 Travel › Osun River Rises, Destroys Property Worth Millions (photos) by Princsk1(op): 8:12am On Sep 01, 2019 |
THERE is tension in Osogbo as a sudden increase in Osun river which escapes from its course in great volume and flows over adjoining lands in no regular channel. The new development has displaced hundreds of residents, destroyed and cart away property worth millions of Naira. Some of the affected area as at the time of filing these reports include Gbodofon community, Awosuru area, Baruwa Area, and Ibu-Amo community of Osogbo, Osun State. According to victim’s account, the surge which displaced Baale of Ibu-amo from his house started around 5PM on Friday which later turned to torrent flood which followed their vacation from the area. It was gathered that the river surge could not allow the resident of the area to haul some of there belongings to a safer location. A shop owns by a carpenter has been wrecked and properties worth millions was destroyed with it, an eyewitness revealed. Kamoru Omolade, a mechanic said the flood has charted away A car, engines worth 750,000 naira, and has destroyed engines and some small buses which the water could not move away. Kamoru, while speaking narrated, “It was just like a play when we noticed the surge in the river and it was reached my chest before I could move some of the engines that customers brought to me for servicing.” At Baruwa area, the river surge started in the midnight on Frida and sipped into living apartments which caused people living along the street which is very close to the bank of the Osun River to start evacuating their personal belongings out of their houses. Most affected were residents who have just finished completing their personal houses. Eyewitnesses stated that the whole problem started in the midnight when residents were awoken by flood waters which started flowing into their houses. Alhaji Moshood Adigun, a resident stated that, they never knew Osun River could overflow to that extent that it would wreck havwreak living quarters. He stated that most of the house owners did not erect their houses near the river bank as most had taken time to build in safer areas. Another resident, who identify identifiedas Mummy Precious stated that it was an unfortunate situation that such happened but that relevant authorities should come to their aid as there was little they could do to salvage the situation. In her words, “we are calling on government t to help us. What happened has happened but what we need now is help. “Government should help us. We are not planning to relocate but we need help”. Already many sympathisers have started to theorise that probably a dam had burst upriver, a situation which made the river to overflow its banks and others maintained that the problem had been increasing from year to year and it will still get worse next year if nothing is done to prevent a reoccurrence. It could be noted that a similar flood had ravaged Osogbo after a heavy downfall in July, 2010 with attendant loss of lives and properties worth millions of Naira. https://happeningsng.com/flooding-fears-surge-as-osun-river-rise/
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| Crime › EFCC Arrests 12 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In A Yahoo Yahoo School by Princsk1(op): 8:38pm On Aug 30, 2019 |
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 12 suspected Internet fraudsters in Lagos. The suspects-Oluwaseun Ogunbunmi, Haruna Yusuf , Olubori Hassan, Wasiu Idowu, Basit Adeniran, Aina Olajuwon, Okafor Joseph, David Ado, Olamide Ogunseye, Opeyemi Ahmed , Monsuru Amao, Taiwo Rasak- were arrested on Thursday, August 29, 2019 in a rented three-bedroom apartment in the Ikotun area of Lagos, where they used as a Yahoo Yahoo school. The arrest followed intelligence reports received from concerned members of the public about their alleged criminal activities. During the raid, some of the suspects attempted to flee by hiding on the roof of their apartment. Items recovered from the suspects include laptops and mobile phones. The suspect will soon be charged to court. As part of efforts to curb the menace of computer-based frauds, the EFCC is calling on members of the public to report any suspicious activities of internet fraudsters in their neighbourhood through the Commission's email address: info@efccnigeria.org or the hotline: +2348093322644 (0809EFCCNIG)Read more: https://happeningsng.com/efcc-arrests-12-suspected-internet-fraudsters-in-a-yahoo-yahoo-school/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J 
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| Crime › EFCC Arrests Top Fraudster On FBI List In Ilorin by Princsk1(op): 4:38pm On Aug 30, 2019 |
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 36-year-old Joseph Oyediran, one of key wanted fraudsters on the list released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Magu disclosed this on Friday in Ilorin on Friday 30th of August 2019 at a press conference to explain the EFCC/FBI Collaboration in the fight against internet fraud and cyber crime . The EFCC Chairman who was represented by Ilorin Zonal Head of the Commission, Mr Isyaku Sharu said the anti-graft body has been supportive to the activities of FBI and every other foreign counterpart whose responsibility is similar or analogous to the Commission. "Three weeks ago, the US authority had written to us for assistance in tracking and possible arrest and prosecution of two most wanted FBI suspects in Nigeria." "Investigation conducted by the EFCC revealed that Joseph had benefited about N60 million from the loot via western union transfers," he said. Sharu said that within seven months of operation, the Ilorin Zonal office independently arrested over 50 suspected internet fraudsters, secured conviction of 25, and got forfeiture of their exotic cars. He said that the money acquired from the fraudsters was millions of naira and all gorfeired to federal the government in line with court judgement. The Zonal Head said that four properties were linked to some of these cybercrime suspects, located in choice areas in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state. "These properties include Supermarket, Plaza, and so on, and the conservative value of these properties cannot be less than N800 million to N1 billion." Sharu said that the nation depends on the vibrancy of the economy, which is a common denominator binding Nigeria together, and business worldwide are being conducted through the medium of cyber. He said that there is need for Nigerians to come together in fighting the scourge of internet fraud and cybercrime with a view to make the cyber space well-fortified, so that foreign investors can invest to further boost our economy," he said. https://happeningsng.com/efcc-arrests-top-fraudster-on-fbi-list-in-ilorin/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J 
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| Politics › My Comment On Secondary School Leaving Age Just An Opinion – Osun Speaker Declar by Princsk1(op): 4:15pm On Aug 30, 2019 |
Osun Speaker Clear Air On Secondary School Leaving Age SPEAKER of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, has clear the air over his comment that Osun parliament would soon come up with a law that would peg secondary school leaving age at 18 was his suggestion.
