Friday, 5 August 2016

Ten die in Niger clash

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The Nigerian Army said on Friday that three soldiers and seven civilians died in a clash between soldiers and some residents of Kpaidna community in Niger.
Major Njideka Agwu, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna, said that the incident occurred at 2.00 a.m. on Friday in the community located in Bosso Local Government Area of the state.
He said, "The 31 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Minna, was on a joint operation with the Nigeria Air Force Quick Response Group in the area when we were attacked by the villagers.
"We were on a cordon and search operation in the village because we got intelligence report that there were caches of arms and ammunitions in the area.
"During the operation, three soldiers and seven civilians lost their lives, while 57 villagers were arrested by the joint operation.''
Agwu said that arms and ammunition were discovered during the operation which was still ongoing.
She said, "Trouble started when some of the villagers denied the military access to their houses to enable soldiers search for arms and ammunition believed to be stockpiled there.
"During the clash, six operation vehicles belonging to the army were destroyed by the villagers; four were set ablaze while two were vandalised.''
Agwu enjoined law abiding citizens in the area to go about their normal businesses as the operation was to safeguard lives and property.
She urged members of the public with useful information that would lead to the recovery of arms and ammunitions in the area to report to the nearest security agency.
DSP Bala Elkanah, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the incident which he described as "purely military matter.''
He said, "It was purely a military operation. We (police) were not involved."

Protests shake Rio hours before opening Olympics gala

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Thousands of Brazilians angry at political upheaval, corruption and the cost of the Rio Olympics blocked traffic in protests Friday ahead of the gala opening ceremony.
About 3,000 people occupied the busy avenue running along Copacabana beach, while a smaller crowd including radical leftists faced off with mounted police near the Maracana stadium where the opening was to be staged.
Most people came to vent anger at center-right interim president Michel Temer who took power in May on the suspension of elected leftist president, Dilma Rousseff. She faces an impeachment trial that supporters claim amounts to a coup.
Demonstrators also targeted the Olympics, saying the billions of dollars spent on staging South America's first Games fueled corruption and only helped the elite.
Waving signs that read "No to the Olympics!" and "Temer out!", protesters gathered outside the luxury Copacabana Palace Hotel where many Olympic team members are staying.
Guests with Olympic accreditation around their necks looked down from the hotel terrace, while the crowd jeered vehicles taking Olympic VIPs and athletes through the upscale neighborhood.
When a limousine surrounded by police outriders came through, the crowd surged forward, chanting "no to the coup" and "putschists, fascists, we won't let them pass!"
Soon after, about 500 people gathered close to the 78,600 capacity Maracana stadium where Temer was to oversee the Olympics opening ceremony.
"There won't be an Olympic torch!" chanted the crowd, confronting a line of about 20 mounted police and many more on foot in riot gear.
"This party wasn't done for the people. The Games don't come close to the reality lived by the poor. So I'm protesting against the lack of finances for our schools and for the way our salaries are only paid in instalments," said teacher Guilherme Moreira Dias, 38.
The protests were the latest unwelcome distraction for the government and Olympic organisers as the Games start.
Authorities are also dealing with rampant crime, including a lengthening list of muggings against Olympic delegates and journalists, despite the deployment of 85,000 soldiers and police to protect the Games.
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Protesters, many of them from Rousseff's leftist Workers' Party, said Brazil's deep economic and social problems are being swept under the carpet for the Olympics.
"They're holding the Olympics when people are having a very hard time," said Ricardo Parents 59, a psychologist who came to the Copacabana protest.
"The Olympics is a facade, it's for show. It doesn't represent the reality of Brazil. They want to show everything nice and perfect."
Over and over again the crowd chanted "Temer out" and called for Rousseff's return.
She is charged with breaking budgetary laws and looks certain to be thrown out of office by the Senate in the next few weeks at the end of an impeachment process that she says has been manipulated by Brazil's right, calling Temer the chief "conspirator."
"I am demonstrating for democracy in Brazil. The world is watching so we are here to denounce the coup," said one demonstrator, Iraci Franca, 57, a nurse.
"It's very hard right now in Rio state for education and health because of the lack of funds and non-payment of salaries," she said.
Rio de Janeiro won the right in 2009 to host the Olympic Games at a time when Brazil was economically and politically on the rise. The collapse in stability and wealth since then has been brutal.
Temer is to open the Games while Rousseff and her predecessor and political mentor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have refused to attend the ceremony.
With opponents promising to boo Temer at the stadium, organizers plan to play loud music immediately after his remarks and mask the heckling, according to Brazilian media.
"We want to take advantage when the world's attention is on Brazil to denounce what's happening, how we are on the path to dictatorship," said one demonstrator, Ubiratan Delgado, a 59-year-old engineer in Copacabana.
"We're not against the Olympics, it's the criminal Olympics we oppose."

