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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Innocent Chukwuma, the founder and chairman of Innoson Motors.

A spokesperson of the company, Cornel Osigwe, said that Chukwuma was arrested at his residence in Enugu around 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

Osigwe said, “His arrest is in connection to the ongoing case he has with GTBank.”

Osigwe disclosed to Premium Times that his boss was accused of jumping bail and wondered how someone who was never invited by the anti-graft agency or arrested would be levelled with such accusation.

“He was never invited by the EFCC, we challenge them to come forward with any evidence showing that he jumped bail.

“This is GTBank using federal authorities to persecute an illustrious citizen who has done a lot to improve the economic development of this country,” he said.

A spokesperson for GTBank, Meksley Nwagboh, however, denied the bank’s hands in the arrest, saying if the “EFCC arrested him they will be in a best position to comment on the reason for his arrest.”

The EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said he had not been briefed about the arrest when reached for comments.

Naija News gathered that Innoson Company accused GTBank of being indebted to the auto manufacturing company up to N8.5 billion in a series of damages that originated from illegal service deductions by the bank.

Premium Times reports that an initial fraud case brought against Chukwuma was withdrawn earlier this year. But the Attorney-General Abubakar Malami resuscitated the case at the Federal High Court in Abuja as GTBank maintains its allegations that Chukwuma manipulated bank and shipping documents to obtain tax waivers from the Nigerian government.

Updates later….

Source: https://www./news/38392-breaking-news-efcc-arrests-innocent-chukwuma-innoson-motors-boss

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Sound Sultan a Nigerian rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, comedian and recording artist. He is regarded as one of the pacesetters of modern hip hop music in Nigeria and here he is with “OFF DA LEASH”.

Naija Ninja boss, Sound Sultan teams up with Rock steady and producer LXE to share a new end of the year banger titled “Off Da Leash”.

Veteran Nigerian singer Sound Sultan recruits the services of Rock Steady & LXE for new single dubbed “OFF DA LEASH”.

Following the release of “Geshomo” featuring heavyweights – 2Baba and Wizkid, veteran singer – Sound Sultan returns with yet another single “Off Da Leash” to wrap up 2017.

Sound Sultan who is popularly known for a melodious twist is here with a gift for his fans and to lay his relivance on the slate of their mind and he is unrelenting has the year passes bye into its end he title this track “Off Da Leash”.

Download Here: https://www./music/37383-download-sound-sultan-ft-rock-steady-lxe-off-da-leash

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Singer Faze returns with the official visuals for his Harrysong-assisted single; titled “Business Man”.

Chibuzor Oji, better known by his stage name Faze, a Nigerian musician and actor is here with a hit titled “Business Man” visual featuring one of the top artist in the industry harrysong.

He is a member of the defunct Nigerian hip hop group Plantashun Boyz, along with BlackFace Naija and TuFace better known as 2face Idibia.

Independent Entertainment’s head honcho Faze recruits the services of the versatile Harrysong for his brand new single titled “BUSINESS MAN” and here he is with the visaul after release the audio some few weeks back. he is not laying on his back but seeing to work and get back on his feet to be one of the artist to be recon with.

Veteran singer – Faze serves up the visuals to his previously released collaborative effort with Alterplate singer – Harrysong.

The video features cameo appearances from 2Face, AY Comedian, and DJ Coublon.

Download Here: https://www./music/36758-download-faze-ft-harrysong-business-man-video

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Legendury Beatz a Nigerian record producing and songwriting duo, composed of siblings Uzezi Oniko and Okiemute Oniko are here with “Sori Re” visual for the end of the year and simi is featured here to add here lovely twist to the song.

Award winning productiuon duo LEGENDURY BEATZ teams up with raving songstress SIMI for new song titled “SORI RE“.

Off their “Afropop 1o1” mixtape released earlier in the year, the duo of Legendury Beatz comes through with the visuals to one of the standout singles on the tape.

The video is for the song “Sori Re” featuring X3M Music songstress – Simi and it is tagged a fun video.

