NCC To Sanction Globacom And Others Over Auto Data Service Migration

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday said it would sanction MTN, Airtel and Globacom for defying its directive on automatic migration to Pay-As-You-Go data bundle.

The Commission made this known in its ‘2015 third quarter Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Report’ obtained pasted on its website.

NCC said it had continued to receive complaints from subscribers on automatic migration of data bundle package to Pay-As-You-Go Billing on depletion of their data bundle.

‘’Consequently and pursuant to section 53(1) of the NCC Act, 2003. The commission on 3rd August 2015 directed all mobile service operators to comply with the data bundle directions.

According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NCC said “where a subscriber’s data bundle account is fully depleted before the due date, service providers should notify the subscriber via SMS, giving information regarding the tariff/ billing rate for automatic migration.
 

‘’That all service providers should henceforth stop auto-migration of subscriber’s data service to the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) account upon depletion of the data bundle account, except with the express consent and authorisation of the subscriber via SMS.’’

CBN Reduces Lending Rate To 11 Percent

The Central Bank of Nigeria ended its Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday with a resolution to reduce Monetary Policy Ratio, popularly called lending rate, from 13 per cent to 11 per cent.

The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, who announced the resolution of the Committee at the end of its meeting, also said members agreed to cut down on Cash ​Reserve ​Ratio for public and private sectors from 25 to 20 per cent.

10 Cheapest Private And Public University In Nigeria

Truth is bitter and the truth about the saying ‘if education is expensive, try ignorance’ is not an exception. Hence, nobody wants to remain uneducated as most opportunities, in this age, are tied to education. Yet, not everyone who gains admission into a university can afford to keep up with the demanding tuition. Public universities are known to be cheaper than all others. However, as not everyone can cope in the over-populated environment of these government schools, we bring you a list of both cheapest public and private universities in Nigeria.
Below is the list of the arguably cheapest private universities in Nigeria that are fully approved by Nigerian Universities Commision (NUC).
Note that not all of them are approved

DG Insists On Ban Of Hijab In NYSC Camps

By Friday Olokor

A group of Muslim youths under the aegis of Muslim Youths in Da’wah on Tuesday at the headquarters of the National Youth Service Corps in Abuja protested against the ban on the use of hijab by female Muslim corps members, especially during orientation camps.

But the Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier-General, Johnson Olawumi, insisted on the ban, saying it was “for security reasons.”

Woman knits sweaters for her chickens to keep them warm

A 25-year-old woman, Nicola Congdon and her mother from Falmouth in Cornwall, England, knits tiny jumpers for their chicken so they don't suffer from cold. "It's important to make people aware of the poor conditions the hens live in and the fact that they have no feathers when they are retired," Nicola said. "The tank tops are also something really different that provide some fun for the chickens. They keep them warm and makes the chickens easy to identify"

Jonathan Hits Back At Obasanjo

Former President Goodluck Jona­than yesterday in United States of America, took a swipe on the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo over his third term bid, saying that if not for a vibrant parliament in place, he would have had his way.

Jonathan spoke in the Unit­ed States at an event titled: “Presidential elections and democratic consolidation in Africa: Case studies on Nige­ria and Tanzania” and co-host­ed by National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Agbara Robbery: Police Nab Leader Of Gang In Delta

Operatives of the In­spector General Of Police, Special In­telligence Response Team (SIRT) has arrested the leader of the gang behind the recent bank robbery in Agbara In­dustrial Estate, Ogun State, which led to the death of a nursing mother and a mobile police officer.

Suspected militants num­bering about 20 and dressed in military camouflage last Thurs­day held the town under seige as they raided about three banks before escaping through the waterways to the creeks.

21 Homosexual Were Arrested Students In Asaba, Delta State

Police men in Asaba, Delta State, have arrested 21 students who are allegedly homosexuals.
According to Punch, a reliable source said that two state-owned polytechnics (names withheld) where the suspects were arrested, were popular with homosexual activities for financial gains.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Celestina Kalu, confirmed the arrest of the suspects.
She said:
“We had it on good authority that the male students allegedly engaged in anal sex. The suspects, upon interrogation, made useful statements to the police while investigations are ongoing.”

Episode Four: The Cry Of Amanda - OCHU JUACHI

Episode Four

The story so far on "The Cry Of Amanda

 

One year, the Garri price had been exceptionally good, which was why I found myself present state. The wholesalers had come directly to the village buying at N14,000 to N16,000 naira a bag. It meant that, for once, I had enough money to think of working for a better life, so I borrowed N300,000naira. With that and the money I had saved. Previously, I bought a plot of (Continue Reading)

Man Arrested For Disguising As Woman And Defrauding Men

A man identified as Husseni Diyaya Allam has been arrested by police operatives in Lagos for disguising as a woman to defraud men.

The suspect was nabbed around CMS, Lagos Island, alongside one Hasimu Solli, during a scuffle in the area.

The Nation gathered that Solli, who had spent about N15, 000 on the suspect he knew to be Khadijat, was trying to convince her to follow him to his house since they were planning to get married.

During the scuffle, a police patrol team from Lion Building Police Station saw the duo and took them to the station for peaceful settlement.

It was gathered that Solli discovered during interrogation at the station that his supposed wife was actually a man.

Upon further interrogation, the suspect, a resident of 19, Opeloyeru Street, Onipanu, Lagos, has defrauded several men under the guise of marrying them.

Our correspondent gathered that Solli has even spent N15, 000 on the suspect, thinking he was investing in his would be wife.

Confirming the story, the state command’s spokesman, Joseph Offor, a DSP, said the suspect has confessed that he has been doing it for over two years.

Offor said the suspect, a Kano State indigene, will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation

Boko Haram Kingpin, John Trankil, Arrested In Maiduguri

 Troops of 7 Division Garrison Nigerian Army in Operation LAFIYA DOLE, yesterday made a remarkable progress by arresting a Boko Haram terror kingpin, Mr John Trankil, at Kasuwar Shanu in Maiduguri metropolis.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect said that 9 of them were sneaked into the Maiduguri armed with AK 47 assault rifle each and a Hilux vehicle laden with 20 Improvised Explosive Devices meant to be detonated at some selected targets in the city. (see more photos after the cut)

Two Men Arrested Over A Stolen Bus Inside RCCG

Paul Iyoghojie
Two men, Tony Akpan, 27 and Michael Okpara of no fixed address have been arrested by the police at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG’s Camp situated on the Lagos- Ibadan expressway, Ogun state, western Nigeria with a stolen Hyundai bus inside the camp while the suspects were allegedly looking for a buyer for it.
Police alleged the driver of the bus now at large stole the bus belonging to his employer, Christine Itegbe, a resident of Abioro Street, Ikate, Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos when he was sent on an errand.

The driver, it was learnt, conspired with the arrested suspects and drove the bus with registration No MUS 304 BS to the Redeemed Church camp to look for a buyer but before they could find a buyer for the bus, confusion set in among them.

Episode Three: The Cry Of Amanda - OCHU JUACHI

 

Episode Three

The story so far on "The Cry Of Amanda"

When she recovered, she began sobbing and sobbing. She would not talk to or even look me in the face, let alone any of her other five children who were standing around her. I could think of nothing to say, so I sought silent refuge in making bamboo ties.

I could not borrow money from anyone else anymore, my present debt totaled already about N300,000,00 naira only, I had been in debt for nearly ten years. In all those years, all my efforts had only succeeded in ensuring that my debts compounded interest slowly.

One year, the Garri price had been exceptionally good, which was why I found myself in my

Police Seen Collecting Bribe From Keke Napep Operators In Uyo

In spite of the anti-corruption drive by President Mohammadu Buhari administration and several warnings by the Inspector General of police, Mr. Solomon Arase on policemen to stop demanding and collecting money from motorists as such action belittle them and the force, policemen on duty at night in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State are still extorting money from keke operators at night.

