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Augustine told the court that the accusedAnimal had beaten up his father by hitting him with a piece of wood on his forehead.

He said that the accusedAnimal also beat up his mother and raped her severally.

Paperwhite:
APC should know that the highly "padded" budget is a public/national document.Any illegality discovered therein is bound to be thoroughly investigated.Therefore it's not & should never be treated as a party(in-house) affair.Jubrin still have his fundamental freedom of expression.So APC should just shut the Bleep off.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday restrained the Rep. Abdulmumin Jubrin from issuing public statements regarding the budget padding allegation.

“Arising from the series of meetings we held with you over the budget matter, the National Working Committee had decided to request to henceforth avoid issuing any public statement”, a statement by the Deputy National Chairman North, Senator Lawal Shuaibu, said on Thursday.

The statement added that “this includes statements through social media or other means of transmitting an opinion on the matter to the public”.

 

Party Affair

Sen. Shuaibu also maintained that the party and government are not happy over the saga that has trailed the 2016 budget in the House of Representatives.

He however, thanked Rep. Jibrin for “honouring our intervention and readiness to afford the party the chance to handle the budget padding crisis.

“The party is now looking into it towards finding a possible solution”, he said.

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Godsday Peter Orubebe

Handling of East -West road lands ex-Minister in trouble


The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed new charges against former Minister of Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe, before an Abuja High Court, alleging that he diverted close to N2 billion naira meant for the dualisation of Section IV of the East-West Road.

He is charged alongside Oludare Lawrence Alaba, Ephraim Towelde Zaki and Gitto Construction Limited on a five-count charge bordering on alleged corruption, diversion of funds and perjury.

He was accused of circumventing a Federal Executive Council, (FEC) approval for the dualisation of the Eket – Oron Road, part of the East-West Road which runs from Edo to Bayelsa states, by allegedly instructing the contractor, Gitto Construction, to rehabilitate it instead.

Orubebe and the co-accused ‎persons are also charged with conferring undue advantage on the construction firm when they caused the money meant for compensating residents whose properties were marked for demolition paid to Gitto.

Court papers stated that the sum of N2,320,686,826.00 approved for payment of compensation to owners of properties that were to be demolished to make way for the dualisation of the road was paid to the contractor instead of the beneficiaries.

Further details later...

A 48-year-old landlord on Tuesday hanged himself in Ibadan, leaving behind a three-page suicide note.

The incident happened in Idi-Ose along Akan road in Ona Ara Council Area of the city.

The deceased, Popoola Adepoju, was found in his room dangling from a rope tied to a ceiling fan.

Residents of the area said the father of three sent his children on an errand before taking his own life.

Adepoju’s wife told the police that her husband left the defunct National Electric Power Authority in Abeokuta two years ago but his entitlement was yet to be paid. She added that he had engaged himself in cement business on a small scale before his death.

His family initially refused to hand over the suicide note to the police but after the intervention of the general chairman of the Idi Ose community, Taiwo Alimi, it was taken to the Akanran Police Division.

The deceased was interred in his house after the Divisional Police Officer at the station, Aliko Dankoli, gave the family permission to proceed with his burial arrangement.

A member of Four Square Gospel Church, where Adepoju worshipped with his family, said he attended Monday morning service in the church and never gave a sign of depression.

He said, “Adepoju was a devout Christian, pious and was talented. He was always offering tangible suggestions whenever the Welfare Committee of the zone met. What could have informed this action is unclear.

“We were together at the early morning service at our church on Monday. We usually have such service on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of every month. When I saw him last on Monday evening after the evening service, he never gave the premonition that he was going to commit suicide.”

A landlord in the area, who did not give his name, however gave a hint that the deceased was going through a difficult period.

He said that the deceased had wanted to sell his Honda car for N250,000 but only got a buyer who was ready to pay N150,000.

He said Adepoju had planned to buy a smaller car to be used as taxi to supplement what he made from the small cement business he was doing.

He said, “he wanted to sell the car so he could buy a small vehicle which he would be using as cab to serve as a sustaining means of livelihood for his family. He however said that the amount being offered was insufficient.

