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Sunday, 12 February 2017 17:40

In thanksgiving service, Ibori says 'I am not a thief'

Former governor of Delta state, Chief James Ibori, has said he had been wrongly accused and maligned by those who said he stole, saying “I am not a thief, I cannot be a thief”. Chief Ibori also said the biggest pain he felt over his travails was the suffering his people had to go through on account of his absence. Speaking at a special thanksgiving service organised in his honour by his immediate community; the Oghara Kingdom, and held at the First Baptist Church, Oghara, Chief Ibori also said his only testimony and joy now is the fact that he…

Sunday, 12 February 2017 17:31

Students population in Nigerian Open University hits 254,000

The registered active student population of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has hit 254,000, its vice- chancellor, Professor Abdalla Adamu, disclosed. Adamu told the Economic Confidential magazine in Abuja that the number is distributed across the 77 study centres scattered all over the country touching all the states, local government areas and the six geopolitical zones. “I can confidently confirm to you that the total registered active student population is now 254,000 scattered across the 77 study centres in the country”, Adamu said. The NOUN boss also said that having the 77 study centres means that some states…

Sunday, 12 February 2017 11:26

FG recovers $151 million, N8 billion looted funds through whistleblowers – Minister

Federal Government said it recovered another $151 million and N8 billion looted funds from three sources through whistle-blowers. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. Mr. Mohammed said actionable information given by whistleblowers to the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation led to the recovery of the looted fund. He said the looted funds do not include the $9.2 million cash recently recovered from a former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, also through the whistle-blower policy. Mr. Yakubu has since been…

Sunday, 12 February 2017 02:25

Investigation: Inside Buhari's massive propaganda edifice - Kperogi Farooq

In trying to verify the accuracy of the odd appointment letter I earlier published, I discovered that President Muhammadu Buhari actually has 9, not 6, media aides, all of whom also have a retinue of personal aides. The presidential media aides are Femi Adesina (Special Adviser, Media & Publicity); Garba Shehu (Senior Special Assistant, Media & Publicity); Tolu Ogunlesi (Special Assistant, Digital & New Media); Lauretta Onochie (Personal Assistant, Social Media); Bashir Ahmad (Personal Assistant, New media); Sha’aban Sharada (Personal Assistant, Broadcast Media); Naziru Muhammed (Personal Assistant, TV Documentary); Sunday Aghaeze (Personal Assistant, Photography); and Bayo Omoboriowo (Personal Assistant/ President’s…

Sunday, 12 February 2017 02:16

Airport workers threaten strike while Abuja runway gets repaired

Nigerian airport employees may walk out over pay issues at the capital's temporary airport while the main airport's runway is being repaired, their trade union said on Saturday. Abuja airport runway had deteriorated to such an extent that some major international airlines had refused to fly there, and some aircraft reported damage to their undercarriage. Federal government has said airlines will be able to use the airport at the provincial city of Kaduna, 100 miles (160 km) north of Abuja during the six-week repair period from March 8. But scepticism over the government's plans reigns, as a new terminal for…

Sunday, 12 February 2017 02:13

Aisha Buhari returns to Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, has returned to Nigeria from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia where she performed Umrah or Lesser Hajj. Mrs. Buhari arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 3:15. She was received by Toyin Saraki, wife of Senate president, Bukola Saraki, wives of the governors of Kebbi and Kogi States, wives of the service chiefs as well as a former deputy governor of Plateau State, Pauline Tallen. ”I thank God for journey mercies, I prayed for Nigeria and Nigerian leaders and we should not relent in prayers and good deeds", she said. She urged Nigerians…

Saturday, 11 February 2017 17:16

I won’t return until doctors are satisfied — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would only return to Nigeria when his London doctors certify him well enough to do so. “… I am extending my leave until the doctors are satisfied that certain factors are ruled out,” Mr. Buhari said in a February 5 letter to the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, informing the National Assembly of the extension of his vacation. Although snippets of the letter were publicised by the presidency and the Senate on February 5 and 6 respectively, this is the first time the entire text and copy of the correspondence would be made…

Saturday, 11 February 2017 02:56

MMM lifts restrictions on 2017 participants, leaves 3 million investors stranded

MMM Nigeria has announced the lifting of all limits on Mavros (participants) acquired in 2017, while those of 2016 remain under restriction. As of December when the ponzi scheme placed ban on withdrawal, there were about three million investors. But in a new statement, MMM said 2017 members can “actively develop the community and create new requests to provide help”. “Dear members, MMM Nigeria lifts all the limits for Mavro, acquired in 2017. So, MMM Nigeria is coming back to normal", the statement read. “And now the members can actively develop the community and create new requests to provide help.…

Saturday, 11 February 2017 02:54

Six police officers get promotion for rejecting bribe

Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted six senior police officers for rejecting huge sums of money offered as bribe to compromise them in the course of doing their duties. The Commission in a statement in Abuja by Head of Press and Public Relations Unit, Ikechukwu Ani, explained that the promotion was imperative because the officers displayed rare and exemplary courage to resist corruption. The decision was reached by the Commission after its 19th Plenary Meeting in Abuja. Those promoted are: “CSP Sulaiman Muhammad Abdul, CSP. Olusoji Akinbayo, Inspector Sunday Idowu, DSP Mu’awuyya A. Abubakar, Inspector Eheziekia Abiona and Sergeant Ogunbiyi…

Saturday, 11 February 2017 02:53

Boko Haram kills 7 new army recruits, abducts female soldier

Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a convoy of new recruits in northeast Nigeria, killing seven troops and abducting a female soldier, the Nigerian military and a self-defense commander said Friday. Nineteen soldiers were wounded. Thursday evening's ambush occurred near the town of Mafa, 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Maiduguri. The city in northeastern Nigeria is the birthplace of Boko Haram and headquarters of the Nigerian military's campaign to crush the seven-year Islamic insurgency that has killed more than 20,000 people. A military spokesman, Lt. Col. Kingsley Samuel, said seven soldiers "paid the supreme price" and 19 were wounded in the…

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Saturday, 11 February 2017 02:51

FG issues warning over possible terror attacks

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, yesterday warned on a plot by a Boko Haram affiliate group, the Muslim Brotherhood in Kogi State, to attack banks, army depots and prisons in the country. The minister’s Special Assistant, Segun Ayeyemi, said in a statement that Mohammed disclosed that the group was planning to acquire chemicals and weapons for the attacks. The statement added that intelligence had also revealed that the group was making efforts to acquire sophisticated arms and appealed to Nigerians to be vigilant and report any suspicious persons. It was also revealed that members of the Muslim Brotherhood…

Friday, 10 February 2017 11:22

N'Delta amnesty: Boroh unites ex-militants ahead of Osinbajo's visit

The visit of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to Bayelsa State is an indication that the Federal government is committed to finding a lasting solution to the unrest, instability and underdevelopment of the Niger Delta Region. The above is contained a statement made available to journalists recently by the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. According to the statement, "In preparation for this historic event, a lot of strategic meetings have been going on behind the scenes". "Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator…

Friday, 10 February 2017 03:59

Buhari relaxing in Nigeria House in London, not hospital, says Foreign Affairs Minister

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, yesterday in Enugu joined in the controversy trailing the whereabouts of President Muhammadu Buhari as he insisted that the president was not in any hospital in the United Kingdom but “is relaxing in the Nigeria House” in London. He, however, disclosed that he has not had direct communication with the president since he left the country about two weeks ago for vacation in the UK. Speaking with journalists shortly after taking part in the ongoing re-registration exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his Eke ward in Udi Local Government Area of…

Friday, 10 February 2017 03:56

South-West governors meet in Ekiti on Monday

Governors of the South-West geo-political zone will on Monday meet in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti ‎State capital, in continuation of their regular meetings aimed at ensuring regional integration. In a statement yesterday by Chief Press Secretary to the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, the ‎meeting would be in furtherance of the resolve of the governors of the six states of the South-West to meet on a regular basis to continue to pursue a unified frame-work for tackling the development challenges of the region. The meeting is expected to take some critical decisions in respect of the mission of the development agenda…

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