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This is coming from the popular aide to the Ekiti state governor, Lere Olayinka to defend the recent certificate scandal of senator, Dino Melaye....


In His words:


Even if Dino Melaye presents TOILET PAPER as certificate, we like it like that.

After all, our President is rulling us with NEPA BILL as certificate.
#Dazzol



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Nigeria's Federal Government has clearly spelt out the irresistible benefits that await whistleblowers as it also pledges protection for them, as there are some controversies that some whistle blowers have been victimized.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said any whistle-blower whose information leads to the recovery of up to 1 billion Naira will receive 5 per cent of the amount.

“For those who may have suffered any backlash as a result of the information they provide, their cases will be reviewed and appropriate mitigating actions taken”

“Whistle-blowers have nothing to fear, because the committee has put in place the necessary measures to safeguard those who give useful information. As a matter of fact, whistle-blowers have everything to gain and nothing to lose,” he said.

How much you can make by being a whistleblower:

1. Recovery of up to 1 billion Naira will receive 5% of the amount;

2. The reward for any amount between 1 and 5 billion Naira will be 5% for the first 1 billion Naira and 4% of the remaining 4 billion Naira

3. And then for any whistleblowing amount of over 5 billion Naira will attract 2.5% reward.

4. For example, if a whistle-blower provides information leading to the recovery of 10 billion Naira, he or she will receive 5% of the first 1 billion Naira, 4% of the next 4 billion Naira and 2.5% of the remaining 5 billion Naira.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has an office in his living room where he works while at home, the Presidency has revealed.


The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu disclosed this in an interview with Pyramid Radio in Kano State.


He said: “I read those analysis and I believe they were mostly wrong. What they don’t understand is that the president doesn’t follow official working hours because he is on duty all the time.



“He has another office by his living room. So, he works from home when most civil servants have closed.


“His (the president’s) reply to the people for their support and trust is to work much harder for them. The president didn’t have a day off or even a light week at all throughout his week of resumption,” he stated.


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Ex-Presidential Spokesman, Reuben Abati on Tuesday explained why he'll never criticize President Muhammadu Buhari.


During a chat with the media, Abati said President Buhari had good intentions for Nigeria and sincerely wants to leave good legacies behind him.

“I’m not going to sit here and criticize President Buhari’s government, because if you go into the arena, you will see it is difficult. I can say categorically that it is not easy to run a country, and even more difficult to run a government in Nigeria.

''Every President has good intentions that is one of the things I discovered working with politicians. Politicians want to do well. They want to be liked. They enjoy public attention and they like to win elections.

''So no president will get to the top in Nigeria or anywhere and his intention will be to offend the people or to be remembered negatively. Once they become president, the first thing they begin to think about is legacy. How will they be remembered? That is the highest office in the land there is nothing after that. So when they get there they would want to leave a legacy that they would be remembered for. I have seen that either by interacting with a seating president or a past president.

“And you see our democracy is evolving – you keep learning things. I think one of the early articles I wrote after I left office talks about the lessons we have been learning. Since 1999.and we will continue to learn these lessons in different direction.

“One of the issues with democracy in Nigeria is the issue of rising expectations. People have very high expectations. A government comes in after a while people will start criticizing the government. People immediately react to what they see. It is called optics in government. But at the end of the day, all of those expectations may not be immediately met. All of those expectations may not be met. But from one government to the other, we have been seeing that there is progress since 1999. That is something to be cheerful about”, Abati stated.

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Wives of members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives members have put up a newspaper advert for a two-day retreat for its members.



They wives operate under the umbrella of House of Representatives Member's Wives Association of Nigeria.

The retreat has as theme: Role of spouses of members of Parliament in a representative democracy.

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Today's Naira Rate Against The Dollar, Pounds And Euro

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A Week After: Here is the Effect of CBN's Policy Action in the Foreign Exchange Market



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Germany, Nigeria, Norway and the United Nations today hosted the “Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region”, which brought together 24 countries, 20 international and regional organisations, and representatives of local and international civil society. At the Oslo Conference, voices of people affected by the conflict were heard, and participants committed to urgently strengthen the principled humanitarian response to the crisis in north-eastern Nigeria and other affected countries in the Lake Chad Region.