In case you missed the “Afropop 1o1” mixtape earlier, you can stream here.

Star boy Mega super star producer Legendury Beatz produced this song for Simi, therefore, you already know that it’s a hit. Simi’s voice alone can do magic, and when she’s put up with a good producer the rest is just too magical to ignore.

Download Here: https://www./music/36617-download-legendury-beatz-ft-simi-sori-re-video-audio

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Ben Murray-Bruce says Atiku will become the president soon.

Ben Murray-Bruce, the senator representing Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Bayelsa East constituency, in Bayelsa State, has said former vice president Atiku Abubakar will soon land at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa as the President of Nigeria.

The senator said this in a tweet via his Twitter handle when the former Vice President visited the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja, yesterday.

Recall that Atiku defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to PDP last weekend.

Murray-Bruce tweeted: “The eagle has landed. Very soon, it will also land at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. Let’s #ChangeTheChange @atiku pic.twitter.com/U5qKtTsPyw

— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) December 5, 2017

During his visit to the party’s national secretariat, Atiku said he has returned home where he belongs.

Source: https://www./politics/35400-atiku-will-soon-land-in-aso-rock-ben-murray-bruce

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-It is called Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfillment

Okorocha clarifies misconception on Ministry of Happiness
Imo State Government has said that one of its ministry’s was wrongly named the Ministry of Happiness and Couple’s

Attributing the error to be a typographic error on the part of the printers the government said the ministry is actually the Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfillment.

Naija News recalls that Okorocha swore in 28 commissioners including his sister Ogechi Ololo, who was inaugurated as the Commissioner for Happiness and

Governor Rochas Okorocha Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Sam Onwuemeodo said it is now called Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfilment.

“There was a typographic error in the first statement issued on the swearing in of the new commissioners. The word “Couple” was inadvertently written, instead of the word

“Purpose, we regret that. The real essence of life is to be happy and to fulfil one’s purpose in life; Government officials are elected to address this.

“Happiness and Purpose Fulfilment Ministry therefore, is established for the lost time to correct the policy framework to guide ministries and departments on what they must do to guarantee the citizens’ happiness and contribute better to the society.

“This is the very reason people elect their leaders: to guarantee their happiness and purpose fulfilment. A great leader therefore, is one who provides happiness to the people.

“Unfortunately, this vital element of our social lives has not been properly addressed. Governments at different levels have created several ministries and departments to achieve this, yet people are bitter, angry with hate speeches which lead to crisis, war and even terrorism.

“The choice of Mrs Ogechi Ololo, a Masters Degree Holder in computer Science, USA who has been the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor on Domestic Matters and Food Security can be described as a round peg in a round hole. Before her appointment as the supervisory commissioner, she was charged with the responsibility of liaising with the Federal Government on N-Power Project, CBN Anchor project and BOI, Empowerment Projects.”

The governor has also set up other similar Ministries which include the Ministry of Non Formal sector and Market development to tackle issues of the poor state of Imo Markets and organize the non-formal sector to enhance their productivity.

The Ministry of education was also divided into three ministries, Primary and secondary, Tertiary non-Formal Education, ICT, Science and Technology.

Source: https://www./news/35392-okorocha-clarifies-misconception-on-ministry-of-happiness

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Libya Slave Trade: More Nigerians to be evacuated – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the allegations that scores of African migrants travelling through Libya are being bought and sold in modern-day slave markets.

President Buhari spoke in Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire, on Tuesday night at the the

Modern-day slave trade has reportedly thrived because vulnerable and unsuspecting Africans migrate en masse through Libya’s coast and then across the Mediterranean into Europe, in search of a better life. In the process of migrating, some individuals then get exploited.

While speaking at the summit, President Buhari gave assurance to Nigerians living in Cote d’ Ivoire that those still there would be in earnest be evacuated.

The President also gave his word that his government would do its very best ensure the country is conducive to discourage youths from leaving the country and risking their lives in the process.

According to Buhari, fixing security and providing other critical infrastructure in Nigeria, would assist in decreasing the chances of individuals embarking on the risk and ending up in the Mediterranean Sea.

He also noted that his administrations unwavering efforts by were already producing positive results in agriculture.

Source: https://www./news/33854-libya-slave-trade-nigerians-evacuated-president-buhari

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-Mother poisons baby’s drinking water

Woman poisons month old step son.
The Katsina State police command has arrested a 28-years-old woman, Rabiatu Nura, for allegedly poisoning her one month old step-son.

Confirming the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Besen Gwana, said Nura perpetrated the crime on November 12, 2017 at Mazoji village of Mai’Adua local government area of the state.

Gwana added that the accused allegedly poisoned the baby’s drinking water, which resulted in the death of the baby on the same day.

According to CP, “The victim started vomiting and was rushed to the comprehensive Health Centre, Mai’Adua and later referred to General Hospital, Daura.”

Source: https://www./gist/33040-28-year-old-poisons-month-old-step-son?utm_medium=PUSH&utm_source=OneSignal

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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has decamped from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

He announced his departure from the ruling party in a statement he issued on Friday morning.

Here is the statement of resignation below:

Statement of resignation of His Excellency Atiku Abubakar (Waziri Adamawa) Vice President of Nigeria, 1999-2007 from the All Progressives Congress

On the 19th of December, 2013, I received members of the All Progressives Congress at my house in Abuja. They had come to appeal to me to join their party after my party, the Peoples Democratic Party, had become factionalized as a result of the special convention of August 31, 2013.

The fractionalization of the Peoples Democratic Party on August 31, 2013 had left me in a situation where I was, with several other loyal party members, in limbo, not knowing which of the parallel executives of the party was the legitimate leadership.

It was under this cloud that members of the APC made the appeal to me to join their party, with the promise that the injustices and failure to abide by its own constitution which had dogged the then PDP, would not be replicated in the APC and with the assurance that the vision other founding fathers and I had for the PDP could be actualized through the All Progressives Congress.

It was on the basis of this invitation and the assurances made to me that I, being party-less at that time, due to the fractionalization of my party, accepted on February 2, 2014, the hand of fellowship given to me by the All Progressives Congress.

On that day, I said “it is the struggle for democracy and constitutionalism and service to my country and my people that are driving my choice and my decision” to accept the invitation to join the All Progressives Congress.

Like you, I said that because I believed that we had finally seen the beginnings of the rebirth of the new Nigeria of our dreams which would work for all of us, old and young.

However, events of the intervening years have shown that like any other human and like many other Nigerians, I was fallible.

While other parties have purged themselves of the arbitrariness and unconstitutionality that led to fractionalization, the All Progressives Congress has adopted those same practices and even gone beyond them to institute a regime of a draconian clampdown on all forms of democracy within the party and the government it produced.

Only last year, a governor produced by the party wrote a secret memorandum to the president which ended up being leaked. In that memo, he admitted that the All Progressives Congress had “not only failed to manage expectations of a populace that expected overnight ‘change’ but has failed to deliver even mundane matters of governance”.

Of the party itself, that same governor said “Mr. President, Sir Your relationship with the national leadership of the party, both the formal (NWC) and informal (Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso), and former Governors of ANPP, PDP (that joined us) and ACN, is perceived by most observers to be at best frosty. Many of them are aggrieved due to what they consider total absence of consultations with them on your part and those you have assigned such duties.”

Since that memorandum was written up until today, nothing has been done to reverse the treatment meted out to those of us invited to join the All Progressives Congress on the strength of a promise that has proven to be false. If anything, those behaviours have actually worsened.

But more importantly, the party we put in place has failed and continues to fail our people, especially our young people. How can we have a federal cabinet without even one single youth.

A party that does not take the youth into account is a dying party. The future belongs to young people.

I admit that I and others who accepted the invitation to join the APC were eager to make positive changes for our country that we fell for a mirage. Can you blame us for wanting to put a speedy end to the sufferings of the masses of our people?

