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Ihedioha Uncovers 8,000 Ghost Retirees, Cuts ₦500m Monthly

Ihedioha Uncovers 8,000 Ghost Retirees, Cuts ₦500m Monthly

October 22, 2019 4:20 am

Through strict adherence to due process, accountability and diligence being applied by Ihedioha in Imo State Government, especially in capturing of retirees in both the state and local government system, the administration has fished out about 8,549 ghost retirees.

Also, a total monthly savings of about ₦500 million which would have gone down the pockets of fraudsters is now been saved into the coffers of the state government. The state is now left with the saddle and financial burden of payment of ₦1.2 billion, a reduction of initial ₦1.5 billion in May 29, when the new administration assumed office.…

Ugwuanyi Donates 29 Patrol Vans To Security Agencies

Ugwuanyi Donates 29 Patrol Vans To Security Agencies

October 22, 2019 4:07 am

Enugu Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, yesterday, donated 29 patrol vans to 10 security agencies in response to the recent rise of crime and insecurity in parts of the state.

Governor Ugwuanyi, while presenting the Innoson patrol vehicles, said the gesture was part of ongoing efforts to rejig the security architecture of the state.

The donation of the 29 security vehicles is coming eight days after the police were given 65 vans.

According to Governor Ugwuanyi, investments in the vehicles had become necessary in order to strengthen and equip security agencies to tackle crime.

He said the state had also invested …

20 New Coaches Will Arrive Nigeria In Six Weeks - Amaechi

20 New Coaches Will Arrive Nigeria In Six Weeks – Amaechi

October 22, 2019 3:52 am

Minister of Transport, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, said 20 new coaches for the Abuja-Kaduna and the Lagos-Ibadan rail lines would arrive the country in about six weeks.

Amaechi said this while answering questions on his arrival from China at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Explaining the thrust of his official visit to China, where he took delivery of some new trains, Amaechi said: “We went for two items, basically to get more locomotives and coaches. They’re all ready. It will take six weeks to get to Nigeria and maybe one week to clear them. For the Lagos trains, it …

Senate Rejects Budget Presented By Niger Delta Ministry

Senate Rejects Budget Presented By Niger Delta Ministry

October 22, 2019 3:37 am

The Senate Committee on Niger Delta, yesterday, rejected the 2020 capital budget of ₦23 billion for the  Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs due to uncompleted projects in the region.

Chairman of the Committee, Peter Nwaoboshi made this known when the Minister, Godswill Akpabio appeared before the committee to defend the ministry’s budget of ₦25, 910,486,285.

The ministry is to reappear before the Committee on Monday, October 28.

Nwaboshi said with the oversight function carried out in the ministry, it was realised that the bane of the ministry was abandoned projects littered all over the nine Niger Delta states.

“There is …

Nigeria To procure More fighter Jets From Russia – Shehu

Nigeria To procure More fighter Jets From Russia – Shehu

October 22, 2019 3:19 am

The Presidency said Nigeria will procure weapons including fighter helicopters from Russia to enhance the nation’s ongoing fight against insurgency, banditry and violence crimes.

Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known when he spoke to State House correspondents in Abuja, yesterday.

The presidential aide, who is on President Muhammadu Buhari’s entourage to Sochi, Russia, said the Nigerian leader would hold security talks with President Vladimir Putin at the sideline of the Russia-Nigeria Summit, fixed for between Oct. 23 and Oct. 25.

According to Shehu, during the talks, the two leaders will …

Despite Border Closure, Smuggling Booms At Niger Border

Despite Border Closure, Smuggling Booms At Niger Border

October 22, 2019 2:00 am

•Customs arrest 50 suspects, seize 14 trucks Accuse residents of border towns of complicity

Despite the closure of Nigerian land borders by the federal government in the last three months, smuggling still persists at the border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, our investigation has revealed.

Newsmen gathered that at the border between Jibia in Katsina State and Niger Republic, smugglers have resorted to the use of illegal routes to ferry in bags of foreign rice, bales of second-hand clothing and other contrabands.

However, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has dismissed the observation, calling for either a photograph or video evidence …

Kogi Swears In Deputy Gov; An Assault On The Constitution

Kogi Swears In Deputy Gov; An Assault On The Constitution

October 22, 2019 1:44 am

Section 188 (8): “Where the panel reports to the House of Assembly that the allegation has not been proved, no further proceedings shall be taken in respect of the matter”

Amid rising criticism over perceived illegal removal of his predecessor, Mr. Simon Achuba, from office, former Chief of Staff to Kogi State governor, Mr. Edward Onoja, yesterday took oath of office as the new deputy governor of the state.

He was sworn in by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Nasiru Ajanah, who had earlier set up a committee that cleared Achuba of allegations of gross misconduct levelled …

EFCC Arraigns Two British Nationals Over P&ID $9.6bn Fraud

EFCC Arraigns Two British Nationals Over P&ID $9.6bn Fraud

October 22, 2019 1:24 am

•Firm urges INTERPOL to reject Nigeria’s request to put officials under watch

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned two British nationals, James Richard Nolan and Adam Quinn (at large), before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, for their alleged complicity in the controversial $9.6billion arbitral award to Process and Industrial Developments (P & ID) Limited by a United Kingdom arbitration panel and confirmed by a London commercial court.

The defendants, both directors of Goidel Resources Limited, a Designated Non-Financial Institution (DNFI) and ICIL Limited, were arraigned on a 16 count-charge bordering on …

Ibrahim: ₦10bn Project Refund Will Be Used For Vote Buying

Ibrahim: ₦10bn Project Refund Will Be Used For Vote Buying

October 22, 2019 1:10 am

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Kogi State, Sheik Ibrahim Jibril, has urged National Assembly to thoroughly investigate the ₦10. 069 billion presidential funds for projects allegedly executed by the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

Sheik Ibrahim who kicked against the release of the money urged the National Assembly to discharge their duties with the fear of God and the interest of the people of Kogi State, saying the National Assembly should insist on seeing the projects for which governor Yahaya Bello is requesting the fund.

He said the last ₦30billion bailout funds to the …

2020 Budget Will Be Difficult To Implement - Bello

2020 Budget Will Be Difficult To Implement – Bello

October 22, 2019 12:56 am

Mustapha Bello was Commissioner for Resource Development, Katsina State, and one of the commissioner-nominees by Governor Aminu Bello Masari, in this interview, he said the 2020 budget recently presented to the National Assembly would be challenging to implement, even up to 50 percent.

Excerpts:

Nomination

Any politician, either in appointive or elective position, is privileged to serve the people and it comes with a lot of responsibilities. When I heard the news, I did self- reflection and I realized that I have to do more to help deliver on the Governor Bello Aminu’s campaign promises to the people of …

Border Closure: No Gain Without Pain, Says Lai Mohammed

Border Closure: No Gain Without Pain, Says Lai Mohammed

October 21, 2019 6:53 pm

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says ” there is no gain without pain”, Nigerians must endure the temporary effects of the closure of the borders to reap the attendant benefits.

The minister stated this on Monday when he paid a working visit to the new corporate headquarters of “The Sun” Newspaper in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the minister, who said that the visit was part of his ongoing media tour, was received by the management of the newspaper led by Mr Onuoha Ukeh, the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief.

Fielding questions from the …

Sudan Agrees To Aid, Ceasefire, In Peace Talks With Rebels

Sudan Agrees To Aid, Ceasefire, In Peace Talks With Rebels

October 21, 2019 4:39 pm

Sudan’s government agreed Monday to allow humanitarian relief to war-torn parts of the country and renewed a ceasefire pact with major rebel groups at peace talks in South Sudan.

Officials from all sides said the new administration in Khartoum and the two umbrella groups of rebels had signed a declaration to keep the doors open to dialogue.

“The political declaration will pave the way for political negotiations and is a step towards a just, comprehensive and final peace in Sudan,” said General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, a key figure in Sudan’s transitional government.

Talks have been underway in Juba since last …

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