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 A container was sighted at Jakande Gate, Ikotun Area of Lagos State this afternoon as it was blocking a lane,  causing heavy traffic for commuters around the axis. However, members of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority were putting in all efforts to control the traffic gridlock.

 Few days to President Muhammadu Buhari into office, he declared his asset public amidst all odds from the masses from the opposition. In the statement made by PMB, made public by the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Shehu Garba, he made mention of the 2 jeeps given by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Read the full statement below A statement by the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu said “the documents submitted to the CCB, which officials say are still being vetted and will soon be made public, show that prior to being sworn in on May 29, President Buhari had less than N30 million to his name. He also had only one bank account, with the Union Bank. President Buhari had no foreign account, no factory and no enterprises. He also had no registered company and no oil wells”, the statement said. The statement further added that “the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbaj...

A can of worms was open when the names of ‘highly placed’ Nigerians who got a share of the alleged $2.1b arms scandal started flying in the media. More disturbing was that President Buhari’s name was mentioned as a partaker of the loot. Though his media team did a good job of debunking the claim that Mr. President collected $300,000, they confirmed he received two jeeps, adding that it was his entitlement and he was even ‘prevailed upon’ to receive the vehicles. Popular Nigerian lawyer, Festus Keyamo has come out to clear the air on the legal implications of the President receiving the cars. [/b]Keyamo on his Twitter timeline said “The Law on d entitlements of former Heads of State says they're entitled to 3 cars each to be changed by d FG every 4 years + other benefits.” Adding that “The cars given to former Heads of State are ppties of d F.G as they must be returned & replaced every 4 yrs. They can't be declared as gifts.”[b] [/b]“The law did not say which...

The level of technology adoption required to promote Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) brands in Africa has been rated low by experts. This was stated by the Founder, Olakunle Soriyan Company, OlaKunle Soriyan, who lamented that most business ideas and products emanating from Nigeria and other African nations often fail to pass the test of universality resulting from little or no consideration for technolog. Stating  this at the press briefing that preceded the three-legged nation-building and thought leadership exchange programme  titled 'Ideas Going Global: Business Cocktail, the SME expert identified computer, internet and telecommunications as the three elements of technology that must be better engaged if made in Nigeria brands are to be appreciated globally. With the theme " A NEW ECONOMY: The African Imperative, the programme slated for Fri. 4th, Fri. 11th and Sun. 13th of Dec. in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt respectively, witnessed impressive turnout in i...

When he is sworn in on January 27, 2016, Alh. Yahaya Bello will make history as the youngest governor ever in Nigeria. He turned 40 last June. Alh. Yahaya Bello, popularly known as Fair Plus by his admirers owing to the success of his powerful business brand, was born in the sleepy neighborhood of Agassa in Okene Kogi State to the family of Alhaji Bello Ipemida Ochi and Hajia Hawa Bello Oziohu. He is the last of six siblings. He started his early education in 1984 at LGEA Primary School, Agassa In Okene LGA. The greatness in him started manifesting early in his life when he was made the class prefect from primary two, the position he held till he was made the school Head Boy in class six due to the leadership qualities identified in him by his peers and teachers. In 1989 he enrolled for College at Agassa Community Secondary School, Anyava, Agassa-Okene. His quest for qualitative education saw him changing schools five times until he finally settled for Government Secondary Scho...

Conference: Former minister of finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at G7 support meeting for the African Risk Capacity during Paris Climate Change conference. Conference Former minister of finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pictured with dignitaries including Justine Greening, UK Secretary for International Development, at G7 support meeting for the African Risk Capacity during Paris Climate Change conference

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, at the weekend said about $60billion looted funds left Africa yearly. He said ex-Delta State Governor James Ibori attempted to bribe him with $15million in two big bags, but he resisted. Ribadu said the bribe was, however, deposited in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to serve as evidence against him. The ex-EFCC boss, who spoke at the TEDx Talk in Berlin, Germany, said although “anti-corruption war is the most dangerous work, this is one war worth fighting.” In the video clip, released on You Tube by Ribadu Media Office and transcribed by our correspondent, Ribadu said: “Do you know that every year, $60billion leaves Africa illegally? This figure is from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). “Billions are going out of Africa every year. I’m a Nigerian and I am from this paradoxical continent where today our most notorious export in Africa is stolen money.” He explained how...

The governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has raised the alarm that about 28 states in the country might have gone technically bankrupt. Expressing similar sentiments, his Osun State counterpart, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, also said that the country was sitting on a tinderbox with its army of unemployed youths. The governors bared their minds at the 7th annual Lateef Femi Okunnu lecture, delivered by Ajimobi and titled: “State financing and over-dependence on oil: issues and challenge,” at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The event was put together by the Muslim Law Students of OAU. Apart from the much discussed over-dependence on oil revenue, Ajimobi said that penchant for tax evasion by citizens, public and corporate entities, as well as corruption and disrespect for the rule of law were major challenges facing the states. To get out of the doldrums, he again reminded the country that agriculture value chain was a neglected potential cash cow that must be r...

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has claimed that about $1bn (N197bn) went missing every month under former President Goodluck Jonathan. The former apex bank governor, said this during a programme entitled ‘How a cancer of corruption steals Nigerian oil, weapons and lives’, which aired on The PBS NewsHour, an American daily evening television show. The monarch said many dirty and shocking deals took place under the immediate past Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is currently being investigated in the United Kingdom. His words, “In Nigeria, there is no accountability at all and that is why I think Nigeria’s corruption is worse than corruption in most parts of the world. It is the worst type of corruption. It’s stealing. “Frankly, I think a billion dollars under Jonathan a month was about what we were losing.” Speaking further, the emir claimed that during Alison-Madueke’s tenure as petroleum minister, people paid as low as $50m for access to crude...

A 20-year-old robbery suspect, Lanre Makinde, who was arrested by the police in Lagos, said he became a robber to raise money for his graduation. PUNCH Metro reported that Sodiq Hassan, Sunday Oyeniran and Ahmed Kazeem ─ were arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad on Saturday while they were allegedly dispossessing their victims of mobile phones and wallets during gridlock. The suspects and other fleeing gang members stole two mobile phones and two wallets from their victims before they were apprehended by the police. In his statement to the police, Makinde said he was on drugs when the incident happened. He added that he needed money to pay for his graduation in an undisclosed institution, and to make ends meet. He said, “I was not conscious of what I was doing. I knew the gang leaders as friends in the area, and agreed to go out with them. I was drunk on that evening. I actually needed money to pay for my graduation and to make ends meet.” Makinde added...

The breaking of the death of the Kogi state All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate, Prince Audu Abubakar, was shocking and unbelievable to all. The news throw the great people of Kogi and the Nigeria at large into state of quandary as such incident has never occurred in the history of the nation.    The confusion climaxed when professionals in the bar were divergent in the interpretation of the event (not the constitution as it has no clear provision for this). Some believed that since the deceased has a joint ticket with his running mate, Hon. James Faleke; automatically, Faleke should take up the Audu’s shoe to be flag the party in the supplementary election. A Lagos based lawyer, Festus Keyamo, explained that the legal effect of the APC candidate has been understood in different ways… He contended that Faleke is entitled to the votes cast for Audu because they both had a combine ticket Meanwhile, some believed that the party was the plat...

Every man has two special days, the day of good which signifies the day we were born and the day of evil which signifies the day we will die. Hence, no one can remove or add a second to the time he was born and the day he will die Ustaz Mhikail Shittu, an Islamic Teacher in Marcaz Shababul Islam, Lagos in his own view said: Many people especially the non Muslims have a wrong notion about how we bury corpses in Islam. They believe we hasten to bury our corpses in Islam without following due process as laid down by Allah, which is totally untrue. There are procedures to follow in Islam before funeral is announced and carried out. In a case where a person dies suddenly, maybe as a result of heart attack (almaut fijihat) in Islam, the first thing we do in Islam is to get a doctor to confirm if the person is dead. If the doctor confirms that the person is dead, then we must close the person’s eyes and render prayers thus: “O’ Allah, forgive [name of the person] and elevate hi...

Grammy Award British singer Adele's new album ``25’’ has sold a record 2.3 million copies in the U.S. in the first three days of its release. The monster sales for the first three days mean Adele will break the first week sales record currently held by boy band NSync's 2000 album ``No Strings Attached,’’ which opened with 2.4 million copies. Adele's independent U.K. label , XL Recordings, last week decided to withhold ``25’’ from online streaming platforms such as Apple Inc's Apple Music service, privately owned Spotify and Google Play. The strong three-day sales indicate the lack of streaming availability did not hurt the album, which was released on Friday. And it is the first since her 2011 release ``21’’, which won six Grammys and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. ``25’’ racked up more than 900,000 sales in Apple's U.S. iTunes store on its first day, Billboard said. The much-anticipated album has been driven by the success of its lea...

Nigerians took to twitter to react to the allegation a lady with @Sugarbelly twitter handle. She accused the late Audu Abubakar of being a monster and a rapist. Below are the reactions from Nigerians on the accusation

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the retired Director of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Azizi as the Director General of the commission According to the statement from the NIMC General Manager, Corporate Communications in Abuja, Abdul-Hamid Umar, his appointment which takes immediate effect was as a result of the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Chris Onyemenam as the DG/CEO of NIMC. In the statement, Umar stated: “President Buhari has approved the appointment of Engr. Aliyu Aziz Abubakar, as the new Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). “Engr. Aziz was a pioneer staff of NIMC and the Director, Information Technology/National Identity Database Department of NIMC before he retired in 2014. With more than thirty years’ of post qualification experience in Engineering & Information Technology, spanning both the private and public sectors, Engr. Aziz holds a B.Eng in C...

The Nigeria Army has arrested two of its member for acts suspected to be meant to sabotage the military’s fight against terrorism. In a statement by Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman titled: “Alert On Impending Smear Campaign By Some Disgruntled Elements,” said preliminary indications established that the Nigerian Army and Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Tukur Buratai as prime targets of the smear campaign. The statement said: “The Nigerian Army has received report of some elements both within the Nigerian Army and outside, especially through the use of the social media circle to ridicule the Nigerian Army and the person of the Chief of Army Staff for reasons best known to them. “They intend to execute this plan as from next month, December 2015, using all means possible; lies, fabricating baseless stories, falsehood, publishing and broadcasting them through some designated print and electronic media, most especially the Social Media. “The Nigerian Army has identified some...

A fatal accident was averted by the Lagos Bridge guild yesterday as a trailer with container was sighted to nearly fall from the bridge around Constain-Iponri axis of Lagos. Passer-by was filled with fear as they could not believe how the trailer could hold its grip on the bridge. It took the help of the  Lagos State Traffic Management Agency men to control the heavy traffic from the road.

The untimely death of APC governorship aspirant in Kogi state Prince Abubakar Audu, who is also leading in yesterday governorship election in Kogi state have thrown up issues of what next the election umpire INEC will do. The Nigeria constitution only made mention of death of elected candidate that is yet to be sworn in. The 2010 Electoral acts in section 36, states that SECTION 36 - Death of a candidate - (1) If after the time for the delivery of nomination paper and before the commencement of the poll, a nominated candidate dies, the Chief National Electoral Commissioner or the Resident Electoral Commissioner shall, being satisfied of the fact of the death, countermand the poll in which the deceased candidate was to participate and the Commission shall appoint some other convenient date for the election within 14 days. (2) The list of voters to be used at a postponed election shall be the official voters register, which was to be used if the election had not been postponed. Th...

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s governorship election, Abubakar Audu, has died, his friend and close associate has confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES. “Audu is gone,” the distraught associate, who requested not to be named, told our reporter on the telephone. Though too shattered to provide details of the politician’s passing, he confirmed he was in the candidate’s company when he passed on. The source said the former governor suddenly took ill and was being rushed to Abuja preparatory to being flown abroad when he passed on. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared the Saturday governorship election inconclusive, but Mr. Audu was in a pole position to be declared winner eventually. A PREMIUM TIMES reporter who visited the APC candidate’s Lokoja residence said, “I am currently at Audu’s Lokoja residence. Supporter are thronging the residence, anxious to confirm the news of the politician’s death. “There is no close relati...

