Below are the headlines found on The Daily Sun Online Newspaper for today, Friday, 27 October, 2017.
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Aso Rock security men embarrass Saraki, Dogara
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
I apologise for the mix-up, Buhari tells Senate President From Juliana Taiwo Obalonye and Fred Itua,
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Obiano: Surviving APC gang-up in Anambra
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
By Paul Nwosu Though the social media contractors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign have
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Rivers to host UN General Assembly for Africa simulation
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
Wike releases $1m for 28 overseas students From Tony John, Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has
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Buhari's endorsement of El-Rufai ridiculous -APC factional chairman
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
From Sola Ojo, Kaduna A former commissioner of education and Chairman Akida faction of All Progressives
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Anambra guber: Ezeemo flags off campaign tomorrow
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha The candidate of the
Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Godwin Ezeemo,
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Cyprus FA fines, suspends Eagles defender
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
By Monica Iheakam Super Eagles and Anorthosis Famagusta defender, Abdullahi Shehu has been handed a
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Amosun, Dalung, Muhammed others to cheer Joshua
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
The Executive Governor of Ogun State, His Excellency Ibukunle Amosun and the Minister of Youth and Sports
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Arsenal: Wenger gets fresh backing
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
Arsenal's long-serving manager Arsene Wenger received the unequivocal support on Thursday of majority
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WTA finals: Venus knocks out Muguruza to reach semi-finals
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
Venus Williams beat Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza in straight sets to reach the last four at the
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Roads: FG approves tax holiday for investors
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
From Uche Usim, Abuja In line with its drive to attract private investors, the Federal Executive Council
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SEC boss, Gwarzo, in N104m severance package controversy
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
Spokesman says no rules were breached By Chinenye Anuforo with Agency report Mounir Gwarzo, director-general
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Property Mart: Why Nigeria can't handle environmental disaster
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
By Maduka Nweke Unlike our country Nigeria, the coasts of USA experienced a high category hurricane
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PropertyMart : How to avert rising incidence of building collapse 'Adekunle
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
By Tunde Thomas Of recent, cases of of collapsed buildings has been on the increase in Lagos state
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Why Fayose is loved by Ekiti people ' Olojudo
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
As governor launches N.1bn World Bank community projects Says he will miss Ekiti people
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The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the draft for the 2018 budget proposal.

Udo Udoma, minister of budget and national planning, said this on Thursday while addressing state house correspondents after the FEC meeting in Abuja.

He said FEC will liaise with the national assembly on when President Muhammadu Buhari will submit the draft to the lawmakers


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Below are the headlines found on The Punch Online Newspaper for today, Thursday, 25 October, 2017.
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Buhari, Jonathans men clash over Maina scandal as Mainas family claims Buharis govt brought him back
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
Ex-presidents loyalists reinstated Maina Presidency Malami, Dambazau, others dont work for me Jonathan John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi, Olalekan Adetayo, Eniola Akinkuotu, Friday Olokor, Godwin Isenyo,and Ovie Okpare President Muhammadu Buharis aides on Wednesday engaged loyalists of former President Goodluck Jonathan in fierce war of words over who was responsible for the reinstatement of []
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Fire razes Fayoses G-Class in Lagos We saw driver packing burnt cash from vehicle Traffic officer
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
Kamarudeen Ogundele and Samson Folarin The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, escaped death by a whisker on Tuesday after fire consumed his Mercedes-Benz G-Class on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos State. The PUNCH learnt that the vehicle had just had a lone accident when the governor fled it and escaped into another car which was []
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Metuhs trial: Court gives bailiff five days to subpoena Jonathan orders ex-President, Dasuki to appear Oct. 31
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday gave the court bailiff five days to serve former President Goodluck Jonathan with the witness summon, compelling him to appear in court with respect to the trial of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh. The court also ordered []
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Robbers shoot Lagos policeman, steal gun
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
Samson Folarin The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, has arrested four hoodlums for robbing and shooting a police corporal attached to the Meiran Police Station, Lagos. The suspects Segun Sunday, aka Baba Ife; Rasaki Owolabi, aka Anjongolo; Kazeem Oladipupo, aka Ire; and Adekunle Ibrahim, aka Oshodi were alleged to have attacked []
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Misau mentions Aisha Buhari, Emefiele, Ambode in IG probe
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
Everest Amaefule, Olalekan Adetayo, Leke Baiyewu and Adelani Adepegba Lawmaker representing the Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Isa Misau, on Wednesday open a can of worms on the crisis between him and the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, saying the IG gave two Sports Utility Vehicles to the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari. Misau []
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Below are the headlines found on The Vanguard Online Newspaper for today, Thursday, 26 October, 2017.

