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Auditor-General, Mr. Samuel Ukura-Why we can't probe corporation, by EFCC, ICPC Muhammad Bello and Omololu Ogunmade  In view of the lack of clarity on the non-remittance of oil revenue by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the Federation Account, the federal government has taken the step to subject the state-run oil firm to integrity checks by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation. The Auditor-General, Mr. Samuel Ukura, disclosed this yesterday to the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts (PAC), saying his office had sent officials to audit the accounts of the corporation. Ukura also informed the committee that his office had trained 20 officials for the purpose of carrying out this assignment."We trained 20 professionals in oil and gas sector auditing last year, and as I speak to you, they're already on the field auditing the NNPC," Ukura explained. On his office's expenditure in 2013, Ukura said only 57 per cent of

State-sponsored smuggling by W'African neighbour is killing business: Crusoe Osagie:- The Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employers Federation (CANMPEF) Thursday called on the federal government to take extreme measures to stop what it described as the "state-sponsored smuggling" by Republic of Benin, which is taking a devastating toll on Nigerian businesses. The President of the CANMPEF, Mr. Devakumar V.G. Edwin, said the menace of smuggling of goods into Nigeria through Cotonou, which their investigation had shown to be directly encouraged by the government of the Republic of Benin, has led to the closure of 53 out of its 145 member companies. To this end, the association of industrialists is sending a save-our-soul message to the federal government to shut the borders between the two countries in order to save businesses and jobs of Nigerians. "We are aware of the other challenges which face our businesses in Nigeria such as power deficiency and other infra

Displaced Victims of Boko Haram  Besides the huge human casualties visited on the people of the North-east by the unbridled violence of the Boko Haram, lies the anguish of even the living, many of whom have been displaced from their hearth and home. Reports indicate that about 300,000 people, more than half of them children, have fled their homes in the North-east since May last year because of violence linked to the Boko Haram scourge, the United Nations said Thursday. Three states in the region: Yobe, Borno and Adamawa, have been under emergency rule since last May 14, when the military launched a massive offensive to stamp out the insurgency, which has killed thousands since 2009.Credible figures, including for casualties, have been difficult to obtain, as waves of attacks across a swathe of remote territory have made it impossible for most rescue agencies to operate. But the UN's humanitarian office (OCHA) said a total of 290,002 people have been internally displaced in the thr

The Rivers Police Command Thursday denied torturing Lawal Segun, a Port Harcourt commercial taxi driver, to extract information from him in October 2012.Twelve people are standing trial for the alleged murder of four students of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), at Aluu, near the university campus, in 2012.A Chief Superintendent of Police, Mr Henry Njoku, denied the allegation while he was cross-examined by Mr. Joshua Kehinde, counsel to Segun. Njoku said the first accused person made a confessional statement without torture or any application of force. He said Segun made two statements: one when he was arrested in October 2012, and the second after watching the video clip of the murder in Aluu village. But Segun insisted that the police beat him and threatened to shoot him if he refused to sign the statement. The first accused person, who was led in evidence by his counsel, said the police tortured and inflicted body injuries on him. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),

APC prescribes low-key centenary celebrations Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Daji Sani Pained by the degree and frequency of the Boko Haram sect deadly attacks, Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has declared that it is high time something drastic was done to contain the sect scourge ravaging the North east region. The governor who seemed exasperated by the attack in Michika  on Wednesday, declared that: ''Enough is Enough,'' stressing that the Boko Haram crisis is getting out of hand and needs new strategies  to tackle it. Nyako,who was commenting on the Boko Haram attacks on Madagali and Michika in Adamawa State had  maintained that the state of emergency slammed on Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States have proven to be ineffective. He lambasted the federal government for failing to foil Yobe School's attack that seemed predictable since school children had previously been murdered that way in the same state. The governor said: "there is no excuse whatsoever, we want to