Investigations by The Sensor reporter revealed that policeman stationed at strategic locations within Uyo city have made it a habit to come out to the road from 9pm in the night and extort money from tricycle operators. The policemen who are usually armed with guns have been seen flagging down tricycle operators as if they want to check their particulars and would deliberately delay the keke man with passengers until the keke operator pays N50.

Fake Lawyer Nabbed At The Rivers State High Court

Justice ALDOPHUS ENEBELI of Rivers State High Court has ordered that one ALPHA JUDGE be remanded in prison custody for three months for contempt of court and alleged impersonation.  

JUDGE, who claimed to be a lawyer had appeared before Justice ENEBELI  in defence of a client and moved a motion for the presiding Judge to release his client on bail.  

The presiding judge suspected that the alleged fake lawyer was fake after he failed to respond to question on matters of law asked that he be remanded.

UNILAG Lecturer Who Raped Daughter’s Friend Has Been Jailed For 21 Years

Akinfolarin Baruwa, the UNILAG lecturer who was accused of raping his friend’s daughter few months ago has been jailed.

Mr Baruwa was given a 21-year jail term on Friday the 6th of November 2015. The resident of Abesan Estate in Ipaja Lagos reportedly abandoned his first wife with 4 children before he remarried and since then he has been making one mistake after the other.

His family members are still in shock over the judgement.

Sergeant Allegedly Rapes Neighbour’s 9-yr-old Daughter

*Nigeria Police won’t cover any officer’s crime—COMMISSIONER

By Esther Onyegbula & Faith Ake

OFFICERS of Edo State Police Command are investigating a sergeant, Umoru Babalola, who allegedly raped a nine-old-girl (names withheld).

It was learned that Edo State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, ordered the arrest of the sergeant, following a report from the girl’s mother that the policeman, who was her neighbour, allegedly lured her daughter, a primary four pupil, and raped her in his apartment.

She said: “I came home and was told that Sergeant Umoru sent my daughter to buy him recharge card.

PDP Expels Napoleon Adamu For Accepting Tribunal Ruling In Favour Of Mama Taraba

By Wale Adenusi

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State has expelled its spokesman, Mr. Napoleon Adamu.

This followed an emergency meeting of the party’s state working committee held in Jalingo.

PDP explained that Adamu was sacked for accepting the verdict of the governorship election tribunal which sacked Governor Darius Ishaku.


The party said Adamu’s acceptance of the judgement, which was in favour of Aisha Jummai Alhassan of the All Progressive Congress (APC) was a conspiracy against the interest of the PDP.

The working committee resolved that Adamu’s comments in favour of APC had caused PDP great embarrassment.

Adamu had told newsmen in Jalingo that people of the state should accept the verdict and cooperate with the winner in the interest of the state.

Mob beats Lagos teacher for trying to rape his 14-year-old pupil

Residents of Ogunfunmi Street, Akobi Crescent Surulere, Lagos on Tuesday, dragged a school teacher, Benedict Ekpenyong, a teacher in Akintan Grammar School on Akintan Street, Surulere, to the police station for allegedly locking up a female pupil in his room and attempting to rape her.

It was learnt that neighbours saw Ekpenyong take the 14-year-old pupil, who was also a pupil of Akintan Grammar School and only as Blessing to his apartment at about 12pm and heard the bolt to the door lock.

 

Both of them were in the room for a few minutes before a mob surrounded the house and tried to force the teacher’s door open. Upon succefully forcing the door open, the mob observed that Ekpenyong had allegedly tried to have sex with the pupil, so they began to beat him.

The teacher was reportedly beaten by the mob before he and the pupil were dragged to the Alakara Police Division at about 1pm.

An eyewitness said that the neighbours had become angry because Ekpenyong allegedly had a habit of bringing schoolgirls and locking them up in his room during school hours.

He said:

22 Dead, Many Displaced As Fulani Herdsmen Raid Kogi Communities

Twenty two people have been reportedly killed in an early morning attack by an armed group alleged to be Fulani herdsmen on 9 different communities in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi.

The herdsmen who raided the communities were said to have carried out the attack in the early hours of Monday, November 9th, 2015, killing 22 and wounding several others, while hundreds are said to be missing.

Briefing the House of Representatives Press Corps yesterday at the National Assembly, representatives of concerned members of the affected communities, led by Barrister Usman Ibrahim and Silas Ahiaba, stated that the people of the affected communities were in distress, having been chased away from their ancestral lands, and that they require the urgent intervention of the state and federal governments.

Nigerians Expectations On Power

New minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has told staff of the Ministry of Power that Nigerians had waited long enough to get power, hence, the federal government had no choice than to deliver.
Speaking when he assumed office yesterday, he said Nigerians were anxiously waiting for results.
He said his thoughts were on how to bring together processes and activities of all the ministries under his supervision for effective service delivery.
Fashola assured the Ministry’s leadership of his willingness to learn from them, describing them as “career people” who had been on the job for a long time.

How Some Ministers Were Shocked By Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari did not assign key portfolios to some ministers following security reports, it was learnt yesterday.

He placed priority on expertise and performance in assigning portfolios to ministers, sources told The Nation.

The President was also said to have disappointed some of those who lobbied for “strategic” ministries.

Ministers may be placed under watch and anyone who gets into trouble will be dropped, it was learnt.

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday urged them to be creative.

According to sources, until the inauguration time, the list of portfolios was known to only Buhari and members of his “kitchen cabinet”.

11 Quotes Of Buhari To His Ministers

After five months without ministers, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, November 11, inaugurated 36 ministers who were recently screened and cleared by the Senate.

The 36 ministers took their oaths of office in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, after which they were given their portfolios.

The president in his address charged his ministers to get to work immediately and justify their inclusion in his cabinet.

Below are some of President Buhari’s quotes from the inauguration:

Buhari's Big Ministerial Appointment Mistake

With the history of poor, erratic and unsteady power supply associated with past governments, even Maitama residents would be anticipating the APC trademark 'Change' to sweep across the ministry of power and somehow or anyhow solve the problem of nonexistent power supply in most parts of the country.
Alas, Buhari, today decided to name former Lagos State governor, Mr Raji Babatunde Fashola as the minister of merged former Ministries of Power, Works and Housing.
From a progressive perspective every sensible Nigerian would agree that this is a very big mistake from our president. The ministry of Work and Housing alone is a deserving ministry for a person of Fashola's calibre and administrative prowess to pilot, likewise Power. Heading the Ministry of Works and Housing in Nigeria is very cumbersome and almost equivalent to the numerous tasks he faced as the Governor of Lagos State were he had commissioners who were accountable to him, let alone Power being added to this workload of a Portfolio.

Union Faults Aviation Ministry Merger

The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Wednesday faulted the scrapping of the Ministry of Aviation by the Federal Government.

The Assistant General-Secretary of NUATE, Mr. Olayinka Abioye, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

The Federal Government had on Tuesday merged the ministry with the ministry of transport as part of the restructuring of the public service.

Abioye argued that the merger did not make economic sense and might cost the nation a lot of money in future.

How You Can Register Your Business In Nigeria

There are thousands of Businesses being set up every day in Nigeria by individuals, companies and associations. Setting up a business is the first step towards being an entrepreneur and owning a highly successful venture. Setting up a business requires that you follow these steps.

What type of Business

Deciding what type of business you wish to go into is the first tough decision you have to make. A lot of people often find it difficult to settle into a particular type of business as they often find themselves clogged by multiple ideas. If you however, wish to start a business then it is important that you quickly decide on the type of business you want to do. It is also important to decide early as several businesses operate under a legal and regulatory frameworks that may require further stringent rules before registering.

Do you need partners or wish to start solo?

List Of Agencies And Parastatals Under Amaechi, As A Minister Of Transport

Some of you may not know that Amaechi as Minister of transportation, has just been handed arguably the highest responsibility in the new government, as he going to supervise, re order and super intend over 10 Parastatals and agencies which employ over 30% of the entire Nigerian civil servants.


Just take a look at the highlight of the huge task and responsibility that await Hon. Minister Of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as he takes over the ministry.