“He sometimes complained that things were no longer as they were before he was disengaged from work. It was a surprise when we discovered that this unfortunate incident had happened.”

okeyfineboy:
Lolz..u know nothing about politics..these set of people are not with amodu sheriff's faction.
So what business do they have with amodu:s list and secondly the convention is only for makarfi's led faction of PDP...so why waiting for amodu's list..unless they reach a consensus then that sheriff faction will be there..

thatNUPEboy:
See the people we call our lawmakers openly giving conditions to support evil Some are still on the fence waiting for instruction from Tinubu to know which path to thread. Does this mean these dickheads do not know what is right from wrong anymore? God! Are we not finished in this country?

There is no hope for this country no more. I am relocating

springer:
lol....May Be Longer Than Voters List

The budget scandal in the House of Representatives has opened grounds for horse trading as several lawmakers who felt left out during the constitution of the so-called “plum committees” last year, are now demanding for assurances of compensation from its leadership, before joining others to pass a vote of confidence on Speaker Yakubu Dogara.

This is as several caucuses yesterday began rallying to avert any move aimed at impeaching Dogara and changing the current leadership of the lower legislative chamber.

The House has been embroiled in crisis following the sack of Hon. Jubrin Abdulmumini as the Chairman, Committee on Appropriation by his former ally, Dogara.

Following his ouster, Abdulmumuni has employed a scorched earth policy by accusing Dogara, Deputy Speaker, Yussuf Sulaimon Lasun, Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado Doguwa and Minority Leader, Leo Ogor of allocating N40 billion to themselves out of the N100 billion appropriated for the National Assembly, and making “senseless’ insertions into the 2016 budget”.

He also petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and the Nigeria Police, demanding the arrest and prosecution of the speaker, three principal officers, and 11 committee chairmen for corruption and abuse of office.

But as the crisis over Abdulmumini’s revelations gathered steam, the North-central caucus of the House headed by Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Jibril Buba (Kogi APC), met for several hours at the National Assembly yesterday, while the North West caucus, headed by Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado Doguwa (Kano APC) met in Kaduna.

Also, Dogara’s “kitchen cabinet”, headed by Hon. Mukhtar Betara (Borno APC), met at the National Assembly. The speaker was however not at any of the meetings.
Leaders of the caucuses had set up the meetings to get enough signatures to pass a vote of confidence on Dogara and the House leadership, but were confronted by aggrieved members who were “unsatisfied with certain developments in the management of the House”.

“Some wanted certain things and are using this window to demand for it. Some felt left out in the scheme of things, and are saying yes, while they support Dogara, their interests should be taken care of,” a lawmaker from one of the northern states told THISDAY.

The lawmaker explained that a decision was therefore taken to ensure any acrimony or bitterness among members was resolved before going public with the “vote of confidence” plan.
He, however, assured that Dogara still has a comfortable majority among the lawmakers, with at least 75 per cent support from each of the caucuses.

The lawmaker, who preferred not to be named, added that members of the APC caucus from the South-west, were still on the fence as they were awaiting instructions from their national leader, Senator Bola Tinubu.

“But Ekiti members are completely with Dogara,” the lawmaker claimed, adding that “they cannot get members to remove Dogara, even if there are external influences, it will not happen”.

The North-central caucus, at its meeting, THISDAY gathered, agreed on the need to protect the lower chamber from any “rampaging external forces” allegedly using Abdulmumini to create discord.
A member of the caucus, who opened up on the meeting, confirmed that the caucus and other caucuses in the House would soon formally pass a vote of confidence on the speaker.

“The problem is that we are on recess and this recess is really long. So since we are not holding plenary, we have resolved to show our support for the House leadership. We would pass a vote of confidence on the speaker, but I am not sure what day that would be, as other caucuses are still meeting,” the lawmaker said.

The lawmaker was also adamant that Dogara would not be removed, saying: “No plot to remove Dogara would work, forget it.”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House also dismissed the plot of impeachment against Dogara.

Although the PDP caucus did not hold its meeting which was scheduled to take place yesterday, Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, presented its position.
Speaking with THISDAY, Ogor said the allegations levelled against the speaker and other principal officers were “non-issues”, adding that investigations by the anti-graft agencies would unravel what “is really the truth”.

“The first point of call would be to examine what happened to the budget that Mr. President refused to assent to and the truth would be revealed. We would see who would laugh last, but it is definitely not those shouting wolf today. We, in the PDP caucus, would not lose sleep over this,” he said.

He added that Dogara has the full support of the caucus. “How can you impeach him, what are the offences? There is an impeachment process…let him (Abdulmumim) come and make his allegations open.