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has ordered the compulsory retirement of Justice Gladys Olotu of the Federal High Court and Justice U.A. Inyang of the Abuja High Court for gross misconduct. A statement signed by NJC's acting Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, said the two judges had been suspended pending the time the President Goodluck Jonathan would approve their retirement. The suspension, he said, is with immediate effect. It was gathered that the decision to suspend the judges was taken at the council meeting held on February 26.The council also issued warnings to a former acting President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Dalhatu Adamu and two high court judges: Justice A. A. Adeleye of the High Court of Ekiti State and Justice D.O. Amaechina of the High Court of Justice of Anambra State. NJC said: "Justice G. K. Olotu was recommended for compulsory retirement pursuant to the findings by the council on the following allegations inter-alia, contained in the petition

 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday disclosed that the military had intensified its counter-terrorism campaign and had as a result adopted new strategies to crush the Boko Haram insurgents. The Director of Defence Information (DDI), Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade, disclosed this yesterday in a press briefing on military response to the terrorist acts, following public out-cry against the massacre of innocent students in Yobe State. Olukolade explained that the intensified offensive had led to the dislodge of the sect, who unfortunately in the course of their flight to the border towns to Cameroun inflicted more misery on the people. He also revealed that the military was able to kill at least six members of the fleeing Boko Haram members, with nine others captured. According to him, "the purpose of this briefing is to intimate you with the elevation of counter-terrorism campaign in the country."The new approach marks another phase in the operations designed to further contain

Schools and universities, as well as students, teachers, and academics are intentionally targeted for attack in conflicts worldwide, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack said in a 250-page study released Thursday. In the study titled: 'Education Under Attack 2014," the group identified 30 countries where there was a pattern of deliberate attacks between 2009 and 2013, including nine in sub-Saharan Africa: Central African Republic (CAR), Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of  Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, and Zimbabwe."Education facilities, students, and staff are not just caught in the crossfire, but are all too often the targets of attacks," said Diya Nijhowne, Director at the Global Coalition."They are bombed, burned, shot, threatened, and abducted precisely because of their connection to education. They are soft, easy targets, and states and armed groups need to protect them from being used as a tactic of war,"

Court admits confessional statements of defendants Davidson Iriekpen A Lagos High Court sitting in  Igbosere was Thursday told that the alleged murderers of a Facebook lover, Cynthia Osokogu, had it all planned few days before she was killed. How Olisaeloka Ezike (second defendant) went to Agboju Market at the instance of Okumo Nwabufo (first defendant) and purchased chain and celotape, which they used in 'killing' Cynthia was also disclosed by a prosecution witness, Joseph Edo. Led in evidence by the state Attorney General, Ade Ipaye, Edo told the court that "It is the defendants' stock-in-trade to invite women to hotels, drug and rape them."He told the Justice Olabisi Akinlade-led court that Okumo and Ezike had it in mind to kill Cynthia on her arrival in Lagos. "From my investigation, I discovered that the first defendant sent the second defendant to Agboju Market to buy the instruments they used for the operation - Chain and Celotape- few days before Cynt

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Thursday unveiled names of delegates to represent the state at the proposed national conference. Amosun, while unveiling the delegates in Abeokuta, the state capital, called on them to vigorously pursue three major agenda, urging them to argue for the decentralization of the police. The delegates include: Mr. Fola Adeola, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Chief Olanihun Ajayi, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, Professor Titi Filani, Senators Biyi Durojaye and Senator Iyabo Anisulowo. The governor, however, said other agenda were devolution of power and re-negotiation for the essence of amalgamation of the country, adding: "We as a state need true federalism, devolution of power and decentralization of the Nigeria police, among other several requests" While speaking on behalf of the delegates, Olanihun, said it was important for them to realise that those going there are going to try and to correct the serious error committed by the British when

President Goodluck Jonathan Igbo group threatens to sue British govt. As the country marks 100 years of its existence, Nigerians have urged the federal government to brace up for future challenges and to work harder to ensure a  prosperous nation. They urged government at all levels and stakeholders to work together in addressing the myriad of problems facing the country. Some Nigerians, who spoke in separate interviews to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday, called on the government to address the issues critical in the drive to move the nation forward rather than dwell in the past. "We must sincerely as a people forge stronger bonds as we strive to build a united and prosperous country," Dr Shola Adeyanju, a lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) said. Adeyanju, who is of the Department of Mass Communication, said there was need for change in behavior among the citizenry. According to him, rather than waste energy and resources on the centenary, the government