Water Ways


1. Nigerian Port Authority (NPA)

2. Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA

3 . National Clearing and Forwarding Agency (NCFA)

4. Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC)

Full Lists Of Buharis Ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally announced the long-awaited portfolios of ministers, who were sworn in on Wednesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

President Buhari named himself Minister of Petroleum, while Ibe Kachikwu (Delta State) was named Minister of State (Petroleum).

See full list of their Portfolios:

1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) Minister of Labour & Employment

2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Minister of Solid Minerals
3. Rotimi Amaechi – (Rivers) Minister of Transportation
4. Babatunde Fashola -(Lagos) Minister of Power, Works and Housing
5. Abdulrahman Dambazau- (Kano) Minister of Interior

FFK Replied Chairman Of DAAR Communication

Former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has replied chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi over a statement credited to him about ex-president Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking to newsmen at a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Dokpesi had said that the imposition of Jonathan by the PDP might have been responsible for the party’s loss of the presidency in the last general election. Fani-Kayode has however dismissed this statement as untrue. The PDP chieftain took to his Twitter saying, "It was not a mistake for PDP to field Jonathan in the last election and neither is an apology for doing so appropiate or necessary."

Plot To Remove Gbajabiamila Uncovered

A plot to remove the House of Representatives Majority Leader and arrowhead of the All Progressive Congress (APC) ‘loyalist’ group, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila was uncovered yesterday.

Also, Gbajabiamila met close-door with the Speaker of the House, Hon Yakubu Dogara, yesterday in what senior legislative sources disclosed was in connection to the crisis trailing the appointment of Standing Committee heads.

A text circulated by a unknown group “Members United For Change” to the 360 members of the House and obtained by LEADERSHIP read: “Honourable colleagues, how long can we continue to condone the irresponsible efforts of the House Leader to derail the peace and unity of the House, is he the only member in Nigeria? His absence at the special session today clearly shows his intentions and his unsuitability for this position. Enough is enough, it is time for change, Gbaja Must go! Join us in declaring a vote of no confidence in the House Leader!”.

27-yr-old Lady Dies From Boyfriend’s Acid Attack

By Peter Duru
MAKURDI—A 27-year-old lady, Ladi Moses, allegedly bathed with acid by a young man suspected to be her male friend, has reportedly died from the attack.

Ladi died yesterday at Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, where she was receiving treatment for first degree burns.

Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness that the deceased was attacked a few days ago by a young man, popularly called Baba, at the old Nigeria Prison Service Yard, Wadata area of Makurdi town, where she lived with her parents.

The witness said: “We heard that her supposed boyfriend, popularly known as Baba, called her out of the house, saying he had something to discuss with her.

Benue Governor, Ortom, Buys N.5Billion Luxury Vehicles For Aides

While Benue groans under severe financial hardship, the state Governor, Samuel Ortom, has shelled out N558.7 million for luxury vehicles for his aides and local government chairmen.

Mr. Ortom came to power with what he called five-pillar agenda, including a promise to create enabling environment for citizens to engage in meaningful businesses.

The governor said in his inaugural address on May 29 that the policy would enhance the living condition of Benue people and in the process reduce over-dependence on government.

The five-point agenda promised good gov­ernance and revenue security; agricultural-driven in­dustrialization, improvement in science technolo­gy, arts and mathematics, invest­ment in critical infrastructure, and promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women, youth, sports and persons with disabil­ities.

Man Sets Friend Ablaze, Injures Another In Lagos

By Evelyn Usman, Lucky Nwanekwu & Chiebuka Enwere
LAGOS—One person was allegedly set ablaze during a brawl in a shanty in Lekki area of Lagos, yesterday.
Another, said to have sustained severe burns, was at press time receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in the area.
This is just as Sara Foam industry in Kirikiri area of the state went up in flames, destroying property which monetary value could not be immediately ascertained.
On the Lekki death, Vanguard gathered that fight broke out between two friends in Awoyaya Elefo area during which one of them was said to have set alight a shanty occupied by his rival.
South-West spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident, said: “Another person that was severely injured is presently receiving medical treatment in the hospital.”

Saka Emerged Best Graduating Student Of Uni Of Ilori

SAKA Ismaila Oreoluwa has emerged the best graduating student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), with a 4.92 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

At the University’s 31st convocation, Oreoluwa was the toast of all, where the institution recorded 69 first class graduands. The event was graced by dignitaries such as the President of Ghana Dr. John Dramani Mahama; Kwara State Governor, Alhaji (Dr.) Abdulfatah Ahmed; the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, his Ilorin counterpart, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, among others.

Buhari To Redeem Pledges Made To Eaglets 30years Ago

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has assured 1985 Golden Eaglets, who first won the U-17 World Cup, that his administration will fulfill the promises made 30 years ago during a reception held at Dodan Barracks with the players, in celebration of their outstanding victory.

In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari said he decided to fulfill the pledge, having been informed that a directive, which he gave to the state governments at the time had not been complied with.

CBN Gives Customers BVN Reprieve

Customers yesterday got a breather on the Bank Verification Number (BVN), with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directing banks to ensure their uninterrupted enrolment on the platform.

In a statement signed by its Director (Corporate Communications) Ibrahim Mu’azu, the CBN said although the time frame for the initial enrolment had elapsed, the exercise should go on indefinitely.

The BVN, which captures bank customers’ biometric data, such as fingerprints, provides unique identification for them and equally protects their accounts from unauthorised access, identity theft and fraud.

Customers who are yet to register are required to do so to avoid restrictions on their accounts.

IBB Turned Down PDP

FORMER military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, yesterday dismissed insinuations that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was wooing him for 2019 presidential election as its candidate, saying that he has no such intention as he would clock 78 by 2019.

Reacting to his appointment as Chairman of the proposed PDP National Conference slated for tomorrow, Babangida urged the PDP to count him out of the conference saying that he had quit partisan politics four years ago when he marked 70 years. He said he had friends in the PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC and playing the expected role would amount to partisanship.

Meanwhile, PDP Acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, yesterday admitted that the party made mistakes in the past and begged Nigerians for forgiveness.

Ministries Without Portfolios

This week, perhaps on this very Wednesday that you are reading this, President Muhammadu Buhari would assign portfolios to the ones that must be considered lucky of the 36 ministers-designate. There have been media reports of anxiety among the ministers-to-be as to which of them would be lucky to be assigned portfolios.

This followed the President’s remark that not all of the 36 would be assigned offices. While the Constitution recommends that the presidential cabinet must have at least one minister from each of the 36 states of the warped federation that is Nigerian, the president argues the Constitution does not compel him to assign portfolios to all of them. This is Buhari’s not-too-ingenious way of keeping to his promise to run a lean administration while respecting the constitutional stipulation of one minister per state.

Woman Sell Grandson For N100,000 In Abia

The Abia Police Command, on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a woman, who allegedly sold her three-year-old grandson to a ritualist. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Udeviotu Onyeke told newsmen that the woman was in the custody of the police in Umuobiakwa, as investigation continues.

He said that part of the investigation being carried out was to determine the sanity of the woman. The woman, who hailed from Onitsha Ngwa in Obingwa Local Government of the state, had left the village with the child and returned a week later to report that he was missing.

We Have A Sexuality Problem In Nigeria

Nigerians are obsessed with se.x, we just pretend not to be.

In this article, I am going to be talking about pornography – Internet pornography to be precise (and ancillary issues). But I do so with an upfront caveat – I do not intend to moralise as it is not my place to debate the morality of what adults indulge in on their devices, in their spare time. However, as a student of culture and behavioural development, I am concerned about vulnerable groups; particularly children and young teenagers. So, my article will focus on these two groups and tangentially, on women.

In 2015, I was privileged to work on two projects. The first was Jack & Jil Therapy – a free telephone based platform for those needing help for critical sexuality & life issues. The second project was #SaveMirabel, a movement to raise urgent funds for Lagos’ only rape crisis centre – The Mirabel Centre. As a result of my involvement with these two initiatives, I was exposed to a treasure trove of information about sexuality issues in Nigeria. I will share some of them in this article.