Owoeye said, his postulation is borne out of genuine concern for the long term development of the state.
Media reports on Thursday stated that the speaker, while speaking made the statement at Osun Youth Agenda High-Level Stakeholder’s Policy Dialogue, held in Osogbo.
The speaker in a statement made available to Happenings NG on Friday said the statement is just his suggestion which has not been made to the law.
Owoeye asked the people of the state to channel their opinions to the state Assembly, affirmed that his comment is still a suggestion and has not been presented before the parliament.
The speaker in his word said, “If and when it is, accept my assurance that we will act in the best interest of our people and according to the wishes of the majority. Also, in accordance with global best practice, the house will conduct a public hearing to get the view of stakeholders on the bill.”
In the statement read: “My attention has been called to reactions surrounding news report on a comment I made earlier in the week at the Osun Youth Agenda policy meeting.
“My postulation that the House of Assembly should peg the secondary school leaving age at 18 is borne out of genuine concern for the long term development of our state, it's educational system and our youth.
“My gratitude goes to the stakeholders who have reached out to express support, solidarity and opinion on how best to formulate the law.
“As representatives of our people, I sincerely ask that you channel your opinions (positive and negative) to us. My comment is still a suggestion and has not been presented before the parliament.
“If and when it is, accept my assurance that we will act in the best interest of our people and according to the wishes of the majority. Also, in accordance with global best practice, the house will conduct a public hearing to get the view of stakeholders on the bill.
“I am particularly happy about the views expressed on the social media, I ask that we make it more constructive and also enjoin us to show more commitment to issues revolving around our polity in the near future.
“Your suggestions and opinions are very significant and important to us.
“Thank You and God Bless our dear state,” he added. https://happeningsng.com/my-comment-on-secondary-school-leaving-age-just-an-opinion-osun-speaker-declares%e2%80%8e/ Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J 
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| Crime › Suspected Robbers Cart Away Valuables In Oyo Govt’s Schools by Princsk1(op): 8:22am On Aug 30, 2019 |
How the principal’s office was invaded four times within a month in a secondary school at Moniya, Ibadan. SUSPECTED robbers have carted away valuables property belonging to public primary and secondary schools in Oyo State, due to the inability of the schools’ management to pay for the services of security guards.
There are 324 secondary schools and 1,576 public primary schools in the state.
Governor Seyi Makinde, had, while deliverying his inaugural speech on May 29, directed that all forms of payment in public primary and secondary schools ceased with immediate effect.
This left the schools without running funds to pay their bills.
Tales of incessant attacks on schools’ properties were narrated by senior officials in the affected schools, who pleaded anonymity.
It was learnt that if nothing is done by the government to inject funds into the school system before pupils’ resumption in September, the public schools may witness very low academic activities.
It was gathered that the public schools became the target of attacks by hoodlum following the forced withdrawal of security guards.
Besides, it was gathered that most private teachers hired through the contributions of Parents Teachers Association (PTA) were still owed salaries since June.
The night guards were said to have been relieved of their jobs after Makinde announced the abolition of payment of the fees.
When contacted, the Chairman of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Nureni Adediran, blamed the immediate past administration for the problems in the education sector.
He said the Makinde administration, having inherited the problems, “is working to fix them”.
Although he was furious with the question on the invasion of schools by suppected robbers, Adediran said the government has pledged to give running grants to public schools.
According to the SUBEB Chairman, the grants would have to be factored into the budget to enable the concerned agencies disbursed it.
Before now, pupils in public schools paid N1000 per term each under the education policy of Schools’ Governing Boards (SGBs) of Senator Abiola Ajimobi administration. The N1000 fees were domiciled in the accounts of the schools for their smooth-running.
A teacher, who spoke in confidence, narrated how the principal’s office was invaded four times within a month in a secondary school at Moniya, Ibadan.
The source stated that such a case had never happened in the history of the school when it was enjoying the services of security guards. Read more: https://happeningsng.com/suspected-robbers-cart-away-valuables-in-oyo-govts-schools/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J |
| Politics › What I Will Do If IPOB Attack Me Abroad – Amaechi by Princsk1(op): 7:09pm On Aug 27, 2019 |
THE Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has reacted to reports that Nigerian politicians are afraid to travel abroad following threats of assault by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
Recall that the former deputy senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, was attacked by some IPOB members in Germany a few weeks ago. This has heightened cautiousness among politicians concerning their safety abroad.
According to him, Amaechi divulged that he is not afraid and would ‘defend’ himself if attacked.
While speaking on Tuesday with newsmen, he said, “What do you mean by that? Scared of who? I’m going to Geneva, let them come. You know there is something called self-defence? Abegi!”
“I will go to America or a place I have a function to attend to. The solution is not in attacking the politicians”.