“Is it the Zonal Intervention Fund? Let us see the allegations, we should be confronted with facts, then we will respond clearly to them. We are happy and excited that the man himself has run to the EFCC and ICPC, so we are waiting for their invitation. Our doors are open, because it would unravel a lot of things,” Ogor added.

The Ghost of Farouk is Resurrected

However, Abdulmumini, who was at the EFCC last night, yesterday also accused the Chairman of the House Committee on Interior, Hon. Jagaba Adams Jagaba of not being able to account for $500,000 which was allegedly given to him by a former House member, Farouk Lawan, after the latter received the amount four years ago as bribe from the Chairman of Forte Oil Plc, Mr. Femi Otedola.

In order not to indict Otedola and his companies, Farouk had allegedly demanded $3 million dollars from the Forte Oil chairman in 2012 when he chaired the adhoc committee to investigate the fuel subsidy scam.

Otedola had played along and paid out $620,000 to Farouk in a sting job that was to lead to his prosecution and ended his career as a legislator.

At the time, no trace of the $620,000 was ever found until yesterday when Abdulmumuni alleged that $500,000 was given to Jagaba, but could no longer be accounted for.

He also described Jagaba, whose name he included in his petitions to the anti-graft agencies as one of the committee chairmen who inserted 2,000 projects into the budget, as corrupt and a bigot.
Reacting to the allegation, Jagaba challenged Abdulmumini to back up his claim that $500,000 kept in his care during the Farouk bribery scandal had disappeared.

Jagaba, in a phone conversation with THISDAY, said Abdulmumini should provide documents to back his claim.

“I am not afraid of EFCC at all. If he strongly feels about it, he should stop making noise, he should write a petition on it and attach the relevant documents,” he said.

Jagaba described Abdulmumini as a “loose canon”.
“I do not want to join issues with a loose canon,” Jagaba said.

APC Fail to Broker Peace

Meanwhile, efforts by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to intervene and resolve conflict between its members in the House over the budget alteration scandal did not yield any result yesterday.

The party had summoned Dogara and Abdulmumuni to appear before it in order to resolve their differences.
But after several hours of separate meetings with the duo, the party said that they were yet to resolve the crisis. However, the party succeeded in extracting a commitment from the warring parties that they would refrain from further media exchanges.

THISDAY gathered that the party leadership first met with the speaker at a residence in Abuja, where an extensive discussion on the conflict between him and Adbulmumuni was held.

After the meeting with Dogara, another one was held with Abdulmumuni at the party secretariat in Abuja.
Speaking shortly after meeting with Abdulmumuni, which lasted for about three hours, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Lawan Shuaibu said that the party wanted to know what really went wrong and to see how it could handle the situation.

“We are discussing with them and it is an ongoing consultation, we are not done with them, we sat with the speaker, and we just finished sitting with Abdulmumuni and we would continue to sit with him,” he said.

Lawan said contrary to insinuations that the party has summoned the former appropriation committee chairamn to discipline him, there was no basis for passing judgment on the matter yet, adding that APC believes that immunity covers whatever happens in the House of Representatives or the Senate.

“I want to say that what we discussed, honestly speaking, was to get a better brief on what happened, because we have to be carried along. They are our members, we should know from them directly what is really going on so that we can see how we can handle the situation without necessarily making it a town square dance.

“In respect of what is going on in the House of Representatives which you people know more than all of us, but I asked him to come and brief the party, honestly speaking we never thought it would be covered by the media.

“I that summoned him, the national secretary of the party and the national vice chairman of his zone sat down to discuss, there is nothing like passing any judgment on any member of the party, we only play our role as the umpire in this matter to see how we can create some atmosphere of peace and unity among our members.

“But when certain things go wrong, of course, the party needs to call its members to know how best to unite any feuding members and that is exactly what we did.

“What we did actually was that we heard from him. We have heard earlier from the speaker but because it was not in the newspapers, nobody knew we held a meeting with the speaker,” he said.
On his part, Jibrin, who was evidently not comfortable with the party’s embargo on him, managed to utter a few words to journalists.

He however confirmed that the meeting with the APC was centered on the budget crisis that has pitted him against the speaker and the leadership of the House.

