot of people across the country and Africa as a whole are not finding the statement funny at all.<br />
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Women’s rights group, Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe, complained to the Rwanda Media Commission, which has already scheduled a meeting to discuss on the controversial statement made by the pastor, next week.<br />
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Executive secretary of the group, Emmanuel Mugisha, said it was likely the radio station will have to explain itself.<br />
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The Seventh Day Adventist preacher, Nicolas Niyibikora, told listener:<br />
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Women are out of God’s favour and there is nothing good you can find in women. If you’ve read the Bible, who brought the sin into the world? It was not a man, but a woman.”<br />
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The sermon has angered rights groups who stated that such words “can bring hatred and conflict among Rwandans if nothing is urgently done about it.”<br />
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The Seventh Day Adventists in Rwanda have made efforts to distance themselves from Niyibikora, stating that he was expelled from the church some five years ago.<br />
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But chairperson Jeanne d’arc Kanakuze of the pro-women group said the comments were discriminatory and could incite hate against women.<br />
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“Apart from being contradictory to the laws of our country starting with the Constitution, the sermon is also at odds with international principles against discrimination and undermining human beings,” Kanakuze said.<br />
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They are demanding that the pastor and station must be made to publicly apologise to all Rwandans and to women in particular.<br />
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The management of the station alongside Nicolas Niyibikora are expected to appear before the regulator to explain the incident, executive secretary of the RMC confirmed<br />
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BREAKING: Interpol Recommends EFCC As Africa’s Model In Anti-Corruption War

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The Secretary-General of Interpol, Jurgen Stock, has recommended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a model for the African continent in the fight against corruption.<br />
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He said this on Friday when he led a delegation of the Interpol to the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja.<br />
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Stock, who was received by the Acting EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu, was delighted at the efforts of the anti-graft agency and assured them of the global organisation’s support at the international level.<br />
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He also commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for its efforts in fighting corruption in Nigeria.<br />
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“I am delighted to be here and it’s mainly an opportunity to thank the Government and the EFCC for its cooperation,” he said in a statement signed by the Commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren.<br />
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The Interpol boss further stressed the need to understand the global directions of organised crimes, noting that “the world is taking advantage of globalisation to commit crime and it’s a threat to all nations”.<br />
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“Interpol is committed to supporting the EFCC, and indeed, other agencies to build global security architecture and ensure that adequate information is made available amongst other infrastructure to support the Commission.<br />
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“We understand your needs and we will see where we can come in and unite forces to fight against the Global phenomenon of crime,” he added.<br />
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On his part, Magu commended the delegation for the visit and thanked Stock for finding time out of his busy schedule as the Secretary General of Interpol.<br />
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He said, “The EFCC has always had a good rapport with the Interpol and has always enjoyed collaboration with the organisation, especially in the area of information sharing.”<br />
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The anti-graft agency boss advocated for a borderless platform to further support efficiency in information sharing culture with the global organisation.<br />
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He also called for more collaboration with the Interpol which has 192 member states, saying it was essential for the effective operation of the EFCC.<br />
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Other members on the Interpol entourage include the Head of Interpol Nigeria, Olusola Subair; Head of Interpol – Regional Bureau for West Africa, Kedji Abbe; and Deputy Head of Interpol Nigeria, Bankola Lanre, among others.<br />
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IBB Statement Against Buhari: Death Threat Messages, Calls Flood My Phone - Babangida's Spokesman, Afegbua Cries Out

