Day: August 19, 2017

Obasanjo remains the grandfather of corruption – Reps

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The House of Representatives has refused to accept  the  name ‘unarmed robbers’ pinned on federal legislators by former President Olusegun Obasanjo Recall that Obasanjo, speaking at a book presentation in Ibadan on Thursday had described the legislators as a bunch of unarmed robbers because, as he said, “they are one of the highest paid in the world where we have 70 per cent of our people living in abject poverty.” The House said yesterday that its response to an earlier accusation in the heat of the budget padding controversy in…

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Senate recovers N120b, summons firms over revenue scam

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The Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport, has summoned more companies after it had recovered N120 billion from companies involved in revenue scam. The committee on Friday directed Dana Group and 12 other companies, to appear before it on Monday to explain their involvement in N30 trillion revenue scam. The Chairman of the committee, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, who made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja that investigative hearing had so far led to the recovery of more than N120 billion from erring…

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Buhari returns home today- Adesina

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President Muhammadu Buhari is returning to the country today, after receiving medical attention in London. The President had left the country on May 7, this year, after handing over power to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who has functioned as Acting President since then. President Buhari is expected to speak to Nigerians in a broadcast by 7 a.m on Monday, August 21, 2017, according to Femi Adesina, the President’s media adviser. Adesina said Buhari thanked all Nigerians who have prayed ceaselessly for his recovery and well-being since the beginning of the…

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Nnamdi Kanu’s nuclear weapon and the road to self-destruction

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Sadly, it isn’t the so called “marginalisation” that may lead to another civil war in Nigeria. It is IGNORANCE. The weapon of FEAR is being deployed across the Nigerian space. Imaginary enemies are being created from North, South, East and West. The creators of the imaginary enemies are protected from the implosion that will emerge from misleading an IGNORANT mass. How else can you describe the claim by IPOB’s Nnamdi Kanu and his Biafra travellers of possessing a nuclear weapon. Misleading a couple of young people into untimely death, making…

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US court dismisses fraud case against Dammy Krane

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A Court in Miami-Dade County, Florida, has dismissed charges of credit card forgery, armed conspiracy and grand theft filed against Nigerian singer Oyindamola Emmanuel Johnson-Hunga, popularly known as Dammy Krane. Recall that Krane was arrested alongside Ilochukwu Gabriel in June for allegedly booking a private jet service with stolen credit card details. An affidavit filed by detectives who arrested him stated that Krane was found in possession of multiple fraudulent credit cards that did not bear his name. He was then detained at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center before making…

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Google removes Gab app for violating hate speech policy

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Gab, the social network that has become popular among members of the alt-right, was removed from the Google Play Store this week for violating Google’s hate speech policy. The company announced the removal of its app in a tweet on Thursday, shortly after announcing it had raised $1 million in a crowdfunding campaign. The tweet also included a screenshot of an email from Google, which said that the Gab app was “suspended and removed” from the Google Play Store for violating its hate speech policy. Gab describes itself as “an…

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Robbing raw egg on burns as first aid, wrong — Expert

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A medical doctor, Dr Jamiu Umah, has warned the public to stop applying raw eggs and other substances as first aid on victims of burns saying it is an unwholesome practice. Umah, a staff member with the Burns and Trauma Centre of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. He described the use of raw eggs among other substances to treat burns as “unhealthy and unscientific”. “What is medically advocated as first aid for victims from hot…

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Chelsea never asked me to return – Costa

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Chelsea striker Diego Costa has said that the club has not told him to return and start training with them while insisting that the Blues are pricing him out of a move away from Stamford Bridge. The 28-year-old Brazilian said Chelsea need to lower their asking price in recognition of his achievements at the club. Costa also said that Atlectico have not made big effort in trying to sign and admitted he may have to consider transfer offers from other clubs. The Spain international remains in exile in his home…

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