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– The essence of the FIFA president’s visit is debatable – The timing is similarly questionable in the light of the NFF presidency squabbles – The NFF president, Amaju Pinnick has been under pressure in the face of his handling of the international embarrassment of the purported appointment of Le Guen as the new Super Eagles coach – Ambassador Giwa’s suitability for the role also leaves a bitter taste in the mouth by chickening out of his vow to receive the FIFA president – Visit marred by protest demanding NFF president Amaju Pinnick resignation In the face of the on-going saga of the power struggle between the Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick and the presumptive president, ambassador Chris Giwa at home and the internal witch-hunt of the world football governing body president, Gianni Infantino, the essence of the visit is debatable. And the timing is similarly questionable in the light of the NFF presidency squabbles. ...

– Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi has made a revelation regarding the Abuja-Kaduna rail project – The minister of transport said the project was executed by both the GEJ and PMB admninistration – Amaechi was of the opinion that credit must be given to the APC government for having completed the project Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transport on Tuesday, July 26 said that the Abuja-Kaduna special rail project was partially executed by the Goodluck Jonathan administration. Amaechi and other senior ministry officials inside the train. The minister of transport has said that both APC and PDP would share glory for the special rail project between Abuja and Kaduna. Amaechi however stressed that the President Buhari’s government was responsible for executing the final stages that were crucial to the project’s completion. Premium Times reports that the line, first of its kind in Nigeria, was commissioned amidst fanfare by Mr. Buhari in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja and ma...

– The battle within the Nigerian House of Representatives is still on – Hon Jibrin has made very serious claims against the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara – The ex-chairman of the appropriation committee has reacted to a threat of legal action by the Speaker – Jibrin also made reply to a press conference by Hon Abdulrazak Namdas Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin, the embattled former chairman of the House committee on appropriation has said made reply to accusation leveled against him by some top members of the House of Representatives. Abdulmumin Jibrin alleges massive fraud against Dogara and other top members of the House of Reps. He made his reply in a statement titled: “THREAT OF LEGAL ACTION BY YAKUBU DOGARA AND MY RESPONSE TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE BY HON ABDULRAZAK NAMDAS ACTING ILLEGALLY AND WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE HOUSE ON BEHALF OF THE QUARTET OF SPEAKER YAKUBU DOGARA, DEPUTY SPEAKER YUSUF LASUN, HOUSE WHIP ALHASSAN DOGUWA AND MINORITY LEADER LEO...

– Dino Melaye has drawn the ire of Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with his recent alleged threat to beat Oluremi Tinubu – Melaye reportedly threatened to beat and impregnate Oluremi, wife of Bola Tinubu, during a recent argument The battle line has finally been drawn between national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and the controversial senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye following the senator’s recent action against Oluremi Tinubu, a fellow senator. Melaye has always been a controversial politician. As a member of the House of Representatives, he once fought some colleagues, Tinubu has declared, through his spokesperson, Sunday Dare, that the battle-line had been drawn between him and Melaye, who allegedly used unprintable words on his wife during the session. He also declared that Melaye had begun a journey to his political end. Both senators reportedly had a clash on Tuesday, July 12 whi...

– Three members of a notorious kidnap gang that has for a while operated in major cities in Kogi have been arrested – The leader of the gang who gave his name as Ibrahim Nasarawa, led the operatives of the intelligence response team to their den where there victim was held – Another kidnap gang was smashed in the Acharu Egume area of Kogi state, leading to the rescue of three kidnap victims Three suspected kidnappers who were arrested by the police in Kogi state. Some kidnappers who have been terrorizing Kogi state and its environs have been busted by the state police command. The arrest of the kidnappers was made possible through special intelligence operation conducted by the operatives of the intelligence response team of the IGP’s monitoring unit at different black spots in Kogi state. The police in a statement by the force public relations officer, Don Awunah, stated that three members of a notorious kidnap gang that has for a while operated in major c...

Nigerians don’t have chill! A Nigerian twitter user, Jide Ogunleye, with the handle @Jidee_, has tweeted at President Buhari not to forget anything at Aso Rock in 2019 as he is tired of his government. See the tweet below: Trust other sarcastic Nigerian twitter users, they reacted to the tweet with various emotional with some of them supporting the tweet and others negating it with funny comments. Read below some of their reactions: @Jidee_ @PdpNigeria @MBuhari P.M.B has nothing to offer us, like O.B.J shout and bark after 8 years nothing to show , they too old for d job 10:54 AM - 15 Jul 2016 1 Baale Oodua @baale_oodua It's 2023 sir @Jidee_ cuz @MBuhari will be in Aso villa for 8yrs, Insha Allah. 11:00 PM - 14 Jul 2016 1 Garba Abdulazeez @G_Abdulazeez @Jidee_ @LadyMacbethh89 it's astonishing to think you expected Buhari to deliver, in 2019 ppl like you would line behind another old cargo 3:21 PM - 14 Jul 2016 1 1 . @TabulaRastas @Jidee_ @mr_ochonogor @MBuha...