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Prince Kassim Afegbua, the spokesman to ex-Military President Ibrahim Babangida, claimed on Friday that he has been receiving death threats from unknown quarters following his issuance of a statement asking President Muhammadu Buhari to jettison his reelection bid in 2019.<br />
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The authors of the death threats are not sparing his family, Afegbua said moments after his interrogation on the statement by the Department of State Security Service (DSS).<br />
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The former EdoState commissioner said in a statement in Abuja that he has been receiving phone calls threatening him and his family.<br />
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But he vowed that never would he be intimidated by anyone or group for issuing the statement .<br />
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He was first invited for questioning by the police on Wednesday and later by the DSS on the statement.<br />
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Afegbua declared that nothing would stop him from exercising his right of free speech.<br />
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His words: “In the last six days, I have gone through traumatic experience when I was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police.<br />
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“ By the strength of that unprofessional declaration, I was treated like a common criminal and fugitive until I showed up at the Police Headquarters Abuja to physically present myself.<br />
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“After what the Police termed a no case issue, they were apologetic and I took my leave.<br />
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“ In the evening of that day, Wednesday 7th February, 2018 I got a phone call inviting me to the Headquarters of the Directorate of State Security (DSS).<br />
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“I honoured the invitation on Thursday and spent seven hours waiting for attention. I left the office at 6.50pm when it became clear nobody was ready to tell me what the invitation was meant for. I was informed to report back on Friday 9th February, 2018 at 11am.<br />
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“On arrival on Friday, having spent two hours, I was attended to by the Director of Operations and two others who interrogated me on the said statement I issued.<br />
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” My interrogation was recorded electronically and was made to write a statement affirming the issued statement, having collected all my personal details; house address, account number, international passport number and other information.<br />
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“I find this whole episode quite nauseating and utterly condemnable. I cannot rationalise why just a statement would amount to subjecting me to rigorous interrogation especially when there was no complainant.”<br />
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Afegbua said the Nigeria Police and the DSS were at best meddlesome interloper engaging in sheer bullying,<br />
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He added: “The action of the Nigeria Police coupled with that of the State Security Service is at best that of a meddlesome interloper and sheer bullying, leaving serious developmental issues to chasing shadows with a view to intimidate, harass and embarrass me.<br />
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“Let me state at this point that my life is in danger as we speak. I have been receiving series of unknown phone calls from people threatening me and my family.<br />
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“But I am resolute in the true spirit of a free born, that threats, intimidation, harassment and psychological torturing has never and will not stop me from exercising my right of free speech as enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; as well as carrying out my professional responsibility.<br />
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“I will not submit to intimidation, harassment and threats. Certainly not. I have just a life to live and no one under God will live forever.”<br />
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“This experience to me is an eye opener in so many ways. I feel a sense of personal gratitude to several of Nigeria’s foremost legal luminaries who maintained a constant touch and gave useful legal advice throughout the period of this travails.<br />
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“I am most humbled. And the Almighty Allah will meet all of you in your hour of need. On a lighter note, the support, accolades and motivation I received during this period have given me added confidence to seek elective public office in no distant future.”<br />
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“ I speak as a stakeholder, former president, concerned Nigerian and a patriot who desires to see new paradigms in our shared commitment to get this country running. While saying this also, I do not intend to deny President Buhari his inalienable right to vote and be voted for, but there comes a time in the life of a nation, when personal ambition should not override national interest. “This is the time for us to reinvent the will and tap into the resourcefulness of the younger generation, stimulate their entrepreneurial initiatives and provoke a conduce environment to grow national economy both at the micro and macro levels.<br />
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“Contemporary leadership has to be proactive and not reactive. It must factor in citizens’ participation. Its language of discourse must be persuasive not agitated and abusive. It must give room for confidence building. It must build consensus and form aggregate opinion on any issue to reflect the wishes of the people across the country.<br />
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“It must gauge the mood of the country at every point in time in order to send the right message. It must share in their aspirations and give them cause to have confidence in the system. Modern leadership is not just about “fighting” corruption, it is about plugging the leakages and building systems that will militate against corruption.<br />
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“Accountability in leadership should flow from copious examples. It goes beyond mere sloganeering. My support for a new breed leadership derives from the understanding that it will show a marked departure from recycled leadership to creating new paradigms that will breathe fresh air into our present polluted leadership actuality.<br />
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“My intervention in the governance process of Nigeria wasn’t an accident of history. Even as a military government, we had a clear-cut policy agenda on what we needed to achieve. We recruited some of the best brains and introduced policies that remain some of the best in our effort to re-engineer our polity and nation.<br />
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“We saw the future of Nigeria but lack of continuity in government and of policies killed some of our intentions and initiatives. Even though we did not provide answers to all the developmental challenges that confronted us as at that time, we were not short of taking decisions whenever the need arose.”<br />
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SHOCKING: Mystery Snake Swallows N36 Million Cash in JAMB office, Sales Clerk Claims, Prof Oloyede Dumbfounded

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The management of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, is yet to come to terms with an explanation by an official in the Makurdi, Benue office of the Board that proceeds from the sale of admission scratch cards in the state, totaling N36million have been swallowed from the cash vault by a mystery snake that comes in the night.</div>
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The mystery snake was said to have sneaked into the account office of the Board in Makurdi and made away with the N36 million cash a number of times. JAMB candidates hitherto purchased scratch cards from JAMB state offices and other designated centers, to gain access to the Board’s website for either registration or to check their admission status.</div>
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But the reforms introduced by JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, when he assumed office in 2016, recommended an end to the use of scratch cards,  replacing it with more efficient and effective platforms.</div>
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To streamline its operations, Saturday Sun learnt, a team of auditors was dispatched to different state offices of JAMB to take inventory of the sold and unsold scratch cards and recover whatever money that might have either been generated or mismanaged during the period of the sale of scratch cards.</div>
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As they hit the ground running, several incredible discoveries were made in different states visited. But the case of Makurdi office of JAMB revealed a shocker to all. A sales clerk, Philomina Chieshe, told JAMB registrar and his team that she could not account for N36 million she made in previous years before the abolition of scratch cards.</div>
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In the course of interrogation, Philomena denied the allegations that she stole the money. She however confessed that it was her housemaid that connived with another JAMB staff, Joan Asen, to “spiritually” steal the money from the vault in the account office.</div>
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She said: “I was one of the four sales clerks attached to JAMB office in Makurdi. My responsibility was to sell scratch cards to candidates and not involved in handling the revenues. It was the responsibility of Joan Asen and my other senior colleagues. I only remit money when am done selling the cards.</div>
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“Few months ago, there was issue of fraud in the Makurdi office. Auditors were sent from Abuja to carefully flip the record books of the office, to perhaps, ascertain the current state of affairs.</div>
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“The state Coordinator, Obilo, was not around when the audit team came. But in the course of the audit, N36 million was discovered to have been missing from the account. An investigation was launched. In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that Joan Asen, who is account staff and a lady outside JAMB have connived to steal the money.”</div>
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How the mystery snake swallowed millions</div>
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Philomina in her confessional statement said that Joan Asen and her accomplices confessed that they have been stealing the money “spiritually” through a mysterious snake that always sneak into the office to swallow the money from the vault.</div>
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According to her “It was a mystery to me too. I have been saving the money in the bank, but I found it difficult to account for it. So I started saving it in a vault in the office. But each time I open the vault, I will find nothing. I became worried and surprised how the millions of Naira could be disappearing from the vault. I began to interrogate everybody in the house and office, and no one could agree on what might have happened to the money. I continued to press until my housemaid confessed. She said that the money disappeared “spiritually”. She said that a “mysterious snake” sneaked into the house and swallowed the money in the vault.”</div>
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Prof Oloyede is not only battling with fraud within his office but also syndicates that have been feeding fat on JAMB for years. The Board Registrar confirmed that the mystery snake fraud is one of the almost 100 fraud cases he’s tackling. According to him, “We are deeply worried by the incessant cases of candidates being defrauded by registration syndicates and CBT operators. The planning and operation of our CBT examination begin with the registration exercise. At this stage, we monitor the effectiveness of the telecommunication network to be used during the examination. Some of our CBT operators are found to have collaborated with these syndicates to carry out registration irregularities that frustrate the credibility of our examination.</div>
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“In some cases, the criminals have attempted to break into our Virtual Private Network (VPN) in order to give access to unauthorized cybercafés and malicious persons for some fees thereby distorting our planning and data management and also putting the candidates’ registration in limbo. There is no doubt that our strict monitoring, vigilance and sophisticated technology are exposing high number of infractions hitherto neglected; the former is not creating the latter.</div>
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“It is our conviction that weak enforcement regime for such breaches of registration requirements, rules and procedures is in part responsible for many challenges associated with identification of candidates during examination in the past. We have set the tone and framework for combating all irregularities with respect to our process of registration emboldened with the knowledge that a failed or badly regulated registration exercise could open a floodgate of examination malpractice. </div>
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“Through our monitoring exercise, we have been able to break the backbone of illegal registration syndicates across the nation. Our investigation in the last two weeks is very revealing and rewarding. Security agencies have made several arrests of persons involved in unfortunate incidence which includes CBT operators, individuals not connected to our process but collaborating with our operators and we are determined to ensure that they are prosecuted. We are not relenting.”</div>
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IPOB Drags Army Chief, Buratai, IGP Idris, 14 Other Nigerians To US Court

