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A former CBN Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, Capital Oil boss, Dr. Ifeanyi Uba, Sen. Uche Ekwunife, and ten other aspirants have indicated interest to contest for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election. Mr Emeka Ibe, Chairman of the party in the state, made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in Awka. He stressed that there would be no automatic ticket for any aspirant, adding that they would all participate in the state`s primaries to emerge as candidate for the election. “We will give all aspirants equal playing ground. There is no special interest in any aspirant. “We will hold transparent primaries for them because they are all qualified to unseat Gov. Willie Obiano. “Any of them who emerges as our candidate in the state is capable of removing Obiano from office,’’ Ibe said. He added that the party would embark on continuous membership registration exercise before the end of the month to accommodate those who want to join in

Nigeria's Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung has redeployed the National Association secretaries in respect of the names of secretaries for the Federations released today. Here's the list of Nigerian Sports Federations and their new secretaries, as approved by Sports Minister Solomon Dalung: Athletics: Kabiru Yusuf Aquatics: Sani Mohammed Badminton; Patience Okon. Basketball; Osuoha Chinedu. Boxing: Asiegbu. Chimezie Chess: Bisi Azeez Cricket: Akawo Amechi Cycling; Davies Oludare Darts: Ademola Okeyedun Deaf sports: Agbabiaka Lukman Fives; Abulude John oladayo Football: Mohammed Sanusi Golf: James Eakyns Gymnastics; Amayo Ngozi Handball: Nwose Nonye Hockey: Rita Akande Judo; Idaye Tony Karate. Bola Adedeji Kick boxing: Peter Njoku Kung fu: Etim Udokang Rowing and yatching: Bunmi Oluode Rugby: Mohammed H. Maigidansanmo Shooting: Oludukiya Emmanuel Scrabble: Maikano Adamu Squash: Aminu Samuel Traditional Sports: Ademisoro Oluwasegun Table tennis: Belewa A

Against the backdrop of speculations about the true state of health of President Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital, Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kputom Idris, on Tuesday led a high powered police delegation to visit the President in London. Reliable sources told Vanguard that the IGP was accompanied by the DIG in charge Finance and Administration, Mr. Shuiabu Gambo, Commissioner of Police in Charge Monitoring Unit, CP Umar Garba and other top ranking officers who left the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport early Tuesday morning. Asked reasons for the impromptu visit, the source declined comments but confirmed the trip was a top secret and planned at short notice. Recall that President Buhari left Nigeria last Thursday for 2-week holiday in London, though his Special Adviser on Media, Femi Adesina said that he will use the opportunity to undergo a medical check-up. Speculations have been rife about the true health status of the president with the presidency insisting w

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have suspended all news blogs and websites bearing “jamb” as domain name suspected of defrauding Nigerians. The suspension came as a result of complaints filed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to NITDA requesting for a shutdown of all such websites in Nigeria. A source who operates such site and does not which to be mentioned confided on FINANCIAL WATCH on the shutdown of their website after receiving a mail from their web host intimating them of the complaint. The source further said, according to the mail that the “We got a complaint from JAMB through National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on a number of domain names that are defrauding Nigerians using different variant of their name (JAMB), your website was listed among them, and we were instructed to investigate and suspend all the domain names involved”. “We communicated the information to the Registrars of the domain names in q

The House of Representatives on Tuesday gave its committees on Anti-Corruption, Environment and Habitat six weeks to investigate former President Gooodluck Jonathan’s “Clean Stove For Rural Women scheme” contract of about N9.287 bn. The resolution followed a motion by Rep. Abiodun Faleke (APC-Lagos), which was unanimously adopted by members through a voice vote. Faleke noted that the Federal Executive Council had approved a contract for the supply of 20 million units of clean stove and wonder bags under the clean stove scheme for rural women. He added that the contract was at a unit cost of N464.00, amounting to about N9.287bn. The lawmaker said that following the approval of FEC, the Federal Ministry of Finance released the sum of N5bn to the Federal Ministry of Environment for the execution of the project. He further disclosed that Integra Energy Renewable Services Limited was awarded the contract for the supply of the 20 million units. Faleke also said that the company was pai

Delta participants in the controversial Ponzi scheme Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM) have protested their unpaid financial investments few weeks after the scheme resurfaced to abreast its overwhelming customers its readiness to pay those who invested their money. Investigations revealed that over 121 civil servants in Asaba and its environs invested in the scheme including a Director in one of the Ministries with alleged whopping sum of N6.6million. Sources close to the Civil Servants hinted that many of them have allegedly fled their homes for fear of the unknown after they converted their rents money into the investment. As for the Director who did not want his name in the print, said: “I’m not sure I will survive because I took junior staff money to invest in MMM and we are not sure of payments, I just pray MMM will pay us”. While the fear of unknown thickens, various participants in Asaba and its environs, have resorted to prayers and curses.