“I’m here on the invitation of our party, the APC. We discussed extensively the crisis in the House. We will continue to discuss and engage ourselves, I will continue to honour the invitation of our party and I am sure that whatever it is we decide you will know in due course,” he said.

The lawmaker, who was decked in a white brocade babariga (Nigerian traditional attire) and a cap to match, entered the party secretariat in the company of a team of lawyers and aides at about 2.05 p.m. in a black Toyota Land Cruiser sport utility vehicle and made straight to the office of Shuaibu where he was received by the National Working Committee of the APC led by the party’s National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni, National Treasurer, Bala Muhammed Gwagwarwa, and National Vice Chairman, Inuwa Abdulkadir.

Before the meeting with the APC leadership, Abdulmumini had also clarified that he was not invited to the party secretariat to appear before a disciplinary committee of the APC, but to meet with the party leaders in respect of the current crisis in the House.

On his twitter handle yesterday morning, Abdulmumini said: “I am confident that the party will do the rightful thing by throwing its weight to support our resolve to wipe out corrupt people and institutional corruption in the House and prevail or direct Speaker Yakubu Dogara, Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun, Whip Alhassan Doguwa and Minority Leader Leo Ogor to reconvene the house immediately and step aside to face their imminent prosecution and save the party and our dear country from further embarrassment.”

johnwizey:
Waiting for Sheriff's own too

StepTwo:
na d whole PDP members + supporters names dei there ni?

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The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Ahmed Makarfi has announced members of the party’s national convention committee.

The party had said it would go ahead with its national convention in Port Harcourt despite a court ruling declaring the Makarfi leadership illegal.

A federal court had ruled that the rightful chairman of the party is Modu Sheriff.

The Makarfi-led PDP challenged the decision.
In a statement on Tuesday by a former senator, Ben Obi, who is secretary of the Makafi faction, the party said its National Caretaker Committee had approved the nomination of the following members to serve on the National Convention Planning Committee.

The convention is scheduled to hold on August 17, 2016:

(1) H.E Chief NyesomWike, CON – Chairman
(2) H.E Darius Ishiaku – Deputy Chairman
(3) Sen. Ben Ndi Obi, CON – Secretary
(4) Barr. Dr. Ibrahim Umar – Deputy Secretary
(5) H.E Ibrahim Dankwambo – Member
(6) H.E Dave Umahi – Member
(7) H.E Ifeanyi Okowa – Member
(8.) H.E Seriake Dickson – Member
(9) H.E Ben Ayade – Member
(10) H.E Udom Emmanuel – Member
(11) H.E Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu – Member
(12) H.E Ayodele Fayose – Member
(13) H.E Dr. Olusegun Mimiko – Member
(14) H.E Sule Lamido – Member
(15) H.E Alhaji Ibrahim Shema – Member
(16) H.E Ibrahim Shekarau – Member
(17) H.E Aliyu Shinkafi – Member
(18) H.E Ramalan Yaro – Member
(19) H.E Abdulkadir Kure – Member
(20) H.E Babangida Aliyu – Member
(21) H.E Gabriel Suswan – Member
(22) H.E Jonah Jang – Member
(23) H.E Ibrahim Idris – Member
(24) H.E Otunba Gbenga Daniel – Member
(25) H.E Rev. Jolly Nyame – member
(26) H.E Chief Achike Udenwa – Member
(27) H.E Sen.Dr. Sam Egwu – Member
(28) H.E Sullivan Chime – Member
(29) H.E Lucky Igbinedion – Member
(30) H.E Sen. T.A Orji – Member
(31) H.E Capt. Idris Wada – Member
(32) H.E Sen. Joshua Dariye – Member
(33) H.E Sen Liyel Imoke – Member
(34) H.E Emmanuel Uduaghan – Member
(35) H.E Donald Duke – Member
(36) H.E Bala Ngilari – Member
(37) H.E Boni Haruna – Member
(38) H.E Attahiru Bafarawa – Member
(39) H.E Wilberforce Juta – Member
(40) H.E Umar Fintiri – Member
(41) H.E Sen. David Mark, GCON – Member
(42) Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole – Member
(43) Hon. Leo Ogor – Member
(44) H.E Sen. Godswill Akpabio, CON – Member
(45) Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha – Member
(46) Sen. Phillip Aduda – Member
(47) H.E. Sen. Biodun Olujimi – Member
(48) Hon. Chukwuka Onyeama – Member
(49) Hon. Yakubu Barde – Member
(50) Hon. Binta Bello – Member
(51) Sen. Chris Anyanwu – Member
(52) Sen. Joel Danlami – Member
(53) Prof. Jerry Gana – Member
(54) Sen. Ibrahim Mantu, CFR – Member
(55) Sen. Adolphus Wabara, GCON – Member
(56) Chief Maxwell Okodo – Member
(57) Chief Ebenezer Babatope – Member
(58) Sen. C.K Awoyelu – Member
(59) Sen. Mrs Stella Omu, MON – Member
(60) Chief Tom Ikimi – Member
(61) Hajiya Hauwa Musa Kida – Member
(62) Amb. Aminu Wali – Member
(63) Hon. Kaulaha Aliyu – Member
(64) Hon. Adamu Maina Waziri – Member
(65) Hon. Dandison Heart – Member
(66) Hon. John Ogar Odey – Member
(67) Sen. Babayo Gamawa – Member
(68) Comrade Sadiq Mohammed – Member
(69) Chief Onyema Ugochukwu – Member
(70) Hon. C.K Udoma – Member
(71) Chief Ndidi Okereke – Member
(72) Alhaji Danladi Maraudiga – Member
(73) Alhaji Mohammed Usama – Member
(74) Hon. Abdulmalik Mahmud – Member
(75) Hon. Tanko Dutse – Member
(76) Chief Ken Emeakayi – Member
(77) Elder Linus Ukachukwu – Member
(78) Chief Osita Obiagbolu – Member
(79) Hon. Awal Tukur – Member
(80) Sen. Bello Tukur – Member
(81) Hajiya Zainab Rufai – Member
(82) Sen. Jibril Aminu – Member
(83) Hon. Mohammed Wakil – Member
(84) Hon. Mohammed Alkali Imam – Member
(85) Hon. Ibrahim Bunu – Member
(86) Hon. Sylvanus Udong – Member
(87) Hon. Eko Atu – Member
(88) Hon. Dr. Effiong Cobham – Member
(89) H.E. Alhaji Ahmed Gusau – Member
(90) H.E Mukhtar Shagari – Member
(91) Sen. Abdullahi Wali – Member
(92) Amb. Umar Damagum – Member
(93) Hon. JibirMaigari – Member
(94) Hon. Wakili Abdu Misau – Member
(95) Sen. Anthony Manzo – Member
(96) Hon. Danladi Baido – Member
(97) Jamilu Baba Ningi – Member
(98) Hon. Shehu Baba Agai – Member
(99) Engr. Hon. Mukhtar – Member
(100) Hon. SaniKutigi – Member
(101) Amb. Frank Oblewey – Member
(102) Sen. Sylvanus Ngeli – Member
(103) Hon. Patience Ogodo – Member
(104) Sen. Simeon – Member
(105) Hon. Isa Bio – Member
(106) Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman – Member
(107) H.E Abdullahi Faskari – Member
(108) Alhaji Lamis Dikko – Member
(109) Sen. Tsauri – Member
(110) Alhaji W.I Hassan – Member
(111) Mrs. Folake Davies – Member
(112) Sen. Hosea Agboola – Member
(113) Hon. Christian Arewa – Member
(114) Sen. Adeosun Ayo – Member
(115) Semui Baba Tunde – Member
(116) Chief Mrs. Apanpa Iyabode – Member
(117) Dr. Alabi Afo – Member
(118) Seye Adegboye – Member
(119) Engr. Jide Obada – Member
(120) H.E Erelu Obada – Member
(121) Alhaji Jelili Adesina – Member
(122) Hon. Samuel Omotosho – Member
(123) Ayo Alabi – Member
(124) Tunde Adanyi – Member
