Day: November 3, 2017

Drama as INEC REC says officials to “sleep with” corpers before Anambra election

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An instance of using words with multiple meanings nearly gave away a senior official of INEC today when he said plans have been put in place for officials to “sleep with” corps members on the eve of the Anambra gubernatorial election. While addressing civil society at a dialogue in Abuja, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Anambra, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji said INEC is ready for the election to the last detail. However, his choice of “sleep with” caused a little drama in the hall, but he was quick to clarify…

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N400m fraud: I can’t confirm why money was paid to Metuh – Dasuki

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A former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, on Friday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he would not be able to remember if the sum of N400m paid to a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, in 2014, was for the provision of security services. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had alleged that Metuh and his company, Destra Investments Limited fraudulently received the sum of N400m from ONSA without any justification and spent same on the party and personal affairs.…

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Truecaller hits 6.2 million subscribers in Nigeria

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The Chief Commercial Officer, Truecaller, Mr Ted Nelson, said on Friday that out of the 150 million phone subscribers in Nigeria, 6.2million had subscribed to Truecaller. Nelson disclosed this on the sidelines of the launch of its Developer programme in Lagos. According to him, in Africa, we have 50 million registered users and this is about 20 per cent of total global Truecaller users. “Africa is growing and it is important for us, to establish our presence. To be felt in Africa, there is the need for us to understand…

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FG to raise N1trillion from sale of oil assets

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The Federal Government is considering selling some of its stakes in oil joint ventures to raise about $3 billion (about N1 trillion) in order to reduce the deficit for 2018 budget, Daily Trust has learnt. The proposed 2018 budget of N8.6trillion has about N3.3trillion deficit, according to the details of the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) seen by Daily Trust. The asset sales proposal is contained in the FG’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, released by the Ministry of Budget and National Planning.…

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Niger Delta Avengers calls off ceasefire with fed govt

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The Niger Delta Avengers, a group of militants that struck oil installations in Niger Delta region last year, has announced an immediate end to its ceasefire with the Nigerian government. In a statement posted on its website Friday afternoon, the group said it would resume hostilities any day from now, saying the Buhari administration has not been sincere with its peace talks and promises for the Niger Delta. The group also condemned a former top militant in the region, Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a. Tompolo, saying he had failed to live up…

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Nigeria not out of recession, everyone including me is broke – Duke mocks Buhari’s govt

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Former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, yesterday mocked the Buhari government for rejoicing over Nigeria’s ‘exit’ from recession. Duke, who said he’s broke, also advised the administration to work harder, stating that the masses were yet to feel the development. “Just because it is easier for goods to pass through the port…that’s no big deal,” he said at the official launch of the National Competitiveness Report and Sub National Index held in Lagos. “The point is what does each one of us add to the general well-being of the…

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Trump’s twitter account deactivated by twitter employee

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s @realdonaldtrump Twitter account was deactivated by a Twitter Inc employee who was leaving the company on Thursday, the social media company said. Twitter said the account was down for 11 minutes before it was restored. Trump has 41.7 million followers on Twitter and has made extensive use of it to send messages attacking his opponents and promoting his policies, both during the 2016 presidential campaign and since taking office in January. “We have learned that this was done by a Twitter customer-support employee who did this…

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NNPC, Agip to add extra 480mw of electricity to national grid by 2019 – Baru

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The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru has said the joint venture between the NNPC and the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) will add an extra 480 megawatts (MW) to the federal government’s power generation aspiration. He disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Okpai Phase II independent power project which he said will be completed by 2019. Speaking at the event, Dr. Baru said all partners were working round the clock to deliver on the project in…

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