New Glo Data Plan

Glo users!! Glo Nigeria has just introduced a data bundle capped at 1200mb (1.2gb) for just #1000 only. Below is the message i received from them...

Federal Ministries Reduced To 25 By Buhari

AHEAD of Wednesday’s (today) inauguration of 36 ministers-designate, there were indications on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari, had reduced the number of federal ministries to 25 from about 29.

Under the new dispensation, the ministries of police affairs, aviation and special duties appear to have been scrapped while ministries of Lands, Housing, Urban Development and Works have been merged to become Ministry of Works and Housing. Also, the information, culture, national orientation and tourism ministries have been collapsed into one Ministry of Information and Culture.

Also, the Ministries of Sports as well as Youth Development have also been merged to form Ministry of Sports and Youth Development.

The Ministry of Aviation is now under the Ministry of Transportation, among other mergers.

A Stolen BC

#Biafra

Stolen BC below reads:

The call for Biafra and the missing link;

- Not all Igbos supports the call for Biafra Nation
- the few people agitating for Biafra are billionaires with Mansions as homes in towns with no good roads or water amongst others while their wards are abroad
- they had been able to recruit protesters (mainly jobless ones who had been a menace to the society) awaiting the slightest provocation and cause mayhem
- how well had these people developed their region? Now I am very disturbed how they'll govern themselves as a nation
- who says war is the only way to go? What happened to referendum? This had shown that the agitators are not intelligent.
- they had refused to ask their grannies and parents the suffering of the civil war. A war so many Nigerians had prayed never to experience. And in war situation, there is no bank, market, ATM or night clubs....all you see are dead people, blood, rape, looting and more of that...
- when you hoist the Biafra flag in the streets of Portharcourt; how different are you from Boko Haram hoisting their flags claiming territories?
- when you go the way of a violent protest demanding for Biafra Nation in another sovereign nation then it amounts to treason and punishable by death penalty

- supporters, protesters and rioters of Biafra nation need act with intelligence as a call for the birth of a new nation with less than 15% of a tribe (Igbos) in support shows lack of vision

Wike Inaugurates New Special Advisers (Photos)

Man Dies After Raping His Sister's Daughter In Akwa Ibom

A 68-year-old man from Ibam Edet Community in Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, identified simply as Ete Ibam , has allegedly lost his life mysteriously, few weeks after raping his sister's daughter.

According to those in the know, Ete Ibam who lived with his family in the Ori-Oke area of Ogudu, Lagos State, died on Thursday, November 5, just hours after he was taken back to the village after all medical treatment and tests could not decipher what the problem was with him.

A member of the Ibam Edet Social Club in Ogudu narrated how Ete Ibam met his death to Pulse.

What Benue Student Eyes Saw In The Hands Of Benue Politician In Abuja

National Union of Benue State Student (NUBESS) Exco Stranded In Abuja:

The entire Exco members of the National Union of Benue State Students (NUBESS) are stranded in the Abuja home of the Senator representing Benue East senatorial district in the National Assembly.

The students chartered a Benue Link mass transit Bus in Makurdi and travelled all the way to Abuja on Sunday, 8th November to see Senator George Akume, their grand patron.

On arriving at the Abuja home of Distinguished Senator George Akume in Abuja, he refused to see them even though he is the grand patron of the union. The sad part of it was that the students sent him a letter about their planned visit, though I cannot categorically say if he acknowledged receipt of their letter.

While they were waiting at the gate of Senator George Akume's house, VIPs from Benue state kept on going in and coming out of the house but the students were not allowed to enter inside the compound.

FG Ban Medical Graduate From NYSC

In an effort to stamp out quackery and untoward practices in medical practice in the country, the federal government on Monday barred all graduates of medicine from participating in the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) until they have been qualified as medical doctors and have secured practice licence from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).

The move came amid several complaints about the level of quackery displayed by some of the Youth Corps members posted mostly to rural areas to provide medical services. (continue reading)

Oshiomhole's Chief-of-staff, Patrick Obahiagbon Stoned By Angry Protesters

Thousands of angry Edo residents made up civil society groups, students, and market women yesterday hauled objects at the direction of the Chief of Staff, COS, to the Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Hon Patrick Obahiagbon, yesterday while insisting that state governor must be physically present to listen to their grievances.

The protesters staged a peaceful protest along major streets against the state government and called on the governor to reverse the implementation of the Land Use Charges, planned increment of tuition fees of tertiary institution and multiple taxation, among others.

Security agents made up men of the Nigeria Police Force and Directorate of State Services, DSS, were on ground to ensure that it was not hijacked by hoodlums when the protest began at about 9am from Freedom House along Akpakpava Street. (continue reading)

A Letter To Mr President (Buhari)

Barrister Leo Ekpenyong's Open Letter To His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari
Your Excellency,

SENATOR GODSWILL AKPABIO, IBRAHIM LAMORDE, IGP SOLOMON ARASE, THE CONSPIRACY THEORY AND THE JUDGEMENT OF HISTORY

I write with a deep feeling of melancholy to further bring to your notice my earlier concerns about the war against corruption under the notorious leadership of Ibrahim Lamorde led-EFCC as expressed in my previous letter to you dated 19th October, 2015.

It would be recalled that sequel to my petitions against the former Governor Akpabio’s administration dated 8th, 22nd June and August 3rd respectively, the Senate Minority leader was invited by the EFCC and after his departure from the Commission he bragged to his supporters that Lamorde was under his control and nothing reasonable would come out of his investigation. It was against this background that I raised an alarm urging the federal government to sack Lamorde since it was apparent that justice would not be done to our petitions taking into consideration the deliberate and unnecessary delays at investigations and possible prosecution.
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Two House Of Rep Slapped Themselves Over Juicy Commitee Positions

Two members of the House of Representatives, Hon. Herman Hembe and Hon. Aliyu Sani Madaki, on Tuesday exchanged slaps over the issue of juicy committees.

The Reps, both of who are members of the All Progressives Congress, slapped themselves in the White House within the National Assembly.
The altercation occurred before the day’s sitting began.

It took the intervention of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yusuf Lasun, to separate Hembe (APC-Benue) and Madaki (APC-Kano).

There had been altercations over the allocation of chairmanship of House Committees by the Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara.
There were allegations of favouritism in the allocation of the headship of the committees.
Hembe emerged as the chairman of the Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, which is considered as a Grade A committee and by extension juicy.

Ken Saro-Wiwa And 8 Other Ognis Day

Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro Wiwa (10 October 1941 – 10 November 1995) was a Nigerian writer, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize. Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland, Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta has been targeted for crude oil extraction since the 1950s and which has suffered extreme environmental damage from decades of indiscriminate petroleum waste dumping. Initially as spokesperson, and then as president, of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Saro-Wiwa led a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Ogoniland by the operations of the multinational petroleum industry, especially the Royal Dutch Shell company. He was also an outspoken critic of the Nigerian government, which he viewed as reluctant to enforce environmental regulations on the foreign petroleum companies operating in the area.

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NASS Probes Uncover $15bn Oil Fraud

The National Assembly has conducted 18 legislative probes into sundry cases of crude theft, pipeline vandalisation, misappropriation, Joint Venture agreements, missing crude revenue in Nigeria’s corruption-tainted oil and gas sector from 1999-2014.

According to the outcomes of the selected major probes in the oil sector, about $15bn was lost to fraud while a whopping $6.8bn subsidy was unaccounted for. The period also witnessed the alleged missing N500bn SURE-P claims for oil subsidy for a period of time.

Also, about $16bn was unaccounted for in the power sector while about N2trillion was unremitted by the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).

This information is contained in a recently released study by the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS). The study made public on October 20 contains a detailed report of 82 key probes and investigative public hearings undertaken by the National Assembly since inception.

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Coffin Maker Dumps 14-yr-old Son In Well For Casting Evilspell On Business

ABA—A middle-aged man, identified as Papa Ogada, has dumped his 14-year-old son in a well, accusing him of being behind his inability to make progress in life.

Vanguard gathered that Ogada, a coffin maker, who hails from Oberete village in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, had been complaining that his son was a wizard, who had caused him serial misfortunes since reuniting with him, after leaving his mother’s place.

A source said: “The truth is that the man has been separated from the boy’s mother. Since the boy came back from his mother’s place where he lived, the man has been accusing him of being a wizard.“

He once told us that he had consulted many spiritualists, who told him that his son is a wizard and is behind the problems he has had in his business.“ We are not surprised that he went this far.”
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Wike Denies Facebook Posting Credited To Him On Taraba Tribunal Judgment

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,has denied the Facebook posting on the judgment of the Taraba State Governorship Election Tribunal which annulled the election of Governor Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Aisha Alhassan as winner of April 11, 2015 poll on Staturday.

The fake Facebook post reads
“Rape of Justice
Election Tribunal could sit in Boko Haram main zone in Borno and Yobe whereas rivers and Taraba was moved to Abuja due to security reasons is Yobe and Borno more secured than Rivers and Taraba? Our democrasy is crying under APC and Buhari”

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Four Lecturers Arrested For Exam Malpractice In Lagos City Poly

Olaleye Aluko
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four lecturers of the Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja for their alleged involvement in examination malpractice in the institution.

Our correspondent learnt that the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, arrested the lecturers last Thursday and detained them for about three days before releasing them on bail.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Joe Offor, a deputy superintendent, who confirmed the arrest, noted that the police only released the lecturers on bail, as investigation into the matter was still ongoing.

Offor also did not disclose the names of the suspects.
He added that the registrar of the institution had brought the matter to the attention of the police.

Four Lecturers Arrested For Exam Malpractice In Lagos City Poly

Olaleye Aluko
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four lecturers of the Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja for their alleged involvement in examination malpractice in the institution.

Our correspondent learnt that the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, arrested the lecturers last Thursday and detained them for about three days before releasing them on bail.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Joe Offor, a deputy superintendent, who confirmed the arrest, noted that the police only released the lecturers on bail, as investigation into the matter was still ongoing.

Offor also did not disclose the names of the suspects.
He added that the registrar of the institution had brought the matter to the attention of the police.

Four Lecturers Arrested For Exam Malpractice In Lagos City Poly

Olaleye Aluko
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four lecturers of the Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja for their alleged involvement in examination malpractice in the institution.

Our correspondent learnt that the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, arrested the lecturers last Thursday and detained them for about three days before releasing them on bail.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Joe Offor, a deputy superintendent, who confirmed the arrest, noted that the police only released the lecturers on bail, as investigation into the matter was still ongoing.

Offor also did not disclose the names of the suspects.
He added that the registrar of the institution had brought the matter to the attention of the police.

MTN Largest Shareholders Want More Staff Sack

MTN’s largest shareholder and the country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, Public Investment Corporation (PIC), has said it will seek for more heads to roll when it meets with the Acting CEO Nhleko. The CEO of PIC Daniel Matjila said in a statement.

“A lot more people need to take collective responsibility for the fine… for the alleged failure to comply with regulatory requirements,”

MTN has been in negotiations with the Nigerian government to reduce the fine and has found some sympathy with a cross section of analysts who believe the fine is excessive and inconsistency with what was obtainable elsewhere.

Daughter Found Alive 11 Months Later

A 16-year-old girl who was declared missing by her father in January this year in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the FCT was found at the weekend at her hometown in Benue State.

The teenager, simply identified as Maria, was said to have been found by her relations in her village who contacted the father who had almost given up hope of seeing his daughter again.

City News learnt that the girl was allegedly lured away from their Kubwa residence to Gwarinpa by a 21-year-old man suspected to be her lover.
A source told our reporter that the girl spent the first two months of her disappearance with the man until he later got a job for her in a hotel where she was receiving a monthly salary of N20,000.

According to the source, trouble however started when the girl stopped receiving salary which she later discovered was being collected on her behalf by the suspect, without her consent.
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One Of The Declared-Wanted Terrorist Arrested

Ishaku Wardifen, one of the 100 declared-wanted Boko Haram terrorists, has been captured by vigilant troops of the 23rd Brigade Special Battalion in Maiha, Adamawa State.

Acting Nigerian Army Director of Public Relations Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman said in a press statement that preliminary interrogation revealed that Wardifen, who is #22 on the list, to be a Cameroonian citizen. He has been handed over to military intelligence for further investigation and possible prosecution.

“Visual matching with photographs on the poster of the 100 declared suspected Boko Haram terrorists wanted list released by the Nigerian [Army] last month, shows that he clearly resembles the suspect on serial number 22 on the list,” the statement said.

The army reiterated its call on all citizens and well-meaning residents of Nigeria to continue to be more vigilant and security conscious towards ridding the country of the menace of terrorism and insurgency.

Man Arrested For Defrauding Dead Friend

Cyriacus Izuekwe
A 46 -year old man, Dayo Akala has been arrested and charged before Isolo magistrate ’s court for allegedly defrauding his late friend , Obiora Samuel in Lagos State western Nigeria .

The incident happened at 96 Adeshina street , Ijeshatedo , Lagos where both reside and met .

According to police , Akala allegedly deceived and obtained four vehicles , two Toyota Camry cars , Toyota Sequire and Sienna bus from his friend , late Obiora Samuel with the false pretence of assisting him to sell them.
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See What FFK Posted On Twitter About Pro-Biafra

See what @realFFK posted on twitter about pro-biafra

Army To Investigate Military Conduct In Ekiti State Election

The Nigerian army announced the membership of a five-man panel charged with investigating misconduct by some of its officers during the Ekiti and Osun State elections in 2014.

The President of the Investigative Panel, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade, told the media and public that the panel had two weeks to submit a report of their findings and recommendations to the Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai.

The members of the panel include: Major General Adeniyi Oyebade as the President, Colonel Danladi Salihu as the secretary, Brigadier Generals Emmanuel Kabuk, Sunday Araoye, and Baba Ibrahim.

SaharaReporters first broke the Ekitigate scandal in February 2015 through the release of audio recordings and transcripts of Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh accepting bribes from former Minister of Defense Musiliu Obanikoro, former Minister of Police Affairs Jelili Adesiyan, Senator Iyiola Omisore, and Governor Ayo Fayose. The whistleblower, Captain Sagir Koli, provided evidence to SaharaReporters detailing the plot to rig the Ekiti State gubernatorial election for Governor Fayose and the attempt to do the same for Osun State.
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Governor Ambode Is Incompetent - The Economist

TRAFFIC is a way of life in Lagos, Africa’s most populous city. Home by some counts to over 20m people, it is among the most notoriously congested places in the world. The “go-slow” piles up long before dawn as businessmen in SUVs and traders in battered buses hit the overburdened roads. It lasts until well after dark. Often the queues can be unfathomable: a rainstorm, a breakdown or a public holiday can condemn a driver to hours in horn-honking hell. Tardy workers proffer one irrefutable excuse: “Traffic is bad.”
Yet the gridlock that Lagosians have suffered in recent weeks is noteworthy even by the city’s horrendous standards. Rush hours have lengthened, and vehicles back up at unusual hours along the bridges linking the mainland with an island business district. Safety concerns are mounting as armed robbers pillage stuck cars while police are far away. Security experts reckon this is symptomatic of a broader increase in organised crime under a new and less competent state government.
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Dogara Has Declared War Against Buhari, Party, Says Pro-gbajabiamila Group

ABUJA – A group of federal lawmakers from the House of Representatives elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday said that the composition of the head ships of House committees on between the party and the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP on equal basis by Speaker Yakubu Dogora was a declaration of war against the presidency and the party.

Rising from a closed door meeting with the members of the National Working Committee, NWC of the party at the national secretariat in Abuja, the lawmakers who operated under the aegis of “APC House Loyal Members”, stated that it was against the democratic principle to share committees equally with the opposition.