(125) Arogunmasa Ebenezer Oladipo – Member
(126) Dr. Steve Oruh – Member
(127) Barr. Osahon N. Ahuwan – Member
(128) Mrs. Phillip Iheniyen – Member
(129) Hon. Asadu Patrick – Member
(130) Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso – Member
(131) Hon. Jones Onyereri – Member
(132) Hon. Okon Emmanuel – Member
(133) Hon. Ekpeyong Nse Baasey – Member
(134) Hon. Agbedi Fredrick – Member
(135) Hon. Nnenna Ukeje – Member
(136) Hon. Daniel Ofong – Member
(137) Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejiocha – Member
(138) Agbe Chris Ngoro – Member
(139) Hon.Ogbeinde Ihama Omoregue – Member
(140) Hon. Apiafi Betty – Member
(141) Hon. Chikere Kenneth Anayo – Member
(142) Hon. Gideon Gwari – Member
(143) Mrs.Titi Adeyemi – Member
(144) Hon. Haliru Abdul – Member
(145) Hon. Alfred Bello – Member
(146) Hon. Abba Moro – Member
(147) Hon. Terna Nenge Automatic – Member
(148) Hon. TsebaTengu – Member
(149) Hon. Hassan Yahaya – Member
(150) Hon. Abdulrahaman Enagi – Member
(151) Hon. Bako Angulu – Member
(152) Hon.Mrs Victoria Madaki – Member
(153) Hon. Amb. Polycap Azigi – Member
(154) Hon. Abubakar Sadiq Zauwa – Member
(155) Sen. D.B Zang – Member
(156) Mrs Grace Bello – Member
(157) Mr. Francis Bot – Member
(158) Prince Adejoh Obate – Member
(159) Alh. Abdullahi Ohioma – Member
(160) Abdulrahaman Balga – Member
(161) Col. BalaMande – Member
(162) Alh. Yusuf Goronye – Member
(163) Princess Rabi Ibrahim – Member
(164) Sen. Collins Ben Ndu – Member
(165) Amb. Fidelis Akubata – Member
(166) Chief Rex Onyeabor – Member
(167) Hajiya Aishatu – Member
(168) Hon. Usman Bello Kumo – Member
(169) Sen. Barr. Abdullahi Idris – Member
(170) Hon. Sani Sale M. – Member
(171) Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha – Member
(172) Sen. Athan Achonu – Member
(173) Barr. P.G.U. Madu – Member
(174) Hon. Hussain Namadi – Member
(175) Sen. Abdullahi Usman – Member
(176) Alh. Aminu Ringim – Member
(177) Sen. Musa Bello – Member
(178) Sen. Ahmed Aruwa – Member
(179) Amb. Nuhu Bayaga – Member
(180) Sen. Hayyatu Gwarzo – Member
(181) Alh.Abdullahi Sani Rogo – Member
(182) Dr. Akilu Indabawa – Member
(183) Hon, Aminu Koko – Member
(184) Hon. Halima – Member
(185) Alh. Buhari Bala – Member
(186) Hon. Samuel Arabo – Member
(187) Hon. Arch. Sani Sale Minyibir – Member
(188) Hon. Oladimeji Ayodele – Member
(189) Hon. Obasa Tajudeen Adekunle – Member
(190) Hon. Adekoya Adesugun – Member
(191) Hon. Oke Busayo Oluwole – Member
(192) Hon. Akinfolarin Mayawo Samuel – Member
(193) Hon. Adebunmi Olusegun – Member
(194) Mr. Samuel Chukwudi – Member
(195) Engr. Jonathan Ivoke – Member
(196) Mr. Uche Anichukwu – Member
(197) Sen. Joy Emordi – Member
(198) Prof. Sam Oyevbare – Member
(199) Hon. Amb. Nkoyo Toyo – Member
(200) Iyom Josephine Anenih – Member
(201) Chief Mrs. Remi Adiukwu Bakare – Member
(202) Dr. Doyin Okukpe – Member
(203) Prof. ABC Nwosu – Member
(204) Chief Dubem Onyia – Member
(205) Hon. Sir Ndubuisi Nwobu – Member
(206) Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, GCON – Member
(207) Austin Awodi – Member
(208) Micheal Ogidi – Member
(209) Mr. William Awilla – Member
(210) Prince Shielo – Member
(211) Aliyu Musa – Member
(212) Hon. Chris Okike – Member
(213) Barr. Mark Jacob – Member
(214) Hon. Victor Enoghama – Member
(215) Hon. Yusuf Achor – Member
(216) Aishatu Abubakar Hashidu – Member
(217) Hassan Marafan Kwanu – Member
(218) Chief Joe Martins – Member
(219) Chief Enyioha Ugochukwu – Member
(220) Sen. Danjuma Lar – Member
(221) Chief Prince Katchy – Member
(222) Barr. Nwonye Nwangudu – Member
(223) Barr. Okey Muo Aroh – Member
(224) Mr. Samuel Chukwudi – Member
(225) Miss Esther Felix – Member
(226) Umar Sani Dekat – Member
(227) Hon. Ahmed Bromeo – Member
(228) All National Vice Chairmen – Member
(229) Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa – Member
(230) Hon. Nkiruka Onyejocha – Member
(231) Hon. Lynda Ikpeazu – Member
(232) Sen. Grace Bents – Member
(233) Sen. James Manager – Member
(234) Sen. Emmanuel Paulker – Member
(235) H.E Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe – Member
(236) Sen. Obinna Ogba – Member
(237) Sen. Joshua Lidani – Member
(238) Sen. Andy Uba, MFR – Member
(239) Mr. Cyril Nwokeke – Member
(240) Mrs. May Ebikake – Member
(241) Mrs. Ifeoma Agbomah – Member
(242) Alh. Sulaiman Adokwe – Member
 

