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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers

1. President Muhammadu Buhari at a nationwide broadcast on Friday called on Nigerians to go all out on Saturday to cast their votes for candidates of their choice in the presidential and national assembly election.

While assuring that security measures have been put in place to ensure a hitch-free exercise, the president described the election as an encounter with history.

2. The Cross River State Government led by Governor Ben Ayade has approached the Supreme Court challenging the six-count charge against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen for non-declaration of assets.

The suit was filed by the Attorney General of Cross River State on behalf of the state government, reports The Sun.

3. President Muhammadu Buhari has said he was overwhelmed with the show of love and support, after 12 presidential candidates endorsed him on Thursday.

In the same day, Sani Inuwa, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Yobe state, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and visited Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja

4. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday urged Nigerians to return the All Progressives Congress (APC) government.

Osinbajo noted that the postponement of 2019 Presidential and National Assembly polls came unexpected, the electorate must not discouraged.

5. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kaduna State chapter has condemned in strong terms the alleged use of public resources by APC-led government in the state to produce materials with PDP emblem.

The party noted that the act was to rob the party of the respect and support it enjoys among the citizens of the state.

6. The All Progressive Congress, APC, has given the condition for President Muhammadu Buhari to accept defeat in the presidential election.

The party said Buhari will concede defeat and congratulate who ever wins the race if the election is confirmed free, fair and credible.

7. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, said officers of the Nigeria Police Force, have arrested Senator Rafiu Ibrahim (representing Kwara South Constituency) ahead of Saturday’s elections.

Hon. Muideen Abdulrahman, Chairman, PDP Kwara South Youth Forum, who raised the alarm in a statement Thursday night, said the action was a sign that the Police have decided to take sides against the opposition.

8. Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has described as unfortunate the attack on APC supporters in Bebeji Local Government, allegedly by members of Kwankwasiyya group of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The clash was said to have left scores injured while no fewer than 15 vehicles were destroyed.

9. Lagos High Court, on Thursday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Super Eagles international, Austin Okocha, popularly known as Jay Jay Okocha, for failure to appear in court severally to answer questions on why he has allegedly failed to pay his income taxes.

The prosecutor, Dr Jide Martins, The prosecutor had told the court that the defendant had failed to furnish the Lagos State Internal Revenue Services, with a return of income for tax purposes.

10. The Federal Government on Thursday disclosed that it would soon clamp down on illegal immigrants in the country.

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, made this disclosure on Thursday in Lagos while speaking at his Gabfest 2 Programme with the theme: ‘Where Are The Job.’

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Chukwuma Agbo, Assistant Coach, Beach Soccer national team, the Super Sand Eagles, is dead.

His death came barely 10 days after the demise of Taiwo Ogunjobi, who passed on, on Monday, Feb. 11.

Agbo, former Rangers International and Delta Force Head Coach’s death was confirmed on Wednesday by the Nigeria Football

Federation (NFF).

In a tweet via its official Twitter handle (@thenff), the NFF said Agbo’s death was sad:

“Yet another painful loss! We are sad to hear of the passing of Assistant Coach of our Beach Soccer National team, the Super Sand Eagles, Chukwuma Agbo.

‘‘Our prayers are with his family at this time. May his soul rest in peace,” the NFF said.

The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that Agbo died on Wednesday after a brief illness.

The late Agbo, who resigned as the head coach of Delta Force in January, led the club to the Nigeria National League, NNL Super 8, where they ended fourth in Group B.

Source:http://dailypost.ng/2019/02/20/eagles-assistant-coach-dead/

Former Chelsea striker, Chris Sutton, has said that the club will ‘sack’ manager, Maurizio Sarri before the end of this week.

Sutton stated this following Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup encounter on Monday night.

The ex-England international believes that Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester United will be Sarri’s last game at Stamford Bridge.

Goals from Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba ensured Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men knocked out Chelsea from the FA Cup.

“This is Maurizio Sarri’s last game at Chelsea. He won’t survive. He’s done.

“He’ll get the sack for numerous reasons – things he’s said, that he can’t motivate the players, his inability to be able to adapt and change,” Sutton told BBC Radio 5 live.

Meanwhile, Speaking after the match, Sarri said he was worried about the result.