Justice Abang gives bailiff 5 days to serve summons on Jonathan
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
ABUJA'Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, gave a bailiff of the court five days to serve former President Goodluck Jonathan with a copy of the subpoena issued to compel him to appear as a witness in the trial of erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh.The post Justice Abang gives bailiff 5 days to serve summons on Jonathan appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Enugu LG Poll: ENSIEC reverses self, clears disqualified opposition candidates
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
ENUGU'THE Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, has reserved it's previous decision to disqualify over 74 candidates of opposition political parties in the November 4 council poll.The post Enugu LG Poll: ENSIEC reverses self, clears disqualified opposition candidates appeared first on Vanguard News.
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$5.5bn foreign loan: FG to settle debts with $3bn 'Adeosun
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, said, yesterday, that the Federal Government would apply US$3 billion in refinancing the legacy debts of the immediate past government.The post $5.5bn foreign loan: FG to settle debts with $3bn 'Adeosun appeared first on Vanguard News.
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UNICEF partners Imo RUWASA on hand washing
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
OWERRI'wife of Imo State Governor, Mrs. Nkechi Okorocha, has appealed to people of the state, particularly women and children, to imbibe the habit of washing their hands, so as to prevent infections.The post UNICEF partners Imo RUWASA on hand washing appeared first on Vanguard News.
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SEC's forensic audit: Oando shareholders to bear N160m bill
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
Shareholders of Oando Plc are likely to bear the cost of the forensic audit that Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has recommended after its long investigation into a petition filed by Ansbury Inc and AlhajiDahiru Mangal against the company.The post SEC's forensic audit: Oando shareholders to bear N160m bill appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Lagos council polls: 22 Candidates appeal Tribunal's verdict
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
NO fewer than 22 candidates, who contested the July 22 Lagos State Council polls, have appealed the decisions of the Lagos State Local Government Election Petition Tribunals at the Appeal Tribunal.The post Lagos council polls: 22 Candidates appeal Tribunal's verdict appeared first on Vanguard News.
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i JUST wish this can be on home page.. mynd44

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Below are the headlines found on The Punch Online Newspaper for today, Tuesday, 24 October, 2017.
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N2bn fraud: Maina on the run
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
President sacks him, queries Head of Service HoS submits report to Buhari, says Dambazau lied EFCC traces Maina to Kaduna, marks his $2m house AGF approved ex-pension chiefs return Documents He got N22m salary arrears, wants to be gov PDP, source Olusola Fabiyi, Olalekan Adetayo, Adelani Adepegba, Eniola Akinkuotu and Ade Adesomoju The embattled ex-chairman []
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African Church priest: I crawled in bush for hours to escape, says bishop
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
Samson Folarin The Bishop of the African Church, Ondo Central Missionary Diocese, Rt. Revd. Samuel Ojo, has lamented the killing of the Chaplain of the church, Revd. David Ayeola. Ayeola was killed by suspected kidnappers in Ekiti State. Ojo, who escaped abduction by a whisker, said the gunmen were Fulani herdsmen, calling on the police []
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I dont know where Kanu is, Abaribe replies FG
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
Ade Adesomoju and Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Embattled senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has denied the claim by the Federal Government that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is in his custody. The Federal Government had earlier replied to Abaribes application seeking to withdraw as one of the []
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Adams, good choice for Aare Ona Kakanfo title Ooni
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
Friday Olokor, Jos The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has urged the newly proclaimed 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Otunba Gani Adams, to use his new position to right the wrongs in Yorubaland. The monarch also described Adams as the right choice for the position. A statement issued on Monday by Adams []
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Southern govs call for true federalism, power devolution
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
The governors of the southern states of Nigeria on Monday met in Lagos State, insisting on true federalism and devolution of powers to states. The governors, who met in the Lagos House, Ikeja, after 12 years of such meeting, also resolved to collaborate with one another for the growth of their economies. In a communique []
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Below are the headlines found on The Daily Sun Online Newspaper for today, Monday, 23 October, 2017.
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Terrorism: Nigeria confirms Turkish govt's request to extradite 1,000
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Federal Government has confirmed that Turkish authorities requested
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Pensioners should be wary of fraudsters 'Ikeazor, PTAD boss
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
From Uche Usim, Abuja Since she was appointed the Executive Secretary, Pensions Transition Arrangement
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Why Obiano is blackmailing me -Obi
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
By Ismail Omipidan In this encounter with former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi at the weekend,
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NGO Regulatory Bill: Why it must die 'Stakeholders
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
By Romanus Okoye Civil society organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Nigeria have
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Kogi: Why I want to unseat Bello -Aruwa
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Ahmed Ibrahim Aruwa is a seasoned banker who has made up his mind to run for
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Presidency 2019: PDP is dead -Beke
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
By Dickson Okafor The state Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Emeka Beke
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Below are the headlines found on The Daily Sun Online Newspaper for today, Sunday, 22 October, 2017.

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How $5.5bn loan will ruin Nigeria ' Economic expert, Henry Boyo
Sun, 22 Oct 2017
What are your thoughts on the Federal Government's plan to borrow another $5.5 billion, which would
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SCRAMBLE FOR PDP'S UMBRELLA
Sun, 22 Oct 2017
Men who want to lead Nigeria's struggling main opposition party By Omoniyi Salaudeen Jostling for the
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Lagos PDP chairman is dead
Sun, 22 Oct 2017
By Remi Adefulu Caretaker Committee Chairman of Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is dead. He was said to have slumped yesterday at Ikeja Airport Hotel, from where he was rushed to the Lagos State university Teaching Hospital, Ikeja where he was confirmed dead. Sunday Sun gathered that the late PDP boss was...
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I'm available for marriage ' Mojisola Oyetayo (Mama Ajasco)
Sun, 22 Oct 2017
By Tony Ogaga Actress and NDLEA ambassador, Mojisola Oyetayo aka Mama Ajasco is a woman of many parts
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Ajimobi is challenging the status quo for the good of all
Sun, 22 Oct 2017
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State cannot be called a gatecrasher in the comity of elites in Nigeria, having paid his dues in the corporate world at the highest level. With a father that played an active part in the politics of the Southwest as a lawmaker in the Second Republic, the murky waters of...
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An associate of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, Mallam Isah Dansallah and a former speaker of the Taraba state House of Assembly, Simon Dogari, have defected from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In Kaduna, Dansallah, who is a founding member of the APC attributed his defection to what he called lack of good governance by the ruling party. He told the Leadership newspaper that the party had failed the Nigerian people. “I dump the APC to PDP because the opposition PDP is lesser evil compare with the ruling APC," he said.