National Convention Finance Committee

1. H.E Udom Emmanuel – Chairman
2. H.E Alh. Ibrahim Shema – Deputy Chairman
3. H.E Sen. Biodun Olujimi – Secretary
4. H.E Alh. Ibrahim Dankwambo – Member
5. H.E Sen. IfeanyiOkowa – ”
6. H.E Seriake Dickson – ”
7. H.E Prof. Ben Ayade – ”
8. H.E Nyesom Wike, CON – ”
9. H.E Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – ”
10. H.E Engr. Dave Umahi – ”
11. H.E Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu – ”
12. H.E Darius Ishiaku – ”
13. H.E Sen. Ike Ekweremadu,CFR – ”
14. H.E Sen. GodswillAkpabio,CON – ”
15. Rt. Hon. Leo Ogor – ”
16. Prof Jerry Gana – ”
17. Alh. Garba Mohammed Noma – ”
18. Abdullahi Maigoro Bauchi – ”
19. Hon. Barry Idakino – ”
20. Pharm. Nasir Moh’d Yunusa – ”
21. Nike Jones – ”
22. Alh. Janis Dikko – ”
23. Hon. Solomon Wanbo – ”
24. Hon. Yusuf Shehu Makarfi – ”
25. Rev. Jenyo – ”
26. Hon. Tayo Afele – ”
27. Mrs.Tanina Olusi – ”
28. Lady U Osunbor – ”
29. Jarret Tenebe – ”
30. Engr. Gideon Ikhine – ”
31. Hon. Anayo Nnebe – ”
32. Hon. Azado Eucharia – ”
33. Hon.Lynda Ikpeazu – ”
34. Hon. Idisi Lovette – ”
35. Hon. Omosede Igbinedion – ”
36. Hon. Ogbeide Ihama Omoregie – ”
37. Mrs. Leticia Onuorah – ”
38. Hon. Tony Agoni – ”
39. Joseph Ade – ”
40. Barr. Emeka Okeke Ace – ”
41. Chief Alex Ogbonna – ”
42. Chief Chinedu Onu – ”
43. Arch. Innocent Agbo – ”
44. Chief P.C Agu – ”
45. Sen. Stella Oduah – ”
46. Chief Matthew Nwankwo – ”
47. Chief Okey Omenyi Nwanna – ”
48. Chief Nnamdi Ojemeni – ”
49. Alh. Ibrahim YaroYaro – ”
50. Alh. Sama’ila Burga – ”
51. Alh. Bawa Maigoro – ”
52. Sen. Aniete Okon – ”
53. Mr. Churchill Amagada – ”
54. Chief Ndidi Okereke – ”
55. Hon. Patience Ogodo – ”
56. Prof. Chigozie Ogbu – ”
57. Hon. Obonna Nwituru – ”
58. Chief Chidi Okolo – ”
59. Dr. Arab Rukuje – ”
60. Salisu Waziri Kwandon – ”
61. Hon. Umar Musa Hinna – ”
62. Saad Sambo Talban Dukku – ”
63. Hon. Idris Abdullahi Idu – ”
64. Hon. Chuks Onyeizugbe – ”
65. Sen. Magery Okadigbo – ”
66. Hon. Ben Nwankwo – ”
67. Hon. Okwudili Ojiba Uzoka – ”
68. Hon. Bashir Sakadadi – ”
69. Dr. Ado Yusuf – ”
70. Hon. Nuhu Sani Ibrahim – ”
71. Hon. Aminu Jingau – ”
72. Bala Abdullahi Dambam – ”
73. Alh. Yau Nabardo – ”
74. Alh. Danlami Barai – ”
75. Hon.Yahaya Miya – ”
76. Sen. Nenadi Usman – ”
77. Hon. Laurentia Mallam – ”
78. Alh. Moh’d Sabo Bakin Zuwo – ”
79. Sen. Bala Mohammed – ”
80. Alh. Ishaq Quaranmata – ”

The Committees will be inaugurated on Friday, August 5, 2016 at Yar’Adua
Center, Abuja by 10:00am, the statement said.

