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ABUJA – PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the probe of former managements of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, over what it called poor remittances in the past. This is as the current leadership of JAMB has for the first time remitted N5 billion to the coffers of the government with a balance of N3 billion still to be remitted compared to maximum N3 million per annum remitted in the past. Meantime, the Federal Government has told Nigerians living close to the Kanji Dam and River Niger to be on the look out for more flood, saying that as the rains increase the flood could be drastic. Briefing State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun disclosed that JAMB in July announced the remittance of N5 billion to the Federal Government which happens to be the highest so far in the last 40 years of its existence. She sai...

Says he’s ready to plead guilty to all charges to teach others a lesson Wherever you are, please, lift your hands and pray for the ‘notorious kidnapper,’ “Evans” Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, the man whose Igbo native names roughly translate as “God-leads-me-in-whatever-I-do” (for Chukwudumeme), “Death-is-no respecter-of-a-warrior/great man” (Onwuamadike). He needs prayer, a lot of it, following his formal arraignment along his gang members, in court, this week, on multiple charges of murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition filed against him by the Force Legal Department and Lagos State Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) before the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja; with subsequent ones coming up at the Federal High Court and Edo State High Court, Benin. While the arraignment, on Wednesday, centredon his abduction of Mr. Donatus Dunu from whom he and his gang members collected N150 million before he escaped from their custody, 13 other su...

Maiduguri —Two factions of the Boko Haram insurgency group are ready for talks with the Federal Government, Abdulkadir Abubakar, a former commander of the group, has claimed. Abubakar, also known as Abu Muhammad, was the chief intelligence officer of the Boko Haram group and one of its top commanders, until his arrest in June by the military in Buni Yadi in Gujba Local Government area of Yobe State. Abubakar said at his cell in Maiduguri that Albarnawi and Mamman Nur factions of Boko Haram were willing to dialogue and cooperate with the government to defeat the most visible leader of the group, Abubakar Shekau. 43 surrendered Boko Haram terrorists moved to de-radicalisation centre Abubakar revealed deep divisions and power struggle among the insurgents, claiming the Albarnawi and Mamman Nur factions were opposed to Shekau’s leadership style and bloodthirstiness. According to him, Shekau, whose capture, dead or alive, the military high command has ordered, has been the major ob...

By Luminous Jannah ABUJA – Former Director of New Media of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and Convener, Concerned Nigerians, Prince Deji Adeyanju, on Monday called for the immediate suspension of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Kpotum Idris, to make room for a free and fair investigation into the allegation raised against his office by the Senator representing Bauchi Central in the National Assembly, Hamman Isah Misau. Senator Misau had accused the IGP Idris of collecting about N120 billion as bill for special security services to corporate bodies, such as oil firms, and highly placed individuals through a process he called “series of fraudulent practices in the running of the Nigerian Police.” Adeyanju, while addressing journalists in Abuja, said the allegations should not be swept under the carpet but should be thoroughly investigated by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and those found culpable prosecuted as part of meas...

ILORIN - The authorities of University of ilorin,in kwara state Monday announced the new vice-chancellor for the university in the person of Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem. The new Vice chancellor is widely known to be a thoroughbred administrator and academician with very impressive credentials. The Pro-chancellor and Chairman‎ of the governing council of the university, Dr Abdullahi Jibril Oyekan made the announcement at a press conference in the university. According to him, the new appointment of another five years for the newly appointed vice-chancellor take effect from 16th October 2017. Recall that the tenure of the five year term of the outgoing vice chancellor Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali will end in 15th October 2017. Vanguard reliably gathered that the newly unveiled vice-chancellor,Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem born on 21st January 1954 at Oro in Irepodun local government area of kwara state‎ clinched the plum job among other aspirants who also ...

Omosede Igbinedion dreams big. Hon. Omosede Igbinedion, a house of Reps member needs little or no introduction.  She is the daughter of Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion.  Since she joined politics, the beautiful mother of one has continually proved her mettle in the male dominated Nigerian political landscape.  And her catalogues of achievements as a lawmaker is quite impressive.  She has facilitated a lot of massive projects to the benefits of her constituents especially in the areas of electrification, mentorship, and poverty alleviation.  Hon. Omosede, who had a privileged background is very obsessed about the development of her people. And her compassion for the less privileged prompted her to step out of her comfort zone to help contribute to humanity.  Right now, the elegant lawmaker is dreaming about something big. Yes, Hon. Omosede wants to be the first female governor of Edo state. She believes with her in the driver’s...