Yorubas in the six states of the South-west geo-political zone extending to the Yoruba speaking tribes in Kwara, Kogi, Delta and Edo States Thursday ratified a draft Yoruba Agenda for the 2014 national conference. Those who will represent the ethnic group at the conference were warned not to engage in acts capable of truncating the position of  the Yorubas at the conference, otherwise they risk being declared persona non grata. Present at the  Yoruba summit where the formal presentation and ratification of the group's agenda for the conference was done were leaders of thought and socio-cultural groups in Yoruba land. Participants included Senator Femi Okurounmu, Chief Reuben Fasoranti,  Pa Olaniwun Ajayi, Chief Olu Falae, General Alani Akinrinade, Dr. Kunle Olajide, Ooni of Ife represented by Apetumodu of Ipetumode, Oba James Adegoke, Owaoye Oke-Mesi, Oba Gbadebo Adedeji, Olubadan of Ibadan land represented by Otunba Omowale Kuye and Chief Ayo Adebanjo. Others were Aremu Olusegun O

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State Thursday renamed a hall initially named after him, to "Peace Hall'', in memory of slain Yobe State school children. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that about 43 children of the Federal Government College, Burni Yadi, Yobe, were killed by members of the Boko Haram sect on February 25. The renamed hall was constructed by the Lagos zonal council of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), located at Fadeyi in Lagos. Fashola said at the inauguration of the hall earlier named after him by NUPENG that he changed the name to honour the slain secondary school students."I appreciate NUPENG's gesture but I will rename this edifice `Peace Hall, in memory of the lives of the children that were brutally slain in Yobe by insurgents."The children will soon be forgotten but as a reminder to us and the need to stand up for what is right, I ask that the hall be re-named as NUPENG's Peace Ha

UNICEF office- "The future of Nigeria is stolen, says UNICEF" Paul Obi Following the brutal murdered of students of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State, by suspected Boko Haram members, UNICEF yesterday expressed shock and outrage at the brutal killing of about 45 children between ages 13 and 17.According to UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Manuel Fontaine, the attack signaled a spiral fall of humanity on the part of the perpetrators, stating that: "We condemn in the strongest possible terms this vicious attack on students."Fontaine observed that: "Many young lives were lost. Many students and teachers are deprived of their right to education. Attacks on children and schools are unacceptable under any circumstances."The regional director further maintained that: "UNICEF is deeply concerned about the repeated attacks on schools in the North-eastern Nigeria in this context of fear and violence. Since June 2013, f

Over 900 sea turtles have been found dead along the coast in southern India, conservationists say, blaming illegal fishing near their sanctuaries. Supraja Dharini of the Tree Foundation, a marine conservation group, said trawlers fishing illegally along the coast of Andhra Pradesh state were not taking measures to stop turtles from getting entangled in the nets. She said more than 800 dead Olive Ridley turtles were washed ashore on Saturday, and 100 more were found on Sunday. "Such a huge loss of the species in one night is more than three times the total number recorded in the past six years in the region," she said, adding: "To say it is a tragedy would be a gross understatement." Mr Dharini said more than 45 trawlers were fishing about four kilometres from the shore days before the turtle deaths, whereas fishing regulations make it mandatory for trawlers to operate at least eight kilometres from the shore. Olive Ridleys are one of the five species of sea turtle f

An Abeokuta Customary Court on Thursday dissolved a five- year-old marriage between Pastor Samuel Oniyide, 42, and his wife, Kabirat, saying it was obvious they no longer loved each other. The pastor had asked the court to dissolve the marriage, accusing his wife of disrespectfulness and infidelity; claims which the respondent denied. Despite the denial, however, the respondent consented to the dissolution of the marriage, saying she was tired of the union. Dissolving the marriage, the President of the Court, Olalekan Akande said it was obvious that love no longer existed between the couple. He, however, said that the welfare of the two female children of the couple was of importance to the court. Akande granted custody of the children to Kabirat and ordered the pastor to pay N5,000 monthly for the children's upkeep. Earlier, the pastor had told the court that the marriage produced two female children aged five and two. He said that his wife was a trouble maker and was always jealo