THE general overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has said that jollof rice and chicken being enjoyed by the students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, way back in 1962, made him to choose the UNN as a university where he would do his first degree. Adeboye who was awarded with an honorarily doctorate degree of Doctor of Divinity, DD by the University on Tuesday, said that he developed interest in the University when he went with his fellow students on an excursion to UNN in 1962 and saw students eating jollof rice with half a chicken. The cleric said that when he saw the way the students were enjoying then, he decided that he God permitted, he would come to UNN to study and lucky enough, the following year, 1963, he gained admission into the prestigious University. Carried by what he saw, Adeboye said that, “I took a pebble from the ground asked God to make me come to the University. The following year, 1963, God answered my prayer

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to investigate the circumstances surrounding the reported shooting in South Africa of the ongoing Big Brother Nigeria Reality Show. In a statement in Abuja issued on Tuesday, the Minister told NBC to determine whether Multi-Choice has breached the Nigerian Broadcasting Code by shooting the show in South Africa. Mohammed further said the commission should also look into the issue of possible deceit, since the viewing public was never told that the event would be staged outside Nigeria. The minister therefore said as a country of laws, only the outcome of the investigation will determine the next line of action the country takes on Multi Choice. Alhaji Mohammed said while concerned Nigerians have bombarded his office with calls to complain about what they regard as an anomaly (of shooting outside the country a show meant for Nigerians), they should remain calm while

Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District and Chairman Ad-hoc Committee on Humanitarian crises in the Northeast, Shehu Sani, has expressed disappointment at the presidency’s response to the committee’s report. Reacting to President Buhari’s position, exonerating the SGF, Babachir Lawal of any wrongdoing in the award of contract in IDPs to his company, Rholavision Engineering Services Limited, Sani explained that something has gone wrong. Sani said it amounts to using ‘insecticide’ when it comes to fighting corruption in the National Assembly and Judiciary, while using a ‘deodorant’, when it comes to fighting corruption at the Executive arm “Mr. President, Distinguished Colleagues, I rise through Order 43 of Senate Rules and I want to submit that President Buhari’s reaction on SGF shows the use of insecticides when fighting corruption at the legislative arm, while he uses deodorant at the Executive arm,” he said. Debunking claims that SGF was not given fair hearing bef

Officials of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria during the clampdown on substandard and counterfeit phone sellers in major markets in Abuja… on Tuesday.

The Oyo state government, on Tuesday, signed into law a bill prohibiting violence against women in the state.The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Seun Abimbola; Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; and Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Musah Abdulwasil, were present during the signing into law of the bill to Prohibit Violence Against Women in Public and Private Life, at the Governor's Office, Ibadan. This development has been praised by people of the state. Prior to this development, governor Ajimobi has been under fire following his comments to protesting students of LAUTECH. The governor reportedly lost his cool and threatened the students while speaking to them over institution's closure for over 8 months.

President Buhari has cleared SGF Babachir Lawal of alleged corruption levelled against him.This is based on report of the investigation carried out by AGF.According to Buhari,3 out of 9 senators signed the report investigating Babachir. It should be recalled that Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, was accused of allegedly awarding spurious contract of N220 million for the removal of wild grass and the provision of 115 hectares of simplified village irrigation in Yobe State and how the company allegedly subsequently transferred the money into another firm, Rholavision Engineering Limited, said to be owned by the SGF. The said amount was allegedly paid between March and September  to the company’s account in EcoBank along the Ahmadu Bello Way, Kaduna, with account numbers 0182001809 and 118001055965 See screenshots above

Aluu Council Of Chiefs pays thank you visit to Gov Wike in Government House today. See photos