The opposition coalition in Venezuela on Sunday rejected "the military threat by any foreign power," two days after US President Donald Trump said he was considering such an option against the crisis-hit South American nation. The coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable, did not mention Trump's name, but its message was clear. It said in a statement it rejects "the use of force, or the threat of applying such force, by whatever country against Venezuela." Trump's comment on Friday that his administration was mulling many options, "including a possible military option if necessary," to fix the "dangerous mess" in Venezuela outraged Caracas, which called it " reckless " and " madness ." It was also rejected by all Latin American countries -- not only Venezuela's allies such as Cuba, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, but also those strongly opposed to President Nicolas Maduro , including Mexico, Brazil, A...

EFCC discovers another N250m inside Lagos market 250 million cash  Again, like it happened in the recent recovery, the owner of the N250 million discovered on Monday, April 10, 2017 was not revealed, but it was learnt that it belonged to a top Nigerian from the north. The anti-graft agency said in a statement through its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, that the discovery followed a tipoff by a whistle-blower. The statement obtained said the information forced operatives to swoop on the market. According to the statement, the money was to be changed into foreign currencies in the market in Lagos. The statement gave the breakdown of the money was given to include: €547,730, £21,090 and N5,648,500 . “The intercept followed information that about N250 million cash was being moved somewhere in the market for conversion into foreign currencies by unnamed persons. “Operatives responded timely, met the money in Bureau de Change office, but a large chunk of it had been converted...

Motorists jailed 3 months for buying good in traffic The Lagos government is not smiling as it has vowed to send more people to jail for flouting the traffic laws of the state. Lagos traffic hawkers Six motorists have been summarily sent to prison for three months by an Ogba Magistrates' Court after they were arraigned by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps Agency (LASECORPS), for allegedly buying goods in traffic. Punch reports that apart from the drivers, some commuters and petty traders who flouted the state's traffic laws were given the same treatment. It was gathered that the convicts were arrested by the Corps officials at the Ikeja Along end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway for allegedly patronizing traffic hawkers as well as those who sold the goods. Apart from the conviction, vehicles belonging to the offenders including a Honda Accent, Hiace, Toyota Hilux, Toyota Sienna, taxi cabs and commercial buses were also impound...

Boko Haram   Niger troops kill 57 fighters The fighting took place in Gueskerou, a village in the West African country's southeastern region of Diffa bordering Nigeria. Ten soldiers were slightly injured in the exchanges which broke out late Sunday after a large group of Islamist fighters arrived on motorbikes and cars, a member of the security forces said Niger troops have killed 57 Boko Haram jihadists during fighting in the southeast Niger, a security source told AFP Monday. Ten soldiers were slightly injured in the exchanges which broke out late Sunday after a large group of Islamist fighters arrived on motorbikes and cars, a member of the security forces said. The Boko Haram fighters were "clearly well-trained and certainly well informed about our positions," the source said. The fighting took place in Gueskerou , a village in the West African country's southeastern region of Diffa bordering Nigeria , from where a bloody ...

O.M.G Xenophobia!: Five Nigerians attacked in South Africa again, three in critical condition. The Nigeria Union in South Africa on Tuesday said five Nigerians had been attacked in Polokwane, Limpopo Province of that country in renewed xenophobic attacks. Three Nigerians are reportedly in critical condition in South Africa having suffered another xenophobic attack. Mr Collin Mgbo, Secretary of the Union in the Province said on telephone from Polokwane that three of the five Nigerians attacked were in critical condition in the hospital. “ I received a call that a Nigerian was attacked at Ivy Park in Polokwane on March 15. I got to the scene and saw that the Nigerian was almost dead, his house was looted and burnt,” he said. Mgbo said another Nigerian was also attacked in the same neighborhood same day and that while he got to the scene, the mob left the wounded man and descended on him. “ They left the wounded Nigerian and faced me. They destroyed my car a...

President Muhammadu Buhari who has just returned from a prolonged vacation in the United Kingdom (UK), has said he had never been this sick in his entire life. Speaking to government officials at the State House in Abuja, Buhari said:“I couldn’t recall being so sick since I was a young man, including in the military with its ups and downs”. The president also said he could not recall the last time he had a blood transfusion. Buhari, however, stressed that with or without him, Nigeria will continue. Buhari expressed gratitude to Nigerians for all the prayers and show of goodwill, pledging to rededicate himself to the service of the nation. Addressing the country from the State House, shortly after arriving from London, President Buhari said he was fully committed to serving the nation and protecting the right of all Nigerians. ‘‘I am deeply grateful to all Nigerians, Muslims and Christians alike who have prayed and have continued to pray for my good health. ‘‘This is a testimo...