Ukraine's fugitive president has declared he is still leader, just as dozens of heavily armed gunmen seized control of government buildings in the nation's Crimea region and raised the Russian flag. President Viktor Yanukovych fled Ukraine after riot police attacked protesters in Kiev's central square, killing more than 80 people, and European and Russian officials intervened. The moves pose an immediate challenge to Ukraine's new authorities as they sought to set up an interim government for the country, whose population is divided in loyalties between Russia and the West. Some 150,000 Russian soldiers carried out military exercises and fighter jets patrolled the border. "I have to ask Russia to ensure my personal safety from extremists," Mr Yanukovych said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies on Thursday. "I still consider myself to be the legal head of the Ukraine state, chosen through free elections by Ukrainian citizens," he said. Sho

North Korea has test-fired four short-range missiles into the sea, Seoul's defence ministry says, in an apparent show of force to coincide with South Korea-US joint military exercises. A ministry spokesman said the missiles, with an estimated range of 200km, were fired off the east coast of North Korea. "Our military will maintain tight vigilance in preparation for additional launches or any military provocation from the North," the spokesman said. North Korea carries out short-range missile tests on a fairly routine basis, and has used them before to display its anger at the annual military exercises. Observers said the tests were unlikely to trigger a significant rise in military tensions. The South Korea-US drills kicked off on Monday, despite vocal opposition from Pyongyang which views them as rehearsals for invasion. This year, they overlapped with the end of the first reunion for more than three years of families divided by the Korean War – an event that has raised

The U.S government on Thursday urged the Federal Government to ensure that the 2015 general elections were credible. The U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle, made the call in Abeokuta during an official visit to the state. Entwistle, who was accompanied by the U.S Consul General, Mr Jeffery Hawkins, said that his country had interest in Nigeria's 2015 general elections. He expressed the hope that the elections would be transparent, credible and non-violent. The U.S Ambassador also lauded the ongoing infrastructural development in Ogun, describing it as "rapid and impressive.'' Entwistle was conducted round Abeokuta where he expressed satisfaction at the quality of infrastructure being put in place by the state government. "What I see is impressive and rapid development in Abeokuta. The roads, the bridges, the flyovers are very impressive," Entwistle said. He lauded the vision and commitment of the governor, adding that Procter and Gamble, one of the

Nollywood actress Hilda Dokubo shared photos of herself and her son. She calls him the "Most priced prince of Hilda's dynasty". Tuvi is the only son and child of Hilda and hubby Akarose Mrakpor. Hilda a screenwriter/movie director hubby Karo met and wedded in 1986 then separated in 2008; Karo remarried in 2011 but broke up again with his second wife before reconciling with Hilda last year, 2013. Hilda is now a strong christian… "I can never be alone or lonely….because I have so much to be occupied with. God, his word and the Holy Spirit".

The Auditor General for the Federation (AGF), Mr Samuel Ukura on Thursday said that 20 auditors trained in gas and oil auditing were examining the accounts of the NNPC. Ukura said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts in Abuja to defend the 2013 and 2014 budgets. The Senate had called for a forensic auditing of the NNPC's account to unravel the alleged missing 20 billion dollars. "We had a budget of N60 million for training and we were able to train 20 officers who are presently on the field auditing the accounts of the NNPC," he said. The AGF also said that his office mopped up about N100 million unspent funds for the purchase of vehicles for his office. Ukura said the contractors, Innoson Motors, failed to supply the vehicles as at Dec. 31, 2013. He said that the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) had issued his office with a "Letter of No Objection", directing him to award the said contract for the purchase of

When churches compel ladies who have been s*xually active for years to just  abstain from the act over night it should be made clear that most of these  ladies may just be pretending to be abstaining because of the man they want to  get married to in church but they are busy getting "enough servicing" from other  men. This was the big mess that played out at a Redeemed Church branch  last Saturday, 22nd February, 2014. The Senate President's wife, Helen  Mark, was to play hostess at the wedding. The bride, Cynthia worked for her and  was said to be an orphan thus had become her adopted daughter. Guests got to the  venue of the big wedding at about 9am but 2hrs later, neither the bride nor the  groom came out. As guests started getting impatient, the groom came out,  took the microphone and announced to the surprise of all guests present that he  is no longer interested in the marriage… It later  turned out that the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, that was  sup

