THE former governor of Lagos, Tinubu has been taken to the cleaners by the opposition party over his criticisms of Kachikwu's bluntness as regards the current fuel scarcity. ‎
 
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemn All Progressives Congress leader Bola Tinubu for criticizing Minister of State for Petroleum, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, for his poor handling of the lingering fuel scarcity in the country.

Tinubu, in a widely reported statement on Sunday, had asked the minister to apologise to Nigerians for saying he was not a magician in bringing to an end, the fuel crisis.

However PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Abdullahi Jalo, said Tinubu lacks the moral right to criticise the minister knowing the role he played in the emergence of the APC-led Federal Government.

“If there is anybody that can condemn Kachikwu in this country it is not Bola Tinubu, knowing the antecedents and record of Bola Tinubu who was Lagos State governor.‎ We need a credible person to do that,” the party added.

PDP also faulted the minister.

“It is wrong for him to say he is not a magician‎, it is equally bad for him as a minister to allow fuel scarcity to linger for a long time. We have the means, the government is mapping out a lot of money from looters and other sources. So what went wrong?” PDP asked.

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TROUBLE is far from being over for the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu. 

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday called for his resignation over the lingering fuel scarcity. 

The APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, had, on Saturday, asked the minister, who doubles as Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to apologise to Nigerians for saying he was not a magician to bring to an end the fuel crisis.

Kachikwu had, on Wednesday, told journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Villa that the fuel scarcity would last till May and that he was not a magician. In the face of public outrage, the following day, the NNPC stated that the minister was misinterpreted.

But yesterday, the APC National Vice Chairman (South-South), Prince Hilliard Eta, called for the resignation of Kachikwu, stating that the minister was still carrying the toga of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). 

In a statement made available to the media, the APC national vice chairman alleged that “Kachukwu has not entirely cast off the orientation of the Peoples Democratic Party where he was.”

Eta added that such orientation is still manifesting in his actions and utterances such as the recent one that attracted opprobrium from many Nigerians. 

“In the light of the foregoing, Mr. Kachukwu must not be a cog in the wheel of progress and he should do the needful by resigning honourably if he is not capable of doing his part by efficiently running the ministry assigned to him,” he said.

The member of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) denied any major rift in the party, saying: “It is important to reiterate here that winning the federal election in 2015 has not eroded the core ideology of progressivism which we espouse as it is the very foundation on which the party rest.

“This progressive ideology strongly emphasises government as a tool for service to the people who are the custodians of power in the first instance. In line with this, it is not wrong or out of place for Tinubu to call the Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu to order owing to the anti-progressive statements he made in the Presidential Villa on Wednesday March 23, 2016, while fielding questions from journalists on the persisting scarcity of petrol.

“Secondly, we in the APC believe that it is proper to immediately correct mistakes or errors committed by any member of the party, no matter how highly placed and we are developing a culture of accountability to Nigerians who government is meant to serve.

“From this perspective, it is therefore understandable that Kachikwu’s statement to the effect that he has no solution to petrol scarcity bedevilling the country drew flaks from Tinubu and this does not, in any way, imply that there is a crack within the party. 

“In African culture, it is seen as irresponsible for an elder to watch a youngster or an inexperienced person blunder without immediately calling him to order.

“Furthermore, the South-South chapter of the APC feels that Kachikwu has not entirely cast off the orientation of the Peoples Democratic Party where he was and this is manifest in his actions and utterances, such as the recent one that attracted opprobrium from many Nigerians.”


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BENUE State Police Command has lost four of its men to the current Fulani insurgency ravaging some local government areas of the state.

It would be recalled that the state Governor, Samuel Ortom recently raised the alarm that nine out if the 23 local government areas in the state have been ravaged by the Fulani herdsmen.

The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Moses Yamu, explained that out of the four slain mobile policemen, two were killed in Buruku Local Government while the other two were killed in Agatu Local Government area of the state, The Sun reports.

