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Up to 22 former members of the House of
Representatives are presenting themselves for
jobs to serve as aides to the Speaker, Mr.
Yakubu Dogara, and the Deputy Speaker, Mr.
Yusuf Lasun, The PUNCH learnt on Tuesday.
Investigations showed that at least six of the ex-
lawmakers had been handed letters of
engagement to serve as special advisers to
Dogara and Lasun.
The majority of the job seekers were part of the
2011-2015 batch, members whose tenure at the
National Assembly rounded off on June 5.
A senior member of the House disclosed to The
PUNCH on Tuesday that some of the ex-
members were “very supportive” in the run up to
the election of the presiding officers of the
House on June 9.
“The jostling for jobs here started long before
now. Some of them worked in the speaker’s
team before the election.
“This is like compensating them for the roles
they played, but there are others who truly
requested to serve as aides to Dogara and his
deputy.
“Only a few have been confirmed really; there is
no possibility that everyone will be on board.
Many are still on the waiting list,” the official
added.
However, one of the engaged aides, a former
Chairman, House Committee on Public Petitions,
Mr. Cyril Maduabum, was carried over from the
7th Assembly where he had served as Chief of
Staff to the Deputy Speaker at the time, Mr.
Emeka Ihedioha.
Findings indicated that among those Dogara and
Lasun had engaged so far were a former
Chairman, House Committee on Electoral
Matters, Mr. Jerry Manwe, who was appointed as
Chief of Staff to Dogara.
He was allegedly considered for the job ahead of
another former younger ex-lawmaker on the
grounds that Manwe was “more experienced in
administrative matters”, besides being a very
close friend.
The younger former member, who once served
as the deputy chairman of a popular House
committee in the 7th Assembly, is said to be
among those still on the awaiting list.
On his side, Lasun had appointed a former
member from Ekiti State, Mr. Bimbo Daramola,
as his chief of staff.
Daramola was formerly the Director-General of
the campaign organisation of a former Ekiti State
Governor, Mr. Kayode Fayemi, in the last
governorship poll.
Similarly, a former Chairman, House Committee
on Science and Technology, Mr. Abiodun
Akinlade, is the Special Adviser on Special Duties
to the deputy speaker.
Another former Chairman on Youth Matters, Mr.
Kamil Akinlabi, is also a special adviser to Lasun.
But, when contacted, some of the members
described as “erroneous” any impression that
they were scrambling for the positions.
For example, Akinlade told The PUNCH that their
services were needed as experienced legislators
to help the presiding officers to stabilise the
House.
“This is not even about saying we are looking for
jobs or something. That is not correct.
“Some of us have up to 12 years of experience in
the House; so, the experience will help the
system.
“If you go to the Senate, you will see a similar
trend of keeping some experienced hands
behind”, he added.
The Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and
Public Affairs, Mr. Turaki Hassan, did not
comment on the issue when his reactions were
sought.
However, the Chief Press Secretary to Lasun, Mr.
Wole Oladimeji, defended the decision of his
boss to hire ex-members as his aides.
He told The PUNCH that Lasun merely kept a
tradition of retaining some ex-members to serve
as advisers to presiding officers.
“This is not new; since the days of (Aminu)
Masari, some former members do serve as
advisers or work for the presiding officers,”
Oladimeji stated.
A source at Dogara’s office also claimed that
about six ex-members served as aides to the
immediate past Speaker of the House, Mr. Aminu
Tambuwal.
One of them was Mr. Sada Soli, who served as
Tambuwal’s chief of staff.

www.punchng.com/news/22-ex-reps-besiege-dogara-lasuns-offices-for-jobs/

witnezHD:
Best film Eva #red

Wu's ur favorite character and wats ur favorite scene?