Briefing Journalists at the end of the meeting, spokesperson of the group, Hon. Musa Saraki Adar from Sokoto State said that Dogara was causing a division among the lawmakers, insisting that he must reverse the order.

List Of Multinationals In Nigeria That Are Crashing Under Buhari" - By Ikengawo

I challenge anyone to post me examples of Job creation. I am not saying they don't exist though I believe this, I am simply laying the evidence before you to make your own conclusion as a voter.

Nigeria: Virgin Atlantic May Have Pulled Out of Nigeria, Sacks Nigerian Staff

Quote: "We fought daily battle against government agents who wanted to daily make fortune from us, politicians who saw the government 49 per cent as a meal to seek for all kinds of favour... watchdogs (regulatory body) that didn't know what to do and persistently asking for bribes at any point... Nigerian people are generally nice but the politicians are very insane... that may be irony because the people make up the politicians."
http://allafrica.com/stories/201511090151.html

Honeywell Flour Mills reports 66.27% decline in full year profit
https://trwstockbrokers.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/honeywell-flour-mills-reports-66-27-decline-in-full-year-profit/
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Beulah Weds Pastor Chidi - Ochu Juachi

Watch and enjoy the joining together of Miss Beulah Faraday Iwuchukwu and Pastor Chidi Chijioke on the 7th of November, 2015 at Redeemed Brethren Mission, Along Ikwere Road, Port Harcourt. The wedding was superb. lol

Happy birthday To Solanke Taiwo Teemoney

Solanke Taiwo Teemoney CEO ‪#‎amebof9ja

Through it all, I thank God for times I had plenty and times I had nothing. The times I was happy and times I was sad. The times I gained and the times I lost. The times I was judged and criticised by too many and the times I was celebrated by only a few. The times I loved and the times I could not love. The times I fell and the times I picked myself up. The times I made mistakes and the times I did it right. The times I felt alone and the times I felt complete. The times I was married and the times I was not. The times I did not have anyone and the times I had a family. The times I thought I had it all and the times I thought I had none. The times I thought I knew it all and the times I knew nothing. The times I blamed the world and the times I blamed myself. The times I thought I could fix things and the times I knew I could not. The times I could have died and the times I was saved. The times I cried and the times I smiled. In all of this I realised that I could not really control any of these factors on my own. That was when it dawned on me that while we are here on earth breaking our backs to control everything, God has already done that and has decided who we will be, where we will be, how we will be and when we will be, so no matter how hard people try to interrupt other people's lives or theirs it is not possible. It is said that who God has blessed no man can curse and whoever God has already cursed no man can bless. Today, as I mark another year added to my life, I thank God for bringing me this far. 

Hear What Ekiti State Governor Said About Taraba State Judgment

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Saturday described the tribunal judgement which sacked the Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a ridiculous political judgement that can never stand before men of good conscience and God.

Fayose, who maintained that there was a conspiracy by the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government and a section of the judiciary against the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), called on the Supreme Court to save the country from impending anarchy.

In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor wondered how a tribunal could make conduct of the PDP primary that produced Governor Ishaku in Abuja an issue when the tribunal itself sat in Abuja.

Episode Two: The Cry Of Amanda - Ochu Juachi

Episode Two

The story so far on "The Cry Of Amanda"

Even though Miss Grace was not from my village, I had known Miss Grace since she had been a young girl. In those days, her beauty was known through my village and neighbouring one. But before any of the local youths were able to compete for possession, Miss Grace had already run off to Lagos with someone who had passed through with the medicine show. Much more later, when she finally came back, word had it that she had become thoroughly a “Lagos babe” with a haughty manner and pretentious lifestyle. She appeared to have become a lady of no insignificant wealth. Miss Grace went back and forth to Lagos often. Of the girls that went to Lagos with her, some came back even poorer than before while some disappeared completely.

After I gave word to Miss Grace, I could not think of what to tell Amanda, my beautiful and most precious daughter, my heart ached, knowing that the words that Miss Grace had uttered that day were outright lies. But what was I to have done? No matter what, I would have to let my daughter go with Miss Grace.

Man Jailed For Slapping His Wife's Friend

By Bartholomew Madukwe

An Ejigbo Magistrate’s court in Lagos has remanded a 44-year-old man, Oluokun Olarewaju, in prison for allegedly slapping his wife’s friend, Miss Christiana Duntoye, who told his wife that she saw him with another woman.

According to the charge, the incident happened at 84, Rasaki Tijani Street, Ikotun, where Olarewaju resides with his family, while his wife’s friend (Duntoye) resides at 75 of same street.

It was gathered that peace fled Olarewaju’s family when the gossip started.

Olarewaju’s wife confronted him and accused him of engaging in extra-marital affairs and for suddenly changing his attitude at home.
After much pressure as to the source of the information, Olanrewaju’s wife allegedly told him that her friend, Duntoye, told her.

During one of their now constant quarrels, Duntoye came visiting and was confronted by the accused, who allegedly slapped her and asked her to leave his house since she tried to break up his marriage.

When the charge was read to the accused before Magistrate A. A. Fashola, he pleaded not guilty.
The magistrate granted the accused N50,000 bail, with one surety in like sum, but he was remanded in Kirikiri Prison pending perfection of his bail conditions.

Funny Church Advert in Edo State

Funny church advert as seen somewhere in Edo State. The Christ Gospel to the world international church, in uromi of Edo State has released the season 2 of abroad must favour my family and are expecting you to be in attendance. lol

Man Charged With Defamation Of Character For Accusing Apabio Of Curruption

A lawyer who accused former Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom of corruption, has been arraigned in court for defamation.

Leo Ekpenyong was arraigned by the police at the High Court in Gudu District, Abuja.
Mr. Ekpenyong appeared in court on Thursday.

He was charged for the unsubstantiated allegations he made against top officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, while appearing on the African Independent Television, AIT.
However, attempts to speak to the lawyer failed as calls to his mobile telephone were unanswered.
Mr. Ekpenyong had accused the EFCC of intimidating him, and refusing to investigate Mr. Akpabio.
He had earlier threatened legal action against the EFCC, if it failed to investigate allegations of corruption against Mr. Akpabio.
Mr. Ekpenyong, who had sent several petitions to the commission, vowed to use every legal instrument available to ensure that Mr. Akpabio was probed.

Comedian Akpororo Set To Wed

Comedian Akpororo set to wed his long babe soon. Are you sure its not another set of comic pictures to deceive his fans? lol

PDP Slam Buhari, APC Senators Over N5,000 Stipend

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ​has said that Wednesday’s rejection by the All Progressives Congress, APC, senators of N5,000 monthly stipend, underscored the “monumental hypocrisy” of their party in getting to power by means of deceit and false promises to Nigerians.APC had promised payment of N5,000 to unemployed Nigerians as a social security ​package during electioneering campaign.

PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh​,​ in a statement on Thursday said the development was a clear confirmation that the APC was a party of “hypocrites, who never had the intentions of honouring any of their campaign promises”​.

​“The PDP declares that it is absolutely obvious to all that the APC came to power riding on monumental lies and deceit in making promises they had no intentions to keep.

Drama At Senate Over Buhari's #5000 Promise To Unemployed Graduates

There was mild drama at the senate on Wednesday, as All Progressives Congress (APC) senators and those of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) squabbled over a motion by Philip Aduda, senate minority leader, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfill his party’s promise of paying N5,000 monthly to unemployed Nigerian youths. ‎

The motion, which was seconded by Godswill Akpabio (senate minority leader), generated hot air, as APC senators shot it down. Aduda’s motion followed an earlier motion‎ on the need to curb unemployment in Nigeria by Bassey Akpan (Akwa Ibom northeast).

Akpan had observed that the rate of job creation in Nigeria was grossly inadequate to keep pace with the expanding working age and labour force population. He said he believed that if the nation’s unemployed youths‎ were effectively engaged in gainful employment, vices such as terrorism, kidnapping and armed robbery would be reduced. ‎

Akpan therefore urged the senate to call on the “federal government and sub-national governments to intensify their effort on employment generation activities in line with their various campaign promises”. The was motion adopted, however, after some amendments were made to it. The senate adjourned to next Tuesday.

