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The leading Yoruba social-political group, Afenifere has flayed the National Assembly for declaring Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s 135.6 billion virement request “overtaken by event.” Osinbajo as the Acting President while President Muhammadu Buhari was in London on medical vacation, had, on July 20, 2017, written to both chambers of the National Assembly, seeking approval for the re-allocation of some funds in the 2017 budget. The sum was needed to execute some critical projects such as the Lagos-Ibadan express-way and the Second Niger Bridge. Afenifere said the lawmakers’ decision showed insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians. Afenifere, also said on Wednesday, that the legislatures’ action showed some of them were against development. Afenifere Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, in a statement, said that NASS should be worried by the number of lives being lost in auto crashes on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He said, “It is quite insensitive and a clear sign

Amaechi had earlier stated that Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo left $65 billion in the Excess Crude account(ECA) but was embezzled by the Jonathan administration. In Jonathan’s defence, Omokri pointed out that Amaechi was chairman of the Nigerian governors Forum along with APC members in the house of Representatives obtained an injunction preventing Jonathan from operating the ECA. “Mr. Amaechi led the governors in taking the federal government to court. The Jonathan administration offered an out of court settlement with the governors in a deal that would have seen the federal government sharing some of the money and saving up the rest for Nigeria’s future but the governors rejected the offer,” the statement read. In fact, the Jonathan administration had argued at the supreme court that sharing the money in the ECA would affect ‘the day to day running of the nation’s economy.’ Working in tandem with Mr. Amaechi and his supporters in the Nigerian governors’ forum, the then

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned one Chimezie Chuta before a Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged cybercrime. Chuta was accused of hacking into the online bookstores of the Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The EFCC in the charge marked, FHC/L/441C/17, alleged that Chuta committed the offence on March 8, 2016. The accused was alleged to have altered the online data of Dominion Bookstores platform belonging to Living Faith Church Worldwide and created a counterfeit platform. The alteration was said to be for purposes of conferring economic benefits on himself. The EFCC said that the actions of the accused had caused the church to lose its publishing unit. It said that the offences contravened the provisions of Sections 14 and 16 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition) Act 2015. After the plea of the accused, the Prosecutor, Mr Ahmed Yerima, asked the court for a tria

By Ediri Ejoh The Organised Private Sector, OPS, has called on the federal government to take a more realistic path in the ongoing efforts to restructure the country’s oil and gas industry. In a statement by Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, the group regretted failure of the 7th National Assembly to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, even when additional efforts were made to pass the 2012 version of the Bill as well as similar failed attempts at prior parliamentary sessions. “We have observed over the past 10 years the inability of Nigeria to drive reform in the oil and gas industry that will position our country as the preferred destination for investment in that sector of the economy. “One of the reasons for this development is, of course, the failure of successive governments to articulate the appropriate legal framework that will underpin this reform.  At some point in time, all efforts at achieving that descended into co

A national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded national convention, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has reaffirmed his commitment and loyalty to the party. Dokpesi said he had publicly undertaken not to dump the party, irrespective of the outcome of the convention, adding that he would team up with other well-meaning Nigerians to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019. Dokpesi spoke in Abuja Wednesday, when he received members of the reconciliation committee of the party led by the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson. The Chairman of DAAR Communications praised the leadership qualities of Governor Dickson and his efforts at reconciling party leaders and members. He said the visit was timely and assured the committee of his willingness to continuously support the PDP. He said “there are quite a number of things that were said before the convention. I believe that Nigerians will recall t

By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA – Immediate past Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has felicitated with Rivers State governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Dr. Jonathan described the governor as an outstanding leader who has contributed his part in the development of the nation. In a goodwill message issued by his spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze, the erstwhile President lauded Wike’s leadership style even as he described him as a listening governor. “You are a notable democrat whose responsive and transformational pattern of leadership positively affects the lives of your people. “As the peoples’ governor, you have made a mark for yourself, by shunning the convenient highway of political acceptability and opting to spend more time with the good people of Rivers State, listening to their hopes and aspirations, and attending to their every day needs. “Through your visionary leadership, you have raised the bar in accountable governance with the unparalleled delive

The Senate may soon enact a bill ensuring that vehicles start to run on alternative fuels other than petrol,  The Sun  reports. Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment, Oluremi Tinubu, dropped the hint, yesterday, at the 11th National Stakeholders’ Forum, on the theme, “Environmental Governance, a key to achieving a green economy,” in Abuja. Represented by the Committee’s Vice Chairman, Foster Ogolor, Tinubu said the implications of gas emissions to the ozone layer were such that Nigeria must follow other progressive nations in adopting suitable policies to curb the occurrence. According to her, “When we are discussing the environment and greening the economy for sustainable development, there has to be a legislation on ensuring all industries in Nigeria are running on green fuel, solar energy and other alternative systems. We need to strengthen NESREA. We also need a law that says in the next three years, all automobiles in Nigeria must use gas and other non-fuel systems, fue

A former National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh, has described the party’s newly-elected National Working Committee (NWC) as “one of the best set of national leaders the party has ever produced’’. Metuh told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that he was fully confident that the new NWC would lead the party to victory by 2019. He said virtually all members of the NWC led by Prince Uche Secondus were experienced in party management and politics, and were well prepared to serve the party. “The National Chairman, Secondus, has been in party administration. He was a state chairman, chairman of G-84, national organising secretary, deputy national chairman, acting national chairman of the party and he has now become the elected one. “Also, the National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbodiyan, was a former editor of a newspaper. For the first time we are having a practising journalist as our spokesman. “We expect that he will excel. He is going to be