Omotayor123:
I am interested.... Tasting is Believing

Omotayor123:
Where the Market @ Oya na

Pavore9:
Go back to the picture, there you will see 25kg.

Aminat508:
fine love, mo miss e o

Aminat508:
Nupe!! Chai!!

thatNUPEboy:
the part in bold

This is good to know. With this development, I am proud to be a Nupe man. If I was told one day, we ll be having a "stone free" rice like this, I ld have said its impossible. The "stone" used to be the Nupe rice trademark. Now, it must be the "taste".

egopersonified:
Is 50kg not what we refer to as bag of rice? Which is going for 15,500 now. This bag is 25kg, that's half.

egopersonified:
N8k2 for half bag? Isn't that too expensive?

agabaI23:
I saw the caption and I came here to laugh
I am laughing


Kai!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KINGinVAHALA:
Longest time boss and hope kinginvahala hasn't wronged his senior bro, midolian?

KINGinVAHALA:
Good morning boss, @midolian

angels09:
Hmmm midolian blaspheming Jesus Christ is not a good idea.... You should desist from such acts and the fact that you bragged about it is very worrisome too.

The story is just a publicity stunt

The Parents Teachers Association of the Nigerian-Turkish International Colleges (NTIC), has called on the Nigerian Government to disregard any request for the closure of the schools in the country.
The parents, who made the call on Saturday in Abuja at meeting, said the accusation that the schools were a training ground for terrorist was baseless and unsustainable.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Turkish Government recently asked the Nigerian Government to close down all the Nigerian-Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) in the country.

According to the Turkish Government, the Nigerian-Turkish International Colleges belonged to Fetullah Gulen, accused of sponsoring the July 15 failed military coup in that country.

The country’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, said this while hosting the Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Shehu Sani of the APC, who represents Kaduna Central in the house.

Mr. Cakil alleged that the schools belonged to Gulen`s movement, a cult of personality that runs a secretive transitional network aiming to overthrow the Turkish government.

“The accusation is baseless and a slight on us parents and the Nigerian Government,” Hauwa Abubakar, a parent, who has three children in the school, said.

She maintained that the parents know the operators of the schools to their homes and families, adding that they could not have been involved in such practices.
 
Sani Balogun, Vice Chairperson NTIC primary, added that there was something unique in the school and called on the Federal Government to react to the Ambassador`s call.

Shehu Abudulahi, also a parent, however, said that if the school was doing anything wrong, the Federal Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should investigate.


He urged parents not to be too emotional about the call made by the Ambassador to the extent of dropping names.

He stressed that there was, however, a need to carry along all the 17 NTIC in the country in the fight to ensure that the schools were not closed.

Mr. Abudulahi, a professor, added that the schools were playing very significant role in the development of education in Nigeria and should not be closed unless it was found wanting and culpable.
He said that the school was one of the most secured in the country, adding that even in the hit of Boko Haram activities in the North east, it remained open in Yobe.

He further added that so long as the NTIC had operated within the laws of Nigeria, it should be allowed to remain in operation.

He, therefore, urged the parents to remain resolute in their struggle to ensure that the institutions were not closed.

He also urged the operators of the school to continue preparing for the new school year, saying “there is no shaking.’’

Awulu Awulu, first Education Secretary of the FCT also a parent at the meeting, appreciated the NTIC management, and urged parents to stand by the school in its trying period.

According to him, the call by the Turkish Ambassador for the closure of the NTIC was targeted at parents and not the institution.
He, however, advised that regardless the anger in the parents, they should follow due process in their struggle.

The parents at the meeting were unanimous in saying that they would stand by the NTIC to the end to ensure that it was not closed down as requested by the Ambassador.

The NTIC had been operating in the country in the past 18 years. Some of its old students at the meeting said they would join their parents in backing the institution.