The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has warned its Pastors and members against using the church platform to participate in Ponzi schemes. A memo issued by the General Secretary of the church, Pastor Johnson Odesola, to all Pastors in charge of regions and provinces, threatened disciplinary actions against defaulting members. According to the memo, the doctrine of the church does not support get rich quick schemes. The memo reads partly: “Please be informed that the doctrine of the church does not support get rich quick schemes, gambling, betting, etc in any form. “God is and remains our supplier by the application of biblical principles of working diligently with our hands. “All senior pastors are hereby authorised to ensure no one uses the pulpit or any platform of the RCCG to promote any such schemes.” This is coming at a time when Apostle Johnson Suleiman of the Omega Fire Ministries, OFM, Worldwide, fired one of his Pastors , Joseph Aiyedun, for using the ministry’s n

ABOUT THAT ANTI-DAURA PROTEST IN ABUJA As lawyers, women groups, raise alarm on emerging patterns that threaten Nigeria's Democracy Thousands of protesting lawyers, civil society group led by their coordinator Barr.Agu Okwukwe yesterday marched the Streets of Abuja against the growing excesses of the DG SSS, the gradual destruction of Nigerian democracy, abuse of human rights/institutions of governance, detention of citizens/journalists and the shameful attempts to destabilise Rivers State by the DSS/POLICE .The lawyers want DG SSS SACKED, release of their detained four members & disband Police Rivers Re-run Panel. The protesting lawyers and activists who marched to various embassies and Human Right Commission in Abuja in a peaceful manner after their first attempt to hold their march was illegally disrupted by the DSS on a baseless ground late December said their march was to stand up against the plot to overthrow the Nigerian democracy by the DG SSS and install a reign of

Former Military Head of State Yakubu Gowon and his wife, Victoria pictured below as a young couple in 1969, the very year they got married.

According to Clement Ntukogu, this is a church where the members are expected to lie down on the floor as soon as the pastor steps into the building. This is done in order to revere the leader. Read what he shared below; PASTORS ARE NOW GODS! At the entrance of a pastor, the whole congregation are expected to lie on the floor. And in other churches, they are expected to stand on their feet. This is NOT the Christianity that Christ and His apostles had taught in the Bible but it's Christianity invented by man. "And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man" Acts 10:25‭-‬26. "And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which ke

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe representing Abia-South Senatorial District in his contribution to the 2017 Budget debate says the more things change the more they remain the same. He described the budget as an outrageous. "We are nation that jokes a lot, we are going in the wrong direction. N1.3b is too outrageous for catering equipment". He said: “5 BMW cars, 5 Toyota Land Cruisers etc are outrageous. "Every year computers are being budgeted for in budgets.”

Inetimi Alfred Odon, better known by his stage Timaya, has signed a new deal with @hennessy_ng as its newest brand ambassador. The Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa as he fondly calls himself, shared the good news on his Instagram page. He captioned it thus...check the screenshot below.

Nothing last forever.Before they were worshipping how.Pictured above are Gambian soldiers at Yundum Barracks removing Jammeh's images/posters. This is a lesson to our politicians.Endeavour to leave a legacy behind.If not,your supporters will humiliate you later.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, 23 January, 2017 arraigned Akintunde Vincent Abiodun before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of Lagos State High court Ikeja on amended charge bordering on forgery and obtaining money by false pretence. The 37-year-old HND holder from Federal Polytechnic Auchi, Edo State, is said to have defrauded the victim, D. Bonnici of $267,000 (Two Hundred and Sixty Seven Thousand New Zealand Dollars by claiming to be Christopher Williams from United Kingdom. According to the complainant, she met Akintunde in a dating site on the internet and allegedly fell in love with him. She said the accused started collecting money from her after he claimed he was in possession of gemstone worth $18,050,000 (Eighteen Million and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars), which he purportedly inherited from his father. She further said, Akintunde hoodwinked her into believing that he was coming to New Zealand to settle down with her. She alleged that the mo

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An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, ordered the remand of one Momodu Rebo, 19, and Isiaka Idris, 22, in prison custody over alleged destruction of farm crops. Police prosecutor, Mr. Samson Osobu, said the accused and others now at large, committed the offence on January 11 at Apoto farm settlement, Eporo, Emure-Ekiti. He said police recovered guns and other offensive weapons from the accused. He said that the offence is contrary to Section 4 (1) of Prohibition of Cattle and other Ruminant Grazing in Ekiti State Laws, 2016, and punishable under Section 11 of the Ekiti State Kidnap and Terrorism (Prohibition) Law, 2015. Chief Magistrate Idowu Ayenimo remanded the accused in prison custody, till the outcome of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, and adjourned the case to January 27.