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A member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Hon. Farah Dagogo, has cautioned against the implementation of the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee Report, with respect to true federalism. He described the report, especially, the aspect that deals with mineral resources, as lopsided, given the adverse consequences its implementation, could portend for the overall unity of the country. The lawmaker’s position was contained in a statement issued Wednesday in his office at the National Assembly titled ‘ The APC led Nasir el-Rufai’s Committee report on Federalism; True or Trick Federalism?’. Recently, Governors…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has asked civil society organizations in the country to pay more attention to the implementation of social investment programmes in the country to ensure that the benefits get to the people that the programmes are meant to serve. Wilson Uwujaren, the Commission’s head of Media and Publicity, gave the charge on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, in a goodwill message at the 15th Anti- Corruption Situation Room organised by Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA, in Kaduna, with the theme, corruption and its threat to peaceful coexistence. Mr. Uwujaren who represented the acting Chairman…

…insist tribunal’s judgement was perverse, occasioned miscarriage of justice …allege Buhari gave false information of fundamental nature The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its Presidential candidate in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, approached the Supreme Court, adducing reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election should be nullified. In a 66-ground of appeal they filed through a consortium of lawyers led by Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, the petitioners, insisted that the September 11 judgement of the Justice Mohammed Garba-led five-man panel Presidential Election Petition Tribunal that affirmed Buhari as valid winner of the presidential contest that held on February…

The US Democratic Party has begun a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over allegations that he pressured a foreign power to damage a political rival. Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi said the president “must be held accountable”. Mr Trump has denied wrongdoing and called the efforts a “witch hunt”. There is strong support from House Democrats for impeachment, but the proceedings would be unlikely to pass the Republican-controlled Senate. If the inquiry moves forward the House of Representatives will vote on any charges and, with the Democrats in the majority, the vote would likely be carried – making Mr…

Unai Emery praised “fighter” Gabriel Martinelli for making the most of his opportunity after the teenage forward scored twice in Arsenal’s 5-0 Carabao Cup win against Nottingham Forest. The 18-year-old summer signing made his first competitive start in the third-round game at the Emirates. Martinelli opened the scoring with a powerful header before scoring a superb long-range second in injury time. Gabriel Martinelli’s first goal at Emirates Stadium ???? Just look what it meant to him! ???? pic.twitter.com/4Dwl0F4FIm — Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 25, 2019 “He’s hungry to have that opportunity to help us,” said Emery. “He is very humble, he…

Lionel Messi suffered an injury on his first start of the season in Barcelona’s narrow win over Villarreal at the Nou Camp. Messi, who had recovered from a calf injury to feature, was replaced at the start of the second half after suffering a thigh problem. The Argentine, making his 400th La Liga start, provided the corner for Antoine Griezmann to head home off the bar before Arthur made it 2-0. Santi Cazorla pulled a goal back. After the game, Barca boss Ernesto Valverde described Messi’s injury as a “small problem in the adductor”. “When something happens to Messi, everyone…

Former Minister of State for Niger-Delta Affairs, Festus Keyamo has given reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari redeployed to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Keyamo, a senior advocate of Nigeria, while reacting to the development, wrote on Twitter, “On the move again: Two portfolios in two months! “Just been redeployed to the Ministry of Labour and Employment to work with my long-time big brother, H.E, Chris Ngige.” “Thank you, Mr President for finding me versatile enough to move around. Always ready to serve in any capacity.” Keyamo swapped positions with Minister of State, Labour Tayo Alasoadura who moves to the…

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on Tuesday presented the “ICAO Council President’s Certificate” to Nigeria in recognition of its progress in solving aviation security and oversight deficiencies. A statement issued by Mr James Odaudu, the Director Press and Public Affairs in the Ministry of Aviation, stated that the award was presented to the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, during the opening ceremony of ICAO’s 40th Triennial Assembly in Montreal, Canada. According to the statement, the President of ICAO Council, Dr Olumuyiwa Aliu, said the certificate was in recognition of the contributions of deserving member-states to the marked improvement in…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has called on all prospective candidates for its 2020 UTME to acquire the National Identification Number(NIN). The board’s Spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin said on Tuesday that the aim was to ensure the biometric and other necessary details of a candidate were captured, to check examination malpractice. Benjamin said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the call was necessary now that registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) had begun. “The JAMB will, during the 2020 registration exercise, use the National Identity Number (NIN)…

Beauty West Africa (BWA), the region’s largest international beauty and cosmetics show, will open with an expanded format designed to showcase local beauty entrepreneurs. Following the impressive success of last year’s launch of the new beauty sector event, BWA 2019 is extending the zone dedicated to promoting smaller businesses. Having generated so much international interest in the region last year, the show is expanding into a second hall to accommodate all the new exhibitors this year, both local and from overseas. BWA 2019 will run from November 20th to 22nd at the Landmark Centre, Lagos. With more than 200 exhibitors…