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Nigerian Army troops in conjunction with elements of Department of State Services (DSS) after painstaking effort of tracking arrested 3 suspected Chadian Boko Haram terrorists that belonged to Albaranawi faction, in Gombe, Gombe State.

The 3 Chadian terrorists suspects, Bilal Muhammed Umar, Bashir Muhammed and Muhammed Maigari Abubakar were arrested on Sunday at Arawa and Mallam Inna Areas of Gombe metropolis.

They were reported to be members of Albarnawi faction of the Boko Haram that operates in Chad and mostly northern part of Borno State but came to Gombe State for another heinous assignment.

During the operation, one of them, Bilal Muhammed Umar attempted to escape and was shot on the leg. He was however apprehended and is receiving medical treatment.

The terrorists were also arrested with Improvised Explosive Device (IED), materials that they could have coupled and attack parts of the State.

The suspects are in custody undergoing preliminary investigation.

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The Operatives of Rapid Response Squad attached to the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended 12 suspects over an attempted murder of a tanker escort and diversion of a 45,000 litre diesel laden truck as well as the diversion of 410 bags of flour.

According to the RRS, the incident occurred on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 when the truck with registration number ENU 751 XH conveying 45,000 litres of diesel from a depot in Delta State was hijacked. During the process, the suspects hit the truck pilot, Tunji Ajayi, with hammer at the back of the head and threw him into a ditch.

The diversion was reported at Rapid Response Squad’s Headquarters in Alausa, where the officials declined to take up the case over jurisdiction. It was further revealed that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, on hearing of the incident directed that the police swing into action immediately, noting that crime has no jurisdiction.

Days after the operatives swung into action, the team arrested 23 suspects directly involved in the attempted murder of Tunji Ajayi, the representative of Samsuat Petroleum, the diversion, buyers and sub-buyers of the products.

The complainant, Mrs. Nafisat Osinowo, in her statement stated that “the diesel was meant to be delivered in Sango, Ogun State. Our representative escorting the truck called me when they got to Benin that the tyre of the truck was not good in the afternoon. He called again at 11:00 p.m. that the truck has been parked in Ore. It is our tradition not to travel at night. Our discussion was that they proceed on the journey at 5:00 a.m. the next day. That was the last time we spoke. Efforts to get him the following day proved abortive until few days later when we were called that he was in an intensive care unit at the hospital.”

Police sources revealed that Gbenga Akinboyewa (33) and Obinna Ofunue (29) were recruited by a syndicate in connivance with the driver of the diesel truck, Amara (now at large), to eliminate Tunji Ajayi.

The trio who were at Ore at night, engaged Ajayi, overpowered him before hitting him at the back of the head with a hammer. They were reported to have thereafter dropped his body in a ditch along the road before diverting the truck with the 45,000 diesel.

The syndicate, led by Chibueze Nnamdi, a building materials dealer in Ore, Ondo State, Edwin Ozor, Oluchukwu and one Shedrach, now at large, had raised N800,000 to pay for the services of those engaged in the course of the diesel diversion.

Those equally arrested in connection with the attempted murder and diesel diversions were: Sadiku Ganinu, Oluchukwu Oyema and Gbenga Aliyu.

Meanwhile, the operatives have also uncovered that the same syndicate had sometime last week facilitated the disposal off 410 bags of flour believed to belong to Dangote Flour.

Police sources revealed that one of the suspects, whose name was not mentioned, disclosed that the syndicate had a week ago, disposed a truck load of flour. The revelation prompted further investigations by the operatives, which led the RRS team to Sagamu, Ogun State, where the buyer of the flour, Rabiu Bello, was arrested.

Bello, a colanut dealer, had in his statement stated that one Mustapha (at large) brought the flour deal to him, adding that, he bought each bag of the flour N8,500. He further stated that he in turn sold the flour in Zamfara at N9500 per bag.