“I am worried about the result, not about the fans,” Sarri said.

“Of course I can understand the situation. I understand our fans, because the result wasn’t really good.



Source:http://dailypost.ng/2019/02/19/epl-chelsea-boss-sarri-sacked-week/

A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, Tuesday sacked Prince Lawrence Eze as the Enugu East Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The court presided over by Justice Ibrahim Buba held that Eze was not properly nominated.

Justice Buba held that it was a case of ‘monkey dey work, baboon the chop.’

More to come…


source:http://dailypost.ng/2019/02/19/breaking-court-sacks-enugu-apc-senatorial-candidate/

- The Ekiti state police command has promised water-tight security for sensitive electoral materials ahead of poll in the state - Independent National Electoral Commission had retrieved the electoral materials back from its Ekiti office after postponing the election - Ahead of the new date, police said security personnel have being deployed to Ekiti branch of Central Bank of Nigeria where the materials are kept With 5 days to the new date scheduled for the presidential and National Assembly elections, the Ekiti state police command has promised a high security for the retrieved sensitive election materials kept at Ekiti branch of Central Bank of Nigeria. Speaking at Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, February 19, the state police commissioner, Asuquo Amba, said there was no room for security lapses as all hands were on deck on necessary measures. He also added that more security personnel have been deployed to where the materials are kept pending the February 23 election across the 16 local government areas in the state.

Speaking through the Ekiti police public relation officer, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, Amba said: “If you visit the CBN office in Ekiti now, you will see more security men around the place. ''We are cognisant of the fact that security lapses could mar these coming polls and we are guarding against that.''

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti, on Sunday, February 17, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of alleged plan to rig the presidential and National Assembly elections in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The state PDP chairman, Chief Gboyega Oguntuase, who addressed a news conference at Afao Ekiti, the country home of former governor Ayo Fayose, alleged that INEC was slow in withdrawing electoral materials earlier distributed for the polls before its postponement.


Source:https://www.legit.ng/1222868-ekiti-police-command-promises-tight-security-electoral-materials.html

The Federal Government has flagged-off its roads for tax-refund initiative with Dangote Construction handling a 16-kilometre Ofeme Community road network in Ohuhu in Umuahia North local Government, Abia State.

The community road project which is expected to be delivered under the FG’s Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme enables private sector like Dangote, Unilever, NLBG and others to invest in road construction, making it possible to upgrade access roads to industrial and manufacturing clusters and reduce cost of transportation which results into reduction in the cost of food and other services, thereby curbing inflation.

Speaking during the flag-off ceremony in Ofeme Abia state, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelemah, called on the people to give the contractor the needed cooperation to enable it complete the road project in record time of one year stated in the contractual agreement.

Also speaking, the Federal Controller of Works, Abia State, Engr. Nwankwo Chuwudike, who represented the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Raji Fashola, said “the road would not only enhance the standard of living of the Ofeme community, it would also lead to reduction in the cost of transportation and ultimately help in poverty reduction.”

He called on the people of Ofeme to own the project while also “appealing to all road users, and the youths of this community to be supportive, patient and mindful of road diversions during construction, while we hold the contractors to their bond of timely and quality delivery of this service.”

Federal Government recently resolved to continue with massive infrastructural development across the country under Executive Order #007 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari in January. Six private sector players will execute 19 road projects under the Executive Order 7. They are Dangote Industries Limited; Lafarge Africa Plc; Unilever Nigeria Plc; Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc; Nigeria LNG Limited; and China Road and Bridge Corporation Nigeria Limited.

These Investors will be investing in 19 Eligible Road Pilot scheme projects, totalling 794.4km which have been prioritised in 11 States across each of the 6 Geo-Political Zones.

The Minister of Finance Mrs Zainab Ahmed who chairs the Scheme’s management committee said that “Executive Order #007 of 2019 on the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme will incentivise private sector investment in Nigerian roads across key economic corridors and industrial clusters, relieving the Government of the burden of funding the initial outlays for these investments.”


source:http://thenationonlineng.net/fg-kicks-off-road-for-tax-refund-projects/

. Affirms Bolarinwa as authentic Kwara APC chair
. Balogun-Fulani dissatisfied with judgement

Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital on Tuesday sacked the Hon Ishola Balogun-Fulani faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

The court thereafter affirmed the authenticity of the Hon Bashir Bolarinwa-led APC executives in the state.