Be that as it may be, after due consultation with my God, my family, my supporters and the Nigerian people whom I meet in all walks of life, I, Atiku Abubakar, Waziri Adamawa, hereby tender my resignation from the All Progressives Congress while I take time to ponder my future.

May God bless you and may God bless Nigeria.

Atiku Abubakar
Waziri Adamawa

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Source: https://www./news/32931-breaking-atiku-dumps-apc-pdp

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Pensioners claim Aregbesola diverted funds meant to pay salaries and gratuities.
The forum of Osun Pensioners in Osun State have accused the State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola of diverting the bail out funds given by the Federal Government for payment of gratuities and arrears.

The Chairman of the forum, Mr Ilesanmi Omoniyi, Osogbo on Wednesday called for quick intervention to alleviate their predicament.

The pensioners said they were yet to be paid, even though the state was given N83.9 billion by the the Federal Government to pay the accumulated gratuities and salaries.

According to them the gratuities spanned between 2008 and 2012, including 13 months pension arrears.

Omoniyi lamented that the pensioners are living in a pathetic condition, adding that over 2,000 of their members have died due to the hardship.

He said the government did not yield to their persistent pleas and remained indifferent to their condition.

However, the state government, in a statement released by Commissioner for Information, Mr Adelani Badarinwa, described the pensioners’ allegations as false.

“The 2011/2012 pensioners group are fraction of those who retired from service in 2012 to avoid being part of the Contributory Pension Scheme.

“As a government, we categorically state that government has paid workers and pensioner up to date with the modulated structure agreed opon by the government and the labour unions since 2015. Government does not owe any worker or pensioner based on the modulated payment scheme as the pensioners have alleged.

“We wish to put it on record that Aregbesola increased the amount being paid as pension by 500 per cent in 2011. The nonpayment of gratuity is not peculiar to Osun; and the government has shown its readiness to pay the gratuity as soon as the state finances improve.

“It is on record that this group of pensioners had at one time or the other in the past lied against the Government of the State of Osun; and in specific reference they had alleged that government collected a tranche of the Paris Club refund and diverted it only to have a whole month wait for the actual release of the fund”, he said.

Source: https://www./news/32845-osun-pensioners-accuse-aregbesola-diverting-bailout-funds

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A driver, staff of a commercial transport firm has died, following the collision of his vehicle with a moving truck along Ogbo-Ilo-Eiyekorin-Ilorin Road.

The fatal accident reported to happened about 5.15am on Wednesday.

The driver, whose name is yet to be known, was driving from Eiyekorin Roundabout along Airport Road in Ilorin, when he unexpectedly crashed his car into the moving truck opposite TYK filling station, Punch reports.

The driver was reported to have died on the spot.

The circumstances causing the vehicle to swerve off its lane is still unknow, however, eye witnesses revealed that the accident was due to the failure of the car’s brakes.

Confirming the accident and death, the Kwara State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Sunday Maku, blamed the accident on reckless driving.

He described the vehicle saying it was a light blue car with plate number, DAF 65 CF.

Among the passengers of the vehicle, one died while another was injured, Maku said.

According to him, “The corpse of the dead victim has been taken away by his relatives.”

Source: https://www./gist/32805-driver-dies-running-moving-truck-ilorin

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-Gbenga Daniel shares his vision for PDP as its national chairman.

-He opined that his experiences as a state governor would be brought to bear in running the affairs of the party.

Gbenga Daniel shows off credentials that qualify him as PDP national chairman.
Former Ogun state governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has promised to restore the People’s Democratic Party to its glory days if elected national chairman during the party’s December convention.

He disclosed his readiness ensure grass root participation and leadership in his administration.

Otunba Daniel disclosed this in Lokoja yesterday, at the Kogi State PDP Secretariat during his campaign visit to the state.

He said: “I have a vision to transform and revive the lost glory of PDP.