Three days after Lieutenant-Colonel Yakubu Gowon proclamation that divided Nigeria into 12 states on the 27th of May, 1967, Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu (of blessed memory) declared the Republic of Biafra; an independent state from the eastern region of Nigeria with their economy and currency. This was initially confronted with war by the Nigeria Government, but was later settled on a round table after two-and-half years on battlefield and claimed over 2 million lives. In Gowon ‘No Victor, No Vanquished’ speech, amnesty was offered to the rebels followed by the 3Rs (Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation) program. Reconciliation was needed then to bring back the nation’s unity and lost glory after the death of thousands of Nigeria soldiers through disintegration brought by wrong decision; reconstruction was meant to repair the extensive damages incurred on the nascent nation economy and infrastructures; and rehabilitation to restore the nations anthills into one...

Barely 24hrs after the ill-fated incidence in the city of Paris by the vicious terrorist group, ISIS, that throw the Francophone lords into moment of mourning, Facebook – the number one social media platform – launched a campaign on the incident that claimed over 120 souls. It allows users of the social platform to mourn with the French citizens by changing their Profile with reflection of France National flag. Many Nigerians expressed disapproval of Mark Zuckerberg media, claiming that over 18,000 casualties have been recorded in Nigeria over the last 6 years of insurgency which Facebook have been indifferent about but predispose to promote a campaign for France over 120 lives claimed. Articles and comments were broadcast to condemn those who supported the campaign and Facebook. Some of my friends even frowned at me for joining the ‘racist’ social media campaign citing that the platform had never raised a campaign against any Nigeria attacks in the past, why am I so ...

With sober heart and deep reflection have I sympathize with the horrific attack that claimed over one hundred innocent souls in Paris, the capital of France. It is a pity that the bedeviled terrorist succeeded in their nefarious and malevolent act hiding under the auspice of the decent religion of peace, Islam, purposely to gain the world purview. In same stand with Fani-Kayode in his ‘carnage in Paris and the great paradox’ article publish today that the American and the European associates took wrong strategy in tackling the issue at the initial; however, the world should stand in unison to wrestle this bastardly terror that is increasingly defacing the human race. Solidarity should be shown locally and internationally to condemn the evil act of the jihadist fanatics with all available paraphernalia. This is no time to play politics with issues that concerns human lives, politics should be wade aside and everyone should come on the round table to brainstorm on strategies an...

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally announced the long-awaited portfolios of ministers, who were sworn in on Wednesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Buhari named himself Minister of Petroleum, while Ibe Kachikwu (Delta State) was named Minister of State (Petroleum). See full list of their Portfolios: 1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) Minister of Labour & Employment 2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Minister of Solid Minerals 3. Rotimi Amaechi – (Rivers) Minister of Transportation 4. Babatunde Fashola -(Lagos) Minister of Power, Works and Housing 5. Abdulrahman Dambazau- (Kano) Minister of Interior 6. Aisha Alhassan – (Taraba) Minister of Women Affairs 7. Ogbonaya Onu- (Ebonyi) Minister of Science and Technology 8. Kemi Adeosun – (Ogun) Minister of Finance 9. Abubakar Malami – (Kebbi) 10. Sen Hadi Sirika – (Katsina) Minister of State Aviation 11. Barr. Adebayo Shittu – (Oyo) 12. Suleiman Adam – (Jigawa) 13. Solomon Dalong – (Plateau) Minister for Youth and Sports 14. Ibe Kachik...

The speculation spreading around assigned some portfolios to the confirmed ministers of the federal republic.. Below are the lists Agric and Natural Resources Audu Ogbeh (Benue) Agric and Natgural Resources Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu) Attorney General, James Ocholi (Kogi) Aviation Sen Hadi Sirika (Katsina) Defence Abdulrahman Dambazau(Kano) Defence (State) Dan Ali (Zamfara) Education . Isaac Adewole (Osun) FCT (State) Solomon Dalong (Plateau) Federal Capital Territory Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger) Finance Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia) Finance (State) Kemi Adeosun (Ogun) Foreign Affairs . Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Foreign Affairs (State) Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) Health Osagie Ehanire (Edo) Information, Communication Technology Lai Mohammed (Kwara) Interior Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo) Labour Prof Anthony Onwuka (Imo) Mines and Steel Development Abubakar Malami (Kebbi) National Planning Amina Mohammed (Gombe) Niger Delta Affairs Rotimi Amaechi Niger Delta Affairs (State) Pasto...