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 Politics / INEC Takes Final Decision On Anambra Guber Election Today by Okwyla: 5:10am On Oct 05, 2021 |
The Independent National Electoral Commission will today hold an emergency security meeting in Abuja to take a final decision on the conduct of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. https://dailytrust.com/attacks-inec-takes-final-decision-on-anambra-guber-election-today
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| Politics / 1,409 Students Abducted, 16 Killed In 1 Year by Okwyla: 6:38am On Oct 04, 2021 |
Plan International Nigeria, a non-governmental organization, says available records have shown that at least 1,409 students have been kidnapped from their schools in the country since 2020 and as many as 16 reported to have died or been murdered by the gangs. It said as primary and secondary schools across Nigeria reopened for a new academic session, many children were unable to return to their classes due to “the unacceptable level of insecurity and abduction of students.” It called on the Federal Government to take concrete actions to end school abduction and make education safe for all as Nigeria prepares to host the fourth international conference on safe schools declaration this month. The organization made the call in a statement yesterday by its Interim Country Director, Robert Komakech, to commemorate Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary. https://www.akelicious.net/1409-students-abducted-16-killed-in-1-year/
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| Politics / Nnia Nwodo: I Didn't Say Anything About IPOB On Imo, Anambra Killings by Okwyla: 5:06am On Oct 04, 2021 |
Immediate past President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo has distanced himself from a media publication ascribing to him statements on the killings in Imo and Anambra states. https://www.akelicious.net/i-didnt-say-anything-about-ipob-on-imo-anambra-killings-nnia-nwod 2 Likes 1 Share
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| Politics / 61st Independence: Let Us Rededicate Ourselves To Nigeria — Governor Mohammed by Okwyla: 5:57am On Oct 01, 2021 |
As Nigeria celebrates its 61st Independent today, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has appealed to citizens to not only rededicate themselves to the country but also be patriotic and pray for God’s blessings. https://www.akelicious.net/61st-independence-let-us-rededicate-ourselves-to-nigeria-gov-mohammed/ 1 Like 1 Share
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| Politics / Spray Naira Notes, Go To Jail – CBN Warns Nigerians by Okwyla: 6:46am On Jun 11, 2021 |
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has warned Nigerians against spraying the Naira notes in parties and other events. The CBN spokesman, Isaac Okorafor, who made this known on Thursday in a statement, said defaulters would be jailed for not less than six months and would be given the option of a N50,000 fine. According to the spokesman, the CBN has concluded the decision to establish mobile courts to prosecute those abusing the Naira notes. He noted that the security agencies particularly the police operatives would be involved in monitoring the Naira users and ensure that the order is enforced across the nation. “If a celebrant is dancing and you spray him/her, you may go to jail from the party venue, because the law enforcement agents will be there, waiting to arrest you. “The law enforcement agencies must catch offenders and take them to court. Our (CBN) collaboration with the police will intensify as we move to implement the mobile court for offenders,” Mr Okorafor said in a statement on Thursday. The CBN spokesman urged Nigerians to ensure that monies being gifted to their loved ones either in an event or not are properly enveloped to avoid abusing the note. https://www.akelicious.net/spray-naira-notes-go-to-jail-cbn-warns-nigerians/
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| Celebrities / Re: Blogger, Offor Godwin Shares New Photos In Celebration Of His 27th Birthday by Okwyla: 6:48am On Sep 18, 2020 |
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| Celebrities / Blogger, Offor Godwin Shares New Photos In Celebration Of His 27th Birthday by Okwyla: 6:46am On Sep 18, 2020 |
Nigerian blogger Offor Godwin Nkemakonam celebrating his 27th birthday and he took to his blog Instagram and Facebook page and wrote: Lord Jesus, I can’t thank you enough for bringing me this far in life. I might not be a billionaire, but You have blessed me with life, good health, happiness and peace of mind. These gifts are worth more than all the money and treasures of the world. I pray that You give me the strength to forge ahead in life and fulfill the destiny that You have placed in front of me. Happy birthday to myself. #AbleGod #MrAkeli #AkeliciousMedia #Happybirthday https://www.naijalivetv.com/blogger-offor-godwin-shares-new-photos-in-celebration-of-his-27th-birthday/
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| Politics / No Nigerian Arrested During Evacuation From S/africa – Mission by Okwyla: 11:25am On Sep 13, 2019 |
Nigeria Consul General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, says no Nigerian was arrested in the cause of evacuation of those voluntarily wish to leave South Africa following xenophobic attacks on them. Adama told Nigeria News Agency through telephone in Abuja that no returnee was detained or refused to board flight on Wednesday by South African Authorities. He said, though some had immigration problems, they were quickly fixed. The consul general added that what happened was that many of the returnees missed the flights because of their uncoordinated attitudes. He said the delay in the evacuation process was caused by misplacement of travel documents as required by South Africa immigration laws. “Some will still tell you that they put their documents inside bags that had been checked into the plane; some even said that they had theirs stolen and all that. “Then others have issues of expired passports,’’ he said. Adama said the evacuation process was difficult, adding that the second batch flight had to be rescheduled to enable those who had issues with their documents resolve it. “We did not transport anybody on Thursday. “We are waiting to prepare properly because we lost some spaces in the aircraft on Wednesday due to the attitudes of some of our people. “If you give instructions, they will not follow; calling them, they will not pick; even when they hear their names, they will not respond. “So, because of documentation, a lot of people missed the flight but nobody was detained. “Everybody that had issue with immigration was resolved and we ensured they all travelled.’’ Adama, however, admitted that there were obstacles in the process and that there were hitches at one point or the other, but that the mission solved every problem and everybody travelled. The envoy explained that some of the returnees were interrogated by the immigration but the mission secured their release. He said that there was a case of a woman, who wanted to travel with children that were not her own, adding that the case was treated as that of human trafficking. “We equally resolved that too as the father of the children came to the airport for identification,’’ he said. He said that mission was working to ensure that all seats in the expected aircraft were occupied and that the manifest would be ready before the plane comes again. “We want to ensure that we have more than enough passengers as we do not want more seats to be empty. “We are liaising with the South African authorities too; we are putting up a joint meeting with the host immigration service and other protocols. “We are all on the same page before the next exercise. “The next batch of passengers will not be Friday because we are not prepared for that but we want to finalise and send them the manifest.’’ He said that the mission had not given any time, but once it finish, it would intimate the airline within 24 hours. https://www.akelicious.net/no-nigerian-arrested-during-evacuation-from-s-africa-mission/
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| Business / Banks Borrowed N1.4trn From CBN In July by Okwyla: 4:22am On Sep 09, 2019 |
Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the country borrowed the sum of N1.4 trillion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) window in July this year, the apex bank has disclosed. The CBN stated this in its Economic Report for July 2019 released at the weekend, adding that it granted total Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) of N1.2 trillion to DMBs during the same period. While the SLF is a window through which DMBs borrow funds from the CBN to enable them to meet their short-term cash needs, the SDF provides a window for the lenders to place their surplus cash with the regulator with interest. According to the banking watchdog, DMBs made more visits to its SLF window in July. It stated: “The trend at the CBN standing facilities window showed more patronage at the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) window. Applicable rates for the SLF and Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) remained at 15.50 per cent and 8.50 per cent, respectively. “The total SLF granted during the review period was N1,372.95 billion (inclusive of Intra-day Lending Facility (ILF) converted to overnight repo). Daily average was N68.65 billion in the 20 transaction days in July 2019. Total interest earned was N994.80 billion. “The total SDF granted during the review period was N1,165.82 billion with a daily average of N1.30 billion in the 19 transaction days. Daily request ranged from N9.00 billion to N154.30 billion. Cost incurred on SDF in the month stood at N0.35 billion.” New Telegraph’s analysis of data obtained from the CBN shows that DMBs borrowed N11 trillion from the CBN through the