Others involved in the flour deal and arrested by the operatives included Chigozie Obi, Feranmi Michael and Adedeji Kehinde.

Confirming the development, the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, Olatunde Famous-Cole, said that the Command will not rest on its oars in nipping in the bud criminal activities in the state.

It was learnt that all the suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti.


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Sokoto government said it is partnering with investors from Turkey to revive the moribund state-owned furniture company.



At its peak, Sokoto Furniture was one of the largest furniture companies in the North, employing more than 10,000 workers and serving clients from as far as neighbouring Niger Republic.



Conducting the visiting investors round the factory, Managing Director of Sokoto Investment Company, Aliyu Bala Sokoto, said government is determined to bring the company back to its former glory.



“We’re talking with the Turkish investors, under the auspices of the MUSIAD Group, with a view to collaborating in various sectors. Apart from our understanding on the furniture company, we are also working on establishment of a light tractor and agricultural implements assembly plant as well technical partnership on women empowerment through skills transfer,” he said.



Team Leader of the MUSIAD Group, Resul Aslan, said a comprehensive report on the status of the company will soon be presented.



He said his Group is delighted with the collaboration, and expressed optimism that the factory will soon return to full production.



Though important to Sokoto economy in the 80s and 90s, a downturn in the fortune of the Sokoto Furniture Company led to its closure and despite provision of loan by the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) in efforts to revive it, not much was achieved.


Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Tambuwal in 2015 cleared the N1.5 billion AMCON debt and took back possession of the company, with a promise to revive it in partnership with private partners.


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Acting President Prof Osinbajo received US US Air Forces Africa Command (AFRICOM) Team at the Villa today.

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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has made their biggest cocaine bust at the Oliver Tambo International Airport on Saturday, February 18, 2017. In a statement released, the customs officials revealed that it was their biggest cocaine bust.

'It marks the biggest ever cocaine bust by Customs officials in South Africa. The narcotics, en route from Sao Paulo to Nairobi, Kenya, were found in a cargo warehouse during routine operations.

'The specific shipment indicated as ‘cosmetics’ on official documentation, was identified for closer inspection through Customs profiling techniques,' SARS narrated.

They were said to have conducted a drug test on a number of randomly selected containers after narcotic detector dogs reacted positively to the cargo. 271kg cocaine estimated to worth around R78 million (N1.9B) were found packed in hair products.
The drugs have been handed over to the Police for further investigation.


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The video has been trending on social media. It shows two men dancing in a really weird manner.

Just watch the video after the cut and see for yourself...


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A nine-year-old Sierra Leonean girl suffered serious beating in the hands of her guardian last week after she allegedly stole 12,000 SLL (N500).

According to Sierra Loaded, the girl is presently hospitalized at the Kambia Government Hospital while the perpetrator has been arrested by the police.

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Things are hard and everyday, echoes of hardship ring through Nigerians' ear just to put food on the table.



This man, apparently working for the waste truck company, was tired after a hard day's job and must have fallen asleep unconsciously in this dangerous position on the highway!



May God Help Us......


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They are so cute!

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In fulfillment of a promise made to the Nigerian Television Authority on Monday, February 6th 2017 when the Director General paid a courtesy visit, Governor Shettima this morning handed over two UPS systems acquired by the State Government for the station.



He approved N17.2m for the purchase and delivery charges by the company to Maiduguri earlier this month. The UPS, one 60KVA to be used for transmitter powering, and the other 40KVA for studio transmitting equipment are from one of the best brands in the market made in France by Legrand.



Handing over the equipment, Governor Shettima expressed how good they were, promised to support the station more, so also seek support from the Honourable Minister of Information for better running of their activities;



“This is something that the Commissioner of Information can handover, but seeing how valuable it is to your services, and my availability, i decided to do so myself. We bought the best and most expensive because NTA Maiduguri deserves the best from us, and we prefer to give you equipment that would stand the taste of time”.



“We will support NTA with more adverts aside the sponsored ‘Government House Diary’ for NTA to have more funds to run the station”.