What Are Buhari's Archivements

I saw this piece of write up and i decided to share it with my numerous readers to read. Please, kindly drop your comments were needed. Relax and enjoy yourself.

 

As far as federal administration is concerned, this year has ended. I don't see anything else this government can put in place this year that could create a positive effect in the short term. Portfolios are yet to be handed to the recently confirmed ministers and rumors have it that the ministers will likely get their portfolios next week. We have eight weeks left in 2015 and a federal executive council or a cabinet has not yet been instituted.

That notwithstanding, I must admit that I'm honestly not expecting the ministers to give any policy directive this year. They will have to take about 1 month to fully understand and appraise the current state of their respective ministries, develop ideas, policies and plans for their respective ministries. Coupled with the fact there's no budget in place and this government plans to commence a zero-based budgetary system that is time consuming and new to the system, it may take longer for Nigerians to start witnessing any positive change.

Now the big question to everyone is - What has Buhari's government achieved this year?
And I mean concrete achievements that were initiated by this government not projects or programs that were carried over from the previous government.

Has Buhari set out any economic policy to attract investors to the economy?
Has Buhari awarded any contract to develop an infrastructure project anywhere in the country?
What has Buhari done to curb the rising unemployment rates?
What has Buhari done to fight corruption (Aside the usual empty rhetoric)?
What has Buhari done to improve the state of our ailing economy?
What has Buhari done to improve security?
What has Buhari done to ameliorate the sufferings of the poor who are the most vulnerable to our current economic situation?


And please I don't want the usual excuses of "Six months is not enough to appraise his government" and "he's battling with the rot he was left with from GEJ"

The floor is open. . .


cc@ lalasticlala, seun,

I See Nothing Having Carnal Knowledge Of My Daughter

By Esther Onyegbula
A 44-year-old man from Ini Local government area of Akwa Ibom state who has been allegedly defiling his daughter has revealed that he sees nothing wrong with having carnal knowledge with his biological daughter.

According to the Emmanuel Udoh who was arrested after defiling his daughter in their residence, at 2 Ajasa Command Road, Meiran, Lagos state, “I have had sexual intercourse with her severally. It is a normal thing and I don’t see anything bad in sleeping with my daughter because I know she will not get pregnant because I don’t Erupt inside her”.

It was gathered that Udoh ex-wife took custody of their two children after they separated seven years ago when the victim was ten years old. The victim who lived with her mother reunited with her father when her mother brought her back after she completed her secondary education in the month of September to enable her further her education.
Trouble, however, started, in the evening, on September 13, when Udoh asked his daughter to go and have her bath. The victim why initially refused went to take her bath after her father insisted.

According to the victim, (names with held) “immediately I started having my bath in the bathroom I became very dizzy as I became very weak. While I was inside the bathroom I called out for help but neighbours could not hear me because I was weak. It was my father that helped me out of the bathroom and took me inside. When I got inside he gave me Garri to drink and before I knew what was happening. He removed my wrapper and had sex with me. I don’t know if he drugged the water as I became very weak

Doctor Bathes Her Teenage Domestic Staff With Hot Water

A 16-year-old boy, Nwanga Chidiebere, is battling to stay alive at Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA), Ebonyi State. Chidiebere, a male servant, was allegedly attacked with hot water by a female doctor at FETHA, Jane-Glad Ugba.

Chidiebere is hospitalised at the Plastic Surgery Department of the hospital following the attack. Recounting his ordeal to our correspondent on his hospital bed, Chidiebere explained that he had just returned from school on the fateful day and was about washing clothes when his boss asked him to go and boil yam which her children would eat.

He said while the yam was on the stove, he decided to start to wash the clothes, with plans to check it from time to time. According to him, while he was still washing, Ugba asked her eldest son to go and wash the plates. Chidiebere disclosed that the boy left the door open while he went to clean the lines on which he would spread the clothes.

The JSS 3 student of Presco Secondary School, Abakaliki, said while he was cleaning the lines, his boss started yelling that he left the door open. He said: “I told her that I was not the one that left the door open but her son. While she was still scolding me, her husband came out and asked me to lie down despite my plea that I was not the one who opened the door and I immediately lied down."

Beware Of This New BVN Scam Format

One of our readers sent this in and i think its very important that you all go through it so that you dont fall victim too because this is to real for someone not to fall victim. Kindly read below:

“From a friend……..Good morning
Please read this carefully, it may save you a few hundred, or a few thousand, or may be a few million bucks. It’s a personal experience, a true event that happened this afternoon. I am Sunday Adewole, I just fell victim of fraudsters a few hours ago. I am an account holder with StanbicIBTC bank, I am trying to put fund together to pay for my daughter’s tuition fee in CU in which case the institution already resumed last week. Yesterday afternoon, I got a call from somebody purportedly from StanbicIBTC who said “Am I speaking with Dr. Adewole” (called out my other names) to which I answered in the affirmative. He said he called in respect of my BVN which I was observed not to have done, I replied that I already had it done with Skye bank and he said the bank will send me a link so that my account with Stanbic will be linked with the BVN. True to our conversation, I receive a message from StanbicIBTC in which an OTP was sent to my phone. A few minutes later, he called to ask if I got the the SMS, I told him yes but I can’t do anything about it cos I was driving. He said no problem I should call out the numbers which I did and he thanked me for my cooperation in a customer service manner. I heard nothing since then till this afternoon at precisely 13:00 hrs when I received a SMS from StanbicIBTC informing me of a debit transaction which cleared my account to the lowest thousand, i.e. I was left with a paltry N685 (six hundred and eighty five naira). I called my account officer who confirmed to me that I have fallen victim of fraudsters and he checked up on my account and saw that the recipient acct is in First Bank. My puzzle is how did they get my account details? How were they able to generate an OTP to my phone. I am waiting to see what my bank would do on it. In the mean time, please be aware of what the 419 people can do. I’ll keep you posted on any new development.”

Four (4) Mistakes That Keep Graduates Unemployed

1.    Lack Of Professional Connections

For a fresh graduate, it is not often easier to find valuable contacts to recommend a job or get recommended. This is absolutely okay if you have just passed out of university and searching for employment. But, if it is your tenth attempt for a job and you still have no connections, then you are not taking this issue seriously. A valuable connection not only guides you in right direction but also helps you step into a job easily. Employers are followers of technology. They are in a constant search for a common connection that can fit in a vacant position in his organisation.
Use social sites, such as LinkedIn, to capture attention of industry-specific professionals in order to gain professional mileage. When you are socially visible on these online spheres, you magnify your visibility. Ultimately, you are in reach of a prospective employer who shares common interests with you.

2.    Lack Of Talent Identification

Majority of fresh graduates blindly follow a field without first realising their own potential. Having a degree in ‘marketing’ does not necessarily mean that you cannot pursue a career in film direction. You can definitely do it if you have the passion in visual art and really think you can make a name in this field.
If you are excellent in something, it is meaningless to question its relevancy with your degree. Talent is not measured by degrees and certificates. It is an unquantifiable thing that is beyond parameters of worldly norms. Just take initiative and follow your dream. It is never too late to find your passion. It is just a matter of time and place.

3.    Lack Of Experience
Fresh graduates often do not have any practical experience of work. The lack of experience interrupts their job application and causes a significant delay in their employment.
If you have just passed your graduation and does have any previous experience, it is natural for an employer to not give you priority for a job. However, there are other more important things in your career portfolio that you can make up with your inexperience. As a starter, you can show your previous on-job training programs or internships that you have completed in your trade. You can even demonstrate your specific life experiences that make you perfect candidate for a job, if this is the case.