The most wanted man on d list of CIA, FBI known as Raymond Redinton decided to give himself in to d FBI barely a week after an agent known as agent Kim starts work with d FBI, after Redinton was taken into d FBI custody he promised d FBI to assist dem in tracking down different notorious ppl DAT d FBI finds difficult and sum DAT d FBI doesn't even knows exist BT e demand a deal in return
Redinton was believe to a connection with Agent Kim and agent Kim's husband unknown to Kim also belongs to a notorious group and was ask to spy on Kim
wants ur favorite part of the film ?
wus is ur favorite actor in d movie? as for me I always likes d path in wich Raymond Redinton plays
let's discuss

Phikom:
there is fire on the mountain!

and d guy does nt seems to b on d run

how did Dickson knws d meaning of "baba goslow" ? or did he hia Yoruba?

The chairmanship of the 57 Standing
Committees of the Senate may likely be shared
equally among the ruling All Progressives
Congress members and their counterparts in the
opposition Peoples Democratic Party in
September.
However, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki,
will announce the list.
This is contrary to the recent assurance by the
Senate spokesperson, Dino Melaye, during an
interview with our correspondent in Abuja, when
he said that APC senators would chair most of
the committees.
But investigations by our correspondent on
Monday revealed that the current face-off
between the Presidency and the leadership of
the Senate over the appointment of principal
officers would make some perceived loyalists of
some party chiefs lose out of the power game in
the red chamber.
Already, Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, had
confirmed in an interview with our correspondent
that the standing committees, according to
tradition, would be announced next month when
members resume from their current long annual
recess.
Traditionally, the Senate President and his
deputy are automatic members of the Selection
Committee, but some senators, who spoke with
our correspondent on condition of anonymity on
Monday, said the Deputy Senate President, Ike
Ekweremadu, might take full charge of the
assignment.
At the moment, the Senate President had
constituted four special committees, adhering
strictly to the rule on geopolitical spread, with
both the APC and the PDP senators sharing the
chairmanship on equal basis.
The committees are Senate Services, headed by
Ibrahim Gobir (APC, Sokoto East); Rules and
Business, which has Babajide Omoworare (APC,
Osun Central ) as chairman; Ethics and
Privileges, chaired by Samuel Anyanwu ( PDP,
Imo East ); and Public Accounts Committee, with
Andy Uba (PDP, Anambra South) as chairman.
Saraki had also asked senators who might wish
to serve in the Senate Standing Committees to
pick forms from the Clerk to the Senate, and
indicated five committees where they wish to
serve as soon as possible.
A senator from the South-West geopolitical zone
pointed out that the current plan by the
leadership of the 8th Senate to adopt the
provisions of the controversial amendments
made to the Senate Rules in the allocation of
committee chairmanship to senators was a grand
design to favour the opposition.
He said the amendment was a drastic departure
from the Senate tradition, regarding the
allocation of more committee chairmanship to
members of the majority party.
He noted that some APC senators might lose out
in the process, and end up sharing the positions
equally with the PDP members.
He said, “The controversial amendments made
to the Senate Rules 2015 had made it mandatory
for the leadership of the upper chamber to share
headship of the committees equally among the
six geopolitical zones.
“Specifically, Order 3 (4) of the Senate Standing
Orders 2015, as amended, states that, ‘The
appointment of senators as chairmen and
members of committees shall be carried out in
such a manner as to reflect the six geopolitical
zones of the country and there shall be no
predominance of senators from a few geo-
political zones.”

www.punchng.com/news/apc-pdp-senators-may-share-committees-chairmanship/

Vicintonsh:
nd this is the reason they keep looking down on us who attended polytechnics. It's just so saddening

its wat u knw DAT matters most as an individual,some polytechnic graduates are far beta Dan B.Sc holder. jst believe in urself

Cutehector:
After now, ond and hnd degree holders will be dragging equality wit bsc degree holders...

mayb u shld read d letter again

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said
he will gladly reverse or abandon some inherited
economic policies if doing so will lead to the
creation of more jobs for Nigerians.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser
on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the
President spoke at a meeting he had with
executive members of the Manufacturers
Association of Nigeria at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja.
Adesina said the President had therefore
directed the Ministries of Industries, Trade and
Investment, and Finance, as well as the Central
Bank and other relevant government agencies to
evolve before next year’s budget, new policies to
boost domestic manufacturing.
“We are in difficult times economically, but we
will continue to do our best for manufacturing to
pick up. We must begin to behave as if we have
no oil at all.
“We will gladly have policy somersaults, if it will
mean more jobs, particularly for youths.
“I campaigned on three major planks. To
effectively secure our country, provide
employment through revamping the economy,
and wage a relentless war against corruption.
“I intend to keep faith with these promises,” the
President was quoted as saying.
Buhari also lamented that the textile industry
that employed about 320,000 people in the past
only parades about 30,000 now.
“It shows the carelessness of past governments,
if almost 300,000 people lose jobs in a single
sector. We have a clear idea of how we can
stimulate employment and we will work very hard
to do so,” President Buhari told the MAN
delegation.
The MAN President, Dr. Frank Jacobs, had
appealed for a review of policies that stifled the
manufacturing sector.
Jacobs noted that the importance of a robust
manufacturing sector for the general well-being
of the economy cannot be over-emphasised.

www.punchng.com/news/ill-reverse-bad-economic-policies-buhari

all dis lawmakers are jst dia to represent dia personal pocket,dey are less concern abt d well being of d masses so far dia pocket is smilling

hvq229:
People who want to deal with this issue should understand it is deeply rooted in cultural tradition dating back-- perhaps 10,000 or more years- that the term female genital mutilation is extremely inflammatory and it is the description first adopted by radical American feminists back in the 1970s and has since been adopted by many Western governments and activists as a propaganda and fund raising device. Social scientists and other more objective observers prefer the phrase female genital cutting- a much less inflammatory description

One of the current myths being perpetuated against the practice by both Islamophobes and radical Islamic clerics for substantially different reasons is that the practice is a tenet of Islamic faith. It's not. The practice predates Islam by thousands of years; it is not part of the cultural tradition in many Muslim territories outside of Africa. In Africa it's practice occurs fairly equally among Muslims, Roman Catholics, Protestant evangelicals, and indigenous religions. One area where there seems to be a substantial difference among the different faiths is among better educated and more affluent women. Among these women--Muslim women are much more likely to be circumcised. Among less educated and poor women there really isn't much difference between the different faiths

That radical Muslim clerics and better educated and more affluent Muslim women are embracing female circumcision and again not entirely for the same reasons may be explained as a reaction to Western attacks on Islam

I think the answer to this practice is increased education about the risks as well as the benefits (the risks are real-- the benefits mostly perceived What should be avoided is ethnocentrism and what should be embraced is a respect for self determination among the people of a community. If a community can be persuaded to and wants to ban cutting-- fine. If it wants to continue the practice then it should be made much safer then it currently is in most areas where it's practiced

I support ur last statement

hmmm HBD bebe

Squabbles over key House of Representatives
committees among lawmakers have worsened,
leading to mounting tension between members
of the All Progressives Congress and the main
opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party.
The PUNCH learnt on Sunday that the Speaker,
Mr. Yakubu Dogara, was also facing tough times
on how to keep “pre-election agreements” he
reportedly had with some lawmakers before the
June 9 speakership poll.
Key committees are referred to as ‘juicy
committees’ by lawmakers, a term suggesting
that such committees are lucrative and confer
certain advantages on the chairmen or the
members over others.
The Speaker, under the rules of the House,
chairs the Selection Committee, which has the
responsibility of appointing the chairmen of
standing committees.
There are over 94 standing committees of the
House waiting to be named.
Although principal officers and state caucuses
also sit on the committee, the prerogative of
deciding the chairmen remains the Speaker’s.
Investigations showed that the committee
started sitting last week as members proceeded
on a six-week recess to reconvene on September
29.
But The PUNCH learnt that some members
demanded chairmanship of particular committees
as compensation for working hard to ensure that
Dogara emerged as the Speaker.
The committees keenly sought as of Sunday
were Committee on Petroleum Resources
(Upstream); Committee on Petroleum Resources
(Downstream); Committee on Appropriation;
Committee on Finance; Committee on
Communications; Committee on Power;
Committee on Works; Committee on Customs;
Committee on NDDC; Committee on Electoral
Matters; Committee on Gas; Committee on
Aviation; Committee on Baking/Currency;
Committee on House Services; Committee on
Water Resources; Committee on Agriculture;
Committee on Education; and Committee on
Defence.
Findings indicated that there were some PDP
lawmakers who insisted on heading the
committees on petroleum resources as rewards
for backing the Speaker.
However, the APC members opposed the bid on
the grounds that high-profile committees were
rarely given to opposition members, “no matter
the circumstances.”
A popular female lawmaker from the South-South
is said to be the leader of the PDP group from
the zone insisting on heading the petroleum
committees.
“The member in question wants to chair the
Committee on Petroleum Resources (upstream),
saying that the Speaker gave his word during the
election campaigns.
“But, last week when she approached him
(Dogara) to remind him of his promise, the
Speaker told her to wait for committees that
would be zoned to her state first,” a National
Assembly official informed The PUNCH on
Sunday.
Dogara’s “diplomatic” response was said to have
come after the APC lawmakers protested that
such key committees were not meant for
opposition members.
Similarly, two senior PDP lawmakers from the
South-East are insisting on retaining their ‘Grade
A’ committees.
One of the committees oversees multi-billion
naira operations in the transportation sector.
“The problem now is that another influential APC
member from the North-Central is opposing them
and argues that a Grade A committee should
naturally go to an APC member.
“In the days of former Speaker, Aminu
Tambuwal, no opposition party member was
given such committees in spite of the fact that
the then Action Congress of Nigeria helped
Tambuwal to emerge as the Speaker,” the
source stated.
But the PDP members reportedly told Dogara
that “agreement is agreement,” and that the
Speaker must keep to his pre-election promise.
The PUNCH gathered that the most contested
committee remained the Committee on
Appropriation, which had torn three senior APC
members apart.
Two of the members, from Kano and Kwara
states respectively, were among the few APC
lawmakers who risked being punished by the
APC for daring to support Dogara’s emergence.
The third member is from Katsina State,
President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state.
However, investigations revealed that the
chairmanship of three committees, defence,
education and judiciary, had been decided by the
Selection Committees.

www.punchng.com/news/reps-crisis-over-juicy-committees-worsens/

Circumcision had its early induction as far back
as thousands of years ago. Then, it was solely
for the men whose foreskin were removed.
This is being done at birth when the child is
considered not to have known pain. But with
women, it went beyond imagination and since
the woman’s private part is considered as an
opening, it could be seen as violation of
privacy.
Ladies who have been circumcised using any of
the classifications listed above believe they
cannot have sexual pleasure anymore. Their
psyche and self esteem has been reduced.
Below are some causes and possible solutions
as to why circumcised ladies do not enjoy sex.
1.Psychologically , these women believe they have
been robbed of the chance to feel pleasure.
They are less excited when it comes to sex,
thus the men would have to go extra miles to
work on their nerves and relax the pent up
tension that has gathered in the women’s
bodies. The men have to make them feel good
and work on their mental state of minds.
2.Being tensed often make women contract the
muscles around the vagina. A sexual partner
can reach out to women by helping them relax
in their company by touching them intimately
and handling sensitive parts of their bodies.
3.Emotionally, these women need to be
stabilised. They need men who are gentle,
loving and caring. With time they get
comfortable with these men and start to open
up to them. These men would help inspire them
as they journey towards their sexual discovery.
4.Masturbation as frowned upon by religious
critics is an important tool in science. It is a
self liberating key as women are encouraged to
touch themselves and with the help of a mirror
get to see what part gives them more pleasure.
It helps the women discover things about their
sexuality and with that they could guide their
trusted partners during intercourse. This is
important for their sexual arousal and orgasms.
Circumcision in women is also known as
Female Genital Mutation (FGM). And as
explained by the World Health Organisation
(WHO) is the partial or total removal of the
external female Instruments.

www.naij.com/519870-read-circumcised-ladies-not-enjoy-sex.html

hmmm we Nigerians shld b gr8ful BT we are nt

hassan85:
Any news that has to sell in Lagos needs Jagabans name on it.....or Chief Lagoon officer oba akiolu. keep guessing rubbish.

na Jagaban owns Lagos truth b told

olatunji21:
The fool trying to discredit Fashola still end up picking over 50% of Fashola's Aide......

When u Fight with a Pig, the Pig get happy and u get dirty....

in fact if true d whole list are Fashola's men

Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase
The police have started investigations into the
sudden death of the Deputy Governor of Borno
State, Mr. Zannah Umar Mustapha, at a Yola
hotel in the early hours of Saturday.
Though no arrest had been made as of the time
of filing this report on Saturday evening, the
Public Relations Officer of the Adamawa State
Police Command, DSP Abubakar Othman, told
our correspondent on phone that the Police has
not ruled out anything yet.
He said it was still early to close the case,
saying, “We have started investigations of what
might be responsible for the sudden death of the
late deputy governor.”
The deputy governor was found dead by his
aides on Saturday morning after they forced the
door to his room open as he was late to come
out to begin the day’s work.
Mustapha, according to some of his aides who
spoke on condition of anonymity, said the deputy
governor retired to bed at about 11pm on Friday
and had told his aides to come for Saturday’s
activities at 7:30am.
One of the aides said, “We became suspicious
and worried when the deputy governor did not
come out of the hotel room by 8:30am and we
decided to knock on his door, when he was not
answering, some of us went to peep through the
window forcing it open.
“We saw that he was lying on the bed clutching
the pillow closely, we shouted his name but he
did not answer. It was at this stage that we
decided to call the hotel staff to open the door.
“When we got inside, we saw him lying face
down, and on close examination, we saw some
saliva and blood being discharged from his
mouth and we rushed him to the hospital where
he was confirmed dead.”
It was gathered that the deputy governor was
taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Yola.
He was later taken to the Yola airport where he
was transported to the Borno state capital to be
buried.
The aircraft that brought his corpse touched
down at the Maiduguri International Airport at
4:10pm and he was immediately taken to his
official lodge to be prepared for funeral.
The final prayer for the repose of his body was
conducted by the Imam Idaini of Borno, Imam
Adam Ibn Elsunusiya who led other prominent
individuals, including the Borno state governor,
Mr. Kashim Shettima, the Yobe deputy governor,
Mr. Abubakar Aliyu, Adamawa deputy governor, ,
the National Security Adviser, Maj, General
Babagana Monguno and other service chiefs who
were in Borno and Yobe state to assess the
security situation.
Mustapha was later taken to his final resting
place, the Maiduguri cemetery, Gwange where
we was interred on Saturday evening.

www.punchng.com/news/police-probe-borno-deputy-govs-death/

natas22:
Op I totally disagree with the caption of this your thread its suppose to be "ambode ready to go and collect list from jagaban"

