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- A South African Student Who Received $1million Credit By Error Arrested For Lavishing It
- Young Ade Adelove Promises Bankroll Kemi Olunloyo Mediacal Bills With Millions Of Naira
- Former PDP Spokesperson, Dayo Adeyeye Makes A U-Turn; Decamps To APC
- Flash Floods Take Over Buildings In Maryland, Dozens Of Cars Washed Away
- Full Text And Video Of President Buhari’s 2018 Democracy Day National Address
- "Why I Killed Over 20 People" - Michael Adikwu On Offa Bank Robbery
- Some Boko Haram Members Has Surrendered To The Nigerian Army
- Imo State APC Ward Congress Result Has Been Cancelled By Court
- Rivers State Receives Real Madrid Officials As Club Commence Building Of Football Academy
| A South African Student Who Received $1million Credit By Error Arrested For Lavishing It Posted: 30 May 2018 12:58 AM PDT
A South African student who spent extravagantly more than $63,000 of $1.1 million she wrongly received was arrested on Tuesday and arraigned in court for alleged theft, police authorities has disclosed.The 28 year old Sibongile Mani, was arrested by the police's serious commercial crime unit after she was asked to turn herself in, Anelisa Feni, spokeswoman for an elite police unit, the Hawks, told AFP.
As a student she had qualified last year for 1,400-rand ($110) in monthly food allowances from the National Students Financial Aid Scheme, which aids underprivileged students.However she was wrongly credited $1.1 million in June and decided to go on a spending spree, buying expensive clothing, a smartphone and went on partying.
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| Young Ade Adelove Promises Bankroll Kemi Olunloyo Mediacal Bills With Millions Of Naira Posted: 29 May 2018 04:01 PM PDT  A Philanthropist Ade Adelove promises to give some millions of Naira towards @hnnafrica Kemi Olunloyo's medicals. Says no one is perfect! Love is all we need. Stop cyber-fights. Kemi who is reportedly going through Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, which is a mental disorder that can develop after a person is exposed to a traumatic event, needs help and the Philanthropist has offered to help her.The controversial blogger and journalist has been recently diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following series of detention and other unpleasant experiences she had gone through in recent years.From all indications Anti Kemi has been showing signs of this disorder as she attacks even those who had showed love and given her some form of help when she most needed it.One of her latest victims was Linda Ikeji, who even sent some money to her while she was in Port-Harcourt prison over a case she had with Pastor David Ibiyeomei. She called out Linda over her pregnancy controversy. However one of Nigeria's big boy, Hushpuppi whom she has begged money recently, has asked her to go and apologise to Linda first. See Ade Adelove shared post below:   Sharing is caring. Share this tory  | ||||||||
| Former PDP Spokesperson, Dayo Adeyeye Makes A U-Turn; Decamps To APC Posted: 29 May 2018 01:19 PM PDT  Prince Dayo Adeyeye, a former candidate of the People's Democratic Party in the recently concluded PDP governorship primary election in Ekiti State, has made a u-turn on his word as he defects to the All Progressives Congress APC.It could be recalled that Adeyeye was a former Spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party and there had been speculations about his plans to decamp to the APC, as soon as he lost the primary ticket of the PDP, for the governorship election in the in July, 2018, but he denied the rumours.Recall, that when he was asked about his intention to join the APC, Adeyeye said:"Who told you that? Okay, Yes, i was in Abeokuta but it was a private visit. I will never join the APC. I have not decided on which party to join for now but definitely not APC" he had said.In a twist of events, the former Minister of State for Works has made a u-turn and stated that he left the PDP in a bid to align with APC and its candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to rescue Ekiti.However many observers had said that, "most of our politicians are political prostitutes, who goes to where they can only have favour, no more political integrity and ideology among them". Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| Flash Floods Take Over Buildings In Maryland, Dozens Of Cars Washed Away Posted: 29 May 2018 08:33 AM PDT  A roaring and thundering flash floods has taken over Maryland city in the United States of America, buildings displaced, dozens of cars dislodged and turned streets into raging rivers that reached as high as six feet. The footages and photos showed the sudden and violent floodwaters surging through Ellicott City, about 13 miles outside of Baltimore, on Sunday as torrential rain soaked much of the state. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for the city late in the afternoon and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency soon after. Credit dailymail.co.uk         Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| Full Text And Video Of President Buhari’s 2018 Democracy Day National Address Posted: 29 May 2018 07:06 AM PDT
ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION, TUESDAY, 29TH MAY, 2018My Dear Nigerians!Today marks the 19th year of our nascent democracy and the 3rd Anniversary of this administration. I am thankful to Almighty God for bringing us thus far. This administration came at a time that Nigerians needed Change, the Change we promised and the Change we continue to deliver. We have faced a lot of challenges on this journey and Nigerians have stood by us in achieving the three cardinal points of this administration namely; Security, Corruption and the Economy.The commemoration of this year's Democracy Day is a celebration of freedom, a salute to the resilience and determination of Nigerians and a recommitment by Government to keep its promise to lead Nigeria into a new era of justice and prosperity.Watch the broadcast video below: Public safety and security remains the primary duty of this Government. Before this Administration came into being 3 years ago, Boko Haram held large areas of land spanning several Local Governments in the North East. Today, the capacity of the insurgents has been degraded leading to the re-establishment of authority of government and the release of captives including, happily, 106 Chibok and 104 Dapchi girls, and over 16,000 other persons held by the Boko Haram. In order to minimize the impact of the insurgency on Internally Displaced Persons, Government has established secure IDP Camps and has improved the mechanism for the distribution of basic aid, foods and essential commodities using various strategies in collaboration with local and international Organizations. Efforts are in process for resettlement of IDPs in their home communities by providing schools, hospitals, clinics, water and sanitation to facilitate a quick return to economic activities. Government is similarly implementing de-radicalization and rehabilitation programmes to facilitate sustainable peace and development.
I want to commend members of the Multinational Joint Task Force drawn from Niger, Benin, Chad, Cameroon and our own country in collaboration with the International Community who are assisting in the fight against insurgency in the North East. I also commend the gallantry of members of our Armed Forces and other security agencies that have continued to provide security for lives and properties across the country. State and Local traditional authorities are helping with much needed intelligence in this fight against insurgency. This administration is pained over the grievous loss of lives and properties occasioned by the carnage of insurgency and other forms of criminality in the country. I wish to assure Nigerians that we will not rest until all criminal elements and their sponsors are brought to justice. Government is boosting the capacity of our security agencies through recruitment of more personnel, training and procurement of modern equipment, enhancement of intelligence gathering as well as boosting their morale in the face of daunting challenges. The Niger Delta Region has enjoyed relative peace through social inclusiveness and cooperation of the Elders and the good people of the region. Government is committed to implementing the comprehensive peace, security and development plan for the region. The environmental clean-up of the region which commenced with the launch in Bodo, Ogoni in June 2016 is progressing satisfactorily. Furthermore, farming assets are being revived and investors in cocoa and palm oil plantations are showing serious interest. The second primary object of this Administration is to fight corruption headlong. Like I have always said, if we don't kill corruption, corruption will destroy the country. Three years into this Administration, Nigerians and the international community have begun to applaud our policies and determination to fight corruption. We are more than ever before determined to win this war, however hard the road is. I, therefore, appeal to all well-meaning Nigerians to continue to support us in this fight.
Various policy measures already put in place to stem the tide of corrupt practices are yielding remarkable results. Some of these key reform policies include: The Treasury Single Account (TSA) has realized Billions of Naira being saved from maintenance fee payable to banks. N200 Billion has also been saved from elimination of ghost workers in public service. The Whistle-Blowing Policy has helped to recover over N500 Billion. The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit set up with a mandate to validate controls, assess risks, prune personnel costs, ensure compliance with Public Financial Management reforms has helped to identify and remove over 52,000 ghost workers from the Federal Government MDAs Payroll; The Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) aimed at expanding tax education and awareness has offered the opportunity for tax defaulters to regularise their status in order to enjoy the amnesty of forgiveness on overdue interest, penalties and the assurance of non-prosecution or subject to tax investigations. The Sovereign Wealth Fund project portfolio has been expanded with an injection of US$650 million so as to strengthen its investment in local infrastructure, power, health, re-construction of Abuja-Kano road, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, East West Road (Section V) and the Mambilla Hydro-electric Power project as well as the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge. The fight against corruption through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has resulted in recoveries of Billions of Naira, as well as forfeiture of various forms of assets. This alongside other efforts has improved Nigeria's international image and regional cooperation. We have retained the services of one of the world's leading assets tracing firms to investigate and trace assets globally. This is in addition to the exploitation of provisions of existing Treaties, Conventions as well as Bilateral Agreements with Multilateral bodies and Nations. Nigeria has also signed Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements to ensure that there is no hiding place for fugitives. This Administration has therefore focused on revamping the ailing economy it inherited in 2015. In 2016, Government executed an expansionary budget and developed the Strategic Implementation Plan. For the first time, 30% of the budget was earmarked for capital expenditure which represents an upward review when compared with the 2015 