4.    Graduates Are Too Choosy About Their Jobs

Bank Verification Number Registration Still On

The Bank Verification Number (BVN) registration will still go on despite the expiration of the deadline on Saturday, October, 31, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS) have said.
The spokesman of the CBN, Ibrahim Muazu said yesterday that the process will still go-on and the deadline means that any customer that fails to do the registration will have some restriction to operate his accounts.
Mu’azu who spoke to our reporter on phone yesterday said from today Monday, November 2, 2015, regarded the exercise as successful, saying that majority of the banks have captured the BVN of their active accounts except for those customers that choose not to participate in the process.
He said: “Deadline was successful because the awareness has been created to millions of customers and the banking hall were empty unlike the June deadline where there were chaos everywhere in the banking halls”
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Mr Ade Shonubi told our reporter also that the BVN is a continuous process and that it is the minimum requirement for Know Your Customer (KYC) as provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Bankers’ Committee.
He said: “What the deadline implies is that a customer who has not complied would not have access to his account until he or she complies”

You Will Stop Sending Your Resume To Recruiters After Reading This

Let me go straight to the point.

Who are this Recruiters?
Recruitters are individuals employed by companies to serve as an intermediary between job seekers and potential employers.

The big problem with recruiters is that they are typically paid based on two criteria: the salary of the jobs they put people in, and how many people they place. What common strategies do recruiters use to lure job applicants, and why are they bad for you? Let’s take a look…

1. The Span Messages (Through Email or Mobile)

This set of recruiters have a way of getting your numbers, sometimes they go to seminars and ask for phone numbers, or organize a fake seminars where people are asked to drop their numbers. They also get your numbers from all this marketers striking a deal with them etc They now contact you about an open position, that doesn't exist. The conversation (either via email or telephone) usually starts off with some praise (like “I reviewed your resume and I think you have some fantastic technical skills that could apply to this position I have open”) and then a pitch for a job that they’re trying to fill. someone found YOU, and decided that YOUR skills would match THEIR job. You should know it’s a scam. Examples of these people can be found at the Nairaland job sections.

How can you tell it’s a scam?

Obvious ones include a recruiter who emails you, praising your skills as a match for this job, and then proceeds to describe a job in a completely different field from your background. That recruiter is bullshitting you, and is really not interested in finding “the best fit.” They just want to collect the commission. Other signs include jobs that are somewhat in your field, but not necessarily fitted to your skill set. Most of the time, if a recruiter says “I have a client who…” they’re lying. Most recruiters don’t have exclusive locks on jobs; they get their jobs the same way you do, they just happen to know who the hiring manager is and thus can make more direct contact. Submitting your resume the old fashioned way still gets it seen by the same person.

2. The Vague, Rewritten Job Posting

Most recruiters working for staffing companies don’t have exclusive contracts to offer a job, actually screen candidates or are otherwise directly involved in the hiring process. Their role is largely self-defined, where they match candidates to a job posting; their success is dependent upon their network of contacts and their ability to get their candidates directly in front of the hiring manager.
As a result, most recruiters are pretty vague about the company they’re posting for when they write a job posting. They’ll usually write something along the lines of “My client…” or “We have a client who…” They won’t post any identifying information about the company in the ad, and for good reason: if you knew what company was hiring, you could go apply for the job yourself!
Recruiters will often post job descriptions that are vague, and more often than not, rewritten from the original. Recruiters are aiming to get the widest possible number of people interested in the posting, since that increases the applicant pool and increases the chances they’ll win a commission by making a placement. The result is that they will rewrite the job description, often adding keywords that they think might be related, and end up posting a job description that is vague, keyword-filled, and really useless for knowing what job they’re actually trying to find a candidate to fill.
This is bad for you because it means that you cannot target yourself to a particular position as easily. Most hiring managers want to know how you’re going to satisfy their needs, and a shotgun approach to providing such satisfaction will turn them off. If they’re looking for someone with Postgres experience they don’t probably care that you worked with MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server, for example. Speaking of rewriting…

3. The Rewriting Of The Candidate’s Resume

Reasons Why Controller General Sack 35 Senior Customs Officers

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali has said that his decision to sack a total of 35 senior offi cers of the service comprising Deputy Comptrollers General, Assistant Comptrollers General and some Comptrollers is in line with the mandate given to him by President Muhammandu Buhari.

The service had last Thursday last week , compulsorily retired all the fi ve Deputy Comptrollers-General of the service comprising John Atte, Ibrahim Mera, Musa Tahir, Austin Nwosu and Akinade Adewuyi.

The CG, who also announced the sack of three Assistant Comptrollers General at the weekend, consisting of Madu Mohammed, who was Secretary to the Nigeria Customs Board, Victor Gbemudu, Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’ and Bello Liman, Assistant Comptroller-General in charge of Headquarters, said the exercise was in line with the on-going re-organisation in the Service.

According to him, the retirement of the 35 offi cers, which takes immediate effect as part of the re-organisation of the Service, is one of his core mandates handed down by the president.

Also affected in the shakeare offi cers of the rank of Comptrollers serving in Customs Headquarters, Zonal Offi ces and various Area Commands.

Ali also stated that the retirements were part of measures to kick-start the repositioning of the Service for improved performance.

The President had in September appointed Col. Hameed Ali, a military offi cer, who retired over 20 years ago as the CG of the service following the voluntary retirement Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, who served for fi ve years

The new CG had on resumption of duty, indicated that part of his mandate as the new helms man for the service by President Buhari would consist of Reform, Reform, Restructure and Revenue RRR,.

The CG, who paid his maiden working visit to the service’s commands and other seaport facilities in Lagos, had while addressing news men after the fi ve day visit ruled out the possibility of sacking offi cers and men of the service.

He had also said that only a very few offi cers and men of the service are corrupt, contrary to widely held belief even around the government circles.

It was also gathered that the CG may also have set the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC against the six sacked top offi cers, who he had investigated on resumption of offi ce with the support of the anti-graft agency and the Directorate of State Security Service DSS.

Maritime stakeholders, who reacted to the mass retirement, noted that those of the fi ve DCGs were expected but said that those of Comptrollers and ACGs were not.

They argued that the compulsory retirement of some ACGs and Comptrollers may not be unconnected with the outcome of the corruption and security checks conducted by the CG in conjunction with the DSS and EFCC.

President Buhari had come under heavy criticisms by stakeholders following the appointment of the new CG, who they argued knew next to nothing about customs administration.

They argued that the appointment of a retired military offi cer, which was second of its type, as late General Sani Abacha appointed Ango Abdullahi, to head a highly Information Communication Technology ICT-driven will take the service back by over 10 years.

These stakeholders believe that the best the president should have done is to fi sh out a young offi cer, who is untainted and not corrupt to purge the system so as to maintain professionalism and effi ciency in the service.

“Bringing a complete novice in customs operations at this stage in the history and reform of Customs administration was the worst thing to happen to the service, especially under a democratic dispensation”, the stakeholders further argued.

26m Bank Accounts To Be Frozen As BVN Deadline Elapses

Customers waiting to register for their Bank Verification Number

Barely 24 hours to the deadline for Bank Verification Number,
BVN, less than half of the 52 million bank customers have been
registered, a development that may have caused discomfort in
the banking industry.
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, had said no extension would be
made while non-registered bank customers would be barred
from accessing their money or any transaction in their account
after tomorrow.

About 26 million bank customers would be affected by the shut-
out. An official of the apex bank told Vanguard yesterday that the
registration window would still be opened after tomorrow, but
unregistered customers would not be allowed access to their accounts. 

The official, who claimed that the exact figures of registered bank 

customers would not be ready until next week, however
lamented that “less than half of total bank customers have been
captured as at Monday this week.
“Field reports show that there has been increased surge in the
number of registrations per day since last week, but it is clear
that we may not exceed 50 percent by the deadline.”

Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Jibril Aku, had said last
month that bank customers who fail to meet the October 31
deadline to enroll on the BVN network will have their accounts frozen.
Aku, who spoke at the end of the 324th meeting of the bankers’
committee in Lagos, said there was no going back on the new
deadline set by CBN for customers to obtain their BVN.