“I will stress the issue to the Minister of Information to make sure a DSNG, and an OB-Van is allocated to Maiduguri. I was made to understand that they had both previously. We will ensure we get it and restore Maiduguri a good network centre”. Shettima said



Recieving the UPS’ on behalf of the Nigerian Television Authority, the Zonal Director, Lawal Umar Lalu thanked Governor Shettima, expressed gratitude, and explained how valuable the UPS will be to the station having more hours of transmission.



Governor Shettima also donated a bus to the station, and approved the sum of N29.9m for the construction of a perimeter fence round the station.




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Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, a suspended member of the House of representatives has revealed that some people are questioning the authority of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.

Jibrin made the claim via Twitter. See tweets below:

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Mrs Fatimah Adebayo, a 35-year-old woman, on Monday urged an Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her 14-year-old marriage to Mr Segun Adebayo, over alleged placement of sexual protective charm called “thunderbolt’’ on her.


The petitioner, a fashion designer who resides at Baiyeku Road, Igbogbo in Ikorodu, prayed the court to end the union to safeguard her life.

Fatimah further said Adebayo had assaulted several times, adding that he was a threat to her life.

“My husband laced me with thunderbolt, known in our local parlance as `Magun’.

“I got to know through an old man in my area and through my father when I was sick.

“But I smartly lured him to sleep with me. On that fateful day, after making love to me, he tumbled twice as I called for neighbours’ help.

“Besides, my husband beats me, he does not trust me and he does not take care of our children’s welfare.

“Please save me from this marriage as living with him is now dangerous for me. This is because he can kill me,’’ she said.

When asked to comment on the allegations, Adebayo, 43, prayed the court to allow his counsel speak on his behalf.

However, Mrs Omolara Abiola, the President of the court said it was important to either debunk or accept the allegations before a third party could come in.

Abiola adjourned the case till March 7, for further hearing.



NAN.


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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has elaborated on how its operatives stumbled on the $9.8 million loot recovered from Andrew Yakubu, a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.


Earlier report had estimated the loot at $9.2million. But the Commission said it is $9.772,800. The commission said a special operation conducted by its operatives on 3rd February on a building belonging to Yakubu in Kaduna yielded the staggering sum and another £74,000 (Seventy Four Thousand Pound Sterling) cash.



Here Is A close view of the house and the surrounding of the house that housed the huge sum!



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Nigeria is now the second largest rice producer in the world, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, has proclaimed.

He said this at a special interactive session with the youths organized by Citizens Support for Good Governance in Nigeria (SGGN) in Abuja during the weekend.

“No country will develop when you have to import virtually everything, including tooth pick and tissue paper. All the food we eat in this country was being imported. So, all of the money earned was just going to buy food.

“But as I speak to you now, Nigeria just achieved the record of the second largest producer of rice in the world. The rice revolution just started a year ago. Some of you from Nasarawa know the kind of things going on there. A newspaper did an investigation in Kebbi and they found out that there were 48,000 new millionaires in Kebbi state alone last year for growing rice.

“This over-reliance on oil has killed this country and we cannot continue like this. So, the diversification of the economy means more money will be in the hands of ordinary Nigerians. And there will be widespread prosperity all over the country.”



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The Zamfara State Government House in Gusau is in darkness after it was disconnected by the Kaduna Power Holding Company for not paying its electricity bills.

KPHC Spokesman, Aminu Yakubu said the government hasn't paid its electricity bills for years.

"Since there was no indication that the state government would pay, my head directed that we cut the supply until the debt is settled," he said.

He said the government owes N400m.


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The police in Abuja have announced the arrest of 38-year old Joseph Omoni of Ondo State in connection with the kidnapping of the Secretary of the Isheri Estate Landlord Association, an incident in which three private security men were killed.



It described the suspect as a “vicious and notorious kidnapper” who “participated actively in the kidnap of Turkish school children and members of staff in Ogun State.”



A statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer CSP Jimoh Moshood said the arrest was made in Century village in Ogijo Town of Ogun State on Tuesday, and that the suspect made a confessional statement indicating the level of his involvement.