budget. The SIP was followed by the development of a comprehensive medium term plan – the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017 – 2020. The broad strategic objectives of the ERGP were to; Restore and sustain economic growth; Build a globally competitive economy; and Invest in our people. The implementation of the ERGP has started yielding results. The National Bureau of Statistics reports that the economy grew by 1.95% in 1st quarter 2018, which is a good performance when viewed against -0.91 in 1st quarter 2017 and -0.67% in 1st quarter 2016 respectively. Our foreign reserve has improved significantly to 47.5 billion USD as of May, 2018 as against 29.6 billion USD in 2015. The inflationary rate has consistently declined every month since January, 2017. Recently, Government conducted Focus Labs in three key sectors of the Economy namely, Agriculture & Transport, Manufacturing and Processing as well as Power and Gas. These have yielded significant prospects for investments and Job creation to the tune of US$ 22.5 billion with a potential for creating more than 500,000 jobs by 2020. These investment generation initiatives are expected to increase capital inflows in the form of foreign direct investment. There is a high prospect that the cumulative investments from this first phase of the Labs will hit US$39.2 billion by 2025. Under agriculture, Nigeria continues to pursue a strategic food security programme built around self-sufficiency and minimization of import dependency. As a result, rice importation from other countries has been cut down by 90% which has a direct impact on foreign reserves. The Social Investment Programmes (SIP) has been created as a means to graduating our citizens from poverty through capacity building, investment and direct support. The major strategic objective is to restore livelihood, economic opportunities and sustenance for the poor across the country. The SIP programmes and projects include: Home Grown School Feeding Programme – About 8.2 million pupils are currently being fed from 24 States of the Federation with over 75,000 Catering Staff engaged under the programme.
The Conditional Cash Transfer has so far recorded over 297,000 caregivers and being trained by 2,495 Community Facilitators in 21 states. Less privileged Nigerians are now being paid N5,000 monthly stipend in 9 pilot States of Bauchi, Borno, Cross River, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Osun and Oyo. Eventually the scheme will cover all the 36 states of the federation including the FCT. Under the Government Enterprise Empowerment Programme – About 264,269 loans had been disbursed to 4,822 societies in the 36 States and FCT, while another 370,635 are awaiting release of funds. N-Power Job creation Scheme – is targeted at providing jobs for unemployed young graduates and has so far recruited 200,000 youths while the next batch of 300,000 have been selected, verified and would soon be deployed across the 36 States and the FCT. Furthermore, 20,000 non-graduate volunteers have also been selected to kick off the N-Build programme in collaboration with the National Automotive Design and Development Council and the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria. In the area of power generation, Nigerians from all parts of the country continue to report better power supply and less use of generators. This underscores the effectiveness of the methodical plan to deliver incremental and uninterrupted power supply to our homes, markets, offices and factories. The country achieved 5, 222.3 MW representing the highest peak of power generated onto the national grid and delivered to customers in December, 2017. With new facilities, repairs and rehabilitations by Government and private investors, generation capability now exceeds 7,500 MW. This Administration is committed to lawful interventions to ensure the operators of the distribution business live up to expectations especially in the areas of distribution capacity, service delivery, collection efficiency, and metering to eliminate contentious estimated billing. The Transportation Sector continues to undergo a series of reforms in order to sustain the international best practices and ensure safety and security. The nation's major airports have witnessed reconstruction of runways, installation of navigational equipment and new international terminals due for commissioning in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Enugu. Bilateral Air Services Agreements between Nigeria and the Governments of other countries will significantly open up new flight routes. As a result of strict regulatory and compliance policies, Nigeria retained her Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 status, after a routine international audit. Recently, a new Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility with capacity for aircraft C-checks and other comprehensive levels of maintenance was established in Lagos. This would save the country an estimated $90m annually. Giant strides have been recorded over the past three years to improve road transport infrastructure in all geopolitical zones of the country. The Railway Sector has also received tremendous attention as this Administration is committed to the goal of linking all State capitals in the Federation by rail network to ease the movement of goods and passengers. The Education Sector especially at tertiary level has continued to witness expansion in order to improve access to higher education by millions of youths in Nigeria. Over the last three years, Government has approved the establishment of 1 new Federal Polytechnic, granted licenses for the establishment of 4 State and 14 private-owned Universities as well as 12 private Polytechnics. Government has also continued to support the implementation of various initiatives aimed at improving the quality of Basic