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N22.8 bn fraud: Demand for witness’ passport stalls Amosu’s trial

The trial of former Chief of AirStaff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu rtd., and 10 others was on Friday stalled before aFederal High Court in Lagos, following the demand of a witness’ international passport.Amosun is charged alongsidetwo other officers of the Air Force – Air Vice Marshal Jacob Adigun and Air Cdre Gbadebo Olugbenga.Also charged are  Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd, Mcallan Oil and Gas Ltd, Hebron Housing and Properties Company Ltd,  Trapezites BDC, and Fonds and Pricey Ltd.The accused are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Mohammed Idris.They were arraigned on June 26 and had pleaded not guiltyto the charges.The judge had then granted them bail in the sum of N500 million each with two suretieseach in like sum.On Friday, trial of the accusedwas stalled due to the demand by one of the defence counsel, Mr Norrison Quakers (SAN) that a prosecution witness, one Mojeed Olatunji should produce his international passport.Olatunji, a compl

Buhari’s entire government under threat – VP Osinbajo

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that Buhari’s entire APC government is under threat ofcorruption.VP Yemi Osinbajo and founder of ABUAD, Aare Afe BabalolaHe said the Federal Government would employ a new strategy to fight the dangerous dimension that corruption appears to be assuming in the country.Osinbajo made the declaration, in an address delivered at the 7th Founders Day and 4th convocation Ceremony of Afe Babalola University of Ado Ekiti(ABUAD) on Friday.According to him, higher institutions, such as ABUAD are great places to be used, ina national re-orientation programme being contemplated to fight the menace.He said none of the arms of government is immune from the scourge of corruption.He however said the Buhari government is ready to combat it, right from the school level.“All institutions of government are under the threat of corruption“You will please recall that President Muhammadu Buhari, had himself warned on several occassions that if we don’t fight corruption, c

Moses out to shame Mourinho

Victor Moses is finally happy at Chelsea after the arrival of Antonio Conte as manager, revealing former boss Jose Mourinho never spoke to him face to face.Mourinho returns to StamfordBridge – where he won three Premier League titles in two spells at the club – as Manchester United manager, and is expected to receive a warm welcome from many fans and former players.However there will be no love lost between him and Nigeria international Moses, who wasfrozen out by Mourinho after being sent on loan to Liverpool in 2013, when the Portuguese returned to Chelsea.Moses told ESPN: ‘He never spoke to me. I thought in my head, “He’s got his own players already.”‘I think we chatted a couple oftimes on the phone – he asked if I was alright at Liverpool, but that was it.’Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea last December – having sent Moses out on loan again at the start of last season, this time to West Ham United – and former Italy boss Conte was appointed in the summer.Since the Italian’s arrival,

GoTV not designed to compete with Startimes, saysAkin Salu, GoTV GM

GoTV General Manager, Salesand Distribution, Akinolu Salu has debunked the notion that GoTV was developed and designed to edge Startimes out of the market, saying theiraim all along is to bring digital TV to the common man on the street.“Competition is a very good thing but we didn’t move in that mood. The essence of GoTv is to ensure that the lastman standing in Nigeria can be able to afford digital television. So, it is not just about competition but more about our people. We want to keep our people educated, informed and entertained. It’s not fair taking away entertainment from the man on the street,” he explained.Daddy Showkey, mr Ibu, Aki and Pawpaw and Gotv officialsSpeaking on the fifth anniversary celebration, Mr Salu said there are many reasons for them to roll out drums to celebrate, going by the success they have achieved over the last five years.“Despite the fact that the country is going through a very challenging time, we have kept our prices. We havefurther gone ahead t

Jibrin denies withdrawing suitagainst Dogara, others

By Emman Ovuakporie and Johnbosco AgbakwuruAPPARENTLY disturbed by the story that he has withdrawn his suit against theSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, ousted former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, AbdulmuninJibrin yesterday denied it, declaring that it was a calculated misrepresentation of facts.In a statement issued on his behalf by his counsel, Chukwuma Nwachukwu, he said that the true position of the matter was deliberately altered.The statement stated that:”It has come to our attention the circulating misrepresentation of facts that our client, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin has withdrawn his suit filed vide FHC/ABJ/CS/595/16 against the Speaker, House of Representatives and 14 others wherein we sought for injunctive reliefs restraining the the Defendants from suspending the Plaintiff, Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin.“This is not the true position of things and the said untrue information is calculated to misinform and in fact disappoint the teeming gen

Buhari is no hater of women –Adeosun, Finance Minister

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political EditorFinance minister Kemi Adeosun has dismissed insinuations of President Muhammadu Buhari being a hater of women even as she Friday said that the administration has pumped inthe last four months pumped an unprecedented N720 billion to boost infrastructure.Mrs. Adeosun who disowned dates attributed to her on when the nation would come out of recession said economic growth would depend on global oil prices and how the economy responds to the spending stimulus fashioned out by theadministration. Among the spending plans she enumerated was the Affordable Housing Programme aimed at boosting home ownership in the country. She said the contractors for the programme moved to site this week.Mrs. Adeosun spoke on a BBCprogramme Friday evening.Asked if the president was a misogynist, she said:Kemi Adeosun“I think the fact that he has appointed women into very senior positions says his viewabout women. I work with him very closely and I don’t see any misogynistic

EFCC: Femi Fani-Kayode’s lifein danger

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) once again lived up to its billing of being used by the current administration for the sinister purposes of silencing the opposition under the guise of fighting corruption.As expected and as earlier stated in his press statement, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode had already raised the alarm that he was going to be rearrestedby the EFCC as the organisation whose operations have become easily predictable have graduated from being an investigative body meant to serve the interest of Nigeria and Nigerians to a vindictive institution willing to do the biddings of some vengeful cabal whose existence even the wife of the president confirmed recently.Ex-Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode arriving the EFCC Abuja office on Monday, May 9, 2016for questioningLet it be on record that Chief Femi Fani-Kayode was held for 67 days in EFCC custody who used questionable orders from magistrates to perpetuate their illegality.While in their custody he suffered al

NJC disagrees with NBA, sayswon’t suspend nor asks accused Judges to step down

By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA – The National Judicial Council, NJC, has described as “unacceptable”, call by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, for judges currently under investigation over allegations of corruption,to step down until their innocence is fully and completely established.In a statement Friday night, the NJC which is headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, said it would neither suspend nor ask any of the accused Judges to proceed on compulsory leaveas recommended by the NBA,insisting that such action would contrary to the provisions of Section 158 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.It said: “The National Judicial Council is not unaware of the judgment of the Court of public opinion on the recent events between the Department of State Services (“DSS”) and the Judiciary; andthe various views expressed by Legal Practitioners, Academics, Politicians and the general public, particularlythe current position of the

26 people treated after London airport ‘chemical incident’

Hundreds of passengers and staff were evacuated from London City airport on Friday following a reported “chemical incident” that left 26 travellers feeling unwell and shut down flights in and out of the hub.The airport re-opened later Friday.“We are treating 26 patients at the scene for difficulty breathing,” the London Ambulance Service said, adding that two of them were taken to hospital.A “hazardous area response team” was also sent to the airport in east London, which caters mainly for business travellers and short-haul flights.The London Fire Brigade in a statement said firefighters and police officers had carried out two full sweeps ofthe airport in protective equipment.“The building was ventilated, searched and declared safe,” it said, adding that “no elevated readings” had been registered during the search.The airport said on Twitter it had re-opened although there would be continued disruption to flights, three hours after the incident was first reported and the terminalwas s

Electricity Disco loses N27.6bn

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED)said on Friday that it lost N27.6 billion annually to unpaid bills by customers.Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Jay McCoskey, made this known to newsmenat the launch of the company’s ‘Energy Efficiency’programme in Port Harcourt.He said that huge figure accrued because some customers could not locate where to pay or how to pay the bills.According to McCoskey, every month, PHED has a revenue loss of N2.3 billion which amounts to N27.6 billion annually.“Most of the cases of non-payment are because people don’t know where and how to pay their electricity bills.“So, we have come up with anonline payment service that will enable customers to, within five minutes, make payments without difficulty.“This online payment service will complement other channels of payment, which means that customers will spend few minutes to pay their electricity bills,” he said.McCoskey added that the firm had also provided other avenues for con