SLF in the first five months of this year. Specifically, a review of the apex bank’s economic report for Q1 2019 as well as its economic reports for the months of January, February, April and May 2019, indicate that while DMBs borrowed N11.02 trillion through the SLF window, the total SDF granted them by the CBN during the period amounted to N5.7 trillion. The CBN has not released its economic report for the month of June. However, when figures obtained from its July 2019 economic report are added to those from the reports for the first five months of this year, they show that for the six months under review, DMBs borrowed a total of N12.42 trillion from the banking sector regulator through the SLF while the total SDF granted them during the period amounted to N6.9 trillion. Analysts point out that the DMBs would continue to be frequent visitors at the SLF window for as long as the CBN continues with its tight monetary policy stance. In fact, with softening oil prices leading to a decline in the nation’s external reserves in recent weeks, the general prediction is that the CBN could adopt further tightening measures as a way of attracting foreign portfolio capital investors. However, while DMBs’ visits to the SLF window are heading north, there are indications that lenders’ placements at the SDF window are heading south. Indeed, compared with the data in the economic report for May, total SDF granted by the CBN in July declined. In its May 2019 economic report, the CBN had stated that: “The total SDF granted during the review period was N1,813.90 billion, with a daily average of N100.77 billion in the 18 transaction days. Daily request ranged from N24.75 billion to N144.10 billion. Cost incurred on SDF in the month stood at N0.59 billion.” In its July report, however, the apex bank disclosed that: “The total SDF granted during the review period was N1,165.82 billion with a daily average of N1.30 billion in the 19 transaction days. Daily request ranged from N9.00 billion to N154.30 billion. Cost incurred on SDF in the month stood at N0.35 billion.” Analysts attribute the drop in SDF placements by DMBs in July partly to the implementation of the CBN’s decision to peg DMBs’ remunerable daily placements at the SDF at a maximum amount of N2 billion and that it would not pay interest on any deposit by a lender that is above the N2 billion. The decision, along with an earlier CBN directive mandating DMBs to give out a minimum of 60 per cent of their deposits as loans with effect from September 30, 2019 or face sanctions, were part of fresh measures recently unveiled by the regulator to help boost economic growth by unlocking credit, especially to the real sector. Meanwhile, according to the economic report for July 2019, DMBs’ credit to the domestic economy increased by 0.6 per cent to N21,073.7 billion at end-June 2019, compared with the level at the end of the preceding month. The report further stated that: “Total assets and liabilities of the banks amounted to N39,623.4 billion at end-June 2019, showing a 0.2 per cent increase, compared with the level at the end of the preceding month. “Funds were sourced, mainly, from foreign liabilities, mobilisation of time, savings and foreign currency deposits and reduction in claims on Central Bank. The funds were used mainly, to acquire foreign assets, shore up capital accounts and pay off demand deposits.” https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/09/banks-borrowed-n1-4trn-from-cbn-in-july/
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| Politics / NAF Jets Neutralise Several Insurgents In Borno by Okwyla: 5:13pm On Sep 01, 2019 |
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralised scores of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) in air strikes at Yuwe “C” in Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Infomation, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday said the operation was conducted on Saturday. Daramola explained that the air raid was executed in continuation of Operation GREEN SWEEP 3 after credible Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports. Operation GREEN SWEEP III target some identified terrorists’ positions in Borno. He said the HUMINT reports were also corroborated by series of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions to establish that the settlement was being used as a hideout for the insurgents. “The ATF therefore detailed 2 Alpha Jets and an L-39ZA aircraft to attack the target area. “As the aircraft arrived overhead the target area, several BHTs were seen attempting to flee while many others concealed themselves in the structures and dense vegetation of the area. “The jets took turns attacking the target, scoring crucial hits on the hideout leading to the neutralisation of several BHT fighters,” he said. Daramola said The NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, would sustain its operations against the terrorists in the North-East. https://www.akelicious.net/naf-jets-neutralise-several-insurgents-in-borno/
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| Politics / NEC: 22m Barrels Of Oil Stolen In First Half Of 2019 by Okwyla: 7:12am On Aug 30, 2019 |
The National Economic Council (NEC) Thursday put the amount of crude oil stolen from Nigeria in the first six months of 2019 at 22 million barrels. A statement from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday said Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who is the Chairman of the ad-hoc committee of the NEC on crude oil theft, prevention and control, gave the figure at a meeting of stakeholders in Abuja. The statement, signed by NNPC Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, quoted Obaseki as calling on stakeholders to join forces and work towards eradicating crude oil theft. The governor expressed concerns that oil theft is currently on the upward swing in the country. Obaseki, who painted a dire picture of the oil theft menace, said if nothing was done to curtail the ugly trend, the figure could double by the end of the year. According to him, oil theft and pipeline vandalism are beginning to pose a threat to the national economy. The NNPC stated that the meeting had in attendance, its Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari, and representatives of the governors of Delta, Bayelsa, Ondo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Rivers States. Also, in attendance according to the corporation, were representatives of the Nigerian Police, Navy, Army, Civil Defence and the international oil companies (IOCs) as well as some indigenous operators. NNPC equally said it was excited that oil theft and its twin-evil of pipeline vandalism were receiving attention at the highest level of governance in the country. It added that in its June 2019 NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) released recently, it recorded a staggering 77 per cent rise in cases of oil pipeline vandalism across its network of pipeline infrastructure. According to the report, 106 pipeline points were breached, representing an alarming increase from the 60 points vandalised in May 2019. https://www.akelicious.net/nec-22m-barrels-of-oil-stolen-in-first-half-of-2019/
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| Politics / Plateau Assembly Approve Lalong’s Request To Appoint 15 Special Advisers by Okwyla: 3:52pm On Aug 28, 2019 |
The Plateau House of Assembly has approved the request by Gov. Simon Lalong to appoint 15 special advisers to serve in his government. The approval followed a communication from the governor on Wednesday seeking the approval of the assembly to appoint 15 special advisers. The governor said that the governor’s request was in accordance with section 196 Sub-section 2 of the 1999 Constitution as amended. “In my bid and determination to form a formidable team that will help me achieve my mandate, I hereby seek the approval of the House to appoint 15 Special Advisers to serve in my government,’’ he said. The House, thereafter, approved the governor’s request through a voice vote. https://www.akelicious.net/plateau-assembly-approve-lalongs-request-to-appoint-15-special-advisers/
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| Politics / All You Need To Know About Enugu New Commissioner Of Police by Okwyla: 9:49am On Aug 28, 2019 |
The new Commissioner of Police in Enugu state, Ahmed Abdulrahman, popularly described as “Pragmatic Super Cop” hails from Kirfi LGA, Bauchi State. He enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet ASP in 1990 at Nigeria Police Academy Annex, Kaduna. SCHOOLS ATTENDED: LEA Primary School Kuru III Jos, 1970-1976. GSS shendam, Plateau State, 1978-1983. University of Sokoto, 1983-1988. Nigeria Police Academy, 1990-1991. The Norwegian Police University, Norway, 2007. International Law Academy, Volgograd-Russia, 2008. University of Hong Kong (SPACE), China, 2010. Civil Service College, Singapore, 2011. North-Western University Evanston, Chicago-USA, 2012. Kaduna State University (KASU), 2014-2015. Kaduna State University (KASU), 2016. QUALIFICATIONS: B. Sc. (Hons) Political Science & Administration. Masters Degree in Conflict, Peace & Strategic Studies (MCPSS). Masters Degree in Criminal Justice (MCJ). International Certificate in Peace Keeping. International Certificate in Investigation. Post Graduate Certificate in Corruption Studies. International Certificate in Good Governance & Anti-corruption Policies. International Certificate in Crime Scene Technology. COURSES ATTENDED: Mountain School, Shere Hills, Jos (Citizenship and Leadership Training), 1990. Nigeria Police Staff College, Jos (Advance Detective Course) 1996. Bosnia Herzegovina (Police Transitional Policing Course, Drug Awareness & Intelligence Course), 1999. Nigeria Police Staff College, Jos (Intermediate Command Course), 2000. Armed Forces Command & Staff College, Jaji (Counter Revolutionary Warfare), 2000. PMF Training Camp Gwoza, Borno (Squadron Commander’s Induction Course), 2001. PMF Training Camp Gwoza, Borno (Squadron Commander’s Combat Operation Course), 2007. International Association of Chiefs of Police (Intelligence Led Policing) at Chicago, USA. DFID- Justice for All (Executive Leadership Development Program) at Kaduna, 2014. WORKING EXPERIENCES: Lecturer at COE Ilorin (NYSC). Plateau State Command: – O/C GI SIIB; – PPRO Plateau Command; – O/C Command Education Dep’t Zone 1 Kano: – i/c Zonal Crime Section. FHQ, Louis Edet House, Abuja: – PA to AIG FIIB; – PA to AIG ‘C’ (Logistics & Supply); – i/c Training ‘E’ Dep’t; – CSO to IGP Ibrahim Coomasie. Benue State Command: – 2i/c Operations; – 2i/c State Criminal Investigation Dep’t. Lagos State Command: – 2i/c Operations. Ogun State Command: – AC CID FCT Command, Abuja: – 2i/c Operations. Kaduna State Command: – AC Department of Operations; – DC Department of Operations. Police Mobile Force (PMF): – Squadron Commander, 6 PMF, Maiduguri. Training Institutions: Deputy Commandant, PCK. EFCC: – 2i/c Operations Lagos Office; – 2i/c Operations Abuja; – Head of Federal Economic Governance Abuja; – Head of Operations Abuja Zonal Office; – Deputy Director Operations, Headquarters. In 2017, there was news that he was penciled down to replace the current Chairman, Ibrahim Magu whom the Nigerian Senate refused to confirm his nomination. The news later turned out to be false. African Continent: – Sole Representative of West Africa at the Meeting of African Anti-Corruption Experts in Bujumbura, Rwanda. United Nation: – UN Peace Mission in Bosnia Herzegovina. WRITTEN WORKS – ”The Economic Policies of Sokoto Caliphate Under Muhammadu Bello”, 11th September, 1988. (University of Sokoto). – ”The Nigeria Police Force; A Replica of the Nigerian Society”. POLAC Annex Kaduna, 1991. – ”Security at the Airports” (Nigeria), Nigeria Police Staff College, Jos. 2000. – ”A Review of the Strategy of EFCC in Fighting Corruption & Recommendations for Enhancement”. University of Hong Kong. 2010. – ”The Role of the Nigeria Police in Tackling the Menace of Cattle Rustling and its Effects in Kaduna State”. Kaduna State University. 2015. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES: – Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police (MIACP). – Member, National Institute of Management (MNIM). – Member National Institute of Public Relations (MNIPR). MEDAL AND MERITIOUS AWARDS: – UN Medals for Peace Keeping in Bosnia Herzegovina, 1999. – ’Exemplary Leadership Award’ by Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gummi Foundation. – ’Icon of Societal Transformation Award’ by NANS 2016. – ’Leadership Award of Excellence as Achiever Per Excellent; Sir Ahmadu Bello Sardaunan Platinum’ by Northern Youth Council (NYC). COUNTRIES VISITED: Germany, Switzerland, Sudan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Croatia, Libya, France, Austria, Tunisia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Benin Republic, Netherlands, Belgium, Niger Republic, UAE, Sweden, Qatar, Russia, Kenya, Malawi, Brundi, China, Singapore, Egypt, Ethiopia, USA, India and Turkey. HIS LIKES: Exercise, Travelling, Reading, Debating and being Current. DISLIKES: Corruption/Stealing, Laziness/Indiscipline and Anything unlawful. HE SPEAKS FLUENTLY: English, Arabic and Hausa/Fulani. Until his recent posting to Enugu, CP Ahmad was the Commissioner of Police in charge of Intelligence at the FCID, Abuja. He has beenHe has held many command positions across the Federation. The last state he acted as a Commissioner was Kaduna State, where he was in charge between August 2018 to April 2019. https://www.akelicious.net/all-you-need-to-know-about-enugu-new-commissioner-of-police/
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| Politics / $9.6bn Debt: FG Alleges Conspiracy In Judgment by Okwyla: 6:42pm On Aug 27, 2019 |
The Federal Government says preliminary investigations has revealed local and international conspiracy in the purported gas contract leading to award of 9.6 billion dollars judgment debt against Nigeria. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) disclosed this at a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. The briefing organised by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed also had in attendance the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed and the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Malami said that the preliminary investigations revealed that the contract from conception was bound to fail because of deliberate inherent elements designed into it. “I want to draw attention first to the composition of parties in the agreements which are the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (FMPR) and the company, Process and Industrial Developments Ltd. (P&ID). “As you rightly know, the federal ministry of petroleum resources is not a producer of gas. “Gas products are produced by International Oil Companies (IOC) and NNPC. “When you conceive, sign and execute a contract for the supply of gas products without involving the IOC and NNPC as parties to the agreement, you know very well that there are lot of questions to answer rising from the conception of the contract. “This, among others, gave rise to the insinuation of fraudulent conspiracies right from the conception of the agreement. “The fact remains that you cannot sign an agreement to provide a product that you do not have. “The ministry does not have oil field and gas products but it went ahead to sign the agreement without involving those that are producers of gas products,’’ he said. Malami said President Muhammadu Buhari had directed that a full scale investigation be carried out on the circumstances that led to the award. He said the country, through the contract, was subjected to unnecessary economic sabotage and investigation would unravel those involved in the deal. Corroborating Malami’s position, the CBN Governor said the claim by P&ID that it spent 40 million dollars on the botched contract was not correct. “We have heard that the contractors in this case claimed that they spent 40 million dollars in the project. “On our part in CBN, we know that as a foreign company, if you are investing in a contract or project in Nigeria, there are various options that you adopt. “If you are bringing in machines into the country to execute a contract, you must fill certain forms and pay some money through the CBN. Emefiele said “we have gone through our records but we do not have any information to show that the company brought in one cent into the country for the purported project. “We have accordingly written to the EFCC and other agencies investigating the case. “Time has come that Nigerians should rise against those who claim to do business in Nigeria without investing a penny in the country but all with an intention to defraud the country. “The money they are plotting to take belongs to all of us,’’ he said The Finance minister on her part said the case was weighty considering the fact that the awarded 9.6 billion dollar is equivalent to N3.5 trillion. “N3.5 trillion in our national budget will be covering for us recurrent votes if not more. “Apart from being exorbitant, it is unfair and an assault to every Nigerian,’’ she said According to Ahmed, every Nigerian must come together to ensure that the judgment is set aside because the consequences will affect everyone. It will be recalled that in January 2010, the FMPR entered into a 20-year gas and supply processing agreement (GSPA) with P&ID to build a gas processing facility. P&ID was to refine associated natural gas into non-associated gas to power the national electric grid. Dr Rilwanu Lukman, who died in 2014, was the minister of petroleum at the time while late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was on a medical trip to Saudi Arabia. Narrating the issues that led to the judgment, the information and culture minister said the 20-year Gas Supply Processing Agreement (GSPA) purportedly entered into with the P&ID in 2010, the company never performed as agreed. “With the contract having suffered a setback, the case went to arbitration. P&ID’s claim in the arbitration proceedings was mainly for the loss of profit for the 20-year term of the GSPA. “In an interim award, the Arbitration Tribunal ruled that Nigeria has breached the contract. “Though Nigeria successfully applied to have that award set aside by the Federal High Court in Lagos, the Tribunal ignored this decision. “Consequently, on January 31, 2017, the Tribunal rendered its final award against the Ministry of Petroleum Resources in the sum of 6.597 billion dollars. “This was in addition to pre-award interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum, effective from March 20, 2013 and post-award interest at the same rate from the date of the award. “This interest increased the size of the award to 9.6 billion dollars,’’ he said. Mohammed said that after the arbitration award in 2017, Nigeria made several attempts to negotiate the award and resolve the whole issue amicably with P&ID but to no avail. He said following an enforcement proceedings instituted simultaneously by the company in the UK and the U.S., the government engaged the services of the U.S. law firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. The minister also reiterated governmen’s position on the underhanded manner in which the contract was negotiated and signed. He said indications were that the whole process was carried out by some vested interests in the past administration. Mohammed, however, assured Nigerians that contrary to reports in certain quarters, the country was not about to lose any of its assets to P&ID as a result of the judgment. https://www.akelicious.net/9-6bn-debt-fg-alleges-conspiracy-in-judgment/
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| Politics / Taraba Slain Policemen: Soldiers Attacked Cops, Freed Me, Wadume Confesses by Okwyla: 4:21am On Aug 21, 2019 |