“There was a time that I found myself in the APC, I worked for it success in 2015, but the APC has metamorphose and turn into a ghost with crisis all over. “The APC led government has succeeded in subjecting Nigerians to abject poverty and has successfully divided Nigerians along religious and ethnic lines.

“People are dying every day with various sickness because of depression as some people can’t even afford a square meal a day." Meanwhile, in Taraba state, a former speaker of the state house of Assembly and other chieftains of the APC on Sunday, October 15, defected to the PDP.

Dogari who defected with about 3000 supporters, told PDP party members at the party’s secretariat in Jalingo that the APC lacked focus, the Punch reports. He said: “We have seen the sense of direction and commitment for progress by the PDP and decided to join the party to enable us contribute our quota for the development of the state."

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Suspected ritualists arrested by the police in Ogun state have confessed to trading and using human body parts for money ritual.

Vanguard reports that Ahmed Iliyasu who is the commissioner of police in the state paraded the suspects while allaying the fears of residents. He said the suspects were arrested by the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad. He said the first syndicate comprised of two suspects, Lateef Aremu and Kola Sodipo and that they were arrested after they got information about them.

He said: “The Federal SARS received information about some ritualists who specialised in using human parts for ritual purposes. So, based on the information, a team was sent to track them down and the effort was successful when two members of the syndicate were arrested at Owode-Egba area of the state. “Kolawole Sodipo and Lateef Aremu were arrested. Recovered from them were human skulls and bones, as well as six live cartridges.”

Aremu in his confession claimed he was a farmer and herbalist and that the skulls found with him were brought to him by a colleague. “I am a farmer and an herbalist. We were doing a foundation in Itoko where I wanted to build a house; there, we saw these bones and we packed them inside a bag and that is all.

However, when we wanted to do money ritual, he brought a dry skull for the purpose. “What we did was to grind the skull and add other ingredients, including a white dove and local soap. It has been up to 20 years since I have been in the business. I don’t use human parts all the time. I only do once in a while. “I have built four houses and bought up to 15 vehicles since 1980 when I started this business”.

Sodipo in his own confession said: “I am a farmer. I know baba (Aremu) to be an herbalist, because he usually comes to see my landlord. I also trained as an herbalist. “Someone came to me requesting for money ritual and I directed him to baba who negotiated and collected N75, 000 from the client but the ritual failed. The man called me to complain and I asked him to collect his money.

He wasn’t ready to collect the money, he wanted it repeated but it failed again. “I didn’t know anything about the skull. I didn’t take any skull to him. I only specialized in working for petty traders to boost their trade”. The second syndicate paraded comprised of two suspects, Adebayo Mudasiru and Rashid Abass, who were arrested with dried human skulls. The police chief said they were arrested in Abeokuta with a bag containing the skulls and reptiles.

He said: “They specialised in killing people for the purpose of using human parts for rituals. A team of Federal SARS sighted two men on motorcycle with a suspicious bag and were forced to stop and be searched. “Recovered from their bag were fresh and dry human parts. On interrogation, it was suspected that the men are serial killers with their base at Totoro in Abeokuta. They are Adebayo Mudasiru and Rashid Abass.

Dry and fresh human parts, human skull, some reptiles and assorted charms were recovered from them.” Mudasiru in his confession said: “We were coming from Itoku to buy some of the ingredients. We didn’t buy the human flesh at Itoku; we collected them from someone in Ijemo area of the town”, the suspect said.

“We were aware of the contents; human parts are used for money rituals. We actually wanted to use them for ourselves, to draw people’s attention to us and we have been in this job for about five years.

“We bought the parts from a cleric; the teeth are not costly. I don’t know how many but we bought them for N2, 000; we bought all the human parts, including the skull and flesh, for N12, 000. “We went to an Islamic school in Ijaye area of Abeokuta and we have been doing this, though we didn’t learn this in the Islamic school.

What we do is to burn the human parts, mix the charred remains with local soap and snail water and use it to bath. We haven’t done it before but that is what we were taught. We were taught to mix lizard, human parts, snail water and other ingredients, we don’t really know how the charms function but that is how we were taught”. The third syndicate also comprised of two men who worked as cemetery guards. The duo, Jimoh Olarenwaju and Babatunde Seun, confessed to exhuming and selling human parts for N10,000 each.

Olanrewaju said: “We didn’t break into caskets to remove corpses. What we did was to dig the ground and found human corpses that had been buried. “Some graves, which were not concreted and did not have identity, were the ones we got them from. These graves are usually difficult to know.

But when we dig, we may not know if there is a grave or not. “I sold one human head to a deceased alhaji who was an Islamic cleric, also known as Alfa. He lived at Tinubu Street in Abeokuta North Local Government Area. He didn’t tell me what he wanted to use the human head for. “All the evil things I have done in this life, I believe, was during a period of ignorance; all what we did was done in ignorance”.

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Billionaire kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans has raised serious allegations against police officers accusing them of stealing money from his house.