Education delivery. Thus, it has ensured proper funding at the Basic Education level with the disbursement of N42.2 billion UBE Matching Grant to 26 States and the FCT, N851.5 million Special Education Grant disbursed to 23 States and private providers of Special Education and N2.2 billion Teachers Professional Development Fund to 33 States and the FCT. The Federal Government has continued to support fiscal sustainability at the sub-national governments through the implementation of the Budget Support Facility which was accompanied by the 22- point Fiscal Sustainability Plan. Thus, bailouts funds were made available to States to ease their fiscal challenges and other obligations including payment of salaries. In addition, a total of 73 Ecological Fund projects for the control of gully erosion in different communities across all geopolitical zones have been completed in the last three years and are undergoing commissioning while 53 other projects are ongoing. The execution of these projects has generated 357 skilled jobs and 1,350 unskilled jobs during this period. It is pertinent to also make mention of the immeasurable contributions of the Nigerian woman to national development and advancement of democracy, over the last three years. The government and people appreciate you all as mothers of our great country. My dear country men and women, as we all celebrate our democratic experience, let us resolve to avoid hatred and intolerance; we can only achieve our objectives in an atmosphere of harmony and peaceful co-existence. Finally, the upcoming months will usher us into another season of general elections. Let me use this opportunity to urge us all to conduct ourselves, our wards and our constituencies with the utmost sense of fairness, justice and peaceful co-existence such that we will have not only hitch-free elections but also a credible and violence-free process. In few days to come, I will be joined by many promising young Nigerians to sign into law the "Not Too Young to Run" Bill I thank you for your attention. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| "Why I Killed Over 20 People" - Michael Adikwu On Offa Bank Robbery Posted: 29 May 2018 08:56 AM PDT  A dismissed Corporal, one Michael Adikwu, turned leader of the armed robbery gang that attacked commercial banks in Offa, Kwara State, few months ago has to police detectives why he wasted many lives including those of policemen the faithful day of the robbery.Adikwu, who said he decided to go on a killing spree, told operatives of the Inspector-General of Police (IG) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) that he personally killed over 20 people, mostly policemen during the operation.The arrested ex-policeman turned armed robber disclosed that he deliberately killed those policemen that day because he has scores to settle with the police system, revealed that they took Tramadol and other hard drugs before embarking on the mission.Adikwu, a former Corporal attached to the Kwara State unit of SARS, was dismissed after he was accused of freeing suspected armed robbers. He was subsequently charged to court and sent to prison, where he spent three years.A police source who gave update on the matter, revealed that from findings, Adikwu had vowed to deal with the police for dismissing and jailing him. He had said that: "Adikwu, while in prison, had been threatening to the hearing of other inmates, that he would kill as many policemen as possible once he had the opportunity. Adikwu led three others into the police station, while others stayed outside. They walked into the station as if they wanted to lodge a complaint with their pistols concealed under their clothes. Immediately they entered, Adikwu said he shot the station guard he killed 9 policemen at the station and carried their rifles. The suspects confessed that they took Tramadol and other hard drugs before embarking on the operation. . It could be recalled that over 30 people were killed that day and Adikwu said he personally killed over 20. One of those he went into the police station with was Arrow (Kunle Ogunleye). After the operation, he went to each of the banks which were being robbed to issue orders. He was captured on CCTV shouting at his members, telling them what to do and what not to do." Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| Some Boko Haram Members Has Surrendered To The Nigerian Army Posted: 29 May 2018 04:23 AM PDT  Some members of the terrorists sect, the Boko Haram has surrendered to the Nigerian army and were shown to newsmen by the commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Monday 28th May, 2018.The surrendered alledged members of the Boko Haram sect were seventeen in number, and were said to have surrendered to the Nigerian military due to the Federal Government's pledge to offer them amnesty. One of them, Ahmed Alhassan, disclosed this when Major General Rogers Nicholas, paraded them at the headquarters of the Operation Dole in Maiduguri. Alhassan said they heard President Buhari's appeal to give them amnesty, through the radio at their camp known as "Marcas of Nguma" at the banks of Lake Chad region."We have been contemplating to surrender ourselves after we realised that we were being recruited into false movement. What pulled us back was the fear of being caught and killed by either our members or the military."But after the announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari on granting amnesty to those who surrender, drop their arms and accept peace, we decided to defy all the fear and eventually came out. "We also made up our minds to sacrifice our lives in a bid to secure freedom, knowing fully that God will forgive us for attempting to embrace peace and stop the killings,'' he said. The sect member disclosed that he was forcefully initiated by the Mamman Nur's faction after the insurgents took over their town in Munguno four years ago. "They gathered all of us and selected some of us, which they said we shall be working for the cause of God. Those who refused were eventually killed". "Many have been conscripted and recruited, some have spent one and half, some two and some of us have spent four years," he revealed". The now former Boko Haram sect member, commended the military for treating them with dignity and care, urged other members to embrace the Federal Government's peace offer to surrender. "We eat the best of food and sleep in a conductive atmosphere. We are also allowed to interact with some our colleagues. They listen to us and share our pain," he disclosed. Mustapha Umar, who is another member of the sect that surrenderd, claimed to be from Abubakar Shekau's faction, said he had worked as a commanding officer for the group for about three years. Umar said he decided to lay down his arms because he was tired of the atrocities being committed under the guise of fighting for the religion of Islam "We realised that the group was serving the course of the devil by committing all forms of atrocities. There was a lot of hardship in the camps. Many have been killed by one form of disease or the other. "I am happy to be out here. The military have been treating us very humanly and I want to ask for forgiveness for all the pain I may have inflicted on the people while fighting for the baseless course,'' he said. Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| Imo State APC Ward Congress Result Has Been Cancelled By Court Posted: 29 May 2018 02:58 AM PDT  The National Chairman of APC And National Convention Committee has been restrained by the Federal High Court, Owerri from accepting any Non Existent Ward Congress result from Imo! The court passed this judgement after a petition from the Imo State Governor and others came to it that the Ward Congress in Imo State did not hold, and therefore no result whatsoever.It could be recalled that there were series of media reports after the Imo State Ward Congress, that the Governor, Rochas Okorocha ran to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in helping to cancel the Ward Congress in the State.  The report also quoted the committee as saying that the governor lacked the locus standi to file any petition asking for a cancellation of the exercise because "the persons who would have the right to petition over the conduct of the ward congress elections are those qualified to contest the congress having purchased the forms." In its report dated May 10 and addressed to the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the Sen. Abubakar Tutare-led appeal committee held that "the petitions were written by unqualified persons and therefore would be construed as lacking the locus standi/basis to bring in any petitions."  But in a twist of event, a judgement has been passed by a court which has restrained the APC NEC from recognising the result from the Imo State Ward Congress. Further details shall be communicated to our readers.... Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| Rivers State Receives Real Madrid Officials As Club Commence Building Of Football Academy Posted: 29 May 2018 12:53 AM PDT  The Rivers State Governor, Nyesome Ezenwo Wike has made history as the foundation laying ceremony for the Real Madrid Football Academy in Port-Harcourt, initiated by him was performed on Monday by the officials of Real Madrid Football Club and Confederation of African Football (CAF), in Port-Harcourt. The ceremony of the foundation laying event took place at the precincts of Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, attracted the President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Mr Amaju Pinnick, President of International Sports Press Association, Gianni Merlo, President, International Sports Press Association Africa, Mitchell Obi, International Sports Writers, Ex-Internationals and top officials of Real Madrid Football Club Performing the laying of the foundation for the Real Madrid Football Academy, President of CAF, Ahmad Ahmad said the academy is not only for Port Harcourt or Nigeria, but for the entire continent.He said that the Real Madrid Football Academy will promote international football best practices in the continent as well as raise future stars. Initiator of the Real Madrid Football Academy and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike who spoke at an an international press conference, during the foundation laying ceremony, said that the academy will help in building a new crop of International stars across the country. He said that the Real Madrid Football Academy will be open to all kids, but with special preference to Rivers Children, whose resources will fund the project. Wike disclosed that the project will be completed in seven months and commissioned for use by members of the public. He further disclosed that children to be admitted into the academy will be between 8 to 16years. In giving his remarks, President of International Sports Press Association, Mr Gianni Merlo said Real Madrid as the best club in the world will develop a new set of stars from the Academy in Rivers State. The President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinick said that with the Real Madrid Football Academy, Nigeria will ensure the emergence of another generation that will keep the nation's flag flying in the international football circle. Rivers State Sports Commissioner, Mr Boma Iyaye said that with the establishment of the Real Madrid Football Academy, Governor Wike has shown unprecedented love for soccer. He said the academy will contain a club house, classrooms, conference centre, training pitches and 1000 capacity spectator stand among other facilities. Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
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