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The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dragged the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, and 14 other Nigerian officials to a United States of America District Court over alleged complicity in the extra-judicial killings of its members.<br />
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IPOB alleged that the extra-judicial killings happened during protests over the arrest and detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.<br />
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Those dragged to the US court, aside Buratai and Idris are: Lawal Musa Daura; Ibrahim Attahiru; M.I. Ibrahim; Kasim Umar Sidi; Issah Maigari Abdullahi; former IGP Solomon Arase; Abia and Anambra state governors, Okezie Ikpeazu and Willie Obiano; Habila Hosea; Peter Nwagbara; James Oshim Nwafor; Hosea Karma; Bassey Abang and Johnson Babatunde Kokumo.<br />
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The suit was filed based on two US’ statutes; the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA or ATS – the Alien Tort Statute) and the Torture Victims Protection Act (TVPA).<br />
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Both laws have extra-territorial reach, meaning they allow US federal courts to assert long-arm jurisdiction which extends beyond the borders of US.<br />
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ATCA provides that ‘the district courts shall have original jurisdiction on any civil action by an alien (foreigner) for a civil wrong committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.’<br />
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Since 1980, courts have interpreted this statute to allow foreign citizens to seek remedies in US courts, for human rights violations and for conducts committed outside the US.<br />
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The TVPA of 1991 is a statute which permits civil suits in the US against foreign individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture and/or extra-judicial killings.<br />
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In the suit, IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said the banned group’s lawyers argued that “the case is convincing.<br />
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“Beyond the latest processes, and at the ensuing trial, Buratai, Ikpeazu, Obiano and others, will be required to personally appear before the US court to testify under oath and cross-examination that will dwell on the details…<br />
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 Abia and Anambra, according to IPOB, filed a counter-motion to the suit on February 6.

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2019 election: Kwankwaso visits Anambra, kicks off presidential campaign

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THE Senator Representing Kano Central Senatorial District and a former Governor of the State, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has flagged off his bid to run for the 2019 presidential election.<br />
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He was in Anambra State On Thursday, where he met with the leadership of his group, the Kwankwaso Movement, and the Hausa community in the state.<br />
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In his address at the event, the presidential candidate asked for the support of the people to enable him to achieve his presidential ambition.<br />
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He stated that the first hurdle would be to emerge victorious in the primary election.<br />
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He listed unemployment, incessant killings between Herdsmen and farmers and economic meltdown as what prompted his decision to contest.<br />
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In his words: “I am in this contest because I want to restore the lost glory of the country. I have come to see the people of the state and thank them for their supporting me.<br />
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“The South-East geopolitical zone is important in this journey because we cannot do without them, the Senator noted.<br />
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According to him, an election is not a do-or-die and my successor, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who is opposing my ambition should have a rethink and join me to better the welfare of Nigerians.<br />
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“The only hurdle before us is the primary election. I assure you if I am able to win the primaries, winning the main election will not be difficult because I know I will win.”<br />
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Kwankwaso commended the Hausa community in the state for coming out en-masse to show support for one of their own.<br />
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He described the recent killings in the country as unfortunate and called on the Federal Government to show more concern towards the governed.<br />
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On his remarked, the state chairman of the Kwankwasiyya movement, John Ndiche, commended Kwankwaso for coming to see them despite his tight schedules.<br />
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He gave assurances that the state would support his ambition, praying God to grant him victory.