In a petition by Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje who is the counsel to the kidnapper, it was alleged that officers of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team took cash and valuables from his house.

These allegations were contained in the petition sent to the Police Service Commission, National Assembly, the Inspector General of Police, the National Human Rights Commission, and Amnesty International.

The lawyer also accused the police of molesting Evans’ girlfriend, Amaka Offor. Read the petition below: “Our client has duly briefed us on the above captioned subject matter involving the police officers and policemen attached to the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team.

“For the avoidance of doubt, it is our secured brief that in the course of investigating our client while being detained in the custody of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) on the allegation of kidnapping, the following under-listed items were forcefully and corruptly extorted from our client.

“1. The sum of N50, 000,000 (Fifty Million Naira) cash.

“2. Another sum of N5,000,000 (Five Million Naira) sent by our client’s wife as pressured by the above policemen.

“3. Twenty-five (25) Mack Trucks forcefully taken but not listed as exhibits in the ongoing criminal trial of our client.

“4. Brigade wristwatch worth One Hundred and Seventeen (117) Thousand U.S Dollars.

“5. Pendant cross worth Seventy (70) Thousand U.S Dollars.

“6. Necklace worth Twenty-Five (25) Thousand U.S Dollars.

“7. Virtu Phone worth Thirty (30) Thousand U.S Dollars.

“8. Virtu Signature Phone worth Seventeen (17) Thousand U.S Dollars.

“9. Ten (10) Thousand U.S Dollars cash extorted by ASP Phillip Rieninwa.

“10. Five (5) Pieces of Saphono Rucci Diamond Rings worth One Hundred (100) Thousand U.S Dollars.

“11. Lexus 470 Jeep.

“12. Grand Cherokee Jeep.

“13. L 400 Mitsubishi Bus.

“14. Toyota Highlander (Gold Colour).

“15. Eighty-Five (85) Inches Samsung Television set worth 6.5 Million Naira amongst others. “our client also confided in us that one (Amaka Offor) his girlfriend was molested and abused by the above policemen of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).”


“Sir, you would agree with us that these allegations are too weighty to be ignored by any right-thinking Nigerian. “There is no gainsaying the fact that it calls for prompt investigation, inquiry and appropriate sanctions.

We are using this medium as our own way of galvanizing institutional sanity, cleansing and reform in the Nigeria Police Force as an institution. “As we speak, the brother in law and other relations of our client are still being detained and tortured by the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team.

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Popular musician, David Adekeke, alias Davido, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command over the death of his friend, Tagbo Umeke.

Davido was arrested by the Lion Building Police Division and brought to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal, who, after interviewing him, ordered that he be taken back to the division for further questioning.

Tagbo was found dead in a Toyota Camry car parked in front of the Lagos Island General Hospital, which is believed to have been dumped by Davido’s staff, Tunde and Agbaje.

The incident went viral on the social media two weeks ago when Tagbo’s girlfriend, Caroline Danjuma, an actress, took to her Instagram page accusing Davido of having a hand in his death. Since then, Davido has come under heavy criticisms over his repeated denial of involvement in the unfortunate incident.

Edgal, while addressing journalist yesterday at Ikeja, said the command decided to invite all parties involved in the matter and requested for the CCTV footage in the hospital, which indicated that Davido has a case to answer.

According to the police boss, those invited for the meeting included Davido and his family, Tagbo’s family, the Area A Commander, and the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Lion Building Police Station.

He said: “At the meeting, Davido repeatedly denied his involvement in the circumstances that led to the death of Tagbo Umeke. The CCTV camera at Shisha bar on Lagos Island showed the deceased in company with some friends. The CCTV camera also showed Tagbo standing and drinking from the bottle. He was also seen molesting some of his friends. The camera also showed a white Toyota Hilux belonging to Davido being driven away by Davido’s escort driver, Tunde Yusuf and Agbaje Olaojo.

“Police investigation revealed that the deceased was driven in a Toyota Camry with registration number, LSD 378 EL. The Chief Security Officer of the Lagos Island Hospital identified the Hilux as one of the vehicles that accompanied the vehicle the deceased was found in. Based on the recent development, the DPO was asked to invite Davido for another round of questioning. As we speak, he is being questioned by the DPO. I will keep you posted.”

Edgal further stated that the autopsy report conducted on the deceased revealed that he died of suffocation. He said the police were investigating a case of sudden and unnatural death at the Ocean Parade, Banana, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The CP said on October 7, 2017, at about 10pm, a case was reported by the Chief Security Officer of the area to the DPO, Ikoyi that two persons, Ugbemiga Abiodun and Chime Amechina, were found dead inside a white BMW salon car, with registration number KJA 631 AY, at under ground garage at the estate.

“Police operatives raced to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, where bodies of the victims were taken for joint medical examination. We are still waiting for the autopsy report,” the police commissioner said.

Further search of the vehicle, he said, revealed that wrapped substances suspected to be hard drugs were recovered.

Liquid substance was also observed gushing out from the deceased’s mouths and noses, he revealed.


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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed an appeal that had blocked a now-expired version of Donald Trump’s anti-immigration decree.

The decision was mostly symbolic victory to the Republican president because the legal context had become outdated; the second version of the decree prohibited for 90 days entry into the United States to travelers from six Muslim-majority countries.

The March 6 decree, opposed by the states of Maryland and Hawaii, was suspended.