“Power has finally returned to the people at grassroots and things will start taking shape and we are determined to reposition the party at the national, state and local government levels.”

“What used to happen was that you work for the party, only to hear on radio and television that A, B and C have been appointed by the President without making any input. Under my leadership, things will be done differently.”

“The era of impunity had gone for good. The wishes and aspirations of the general party members will remain paramount.”

“I’m a crisis manager as I have just told you; and not only that. “ I’m a tested hand.

“I understand what it means to run an election. I have manned a state before and I have managed people.”

“The bulk of the challenge we have in the party is just people’s management.

”For you to be successful, you must have the capacity to manage interlocking interests.

“As crisis managers, we must strive very hard to underplay areas of division”, he said.

Source: https://www./politics/32742-gbenga-daniel-plans-revive-pdps-lost-glory

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Aisha Yesufu, A co-convener of Bring Back Our Girls campaign, on Tuesday spoke against the Buhari government over its claim that Boko haram has been defeated.

She took to her Twitter account to react to the bomb blast at Adamawa mosque, Mubi.
Aisha stated that the government has not won war against Boko Haram and must act immediately to ensure security of Nigerians.

She further expressed sadness at recurring devastating attacks.

“What a tragedy! What sadness! Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun.

“May the soul of those that died in the Mubi suicide bombings rest in peace. May the injured be healed.

“The government must do more to protect citizens.

“Enough of we have won the war propaganda. CITIZENS are dying.

“The Nigerian life must matter for the Nigerian government to protect lives and properties,” Aisha tweeted.

Source: https://www./news/32404-stop-lying-boko-haram-not-defeated-aisha-blasts-buharis-govt

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Robert Mugabe’s son blasts ZANU-PF over his father’s removal.
Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe, the youngest son of embattled president Robert Mugabe has reacted to his father’s removal as leader of Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU-PF.

Chatunga condemned the party for plotting the sack of his father, saying the party is nothing with Mugabe.

He said his father will forever be the champion of all champions in the country.

“You can’t fire a Revolutionary leader ! Zanu Pf is nothing without President Mugabe?

“Gushungo will always remain the champion of champions! Proud of you Gushungo Proud of Dad. Gushungo always and forever to death?

“People like Wellence Mujuru celebrate and march became of Jealous and ruchiva acting as if he cares for the people and unnecessary attacks,” he posted on his Facebook page.

Source: https://www./news/africa/32315-zimbabwe-mugabes-son-condemns-fathers-sack

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Commissioner’s sister, two others killed by unidentified gunmen.
Unknown gunmen have murdered three people at the residence of Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Obong Udo Ekpenyong.

Naija News gathered that the gunmen attacked Ekpenyong’s home in his village, Ikot Okusung, in Ukanafun Local Government Area of the state at about 2am on Sunday.

The attack resulted in the killing the commissioner’s sister and two other persons.

The attackers were said to have invaded the residence of the commissioner’s on motorcycles.

The hooligans gained entrance into the premises by sot their way into the building, killing Ekpenyong’ sister, who was a teacher, while destroying several property.

Confirming the fatal incident, the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, said the two others killed were responding to the alarm raised by the commissioner’s sister.

The state police public relations officer, DSP Bala Elkana, told Daily Sun that “The four gunmen entered his house and shot his sister. When they entered, she raised an alarm and people tried to come to her rescue. So, when the hoodlums were fleeing, they shot indiscriminately and killed two persons on the road. But inside the house they killed one person, a woman, that is, the sister to the commissioner.

“That is one of the reasons that we have placed a ban on motorcycles. All the killings that have taken place in the area were carried out by people riding bikes. I have issued a release this morning on the ban of the use of motorcycles in Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun from 6pm till 7am till further notice.”

Source: https://www./gist/31843-gunmen-kill-commissioners-sister-two-others

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Herdsmen condemns anti-open grazing law.
Fulani herdsmen under the aegis of Miyetti-Allah Kautal Hore, have insisted that they will not accept the anti-open grazing law established by the state governments, saying history revealed that ranching was not practicable in Nigeria.

The herdsmen, who made this disclosure to newsmen in Abuja through their socio-cultural association, called on the Federal Government to stop state governments from implementing the anti-open grazing law, especially in Benue and Taraba States.

National Secretary of Miyetti-Allah Kautal Hore, Saleh Alhassan, said ranching will not work in Nigeria due to her geographical location, adding that the anti-open grazing law is an agenda by “desperate” politicians to spoil their means of survival.

He said: “The whole experiment of ranching in Nigeria is a total failure, you can google it, it’s there on the Internet for everyone to see.

“ Right from the 70s,the old Gongola State had experimented ranching, the same with Kaduna State and even the old Plateau State. All the ranches collapsed because the geographical location of this country is not suitable for ranching.

“In places where there are successful ranching in the world, the volume of rain per annum in those areas is at least four to seven months, that’s why you have grasses that can naturally be sustained. At the same time, you must have the necessary breeds that will support even ranching. The current breeds we have in this country cannot be supported by ranching.

“Anywhere you keep these volume of cows we have now, for two weeks, they will eat out everything and you will have ecological disaster. We view the anti-grazing law as an agenda to destroy our means of livelihood by visionless and desperate politicians.

“Anti-grazing laws are nothing but populist agenda designed by visionless and desperate politicians to destroy our means of livelihood. This dangerous gambit must be nib in the bud by the federal government through the security agencies as it portends great danger to the cooperate existence of the country.

“These laws are oppressive and negative and are fundamentally against our culture as Fulani pastoralists, against our economic interest and against the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“ It is important to note that inter-state movement of pastoralists is similar to inter-state commerce and it is only the National Assembly that can legislate on that aspect as captured in item 62 of the exclusive legislative list. So no state governor can decide to stop movement of pastoralists because that is their own form of commerce. So, they have gone against the constitution.

“The laws do not take into cognisance our sociology, our economic interest, our production patterns, climate variations and factors that pushed pastoralists into these migrations. These migrations are not picnics, they are detected by ecological needs.

“It is a common knowledge that the primitive form of agriculture practiced in Benue and Taraba states and indeed all over the country, is not consonant with global best practices. So why singling out the pastoralists and insist that they must ranch which is the global best practice? That’s out argument.

“If the whole agricultural policy, the whole development of agriculture in Nigeria is still at this primitive stage, you cannot single out the herders who are also farmers that they must practice global best practice, it’s not possible.”

“Again, very fundamentally,the River Benue and the tributaries and also the international routes and roads that pass through Benue don’t belong to Benue State Government, they belong to the Federal Government. Benue State Government has no jurisdiction over River Benue, its tributaries, the lakes, the river basins, they are all federal government’s. So how do you now start to legislate to say ‘you are going to stop access to those natural resources?’

“Between January and and early May,is when pastoralists move to the river basins because that is the peak of dry season and most of the rivers pastoralists use to water their animals dried up and they now move towards the River Benue.

“So designing a policy that will exclude the herders completely is wrong, what they should have done is to have restricted areas for the herders and then give them access to grazing corridors and watering points during those peak periods of dry season.

“As cultivation comes up during the rainy season, these people naturally migrate northwest. So, it’s detected by climatic changes. That’s why we are saying it’s not possible, the law will not work because it’s not well thought out, he added.”

“Then for you to create a ranch, the environmental impact assessment must be done on the areas earmarked for the ranch, and it must not take a minimum of two to three seasons. That’s to say you must do studies during the wet season, do studies during the dry season and then repeat it so that you compare before you can say this place is suitable for a ranch.

“So ranch is technologically driven, it’s capital intensive and it’s not practicable for this kind of subsistence farmers we have, the livestock farmers are subsistence farmers. It’s just like saying nobody will cultivate his land if he doesn’t own a tractor, so how many people will go to farm?