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FG bans issuance of visa to foreigners

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THE Federal Government has directed the Ministry of Interior to desist from giving visa to foreign workers whose skills were readily available in Nigeria.<br />
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This was contained in an Article 1(7) of Presidential Executive Order recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.<br />
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Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, who read Articles 1(1); 2(1); 1(5) and 1(7), on Thursday, in Abuja, during a special consultative meeting with 17 Directors-General of parastatals under his ministry, said the order, when fully implemented, would help Nigeria reduce capital flight, enhance local capacity, strengthen local manpower development, encourage indigenous technology capacity, as well as enhance national self-reliance and restore national pride.<br />
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Dr Onu said the order also proclaimed, especially in Article 1(5) that MDA’s should ensure that before the award of any contract, Nigerian counterpart staff were engaged from the conception stage to the end of the project.<br />
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According to him: “I am confident that with the signing by Mr President of this Presidential Executive Order, we have initiated a very important step in the onward march of Nigeria towards developing the necessary local capacity needed for us to look inwards in our search for solutions to our numerous problems.<br />
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“Indeed, it is an important step towards moving Nigeria away from being a mere consumer country to an important producer nation.<br />
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“It will strengthen the patronage of made in Nigeria goods and services by ensuring that under Article 1(1) producing entities shall give preference to Nigeria companies and firms in the award of a contract, in line with the Public Procurement Act 2007.” He explained.<br />
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The minister said this constituted only a small part of the revolutionary content of the order, which would play a critical role in efforts to build a better country that every Nigerian could proudly call his or her own.<br />
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“The road ahead may be tasking. But I am confident that with patience, determination and faith in the future greatness of our nation, we shall succeed.<br />
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“We should never forget that no nation ever became great by the mere possession of natural resources. Greatness comes with the effective deployment of science and technology, as an important instrument for nation building,” he stressed.<br />
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People angry with Buhari are looters, Kogi gov tells Catholic bishops

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GOVERNOR Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Friday rejected the admonition to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), saying that contrary to the position of the conference that Nigerians were angry, only those who have stolen the nation’s money were angry with the president.<br />
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Speaking to State House correspondents after observing the Juma’at prayers at the State House Abuja Mosque, he argued that ordinary people were happy with the performance of President Buhari.<br />
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Asked to react to the CBCN’s statement which harped on the frittering away of the goodwill hitherto enjoyed by the president, the governor stated: “Yes. I followed it keenly and one of the key statement there was that Nigerians are angry. Yes, it is true that Nigerians are angry but the question is who are these categories of Nigerians who are angry?<br />
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“The category of Nigerians that are angry are those who used private jets to cart away Nigeria’s money in dollars out of the country to South Africa. I’m sure you are aware that our money is still locked down there. Such money, if you bring it into the economy, a lot of youths that are unemployed will surely be employed.<br />
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“And of course, those that have looted the country dry and normally go to the church and mosque to pay tithe are no longer doing so. Of course, these are the category of people who are angry.<br />
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“If you look at it critically, the farmers, those with real jobs are happy because the economy is improving. In no time, we have come out of recession, our foreign reserve is increasing, no more bombing in Sambisa, no more bombing in the country, no more bombing in Emab plaza even as close as Abuja, no more bombing in Suleja and all over the country.<br />
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“I think those that are benefiting from these crimes and criminality will be angry and they are Nigerians. So, it is important to define the category of the people who are angry.<br />
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“I want to urge Nigerians to continue to appreciate Mr President, pray for him so that the good work he has started he will complete it so that Nigeria will be not of the woods.”<br />
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Bello threw his weight behind the National Assembly in its rearrangement of the order of election, saying that it would deny “bad” legislators the chance to be re-elected hiding under the cover of the “Buhari Tsunami” as was the case in 2015.<br />
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While expressing confidence that Buhari would be re-elected in a landslide, he added: “I so much appreciate this. I think if you observe critically what happened in the last election where Mr President was elected along with other members of National Assembly, then we called it Buhari tsunami, where the good, the bad and the ugly were all put together and elected, it is either going to be in their interest that the Buhari tsunami will return them or everybody will be on his or her own.<br />
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“Let Buhari return and let Nigerians select the good ones out of the bad ones to return to the National Assembly.<br />
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“Whichever order it comes, in the upcoming general elections, I can assure you that Mr President will win a landslide and the good ones will return to the National Assembly.”<br />
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Asked if he believed that the lawmakers would lose out under the reordering, he argued: “They have the choice to make and they have made their choice that the goodwill of Mr President should not rob on the bad ones.<br />
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“Surely, the good ones on their own account will return to the National Assembly at the appropriate time.”<br />
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The governor also supported the appointment by President Buhari of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to lead the reconciliation process within the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), saying that he supported any move made by the president.<br />
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“Of course. Whatever Mr President believes in, his judgement and his wisdom I believe in him. And I believe in his ability to bring all party members together,” he said.<br />
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The governor insisted on selling off state assets which he said were not adding value to the state.<br />
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He said Kogi people who were against the move were ignorant Abuja-based politicians.<br />
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“You see, this is politics playing but we will not be deterred by some uninformed so-called elites that are here in Abuja making noise,” the governor declared.