Courts of appeal, respectively, in Richmond, Virginia and San Francisco, California, upheld the suspension decision in May and June.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court quashed the appeal decision on the Maryland ruling, with the suspension in Hawaii still valid but its days likely numbered.

The White House at the end of September issued a new decree that permanently bars nationals of seven countries from crossing US borders, in the interest of US national security.

The American Civil Liberties Union also has filed suit over the latest version of the ban.

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Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) protested in Ekiti.

The protest started on Monday morning after the group accused the governor, Ayo Fayose, of high handedness and the arrest of one of its members. The driver who was arrested was reportedly accused of driving careless when the governor was on the road and he was arrested and arraigned at the Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for traffic offence.

The group kicked against the members arrest, barricaded the streets and started a burn fire that lasted more than 24 hours. One of the protesters was reportedly shot during the protest.

A protesters, who spoke with the New Telegraph, said: “One of us was shot at Ajilosun very close to Fayose Market. There is no way we won’t revenge the killing. We are even going to burn down police station if that boy dies.”

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Modupe Alade, while addressing the issue, said the driver who was arrested was not only driving carelessly but was very rude to the governor and refused to apologise. Alade said: "The governor as a no nonsense person won’t tolerate any threat from anybody. And not until he apologises, he won’t be released." However, the police in the state denied that any of the protesters were shot.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to approve two external loans worth $5.5 billion. But the terms and conditions for such facilities are not made known.According to Buhari in a letter read by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, during a plenary session yesterday, the first loan of $2.5 billion is for the financing of the deficit and capital projects in the 2017 budget. The second loan of $3.0 billion is for the refinancing of maturing domestic debt obligations through the issuance of Eurobonds or a loan syndication.

The president informed the legislators that the terms and conditions of the loans would only be known when they are ready for collection.“With respect to the terms and conditions of the proposed external borrowings, the Senate may wish to note that being market-based transactions, the terms and conditions of the borrowings can only be determined at the point of issuance of finalisation based on prevailing market conditions in the International Capital Market (l.C.M.),” he declared.

The request generated an initial controversy on the floor of the Senate as the lawmakers protested against the earlier impression that the request had been pending before the Senate and that its delay in approving it had caused a major hitch in the implementation of the budget.

Justifying his loan request of $2.5 billion, President Buhari invited the Senate to “note that in order to implement the external borrowing approved by the National Assembly in the 2017 Appropriation Act, the Federal Government issued a $3OO million Diaspora Bond in the International Capital Market (ICM) in June 2017.The balance of the 2017 external borrowing, in the sum $3.2 billion is planned to be partially sourced from issuance in the ICM of $2.5 billion through Eurobonds or a combination of Eurobonds and Diaspora Bonds, while $700 million is proposed to be raised from multilateral sources.

“It should be noted that the intention is to issue the Eurobonds first, with the objective of raising all the funds through Eurobonds, and that Diaspora Bonds will only be issued where the full amount cannot be raised through Eurobonds.”

He listed the projects as the Mambilla Hydropower Project; construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport; counterpart funding for rail projects and the construction of the Bode-Bonny Road, with a bridge across the Opobo Channel.”

On the $3 billion for the re-financing of domestic debts, the president said: “In addition to the implementation of the external borrowing approved in the 2017 Appropriation Act, in order to reduce debt service levels and lengthen the tenor profile of the debt stock, the Federal Government seeks to substitute maturing domestic debt with less expensive long-term external debt.”

According to him, the Federal Government plans to source $3.0 billion through the issuance of Eurobonds as approved by the Federal Executive Council at its meeting of August 9, 2017.Listing what he believed could be the benefits of the loan, Buhari stated that the proposed re-financing of domestic debt through external debt would achieve more stability in the debt stock while also creating more borrowing space in the domestic market for the private sector.

He drew the attention of the Senate to the fact that in the 2017 Appropriation Act, debt service at N1.663 trillion represents 32.73 per cent of the government’s total expenditure, which makes it important to take urgent steps to reduce debt service costs.

At another forum yesterday, Buhari announced that funds recovered from treasury looters would be deployed into the financing of the budget.It was, however, not clear if the National Assembly has given approval for the use of the funds, but President Buhari who made the announcement in Abuja said the decision on that had been taken.

Buhari, who spoke at the 22nd Annual Conference of Certified National Accountants under the auspices of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) said his administration was aiming at 10,000 megawatts power generation by 2020, stressing that “power generation has peaked to an all-time high of 7,001 megawatts in the third quarter of 2017.”

Represented by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Buhari expressed happiness that “a firm implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) since September 2015 has significantly enhanced transparency in the Federal Government’s Public Financial Management System.”

Also yesterday, the Senate passed the N152 billion 2017 budget of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).Approving the report of its Committee on Finance, the Senate approved N75.8 billion as personnel cost indicating 49.58 percent, N46 billion for overhead indicating 30.09 percent and N31 billion indicating 20.33 percent.

The personnel budget of the agency increased from N51.8 billion in 2016, to N75.8 billion. “This is due to the planned recruitment of 700 additional staff in 2017 and salary review by 30 per cent subject to approval by Salary, Wages and Income Commission,” the report read.The FIRS has projected revenue of N4.9 trillion in its 2017 budget.

The lawmakers also approved N270.5billion 2017 budget of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) which has a projected revenue of N288.7billion in the same year.This is in addition to the approval of a N161.9 billion for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) with a projected revenue of N161.9 billion.

Saraki said it was necessary for revenue generating agencies to live up to their mandates.This, he said, would reduce the need for borrowing by the Federal Government, adding that the Senate would do its part to ensure that the agencies live up to expectations. He also expressed concerns about the extra-budgetary expenditures made by some revenue generating agencies.

But the lawmakers put on hold the 2017 capital budget expenditure of the National Automotive Design and Development Council over allegation of irregularities.They threatened to arrest the council’s Director-General, Alhaji Aminu Jalal, for allegedly evading briefing the committee on trade and investment on the budget performance.

This legislative decision was taken sequel to the report submitted by Sam Egwu, the chairman, Committee on Trade and Investment where he reported that the agency failed to credibly state its budget performance for 2017.
Saraki said the DG should stop further expenditure on the 2017 capital budget until he clears with the committee, but to continue to spend the recurrent expenditure for staff salaries.

In the House of Representatives, the Ad hoc Committee Investigating Revenue Leakages in the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and other subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petrol‎eum Corporation (NNPC) has begun the scrutiny of Duke Oil and its alleged non-remittance of over N6 trillion revenue. Duke Oil, it was learnt, is a subsidiary of NNPC.

Addressing members of the committee yesterday, the panel chairman, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (PDP, Cross River), stated that the probe would cover January 2016 to 2017 and would be predicated on the apparent inability of the DPR to enforce compliance with remittances into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF).

The committee also resolved to,‎ among other things, ascertain the actual quantity of crude lifted by Duke Oil, number of special products such as fuel oil (LPFO), naphtha, condensate, liquid natural gas, pentane plus and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on which they are supposed to pay royalties

According to Jarigbe, the committee would further look at the composition of the board of Duke Oil to ascertain who the directors are and why it was registered in Panama while its head office is in the United Kingdom, while doing business in Nigeria.

The panel members, Jarigbe said, would in the process establish why the firm has been unable to pay taxes to the Federal Government and why it has also not published its audited accounts since inception.

Jarigbe said prior meetings between the panel leadership and DPR in the office of the House Speaker Yakubu Dogara revealed that the DPR has been helpless in ensuring that revenues are remitted into government coffers.

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Monkeypox: Red alert in 7 states
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
Ekiti confirms disease, Osun sets up quarantine centres, fears in Enugu, Cross River, Lagos, Rivers From
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Double tragedy
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
Abuja couple set out in search of child but got intestines twisted by doctor By Godwin Tsa, Abuja After five barren years of marriage, they began a search for the fruit of the womb but got their pitiable situation compounded by a surgeon. Today, 29-years old Mrs. Veronica Isaac, who walked into NIQUAD Clinics, located...
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PDP insists on North for 2019 presidency
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja Northern leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are insisting that
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Waiting for Abuja rail mass transit
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
Mixed reactions in host communities By Adanna Nnamani and Uju James With the news that Phase one of Abuja Rail Mass Transit Project will be commis-sioned by December, residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been jubilating; obviously because of the inherent benefits of the project. The rail tran-sit, which costs $823 million (about...
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Man takes over road repair in Karu, Jikwoyi, others
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
By Fred Ezeh Daniel Davou is a resident of Jikwoyi area of Abuja. He has distinguished himself as a nationalist who is committed to the cause of a better society, a father of three and indigene of Plateau State. For almost two decades, Davou had put to use, his youthful energy, and perhaps, his personal...
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Potholes on Abuja roads draw concerns
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
By Fred Ezeh and Samuel Bello The leadership of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are , of late, playing host to deluge of complaints and questions from from residents over the state of internal roads . More of the questions and complaints are streaming from residents of satellite towns. The complaints are that majority of...
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The minister of state of petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu and the group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru met to discuss the future of the country’s petroleum industry. The duo has been involved in a public debacle following a leaked memo written by the minister in which he accused Baru of insubordination.

Vanguard reports that they met on Tuesday, October 10 at the ongoing Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, at the Energy Policy Committee breakout session. Baru was already at the session when Kachikwu walked in and the former stood up to chat with the minister.

It was reported that they discussed how the country oil sector can be pushed forward noting that there was so much opportunities in it. It was reported that Kachikwu asked that Baru represent him at the second session but this was rejected by the organisers who said NNPC boss was to handle another session.

The minister briefly left and was represented by Baru and returned a few minutes later to chair the session with the NNPC boss. Kachikwu who spoke about the potentials in the country’s oil sector said they were growing everyday. He said the “operating environment is tough” but that the “Federal Government was looking at areas where it can provide incentives to boost returns for investors, so as to attract more investors into the industry. “ He noted that “companies that had suspended their big ticket projects are beginning to look at the potentials of reviving the projects and are set to take Final Investment Decision”

Baru spoke about the opportunities in the forthcoming marginal oil fields bid round, saying that “the successful completion of the process would present a veritable opportunity for Nigeria to grow its crude oil output and create employment.”

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NNPC to Kachikwu: You lied
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
Says allegations baseless, unfounded From Uche Usim, Abuja Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum
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A Nigerian was jailed in India after he was tied to a post and thrashed by a mob in Delhi, in a disturbing video that has been shared with India broadcaster, NDTV. In the video, the Nigerian begs and screams as he is being thrashed. The report said the man was allegedly caught trying to...
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Independence bid: Catalan valley sticks with Spain
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
Region faces expulsion from EU, warns France One communityin the Catalan mountainous northmight declare independence from Catalonia if it declares independence from Spain today, Reuters reported. Most people inthe picturesque Aran Valley, a semi-autonomous community nestled among the Pyrenees want to stay with Spain, andthe area has the right to self-determination under a law passed...
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Liberia: 20 candidates battle to replace Africa's 1st female president
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Liberia holds presidential polls today for elections that for the first time in more than 70 years will see one democratically elected government hand power to another as a Nobel Prize-winning president steps aside. Twenty presidential candidates are vying for a majority in the first round of elections today, while nearly 1,000 candidates fight for...
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The Head Coach of Kogi United Feeder Team, Mr Isah Adamu, popularly called ‘Oluwe’ is dead.


A brother to the deceased, Mr Tanimu Adamu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja that Adamu, 40, died in the early hours of Monday at his residence in Lokoja.


Taminu, who is the eldest of the family, said Adamu died at about 5:00am after a brief illness.

He said the death of his brother was a great lost to the family, saying that the coach is survived by his father, mother, wife and three children.


Adamu was a former defender and captain of the Confluence State team before he was drafted to the club’s youth team in 2015.


He played for NUB Kaduna, FC Lokoja, Kogi United and Confluence Beach Team.


He guided the Feeder team of Kogi United to win numerous grassroots competitions including the Tiyu Sports Competition.


He was also the YSFON coach who guided Kogi State U15 team to the final of this year’s Ramat Cup in Kano.


The Coordinator, Kogi United Feeders, Alhaji Yahaya Keller, described Adamu’s death as “shocking and unfortunate.’’


Keller said he was a dedicated and thorough bred coach who has impacted the team with his leadership qualities and technical efficient.

Adamu had since been buried according to Islamic rites.

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The trial of over 2,000 Boko Haram suspects has begun in Nigeria. The trial will be held before judges in Kainji, a town in north central region of Nigeria.

BBC reports that some civil rights activist have raised concerns about the federal government's decision to carry out a secret trial for the suspects. It was also gathered that four different judges begun trial on the cases at a military centre in Kainji.

he minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, in a previous statement had said that 1,670 people will be tried in different courts across Nigeria. Also, the trial of 651 other suspects being held at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno will commence later. Reuters reports that a former US state department analyst and a specialist on Nigeria matters, Matthew Page said the trial process is a very small step in a positive direction.


Page said it is important to know that many of the suspects who have been held for years in military custody without access to lawyers have also never appeared before a judge or court for arraignment. He said: “There are good reasons to believe that large numbers of the detainees have very little or no connection at all to the group." Also, the Amnesty International in a recent report said military forces have succeeded in detaining suspects arbitrarily.

The international agency in its 2015 report said over 20,000 Boko Haram were being held in different military facilities in the northeast.

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The seeming tardiness by President Muhammadu Buhari in dealing with the raging feud between the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu and the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, has elicited sharp reactions from a cross section of the Nigerian public. Concerned stakeholders, who spoke with Sunday Sun, alleged that the president encouraged impunity demonstrated by the NNPC boss by his refusal to take the necessary measures on the petition written by the minister since August 30, 2017 before the matter became a public concern.

Kachikwu had in the said letter accused Baru of awarding unapproved contracts valued at $25bn without due process. The National Chairman of the United Progressives Party (UPP), Chief Chekwas Okorie, in an interview with Sunday Sun, noted with dismay the slow response of President Buhari on a critical matter that borders on the economic fortune of the country. His words: “I must express disappointment that the President has not acted swiftly on the underhand game going on in the NNPC. It is also very disturbing that the minister of state for petroleum had to pass through some roadblocks before he could gain access to the president. That gives the whole world the real picture of how our government is being run. I don’t know of anywhere in the world where a minister will not have access to the president. This accounts for why governance is at a snail speed. And it has wide range implication on the investment possibility by foreigners in Nigeria. This is even considering the fact that the sector is critical to the survival of our country, especially at this period of economic recession.”

While urging Buhari to speak up, he noted that the matter had assumed ethnic dimension, adding that “there will be political consequences for all this things the president is doing by allowing some people to get away with acts of impunity.”

“We are waiting for the president to make a statement on the matter. Already, it is a major dent on the anti-corruption stance of the administration. Don’t forget that we still have the issue of alleged corruption levelled against the former Secretary to the Government of Federation as well as the DG of NIA, which is still lying there even after the report of investigation by the committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had been submitted. Up till now, the president has not deemed it necessary to issue a white paper on such a very serious issue of corruption,” Okorie lamented. According to him, the feud between the two dramatis personae has assumed ethnic dimension, a development, which could aggravate the ongoing agitations in the country. “The discerning Nigerians are shocked at the level of lopsidedness in the recent appointments in the NNPC. It is becoming clear now that the GMD of NNPC did what he did without reference to the minister or the board. The matter has assumed sectional interpretation and dimension. The impression the man has given by his attitude is that he has been by-passing the minister of state going directly to the president because he claimed that the president knew about what he did,” he declared. Also speaking on the matter, Niger Delta activist, Comrade Joseph Evah, told Sunday Sun that should Buhari fail to relieve the NNPC GMD of his duties, he would have confirmed to the world that he is truly being controlled by a cabal in the Presidency as alleged by his wife sometime ago.

He said: “Buhari’s wife talked about the existence of a cabal in the Presidency sometime ago. What Kachikwu said confirms that there is a cabal in the Presidency manipulating Buhari. How can the minister of state for petroleum be denied access to the president for that length of time?”