A protest going on in Lagos has resulted in violence when hoodlums attacked the protesters., Lagosians running away from hoodlums in Lagos The protest is against the mass sack of bankers in the financial sector and the ban on street trading in lagos The civil societies in conjunction with the Nigerian Labour Congress were protesting in front of NECA building in Alausa Lagos when the hoodlums numbering about fifty stormed the area brandishing weapons. Protesters tried to scuttle to safety although some were beaten with planks. SOme persons were also stabbed with knives and bottles., It is suspected that the hoodlums are from Fela’s shrine. The police are on ground but it seems they are overwhelmed by the huge number of hoodlums. See photos of the protest that was disturbed below:, The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences, commenced a total enforcement on street trading across the state as directed by the governor on Monday, July 4, following the order by...

Women from the embattled Gbaramatu kingdom of Delta State have broken silence over the arrest of their children by the Joint Military Task Force while searching for the members of the Niger Delta Avengers in the kingdom. The women, who painted the city of Warri red on Wednesday, gave the federal government and the military personnel seven days to release their children saying those arrested are not members of avengers but innocent Gbaramatu youths. The women who protested round the city of Warri said the youths arrested were not militants but students who were preparing to write the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. They demanded the immediate release of their children, calling on the federal government and the military authorities to release the children to their weeping mothers. Mrs. Veronica Tambowei, National Leader of Ijaw Women, who spoke on behalf of the women, said the federal government is oppressing the people of the kingdom, noting that the people are being fal...

– The Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the clash between the Nigerian army and Nigeria’s Shiites in Zaria is to present the official report – The report will be received by Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna state, this Friday The Commission for Judicial Inquiry under the chairmanship of Justice Mohammed Garba, the presiding justice of the Port Harcourt Division of the Court of Appeal, has finished its investigation into the causes of clashes in Zaria last year. The long-awaited report on the alleged massacre by the Nigerian army on the Shia Muslim community of Zaria, including the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), will be officially presented to Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai , the governor of Kaduna state According to Samuel Aruwan, the spokesman to Governor El-Rufai, Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba will personally submit the report to the governor. Meanwhile, the Department of State Security (DSS) claimed that the leader of the Islamic Movement of ...

– The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) insists it will remain resolute on its decision to increase electricity price – The electricity commission stated that there is no going back on the 45% hike in electricity tariff NERC has made it known that its planned 45% hike in electricity price remains sacrosanct. The commission said despite the court ruling against its decision a few days ago. It insists it will the Federal Court judgement that directed it to revert the 45% increase in electricity The electricity regulatory body made this known to journalists at a press briefing where it issued a statement on Friday, July 15 at its secretariat at Abuja. The Federal High Court had ruled that the increase in electricity tariff was illegal and instructed that it should be reversed immediately, a judgment which NERC had agreed to comply with. However, the commission changed its position after consulting with its lawyers on Friday, July 15. Electric metre The co...

– Reports just coming in has it that the largest phone market in Kano state is on fire – The cause of the big fire accident is yet to be ascertained – The fire which has ravaged the market occurred in the evening of Friday, July 15 The popular ‘Kasuwar Waya’ which is the largest phone market in Kano state is on fire. The fire accident occurred a few minutes ago. According to a Facebook post by Rariya, it indicates that the fire incident started a some minutes ago. In addition, information has it that men of the Kano state fire fighting service are already on the ground to battle the inferno, with security personnel being deployed to the business area in order to forestall to looting and stealing of shops. About one week ago in Okokomaiko area of Lagos state, a family escaped death as a result of an explosion in their building. Below are photos from the fire incident: People watching helplessly as the popular Kasuwar Waya is on fire. The sad incident...

On June 12, Tuesday, the rumours emerged that Nigerian senators alongside Senate president Bukola Saraki and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu are initiating move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari signing the 2016 budget into law However, later the people who were accused of plotting against the president denied the reports. Nigeria, like most democratic societies, has one of such mechanisms and this is known as “Impeachment or removal”. According to the Nigerian Constitution, the president or vice president may be removed from office in accordance with the provisions of 143 section, chapter six, part one: “Whenever a notice of any allegation in writing signed by not less than one-third of the members of the National Assembly:- “(a) is presented to the President of the Senate; “(b) stating that the holder of the office of President or Vice-President is guilty of gross misconduct in the performance of the functions of his office, detail...