Lover stabs fiance to death two months to wedding

Tragedystruck in Ijebu-Ode when a -23-year-old lover, Omolara Abosede reportedly stabbed her husband-to-be Sodiq Dauda  to death over disagreement.Omolara stabs loverto deathThe incident occured on Tuesday,  October 18,2016 at no 10, Onirugba street,  Ijebu-Ode when Dauda reportedly beat his lover for alleged misappropriation of family fund.The Police Public Relations Officer in the state,  AbimbolaOyeyemi  who confirmed the incident said  Abosede has been arrested.Saturday Vanguard gathered that the lover stabbed her husband-to-be as a reprisal  to the beating she had received from the deceased on Tuesday,  but, he gave up the ghost the following day atthe hospital.According to Oyeyemi, the  incident happened when the couple whose wedding was slated for December this year had minor disagreement which emanated from non rendering of  proper account of the gas business , the late husband-to-be  entrusted to his lover .“According to the suspect during interrogation, she claimed that her

Breaking: 53 killed in Cameroon train derailment

Fifty-three people died when a packed Cameroon passenger train derailed on Friday while travelling between the capital Yaounde and the economic hub Douala, state broadcaster Crtv said.The train, crammed with people due to road traffic disruption between the two cities, left the tracks just before reaching the central city of Eseka, Transport minister Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo’o said earlier.

Bad roads: Truck drivers threaten to down tools

Lagos – Chief Remi Ogungbemi, President, Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO), on Friday said that truckers may withdraw their services from Lagos ports because of the bad access roads.Ogungbemi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the port access roads were in terrible state and was hampering business.The AMATO president said that the truckers’ planned boycott would have started before now if not for the intervention of some respected operators.“The association intends to have a meeting with some operators on Oct. 25; if this meeting fails to proffer feasible palliatives, truckers will not have any other option.“For a long time now, we havebeen drumming it in the ears of the authorities without any attention on their part.“We cannot continue to work in a vicious circle in which trucks break down after everytrip to the ports due to bad roads.“We end up expending a hugeamount to put them back on the road,’’ Ogungbemi said.The condition of the road wasso bad, caus

Lady stabs fiance to death over mismanagement of funds

Abeokuta – The Ogun Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old lady, Abosede Omolare, for allegedly killing her fiance, Sadiq Dauda, who she was engaged to marry in December.Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), made the disclosure while addressing news conference on Friday in Abeokuta.He said that the suspect, whocommitted the crime at Onirugba St., in Ijebu-Ode on Tuesday was arrested on the same day.The PPRO explained that the incident followed minor disagreement over allegation of mismanagement of funds from the gas business which the late Dauda entrusted to the suspect.Oyeyemi said that during interrogation, Oyelare claimedthat her late fiancé, who she was, living with, beat her up and sent her away.She said she returned home on the invitation of her fiance’s mother who promised to intervene.“She stated that immediately she got home, her fiance descend on her, beat her mercilessly and broke a bottle with which he threatened to stab her.“She admitted t

Messi back for Argentina’s World Cup duel with Brazil

Lionel Messi was named in Argentina’s squad for their heavyweight World Cup clash against bitter rivals Brazil on Friday having missed the last three fixtures through injury.Messi had been sidelined from international duty with a thigh injury but buoyed by a midweek hat-trick for Barcelona in the Champions League against Manchester City, he returns to an Argentina team struggling in fifth spot in World Cup qualifying.Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi stands after Atletico’s second goal during the Champions League quarter-final second leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid VS FC Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on April 13, 2016. / AFP PHOTOOnly the top four sides are guaranteed a place in the finals in Russia in 2018 with the fifth-place finishers facinga play-off.Without Messi, Argentina drew with Venezuela and Peru and lost 1-0 at home to Paraguay.They face Brazil in Belo Horizonte on November 10 before hosting Colombia in San Juan five days later.A

Fate of 2022 Commonwealth Games ‘hangs in the balance’ — Durban organisers

Johannesburg – Whether Durban will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games ‘hangs in the balance’ according to Gideon Sam, president of the South AfricanSports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).South Africa had received a warning earlier in October that it would have less than two months to meet a series of conditions, or risk being stripped of the Games.Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Louise Martin warned South Africa it has until Nov. 30 to meet its contractual obligations, or risk losing the event.Sam has told Eyewitness News he does not know what outcome the CGF will come to yet.“The announcement can go either way to say we’re ready to move forward, or we’ve looked at our conditions and resources in the country and we feel that we should not go ahead,” said Martin.“I think the CGF could give us that answer by 30th (November).”Alec Moemi, the director general of the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA), is said to be working on providing answersp

Ondo 2016: AD insists Olusola Oke’s candidature unknown

National Legal Adviser, Alliance for Democracy (AD), Mr Kehinde Aworele, said the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) did not recognise Chief Olusola Oke as its governorship candidatein Ondo state.Aworele said this on Friday when addressing newsmen inAkure.Oke, who claims to be AD’s gubernatorial flag bearer for the election coming up on Nov. 26, had in 2012, contested governorship election in the state on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and lost.He defected to All Progressives Congress (APC), where he vied for governorship ticket for the November poll but was unsuccessful. He immediately switched to AD and claimed to have picked its gubernatorial mandate for the election.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the AD National Organising Secretary, Mr Ibrahim Abdollah, had in a communiqué on Oct. 14 in Akure, after the party’s NEC meeting said the party was unaware of Oke’s candidature.Aworele told newsmen that there were certain decisions taken solely by t

I Never Asked NFF To Pay Super Eagles In Dollars – Angry Mikel Obi Reveals

Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has debunked stories claiming that he demanded that his team-mates be paid their bonuses and allowances in dollars.This week, some reports stated that a top Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) source, revealed that the Chelsea midfielder asked for the squad to be rewarded in foreign currency.However on Thursday,Mikel Obi took to the Eagles’ official Twitterpage to deny those stories.“I never granted any such interview and the team had not made that kind of demand at any time to the football federation,” he was quoted as saying.The 29-year-old is expected to be called up, when Nigeria welcome Algeria in their next 2018 World Cup qualifier in Uyo on November 12.

It Will Be Selfish For Me To Marry One Wife – Singer 9ice Says

Hmmm! After having four children from three women (the firstone from Toni Payne, a set of twins from an Abuja based lady, and a little girl now from his current fiancee who lives with him) 9ice says he still needs more babies and has a matter of fact they have to be 20.The singer disclosed this in an interview with Ebonylife TV saying he intends to marry more women in other to be able to complete his desire ofhaving many children. He further said it will be selfish of him to marry just one knowing many womenmight end up not finding a man

Yeah: prayer of the day

My name is Donshayman Froshline C.e.o of  www.naijawoow.blogspot.com Yearh: another day, another progress. Another day, and another success. Another hustle, and another level.  For me $% Hustle still dey continue God bless my hust le with cool cash Happy weekend to all our fans

Shocking revelation!! My wife is dating my pastor, husband cries out

Worried by his wife’s adulterous acts, Mr Kolawole Okeeyi, a businessman, on Wednesday approached the Igando Customary Court in Lagos to terminate his 31-year-old marriage.Okeeyi, 51, accused his wife, Funmilayo, with whom he had five children of infidelity.“My wife is having an affair with my pastor, I got to know when I did not have credit on my phone and wanted to use her phone to call our pastor to report her for starving mymother of food.“I picked her phone and I saw on the screen “sent message”. I mistakenly clicked on it and the message opened, I saw several love messages my wife sent and received from our pastor.“I showed her the messages when she came in, but she begged me, I seized the phone and later confronted our pastor withthose text messages, but he told me to do my worst.“I also caught her with my brother in a hotelin Oyo State; I wanted to ignore them, but I later confronted them so that they will not deny later,” he said.The petitioner said his wife was after his lif

Judgement!! S3x Worker Who Sold Daughter For N60,000 ArraignedIn Court

A commercial sex worker identified as Grace Onome, who allegedly sold her 2-year-old child for N60, 000 in Lagos State, has been arraigned in court.Naijaloaded recalls that Onome was arrested in the Badagry area of the state alongside four accomplices, who allegedly aided the sale of the girl.Onome, who worked as a commercial sex worker in the Mobil area of Badagry, allegedly sold her daughter, Zainab, on September 30 to another sex worker, simply identified as Endurance, for the said amount.She however, appeared on Wednesday before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on a two-count charge.According to the prosecutor, Insp. Daniel Ighodalo, the 37-year-old committed an offencewhich contravened Sections 142 and 274(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.The Chief Magistrate, Miss Abimbola Awogboro, granted bail to the sex worker in the sum of N50, 000with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case till November 21 for trial.

Any Policeman Checking Vehicle Particulars Is On Illegal Duty – AIG

Mr Dan Bature, an Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in Charge of Zone 11 comprising Oyo, Osun and Ondo states, says any policeman checking vehicle particulars on the highways is on illegal duty.Bature said this on Wednesday in Ibadan during a two-day familiarisation visit to Oyo State.He said that the duty of the police was not to check vehicle particulars but to ensure safer roads.Bature warned policemen against blocking high ways, saying police patrol vehicles were not supposed to be toll gates.He said the Inspector General of Police (IGP) was committed to changing the negative image of the police and supporting the anticorruption warof the Federal Government.Bature advised officers unable to key into the laudable initiatives of the IGP to resign from the force.He said that a lot was expected by the publicfrom the police, adding that this informed the monitoring of officers.“The Inspector General of Police is determined to improve on your welfare and pursue the increment o

Guys Be Warned!!! See List Of All The Girls You Should Avoid Because They Will Ruin YourLife

This guy with the twitter handle @vinnycrack  made a list of all the girls you should stay far away from so he shared it on his twitter page.Trust me going through it, it all seemsto make some sense, but like they say a word is enough for thewise, he has only played his part by advising guys, so let “those who have ears let them hear”As written by:  ‘him I’m gonna make a thread of the girls whowill ruin your life’We have warned you o……. Oya see below…..1. A girl that calls you ‘Daddy wa’:1) any girl that calls you daddy will ruin your life and make you an actual daddy2. A girl that has curly and disgruntled hair:2) any girl that has curly hair will ruin yourlife. how they gonna straighten out your lifeif they can’t even do itto their hair3. Half caste women/Hispanic women:3) any Hispanic girl will ruin your life. they harness the power or Satan to make you weak4. A woman that laughs when she hungry, run she is Patience Ozokwo:4) any girl that laughs when they’re mad will ruin your lif

President Buhari Meets The 21 Freed Chibok Girls (Photos)

President Buhari met with the 21 freed Chibok girls and their families at the State House, Abuja, today October 19th. More photos below;

NDDC, Rivers govt seek collaboration to grow agric sector

PORT HARCOURT— Rivers State Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have called for collaboration among stakeholders to grow the agricultural sector in the country.Acting Managing Director of the Commission, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, said stakeholdersshould take steps to redress the impact of climate change on the country.Speaking at this year’s World Food Day celebration with thetheme, Climate is changing, food and agriculture must too, Semenitari, who was represented by the NDDC Deputy Director in Agriculture and Fisheries, Mrs. Daisy Amadi-Oviawe, said that pragmatic steps should be taken to sustain developmentin the agric sector.Deputy governor of Rivers State, Mrs Ipalibo Banigo, at the event said that the government would partner investors to grow agricultural sector.