Speaking on the solution to Nigeria’s problem which he believes should be followed instead of attacking politicians, Amaechi stated that the Nigerian economy has to be changed from consumption to production economy.
”Nigeria economy is a consumption economy. We have to change it from a consumption economy to a productive economy”. https://happeningsng.com/what-i-will-do-if-ipob-attack-me-abroad-amaechi/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J |
| Crime › Kidnappers Abduct CAN Members Sent To Deliver Ransom by Princsk1(op): 1:47pm On Aug 27, 2019 |
Pastor Elisha Numan, the Senior Pastor of the Nagarta Baptist Church in Makeri area of the state and his son Emmanuel, were also kidnapped three weeks ago THE Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cried out over the abduction of two of its members sent to deliver ransom to kidnappers keeping the two children of a Kaduna-based bishop hostage.
Kaduna CAN Chairman, Rev. Joseph Hayab while speaking in Kaduna, alleged that the kidnappers abducted its members and also failed to release the Bishop’s two children after receiving the ransom.
It was also learnt that Pastor Elisha Numan, the Senior Pastor of the Nagarta Baptist Church in Makeri area of the state and his son Emmanuel, were also kidnapped three weeks ago.
The kidnappers who demanded N20m, released the Pastor’s son so as to be used as a negotiating contact.
They later reduced the ransom to N7m, threatening to kill Pastor Numan if the money is not paid in three days.
“Rev. Elisha Numan of the Baptist Church, Angwan Makeri, and the two children of one of our bishops in Kaduna are still with their of kidnappers. They were abducted about three weeks ago and are still being held in captivity till date.
“The church and their families are helpless and traumatised. We are once again calling on security agencies to do the needful and help secure the release of our people.
“Rev. Elisha was sick when he was kidnapped and we are afraid for his health. The son of our bishop is just nine years old.
“He is not strong and mature to go through this ordeal. We are appealing that these innocent people should be released,” Hayab said. https://happeningsng.com/kidnappers-abduct-can-members-sent-to-deliver-ransom/ L |
| Crime › Breaking: Police Detain COZA Pastor Fatoyinbo At Force Headquarters Abuja by Princsk1(op): 1:20pm On Aug 27, 2019 |
BIODUN Fatoyinbo, Senior Pastor and founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) is currently being detained at Nigerian Police Force Headquarters in Abuja after he surrendered himself for questioning over rape allegations levelled against him by Mrs Busola Dakolo. Mrs Dakolo, wife of Nigeria’s inspirational singer Timi Dakolo had accused Fatoyinbo of raping her many years ago – allegation that had elicited comments from Nigerians. NAN gathered that Fatoyinbo is being interrogated at Force Criminal Investigation Division (FCID) headquarters in Abuja by a team of four officers led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Adaku Uche Anya. https://happeningsng.com/breaking-police-detain-coza-pastor-fatoyinbo-at-force-headquarters-abuja/ |
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| Nairaland General › FRAUD ALERT: CBN Warns Nigerians Over ‘Fraudulent’ Loan Offers [See How] by Princsk1(op): 10:37am On Aug 27, 2019*. Modified: 11:07am On Aug 27, 2019 |
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned the general public against fraudulent messages in the social media circles requesting unsuspecting loan seekers and owners of small-scale businesses to apply for loans.
The fraudsters behind these, claim that the loans are provided by the Federal Government through an e-mail address (empowermentcbnloan@gmail.com) purportedly being handled by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
A statement signed by Mr Isaac Okorafor, Director, Corporate Communications at CBN on Monday noted that while the CBN, indeed, has several development finance intervention programmes from which different categories of businesses have benefitted (and still benefit), the Bank does not do so through direct interaction with prospective applicants.
“For the avoidance of doubt, there are clearly spelt out procedures for accessing CBN intervention funds, which are disbursed through Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs), such as Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and Microfinance Banks (MFBs),” the statement read in part.
The CBN, therefore, advises members of the public, particularly youth and owners of small-scale businesses, to disregard any message requesting them to send their personal details, including mobile phone numbers, to emails such as empowermentcbnloan@gmail.com or any other one that may be contrived. These messages it stated, are fake and anyone who enters into correspondence with them does so at his or her own risk.
Prospective applicants are advised to approach their respective banks or the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) branch nearest to them for clarification on the procedure for accessing any of the CBN-related loans . https://happeningsng.com/fraud-alert-cbn-reveals-new-fraudulent-loan-offers-see-how/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J 
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| Politics › Re: Nigerians Criticise Interior Minister, Aregbesola’s Credentials by Princsk1(op): 9:05am On Aug 25, 2019 |
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| Politics › Nigerians Criticise Interior Minister, Aregbesola’s Credentials by Princsk1(op): 6:13pm On Aug 24, 2019 |
NIGERIANS on social media during the week bemoaned the credentials of President Muhammadu Buhari’s minister.
Happenings NG had published the credentials of the then minister-designate to ascertain their befitting ministries which was reposted on Nairaland.
However, before the president allotted portfolio to his ministers on Wednesday members took to the platform to express their disdain.
This also continued till Thursday and generated over lots of comments.
While some flayed Buhari for appointing those alleged of corruption in the past as ministers, others queried the credentials of his ministers.
Meanwhile, the immediate past governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola received the most bashing as result of his credentials.
A nairaland user, @Mikefem said Aregbesola as no cognate work experience even in the engineering field- either public or private and yet might be assigned works ministry.
According to his credential, the former governor of Osun state, has no work experience before his appointment as commissioner in Lagos state in 1999 and has never successfully managed a company.
Another user said, “Look at Aregbesola's profile. No cognate work experience even in the engineering field- either public or private and yet might be assigned works ministry. Just politics!
@leksonltd — “Some of these guys have very disappointing credentials. What qualification does Adamu Adamu have to head Education ministry. In as much as like certain things about these people, I don't celebrate mediocrity."
Another who commented blamed Buhari for “recycling former looters” adding that Nigerian should not be expecting wonder in the administration
The user said, “The ministerial appointment is just a reward system, not a call to service. He who expects nothing from no one is never disappointed.”
@paix said, “The list does not surprise me one bit. After a long wait, this is the best Buhari can present as a list of ministers. Well, Buhari can only eat the meals his KITCHEN CABINET cooked for him. How I wish, I can just press a button to fast forward this regime to its end. Sincerely I don tire for this government.” READ MORE: https://happeningsng.com/nigerians-criticise-interior-minister-aregbesolas-credentials/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J 
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| Politics › FG Sets To Recover N614bn Loan From 35 States by Princsk1(op): 10:39am On Aug 23, 2019 |
THE Federal Government on Wednesday has concluded to constitute a team to recover N614bn budget support loan facility given to 35 out of the 36 states of the federation. The resolutions was reached during National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and attended by most of the 36 state governors at the council chamber of the State House, Abuja. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who briefed journalists alongside Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule and his Edo State counterpart Godwin Obaseki, said the council has agreed to constitute team to recover the money. “As at today, the budget support facility advanced by the Federal Government to the states, is in a total sum of N614bn and this is to 35 states. This means an equivalent is N175bn (N17.5bn) per state. “Council agreed to constitute a team of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to finalize modalities to commence repayment of this facility to the Central Bank,” she said. As at 20th August 2019, the minister said the Excess Crude Account (ECA) stood at $95,329,245.24, stabilization fund account N21, 729,976,810.66 and natural resources development fund was put at N95,896,886,829.69. Ahead of the budget submission, a presentation on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) was made to the council. The minister said that the purpose of the presentation was to get inputs and recommendation from the council for further presentation to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for approval and implementation. She said there has been eight successive month of economic growth since emerging from recession and that the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) remains the basis for the Medium Term fiscal strategy. “Macro-economic stability has been achieved with growth in end Q3 2019 at 3.01%, continued increased in Real GDP from 1.89% in Q2018 to 2.01% in 2019, there has been significant growth in non-oil sector, contribution of the non-oil sector to GDP has increased 90.4% in Q1 2018 to 90.9% in Q1 2019,” she said. For his part, Nasarawa State Governor Sule gave an update on the report of NEC committee on export promotion presented by the Jigawa State Governor, Mohammed Badaru. He said the report was sequel to the Zero Oil Plan envisioned in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) which is developed by the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC). He said the implementation of the plan was expected to add an extra $150bn (minimum) to Nigeria’s foreign reserves cumulatively from non- oil exports over the next 10 years; create 500, 000 jobs annually and lift 20 million Nigerians out of poverty, contributing towards SDG- “No Poverty”. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State said the council was presented with an update by Minister of Health on Polio Eradication which showed that 21st August, 2019 marks exactly three years milestone without a case of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) in Nigeria. He also spoke on NEC ad-how committee on security and policing He said Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum presented report on it. https://happeningsng.com/fg-sets-to-recover-n614bn-loan-from-35-states/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J 
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| Politics › Re: ABU Zaria Students Receive President Buhari (Photos) by Princsk1(m): 9:28pm On Aug 22, 2019 |
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| Nairaland General › Policeman Hits Woman To Death In Abia by Princsk1(op): 9:13pm On Aug 22, 2019 |
A POLICEMAN identified as Supol Innocent has killed a widow identified as Mrs. Peace after hitting her at Aba Central Police Station, Abia state.
The deceased who was selling second-hand clothing materials known as Okirika, had her business within the vicinity was hit to the wall by a Mercedes Benz jeep driven by the traffic officer
Another account has it that Police personnel was trying to reverse the vehicle before he lost control and smashed the widow who was passing-by to the wall unknowingly.
She was said to have been taken to the Police Clinic at the Aba Area Command for medical attention by rescuers immediately after the incident happened.
Efforts to save her life however proved abortive as she was said to have died a few minutes later as the vehicle injured her on the stomach region, leaving her with severe bleeding.
“It was around 1 am. I saw a black Mercedes Jeep that someone was trying to drive out. I heard a loud sound with a woman hit to the wall. It all happened within a second. There was blood all over the ground.
The Public Relations Officer, Abia State Police Command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, who confirmed the incident, said the corpse had been deposited in a mortuary while the officer is being detained. https://happeningsng.com/policeman-hits-woman-to-death-in-abia/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J |
| Crime › Man Flogs Daughter To Death In Ondo by Princsk1(op): 5:18pm On Aug 22, 2019 |
A man yet to be identified has allegedly flogged his daughter to death in Akure, Ondo State. The girl, which reports say was less than 10 years old died on Aug. 21 before she was brought to the hospital. It was gathered that the mother who brought the child to the grabbed the corpse and ran out of the hospital immediately the child was confirmed dead. The mother, who was not documented in the hospital registered made it difficult for anybody to identify the father. Twitter user @YemieFASH in his series of tweet shared the shocking story online and said that a woman took the girl’s corpse to the state hospital in Akure, but fled with it immediately the girl was certified dead. Both the father of the girl and the woman who brought the child to the hospital are yet to be identified. See the tweet, Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J https://happeningsng.com/man-flogs-daughter-to-death-in-ondo/
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| Politics › Akpabio Reacts After His Appointment As Niger Delta Minister by Princsk1(op): 4:10pm On Aug 21, 2019 |
AFTER sworn-in as minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio has promised to work hard for the success of his ministry and promised to ‘deliver’.
Just after his inauguration, Akpabio in a tweet thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for having confidence in him.
He said, “We have a very big task ahead of us and we will surely deliver. Thank you President @MBuhari for the Confidence. Together with @fkeyamo as Minister of State and @SenItaEnang as your SSA, we will put in our best to make you and Nigerians proud.” https://happeningsng.com/akpabio-reacts-after-appointed-as-niger-delta-minister/L 
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| Politics › BREAKING: Buhari Assigns Portfolios To Ministers [full List] by Princsk1(op): 1:52pm On Aug 21, 2019 |
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in his cabinet for the second term and assigned them their portfolios.
President Buhari sworn-in his 43 Ministers on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday.
He charged his new ministers to work towards ensuring better Nigeria and a country the citizens would be proud of.
Some of the newly appointed Ministers and their portfolios include:
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers.
The full list is below:
Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development
2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) -Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)- Minsiter of Niger Delta
4. Chris Ngige (Anambra State)- Minister of Labour and Employment
5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra State) Minister of State Environment
6.Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State) Minister of Education
7.Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State) State
8. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa State) Minister of State, Petroleum under the President
9.George Akume (Benue State) Inter
10.Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno State) Minister of State, Agric and Rural Development
11. Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River State) -Minister of State, Power
12.Festus Keyamo (Delta State) -Minister of State, Niger Delta
13. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi State) -Minister of Science and Technology
14. Osagie Ehanire (Edo State) -Minister of Health
15.Clement Ike (Edo State)
16. Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti State) -Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology
17. Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu State) -Minister of Foreign Affairs
18.Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe State) -Minister of Communications
19. Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo State) -Minister of State, Education
20. Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa State) -Minister of Water Resources
21. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna State) -Minister of Finance
22.Muhammad Mahmood (Kaduna State) -Minister of Environment
23.Sabo Nanono (Kano State) -Minister of Agriculture and Development
24.Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano State) -Minister of Defence
25.Hadi Sirika (Katsina State) -Minister of Aviation
26.Abubakar Malami (Kebbi State)
27.Ramatu Tijjani (Kogi State)
28. Lai Mohammed (Kwara State)
29.Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara State) -Minister of State Transportation
30.Babatunde Fashola (Lagos State) -Minister of Works and Housing
31.Adeleke Mamora (Lagos State) -Minister of State, Health
32. Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa State) Minister of State, Science
33. Zubair Dada (Niger State) foreign AFfairs
34. Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun State)minsters of mines and steel dele
35. Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo State)
36. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun State), Minister of interior
37. Sunday Dare (Oyo State) Minister of youths and sports
38.Paulen Talen (Plateau State) wMinister of women adfair
39. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State) Transportation
40. Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto State) police affairs
41. Sale Mamman (Taraba State) Minister of power
42. Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe State) Minister of State housung
43. Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara State), Minister of humanitarion affair https://happeningsng.com/breaking-buhari-assigns-portfolios-to-ministers-full-list/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J |
| Politics › Osun: PDP Mourns 3 Bigwigs Within A Week by Princsk1(op): 1:16pm On Aug 21, 2019 |
The People's Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun within a week lost three bigwigs of the party.
It was Bade Ogundiran, the PDP chairman in Boluwaduro Local Government Council Area of the state was the first to bid farewell to the world.
While the mourning of the late Ogundiran was in progress, the death of Hon Edward Keshiro, a PDP leader in Oriade Local Government Council Area of the state in an auto accident was also announced.
Hon Mathew Olaosebikan Jegede, the party’s chairman in Oriade Local Government Council Area of the state was also said to have joined the great majority as a result of his being knocked down by a vehicle while urinating by the road side on Lagos – Ibadan Express Road.
The All Progressive Congress, APC in the state, Gboyega Famodun consoled his counterpart, Mr Soji Adagunodo, the state PDP chairman, over the tragic incidents.
Famodun said, he sympathised and empathised with the entire PDP family over the death of the three eminent members of their party within a period of three weeks.
He hinted that it is only God, the author and finisher of the mortals’ faith who determines when human beings are launched into the world that equally has the supreme power and authority to determine the exit time.
The party chairman stated that this world can be likened to a proverbial market place where human beings get to and leave at different times.
He said that as it is definite for a market patron to leave when he finishes his transactions, so it is imperative for all mortals to die at God-appointed time.
Famodun prayed to God to grant the families, wellwishers, and friends of the fallen PDP politicians, the necessary impetus to bear the irreparable loss of their dear ones. https://happeningsng.com/osun-pdp-morns-3-bigwigs-within-a-week/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun OAM4J |
| Crime › How Helicopter Dropped Weapons For My Boss In Dinya Forest, Katsina - Bandit by Princsk1(op): 10:56am On Aug 21, 2019 |
20-year-old Suspected Bandit Explained How Helicopter Dropped Weapons For His Boss Inside Forest ALIU Musa, a 20-year old suspected bandit, has revealed on Wednesday that helicopter drop weapons in broad daylight for his boss inside Dinya Forest in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Musa, along with another suspected bandit, Salmanu Isa, 18, was among other suspects paraded for various offenses at Katsina Police Command headquarters.
Musa told journalists in an interview that the weapons were dropped in broad daylight for his boss inside the forest.
He said, “I once saw that aircraft with fans on its head (helicopter) drop weapons for my boss while we were inside the forest at Dinja.
“It was hovering and was very near the ground. The man inside would drop the weapons for my boss who would now couple the weapons for our use.
“It is only my boss who would go and pick the weapons while we would be watching from where we stood.”
On further prodding, Musa said he had killed at least five people during their various operations, adding that he was paid N17,000 after each operation.
He said the leader of his gang had been at large.
The Command spokesman, ASP Anas Gezawa, who briefed the Press on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, before the parade of the suspects, said the gang that Musa and Isah belonged to had killed no fewer than 25 people in their various operations.
Gezawa said, “On 15th August 2019, based on tip-off, the Command arrested Salmanu Isah, 18 years old, of Danbago village, Kankara local government; and Aliyu Musa, 20 years old, of Chediya village, also of Kankara local government area.
“During the course of investigation, the suspects confessed that they were bandits that had been bedeviling Kankara village.
“The first suspect, Salmanu Isah, mentioned that they attacked some villages with his syndicate, where they robbed Zango village and went away with eight cows.
“He also confessed that he shot dead one person before going to rob at Santa village, where they snatched six sheep and some food items.
“They also went to Bela and Zango villages where they killed about 20 people and rustled two cows.
“Furthermore, they went to Omodo village and killed about five people and also rustled eight cows and six sheep.
“They mentioned one Sirajo and Bishir as their gang leaders.”
The Command spokesman said the investigation was in progress on their case. https://happeningsng.com/20-year-old-man-suspected-bandit-explained-helicopter-dropped-weapons-for-my-boss-inside-forest/
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| Politics › Re: Profile Of Buhari's Ministers Designate (Photos) by Princsk1(op): 8:38am On Aug 21, 2019 |
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| Politics › Re: Profile Of Buhari's Ministers Designate (Photos) by Princsk1(op): 5:42am On Aug 21, 2019 |
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| Politics › Profile Of Buhari's Ministers Designate (Photos) by Princsk1(op): 1:58am On Aug 21, 2019 |
Profile of Buhari's Ministers-designate ABOUT three weeks after being screened by the Senate, ministers-designate are expected to assume office on any moment from, barring any unforeseen circumstance. They are move into different ministries after President Muhammadu Buhari would have assigned portfolios to each of them. They are coming on board more than 100 days after May 29, 2019, when the president took the oath of office, having been declared winner of the 2019 presidential election, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
See the snapshot of all Buhari Minister -Designate below Read more https://happeningsng.com/photos-profile-of-all-buharis-ministers-designate/
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| Celebrities › Spotify: Wizkid Hits 8m Monthly Listeners, Emerges First African To Achieve That by Princsk1(op): 9:49am On Aug 20, 2019 |
AFROPOP star, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid has become the first African artist to hit eight million monthly streams on Spotify. Spotify is an online, music streaming platform that pays royalties based on the number of artists streams as a proportion of total songs streamed. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that streaming records revealed Wizkid’s popularity on the platform on Monday. The previous record was held by Congolese rapper and singer, Maitre Gims. He had seven million monthly listeners. This win follows Wizkid’s recent collaboration with DJ Spinall and Tiwa Savage on ‘Dis Love’. Read Also; Seeing Wizkid and Olamide together makes me happy The singer also featured on ‘Like,’ a new single by British-Ghanaian rapper and singer, Kojo Funds. The music star is also the first African artist to walk the runway at a Dolce and Gabbana fashion show while his music `Soco’ played at the background. Wizkid started recording music at age 11 and managed to release a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. In 2018, he became the first African artiste to sell out Skyway Theatre. The only other artist who has achieved same feat in Minnesota, is Beyonce . The ‘Sweet Love’ singer recently made Billboard entry for his collaboration with Beyonce on her ‘Lion King’-inspired album. https://happeningsng.com/wizkid-emerges-first-african-to-hit-8m-monthly-listeners-on-spotify/
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| Politics › Oyo-ita Breaks Silence On ‘letter Of Retirement’, As Presidency Made Statement by Princsk1(op): 7:02am On Aug 20, 2019 |
THE Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, denied the purported resignation of Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita as Head of Civil Service of the Federation.
Meanwhile, Presidency, on Monday reacted to reports that the Head of Service of the federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has forwarded her letter of retirement to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Director, Press, HOS Office, Mr Olawunmi Ogunmosule, told TRIBUNE ONLINE on Monday in Abuja that she was not aware of any resignation letter from the Head of Service to President.
The Head of Service has denied any involvement in the alleged scam.
Reports had on Monday morning emerged that Oyo-Ita sent in her retirement letter following pressure from her immediate family to retire over alleged N3 billion contract scam.
The report had said Oyo-Ita bowed to family pressures and sent in a letter on Sunday, offering to proceed on retirement despite her consistent denial of involvement in any scam.