A Kwara state High Court had December 19th last year ruled that the dissolved Ishola Balogun-Fulani executive is the authentic exco of the APC in the state.

The lower court thus nullified any candidate produced by the Bashir Bolarinwa executives for the forthcoming elections.

Dissatisfied by the judgement of the lower court, the APC (appellant) approached the appellate court for redress.

The appellants’ grounds of appeal are that “the claimants cannot join the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the state High court because INEC is a Federal Government agency; the amendment of
their originating summons was brought in bad faith.

“They brought issues that were not in existence as at the time of filing the suit originally. Even though the lower court has discretion, but its discretion must be exercised judicially and judiciously which was not done in this circumstance.”

The appellate court in an interlocutory judgement it delivered last week upheld the nomination of AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the state APC governorship candidate.

Reading his judgement on the main appeal Justice Ibrahim Salauwa set aside the judgement of the lower court and upheld the Bashir Bolainwa-led executives.

He added there would be no reason to deliver a judgement on the same matter with the same parties after the interlocutory judgement of last week.

Justice Salauwa added that it “would amount to share fruitless academic exercise which the courts are not meant for.”

Reacting to the judgement, counsel to Hon Bolarinwa, Kamaldeen Gambari said that “what transpired is the affirmation of the interlocutory judgement which this court delivered sometime last week.

“It said the originating process of Ishola Balogun-Fulani is incurably defective. The state High Court has no jurisdiction to go ahead in the matter.”

APC counsel, Lawal Jimoh said that the judgement “has laid to rest all the controversies about the judgement of the Kwara state High Court delivered December 19th last year. It nullified the total judgement.

The issue of Hon Ishola Balogun-Fulani parading himself as the APC chairman has been laid to rest.

“This judgement further solidifies that primaries of APC held in October last year in the state. There is no controversy at all. As of today the APC in Kwara state can go and sleep when it comes to the issue of factionalisation of the party or not.

“The court by that judgement affirmed the authenticity of Hon Bashir Bolarinwa-led executives of APC in the state and of course all the candidates that emerged from the primaries that were held by the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC in October 2018 remain valid.”

Counsel to Ishola Balogun-Fulani, Abdulazeez Ibrahim expressed his dissatisfaction with the judgement. Ibrahim added that “the judgement is a simple one, because the issues were trashed at the interlocutory stage. That is supposed not to be the case. The decision in the interlocutory appeal has determined even the main appeal that was delivered today.

“So we are not satisfied about that judgement. And we have appealed against the interlocutory judgement delivered last week. So we are going to appeal against the judgement just delivered today again.”


source:http://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-appeal-court-sacks-balogun-fulanis-kwara-apc-executives/

NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES TODAY:5TH NOVEMBER,2018
A.PUNCH
i.Stock market: Foreign investors withdrew N94.43bn in Q3
ii.Skyway Aviation offers shares for sale in IPO
iii.Guinness Nigeria grows profit by 249%
iv.NAHCO posts N7.2bn turnover in nine months
v.Labour suspends strike, tripartite panel submits report to Buhari today
vi.Omisore did not present himself for senatorial ticket SDP
vii.INEC removes 300,000 names from voters register
viii.FG committee lacks power to prosecute, seize assets Appeal Court
ix.Co-defendants testify against ex-NIMASA DG
x.Supplementing family income with household agric ventures (1)
B.VANGUARD
i.Stakeholders 'agree' N30,000; strike on hold
ii.Godfatherism and financing in politics
iii.DELAYED PROJECTS: Stop blaming NASS, submit budget on time, lawmakers tell Buhari
iv.Ijaw group flays attack on NDDC boss over relief materials
v.2019 poll: 364, 265 PVCs yet to be collected in Ondo
vi.Truck crushes 2 primary school pupils in Makurdi
vii.Ending the military, Shi'ites clashes
C.THISDAY
i.FG Seeks Increased Power Supply to MSMEs
ii.NNPC Targets 40m Barrels Oil Reserves
iii.FirstBank Affirms Commitment to Ethics, Corporate Governance
iv.PT Tops Newly Registered Parties with Highest Number of Candidates
v.NIPSS, Political Parties call for Regulations on Campaign Spending
vi.Lagos Has Nothing to Show for 20 Years of APC Rule,...
vii.Ecobank Incentivises Customers on Rapidtransfer App
D.THE NATION
i.Oshodi interchange ready first quarter of 2019
ii.Navy seizes N46m worth of contraband rice
iii.Lagos APC to PDP: Sanwo-Olu is prepared
iv.Panel to propose N30,000, N24,000 minimum wage
v.Govt cant meet ASUUs demand now
vi.TSA, BVN, others save Nigeria N24.7b monthly
vii.Operators to govt: fix faulty radios at airports

Tribunal restrains INEC from altering Osun poll materials The Election Petition Tribunal constituted to hear the petitions arising from the Osun State governorship election has granted an exparte order to Senator Ademola Adeleke restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from altering election results as well as information contained in the card reader machines and other documents used for the poll . The tribunal headed by Justice T .A. Igoche, which also has Justice P .A. Obayi , granted the order in Osogbo on Thursday during its sitting before the pre- hearing session . Adeleke, who is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , had through his counsel , Mr Nathaniel Oke (SAN ), filed an exparte application seeking the leave of the tribunal to file the application before the pre - hearing session . The applicant also sought the leave of the tribunal to inspect and obtain certified true copies of electoral documents and materials in the custody of INEC ; an order to conduct physical inspection and verification of electoral materials and machines as well as used and unused ballots , among others. Adeleke also applied for an order to compel INEC to produce and print out list of permanent voter cards distribution statistics per polling units and an order restraining INEC from altering extracted information from card readers, election results from polling unit level to state level as well as ballot papers used for the conduct of the governorship election in Osun State . Adeleke predicated his application on the grounds that he was the candidate that contested the election held on September 22, 2018 and the rerun election held on September 27, 2018 on the platform of the PDP . The application read, among others, “ That the total number of votes won by the 1st applicant on the 22nd day of September, 2018 was 245 ,698 while the 1st respondent scored 245 ,345 . “ That the 1st applicant was the winner of the election and ought to have been so declared by the 3 rd respondent (INEC ). That the 3 rd respondent declared the election inconclusive ;hence , a rerun was conducted on the 27th day of September 2018.

Source:www.punchng.com

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Nice work by our amiable president.. SAI BABA BUHARI

The Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday reviewed upward the contract for road project in Enugu State.
The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola briefed State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting chaired by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.


He was with the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed.
According to him, the project which was initially awarded at the cost of N10.3 billion in 2012 was to serve six different communities.
He said that the project suffered failed implementation due to lack of funding.
Giving reasons for the increase, he said, that there is also need to provide for erosion control.

Details Later…

Source:http://thenationonlineng.net/fec-approves-n15-73-billion-road-project-in-enugu/

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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers

1. Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Tuesday, directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to, with immediate effect, overhaul the management and activities of SARS. He said that any Unit that will emerge from the process, must be intelligence-driven and restricted to the prevention and detection of armed robbery and kidnapping, and apprehension of offenders linked to the stated offences, and nothing more. 2. Consequently, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has commenced the process of overhauling of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to address complaints and allegations on human rights violations against some of the personnel by members of the public. A statement by Force spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, said in the new arrangement, a new Commissioner of Police has been appointed as the overall head of the Federal Special Anti- Robbery Squad nationwide. 3. The Presidency has dispelled the rumoured extension of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 10- working-day vacation in London. On Tuesday night, stories emerged on social media, that Buhari was planning to stay beyond his scheduled time, but in reaction, the presidency via its verified Twitter handle, @NGRPresident, said it was false and misleading. 4. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo for his intervention in the blockade of the National Assembly complex. He said the response of Osinbajo in sacking the Director-General of the Department State Security Services (DSS) helped to douse the tension created by the blockade. 5. A presidential aspirant, Ibrahim Dankwambo, on Tuesday said that the restructuring of Nigeria was necessary for the nation to actualise its aspirations. He said most of the challenges the country was faced with were because of the weak federal system it was operating. 6. Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed the death of a former Assistant Controller-General of Prisons, Nanvyet Gwali. The Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Prisons Service, Mr Francis Enobore, who confirmed the death of Gwali in a statement, said that Gwali was murdered by yet to be identified gunmen on Aug. 10 at his farm in Laminga, near keffi, Nassarawa State. 7. Several Boko Haram insurgents have lost their lives, while many others were injured in a clash with troops of the Nigerian Army. The incident happened after a failed attack coordinated by the insurgents on a military formation at Gundari, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Onyeama Nwachukwu said. 8. Premium Times has called for the immediate release of its reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, who was detained on Tuesday by the Nigeria Police over a report. The Publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, in a statement, lamented that the development happened on the day the Nigerian presidency was complaining about the excesses of a unit in the police, noting that Ogundipe was arrested by the Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS), Olorunyomi said the newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed, and its education correspondent, Azeezat Adedigba, were also briefly detained and manhandled. 9. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has told Senate President Bukola Saraki, that the only way he can avoid impeachment is if he resigns. He claimed that Saraki, after his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is now a member of the minority in the Senate. 10. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 23 new political parties. In a notice on Tuesday, the commission invited chairmen and secretaries of the party to pick up their certificates at its headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. This brought to 91 the total number of parties in the country.

Ex-governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo on Tuesday visited the home of the former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in Ogun state.

Barely 24 hours, had senate president Dr. Bukola Saraki visited same Obasanjo then Dankwambo.
As at the time of filling this report, Dankwambo is still in a closed-door meeting with Obasanjo. His reason for the visitation is still unknown to newsmen but will not be far from his 2019 presidential ambition. Details later:

source:https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/breaking-dankwambo-visits-obasanjo/

The Bayelsa State Government in Monday gave an update on
the planned recruitment of 1,000 Nigerians into the state civil
service.
Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral John Gboriobiogha Jonah
(retd), representing Governor Dickson reiterated that the
government would adhere strictly to merit in the recruitment.
He stated this at the launch of a website for the recruitment
exercise at the State Civil Service Commission on Monday.
He said the decision to create the website was to further
demonstrate the Dickson-led administration’s resolve to give
all qualified Bayelsans equal opportunity to get a place in the
state civil service.
According to him, “The government wants to ensure there is
no room for rumour and unfounded stories over the
recruitment exercise and has made the website available so
that interested applicants can have easy access to
information.
“Bayelsa is a state of stories. We want to reduce that to the
barest minimum when everybody has equal access to the
same information. This is the main advantage of this particular
website in the management of the recruitment exercise that is
coming.”
Also speaking, Chief Kune Igoni Claudius, Commissioner in the
Civil Service Commission, on behalf of the commission,
disclosed that 23,000 Bayelsans collected the application
forms and announced that the written examination has been
fixed for August 22.
He commended Dickson for actualising the dream of the
administration in reforming the Bayelsa state civil service and
the employment of Bayelsans into various cadres.
“The launch of the website would confirm that the state
government is serious about transparency in the recruitment
exercise,” he added.

Source:http://dailypost.ng/2018/08/14/govt-gives-update-recruitment-civil-service/

Ibadan – Mr. Ibrahim Magu, Acting
Chairman of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday in
Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, declared
that the anti – graft agency was not
working for any political party or
politician.
Magu, who made this declaration while
speaking at a stakeholder’s meeting held
at the zonal headquarters of the agency in
Ibadan, also said that EFCC was not being
used to witch-hunt members of any
political party.
The EFCC boss declared that the activities
of the anti-graft agency were in line with
the international best practices, saying
that the agency under his leadership was
not partisan.
Stakeholders at the meeting, which
included Comrade Waheed Oloyede,
Chairman of the Oyo State chapter of the
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC); Mrs.
Dolapo Dosumu, Oyo State Coordinator of
the National Orientation Agency (NOA);
Pastor Benjamin Aremu of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN), among
others.
They commended Magu and the EFCC for
the initiative, and also the efforts in the
fight against corruption in Nigeria.
Some of the stakeholders urged the EFCC
to extend the sensitization of the Nigerian
masses on the fight against corruption to
the grassroots for effectiveness.
Speaking further at the meeting, Magu
maintained, ”In all we do, we are indeed
guided first by the fear of God and
patriotism to our fatherland and rule of
law”.
https://independent.ng/efcc-not-working-for-any-political-party-politician-magu/amp/
Source:

Vanguard
*Renewal of Shell's mining rights, insult on our dignity ' MOSOP
*Focus on national interest as NASS reconvenes
*Boundary Dispute: Ebonyi, C-River govts agree to execute joint projects
*Breaking: Why National Assembly cannot reconvene ' Saraki, Dogara
*Financial infractions/property sales: Reps tackle BPP, BPE, others
*Imo indigenes are traumatised, brutalised by poor governance
*Power: FG to concession 6 hydro dams ' Fashola
*2019: Makarfi cautions against money-bag politics
*Olujimi replaces Akpabio as Senate Minority Leader
*Youths in politics: Uduaghan wants parties to reduce fees for election forms
*Bauchi senatorial by-election: PDP to challenge APC's victory in court


The Nation
*Sagay: were running a failed judicial system
*Gambia President challenges African leaders
*Dark dawn
*Senators, Reps sitting off amid growing suspicion
*OPEC output rises on Nigeria, Kuwait supplies
*Bauchi, Katsina, Kogi: APC waxing stronger, says Presidency
*Saraki asks court to restrain AGF, IG, others from unlawfully removing him
*Truce as Olubadan, other obas meet at palace
*2M Nigerians to get collateral free loans
*Defection: What difference can Dogara make
*2019 elections: Customs to deploy scanners in ports
*Awaiting new Lagos buses
*Lagos APC youth leader urges youths to collect their PVCs

Thisday
*Concern Mounts over SEC's Failure to Publish Accounts
*IG Commiserates with Families of Slain Police Officers
*Survey Reveals Rise in Business Confidence in August
*Stock Market Year-to-date Decline Worsens to 7.4% on Weak Investor Appetite
*Cech in Social Media Spat with Leverkusen
*Again, Buhari Declines Assent to Electoral Act Amendment Bill
*DSS, Police, AGF, Others Sued over Moves to Remove Saraki
*26 Industrial Consumers Ask for Direct Supply from Gencos
*You Are Behaving Like Militants, Presidency Tells PDP
*Ozekhome: Constitution Requires 73 Senators to Remove Saraki
*Benue Assembly Crisis Deepens as Court Restrains New Speaker from Presiding
*Shehu: Osinbajo is Buhari's Running Mate in 2019
*Tambuwal Meets Atiku over PDP Presidential Ticket
*NNPC Targets 15,000MW Gas-based Power Generation in Three Years
*NNPC Partners Seplat to Deliver 3.4bcf of Gas by 2020



BusinessDay
*Banks say NCC hurting 9mobile with delayed sale
*SEC fails Corporate Governance rules on financial accounts
*Roadmap to Nigeria's gas driven economic diversification
*Nigeria's Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri $200m rail project and economic impact
*Jaiz Bank set to disburse $20m SMEs loan
*May and Baker Plc: Sky high profit margins validate focus and market penetration strategies
*FAAC disburses N668.90bn to FG, States and LGs as June revenue
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The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) is to commence the implementation of a Rent-To-Own Housing Scheme.
This follows the approval of the plan that will provide affordable houses for Nigeria workers, by the board of the organization.
The FMBN Rent-to-Own scheme is an innovative, affordable housing product, which provides an easy and convenient payment plan towards home ownership for Nigerian workers, according to a statement by Spokesman of the organization Mr. Zubaida Umar.
He said: “The scheme is specifically designed to make it possible for Nigerian workers to move into FMBN homes as tenants, pay for and own the properties through monthly or yearly rent payments spread over periods of up to 30-years.
“It will also attract a single digit interest rate of nine per cent on the price of the property on an annuity basis. The product will cover properties with the maximum value of N15million.”
The rent-to-own housing product targets Nigerian workers who are contributors to the National Housing Fund (NHF) and will be implemented in phases. About 3,000 houses are planned for the pilot phase.
To deliver on the rent-to-own housing scheme, FMBN will partner with reputable estate developers for the construction of quality, cost-effective housing stock nationwide.
Payments for the houses will be domiciled with the CBN through the Treasury Single Account (TSA).
Properties that are planned for the rent-to-own scheme are Existing Estates that are funded by FMBN nationwide and non-funded estates.
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FMBN Dangiwa Ahmed said “the rent-to-own is yet another ground breaking initiative of the bank that is targeted at increasing access to affordable housing by Nigerian workers who fall into the low-medium income brackets.”
“The rent-to-own housing product is designed to make sure that any worker who collects a salary should be able to live in his own home and pay conveniently over periods as long as 30-years! This is a massive relief especially given how little workers earn. I am delighted that we have successfully added this product to the many other initiatives that we have made possible to make home ownership a lot easier for Nigerian workers”.
He added that the implementation of the scheme would eliminate the burden of equity contributions by workers for housing loans, complement the existing products of the bank by widening the home ownership bracket, increase housing stock, and help the bank to utilize abandoned estates that are to be transferred to the scheme.
The CEO commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to the development of housing and the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola for his continued support for the ongoing reforms to re-position FMBN on the path of efficiency and impact.