“The suspect confessed further to the kidnap/assassination attack on Ikorodu mile 12 road on 19/12/2016 where Aisha Ali Balogun and one other were killed,” CSP Moshood said. “He also admitted to have participated actively as a gang member in the kidnap of Turkish School children and members of the staff in Ogun State recently.”



The police spokesman said that two houses built from the ransom money by the suspect and one other gang member, referred to as “Chairman,” have been identified and sealed off at Century Village.



Investigation are continuing towards the arrest of other members of their gang, the statement added, and the suspect will be arraigned in court at the completion of the investigation.


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Earlier today, Amina J Mohammed spoke on Arise TV on the Environmental issues in the Niger Delta & what Federal Government is doing via the Niger Delta CleanUP.



She Said:



We are going to Ogoni Land tomorrow to do some groundbreaking, but peace in the region is critical to any success.


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Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai has disclosed that the Nigeria Army would recruit 12,000 men in 2017 to help fight insurgents and other uprisings across the country.



Buratai was speaking during a budget defence session with the House of Representatives Committee on Army.

According to him, the recruitment exercise would take place after the Army’s 2017 budget proposal of N152.8 billion is approved.

He further revealed that the exercise would be in two batches with 6,000 men first and another 6,000 later.

The army chief further explained that the Army was currently engaged in different operations in almost all the states of the federation, combating criminalities such as kidnapping, terrorism, pipeline vandalism, cattle rustling, among others.

He complained that delay in release of funds was frustrating military operations nationwide, adding that the morale of troops must be boosted regularly.


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Many IDPs have started to return to Gwoza, Borno State but rebuilding economic life and social fabric will be challenging in this war torn area.

Donors met people returning to Gwoza telling about hardships and hopes for the future, priority was food health, education and safety.

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The objective of this initiative is to continuously supply this Thank You For Your Service Bottled water to the Officers and Soldiers in over 80 Battalions (Basic Fighting Units) of the Nigerian Army. The estimated cost of providing water for a Battalion in is Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000.00) per month.


The first scheme under this Initiative is the Water Project. The aim is to provide the Nigerian Army frontline soldiers with a continuous supply of 50 cl bottled water with a message that reads, “Thank You for Your Service”.



This water is not for sale, as the cost will be borne by partners to the initiative. At launch of this Initiative, it gained supports from TETFUND, Nigeria Customs Service, Lagos, Ebonyi and Enugu State Governments, with commitments from Abia, Nasarawa, Plateau, Borno States and other corporate organisations.



In acknowledging your contribution as partners and with your consent, your organization’s logo would be emblazoned on the bottled water, which will promote your commitment to the partnership for safe and secure Nigeria.


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Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari will on February 28 in Abuja host a meeting of first ladies of West African nations.


This was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Information in the Office of the Wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, on Monday.


Haruna said the meeting would adopt a strategy for providing adequate social and economic support to refugee women and children in the Lake Chad Basin.



He said it was disclosed yesterday at the technical session convened to marshal the strategy in Sokoto that the meeting would attract the first ladies of Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali as well as development, voluntary and civil society organisations.



He listed areas of interest as including establishment of a coordinating mechanism in the region, distribution of relief materials, provision of psycho-social support to the victims as well as empowerment of women and girls.


Haruna added that the meeting would also focus on the issue of advocacy to expose the full magnitude of the humanitarian crisis in the region.


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The Presidency has said that Nigerian should be ready to see President Muhammadu Buhari as soon as possible.

The senior special adviser to the President on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu stated this in a telephone interview with Channels Sunrise Daily on Tuesday.

On US President's phone conversation, Mallam Shehu said: “It shouldn't surprise anyone that President Trump made the choice of making the first African call to the President Of Nigeria”.


He said: Nigerians should be getting ready to see the president in flesh, as soon as possible”.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his sadness over the death of Hajiya Tasallah Fika, the wife of former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Adamu Fika, Wazirin Fika.

In a telephone call from London to the bereaved Wazirin, the President said the loss of such a devoted wife of many years was particularly a painful and challenging moment in the life of any husband.


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