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The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday, said the former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Force, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, did not receive a salary from the government after his disengagement. Adeosun said this in Abuja when she appeared before members of House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the disappearance, re-appearance, reinstatement and promotion of Maina.

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday sympathised with the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, over the exit of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from the party. Buhari chose the venue of the inauguration of the Ama Pepple-led National Minimum Wage Committee to convey his sympathy to the party chairman who joined top government officials for the event.

The battle for the payment of 5 percent entitlements to the original whistleblowers of the Ikoyi loot has continued as the petitioners have headed to the Federal High Court, Abuja Division to seek for justice as both the Finance Minister and the Attorney General of the Federation(AGF), who had earlier received petitions and appeals had remained silent in this era of fighting corruption by the present administration. In a suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1158/2017 dated November 22, 2017 by the plaintiff through their lawyers Hammart & Co at the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, they are seeking the court “declaration that the Federal Government of Nigeria represented by the Attorney General of the Federation and Federal Ministry of Finance who are defendants in this suit and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Bala Usman Maina, Stephen Sundayand Mr Sherriff are bound to comply with the whistleblowers Executive Policy or whistleblowers Executive Order to pay 2.5%-5% of whis...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has declared the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari as the most transparent and open in the history of Nigeria, saying “the President has been open to the extent of allowing Nigerians to make input in almost all his major policy decisions. Speaking Saturday at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Media Dialogue in Abuja, the Minister said unlike President Buhari’s two predecessors, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, information now pass more freely and speedily from the government to the people. Mohammed, who was represented by Bayo Onanuga, the Managing-Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said: “the Ministry of Information under this government has been hyperactive; thereby, making the administration of President Buhari the most open and transparent in the history of Nigeria.

A 45-year-old Marketer, Samsideen Apanisile, on Monday sought the dissolution of his 14-year marriage to his wife, Basirat, at an Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos State, for allegedly still communicating with her ex-lover on Facebook .  Apanisile, the Petitioner and a resident of Aladiye Community in Ikorodu, told the court to dissolve the union, on a claim that his wife was communicating with a man, whom he suspected to be her ex-lover. 

The Federal Government on Monday admonished the media to be fully supportive to its anti-corruption fight and desist from mocking the process. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the call at the opening of the 68th General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) in Abuja.   Mohammed said that the media as the Fourth Estate of the Realm could not afford to sit on the fence in the fight against corruption.

A Pentecostal pastor (name withheld) has been reported dead during an alleged sex romp with a 19-year-old-girl in a hotel room in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta. Delta Police Command Spokesperson, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident on Wednesday in Asaba. Aniamaka said the victim’s wife reported the incident to the police on Nov. 19. He said the hotel workers were alerted on the incident after the girl raised the alarm for help when she noticed the pastor was gasping for breath. “The incident happened last Sunday evening. We learnt the pastor took the girl, who is said to be 19 years of age to the hotel room.

A nineteen-year-old student threw her newborn baby out of a fourth-floor window after secretly giving birth in her university room, according to reports. The horrifying incident is said to have happened at Xi’an Engineering Technology College in Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, north-western China. Disturbing footage seemingly showing the dead tot wrapped in a bed sheet lying on the ground beneath the dormitory building was circulated online.

A nine-year-old girl is pregnant by her alleged rapist stepfather, who is said to have assaulted her up to 10 times a day The abused girl’s pregnancy was only discovered by her mother after five months, meaning she was too late to have an abortion in Peru. Local news reported that the girl’s stepfather, 30, has fled and a manhunt is underway to track him down.

The tripartite committee chaired by Ms. Ama Pepple is saddled with the responsibility of negotiating a new National Minimum Wage for the Nigerian workers. Buhari inaugurated the 30-member committee inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

A female Lawyer, Yewande Oyediran, who was accused of killing her husband Lowo, was on Monday sentenced to seven years in prison by Justice Muntar Abimbola for manslaughter. The former staff of the Department of Public Prosecution in the Oyo State of Ministry of Justice, was accused of killing her husband with a knife after a disagreement on February 2, 2016, at their residence in Akobo area of Ibadan.

Contrary to social media reports, Famous actress and comic filmmaker, Funke Akindele-Bello popularly known as Jenifa has debunked the reports that she has giving birth to twins in a London hospital. She added that it’s a figment of people’s imagination.

Some residents of Isheri, Lagos State, on Saturday went on the rampage at the Isheri Divisional Police Station after the corpse of a 37-year-old tricycle rider, Adama Onikoyi, was recovered from a river in the community. A team of policemen from the station had reportedly raided the neighbourhood around 10pm on Thursday during which they chased the father of four into the river, where he drowned. But the Lagos State Police Command said the indigene of Ibadan, Oyo State was a traffic robber, adding that he jumped into the river to evade arrest.