http://thenationonlineng.net/fmbn-approves-rent-to-own-housing-scheme-for-workers/

The Senator representing Bayelsa east at the National Assembly, Ben Muray Bruce, has revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmakers are not fighting for the Senate President, Bukola Saraki but for democracy.
He said this via his Twitter handle, adding that there was nothing wrong impeaching Saraki legally.
He added that any attempt to remove the Senate President forcefully will meet stiff resistance.
Bruce wrote, “The APC Federal Government must not misunderstand my colleagues in the PDP and I.
“We are not fighting for @BukolaSaraki, we are fighting for democracy.
“If they can impeach Saraki legally then they should do so and stop any forceful, illegal and undemocratic attempt at impeachment.”



Source:http://dailypost.ng/2018/08/13/impeachment-not-fighting-saraki-ben-bruce/

The Senator representing Bayelsa east at the National Assembly, Ben Muray Bruce, has revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmakers are not fighting for the Senate President, Bukola Saraki but for democracy.
He said this via his Twitter handle, adding that there was nothing wrong impeaching Saraki legally.
He added that any attempt to remove the Senate President forcefully will meet stiff resistance.
Bruce wrote, “The APC Federal Government must not misunderstand my colleagues in the PDP and I.
“We are not fighting for @BukolaSaraki, we are fighting for democracy.
“If they can impeach Saraki legally then they should do so and stop any forceful, illegal and undemocratic attempt at impeachment.”



Source:http://dailypost.ng/2018/08/13/impeachment-not-fighting-saraki-ben-bruce/

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has issued a disclaimer on a fake Facebook account announcing recruitment into the organisation.
In a statement on Saturday, the corps said its attention has been drawn to the fake social media account, which is using the name of Bisi Kazeem, its Public Education Officer, to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
Kazeem warned the public to desist from patronising “such fraudsters”, saying the corps “does not engage in recruiting through any of its staff’s social media account”.
The statement reads: “The attention of the Federal Road Safety Corps has been drawn to a fake facebook account fraudulently operated by some mischievous and unscrupulous elements, who are bent on defrauding unsuspecting members of the public using the name of the corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, presently going rounds on the internet
“This is to alert the public and warn applicants to beware and desist from patronising such fraudsters as the FRSC does not engage in recruitment through any of its staff’s social media accounts.
“All publications relating to recruitment in the corps are done through the following official platforms :
www.frsc.gov.ng, www.facebook.com/federalroadsafetycorps and
www.twitter.com/FRSCNigeria.
“For further information and inquiries,visit the aforementioned sites.
“Think Safety! Act Safety! Drive safely and remember, your family needs you alive.”



Source:http://dailypost.ng/2018/08/12/frsc-speaks-2018-recruitment/

“Nigerians are already aware of the leaked memo detailing alleged underhand oil contracts to the tune of N9 trillion at the NNPC


The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to speak out on the N21 billion, guns and thousands of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) allegedly found in the residence of the sacked Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura. The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the alleged discovery has exposed the hypocrisy of the Buhari administration. The opposition party stated that it had become obvious to the world that the Presidency had been using its “much hyped fight against corruption and sustained harassment of opposition as a cover to divert public attention from alleged humongous stealing within the government.”