– Social media have kept the world going and citizens of the world smarter, but just as they have their advantages, they are a growing problem to the education sector – Across the world, issues of examination malpractice have become of major concern and stakeholders, including in Nigeria, have troubled themselves in search of solutions – Ethiopia and Algeria are two countries that have banned the use of social media during examinations, but Ethiopia says the ban is only temporary An average examination centre or hall in Nigeria is a comedy arena. Every candidate comes into the hall exuding confidence. Nigerian students in an examination hall Then the examination commences, question papers and answer sheets distributed. And suddenly the real show begins. These supposed confident students reach for every corner of their bodies and bags and armed with their phones or other electronic devices, they pour out what they never read. Actually, while the candidates sat in...

– The anti-corruption crusade of the present administration is still yielding results – Every day there is a new revelation on the misdeeds of past government officials – More revelations are coming to light as the days go by Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has revealed a rather disturbing information about the ongoing anti-corruption war. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Yakubu Dogara Dogara who spoke with journalists at the weekend in Lagos, said monies running into billions of naira have been recovered buried in farmlands in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The speaker was however silent on the precise amount recovered from the farmlands, but he said he was informed that an estimated N1.5 billion cash had so far been dug up. He pointed out that he could never have imagined the scale of corruption Nigeria witnessed, especially in the last administration. His words: “As we are speaking now, they are recov...

– Rivers state police recently recovered millions from an abandoned bullion van in Port Harcourt – The bullion van was already reported missing by the Bankers Warehouse on Friday, July 8 – DCP Uche Anozia explained to newsmen how the case was investigated and the van was recovered on Monday, July 11 In a shocking revelation, the Rivers state police command says it has recovered sixty million naira in cash abandoned by a bullion van driver in Port Harcourt. File photo: Bullion van Uche Anozia the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), in charge of administration in the command, stated this while displaying the wads of cash recovered to newsmen in Port Harcourt. DCP Anozia revealed that the recovery of the cash happened after the police command received a complaint from the Bankers Warehouse that a bullion van conveying money from Aba to Port Harcourt had been diverted. The complaint came in on Friday, July 8, but the bullion van was successfully recovered yesterday,...

– Obong Victor Attah said the country needs to be restructured so no region will feel threatened – He said it wasn’t right that oil blocs were owned by people from other region – He advised the government to swiftly diversify the economy Obong Victor Attah, the former governor of Akwa Ibom has said that Niger Delta militancy was fuelled by the fact that oil blocs were owned by people not from the region. Vanguard reports that the former governor said the south south feels it is carrying the whole nation and this issue must be addressed. “The South South has the feeling that the rest of the country wants to milk it, pollute it or completely milk it dry and then tell them goodbye. There is that fear and it is not being addressed because the question is why are you preserving all your resources and exploiting only this one? “There is this concept of diversification. When you talk about diversification, people just think it has to do with going into ...

– Asari Dokubo claims President Buhari is planning a genocide against south east and south south people – He declares his support for Niger Delta Avengers – He insists he will not intercede on behalf of the government to dialogue with the militants Asari Dokubo has said that he will not dialogue with members of the Niger Delta Avengers and declared his support for them. The militant group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of oil and gas pipelines in the region which has affected the oil production and economy of the country. In a statement via his social media page, Dokubo said he would not condemn the activities of the militants and claimed President Muhammadu Buhari was planning a genocide against the south east and south south region of the country. Asari Dokubo Read full statement below: The public should note that I, Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo-Asari,Alabo Edi Abali -Abala Buruburu 1 of Kalabari had not entered, directed, appointed or delegated ...

– Ex-minister Obanikoro ordered soldiers to break the security of Lagos airport to transfer billions of naira to Governor Fayose – The anti-graft agency caught former minister on video recording paying $25,000 for the two flights to Akure Fayose rode on a motorcycle to the government house The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has found a video showing how former Minister of state for Defence Musiliu Obanikoro transferred N1.29b for Governor Ayo Fayose of the Ekiti state. The Nation reports that the money meant for assisting the election of Fayose as the governor. The anti-corruption agency has received a video recording, showing how Obanikoro and his assistants loaded a chartered plane with the money and how they even broke the Lagos airport security gate. The billions of naira were transferred through HS125-800 5N-BMT belonging to Gyro Air Limited. The ex-minister paid $25,000 for the air-lifting. The first flight was loaded with N724.5million cash to the ext...

– Omotunde Fajuyi explained that Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state brought shame upon the people of Ekiti state – The executive director of Be the Change Organisation (BCO) said she supports the people calling for the governor’s resignation Punch gathered from the All Progressives Congress (APC) member the reasons she is at the opposite end of the rope with Governor Ayodele Fayose’s style of governing Ekiti, saying the governor has brought shame to the ‘Fountain of Knowledge.’ Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state Fajuyi started by revealing why she supports the need for Fayose’s resignation. She said: “There is no transparency in his government. First of all, I am an accountant. There is poor performance in budget implementation in Ekiti State. Nobody knows the state of the internally generated revenue. To compound the situation, the governor got N9.6bn bailout from the Federal Government and no one knows how he spent the mone...