The police have re-arrested a kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, popularly known as Wadume, two weeks after he escaped from the custody of the Intelligence Response Team while being taken to the state police headquarters in Jalingo, Taraba State. The fugitive was apprehended at his hideout at Layin Mai Allo Hotoro area of Kano State on Monday night following a massive manhunt launched by the police Special Forces and IRT members in Taraba and the surrounding states. Wadume was assisted to escape by soldiers after the police team came under attack from troops attached to 93 Battalion, Takum, on August 6. Three policemen and two civilians were killed during the incident while five other police officers were injured. In a viral video released on Tuesday, the suspect admitted that he was released from police custody by soldiers who cut off his handcuffs. Speaking in Hausa, he said, “My name is Hamisu Bala Wadume. Police came to arrest me, When they arrested me, army chased after them and opened fire. “From there, they (soldiers) took me to their headquarters, and cut off my handcuffs and released me. I went back to my house and police came to re-arrest me.” One of our correspondents gathered that Wadume was tracked to Layin Mai Allo Hotoro community by the police using sophisticated equipment which pinpointed his location through his phone calls to family members and friends while in hiding. Akelicious gathered that the suspect would in the coming days undergo intensive and marathon interrogation focused on eliciting credible information and evidence against his collaborators in the military and the police. One of our correspondents had exclusively reported last Saturday how the investigators discovered that the Crime Officer and Station Officer in Ibi police station had connived with Wadume in his criminal enterprise. The CO was discovered to have made over 200 phone calls to the millionaire kidnapper while the station officer was found to have torn off the entry made by the ill-fated IRT team to destroy the evidence indicating that the officers reported the operation to arrest Wadume at the station in line with the police standard operating procedure. The force spokesman, Frank Mba, in a statement, said Wadume’s arrest, “will no doubt, help in bringing answers to the numerous but hitherto unanswered questions touching on the incident and the larger criminal enterprise of the suspect.” “The police had been on the massive manhunt for the suspect, Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume, since August 6, 2019, following the unfortunate incident in Ibi, Taraba State, which resulted in the brutal murder of three police officers and two civilians, and injury to five others. “The suspect, who was appropriately restrained at the time of the incident, was subsequently released by his “rescuers” after they had destroyed the restraining handcuffs,” Mba stated. Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has commended the operatives for the arrest just as he also expressed his gratitude to all Nigerians for “their unparalleled show of love and empathy to the Force and the families of the officers and patriotic civilians who paid the supreme price in the service of their fatherland.” Findings showed that the Joint Investigation Panel, headed by Rear Admiral IT Olaiya, a former Director of Naval Intelligence, would still continue with its assignment. The panel was constituted by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, to probe the incident, following a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari asking the military to investigate the killing of three policemen and two civilians in Taraba State by soldiers. https://www.akelicious.net/taraba-slain-policemen-soldiers-attacked-cops-freed-me-wadume-confesses/
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| Politics / NASS Partners Niger Govt. On Infrastructure Dev’t by Okwyla: 7:23pm On Aug 20, 2019 |
Members of the National Assembly from Niger has pledged to partner with the Niger state government on infrastructure development. Alhaji Abdullahi Sabi, Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, disclosed this when he led other members of assembly from the state to courtesy call on Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger in Minna on Tuesday. He said that the members from the state would support the state government in addressing infrastructure challenges in transport, health, agriculture and water sectors. “We the Niger people, the three senators and the 10 House of Representative members from the state are here to tell you that we are fully ready to partner with government to develop the state. “We are here to pledge our loyalty and commitment to you in various areas that will assist you as the governor to reduce some of the challenges the state is going through. “We have realised that all hands need to be on deck in order to address some of these challenges,’’ he said. Sabi, who decried the deplorable state of Federal roads in the state, especially the Minna-Suleja road, gave the assurance that the National assembly would draw the attention of the Federal government for quick intervention. He added that members of the 9th assembly would work with the state government so as not to repeat what happened in the 8th assembly. Responding, Bello commended the members for their visit, saying that it would improve relationship between members of the National assembly and the state government. He lamented the deplorable state of Federal roads in the state as a result of the heavy duty trucks plying the roads. “These trucks carry products above the approved standard of 30,000 tones some even carry fuel up to 70,000 liters, thereby putting pressure on our roads. “We need collaboration with you so that we can have eyes in Abuja to seek support from ministries especially on funds aside Ministry of Environment and transport to address issues of flood and gully erosion in states. “This is to enable the state access such funds to address some of these challenges,’’ he said. https://www.akelicious.net/nass-partners-niger-govt-on-infrastructure-devt/
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| Politics / Eid-el Kabir: Police Beef Up Security, Ram Sellers Decry Low Patronage by Okwyla: 4:40am On Aug 10, 2019 |
To ensure a peaceful Eid-el-Kabir celebration, the police have tightened up security across the states of the federation. Their action is informed by the directive of the inspector-general of police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu to all assistant inspectors-general of police (AIGs) and commissioners of police (CPs) in charge of zones and state commands to deploy adequate operational manpower and equipment to protect all places of public interest during the event. The places of interest, according to the IGP, include shopping malls, motor parks, financial institutions, worship and recreation centres so that holiday makers, Muslim faithful and other Nigerians to enjoy optimum safety and security during the season. Adamu particularly directed that state commissioners of police including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) should put in place strategic and customised security deployment on major highways straddling their Areas of Responsibilities (AORs) to ensure adequate safety for travellers and other road users. He assured Nigerians of adequate security before, during and after the Eid-el-Kabir festival. Force spokesman, Mr. Frank Mba, said yesterday in Abuja that the IGP heartily expressed his goodwill to, and congratulated all Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah as they join other faithful across the world, in celebrating this year’s Eid-el-Kabir. While reassuring the public, especially worshippers, travellers and all well-meaning citizens that the Nigeria police would effectively discharge their constitutional responsibility of providing adequate security for all, the IGP advised Nigerians to, at all times, be security conscious and report promptly, every suspicious movement by individuals or groups to the police or other relevant security agencies. Meanwhile, the FCT commissioner of police, Mr. Bala Ciroma, says that the command has taken adequate steps to fortify all Eid praying grounds, churches, shopping malls, gardens, recreational parks, motor parks and other areas that will attract the large gathering of people. Ciroma added that the command is working assiduously to ensure a hitch-free Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the FCT and directed that in the event of any distress, the Command Control Room should be contacted 08032003913, 08061581930, 07057337653 or 08028940883. http://leadership.ng/2019/08/10/eid-el-kabir-police-beef-up-security-ram-sellers-decry-low-patronage/
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| Business / Betbonanza Unveils Amokachi As Ambassador (see Photos) by Okwyla: 3:55am On Aug 09, 2019 |