It added that while the Presidency and the ruling party were harassing members of the opposition on trumped-up corruption charges, their agents were busy frittering away and warehousing trillions of naira to fund their re-election in 2019 and wasteful lifestyles. The party said: “Today, the sneaky ways of this Presidency have further been exposed and it must not in any way seek to disown the sacked DSS DG as Nigerians already know that he was merely one out of the numerous agents being used by the APC and Presidency cabal in their nefarious activities, including warehousing money, fake PVCs and weapons to be unleashed during the 2019 elections.

“What the APC and the Buhari Presidency should note is the eternal reality that though the truth may be suppressed for a while, it always has a way of showing itself to light at the end.
“Nigerians are already aware of the leaked memo detailing alleged underhand oil contracts to the tune of N9 trillion at the NNPC and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, which are under the direct supervision of Mr. President.
“They are already aware of the alleged stealing of over N25 billion meant for the health needs of the people, from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and how the indicted and suspended Executive Secretary was recalled by Mr. President.

“They are aware of the alleged diversion of crude oil worth N1.1 trillion, using 18 unregistered companies; the diversion of N18 billion Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) funds and billions of unremitted revenue from sale of crude for which there have been deadlock at the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), all of which are being swept under the carpet by the Buhari Presidency.
“The time is ripe for the Buhari Presidency and its disintegrating APC to tell the nation how these corruption acts were allegedly perpetrated under an administration that lay claim to integrity.”


Source:http://sunnewsonline.com/daura-pdp-charges-buhari-apc-speak-alleged-loot/

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Sunday morning


Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers
1. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Haruna Isah has been declared winner of Saturday’s controversial Kogi Koto-Karfe Federal Constituency bye-election held in Kogi State.
In the final results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the APC candidate polled 11,078 to defeat his closest rival, Engr Bashiru Abubakar of the PDP.
2. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Katsina State has declared Alhaji Ahmed Babba Kaita of the All Progressives Congress (APC ), winner of the bye-election conducted in the Katsina North Senatorial District.
Prof Hudu Ayuba-Abdullahi, the returning officer, who announced the result at 4:42 am in Daura on Sunday said Kaita, a member of the House of Representatives scored 224,607 votes, while his elder brother and a retired customs officer, Alhaji Kabir Babba Kaita of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 59,724 votes.
3. The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has vowed that no amount of “torment or persecution”, will make him reconsider his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, the governor accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of being a strike squad of the ruling party, alleging that the federal government had been using the anti-graft agency to “cripple governance in the state.”
4. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has criticised Nigerian Pastors for failing to lend support to the Federal Government’s anti-corruption war by failing to preach against the scourge.
Osinbajo, who spoke at the 30th National Biennial Conference of the Students Christian Movement of Nigeria holding in Enugu, observed that preachers were preoccupied with preaching prosperity rather than righteousness.
5. Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Caretaker Committee Chairman, Ahmed Makarfi has insisted that the level of corruption under the All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration was worst than PDP’s 16 years.
The former governor of Kaduna State and a presidential aspirant said the current level of corruption will not be known until APC leaves power, claiming that the anti-graft war was weak under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration because it has been politicised.
6. Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue state, has dragged Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to court.
The Governor is demanding N10billion as damages for comments Oshiomhole made against him after he dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
7. The new secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has been vandalised by unknown political thugs.
The attack took place on Saturday amid brewing tension between the two factions of the party in the state led by the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, and Senator Magnus Abe, respectively.
8. Unknown gunmen on Saturday attacked and killed a Police corporal on a stop-and-search duty with his colleagues at Kpakiama junction in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State.
Report says the gunmen swooped on the policemen, who were on routine duty at the junction, opened fire and killed the corporal, and beat some of his colleagues to stupor.
9. The Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) and New African Democratic Congress (N-ADC), a splinter group from African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, announced their merger.
The also unveiled their name as Advanced Republicans (AR) Party.
10. The Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Onofiok Luke, has claimed that the Presidency offered him N2 billion to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
He also alleged that he was offered the state’s deputy governor’s slot ahead of the 2019 election.

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