he has collect d list already nw na to publish d list remain

Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi
Ambode, may announce members of his cabinet
this week, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt.
It was gathered that 15 names have been
pencilled to head some of the 20 ministries in
the state. The state Deputy Governor, Dr.
Oluranti Adebule, will head the education
ministry.
Adebule, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Education degree in Islamic Studies (1992), also
has a Master of Education degree in Curriculum
Studies (1997), both from the Lagos State
University.
Ambode, soon after his inauguration on May 29,
had announced Mr. Tunji Bello as Secretary to
the State Government; Mr. Samuel Ojo as the
Chief of Staff; Mr. Abiodun Bamgboye as his
Principal Private Secretary; and Mr. Habib Aruna
as his Chief Press Secretary.
A source close to Ambode, informed SUNDAY
PUNCH on condition of anonymity that barring
last minute changes, a former representative of
Ikorodu Constituency II at the state House of
Assembly between 2011 and 2015, Mrs. Modupe
Akinsola, may step in as Commissioner for
Tourism.
Also, erstwhile Special Adviser on Central
Business District to former Governor Babatunde
Fashola, Folarin Coker, has been purportedly
named to serve as Commissioner for Waterfront
Infrastructure Development.
Similarly, another former Special Adviser (Rural
Development) to Fashola, Paul Kalejaiye, is said
to have been named as the incoming
Commissioner for Agriculture. Kalejaiye, a two-
time House of Representatives aspirant, was a
prominent member of Ambode’s campaign team.
In the same vein, Mrs. Lola Akande, is said to
have been named as the would-be Commissioner
of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty
Alleviation.
Akande, who gave up her ambition for House of
Representatives membership, served as Deputy
Majority Leader in the Lagos House of Assembly,
where she represented Ikeja Constituency II from
2007 to 2015.
The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan
Area Transport Authority, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, is
believed to be the incoming Commissioner for
Transportation.
The source also revealed that a former Senior
Special Assistant to Fashola, Mr. Mohammed
Kabiru, would be among the new commissioners.
Others said to be on the appointees’ list include
two-time Special Adviser to Fashola on Works
and Infrastructure, Mr. Ganiyu John (Ministry of
Works and Infrastructure); former Senior Special
Assistant to Fashola on Public Affairs, Mr. Idowu
Ajanaku (Ministry of Information and Strategy);
former aide-de-camp to APC National Leader,
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Gbolahan Lawal (Ministry of
Environment); and a former Special Adviser to
Fashola on Political and Legislative Powers from
2007 to 2011, Mr. Abdullateef Abdulkareem
(Ministry of Home Affairs).
The Chairman of Bariga Local Council
Development Area, Mr. Sulaimon Oriyomi, also
known as Oris, was also said to have been
named as the Commissioner of Local
Government and Community Affairs.
It was further learnt that a member of Ambode’s
governorship transition committee, Prof. Ademola
Abass, who is also a member of the Board of
Trustees at King’s College, London, would head
the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment.
Others said to have been considered to head
ministries include a former representative of
Amuwo-Odofin Constituency II (2011-2015), Ms.
Ramotallahi Akinola-Hassan; erstwhile Deputy
Director-General of Ambode’s campaign
organisation, Mr. Kazeem Adeniyi; and a former
Special Adviser to Fashola on Parastatals
Monitoring, Mr. Adekunle Salvador.

www.punchng.com/news/ambode-to-release-cabinet-list-this-week-2/

unto im we come and unto I'm we return RIP

aminho:
We just buried him in maiduguri he died in his sleep

unto Allah we come and unto im we return, may d soul of d departed rest in peace and dose of us on earth may we live long

owobokiri:
How about if the person wakes up say 4 hours later? You know that is possible. . We have read stories of supposedly 'dead' people waking up hours after being deposited at the mogue. .

na RIP b DAT 2nd tym

dunsman:
So fast

dey no dey fake death oo in Islam if nt na inside hole u go wake up

Stephansmily:
Thank God he is not going to probe his death





RIP Mustapha

Boko Haram myt even release a statement say na dem kill im

Tolexander:
it is a norm and formality to make this release jare!

Even if the President was winning and dinning during and after receiving the news, He would still say he received the news with shock!

if d pressy no release a statement ppl go still complain

jlinkd78:
Zanna again?. In May Senator Ahmed Zanna died after winning reelection n now Deputy Gov Alhaji Zanna Mustapha. RIP though

Death knows no name

dis 1 na one pack ooo

Stephansmily:
Thank God he is not going to probe his death





RIP Mustapha

lolzz wu tell u DAT we will soon constitute a committee to probe his death

DuchessLily:
RIP dep. Gov.
Was it natural death or politically carried out?

Baba God knows best