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Mass Defection Hits APC In Akwa Ibom By Mod - [ Update ] About 20,000 former members of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State on Monday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party. Those who left the APC included units, wards and chapters’ officers from the 31 local government areas of the state. They were received into the PDP at a ceremony held in Uyo, the state capital. The state governor, Udom Emmanuel, commended the new members for joining the PDP which he described as the only grass roots party in the country. While describing the new members’ decision as being about the soul of state, the governor urged them to always stand in defence of the state. He said, “This is unprecedented in the history of our state. “What you are doing today is not about me, it is not about the party chairman, or any other person. It is about the soul of Akwa Ibom State.” The governor said he was not losing sleep over the threat by the opposition to ta...

 Buhari’s rejection of electoral bill upsets Reps By Mod -[ Update Vanguard ] …debate on bill likely to hold Wednesday …as President’s lawmaker from Katsina dumps APC for PDP By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA – Signs of an imminent showdown between members of the House of Representatives and President Muhammadu Buhari over his rejection of the amended electoral bill became more conspicuous at Tuesday plenary. House of Representatives: row over Super Tucano jets Hardly had the Speaker of the House, Hon. Yakubu Dogara finished reading a communication from the President on the subject matter than Hon. Aliyu Madaki from Kano State reacted to the letter. It will be recalled that President Buhari last week, declined to give his presidential assent to the bill, citing timing as his major reason. According to the president, the bill should be rescheduled for assent after the 2019 general elections in February 2019. But reacting to the President’s letter t...

Model Winnie Harlow flaunts her stunning figure as she attends the British Fashion Awards in a beautiful feathered gown (Photos) Canadian supermodel, Winnie Harlow stepped out in style as she attended the British Fashion Awards which took place at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday evening. The 24-year-old cover girl and girlfriend of Amercian rapper Wiz Khalifa looked all gorgeous in a stunning Atelier Versace semi-sheer gown which boasted feathered detailing around the hem. See full photos below. source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2018/12/model-winnie-harlow-flaunts-her.html

Governor Ambode approves N10m compensation to slain LASTMA officer’s family By Mod - [ Update ] Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has announced the approval of 10 Million Naira compensation to the family of the officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), who was recently killed by a FSARS Officer over a traffic dispute. He made the revelation, on Sunday, while commiserating with LASTMA over the killing of Mr Rotimi Adeyemo. Governor Ambode said the incident was one too many, revealing that a total of 18 officers were lost to such unfortunate situation, and 24 permanently incapacitated in various hospitals in the last one year. While Lagosians have commended the gesture, they have also asked for disciplinary measures to be taken against sars officials to prevent future occurence. Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2018/12/governor-ambode-approves-n10m.html

Jubilations In Ekiti As Court Dismisses Suit Against Fayemi By Mod - [ Update ] Governor Kayode Fayemi Jubilations broke out in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Monday as the Ado Ekiti Division of the Federal High Court dismissed the suit filed by former Governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, to challenge the eligibility of Governor Kayode Fayemi to contest in the July 14 governorship election in the state. Fayemi’s supporters and well-wishers gathered at the pavilion and Fajuyi Park to celebrate the court victory amid drumming and dancing. Oni, who was an All Progressives Congress aspirant in the election, in the suit, challenged Fayemi’s eligibility on the grounds that the governor did not resign his appointment as a minister 30 days before the party primaries and as well that he was indicted by the Justice Silas Oyewole-led commission of inquiry last year. The commission of inquiry was set up by the former Governor Ayodele Fayose to probe the...

U.S bars ex-president over corruption By Mod [ Update ] The United States has barred former President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia and his immediate family from the country. U.S. Department of State, in a statement on ‘Public Designation of The Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh,’ said the ex-president was sanctioned over “his involvement in significant corruption,” NAN reports. “The Department is publicly designating former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, under the terms of Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2018, due to his involvement in significant corruption. “Section 7031(c) provides that, in cases where the Secretary of State has credible information that foreign government officials have been involved in significant corruption or a gross violation of human rights, those individuals and their immediate family members are ineligible for entry into the United States. “The law requires...

China Bans The Sale Of Iphone 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus And X By Mod - [ Update ]  QUALCOMM VS APPLE Following the long and harsh fight in court between Apple and Qualcomm, the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court in China court ruled in favor of Qualcomm. This decision is regarding two patent infringement claims by Qualcomm, a US chipmaker. The decision has successfully prohibited all importation and sales of iPhone smartphones such as the iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus and X in China. As you probably are aware, this decision is a big blow to Apple since China is the world's biggest phone market. Anyway Apple has promised to appeal the judgment. The relationship between the two organizations has damaged beyond repair as both tech mammoths are at loggerheads over licensing rates Qualcomm and other wireless intellectual property (IP) holders charge smartphone OEMs for use of their standard essential patents (SEPs). This implies Apple in...

George HW Bush, an American phenomenon By Mod - [ Update Vanguard ] WHEN George Herbert Walker Bush campaigned in 1987 and later became the 41st President of the United States, he was regularly referred to in the media as a “wimp”, which a dictionary defines as “a weak person who lacks confidence, courage, etc”. George Bush Evan Thomas wrote an article after Bush died on November 30, 2018, and titled it: “I called George Bush a “wimp” on the cover of Newsweek. Why I was wrong”. In other words, he ate his words. Despite his imposing height, Bush was not what could be described as a charismatic personality. But the life he lived and the changes that took place in America and around the world under his thumb as the US President depicted him as an undeniable colossus. Following in the footsteps of President Dwight Eisenhower, Bush was a veteran of the World War II after which the world was divided between the two main victorious powers – the United State...

Drama As Singer Drops Two Bags Stuffed With $100K Cash As Wedding Gift To Mom (Photos ) American singer and songwriter, Jacquees, surprised his mom on her wedding day by dropping two bags stuffed with $100,000 in bundled bills onto the dance floor. he singer (left), his mom and her fiance (right) American singer, Rodriquez Jacquees Broadnax, popularly known as Jacquees made his mother's special day just that little more special with a gift of $100,000 in bundled bills dumped on the dance floor of her wedding. According to Dailymail, in a video posted to Instagram by Miss Rici, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter begins with a preamble at mic about his love for his mother, Rosie Broadnax, standing on the dance floor in her wedding dress along with the groom. The extravagant festivities appropriately took place at Chateau Elan, a luxury winery and resort in Braselton, Georgia. As he mentions that he wants to make sure that the couple will be ...

Senate Pays N85.5million As Dariye's Allowances In Prison By Mod - [ Update ] Six months after his conviction by a Federal Capital Territory High Court, The Nigerian Senate still pays Senator Joshua Dariye allowances to the tune of N85.5million. In a report by The Punch, Dariye is still receiving the N750, 000 salary and N13.5m monthly running cost from the National Assembly. Investigations by The PUNCH revealed that Dariye, who represents Plateau-Central Senatorial District, was still receiving the allowances because his seat had yet to be declared vacant by the leadership of the National Assembly. Dariye, who was governor of Plateau State from 1999 to 2007, was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and convicted by Justice Adebukola Banjoko of an FCT High Court for embezzling N1.162bn. He was subsequently sentenced to 14 years in prison, but his sentence was reduced to 10 years by the Court of Appeal which upheld his conviction l...

                                         Lagos, Osubi airports operate as FAAN suspends shutdown                                                                     By  Mod  - [  Update  ] [FILE] Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 PHOTO:Wikipedia Flight operations continued uninterrupted yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2) in Lagos and Osubi Airfield in Warri, Delta State, among others, despite earlier notice by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to shutdown the facilities over alleged indebtedness. Also unaffected, contrary to earlier information, were airports at Kebbi, Gombe and Bebi, in Obudu, Cross River State. The Guardian learn...

The huge debt burden and how we got there (3) By Mod- [ Update Vanguard ] By Eric Teniola WHEN General Sani Abacha (1943-1998) took over from Chief Ernest Oladeinde Adegunle Shonekan on November 17, 1993, he pegged the official rate at N21 to US$1. In the black market it was running close to N50 per US$1,that is if you can get it to buy. The official rate of N22 per dollar stayed throughout the tenure of General Sanni Abacha. On January 16, 1995, the Minister of Finance, Etubom Asuquo Anthony Ani (80) from Calabar in Cross River State, announced that the official rate of the country would be N22 to 1US dollar. He declared on that day while presenting the 1995 budget that “Our outstanding external public debt stood at the equivalent of US$29.43 as at October 31, 1994, which includes US$6.8 billion payment. “Out of this amount, the sum of US$22.7 billion was debt owed by the Federal Government and her agencies, while about US$6.7 million was debt contrac...

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N27bn fraud: How EFCC arrested ex-Gov Orji’s son, friend at Abuja night club By Mod - [ Update Vanguard ] By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor Details of how operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, laid siege to a popular night club frequented by sons and daughters of the powerful and influential in the city and subsequently arrested the son of former Abia State Governor, Ogbonna Orji, and his friend, have emerged. Theodore Orji An EFCC top source confirmed to Vanguard , yesterday, that they trailed and arrested the former governor’s son with his friend, Kelvin Ilonah, at unnamed highbrow night lounge in relation to an ongoing investigation of the laundering of N27 billion by the former governor. The source, which is part of the investigation, said the operatives went after the suspects based on credible evidence that he laundered the cash through his sons. The operatives dismissed as spurious claims that its officers invaded the residence...

Boko Haram : FG shielding military officials, insurgents — Amnesty International By Mod -[ Update Vanguard ] •Urges ICC to probe alleged atrocities •Says Insurgency claimed 27,000 lives, displaced 1.8m people since 2009 •Not enough high-level Boko Haram commanders on trial in Nigeria – ICC •We will respond after reading report — Information Minister By Clifford Ndujihe & Dapo Akinrefon (With agency report) LAGOS—FOREMOST human rights group, the Amnesty International, AI, yesterday, called on the International Criminal Court, ICC, to start a full-blown investigation into atrocities committed in the Boko Haram insurgency, accusing the Nigerian government of failing to bring military officials and commanders of the insurgent group who are responsible to justice. President Muhammadu Buhari 4th right, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff (3rd right); Alhaji Kassim Shettima, Governor of Borno State, (4th left); General Mansur Dan Ali, Minister of D...