He however, assured that with the efforts of the State Commissioner of Police, Dibal Yakadi, normalcy, peace and orderliness was gradually returning to the affected areas.

He advised both the farmers and the Fulani herdsmen to embrace peace and allow security operatives current­ly in the crisis prone areas to do their work so that the victims who are presently taken refuge in internally Dis­placed Persons (IDP) camps can return to their homes.

“This is cropping season and the people need to return to their farms, hence the need for both sides to embrace peace to allow security operatives currently in the crisis areas do their work.”‎

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IT is no longer news that Senate President Bukola Saraki is facing the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), but what may not be so obvious is the fact that justice administration in Nigeria is also standing trial.

Though there may be divers interests from different quarters, ultimately, Nigerians are unanimous in their desire for a free, transparent judicial process that abides by established judicial procedures.

This cannot exactly be said for the trial of Saraki at the CCT as there are strong indications of unethical compromises involving Justice Danladi Umar which incidentally tainted the ruling of the CCT delivered last Thursday, March 24th striking out Saraki’s application.

The question is, what would Justice Danladi Umar be doing in a nocturnal meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir David Lawal and the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Bola Tinubu on the night of Wednesday 23rd of March, less than 24 hours to delivering the ruling.

The SGF had hurriedly invited Umar for the meeting having sensed that public sentiments and legal opinions were weighing heavily in favour of Saraki’s application and against any possibility of striking out his application.

The fact is that the charge against Saraki is defective and in violation of Section 379 of ACJA which requires defendant’s statement to be part of the charge when being filed and also Section 3(d) which is an established precedent that requires prior invitation of the accused before charges are filed.

According to an impeccable source in close proximity to the Office of the SGF who craved anonymity, Umar on arrival at the meeting met Tinubu already seated with the SGF and the meeting which was very brief went straight to the point which was - Saraki must go.


Both men pressed it upon Umar to assume jurisdiction the next day and also proceed with the trial same day; a move that was contested by Kanu Agabi, Saraki’s lead counsel, after Umar assumed jurisdiction.

In order to avoid any mistakes, an untyped, hand-written ruling was given to Umar to go and read the next day striking out Saraki’s objection.

Expectedly, this impunity brought the CCT to grave disrepute the next day as Umar surprised the already exasperated audience with his incoherent delivery of the ruling, as he could hardly read the ‘ready-made’ judgment because it was not his writing and the sentences were difficult for him to piece together without creating moments of awkward silence and prolonged pauses which the audience could not help but notice.

Another issue of concern is the connection between Tinubu’s Nation newspaper and the CCT Chairman.


A day before the ruling, Nation Newspaper carried a half page news advancing a legal argument why the CCT will rule against Saraki and to the shock of observers in the court, the wordings used by Justice Danladi Umar turned out to be the exact words of the Nation newspaper legal report.


It is bad enough that Justice Danladi Umar perfected the legal argument advanced by the Nation newspaper but how then did the Nation newspaper know the words to be used by Justice Umar if not that whoever planted the story was the same person that gave Umar the judgment he read?

It is understandable though that the SGF oversights the CCB and CCT and wields an overbearing influence over the tribunal but his involvement in altering the course of justice may erode trust and confidence in the capacity of the CCB and CCT to serve justice in matters brought before them.

Of recent the CCT chairman has become a regular visitor to the SGF which our source said may not be unconnected with the plot to hasten the conviction of Saraki at all cost.


The underhand deal to convict Saraki by hook or crook is however, not without benefit to Justice Danladi Umar.‎


Umar has a case of N10m bribery allegation hanging around his neck and also a pending recommendation for his removal from the CCT by the former Attorney General to
the CCT by the former Attorney General to the Federation (AGF) Mohammed Adoke and former SGF, Chief Pius Anyim.


Our source also informed that she had learnt within the week that the SGF had spelt out the terms clearly for Umar that it is either Saraki is convicted or he (Umar) will be convicted. Umar was however assured that the recommendations for his removal will be withdrawn if he does the needful.