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2019: Tell politicians they can no longer buy their way into office – Jega to Nigerians

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Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has asked Nigerians to let politicians know that can no longer ‘buy’ their way into elective positions by ensuring that the electoral processes are not tampered with.<br />
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He said that until the problem of vote-buying is tackled in the country, those in government will remain irresponsible and non-responsive to the aspirations of the people.<br />
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Jega said this in Abuja on Friday at an interactive forum organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, to interrogate how African government’s can reconcile procedural democratic practices with substantive democracy.<br />
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He noted that the struggle for democracy to survive in Africa has been characterized by frustration because of the failure of governance to satisfy the aspirations and expectations of the people as well as promote stability.<br />
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Jega also decried the mode of politics in most parts of Africa which he said excludes a large segment of the population, especially women and youths from the political process.<br />
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On the issue of corruption, the erstwhile INEC boss disclosed that reliance of democratic governments in Africa on extractive revenue such as sales of crude oil as opposed to tax-based revenue raised a major challenge to the fight against corruption.<br />
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He, however, maintained that despite the frustrations of democracy, militarianism was not an option.<br />
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His words: “Unless the people let politicians know that they cannot buy their way into office every four or five years, through the ballot box, they will never be responsible and responsive to the needs and aspirations of the people.<br />
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“Voters should realize that they are critical stakeholders that deserve to be listened to. Hence, it is imperative they begin to protect the integrity of the electoral process so as to have sufficient moral ground to hold those in governance accountable.<br />
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“Relying exclusively on extractive revenue is unhealthy for good governance and democracy. All a public office holder needs to do to loot the treasure is simply to divert funds accruing to government from the extractive sector of the economy.<br />
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“However, if the government raises bulk of its revenue by compelling people to pay their taxes, the people will in turn be interested in knowing how the taxes they paid were utilized, and that will reduce the level of the corruption perpetuated by those in government.”<br />
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“We need to careful with what the frustrations of democracy can lead us into. Militarianism should never again be an option for us. Democracy may not be the only game but it is a major game in town,” he concluded.<br />
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I regret trekking from Lagos to Abuja for Buhari – Hashimu Suleiman

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man-who-trekked-meets-buhariHashimu Suleiman, the man who trekked from Lagos to Abuja in celebration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2015 presidential election has described his action as a big mistake.<br />
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Suleiman said he regretted trekking for Buhari who has now made life unbearable for the masses.<br />
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The man expressed his dissatisfaction with the way the president has been ruling Nigeria in the last one year.<br />
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He was quoted as saying, “Removing fuel subsidy at this hard time is not palatable to hear, when so many workers and labourers can hardly put food on their table, many companies have folded up, and cost of living is very high.<br />
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“Nigerians have been hoping for a positive change for a very long time, enduring hardship and now the Federal government wants to make things worse for the masses.”