APGA NWC threatens court action against suspended chairman

ONITSHA—The National Working Committee of the AllProgressives Grand Alliance, APGA,  has threatened to institute a legal action againstthe suspended national chairman of the party, Chief Victor Oye, should he continue to parade himself asthe national chairman of the party.Acting national chairman, OzoNwabueze Okafor dropped the hint while addressing reporters on the recent crisis in APGA.He said the peace being brokered by the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano has failed following subsequent conduct and utterances of the suspended national chairman.Oye was purportedly suspended on Thursday, October 6 for alleged gross misconduct.A press statement made available to our correspondent in Awka by Governor Obiano’s aide, ChiefMike Igwa said the governor had intervened and resolved the crisis.The statement read in part: “In a meeting with APGA’s National stakeholders, which was attended by members of the party’s National Working Committee and key leaders of the party across the co

Sad: Truck crushes woman, twin children to death in Ibadan

Ibadan— TWELVE persons, including a mother and her twin children, were feared killed in an accident that occurred, yesterday, at Oja-Oba Market area of the Ibadan South East Local Government Area of Oyo State. Some of the vehicles and tricycles crushed by the truck (inset) in Ibadan, yesterday. PHOTOS: Dare Fasube. Police put the casualty figure at four, but some eyewitnesses claimed the number of lives lost could not be less than 12. While the accident left several people injured, several commercial cars and property were crushed by an articulated vehicle. According to a source, the driver of the truck, which had just off loaded cement, lost control of his vehicle and crushed about 12 persons on the spot. While the remains of those killed were taken to the morgue at Adeoyo State Hospital, the injured were rushed to the University College Hospital, Ibadan. It was gathered that the truck, with number plates AGL883XQ, skidded off its lane to the other side of the road, crushed man

BREAKING: 3 policemen killed infierce gun battle at Plateau

File photo: Three policemen have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen along Plateau-Kaduna road.Investigations revealed that then 3 mobile police officers on patrol were shot dead in the early hours of Monday, October 17.Premium Times reports that the incident occurred at Hawan Kibo, the boundary between Plateau and Kaduna states.Although the police spokesperson, Terna Tyopev, could not be reached at press time, a police source who confirmed the attack said the officers’rifles were also taken away.READ ALSO:2 sons of policemen killed over robbery, kidnap offencesThe source said the incident occurredat the same spot where two police officers attached to the special task force on Jos crisis were shot and killed earlier in the year.Monday’s killing occurred about 24 hours after gunmen raided Godogodo community, a settlement in Jama’ar Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Several residents have since abandoned the community while travellers on the Jos-Kafanchan-Abujaroad have also d

OTL Africa 10th edition attracts global interest to Africa’s downstream industry

THE 10th edition of the Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Week scheduled to take place in a fortnight in Lagos is expectedto attract world leaders in the industry.In a statement made available by the event’s organisers, the  milestone OTL Africa Downstream  has received  strong global interest because African market fundamentals remain strong relative to other global markets, while the dwindling fortunes of upstream interests have brightened the numbers, midstream and downstream.According to them, “followingthe crash in crude oil prices, the times are relatively good for many global downstream interests as the current environment offers attractive opportunities for revenue and profit growth.“While it is acknowledged that the opportunities will not last forever, today’s low oil prices are clearly advantageous and companies need to understand the dynamics of their particular markets if theyhope to fully benefit from the prospects that today’s low oil prices might afford”

Ikeja Electric appeals to customers on power outage

THE management of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IE, has pleaded with its customers over power outage, blaming it on faulty 100MVA transformer atEjigbo Transmission Station as well as other multiple faults along the network in that area.In a statement made available to Vanguard, the management of IE stated that, “it regrets the prolonged outage witnessed by our customers in and around Ejigbo, Oke Afa, Ikotun Egbe, Egan, Igando, Arepo, Warewa and Channels Television axis.“The outages are due to a faulty 100MVA transformer atEjigbo Transmission Station as well as other multiple faults along the network in that area.”According to the company, the transmission Company has commenced repairs on the faulty transformer, “however in the interim customers will be temporarilyback fed through alternative sources to mitigate the current blackout pending the completion of the repair.“In a similar development, therecent damage of the 33KV Electric Towers along Abeokuta Expressway, by a truc

