Day: October 12, 2017

EFCC says it traced N2.1bn to Patience Jonathan’s dead mother’s account

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has allegedly traced the sum of N2.114bn to the bank account of a company owned by the wife of former President, Patience Jonathan and her late mother, Mama Charity Oba, Magel Resort Limited. The agency made the disclosure while alleging that the former First Lady perpetrated fraud using some non-governmental organisations, NGOs. In its interim report, the anti-graft agency claimed that at least N17bn, including funds from some government agencies, were paid into the accounts of the former First Lady’s NGOs. Disclosing that…

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Ekwueme disowns Obiano, endorses Obaze

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Nigeria’s ex-Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, yesterday, threw his weight behind the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Oseloka Obaze, ahead of the November 18 Anambra election. The endorsement of Obaze’s candidature by the elder statesman has laid to rest speculations in the media of the endorsement of the second term bid of the incumbent governor, Chief Willie Obiano. Addressing PDP faithful in his family house at Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state, Ekwueme said  time had come to unseat the ruling All Progressives…

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FG to bar doctors from private practice

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The Federal Government is considering barring doctors in public hospitals from private practice, Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has said. The minister told State House correspondents that the idea was discussed yesterday at the weekly cabinet meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the minister, the only thing the nation’s law permits a public officer to do is farming. Adewole said a committee had been set up to look into the matter and make appropriate recommendations to the government. “The council decided to look into the issue…

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Sergio Aguero would ‘love’ Lionel Messi to join Manchester City

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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero admits he would “love” compatriot Lionel Messi to join him at the Etihad but admits any potential deal would be “complicated”. The 29-year-old Barcelona forward would come at a large cost – his buy-out clause is £268.7m – but Aguero thinks if Messi was keen to make the move, finances would not be an issue.  “The money isn’t a problem here,” Aguero told TyC Sport. “But I think Messi, like [Cristiano] Ronaldo, are players who are symbols of their clubs and it’s difficult for them…

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How restructuring will be achieved – El-Rufai

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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has urged all key stakeholders to reach a compromise, on how the future of the country should look like. El-Rufai stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, while welcoming the participants to the civil society organization and youths’ public hearing, organized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee on True Federalism. The Governor said since all the stakeholders had agreed that something was wrong with Nigeria’s political structure, an honest conversation was needed to lay a solid foundation for the younger generation. “Let’s use this opportunity…

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