But, reacting, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said that the presidency did not receive any letter of intent from Oyo-Ita to retire from service.
“Thanks. We have no such letter here, in the event that such a letter exists. This is our position,” he told The Nation.
This is coming after EFCC quizzed Oyo-Ita over alleged N3billion contract scam. She faced a four-day grilling during which she was in custody of the anti-graft agency beginning from August 8. Mrs Oyo-Ita has now landed in the hospital after being granted administrative bail.
Ogunmosule, when contacted said there was no such resignation letter from Oyo-Ita, saying if the Head of Service wants to resign from office, it would not be a hidden thing.
She said: “Please, ignore the story. I’m not aware of any such letter of resignation to the President. If there is anything like that we would have made it public by releasing a statement. So, it is not true that she has resigned.” https://happeningsng.com/oyo-ita-breaks-silence-on-her-letter-of-retirement-as-presidency-made-statement/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun 
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| Education › Finally, UNIBEN Graduate Who Wrote O'level Exams 17 Times, Mobilised For NYSC by Princsk1(op): 5:44pm On Aug 18, 2019 |
EMMANUEL Ahmadu, 30, a graduate of Mass Communication from University of Benin (UNIBEN) whose inspiring success story recently broke the internet, has been mobilized for the National Youth and Service Corps, NYSC, programme for Batch B, Stream II for 2019.
Emmanuel, in his inspiring story on British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), revealed how he enrolled into 16 primary schools, attended 14 secondary schools, repeated junior and senior classes severally.
The professional Voice-Over Artiste, Nollywood Actor, lost his Dad along the line, wrote O'level exams 17 times in 5 years before he secured admission into the University and took the University Matriculation Exams 5 times before he secured admission into the University.
Emmanuel who tagged his unsuccessful story due to broken home, expressed his feeling on his mobilization to our correspondence, stated that “although life felt hopeless and very depressing for me during the countless setbacks and unfortunate events that befell me, but I am glad today that I did not succumb to suicide and it has paid off.
“I had thought University strike actions would not allow me to serve, but God showed me eerie favour, because he wanted my story to inspire the world afterwards . Indeed perseverance, focus and God made my story change, ”He said.
According to him, Emmanuel said he is currently using his story as a quintessence to be observed in tackling the prevailing global menace of depression and suicide, which by 2020, will become the 2nd most prevailing health problem in the world history, according to World Health Organization (WHO).

Emmanuel Ahmadu NYSC Call-Up letter
He says, "my passion & vision towards solving the global menace has prompted me to use my inspiring story as a focal point to organize 'community mental health awareness and sensitization programme' states by states across the federation, geared towards tackling depression and suicide across Nigeria.
“I'm also working to have my full story published in a book and being adapted into a cinema movie to serve as a ray of hope to tackle depression and suicide, prevalent amongst youths across the world". He shared that his calling is to contribute his unique experience towards maintaining a sustainable health development for women, youths and children, especially in achieving the SDG's third goal in tackling the prevailing rate of depression and suicide, which is a major health problem in the world.”
Meanwhile, he calls for support from well-meaning citizens, NGOs, government parastatals, national and international humanitarian agencies to achieve this sustainable development programme in the country. https://happeningsng.com/finally-uniben-graduate-who-wrote-olevel-exams-17-times-mobilises-by-nysc/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun 
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| Education › Finally, UNIBEN Graduate Who Wrote O'level Exams 17 Times, Mobilised For NYSC by Princsk1(op): 5:38pm On Aug 18, 2019 |
EMMANUEL Ahmadu, 30, a graduate of Mass Communication from University of Benin (UNIBEN) whose inspiring success story recently broke the internet, has been mobilized for the National Youth and Service Corps, NYSC, programme for Batch B, Stream II for 2019.
Emmanuel, in his inspiring story on British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), revealed how he enrolled into 16 primary schools, attended 14 secondary schools, repeated junior and senior classes severally.
The professional Voice-Over Artiste, Nollywood Actor, lost his Dad along the line, wrote O'level exams 17 times in 5 years before he secured admission into the University and took the University Matriculation Exams 5 times before he secured admission into the University.
Emmanuel who tagged his unsuccessful story due to broken home, expressed his feeling on his mobilization to our correspondence, stated that “although life felt hopeless and very depressing for me during the countless setbacks and unfortunate events that befell me, but I am glad today that I did not succumb to suicide and it has paid off.
“I had thought University strike actions would not allow me to serve, but God showed me eerie favour, because he wanted my story to inspire the world afterwards . Indeed perseverance, focus and God made my story change, ”He said.
According to him, Emmanuel said he is currently using his story as a quintessence to be observed in tackling the prevailing global menace of depression and suicide, which by 2020, will become the 2nd most prevailing health problem in the world history, according to World Health Organization (WHO).

Emmanuel Ahmadu NYSC Call-Up letter
He says, "my passion & vision towards solving the global menace has prompted me to use my inspiring story as a focal point to organize 'community mental health awareness and sensitization programme' states by states across the federation, geared towards tackling depression and suicide across Nigeria.
“I'm also working to have my full story published in a book and being adapted into a cinema movie to serve as a ray of hope to tackle depression and suicide, prevalent amongst youths across the world". He shared that his calling is to contribute his unique experience towards maintaining a sustainable health development for women, youths and children, especially in achieving the SDG's third goal in tackling the prevailing rate of depression and suicide, which is a major health problem in the world.”