Obiano offers automatic employment to physically-challenged graduates in Anambra

Awka—ALL physically challenged graduates of Anambra State origin have been offered automatic employment by Governor Willie Obiano as part of the state government’s determination to reduce their hardships.Obiano, who spoke weekend through the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu during a cultural carnival for Anambra Central Senatorial District held at Agulu in Anaocha local government area in continuation of the Anambra@25 Silver Jubilee anniversary celebration, said the employment was in line with the stimulus package announced recently for the people of the state.Chukwulobelu said: “It is clearthat any physically-challengedperson who is a graduate of ahigher institution has paid enough dues to better his lot. Such a person has passed through a lot of hardship and therefore should not be allowed to continue to suffer“The governor has announcedautomatic employment for allphysically challenged graduates. This is not politics because we have also abolished collecti

DIVERSION OF POLICE, DSS PAY: Buhari’s Ministers risk revolt

ABUJA—No fewer than ten ministers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinetrisk open revolt from their security aides, following refusal to pay their stipends almost a year after being deployed to work with them.The DSS and police operatives were deployed to secure the ministers as soon as they were sworn into officeon November 11, 2015.Under the civil service regulation currently in operation, the DSS and Policeaides attached to the ministers and other top government functionaries are entitled to be paid cash in lieuof their first 28 days in hotel and inconvenience allowances, based on their grade levels for every trip they make with the ministers.However, Vanguard learned that the affected ministers have refused to pay the DSS and Police officers the stipulated allowance, using their civilian aides, most of whom are their siblings, to draw the allowances for themselves.Vanguard learned that although the security operatives drawn from the Department of State Service, DSS, and the Niger

Archbishop Obinna worries over kidnapping, robbery, poor economy

By Chidi NkwoparaOWERRI—An appeal has goneto the federal and state governments to quickly address the prevailing harsh economic environment and the serious crimes facing the citizenry.The Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Dr. Anthony J. V. Obinna, who made the appeal Sunday, while  preaching at Saint Paul’s Catholic Church, Owerri,  also opined that the economic climate is harsh forcomfort.“The economic climate is very harsh on Nigerians, but itshould not lead us into committing all manner of crimes”, Archbishop Obinna said.While urging Nigerians to avoid covetousness, the cleric also reasoned that the unbridled craze for quick money leads to all manner of damnable acts like armed robbery, kidnapping, cheating,prostitution and economic crimes against the nation.“Kidnapping and ritual murderare still with us till today. It was the the same case of ritual murder that fuelled the Otokoto uprising in Owerri.”He urged Christians to alwaysremember that “enemie

Premier League- Liverpool Vs Manchester United (Drop Your Predictions!!!

On Monday, October 17th, the Premier League is brought to its knees when Red hot Liverpool entertain Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United at Anfield- For Naijalodities and everybody concerned with football, it is a must watch encounter!! Liverpool go into fixture off the back of a scintillating run of form- with five straight wins in all competitions. For Manchester United though, they have only three wins in their last seven matches and the draw at Old Trafford against struggling Stoke before the international break has been the sad story of the season. Both sides will be a looking for a momentum boosting maximum points to keep pace with the other teams at the top end of the table, especially with Arsenal and Chelsea both grinding out 3 points against Swansea and Leicester City respectively. Manchester City’s home draw against Everton has blown the early title race wide open again and a victory for Liverpool will see them level on points with City and Arsenal at the top. We

Shocking: meet the Nigeria ladies that disvirgined our superstar flavour and wizkid

I almost laughed off my head when I found out the Nigerian ladies that Disvirgined our Superstars…. Take your time to watch this Video below to know the ladies who disflowered our Artiste. Watch & Download below:-

Where Is Olamide’s/YBNL Female Artiste “Temi Ovwasa”?

Guess you all know,Temi Ovwasa, also known asYBNL Princess, who was recently signed by rapper,Olamide?If Yes, Continue reading…She came into limelight after releasing the Video of her debut single titled “Jabole” 3 months ago…Ever since the release of her first single, Nothing has been heard about the TalentedGoddess..The Question on everyone’s lips now is “Where Is YBNL Princess, Temi Ovwasa“? –We need a response.Drop your Comments.