Evah, who is the Coordinator of Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG), urged the president to immediately suspend Baru to preserve his integrity and keep the anti-corruption crusade on course.

“The issue now depends on Buhari. If he wants few people that did not campaign for him to hold him down and destroy his integrity and principles that is up to him. But his wife had warned him about these people before now and he needs to watch it. It is the same cabal that doesn’t want the report of the investigation into the allegation against the SGF to be made public.

“But I want to believe that they are using spiritual means on the president, because Nigerians know Buhari as someone who does not tolerate nonsense. If they are not manipulating the president spiritually, he is supposed to have suspended Baru by now.

We have also been told that Buhari’s Chief of Staff is a member of NNPC board. That alone shows that all is not well with the government and further confirms what Buhari’s wife said. “If Buhari fails to remove Baru from office, that means he has been spiritually caged. He must suspend Baru because that is the only alternative. If he does not suspend Baru and keeps him there and looks for another way to stop the problem between the minister and the NNPC GMD, the whole world would see that Buhari is worse than all other presidents in the history of this country.”

To a Lagos-based lawyer and activist, Mr. Ebun Adegboruwa, the Kachikwu-Baru face off is a proof that corruption is prevalent under the Buhari administration. He said: “The $25 billion contract scandal in NNPC has exposed this administration to ridicule. It has proved that indeed corruption is prevalent even under the Buhari administration. But more importantly, it has shown that there seems to be a selective war on opponents or those perceived to be the enemies of the government. I urge the president to walk his talk and personally pick up the case of the NNPC contract awards scandal.

Let it not be another committee matter like the case of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) that has been swept under the carpet. Let it not be treated as a family matter by the APC government. The president owes Nigerians a sacred responsibility to take action on the letter from the minister of state for petroleum and to show decisively that nobody is above the law. “I believe that the report coming from Kachikwu is a great indictment and since the facts have not been denied, the people who are culpable should be relieved of their offices and criminal prosecution commenced immediately. The facts of this case speak for themselves and there is no need for the government to be dribbling Nigerians by pretending to be doing another investigation when the person who should know has already spoken.”

Adegboruwa warned that “once the president is unable to handle this matter by ensuring that the people indicted are dealt with, it means that corruption has defeated his administration given the cases of the $43 million Ikoyigate and the allegation of corruption against the suspended SGF,” adding that “virtually all those who are in his government who have been alleged to be involved in corruption have so far escaped.”

He added: “Once, this case is swept under the carpet again, it means that corruption has defeated his government. All those people who are being tried in the courts now should be allowed to go home and those who have been convicted and sentenced should be released immediately so that we know that there is no need to be claiming to be fighting corruption.”

Adegboruwa noted that the only way to purge the NNPC of corruption is to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

“This administration should quickly pass the PIB bill and sign it into law. It is one of the promises of the Buhari government when they were campaigning. It is in their manifesto. It is totally a disservice to the people of Nigeria that for over two years since this government came into power, the PIB bill is still lying in the Senate. The passage of the PIB bill is the permanent solution to corruption in the oil sector and the government should do that immediately,” he added.

From all indications, the raging feud is a big headache for President Buhari, as the administration is now caught in the web of controversy as to who gave the order for the alleged $25 million contract. Although the President had a closed door meeting with both Kachikwu and Baru last Friday, there is public skepticism that the matter might be eventually swept under the carpet. And that will deal another blow to the anti-corruption war of the Buhari administration.

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Ex Presidential aid Reno Omokri has slam President Muhammadu Buhari over $26 billion NNPC corruption scam, saying "It is Davido we should blame for this President Muhammadu Buhari $26 billion NNPC corruption scam. When they heard that a small boy had 30 billion, they wanted to do their own! Now they need just $4 billion".

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The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Friday, October 6, has reacted to the agitation for secession by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The king who renamed IPOB as the Indigenous People of Brighter Nigeria, said the agitators cannot be faulted for demanding justice and equity.

He made this statement during his courtesy visit to the Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, TheCable reports. The monarch said: “There is something that is bordering them; there is something that is making them to cry,” he said.

“We should not throw them away; we should draw them closer because the youth of this country are the future, the energy, they are the heartbeat of this country." The Ooni also supported the Ohanaeze Ndigbo's decision that Nigeria must be restructured to sustain unity. He said: “We must chart the course of doing things with positive energy. I want to let you know that you are not alone in this.

"We stand by you positively in a very progressive manner. We stand by you; we all must come together to build a united Nigeria. We don’t want any war; we don’t want any disintegration." Governor ikpeazu, while reacting to the Ooni's seej said he was impressed with what the king has said. Ikpeazu said: "I am a firm believer that this country is strong today because of its diversity. “The problem confronting Nigeria remains the inability to harness the potentials and weld together the diversities to create a strong, united country.”

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People's Democratic Party has issued a statement that the two House of Representatives members who recently decamp to APC from PDP will have to Vacate Our Seats.

The Two House of Representatives members on Thursday cross-carpeted from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The lawmakers are Zaphaniah Gisalo representing Abuja Municipal Area Council/Buari and another member, Mr. Yusuf Tijani from Okene/Ogori-Magogo federal constituency of Kogi State. Both lawmakers cross carpeted on the floor of the House amid wide protest from PDP lawmakers.

The Statement which they posted on Twitter read;

No Division In @OfficialPDPNig. Hon. Tijani and Jisalo Must Vacate Our Seats At The Federal House Of Representatives @HouseNGR

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