Meanwhile, he calls for support from well-meaning citizens, NGOs, government parastatals, national and international humanitarian agencies to achieve this sustainable development programme in the country. https://happeningsng.com/finally-uniben-graduate-who-wrote-olevel-exams-17-times-mobilises-by-nysc/
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| Politics › Shiites Speaks On El-zakzaky ‘Seeking Asylum’ In India by Princsk1(op): 4:51pm On Aug 18, 2019*. Modified: 5:09pm On Aug 18, 2019 |
THE Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN has described a recent statement credited to the Federal Government that its leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky had wanted to seek asylum in India before his repatriation as part of a campaign of calumny by the government to cover its own gross misconduct in a foreign land.
This was made known in a press statement Sent to HAPPENINGS NG today by Ibrahim Musa, president Media Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria.
The Islamic Movement further accused the Federal Government of mischievously going beyond its role of supervision to the level of maliciously interfering in the medical process, instructing on which doctors the Sheikh and his wife must see, while refusing to allow them access to their own doctors, which confirms the allegation that the government had wanted to kill the Sheikh in the name of medical treatment.
“Before efforts at resolving this impasse could be concluded, the Sheikh was brought back to Nigeria, since their evil schemes could not be executed. The government is now churning out contradictory explanations to blame the Sheikh for not allowing himself to be killed in the name of medical treatment. The Nigerian government is also blackmailing the Sheikh that he sought for asylum in India just to cover their own gross misconduct in a foreign land,” according to the press statement.
Below is the press statement:
RE: The Repatriation Of IBRAHEEM ZAKZAKY From India - The Facts
Sequel to the Nigerian government’s sinister operation that frustrated the treatment of the revered Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H) and his wife Malam Zeenat Ibrahim in India that led to the repatriation of the couple, the Nigerian government, in its effort to deceive the general public, has concocted contradictory statements and lies to color its acts of violating the order given by the Kaduna High court allowing the Sheikh to seek treatment in India, with the government only supervising.
The facts are that the government mischievously went beyond its role of supervision to the level of maliciously interfering in the medical process, instructing on which doctors the Sheikh and his wife must see, while refusing to allow them access to their own doctors. Apparently, the government had a hidden mission, the details of which they had detailed specific doctors to execute. The Sheikh was forced to either accept their choice or return home within two hours.
Being mindful of the government’s various previous plots to eliminate him since 2015, first through the barrels of the gun and much later through poisoning in detention while refusing him access to adequate medical care until the court's intervention, the Sheikh sensed the government’s intention of inducing killer doctors to finish what they had earlier started, now through the back door. He therefore insisted on having the presence of the doctors that initially assessed him in Nigeria, who also worked in that hospital, failing which, he preferred to return to Nigeria.
He refused to be subjected to any breach in the basic ethical principles guiding the medical treatment of people of respect for persons: protecting the autonomy of all people and treating them with courtesy and respect and allowing for informed consent, which the Nigerian government had contracted medical personnel in the Indian hospital to throw to the wind.
Before efforts at resolving this impasse could be concluded, the Sheikh was brought back to Nigeria, since their evil schemes could not be executed. The government is now churning out contradictory explanations to blame the Sheikh for not allowing himself to be killed in the name of medical treatment. The Nigerian government is also blackmailing the Sheikh that he sought for asylum in India just to cover their own gross misconduct in a foreign land.
The campaign of calumny has been championed by the Federal Ministry of Information, which sarcastically even said they were apologising to India for the Sheikh's "unruly behaviour" rather than for their own obvious attempted assassination of somebody in another country!
Isn't it rather contradictory that someone allegedly seeking asylum would be unwilling to stay back irrespective of the circumstances but preferring instead to return to his home country. It is on record that it was the Sheikh who requested to be brought back home having been denied access to his doctors and rejecting the killer squad engaged to "treat" him instead.
The government's claim that Sheikh’s wife antagonized the Nigerian officials by accusing them of killing her three children is yet another spurious search for justification for its maltreatment of the couple. Isn't it true that it is the government that killed her three sons when its army invaded their residence at night in December 2015? Wasn't her husband dragged over the corpses of their murdered children having been shot himself and left swimming in his own pool of blood? Wasn't she also shot and left lying lifeless in the process? Were they expecting a cheer from her for all these severe gross violation of their fundamental rights, even as judged by a competent federal court?
It is rather very shameful and a slap in the face of Nigeria that the government which hitherto claimed it had no hand in the case, now has to resort to lies, calumny and blackmail against a couple whose alleged crimes has never ever been proved in any court of the land. All the allegations against this couple have always been merely spurious and unproven, and knowing that they could never prove in any court use the might of state power to intimidate and misinform the public.
It is noteworthy to state that the government is yet to respond to the confessions by the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince that they sponsored the Zaria genocide and the subsequent continued detention of the Sheikh in Nigeria. This same fact was earlier alluded to by President Muhammadu Buhari during a state visit to Qatar. The world is watching all the persecution of the Islamic leader with keen interest. The government can never change the narrative.
We wish to thank the general public for their continued understanding and show of support in all these. No amount of feeding the public with concocted half-truths, lies and campaigns of calumny would swerve the course of justice for all the victims of Zaria genocide and its aftermath. https://happeningsng.com/shiites-speaks-on-el-zakzaky-seek-asylum-in-india/Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique Seun |