The day our so called Nigerian politicians decides to start taking initiatives like this and embark on projects that affects the lives of the poor, dejected and aged in the society without expecting anything in return nor  not when they need votes from the masses . Here is a story of a man that has been selfless, a renowned philanthropist an enigma of a great charisma. Congress man Bimbo Daramola. He is the pioneer, initiator of the first youth discount card in Nigeria called (Naija Green Card) a discount card that gives millions of students and youths in Nigeria to get goods and services from over millions of service providers, goods and services with reasonable price.

A 30-year-old man, Ahmed Matunma Wokuekun has been remanded in Ile-Ife Prison custody for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, Dupe Lawrence, to death. Wokuekun was arraigned before an Osogbo Chief Magistrate’s Court in Osun State on Friday for the alleged act. The accused person was arraigned by the police, charged with rape and murder.

Bilyamin Muhammed Bello, son of a former PDP chairman, Haliru Bello, was last night allegedly stabbed to the death by his wife, Maryam Sanda. Maryam is the daughter of embattled former Aso Savings boss, Hajia Maimuna Aliyu. It was gathered that the attack happened following an allegation of infidelity against Muhammed. Maryam reportedly saw text message on the deceased’s phone which infuriated her.

Ron Sheppard was set to get married for the ninth time, to 28-year-old Cristel Lalec (pictured), but she ran off The UK's most married man dumped by his girlfriend earlier this week has revealed he isn't giving up on love just yet after being 'inundated' with marriage requests. Ron Sheppard, 69, was left heartbroken when 28-year-old Cristel Lalec packed her bags and told him she was returning to the Philippines.  His previous eight marriages had all failed but he believed Miss Lalec was his 'forever wife' because he 'loved her with all his heart'.

The former choirboy (pictured right and inset), who shot to fame for his Christmas cover of Walking In The Air in the 1980s, has not been on the BBC since last month as a result of an investigation. The married father-of-two, 46, is accused of sending inappropriate messages to a female member of staff at the Corporation 'over a decade ago'. Former Cash In The Attic and Escape To The Country host Jones has apologised for his behaviour and agreed to lie low while the BBC investigates.

A former President of the Association of Lagos State Indigenes, Chief Layi Ajayi-Bembe, in this interview with Bayo Akinloye says the real owners of Lagos are the Bini, not the Yoruba: What is your lineage as a Lagosian? My grandfather was Ajayi Bembe; the eighth Obanikoro of Lagos – my father was the last of his children. My mother was the first child of Gbajabiamila (of Olowogbowo fame) – of course, of Lagos. When it comes to the ownership of Lagos, it is sad when people talk about Lagos being no man’s land or Lagos being part of Yoruba land – I consider that position to be an abomination. Yes, because of the affinity or geographical location of Lagos, we’re nearer to the South-West (the Yoruba) than to other regions. It should be stated that Lagos has always been independent of the West. When I returned from England, (Chief Obafemi) Awolowo was in prison; before I came back to Nigeria, there had been agitations that Lagos wasn’t part of the West. No doubt that a lot of us speak Yor...

Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in a lavish ceremony just 11 weeks after giving birth. The couple met at a hotel in Rome – and while he had booked a room to attend a conference, she was staying there to play in the Italian Open.

Manushi Chhillar became India's sixth winner of the prestigious beauty show, following in the footsteps of successful Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra and Aishwarya Rai in China.  Chhillar's win means that India and Venezuela have both won the Miss World competition a record six times each over the course of its 67 year history.  The 20-year-old beauty winner is a trained Indian classical dancer who enjoys painting. She was crowed the winner by last year's winner, Stephanie del Valle of Puerto Rico, at the ceremony in the Chinese coastal city of Sanya.

Miss Nigeria, Chioma Obiadi Read excerpt from Chioma Stephanie Obiadi's interview: Background I grew up in a family of six, including my mother and father. I have three younger brothers. When you are raised in the midst of boys, you must be strong because we were doing things together and I didn’t want to be left out. Growing up, I was not a quiet kid. I have always been playful and I have always loved fun. I like adventures too. I can still remember playing football and television games with my brothers. We would also stay up at night to gist till we fell asleep. Education I had my elementary education at Handmaids International Catholic School in Lagos. For my post-elementary education, I attended Our Lady of Fatima Academy in Osun State. I am currently a final year student of Geology and Meteorology at the Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka. Though I went to a boarding Catholic school for my secondary education, I had an amazing time and I believe it made me who I am today. It ...