Sadly, the present scenario is a threat to Nigeria’s democracy and rule of law as it has become obvious that an accused before Danladi Umar’s CCT who has issues with the presidency cannot get justice.

The foregoing is reminiscent of the Justice Ayo Salami saga and makes a mockery of President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption posture. It further empties Mr. President’s claim of non-interference in judicial processes, especially with the involvement of principal stakeholders in his administration in derailing judicial process.

Meanwhile a group of lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers in Defence of Democracy has expressed their resolve to petition the presidency and the Senate on the matter stressing that, “This brazing manipulation of judicial process by interested parties must be condemned by all Nigerians if we must safeguard our judicial system. We are calling on the National Assembly to investigate the racketeering of justice delivery at the CCT. We shall submit a copy of our petition to the Presidency and the Senate by next week.”



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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has assured his government will deliver on its promised change.
In his Easter Message Saturday, the president thanked Nigerians for being patient with his government in its first 10 turbulent months in office.

The president’s full text:

EASTER MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

Fellow Nigerians,

I rejoice with you all, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, as we celebrate Easter.

For Christians all over the world, this celebration is in commemoration of the supreme sacrifice which Jesus Christ made for the salvation of mankind.



The Gospels also tell us that during his earthly ministry, Jesus Christ repeatedly urged his disciples and followers to “love one another as I have loved you”.

As we celebrate Easter this year, I sincerely believe that it will serve our dear nation very well if we all imbibe this essential message of Jesus Christ and truly learn to love our countrymen and women as we love ourselves.

Indeed, we will surely make faster progress towards the achievement of the peaceful, united, strong, progressive and prosperous country we all desire if, as a nation, we eschew all divisive, parochial, ethnic and religious sentiments and rivalries, and begin to live more harmoniously with our compatriots, as Jesus Christ and the founders of the world’s other great religions enjoined mankind.

Our unfortunate notoriety in recent years as a country where the blood of men, women and children are wantonly and callously shed in frequent orgies of criminal, political, ethnic and religious violence has become very embarrassing and utterly unacceptable.

My administration is determined to achieve greater peace and security across our nation by ending the avoidable conflicts and crises that hinder our national progress.

I ask for greater support from all Nigerians in this regard. We must put a stop to politically motivated killings. Our communities must be made safe again for all inhabitants to live together in peace and harmony.

Our armed forces, police and other security agencies are being progressively reformed, repositioned and empowered to win the war against terrorism and make mass killings, abductions and other criminal atrocities things of the past in our beloved country.

Let us all also play our parts as patriotic citizens and do all that we can to ensure that we make Nigeria a safer, more peaceful and happier place for its people and others.

Faith, belief and the fulfilment of expectations are also key themes of the Easter celebration. I urge you all therefore, to continue to have faith in the future greatness of our country and to believe that the CHANGE my administration promised will surely come to fruition.

That CHANGE, which we all yearn for, will certainly occur more rapidly if we all place the love of our country above selfish personal and group interests.

The National Assembly has just passed the 2016 budget. I assure all Nigerians that we will do our utmost best to ensure that the budget, the first since my election as President, is efficiently and successfully implemented towards achieving our objective of faster economic growth and development.

I thank the vast majority of Nigerians for their patience and understanding in the first ten months of this administration.

As we go forward, I assure you all that we are working very hard to overcome the challenges we encountered on assumption of office.

We are moving on with an unshaken resolve and determination to deliver on the mandate you gave us on March 28, last year.



I wish you all very happy Easter celebrations.

 

Muhammadu Buhari

March 26, 2016


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THE already troubled #IStandWithBuhari group is set to be enmeshed in another scandal, this time financially.

The group which is set to storm Abuja on March 31st 2016 for a rally to affirm their support to Mr Muhammed Buhari’s campaign against corruption has come under fire for been a former supporter of Buhari to automatically switching prostitute role to supporting Buhari, which has led to two of its Directors resigning. 

In a recent revelation, the group has budget a whooping sum of N1.23 billion just to roam around Abuja for the One day event, this is according to documents from SecretReporters.

According to their budget, the branded T-Shirts will cost N750 million while the branded caps will gulp N250 million. 

Other of their expenditures that will swallow this huge sum of money includes 25 buses from each state which is penned down at N63 million with artists who will perform to spice up the event running away with N15 million. 

Live Television coverage of the event is to cost N32 million with their miscellaneous expenditure stated as N15 million. 

In letters written to top All Progressive Congress (APC) Chieftains, soliciting for this staggering amount, the group noted that the financial assistant does not translate or guarantee favor from the President. 

The money expected for this can build three ultra modern secondary schools in the war torn North East and two general hospitals as well, that will be more beneficial to the people.

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JUSTICE Abdul Kafarati of the federal high court, Abuja, has withdrawn from a fundamental rights suit filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki to quash the charges of false declaration of assets brought against him by the federal government at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

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#DasukiGate: Air Force Chief Returns N66m Out Of N90m Traced To Him

The anti-corruption war may be yielding positive results as one of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) chiefs implicated in the $2.1 billion arms deal has been reported to have returned N66 million out of the N90 million traced to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).



The said Air chief has been placed under house arrest at the Niger Barracks, in Abuja who is a Principal Staff Officer at NAF Headquarters, has been released from detention and asked to go and look for the balance of the money but doesn’t mean he is completely exonerated according to an EFCC insider who spoke to Vanguard.

It was gathered that the other officers being detained by the NAF High Command, on behalf of the EFCC, were not allowed the privileged because they had refused to cooperate fully with the EFCC interrogation team even though some had returned exotic cars and other valuables.

It was also gathered that an Air Commodore, said to have benefitted from the arms deal and has properties in Dubai, Kaduna and Abuja, has been arrested and is in detention.

One of the detained Air Vice Marshals (AVMs) is said to be the leader of the team that went to buy aircraft with incomplete parts and also inflated the price from $6million to over $30million.

It will be recalled that the NAF High Command had, on Thursday, stepped up its anti-corruption war with the removal of some officers including Air Officers Commanding and Principal Staff officers fingered in the arms deal and appointed new Air Officers Commanding.


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The naira on Friday exchanged at N335 to the dollar as the scarcity of the greenback worsened at the parallel market.



The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the naira lost N10 to exchange at N335 to the dollar, a depreciation of three per cent.

It previously traded at N325 to the dollar.

Meanwhile, the official Central Bank of Nigeria exchange rate remained at N197 to the dollar.

Traders at the market expressed worry at the increasing shortage of the greenback and urged the government to take immediate steps to stem the tide.

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A senior member of the Buhari administration has disclosed the reason for the many shortcomings in the 2016 budget.



Premium Times reports that: "Another top administration official on Thursday gave further details on how the government was responding to the embarrassing budget allocations.

He pleaded anonymity, and said the government was avoiding publicly stating its position on the matter for now to avoid playing into the hands of its critics.

The official said both the Finance and Budget & National Planning ministries were determined to effect the necessary corrections and turn in a clean copy of the document for approval.

He blamed most of the errors in the budget on “over-ambitious civil servants” in the budget office who handled the preparation of the document prior to the appointment of ministers by Mr. Buhari.

He said by the time the ministers were eventually appointed, they had no sufficient time to properly scrutinize the budget for errors, in view of the tight deadline each of the ministries got before the final presentation to the joint session of the National Assembly on December 22, 2015."
 

Recall, after his election, President Muhammad Buhari took several long months to appoint a cabinet.

Many Nigerians criticized the delays in the appointments, however the President took 6 months to make the appointments and hand portfolios to the appointees. These delays resulted in some of the economic decline Nigeria is presently witnessing, according to analysts.

Respected economic consultant, Bismarck Rewane speaking on Channels TV News earlier this week said the delay in budget passage was going to further slow economic growth as the delay in government spending would not give room for the economy to be stimulated.