A 28 year old Nigerian student, Prince Bartholomew Obitube, has been sentenced to death by a high court in Malaysia for trafficking drugs. The Shah Alam High Court yesterday Feb 26th gave the death penalty to Obitube after he was found guilty of trafficking cannabis, also known as marijuana. The accused, a student with a private college in Kuala Lumpur, was arrested with 9,189kg of cannabis at Desa Satu Apartment, Gombak on Aug 20, 2011. According to the facts of the case, Obitube was caught by police from the Gombak Narcotic Crime Investigation Department, following a tip off, within the apartment area after he tried to run away with a backpack containing the drugs. The offense, under the Dangerous Drugs Act in the country, provides a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

Florian Schott, 2nd from the right. The grand winner in the Short film category of the MTN Afrinolly competition Season 2, Florian Schott has revealed that winning the $25,000 prize money is a great opportunity in moving the Namibian film industry forward. The ecstatic Namibian film maker stated this during the prize presentation and award ceremony of the competition, held at the MUSON centre, in Lagos, over the weekend. "It's amazing. I am more than excited coming tops in the MTN Afrinolly short film category. My success was based on the passion I put in; the extra effort I made in achieving this and a lot of movie enthusiasts that voted for my film. I am extremely grateful to MTN for the $25,000 prize money and award given to me; this will help in pushing the Namibian film industry further because, I will re-invest the money into film production in my country." He declared. Speaking in the same vein, the grand winner in the documentary category, Victor Okoye expressed h

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell will realise what ban, if any, he is to serve for a failed drugs test last year. The 31-year-old former 100m world record holder, tested positive for banned stimulant oxilofrine in June 2013 and faces up to a two year ban. His legal team, on Wednesday, appealed for leniency for what is a first offence in a final submission made in Kingston. Powell's training partner Sherone Simpson, who failed a test at the same event, will receive her verdict on 8 April. Both Powell and Simpson, who were provisionally suspended in July, argued for the minimum suspension, on the grounds of minimal fault. Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson Both Tested for a Banned Stimulant Oxiflorine in June. The duo were among five Jamaicans to test positive at the Jamaican National Championships in June of last year. However, Jamaica's Anti-Doping Commission lawyer argued that they were negligent and had blindly trusted the physical trainer whom both blame for their positive t

On the 20th February, 2014, President Goodluck Jonathan suspended Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. The Presidency premised the suspension on an allegation of "financial recklessness". Expectedly, the Nigerian policy went frenzy as the suspension raised eyebrows culminating into labyrinth of accusations and counter-accusations between those in support and against the suspension. Meanwhile the suspended Governor has dragged President Goodluck Jonathan before an Abuja Federal High Court in a suit he filed to challenge his suspension from office. In the application filed on his behalf by his lawyer, Kola Awodein, SAN, Sanusi is asking the court to restrain the President, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police from giving effect to his purported suspension from office as the CBN governor, pending the determination of the suit. The aim of this piece however, is to examine the legality or otherwise of the sus

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday February 26, 2014 stated that the amalgamation of Southern and Northern Protectorates to form Nigeria was not a mistake. In a nationwide broadcast to mark Nigeria's centenary, Jonathan praised those who ensured the peace and unity of the country. He specifically praised the nation's military as well as all citizens that have, in whatever way, contributed to Nigeria's growth and development. The President's speech reads: "I extend warm greetings and felicitations to all Nigerians as we celebrate our nation's centenary; a significant milestone in our journey to nationhood. "One hundred years ago, on the 1st of January 1914, the British Colonial authorities amalgamated the Southern and Northern Protectorates, giving birth to the single geo-political entity called Nigeria which has become our home, our hope, and our heritage. "I have often expressed the conviction that our amalgamation was not a mistake. While our