“ So, it’s not that we don’t want to respect law and order but when you make an impossible laws, then you are not creating peace. You are either deliberately attempting to provoke conflict for either political reasons or you are being hoodwinked and deceived by desperate political advisers just probably because they want to get money out of you, they make you create laws that will create conflict, he lamented.”

Source: https://www./news/31810-anti-open-grazing-law-herdsmen-rejects-ranching

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-Arrested officers alleged kidnappers of struggling with them.

Policemen arrested for allegedly killing kidnappers.
The Nigerian Police has arrested and detained six officers of the anti-kidnap and anti-cultism unit of the force.

The suspects who belong to the Cross River police command are being detained at the Police Headquarters in Calabar.

The police officers were accused of killing six suspects who had allegedly kidnapped a business woman in Ikom LGA, Daily Post reported.

The 6 officer had been deployed from Calabar to Ikom to rescue the abducted lady following the demand of a 50 million naira ransom by the kidnappers.

Naija News gathered that abductors were apprehended by the detained Police Officers alive, after which they were taken to Ikom Police station for parade, and later taken back to the forest and murdered.

However, the arrested police officers laimced the suspected kidnappers engaged them in a gun battle.

Daily Post reported that a top ranking police source intimated that the Commissioner of Police, Inuwa Hafiz alleged the six officers of extra judicial killing.

Meanwhile, a calabar news media reported the Police Public Relations Officer, Ms Irene Ugbo to have confirmed the arrest and detention of the policemen.

Source: https://www./news/31373-police-arrest-6-officers-alleged-murder-kidnappers

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-WAEC introduces new exam diet for private candidates.

-The council explained the step became necessary in order to meet the large demand and curtail exam malpractices.

WAEC introduces new exam for private candidates.
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has introduced a new private diet of its examination to curtail private candidates from registering for WASSCE meant for school candidates.

The council reveals the large number of external candidates that register for its examination, has also increased the number of cheats being caught during the conduct of its exams.

The new diet is slated to hold in January/February 2018 and will be launched in Nigeria.

This, in addition to the existing May/June WASSCE for normal school candidates and the November/December diet for private candidates, will bring to three, the number of examinations to be conducted by the WAEC every year starting from 2018.

The new development was revealed by the council’s Head, National Office (HNO), Mr Olu Adenipekun, at the unveiling of the first series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) diet for private candidates on Wednesday in Lagos.

“After thorough deliberations on the issue, the governing board of the Council approved that its national offices should begin the conduct of one additional diet every year of the WASSCE for private candidates,’’ Adenipekun said.

“The conduct of this additional diet of the WASSCE for private candidates became necessary because the WASSCE for school candidates is written first every year.

“And the results are released before the conduct of the WASSCE for private candidates.

“Therefore, school candidates who wish to retake the examination usually have the opportunities of doing so during the private candidates’ examination.

“But with growing concerns among stakeholders over what they perceived as a denial of equal opportunities against private candidates, there has been a deluge of appeals across the West African Sub-region for Council to reduce the agony of long waiting experienced by the private candidates, who desire another shot at WASSCE.’’

Adenipekun explained that Nigeria will kick start the new diet, candidates will be examined in 19 subjects, with the remaining member countries of WAEC to follow suit at a later date.

“Centres for this examination will be located in cities and urban areas where we have a large number of the candidates.

“We will start with that for now and then gradually, we continue to spread to every nook and cranny of the country,’’ he said.

Source: https://www./education/31185-waec-hold-3-exam-diets-2018

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At least three people including two students, has been confirmed dead by the Sokoto State government following a strange illness that occurred in two neighbouring houses at Mabera in the state.

Naija news learnt that a mechanic and father of five, one Malam Abdullahi Lawal, 58, died as a result of severe headache, convulsion and bleeding from the eye on Nov. 11.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two students, who were neighbours to the deceased, Bello Aminu, 15, and Nasiru Kamba, 14 also died after at Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto on Monday after exhibiting similar symptoms.

Addressing newsmen on Wednesday, the Deputy Director Public Health in the state Ministry of Health, Alhaji Abbas Aliyu, confirmed the three deaths noting that preliminary investigation conducted by some doctors, suspected malaria as the cause for the deaths.

Aliyu said a team of specialists were deployed to the area and people were sensitized to report any suspected case immediately to obtain samples for onward diagnosis.

He regretted that no sample was extracted from all the deaths as they were buried same day adding that at present, no such case had been reported again.

The director said government was determined to combat and address any form of outbreaks in the state.

He said similar incidents were recorded last year and affected victims were diagnosed with viral haemorrhage, fever which required high degree of treatment.

He acknowledged the receipt of cautionary information from the Federal Ministry of Health alerting the state on possible occurrence of some strange diseases.

NAN reports that Aminu was a student of a day secondary school while Kamba was an Almajiri student serving as a house help at Aminu’s family house.

Source: https://www./gist/31097-mysterious-illness-kills-3-sokoto

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Fani-Kayode reveals why EFCC is after PDP leaders.

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, claims that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is arresting some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, because 2019 election is fast approaching.

Fani-Kayode who said this in a tweet via his Twitter handle, added that the arrest could also be linked to the party’s upcoming convention.

He condemned the arrest of former State Governors; Idris Wada of Kogi, Danladi of Taraba, and Gabriel Suswam of Benue.

He also decried the arrest of other PDP Chieftain like, Grace Bent from Adamawa and Former Minister Adamu Wakil from Borno State.

He tweeted: “EFCC has detained ex-Gov’s Wada of Kogi, Danladi of Taraba, Suswan of Benue, Sen. Grace Bent of Adamawa and former Min. Adamu Wakil of Borno all in the last 2 days. They are all PDP leaders.

“ALL this because the PDP Convention is fast approaching and because of 2019. Shame!”

Source: https://www./politics/29659-efcc-pdp-leaders-fani-kayose-reveals

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Court grants temporary forfeiture of N350m allegedly owned by Patience Jonathan.
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday, granted an order for the temporary forfeiture of N350 million allegedly linked to wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience Jonathan.

The presiding judge, Justice Hadiza Rabiu-Shagari gave the directive at the court’s sitting on Tuesday.

Naija News recalls that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had alleged that the cash was transferred to a company’s account while Mrs Jonathan was serving as a Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa State between 2012 and 2013.

The commission also claimed that Patience “unlawfully enriched” herself with the money.

The court order was as a result of EFCC’s ex-parte application filed by the agency’s lawyer, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo.

In a supporting affidavit to the application, an investigating officer at EFCC, Musbahu Yahaya, said the anti-graft agency received “a cogent, direct and positive intelligence report” that a company, AM-PM Global Network Limited, was in custody of proceeds of the illicit act and retained it in an account.


He said between June 20, 2012 and November 15, 2013, the company fraudulently received N1,206,950,000 via its Diamond Bank account, and that the money was “proceeds of unlawful enrichment” derived by Mrs Dame Patience Jonathan.

“Out of the alleged proceed of unlawful enrichment of Mrs Dame Patience Jonathan, the respondent transferred the total sum of N350 million from its account in Diamond Bank to the account sought to be attached (Stanbic IBTC) in a desperate bid to dissipate the funds.

“We have traced the said N350 million to the respondent’s (AM-PM Global Network’s) account sought to be attached and the order of this court is needed to instruct the bank to attach the account to prevent the dissipation of the funds,” he said.

Justice Hadiza decided the application as prayed, and granted “an order directing Manager of the Stanbic IBTC Bank to in the interim freeze the account pending the determination of the investigation and possible prosecution of this case.”

SOURCE: https://www./news/30875-court-orders-forfeiture-patience-jonathans-n350m

blackberlin:
Why is she disgracing the school for other people? We know there are certain women with facial hair but not cutting it down and appearing this rough is just insane. Even guys don't appear this rough. I won't be surprised if the school revokes her admission as soon as this goes viral. It's just wrong.

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