The Presidency in seeking to execute damage control has reportedly set up a “high powered panel” to investigate what Nigerians have dubbed ‘the budget of corruption’.

Premium Times reported an anonymous source in the Presidency to have said: "To enable the budget to be cleaned up of all the controversial allocations, the official said a high-powered panel had been constituted with a mandate to investigate all observations and concerns by individuals, media and agencies, particularly the National Assembly.

“The presidency has ordered the immediate investigation of all the allegations and issues, particularly on padding, raised by the National Assembly on various ministries, departments and agencies of government,” he said.

“The investigative panel is expected to critically look into the budget item-by-item, incident-by-incident, with particular attention to the reactions from the National Assembly, ministries, media, civil society groups or indeed anybody that raised concerns regarding the padding of the budget.

“All corrections would be made to ensure that the budget was passed as soon as possible. I assure you government is working cautiously on the corrections with the intention of correcting any error or malfeasance spotted in the 2016 Appropriation Bill. If there is any error whatsoever, it is being sorted out straight away,” the official added.

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Dr. Reuben Abati, ex-Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan has said he will not criticize the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration because he vowed to defend the Presidency.



The Former Presidential aide reportedly disclosed this when asked to comment on the controversies trailing the 2016 Budget, insisting that he took an oath of office to protect the President of Nigeria.

“If you have been following my writings, you will notice that I haven’t been commenting directly on government issues, I’m not going to say anything,” Abati told thebrief.

Suggesting that he has returned successfully to life after office, Abati said: “I’ve returned to my work as an intellectual, doing my own writings and reflections on society”.

He however, admitted that the issue was quite inviting but still managed to suppress the urge to comment.

In his words: “No matter how inviting the subject is…I’m not going to comment on Government. You see, the kind of job that I did, I took an oath of office to defend the President and the government of Nigeria.

“I would not have defended one government and then I will start talking bad about another President, I cannot do that”

“I’m no longer SA Media, but when you take an oath, its binding and my own understanding as they do it in America is that, that oath does not end, it does not expire”

“In the oath, they wont put the name of the President, you are swearing to defend the office of the President of Nigeria.”

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BREAKING: Buhari Fires Vice Chancellors Of 12 Federal Universities, NOUN

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate sack of the Vice Chancellors of 12 federal universities.



The 12 federal universities were established by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Also sacked was the Vice Chancellor of the National Open University, Prof. Vincent Tenebe.

The sack of the Vice Chancellors was contained in a statement on Saturday by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu.

The statement by Adamu also announced the replacement for the sacked Vice Chancellors.

A former Head of the Department of International Relations at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, who was said to be on Sabbatical in NOUN, is the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

While the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State has Prof. Auwal Yadudu of the Faculty of Law, Bayero University, Kano as its new VC, Prof. Fatima Batoul Muktar of the Department of Biology, North West University, Kano is the VC of Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State.

A lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Haruna Abdu Kaita, is the new VC of Federal University, Dutsin Ma, Katsina State, while Prof. Andrew Haruna of the Department of Linguistics, University of Jos will now function as the VC of the Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State.

While another lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy, ABU, Zaria, Prof. Magaji Garba, will now be VC in Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State, Prof. Alhassan Mohammed Gani of the Institute of Maritime Studies, Federal University, Kashere in Gombe State has been elevated to the position of VC in the same University.

A lecturer in the Department of Physics, Federal University, Lafia, Prof. Muhammad Sanusi Liman, will henceforth be VC of the same institution.

For Prof. Angela Freeman Miri of the Linguistics Department, UNIJOS, her new portfolio is the Federal University, Lokoja, where she will now be VC.

The Federal University, Ndifu-Alike, Ebonyi State now has Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba of the Post-Graduate School, Imo State University, Owerri as its VC, while Prof. Seth Accra Jaja of the Department of Management, University of Port Harcourt is now the VC of Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State.

Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu of the Department of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano is to replace Tenebe at NOUN.

The Vice Chancellors who were affected by the sack apart from Tenebe are Prof. Mobolaji E. Aluko (Otuoke, Bayelsa), Prof. Jibril Amin (Dutse Jigawa), Prof. James Ayatse (Dutsin-Ma, Katisina), Prof. Mohammed Farouk (Kashere, Gombe) and Prof. Ekanem Braide (Lafia, Nasarawa).

Also affected were Prof. Abdulmumini Rafindadi (Lokoja, Kogi), Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe (Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi), Prof. Isaac Asuzu (Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti), Prof. Geoffrey Okogbaa (Wukari, Taraba), Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis (Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, Prof. Ben Chuks Okeke (Gusau, Zamfara) and Prof. Shehu Abdulrahman (Gasua, Zamfara).



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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has responded to Senator Dino Melaye's accusation that he (Obasanjo) introduced 'easy money' and corruption into the national assembly during his time as President.

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BREAKING: Explosions Rock Chibok
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Two explosions have rocked Chibok, the Borno State community where over 200 school girls were abducted by Boko Haram nearly two years ago.

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the
immediate release of the Director of Radio Biafra,
Nnamdi Kanu.
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Justice Adeniyi Ademola, who gave the order, said it
was illegal for the Department of State Services to
still be holding Kanu after an order of the court to
free him.

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A magistrate of the chief magistrate court sitting in
the Federal Capital Territory has discharged Nnamdi
Kanu, Radio Biafra director after the Department of
State Security dropped its charges against him before the court.

Although the judge ruled, “The accused person is
hereby discharged and the case struck out,” it is not
yet over for Mr. Kanu as the DSS intends to file
charges before a higher court that can hear matters
bordering on terrorism and treason.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court in
Abuja is expected to rule on Kanu’s pending bail
application on Thursday.

Recall Kanu was granted bail by the lower court,
however the DSS obtained an order to keep him in
custody.

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THE incumbent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Governor Seriake Dickson, has won another local government area in the ongoing counting of results in Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State. The Local Government Area, Ogbia, is where former President Goodluck Jonathan hails from. Dickson scored 13,051 votes, while his closest challenger and candidate of […]‬
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BALA Ibn Na’Allah, the sponsor of the unpopular Social Media Bill, now faces a last ditch battle to survive a recall process put in motion by his constituents. Idris Ahmed of Citizens United For Peace and Stability (CUPS), who is spearheading his recall said that it has so far collected over 30,000 signatures for his […]‬
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Biafra: Nigerian Supporters Are Not Banned From Senegal – Ladipo

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THE leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has in a surprise move, announced a new name, Biafra Independent Movement, BIM, for the group.
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EDO State governor, Adams Oshiomhole has
urged the federal government to also prosecute
former President Goodluck Jonathan and
immediate past finance minister, Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala for approving spending of funds
from the excess crude account without
appropriation by the National Assembly.
This is just as the operatives of the Department of
State Security (DSS) yesterday arrested the former
national security adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd),
while the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) quizzed former Sokoto State
governor Attahiru Bafarawa, and chairman, Daar
Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi in
connection with the on-going arms deal investigation.
According to the governor, Jonathan and the former
minister should be made to face law since it had
been established that they made approvals for which
billions of dollars released for the procurement of
arms for counter-terrorism operations under
Jonathan.
Oshiomhole while granting to Leadership
Newspapers insisted that both Jonathan and Okonjo-
Iweala must face prosecution because the Nigerian
constitution does not empower the president to
spend money not appropriated by the National
Assembly.
“The issue is whether the Nigerian President under
the constitution has the power to approve funds
belonging to local, state and federal government-
funds that have not been appropriated by the
National Assembly. That is a criminal offense for
which Okonjo-Iweala ought to face criminal
prosecution. These things are just discussed and
wished away. For me, I will stick for the truth and
don’t care what people will say”, he stated.
Quoting the Money Laundering Act which stipulates
that if one takes cash in excess of N5 million
transaction, it is money laundering and it is criminal,
the governor urged the federal government not to
prosecute Dasuki without the former president and
Okonjo-Iweala.
His words, “Talking about revelation, look at the letter
credited to Dasuki – the immediate past National
Security Adviser. In his defence which I read in your
paper, he seems to admit that money was spent but
it was approved by the President. Does the Nigerian
constitution empower the President to spend money
which has not been appropriated by the National
Assembly? And they took cash from the CBN. The
Money Laundering Act says if you take cash in excess
of N5 million transaction, it is money laundering and
it is criminal.
“So, by Dasuki’s letter, he has also confirmed that
Okonjo-Iweala is a privy to spending money never
appropriated and therefore criminal, and that cash
were being moved contrary to the money laundering
act. Just using Dasuki’s own defence, you can see a
case of conspiracy has been established between
Dasuki, Okonjo-Iweala and all those involved in that
transaction,” Oshiomhole submitted.