Ernst Josef Franzek is among the best mental health doctors in Europe. The German born professor of psychiatry and neurology spoke with Sunday Vanguard in the Netherlands during which he expressed worries over what he described as the neglect of mental health care in Nigeria. He attributed the high number of mental health patients in Nigeria to poverty and lack of care for mothers during birth. He also traced the bad leadership in Nigeria and the high crime rate to mental disorders suffered during birth. While calling on Nigerians to ensure their leaders pass mental test before being elected, he criticised the idea of taking mental health patients to the church and, in the process, subjecting them to torture. Who is Professor Franzek? I am a psychiatric doctor. I have worked in the Netherlands for more than 40 years. I was born in Germany and educated in a German university. I was a lecturer at the university but, when I turned 50, I decided to do new things. In the summer, I ...

Suspected armed bandits Friday afternoon attacked villages in Zamfara State, killing 23 people and burning down houses and food silos, residents told Daily Trust on Sunday. Five villages, Barka da Yabo, Mallamawa, Tungar Kahau, Maikamarrimi and Gidan Anna, in Shinkafi Local Government Area, were targeted by the gunmen in the daylight raid. The attackers, in their dozens, stormed the villages on motorbikes and opened fire on residents. They also torched houses and destroyed stored food items after the villagers fled.

The ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) took an early lead in the Anambra gubernatorial election held yesterday but early results today show incumbent Governor Willie Obiano and his APGA clinching victory in most of the polling units which results have been announced since voting closed Saturday evening. With the All Progressives Congress (APC) chasing by some margin and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following closely behind. The election had proceeded without catastrophic hitches that marred previous elections, earning the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies the praise of most of the candidates and their parties.

The Kwara State command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has confirmed that three persons were shot dead in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area of the state on Friday. Mr Kunle Bilesanmi, the Public Relations Officer of the command, told newsmen yesterday that some persons also burnt down a portion of the residence of Sen. Mohammed Sha’aba (APC-Kwara). Bilesanmi, however, said the command could not ascertain those who were shot dead.

The Federal Government is aiming to generate of N311bn from privatisation of public properties and the sale of national assets next year to partly finance the 2018 budget. This is contained in the 2018 budget proposals submitted last Tuesday to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, during a public presentation of the 2018 budget proposals in Abuja on Tuesday, stated that the sum of N306bn was being expected from privatisation proceeds, while the balance of N5bn would come from the sale of government assets.

President Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday conferred with the Chieftancy title of Ochi Oha Ndigbo (leader of all) of Igboland by the South East Traditional Rulers and Enyi Oma 1 (number one good friend) of Ebonyi State by the Ebonyi State Traditional Council. The President was also given 2,000 bags of 25kg of Ebonyi rice, 2,000 tubers of yam and a white horse that signifies strength by the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi at the State Executive Council chamber, Abakaliki.

 President Buhari and Governor Fayose  Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s support for the Kaduna State Government’s planned sack of about 22,000 teachers that purportedly failed competency test conducted by the State Government. The governor said; “By openly supporting the sack of about 22,000 teachers in Kaduna State, President Buhari has approved loss of jobs as the official policy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) instead of creation of three million jobs per year that the party promised Nigerians.” Governor Fayose made remarks while giving out hundreds of eye glasses to Ekiti teachers to assist them in reading properly.

There was pandemonium on Saturday at Otor-Iyede in the Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State as the lifeless body of a middle-aged man simply identified as Efe Seki was found dangling in his apartment. It was learnt that Efe hung himself after his lover, a mother of two, decided to end their three-year relationship. The unnamed lady reportedly refused to return to the deceased despite pleas by Seki’s relatives and friends.

Archive photos The 2017 Batch B, Stream 1 and 2 of the National Youth Service Corps members have accused Nasarawa State officials of the NYSC of diverting their allowances amounting to N98m. The corps members made the allegation on an online platform, ‘Nairaland’, stating that the NYSC, in connivance with the Nasarawa State Ministry of Education officials embezzled their allowances.

Some market women from Sapele Main Market, yesterday, stormed the local government headquarters, bearing placards with various messages, protesting what they described as extortion by the council. It was gathered that the council’s Head of Personal Management, Mr. Perkins Umukoro, on sighting the protesting women approaching the headquarters along Yoruba Road, escaped for fear of being lynched by the women. Leaders of the protesting market women said the council compelled them to pay a commencement fee of N40,000 each to it, before they can resume business in the newly-constructed 1,532 units of stores in the market. They said after they had paid, the local government officials, accompanied by thugs, drove them away from the market, saying they can neither occupy the road nor the stores.