Former Super Eagles forward and Assistant Manager, Daniel Amokachi was on Thursday unveiled as the Ambassador of a new sports betting brand called betBonanza in Lagos, to a group of newsmen, bloggers and influencers. Amokachi was introduced at the official Press Conference to launch the brand in Lagos. Amokachi who enjoyed a tremendous footballing career, was the first Nigerian player to score in the UEFA Champions League. He also contributed significantly to Super Eagles top three tournaments in the 1990s including winning the Olympic Gold Medal in at Atlanta ‘96. Speaking at his unveiling, the new brand ambassador said, “I am glad to join a company that believes in getting better. This is because getting better at whatever one does is a continuous process. My career has been a constant learning curve and road to becoming better. There are lessons and opportunities for growth with every “ups and downs” one encounters. “Honestly, there are great moments that I can never forget, but being better than I was yesterday has always been my watchword”, the former Olympic gold medalist said. “I believe that if you are ready to take that one step, you can always become a better person. This is the value that I passionately share with betBonanza. I am thrilled to be part of betBonanza, and I believe in what they represent”, the African legend concluded. Managing Director of betBonanza Adekunle Adeniji, who is an influential figure in the African gaming industry, revealed that betBonanza has spent both time and resources to develop a world-class platform as well as the right team behind it. “We as a company, believe in the need to continue to get better, that’s the reason behind our slogan which says “be better”. We have built a state-of-the-art platform, using modern technology which none of our competitors possess. Our mission is to be the best-loved betting company in Nigeria through innovations, trust and transparency”, he said. The gaming expert continued, “Our primary focus is to create more than 15,000 jobs in the next 12 months in Nigeria through the agency model we are launching. There is also an opportunity for our agents and super agents to get loans periodically to improve their existing shop or to start a new one. In the next 18 months, we are looking at creating more than 20,000 direct and indirect jobs”, the betBonanza M.D. projected. Apart from sports betting, customers can also bet on betBonanza’s state-of-the-art virtual football, a wide range of casino and number games. betBonanza is now open to online customers everywhere in Nigeria with exciting offerings and bonuses. New customers get a 100% welcome bonus of up to N100,000 on their first deposit to bet. betBonanza is currently licensed by the Lagos State Lottery Board (LSLB) and across many other states in Nigeria. See more photos at https://www.akelicious.net/betbonanza-unveils-amokachi-as-ambassador-see-photos/
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| Politics / Bayelsa APC Set To Clinch Guber Ticket As Lawmaker Says No Zoning by Okwyla: 11:05am On Aug 08, 2019 |
Wilson Dauyegha, the All Progressive Congress (APC) Minority Leader in the Bayelsa House of Assembly, says Bayelsa does not recognise zoning system, assuring his party members of victory in the forthcoming gubernatorial election. Dauyegha, who represents Ekeremor State Constituency II, told the Nigeria News Agency on Thursday in Port Harcourt that come Nov. 16, APC would take over Bayelsa Government House in an expected credible electoral process. According to him, the state since inception had never recognised zoning system in their choice of a governor. “There is no zoning in Bayelsa, remember, when former President Goodluck Johnathan was the governor of Bayelsa, he was from Ogbia, and then people were saying that he would be succeeded by somebody from a different Senatorial district. “But that was not the case as the next three governors that led Bayelsa after Jonathan were all from the same Senatorial district. “So, here in Bayelsa, we don’t recognise zoning system, our governor can come from any part of the state and by my personal understanding, the three Senatorial districts in Bayelsa have all produced a governor, no part of the state is being marginalised in that regard,” he said. Dauyegha, who is also the Chairman House Committee on NDDC in the state’s Assembly, said that Bayelsans were actually tired of what he called “People Deceiving Peoples Party”. He added that the people are yearning for change as they are equally deserving of the next level agenda of the Federal Government. “If we followed closely events in the last election, in the House of Representatives, out of five seats for Bayelsa, APC won two seats and in the Senate we were able to win one seat of three. “In fact, Bayelsa APC is waiting to conclude its primary election and who ever emerges winner shall enjoy the total support from the parry. “I can’t predict any candidate for now until we conduct our party primaries,” he said. Dauyegha, however, said that so far, two deserving APC stalwarts had purchased the Expression of Interest Forms for the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. “So far, a young woman who was a former Police Commissioner and Sen. Heineken Lopkobiri have bought forms, I’m sure more persons may also buy in no distant time. “ As for our primaries, it is going to be very transparent and at the end of it, whoever wins shall enjoy full support from Bayelsa APC,” he said. https://www.akelicious.net/bayelsa-apc-set-to-clinch-guber-ticket-as-lawmaker-says-no-zoning/
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| Business / Why Nigerian Borrowers Can’t Get Single Digit Interest Rate –economist by Okwyla: 4:52am On Aug 06, 2019 |
Nigeria’s Organised Private Sector’s (OPS) quest for concessionary lending from commercial banks may really not be realised in the near future as an economic expert has foreclosed the chances of a single digit credit coming through in the economy with the Federal Government’s risk free rate still hanging at 13.5 percent. Consequently, Mr Bayo Rotimi, an economist and managing director of Quest Consulting LLP, who was guest speaker at a recent customer forum organised by Union Bank of Nigeria Limited, in Lagos, advised prospective borrowers to seek alternative ways of cutting their cost instead of waiting for the much taunted intervention rate promised by government. He argued that although intervention funds may eventually come, it would rather be disingenous for businessmen with an eye on profit to risk waiting for low interest intervention fund which does not come fast as this may result in want delays in production. According to him, the normal thing would be for him to seek restructuring initiatives including tax exemption to cut cost of commercial borrowing at about 25 per cent or more. He noted that there is no way any commercial bank in the country can lend to businesses at less than CBN risk free rate of 13.5 per cent, given there are several other cost items that banks need to defray to arrive at final lending cost to customers. The former executive said with the anchor rate at 13.5 per cent, banks would now add their cost of funds, cost of operation and other ancillary costs including providing guarantees for borrowers of intervention funds as well as cost of monitoring delinquent borrowers which will eventually raise the lending rate to about 25 per cent or more when it gets to the borrower. “Lending rate will not drop below the 13.5 per cent until the environment allows banks to lend cheap. You don’t expect to get credit at less than your the country’s anchor rate of 13 .5 per cent. In advanced economies, it usually hovers around 1 – 1.5 per cent or could even be negative in USA” Rotimi lamented that Nigeria’s struggling economy may likely to continue till year end even as he described President Muhammadu Buhari’s incoming cabinet ministers as the same “old tired and recycled politicians’ who may notbmove the economy forward. Meanwhile he has also waned that Nigeria’s GDP would likely be closing the year at about 2 percent even though its population growth is at about 3 percent meaning there will be no jobs or infrastructure to cater for the rising population The former banker noted that over 100million Nigerians are living in extreme poverty an indication that those families depend on $1.9 (about N700) daily to survive, attributing the rising spate of insecurity nationwide to this level of poverty He also argued that the government’s failure to achieve a balanced budget consistently over the last few years was a clear indication that the country was broke.“We have failed to achieve our revenue target because government have not attained the 2.3million barrels of crude any year but the cost of governance is still rising. Our recurrent expenditure is 70 percent of national budget now and post Minimum Wage implementation will hit 80 percent. These are indications that the country is broke https://www.akelicious.net/why-nigerian-borrowers-cant-get-single-digit-interest-rate-economist/
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| Politics / Throw Back: President Buhari Called For Revolution In 2011 by Okwyla: 9:32am On Aug 05, 2019 |
In 2011, General Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), called for a revolution in Nigeria — albeit through the ballot. Via a statement by Yinka Odumakin, his spokesman at the time who has now turned to one of his fiercest critics, Buhari asked Nigerians to make exceptional sacrifices to assert their collective will in the country. “The Egyptian pro-democracy campaigners defied all odds to achieve their set goal of terminating the 30-year old grip on power by Mubarak. Their tenacity has again confirmed the truism that no force on earth can stop a people determined,” he said. This was not the first time the president called for mass action — he did the same in 2003, after losing the presidential election to incumbent Olusegun Obasanjo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In June 2003, supporters of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Buhari, began a mass protest against the outcome of the April 19, 2003 presidential election in Abuja. The protesters were reported to have massed at the Court of Appeal, venue of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to witness the proceeding. They would later spill over to the streets where they chanted anti-government slogans against the Olusegun Obasanjo government. A REPEAT IN 2011? In the same statement calling for a revolution in 2011, Buhari commended the Egyptian military for refusing to attack “the forces of change”. “The military in Egypt showed exemplary conduct with the way they refused to be used to attack the forces of change,” Buhari was quoted to have said. “They showed the whole world that there is a clear difference between the state and those who temporarily occupy political offices for