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See Photos And Video Showing Popular Musician Ebony Reigns Dancing With Family Just Few Hours Before She Was Killed In A Fatal Crash

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Ebony died in a gory road accident late Thursday evening on the Sunyani-Kumasi road.</div>
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According to police, the 20-year-old singer and two military officers were in an SUV and driving from Sunyani towards Kumasi when it collided head-on with a VIP bus heading towards Sunyani from Kumasi. Ebony was crushed to death along with a young lady who was also captured in the video of Ebony’s final moments.</div>
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The two military officers in the SUV also died. Ebony and her female companion both died wearing the same clothes they were wearing in the video of their final moments.</div>
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See Photos And Video Showing Popular Musician Ebony Reigns Dancing With Family Just Few Hours Before She Was Killed In A Fatal Crash

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Governor Obaseki Visits Family Of Driver Killed By Police Officers Over Refusal To Give N100 Bribe, Donates N10Million To The Family

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Gov. Obaseki of Edo State, has set up a N10 million education fund for the training of two children of late David Okoniba, whose death was allegedly caused by an exchange with a police officer at Upper Igun, Third Junction area of Benin.<br />
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He disclosed this when he led some members of his cabinet on a condolence visit to the family of the deceased. The governor said he was at the victim’s home to assure his relatives that the government share in their grief, assuring them that those culpable in the killing will be brought to book.<br />
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“I am here today to get the details of what happened. Listening to you, I am heartbroken. I can feel your pain and appreciate your pain and anger. I want to assure the family that the case will not be swept under the carpet.<br />
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It will be followed to a logical conclusion as a reputable retired Judge of Edo State High Court, Justice Olubo, has been selected to head the panel of enquiry which will investigate what truly happened on the said date of the incident that led to the death and consequent fracas between the youths and the police.<br />
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I learnt that the deceased has two children. I have released N10 million fund to be used for their education, to reduce the pain of the absence of their father and ensure their education does not suffer much because of this incident.”<br />
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Obaseki also assured the family that government will support in the burial of late David Okoniba and advised the family to take the wife of the deceased to the hospital for medical attention at government expense, as she was still traumatised from the incident.

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'It's about to get ugly' - Zuma's wife warns

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As South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma is facing being ousted from power, his fifth wife, Tobeka Madiba-Zuma, on Friday warned that “things are about to get ugly”.<br />
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She took to her Instagram account, firstladytzuma, to post a happy photo of herself and her husband, seemingly inside a plane with the following caption in isiZulu: "My everyday crush, Nxamalala, Msholozi, Maphumephethe, Inkunzi, Emidiwayidwa, Zinyane likaMnyakanya. Kusazoshuba ungalwi nomuntu engalwi nawe #southafrica #biggerthanmattersofthestomach."<br />
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In the post she praises Zuma, calling him by his clan names before warning that "It's going to be ugly. Don't fight someone who is not fighting you."<br />
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In a reply to one of the comments by @sekgakam, who asked "Kusazoshuba, really?" Madiba said her husband didn't join the African National Congress (ANC) in 1991.<br />
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"Kusazoshipha ukotshi darling. UMsholozi did not join the ANC in 1991, jumped ship nor hip hopped between the struggle and wealth accumulation. He left home at a tender age to fight apartheid. He was prepared to pay the ultimate price. He will finish what he started because he does not take orders beyond the Atlantic Ocean #mattersofthestomach (sic).”<br />
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On Friday, ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa pulled out of public events to focus on "pressing matters", fuelling speculation that Mr. Ramaphosa was making a final push to force Zuma to step down as South Africa's head of state.<br />
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