Buhari inherited corrupt subsidy regime – Oyegun

THE National Chariman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oye­gun, said at the weekend that the Buhari administration inherited a corrupt subsidy regime run by corrupt cartels.
He said, “oil cartels and their cronies resisting change have continued to blackmail and sabotage government’s effort on subsidy and availability of petroleum products”

Police nab 2 robbery suspects in Lagos

LAGOS—A gang of armed robbers that specialize in using motorcycle to rob within Lekki-Ajah Expressway in Lagos were arrested over the weekend by operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command.

The Police authority revealed that the suspects, Odunayo Mustapha, 22, and Adedayo Akinjola, 22, were nabbed while trying to escape with their motorcycle, after they had successfully snatched a mobile phone from an unsuspecting member of the public.

NDLEA arrested 577 Lagos drug suspects in 2015

NDLEA boss, Ahmadu Giade

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A total of 577 drug suspects were arrested by the Lagos and Murtala Muhammed Airport commands of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in 2015.

The Lagos State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr. Aliyu Sule, and his Airport Command counterpart, Mr. Garba Ahmadu, spoke with newsmen in Lagos on Sunday on the arrests.

According to the commanders, 438 drug suspects were apprehended by the Lagos Command while the airport command apprehended 139 suspects during the period.

Onazi weds Sandra in Lagos

Onazi ans Sandra

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It is indeed a season of weddings for Nigeria internationals as midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has also married his fiancée Sandra Ogunsuyi in a private ceremony in Lagos on December 29.

Kingsley Onyekosor wish you happy new year

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Photos: Shi'ites Protest Arrest Of Their Leader

The killing of some Nigerian Shi’ites at the weekend is generating steam and wide criticisms.
Thousands of members of the Shia Muslim sect took to the streets yesterday, December 14, in protest over the arrest of their leader Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and the death of their members during the clash with Nigerian army on Saturday.

 

 

Thousands of shiites protest the killing of their members and arrest of their leader

The protests were staged in Kano, Kebbi and Bauchi as well as in different countries.

Education and Buhari’s 2016 budget

Abimbola Adelakun

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Abimbola Adelakun

How much of Nigeria’s budgetary allocation should go to the education sector? The answer should be a 100 per cent – and that is only a start. This, of course, is not practicable for obvious reasons. Besides, we know that reducing the problem with education in Nigeria to funding is dubious diagnosis.

Any APC member involved in the misuse of security votes will not be shielded by Buhari – Lai Mohammed warns

 

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has disclosed that the Federal Government will not shield any top ranking member of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, involved in the alleged misuse of security funds.

Addressing newsmen yesterday in Lagos, Mohammed dared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to point out any member of the ruling party involved in the alleged misappropriation of security funds.

Plateau Assembly rejects Lalong’s request to extend LG Transition C’ttee bosses’ tenure

Jos—The Plateau State House of Assembly yesterday rejected the request by the State Governor, Simon Lalong, to extend the tenure of the Management Committee Chairmen of the 17 local government areas of the State by six months.

Simon Lalong

The Management Committee Chairmen were sworn in October this year and were to vacate office by the end of January, 2016 as initially approved by the State Assembly.

Nigerian police halt officers’ screening over fraud claims

The Nigerian Police has ​suspended the ongoing screening exercise of its officers with higher qualification, following allegations of corruption trailing the exercise.

In a statement, the police public relation’s officer, Olabisi Kolawole, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, said the Inspector general of Police, Solomon Arase, disclosed this Thursday, during a meeting with the NPF’s management team.

Fire guts petrol tanker, Galaxy TV in Lagos

 The Lagos State Fire Service, Wednesday, confirmed that a white tanker loaded with fuel burst into flames, extending to Galaxy Television station on Fatai Atere Way, Mushin, Lagos state.

Reports claim that no fewer than seven persons also escaped death in the Lekki tollgate area of Lagos State following the fire incident.

NSCDC arrests 40 oil thieves in Bayelsa

 

 

The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 40 oil thieves and destroyed 106 illegal refineries in the state.

Don’t cause anarchy at NFF, Dalung warns Giwa

Nigeria Football Federation is boiling up for crisis again, as Chris Giwa is spoiling for action to reclaim the leadership of the nation’s soccer ruling body.
But he has been warned by Youth and Sports minister, Solomon Dalung not to foment trouble that could upset the smooth running of football as the country prepares for major tournaments in 2016.

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Giwa, is still insisting that he is the elected president of the NFF and has submitted a petition to the the Sports minister to that effect.

DSS re-arrests Dasuki at prison gate

Immediate Past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.)

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Olusola Fabiyi and Ade Adesomoju,  Abuja
Operatives of the Department of the State Security Service have re-arrested a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd).
He was re-arrested at the gate of the Kuje Prison, Abuja, while he was about leaving the prison after meeting the bail conditions set for him by a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja.

Group Accuses Faleke Of Planning To Cause Chaos

There is palpable tension in Kogi state over an alleged plot by James Faleke and his supporters to throw Kogi state into chaos ahead of the January 27, 2016 swearing-in ceremony in the state.

 

 

 

Faleke has opposed Bello’s emergence as governor on the grounds that he was supposed to be declared governor-elect, not running mate or deputy governorship candidate.

Recall that Falake was the running mate to late Abubakar Audu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 21 governorship election in the state but the party leadership chose Bello as the late Audu’s replacement to contest the supplementary election which Bello eventually won.