a fixed tenure. This is a lesson for our security agents who have been used to subvert the will of the people at elections in recent past. “The time has come for our own security forces to demonstrate similar valour by putting national interest above that of individuals when there is a clash between the two. “Unlike the Egyptians who went through self-denial for 18 unbroken days to achieve their aspiration for leadership change, Nigerians just have to take their voter cards, vote on each election day and ensure that their votes count and are properly counted. “It is time to demonstrate people’s power to free our country from those who have held it hostage for the last 12 years and are threatening to keep it so for 60 years.” BUHARI COMMENDS EGYPT’S REVOLUTIONARIES The CPC flagbearer commended the revolutionaries in Egypt, asking Nigerians to emulate them and support themselves regardless of religious divides. “More importantly Nigerians have to learn from the way faiths integrated to achieve national aspiration. Christians formed rings round Muslims as they observed their Jumat prayers during the demonstrations,” Buhari said. “For us as a people, we need to also move from balance of hate to balance of faith as the Egyptians practically demonstrated on the field of battle for change. “Rather than allow ourselves to be divided by our faiths, we must emphasise what binds us together and areas where the shoe pinches us collectively as people with common humanity. With all sense of modesty, this is part of what the Buhari-Bakare candidacy represents.” LOVE EGYPTIANS REVOLUTIONARIES, ARREST NIGERIA’S? Buhari, who would later win the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections, has formed a government, which has remained hostile to revolutionaries and civil disobedience — regardless of tribe and religious inclinations. Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow, was arrested by the Department of State Services(DSS) for planning civil disobedience — once commended by Buhari. The police have described the planned civil disobedience as treason and terrorism. In Buhari’s defence, his supporters claim Buhari only asked Nigerians to “draw the right lessons from the 18-day revolution which saw Hosni Mubarak quitting office after 30 years; and do the needful to effect a regime change in Nigeria at the April polls”. Since winning elections in 2015, Buhari has asked Nigerians to stop addressing him as a general but simply as president — with his handlers stating he has become a reformed democrat. https://www.akelicious.net/throw-back-president-buhari-called-for-revolution-in-2011/
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| Politics / I’ll Protect The Interests Of Nigerians –akume by Okwyla: 2:03am On Aug 02, 2019 |
Minister designate George Akume says the interest of the country will be paramount in the discharge of his duty when he is alloted a potfolio. Akume made the promise in Abuja on Thursday when he received a delegation of the Benue aspirants group on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC). The former governor of Benue applauded the tenacity, purpose, sense of commitment and involvement of the group in supporting the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. “You fought a gallant fight and some of you lost in the process of becoming candidates but you never pull back because your commitment remained unshaken,” he said. He also commended the leadership of the president , describing him as a great gift to Nigerians. Mr Bem Garba, Coordinator of APC Aspirant Group Benue, said that as members of the party, they recognised Akume as a star political actor in the state. “We recognise you as our number one aspirant of Benue, so we put ourselves together and refuse to leave the party. “Even when we were faced with challenges and that’s why we are here to congratulate your choice as minister designate,” he said. https://www.akelicious.net/ill-protect-the-interests-of-nigerians-akume/
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| Jobs/Vacancies / In Bayelsa, 46,000 Jostle For 2,500 N20,000-per-month SEEFOR Job by Okwyla: 3:57pm On Aug 01, 2019 |
The State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) in Bayelsa, has received 46,985 applications from job seekers in Yenagoa, the state capital, who want to be employed as minor public workers. SEFFOR Communication Officer in Bayelsa, Tarinyo Akono, disclosed in Yenagoa on Thursday, that 46,985 applications were received from residents of Yenagoa metropolis, for whom 2,500 slots were provided. “Our intention is to engage 6,000 persons for the project this year. Out of that figure, 2,500 slots are available for residents of Yenagoa metropolis and we have received 46,985 applications for that already. “The remaining 3, 500 opportunities are open for applicants residing in communities and villages outside Yenagoa metropolis. “This category is not thrown open for applicants. It is done based on nomination by the leadership of the communities and done in a transparent manner,” he said. Akono said that the selected applicants would be engaged in minor public works such as road maintenance, sweeping and cleaning of road, painting of kerbs, clearing of drains, planting of trees/flowers and vegetation, among others. He said that beyond the engagement which had a contractual term of 12 months with N20, 000 monthly stipends, SEEFOR would also enroll the beneficiaries in money management and entrepreneurial skill training. The communication officer said the aim of the training was to make the beneficiaries become life-time entrepreneurs at the termination of the 12 months engagement in the SEEFOR project. “The intention of the partnering agencies is not to continue to make them life-time beneficiaries, but entrepreneurs that will soon become renowned employers of labour,” he said. He explained that the selection of beneficiaries were done on the basis of their special needs which included their household size, dependents on the beneficiaries. “Out of the N20, 000 monthly stipend, beneficiaries will be able to withdraw only N15, 000 each month; it is in a bid to help them cultivate good savings culture. “At the termination of their employment they will have saved N60, 000 each which they can invest in the skill they learnt at the money management and entrepreneurial skill training class,” he said. https://www.akelicious.net/in-bayelsa-46000-jostle-for-2500-n20000-per-month-job/ 2 Likes 1 Share
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| Politics / NASS Pledges Support To Military On Insecurity by Okwyla: 9:28am On Aug 01, 2019 |
Abuja, Aug. 1, 2019 The National Assembly on Wednesday pledged its continued support to the Nigerian military in tackling the current security threats across the country. The President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmed Lawan, made the pledge at the National Defence College (NDC) Course 27 Graduation Dinner and Award Night in Abuja. Lawan, who was represented by Sen. Michael Nnachi, said that the ongoing fight against insurgency in the North East and other security challenges in other parts of the country required the support of all stakeholders. According to him, as representatives of the people, we are very much in the frontline of efforts to improve security and development. “We are indeed, in a good position to enable national discussions to forge alliances between Government, civil society and development partners. “As such, under my leadership, the National Assembly will decidedly place emphasis on quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the legislative processes to improve security and development. “You will agree with me that the business of ensuring security for this dear nation of ours cannot be left to the security agencies alone because it is a collective effort. “In this regard, let me assure you that the 9th Assembly intends to work closely with the Executive, the Ministry of Defence and the leadership of the Services to ensure that members of the Armed Forces are well equipped, properly motivated and well trained,’’ he said. Lawan also pledged to encourage communication between the NDC and the Senate and House Committees on Defence to initiate mechanisms for enhanced security sector governance and reform in Nigeria. He says: “I also agree that this interface has become imperative, given the growing need to instill best practices in our security sector and the very important role both institutions play in this regard,’’ he said. The senate president urged the graduating officers to justify the training they had acquired, saying they were better equipped for higher responsibilities. “The Course you have just finished has prepared you for strategic leadership and higher level command, particularly at a time, when our nation is faced with a plethora of security challenges. “The successful completion of this Course implies that you are now better equipped for higher military or other national duties and therefore added responsibilities,’’ he said. According to him, the administration of Muhammadu Buhari had taken deliberate steps to improve national security, institutional capacity and collaboration with contiguous neighbours. Earlier, the Commandant of the College, Rear Admiral Mackson Kadiri, said that the college promotes military strategic understanding in the polity and strategic level military training. Kadiri disclosed that the participants of the Course 27 numbering 127 had passed through a vigorous 11 months processes of the Higher Defence and Strategic Studies course. “They are now better informed and wiser. More importantly, they are now more capable, willing and ready to serve their nations in any capacity.” The Nigeria News Agency reports that the dinner is part of activities lined up ahead of the graduation slated to take place on Friday. https://www.akelicious.net/nass-pledges-support-to-military-on-insecurity/
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| Politics / Buhari Obtained A Cambridge University WAEC With 5 Credits Says Official by Okwyla: 11:51am On Jul 31, 2019 |
Mr Henry Adewumi, Deputy Registrar of West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in charge of School Registration on Wednesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari, obtained a Cambridge University West African Examination certificate with five credits. NAN reports that Buhari on Tuesday opened his defence against the petition filed by the PDP and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. NAN reports that the PDP and Abubakar, alleged in their petition challenging the victory of Buhari’, that results were transmitted to a central server managed by INEC. The two witnesses, Abba Kyari, two former secondary school mates testified to having obtained Cambridge University West Africa Examination Certificate in 1961. full details at https://www.akelicious.net/buhari-obtained-a-cambridge-university-waec-with-5-credits-official-tells-tribunal/
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| Celebrities / I Can’t Date Man With Questionable Wealth –omalicha Elom by Okwyla: 3:56am On Jul 27, 2019 |
Nollywood actress, Omalicha Elom, has expressed her disappointment at the way some ladies glorify Internet fraudsters otherwise known as ‘Yahoo boys’. The Anambra State-born script interpreter, who is currently shooting her new movie, The Survivors, maintained that she would never have anything to do with a man of questionable wealth. Hear her: “I honestly don’t understand why some girls are dating ‘Yahoo boys’ when they know the source of their wealth. They often say ‘na dem dey spend pass’. But these boys steal from people and spend on you. I pity your generations. I have never in my life supported Internet fraud and till I die I will never support it. As long as I know you are into fraudulent activities, I will never give you attention. These guys are destroying lives and giving our country bad name. I can’t date or have anything to do with any of them.” On her relationship status, Miss Elom admitted she’s still single but has learned certain lessons about relationships. “I’m not in any serious relationship at the moment. The sad part is that, sometimes you break your own heart by falling in love with people you should have just had sex with and moved on,” she squealed. https://akelicious.net/i-cant-date-man-with-questionable-wealth-omalicha-elom/
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| Politics / Prevail On Buhari To Obey Court Orders, HURIWA Tells UK, US, Others by Okwyla: 6:50am On Jul 20, 2019 |
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has pleaded with the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (U.S.) and other world leaders to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to obey court orders by releasing on bail the duo of erstwhile National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) and the leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. It stated that it was the considerable view of the human rights platform that the continuous detention and duplication of charges against the duo by the Federal Government was an act of treason against the constitution. HURIWA also said the Federal Government should not allow the duo to die in detention following reports of their deteriorating health conditions. It condemned the order issued by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Adamu Mohammed, restricting public protests to only within the confines of the Unity Fountain in Abuja, saying it was against the clear provisions of Chapter Four of the Constitution and the provisions guaranteeing the fundamental freedoms of movement and peaceful assembly. HURIWA added that the appellate court had clearly ruled that the police don’t have any legal right to stop protests. HURIWA in a statement signed on Friday in Abuja by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, wondered how the IGP whose office is a creation of the constitution could overrule the constitution and courts of competent jurisdiction. “We are shocked that whilst constitutional democracy gradually dies away in Nigeria due to deliberate whittling down of respect for human rights by the current administration, world leaders in U.S. and UK simply don’t care but pretend to be unaware of the global consequences of a deluge of refugees from Nigeria should democracy collapsed under the heavy weight of tyranny and totalitarianism of the current administration,” it said. https://www.akelicious.net/2019/07/prevail-on-buhari-to-obey-court-orders.html
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| Politics / Onne Customs Makes N54.1bn Revenue, N443m Seizures by Okwyla: 2:01am On Jul 18, 2019 |
The Nigeria Customs Service, Port Harcourt Area II Command, Onne Port, has made a total of N54,129,704,653.73, with seizures worth N443, 304,711 in the last six months. At a briefing in Port Harcourt, Comptroller Galadima Saidu, said the figure for the first half 2019 translates to 15 percent increase over the N46,260,300,287.86 collected within same period of 2018, adding that this represents 57 percent achievement of the annual revenue target of N95.7 billion set for the command in 2019. The Command, he said, recorded seizures of 34 containers worth Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N443,304,711.00 in the first six months of 2019. While reiterating that the command under his watch would continue to be a no-go- area for non -compliant traders, Saidu gave a breakdown of seizures achieved within the period as 2 x 20ft containers comprising 2,200 jerry cans of 25 litres of vegetable oil with Duty Paid Value of N26,136,496.00; 4 x 20ft containers comprising of 6,456 cartons of foreign soap(detergent) worth N74,947,617; 1x 20ft container loaded with 57,300 pieces of machetes valued at N16,115,234.00; 1x 40ft container loaded with Scrap metal of various sizes and type worth N5,386,979.00; and 24 x 20ft containers comprising of 10,800 packs of corrugated aluminium roofing tiles/sheets and its accessories with DPV N290,823,551.00. Other include 1x 20ft container comprising of 315 bales of textiles (wax material worth N18,495,395.00; 69 bags of imported rice and 329 bales of clothing (assorted wears) amounting to N10,725,658.00; “The above revealed a testament to the determination, resilience, doggedness and vigilance of the officers and men of this Command, who have engaged the responsibility of being efficient gatekeepers of our entry points, while facilitating genuine and honest trade. “The total of N751,221,517.94 was recorded for Nigeria Export Supervision Scheme (NESS) which is higher when compared with last year’s record of N563,751,085.00 which shows that the Command achieved outstanding feats in its export activities within the period under review. “We have consistently made it clear that the Command welcomes only compliant traders who are willing to operate in accordance with extant laws and guidelines. “We have also shown a clear resolve to deal ruthlessly with importers and agents who manifest a recalcitrant attitude to obeying Customs laws. “Since we are in a modern Customs environment, we maintain open lines of communication between all governments agencies at all times. The process of information sharing within the agencies goes a long way in assisting us to identify and neutralize all possible avenues that could lead to compromises in revenue and security,” he said. https://www.akelicious.net/2019/07/onne-customs-makes-n541bn-revenue-n443m.html
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| Politics / Kaduna Govt. Sets To Go After Underperforming Private Schools by Okwyla: 11:56am On Jul 17, 2019 |
The Kaduna State Government says it will go after underperforming private schools and shut them as part of efforts to promote quality education in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Dr Shehu Makarfi, made this known in Kaduna on Wednesday. Makarfi said the state government would digitise the location of all private schools in the state. According to him, the step will enable the ministry track and monitor the operations of private schools in the state, with a view to ensure that they all operate within the minimum acceptable standard. “We will soon go after them. Those that are doing what they are supposed to be doing by their establishment, we will encourage them to continue. “However, we will certainly close down those that are only there to make money, while those that are not ready to meet up the required standard will be given some time to make amends. “We will not allow a situation where the future of our children will be jeopardised by enrolling them into schools that are not prepared to provide the expected quality education.” Makarfi added that he would work towards strengthening the education system by improving monitoring and supervision. He said that steps would be taken to ensure that teachers do their job diligently and children were learning. He added that steps were being taken to motivate and empower teachers to do more in terms of delivering quality and impactful teaching in public schools. “I am happy I came at a time when Gov. Nasir el-Rufa’i has approved the employment of additional 7,600 qualified teachers for public secondary schools in the state. “I am happy I came at a time when the state government, with support from Islamic development Bank is building six science secondary schools, two in each senatorial district of the state. “I am also happy I took over when the state government is making heavy investment in education and all we have to do is to ensure that the resources are judiciously utilised, and teachers do their work diligently. “We will equally improve on our resource mobilisation, coordination and supervision, and create linkages and communication to facilitate the achievement of the education sector strategic plan,” he said. https://www.akelicious.net/2019/07/kaduna-govt-sets-to-go-after.html
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| Politics / Lawan Appoints SA Media, Deputy Chief Of Staff by Okwyla: 4:39am On Jul 17, 2019 |
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has approved the appointments of Karage Mamman and Ola Awoniyi as his Deputy Chief of Staff and Special Adviser on Media, respectively. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Assistant to the president of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Mr Mohammed Isa. Other appointments approved by Lawan, according to the statement, were that of Abubakar Sidiq Usman as Special Assistant on New Media; Kabir Adamu as Special Adviser on Security and Intellegence, and Muhammad Mukhtar Yawale as Special Adviser on Health. All the appointments are with immediate effect. The 58-year-old Awonyi, according to the statement, is a graduate of University of Ibadan where he obtained a B.Sc in Psychology and holds Masters in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (MLC),and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy (MIAD), both from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. He also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from International Institute of Journalism, Abuja in 1997. He worked with Nigerian Tribune for over a decade before he joined the services of Agence France-Press (AFP), where he is the Head of Abuja office. The new Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Karage, according to the statement, is a graduate of University of Sokoto where he obtained Bachelor of Arts (Education). He retired as Director in Federal Ministry of Education in 2018. On his part, Usman, popularly know as Abu Sidiq, according to the statement, graduated from Federal University of Technology, Minna, where he obtained both his first and second degrees. https://www.akelicious.net/2019/07/lawan-appoints-sa-media-deputy-chief-of.html 1 Like
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| Politics / Continuous Detention Of Elzakzaky Will Provoke New Insurgency –femi Falana Warns by Okwyla: 5:14pm On Jul 16, 2019 |
Femi Falana, Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria against its violent approach to handling members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria who are protesting the continued detention of their leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, despite numerous court orders issued for his release. Falana expressed concerns over the method the Federal Government had adopted in a statement on Tuesday. The legal luminary said the continuous detention of Elzakzaky and killing of peaceful Shiite protesters by security forces could lead the country into another bloody war that it could not afford. “This nation cannot afford another war of insurgency which is being provoked by the contemptuous conduct of the federal government in the handling of the case of the Elzakzakys,” Falana said. Speaking on the arrest and detention of Elzakzaky and his wife Malama Zeinab on December 12, Falana said over 1,000 Shiites were reportedly massacred by soldiers on the orders of the Nigerian Army high command and given mass burial in an unmarked grave in Mango village, Kaduna State over allegations of attempt to assassinate Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. He said, “Even though the leader of the Shiites, Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, was not at the scene of the attack, his residence was invaded by the rampaging troops two days later. The troops set the house ablaze, shot at El-Zakzaky and his wife, Malama Zeinab El-Zakzaky and killed three of their sons in cold blood in their presence. As if such barbaric assault was not enough, the army arrested and held El-Zakzaky and his wife in custody before handing them over to the Department of State Services. At that stage, the houses of El-Zakzaky and other leaders in Zaria were demolished by the Kaduna state on the orders of Governor Nasir El Rufai. “After the massacre of the Shiites and the demolition of the houses of their leaders, the Kaduna state government instituted a judicial commission of inquiry to probe the violent attack. “The detained El-Zakzaky was prevented from responding to the allegations made against him and his group at the inquiry. But the judicial commission found that there was no plan by the Shiites to assassinate General Buratai. It was also revealed at the panel that the 347 Shiites were massacred by the army in violations of the Army Rules of Engagement and the Geneva Conventions. “Apart from condemning the brutal massacre of the Shiites, the judicial commission recommended that the culprits be prosecuted. “Instead of implementing the recommendation by prosecuting the well-known murderers the Kaduna state government turned round to charge over 300 Shiites with the culpable homicide of a soldier who was killed by his colleagues during the attack. But the defence team convinced the Kaduna state high court to free the Shiites as they were not involved in the commission of the offence. “Accordingly, the charge was dismissed for want of evidence while the trial court proceeded to discharge and acquit all the defendants. Meanwhile, the suit challenging the illegal detention of El-Zakzaky and his wife was decided in their favour by the federal high court on December 2, 2016. “The presiding judge, Kolawole J. (as he then was) directed the Federal Government to release the couple from unlawful custody, pay them N50 million reparation and provide them with a temporary house since the army had burnt down their residence. But the Buhari regime has characteristically treated the court orders with arrogant contempt. Curiously, the Court of Appeal has refused to hear the application to commit the Director-General of the State Security Service for contempt of court! Upon our legal advice, the Shiites approached three separate high courts to challenge the violation of their right to assemble and protect peacefully.” He added that despite the orderly nature in which the Shiites had conducted themselves, the Federal Government, through the army, was operating with impunity to disrupt the group’s peaceful process. “The Shiites won the cases against the Federal Government as the courts upheld their fundamental rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly. But out of sheer impunity, the army has killed about 50 Shiites at Abuja for protesting against the continued detention of El-Zakzaky and his wife. “As the federal government could no longer justify the illegal detention of El-Zakzaky and his wife it directed the Kaduna state government to file a charge against them. Hence, they have been charged with culpable homicide at the Kaduna state high court for the death of the same soldier. “Pending the trial, the team of local and international physicians who examined El-Zakzaky and his wife on the orders of the trial court confirmed that their health has deteriorated and recommended that they are allowed to travel abroad for urgent medical treatment. In particular, El-Zakzaky has lost an eye while he is the process of losing the other one. “The wife can no longer walk as a result of the gun wounds inflicted on her during the military attack of December 2015. Without adducing any reason whatsoever the federal government has ignored the recommendation of the physicians. “The Shiites are currently protesting the refusal of the Buhari regime to release El-Zakzaky and his wife from custody to enable them to travel abroad to receive urgent medical treatment at their own expense. “El-Zakzaky must not be allowed to die due to medical neglect as it may provoke a crisis of monumental proportions. Therefore, the federal government should implement the unanimous resolution of the House of Representatives for the release of El-Zakzaky and his wife without any further delay. “Finally, it would be recalled that the Boko Haram sect declared war on the people of Nigeria in 2009 following the cold murder of its leader, Mohammed Yusuf by the Police. Since then the nation has known no peace. This nation cannot afford another war of insurgency which is being provoked by the contemptuous conduct of the federal government in the handling of the case of the El-Zakzaky.” https://www.akelicious.net/2019/07/continuous-detention-of-elzakzaky-will.html
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| Politics / Ondo State Upgrades School Of Health Technology by Okwyla: 2:03pm On Jul 16, 2019 |
The Ondo State Government has upgraded its School of Health Technology to College of Health Technology, Akure. Dr Jibayo Adeyeye the Special Adviser to the state governor on Health matters disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Akure. Adeleye explained that the upgrade followed the signing of a new law on the operations of the institution by Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. He said that the development would enable graduates of the College to qualify for the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Scheme. According to him, with the new law, the college will equally have the capacity to access the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and other endowment funds to improve on its infrastructure. He recalled that the institution was established by the Chief Adekunle Ajasin administration which was the first civilian administration in the state. He said it is heartwarming that Akeredolu has now come to improve on the accessibility of the institution to train health technologists. Adeyeye said that the status scale-up of the institution and other landmark achievements of Akeredolu administration will ultimately in no distance future make the state the medical hub for training and retraining of health professionals across cadres in Nigeria. https://www.akelicious.net/2019/07/ondo-state-upgrades-school-of-health.html
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