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SINCE Biafra agitations started in Nigeria, there have been various new updates to it. However, one of the latest of the updates is the logo of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which took over the favicon space on the website of one of Nigeria’s foremost conventional national daily newspaper, The Punch. A favicon also […]‬
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THE Operatives of the Department of State Services on Tuesday morning effected the arrest of a former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki. Dasuki had been placed under house arrest in his Abuja home since November 4, 2015 by the DSS. This was a day after a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja granted […]‬
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FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan this
morning narrowly escaped an attack by some
men suspected to be assassins in his home state.
Though we could not independently verify this
information, an online news medium
www.darelasisi.co.uk says the men who intercepted
and drove into a short motorcade conveying the
former President from the Julius Berger bridge area
of the State capital Yenagoa, chased the motorcade to
the entrance of the Yenagoa private residence of the
former President in the Kpansia area of the town,
before they were overpowered and arrested by a
combined team of security men attached to the
former President.
The news medium added that the members of the
arrested gang are now being taken to the
headquarters of the Bayelsa State Police Command
where they’re to be handed over to the police
authorities for more investigation.
We will get you updated when we verify this claim.



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THERE was drama at the weekend in Ogbia,
former President Goodluck Jonathan’s local
government area in Bayelsa State, when youths
from the area, carried a mock coffin decorated
with the colours and a flag of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
The youths comprising males and females took the
coffin into a venue arranged for a rally of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the
December 5 governorship election.
The Nation Newspapers reports that they went to a
corner of the venue to place the coffin on a stage,
draped it with a PDP flag and inscribed on it: “PDP
Rest in Peace.”
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– Jonathan
The youths also erected a signpost indicating burial
arrangements of the party on December 5.
Round the coffin were traditional items used to bury
deceased persons based on the tradition of the Ijaw
people.
The youths who were dressed in traditional black T-
shirts first carried the coffin in a procession round
the Ogbia town before bringing it to the venue of the
rally.


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THE Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, Benue
State has nullified the election of a former
President of the Senate, David Mark, to the
Senate.
The court delivered its verdict in the suit brought
before it by Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives
Congress on Saturday.
Mark was elected on the platform of the Peoples
Democratic Party.
The Court of Appeal ordered the Independent
National Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh
election into the Benue South Senatorial District seat.
Reacting to the development, Onjeh said: “Hurray!
“Thank God I have been vindicated.”
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A suicide bomber on Friday has been reported by organisers to have blew himself up among crowds in a Shia Muslim procession in Kano. “It’s a huge crowd so it’s too early to give a precise figure of casualties,” one of the organisers said of the blast in the village of Dakasoye, some 20 kilometres […]‬
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THE Senate has asked the Federal Government to submit to it the claims on subsidy by oil marketers. The Senate made its position known on Thursday. The Federal Government two weeks ago wrote the Senate demanding for a supplementary budget to take care of, among other things, a petroleum subsidy of N413 billion. However, the […]‬

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