The Senate on Wednesday began an investigation into the alleged plan by the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to secure the release of $350m domiciled in the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority to finance electricity projects. The lawmakers specifically criticised the ministry for allegedly spending $35m out of the money on power projects without approval by the National Assembly. The decision followed the adoption of a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi-West), at the plenary on Wednesday, which was entitled, ‘Monumental Fraud in the Power Sector.’

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria Police to pay N12.5 million to the Peace Corps of Nigeria as compensation for unlawful arrest and detention of its officials. The court also ordered the Police to unseal the headquarters of the corps in Abuja, which was sealed since Feb. 28, when Police invaded the premises during the official inauguration of the building. Justice Gabriel Kolawale gave the order on Thursday when he delivered judgment in a fundamental human rights suit instituted by the corps against the Police and five others. The judge held that the Police and the other security agents involved in the sealing of the Peace Corps premises acted outside their statutory powers.

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, have condemned in strong term, the allegation against Governor Akinwunmi Ambode over imposition of Local Government Executive Council list, describing the statement as “malicious and misleading.” The allegation went viral on social media following an earlier statement released by the state House Assembly to commissioner. Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, the Majority Leader of the House, in a statement over the issue, maintained that the letter from assembly had been mis-interpreted by members of the public, particularly, in the media. According to Agunbiade, ” The attention of the Lagos State House Of Assembly has been drawn to the above captioned mischief currently making the rounds especially in the print and social media.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that political leaders and other key players in both public and private sectors in Africa illicitly launder a whopping sum of $50 billion from Africa annually. Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo Obasanjo said this at the 1st Annual Nigeria Anti Fraud Conference organised in Abeokuta by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Lagos, Nigeria Chapter. The former President explained that the increasing smuggling of such whopping funds meant for socio-economic growth and development of African continent is now giving African leaders, past and present, great concerns, saying , everybody must lend his support to fight the ugly trend. Obasanjo who called for joint effort to curb smuggling of funds to foreign lands noted that Nigeria and all African countries might not develop if leaders and followers turned deaf ears to the ugly trend.

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned 23 broadcasting stations for various breaches of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. The Head, Public Affairs, NBC, Mrs Maimuna Jimada, said in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, that the sanctions were for breaches in the third quarter of 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the broadcasting stations were fined a total of N2.849 million.

Caitlyn Jenner is reportedly dating a 21-year-old college student named Sophia Hutchins. Sophia is also said to be a transgender and formally known as scott. According to Radar Online, the I Am Cait alum, 68, recently whisked the blonde beauty away to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for a romantic vacation.  Despite their drastic age difference — Sophia is the same age as Caitlyn’s daughter Kendall Jenner! — The two looked happier than ever when they touched back down in the U.S. on Monday, Oct. 30.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commended the courage and the boldness with which Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, openly declared his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election. Fayose The body also advised the governor not to be distracted by people who have nothing good to offer the country. This was contained in a letter sent to the governor by the Christian body and signed by the National General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Musa Asake. In the letter dated October 16, 2017 with reference number CAN/GS/IGMAILS/02/017, CAN noted that Fayose’s presidential declaration of September 28, 2017 in Abuja, could only be done by somebody with uncommon boldness and courage giving the harassment and intimidation that would surely follow.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday, told an Abuja High Court that one of the nine suspects docked over allegations of inserting several ghost workers on the payroll of the Federal Government operated about 200 different accounts with banks in Abuja, while another has over 50 houses. The defendants— Dayo, Opeyemi, Adedokun, Sylvanus, Ayodeji, Dada, Dada, Ejeh and Taiwo— were arraigned before an Abuja High Court at Apo. According to the charge sheet, most of the defendants were civil servants from government agencies such as the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources; Ministry of the Environment and the Federal Civil Service Commission, FCSC.

A  former Minister of State for Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has  urged the federal and state governments to ban medical tourism for Nigerians who  go abroad for treatment, using the tax payers money. He also urged the government to provide an enabling environment for the private health sector and also to equip its hospitals with the kind of facilities found in foreign hospitals. Pate stated this on Tuesday during the Third Distinguished Guest Lecture organised by the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State. The lecture was titled The Future of  Health and Promise of Primary Health Care in Nigeria.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has resumed the probe into the $43.4million cash recovered at Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos which led to Monday’s sacking of National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director-General Ayo Oke by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Presidency said it is in order for anti-graft agencies to probe the former NIA boss and the sacked Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal.