Saraki in a statement issued by special adviser on Gender, Ms Fatima Kakuri, said the bill only suffered a slight setback, noting that, he is working with Senator Biodun Olujimi and Senator Bwacha to find mutual ground for the bill.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Gender Equality Bill, A Slight Setback, Says Saraki #GEOBill
Saraki in a statement issued by special adviser on Gender, Ms Fatima Kakuri, said the bill only suffered a slight setback, noting that, he is working with Senator Biodun Olujimi and Senator Bwacha to find mutual ground for the bill.
Witness: Badeh’s Son Rejected A N340m House, So We Bought Him Another One For N330m.
Salisu Abdullahi, a retired air commodore and former director of finance of the Nigeria air force, on Wednesday said Alex Badeh, instructed him to buy houses for two of his sons in an highbrow area of Abuja, while he was chief of air staff.
Abdullahi, a prosecution witness in the trial of Badeh, told Justice Okon Abang of the federal high court, Abuja, that the former defence chief instructed him to look for choice property for his first son, Alex Badeh jr, because he wanted him to own a house.
The witness claimed that Badeh bought a house at Wuse 2 at N260m for his first son, renovated it with N60m and furnished it with N90m. He also said that when Badeh’s second son turned down a house worth N340m, a second house had to be bought for N330m.
“My chief also told me he wanted his second son, Kam, to own a house. The name of the owner of house is Isiaka Rabiu,” he narrated to the court.
Witness: Badeh’s Son Rejected A N340m House, So We Bought Him Another One For N330m.
Salisu Abdullahi, a retired air commodore and former director of finance of the Nigeria air force, on Wednesday said Alex Badeh, instructed him to buy houses for two of his sons in an highbrow area of Abuja, while he was chief of air staff.
Abdullahi, a prosecution witness in the trial of Badeh, told Justice Okon Abang of the federal high court, Abuja, that the former defence chief instructed him to look for choice property for his first son, Alex Badeh jr, because he wanted him to own a house.
The witness claimed that Badeh bought a house at Wuse 2 at N260m for his first son, renovated it with N60m and furnished it with N90m. He also said that when Badeh’s second son turned down a house worth N340m, a second house had to be bought for N330m.
“My chief also told me he wanted his second son, Kam, to own a house. The name of the owner of house is Isiaka Rabiu,” he narrated to the court.
Trump: There Will Be Riots If I Don’t Pick Republican Ticket.
With victory in 17 states, Trump is ahead of two other candidates who are currently seeking the party’s ticket.
In a chat with CNN on Wednesday, the billionaire businessman boasted that millions of people are supporting him.
“The really big story is how many people are voting in these primaries,” he said.
“If you just disenfranchise these people, I think you would have problems like you’ve never seen before. I think you’d have riots.
I’ll Be Merciless In Pursuing Looters, Says Buhari
He said his administration would pursue the anti-graft war relentlessly until Nigerians began to see how the nation’s elite conspired to run the country down.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke during an interactive session he had in Malabo with Nigerians resident in Equatorial Guinea.
Rivers: Beat Amaechi Up If You See Him At Your Polling Centres – Wike Charges Voters
At the grand finale of the PDP campaign rally held at Ikwerre Local government area, Wike alleged that the party had uncovered an alleged plan by the APC to “swap original election result sheets on the voting day”.
Governor Wike, who flipped a list purported to be the list of INEC Returning Officers stressed that “INEC has recruited APC members as adhoc staff.”
The Rivers state Governor at the rally charged voters to beat-up the Minister of Transport if they see him driving around on election day.
Rivers Rerun: Amaechi Begs Electorate To ‘Shame’ Jonathan, Wike By Voting APC
The Independent National Electoral Election, INEC, is scheduled to conduct rerun elections for Rivers state House of Assembly, House of Representatives and Senate seats.
Speaking on Tuesday at a town hall meeting in one of the communities where elections are billed to hold, Amaechi accused former President, Goodluck Jonathan of imposing the state governor, Nyesom Wike, on the people.
Digital Switch Over: TV Sets Will Be Useless If Nigeria Doesn’t Meet Deadline – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Digital Switch Over (DSO), with a commitment to meet the June 2017 deadline.
”We don’t have an option, we must meet the 2017 deadline. Otherwise our TV sets will be useless to us. We cannot afford to be left behind,” he told the committee that comprises representatives of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture as well as that of Trade and Investment, Central Bank of Nigeria, and the Nigeria Customs Service.
Buhari Orders Security Services To Stop Violence In Rivers State
•Says national carrier not on the cards
•Amaechi promises to floor Wike in his ward
• State govt petitions UN, EU, 50 countries over rerun polls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, spoke for the first time on the recent political violence in Rivers State and vowed to deal with the sponsors of the violence decisively.
A statement by his media aide, Mr. Femi Adesina said Buhari condemned the violence, adding that the killing of people over political differences was primitive, barbaric and unacceptable.
“We will deal decisively with all sponsors of violence. I have given the security services clear directives in this regard.
No Cattle Will Roam About In 24 Months – Buhari
The President said that the Federal Government had mapped out grazing areas where herdsmen would be restricted to, adding that grass seeds would be imported and planted in the grazing reserves.
The President, who was represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, made the promise in Abuja on Tuesday while delivering the keynote address during the 19th Regional Implementation Forum for International Fund for Agricultural Development-supported projects in West and Central Africa.
JUST IN: You Can’t Try Me, Badeh Tells Court.
When the case was called on Wednesday, Samuel Zibiri, counsel to Badeh, told the court that he had filed an application to challenge the jurisdiction of the court and the validity of the charges against his client.
“When the issue of jurisdiction is raised timeously, this court has the mandate to take the application before we proceed,” he told Okon Abang, the judge.
“We submit that this application challenging the jurisdiction of this court was served within 24 hours. It is the constitutional right of the first defendant to defend this case the way he deems fit in accordance with the law.
UPDATED: Pension DG Suspended Over ‘Scam’.
The details of the alleged scam are still sketchy, but the director-general, Nellie Mayshak, has been placed on indefinite suspension while investigation goes on.
Security agents have already swooped on the office to carry out investigation after a damning audit report.
The acting DG is a director from the office of accountant-general of federation, sources informed TheCable
I’m Coming To Your Ward, Amaechi Tells Wike After Threat To Life
CBN Secretly Hired 909
The whole affair is now a subject of investigation by the Federal Character Commission (FCC) to determine if due process was violated.
The FCC is the body responsible for ensuring equity, fairness and balance in all employments into government establishments.
Buhari: I'll Expose How Elite Conspired To Ruin Nigeria
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
The Clock is ticking: Russia’s partial military withdrawal from Syria
By Brainstorm
On March 14, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu to start the withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria beginning the next day. Russia will, however, keep its military presence at the port of Tartus and at the Khmeimim airbase to supervise the observation of ceasefire agreements.
“I consider the objectives that have been set for the Defense Ministry to be generally accomplished. That is why I order to start withdrawal of the main part of our military group from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic starting from tomorrow,” Putin said on Monday during a meeting with Shoigu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Before You Cross To Another Bank, Consider These
To start with, I never read Marketing and throughout when I was in school, it never crossed my mind I would be selling/marketing a bank.
U know how it is in this country to get a job. U will have to share a testimony if u get one.
So when I was invited by bank A for an aptitude test, I was very happy. I passed the test and d bank A invited me for an interview, I had to form being a marketer when I learnt it's marketers they wanted. I came from an average family. It was a miracle how I got enough money to finance my university education. So I needed the job badly to give back to my family that sacrificed a lot for me. Thank God I got it.
U know how it is in this country to get a job. U will have to share a testimony if u get one.
So when I was invited by bank A for an aptitude test, I was very happy. I passed the test and d bank A invited me for an interview, I had to form being a marketer when I learnt it's marketers they wanted. I came from an average family. It was a miracle how I got enough money to finance my university education. So I needed the job badly to give back to my family that sacrificed a lot for me. Thank God I got it.
Ambode Orders All Occupants of Lekki Gardens Estate To Evacuate Immediately
He gave this order when he visited the scene of the 5-storey collapsed building which killed 35 people last Tuesday.
He was displeased with what he saw and ordered immediate action. He said the developer should take responsibility of the relocation of occupants of the buildings as government would not wait for the buildings to kill other people.
APC Candidates In Abuja Remove Buhari's Picture From Poster
Abuja Inquirer - Ahead of the March 19 area council poll in the Federal Capital Territory, candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have removed the picture of President Muhammadu Buhari from their campaign posters.
Prior to now, most of the candidates featured the picture of the president as a means to boost their electoral fortunes.
However, our correspondent observed that in AMAC, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Bwari, the posters bearing the pictures of the president have all being replaced by fresh ones without him featuring.
Prior to now, most of the candidates featured the picture of the president as a means to boost their electoral fortunes.
However, our correspondent observed that in AMAC, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Bwari, the posters bearing the pictures of the president have all being replaced by fresh ones without him featuring.
APC Leaders Under Gun Attack In Rivers-the Nation
But the heavy presence of security forced the assailants to take to their heels.
The attack came between Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers state and Big Elele, on the way to the Port Harcourt International Airport Road.
Rivers State PDP Chairman Felix Obuah, hails from the local government.
Paulcy Cyprian Iwuala In A Motor Accident - Photos
Paulcy is the young man that goes round the country in search of HOPELESS SICK individuals,sick ones who cannot afford adequate medical treatment, Paulcy is the man who finds a way to pull these impoverished ones out of their hopeless mystery.
How I Got Duped With My Money,time,and Makeup!!!
LOL it was a funny experience for real,I never imagined it to happen and end up this way but it did..
I met this guy on palm chat ni oh,and he was the one that asked for my number. I wasn't even eager to give him but as he refused,I couldn't resist too because his profile picture isn't bad,he's presentable too..
After that day this same guy sent me a message that I gave him a wrong number and that's not true because I don't think so,maybe he doesn't have card to call and he's lying yeah I told him that and he said how could I say such oh,that he stays in falomo in ikoyi,do I know how much he's renting his house, i sha told him "no vex" and told him to retry the number.
I met this guy on palm chat ni oh,and he was the one that asked for my number. I wasn't even eager to give him but as he refused,I couldn't resist too because his profile picture isn't bad,he's presentable too..
After that day this same guy sent me a message that I gave him a wrong number and that's not true because I don't think so,maybe he doesn't have card to call and he's lying yeah I told him that and he said how could I say such oh,that he stays in falomo in ikoyi,do I know how much he's renting his house, i sha told him "no vex" and told him to retry the number.
Dakuku Peterside Resumes Work As NIMASA DG Today (Photos)
Rivers APC Governorship Flag bearer Dakuku Adol Peterside, recently appointed DG. Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) By President Buhari, resumes work today at his office, as he meets with Directors, board members and staff of NIMASA in a familiarization meeting. Photos below…
Declare State Of Emergency In Rivers State – Adesanya To Buhari
He pointed out that a state of emergency was necessary in order to stop political violence and breakdown of law and order in the state.
Adesanya, in a statement on Sunday, frowned at recent political crisis, leading to several killings in the state.
The APC chieftain said, “The rate at which innocent people are being killed and burnt alive in the name of politics is saddening, barbaric and worrisome.
“Provocative statements credited to Governor Nyesom Wike are worsening the situation. These statements are capable of causing confusion, leading to the breakdown of law and order within the state.
Soldiers Confiscate Biafra Newspapers In Aba
Newspaper vendors in Aba, Abia State, are counting their losses following the confiscation of their wares by soldiers yesterday.
The Nation gathered that the confiscated papers were both unsold and new editions of New Republic, Vesym, Freedom Journal and Authority.
Sources said the soldiers, believed to have come from 144 Battalion, which is under Ohafia 14 Brigade, stormed St. Michael’s Road at about 7am, in two Hilux vans and seized the papers bearing Biafra reports.
The Nation gathered that the confiscated papers were both unsold and new editions of New Republic, Vesym, Freedom Journal and Authority.
Sources said the soldiers, believed to have come from 144 Battalion, which is under Ohafia 14 Brigade, stormed St. Michael’s Road at about 7am, in two Hilux vans and seized the papers bearing Biafra reports.
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