Month: October 2018

I will not probe past administration but… – NUJ President

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The newly inaugurated National President of Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, Chief Chris Isiguzo has said that he was not ready to probe the immediate past administration of the union led by Comrade Waheed Odusile but the Central Working committee of NUJ will summon the past Executive members to explain how it came about the bequeathed N23 million debt profile.   NUJ National President said the new executive inherited nothing from the Odusile led executives, except a debt profile of N23 million. Chris Isiguzo who stated this in a Press…

Suspects Confess To Selling 31 Human Heads, Body Parts To Prominent Personalities In Kwa

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Eight suspects arrested by the Police in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have confessed to selling 31 human heads to yet-to-be identified prominent personalities in the country. They also confessed to selling body parts for rituals and spiritual powers. The suspects were busted by a Joint Investigative Team of the Nigeria Police Force, following information from the public which led to the search of the house of the principal suspect, Azeez Yakubu. A search of Yakubu’s residence at No. 20 Ile Opa Adeta Compound, Ilorin led to the discovery of…

Return Dasuki’s N1.3bn Slush Funds Or Else… — EFCC Tells Fayose

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The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, finally honoured an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday after losing his immunity from prosecution and arrest. According to Punch Newspaper, after leading Fayose to the interrogation room, it was learnt that he was asked to write a statement explaining how he spent N1.3bn he allegedly received from the Office of the National Security Adviser through a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, during the build-up to the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State.…

Leave Gumi , Kukah Alone, MURIC Urges Nigerians

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has added to the cacophony of voices on the recent reconciliation between ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. According to MURIC in its press release of early Wednesday, 17th October, 2018, signed by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola,said there was nothing out of place in what took place during the Abeokuta armistice.   “People should stop blaming Shaykh Gumi and Reverend Kukah. They have every right to attend any occasion so long as they did not gatecrash. They are not from Sierra Leone.…

Ighalo hits brace as Nigeria beat Libya 3-2 in Nations Cup qualifiers

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Odion Ighalo scored a brace as Nigeria’s Super Eagles beat Libya 3-2 away from home to go top of group E and brighten their chances of qualifying for the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Ighalo had scored a hat-trick for Nigeria as the Super Eagles demolished Libya 4-0 in the first match played in Uyo, Nigeria on Saturday. The reverse fixture in Libya saw Ighalo scoring two goals to increase his goal tally against Libya to five in two matches. The Super Eagles settled down to work very…

NSCDC Officials Arrest ‘Mad Man’ Who Received N1.5million Credit Alert On His Mobile Phone

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A rampaging tout pretending to be a mad man has been apprehended for alleged kidnapping in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The culprit, simply identified as Dele, was nabbed on Monday around the Isikan area in the capital city. An eyewitness told our correspondent that the supposedly mad man, who kept wandering the area alone, was suspected to be in possession of a “mobile phone” while acting funny. The witness, who asked not to be named, disclosed that the action aroused the interest of residents of the vicinity, who immediately…

Gov Sani-Bello Describes SMEs As Catalyst to Economic Development ….. Says Niger state ready for Investors .

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has identified the development of Small and Medium scale Enterprise (SME) as the catalyst that can boost the economic development of the country. He stated this in Abuja on Tuesday in a keynote address at the 2018 NACC-SME Conference and Training Workshops organized by Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce, Kaduna State and Embassy of the United States of America, Economic Affairs Section, Nigeria The theme of the three day conference was, “Innovative Entrepreneurship and Access to Domestic and Foreign Markets”. Governor Sani-Bello who spoke on…

Tafa LG Chairman Bags 2018 North-Central Outstanding Chairman of the Year Award

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The Executive Chairman of Tafa Local Government Area in Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Ado a. k. a Ikon Allah has been nominated as the 2018 North-Central Outstanding Chairman of the Year Award According to the Coordinator of the award, Cletus Akhimen, the nomination Hon Abubakar Ado went through a transparent voting system participated by Nigerians especially those who reside in the North-Central part of the country. The North-Central Service Awards was established by COA Media in recognition of good service delivery done by individual and institutions in the North Central…

PRESIDENT OBASANJO & ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR: A Reconciliation Not An Endorsement . By Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH

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I have deliberately made this explanatory note long because I think it is necessary that people make up their minds based on the facts, given my central role in the event. I note that Sheikh Gumi has already told his own side of the story. I feel obliged to state my own side so that Nigerians can have a clearer picture of my own involvement. Sadly, I personally did not read President Obasanjo’s statement until two days later on the Internet since I was not physically in the hall. Although…

BREAKING: Boko Haram executes second aid worker

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Boko Haram has executed Hauwa Leman, an aide worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross reports TheCable . Leman was abducted in March by a faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West African Province, along with two other aide workers , Saifura Khorsa , who was killed on September 16 and Alice Loksha , a nurse working for the United Nations Children and Education Fund . The killing of Leman comes after the expiration of the deadline given to the Federal Government by the terrorist organisation .…