Zoning of PDP chairmanship to South-West unfortunate - Dokpesi

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Chief Raymond‎ Dokpesi on Friday described as unfortunate, the decision of Peoples Democratic Party leaders from the South to zone the position of the party's national chairman to the South-West.
He said the action was a repeat of the same mistake that he said led the party to where it was today.‎
‎Dokpesi stated this in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr. Omor Bazuaye, in Abuja.
Dokpesi was also said to have taken his campaign to the North-West.
He was said to have told delegates in Kano to do the right thing by voting their conscience at the August 17 national convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
‎"Leaders of the South met and decided to micro-zone to the South-West. These are the same things we did that brought the party to its knees," he was quoted as saying.
"I have come here pleading and begging that if I become National chairman it is me and you that would be chairman."

Donald Trump's week of campaign woe

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Donald Trump, the embattled Republican presidential nominee, has made a successful campaign out of incendiary rhetoric and defying political correctness.
But the plain-talking political outsider has stepped in it repeatedly over the past week, so much so that members of his own party are begging him to stay on message in his battle against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Here are six of Trump's biggest gaffes since last week.
- Russian hacks
Trump alarmed American voters and his own supporters when he urged Russia to find and release emails that disappeared from Clinton's private server while she was secretary of state.
"Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing," Trump said during a July 27 press conference. "I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press."
Democrats - and some furious Republicans - seized on the comments to highlight how Trump invited a foreign power to conduct espionage against the United States.
Trump backtracked the next day: "Of course I'm being sarcastic."
- Gold Star gaffe
Trump's denigration of the family of a fallen Muslim American soldier was seen by many as a monumental mis-step.
Khizr Khan, a Pakistani immigrant whose son died in a suicide bombing in Iraq in 2004, pricked Trump by telling the Democratic National Convention last Thursday that Trump has "sacrificed nothing, and no one," for the country.
The Republican shot back on ABC News that he has made "a lot of sacrifices," then raised the stakes by tweeting: "Mr. Khan, who does not know me, viciously attacked me from the stage of the DNC."
The remarks, and Trump's refusal to apologize for suggesting that Khan's wife stood silently at his side at the convention because she was not allowed to speak, triggered an uproar within his party, with John McCain decrying the attack on a Gold Star family.
Trump stood firm, even as some Republicans openly vowed to vote for Clinton.
"I don't regret anything," Trump told WJLA-TV on Tuesday.
- Harassment?
Just as his campaign reeled under the Khan fallout, Trump invited fresh criticism for comments some branded as victim blaming.
In an interview with USA Today published on August 1, Trump was asked about the sexual harassment accusations against Fox News boss Roger Ailes, who resigned last month amid the scandal.
What if daughter Ivanka were similarly harassed, Trump was asked: "I would like to think she would find another career or find another company," he responded.
- Paul Ryan rebuff
Like many of his colleagues, House Speaker Paul Ryan issued a stern statement Sunday criticizing Trump's clash with the Khans.
In a move that highlighted Trump's vindictive reputation, Trump said Tuesday that he was "just not quite" ready to endorse Ryan, the nation's top elected Republican, in his congressional re-election. Ryan squares off next week against a primary challenger who has praised Trump.
Ryan then warned Trump during a radio interview that his support was not a blank check.
- Purple Heart
Trump had the opportunity to bounce back Tuesday after the Khan fiasco, when a supporter gave him a Purple Heart, the American medal awarded to soldiers wounded in combat, as a gift.
"I always wanted to get the Purple Heart," said Trump. "This was much easier."
Trump has never served in the military. The New York Times reported that he received five draft deferments in the 1960s during the war in Vietnam.
- Cry baby
The crying baby is an American presidential campaign staple. On Tuesday, when a baby repeatedly cried as Trump delivered a speech in Virginia, the nominee came across as unprepared.
"Don't worry about that baby. I love babies," he said. "I hear that baby crying, I like it. I like it!"
"It's young and beautiful and healthy and that's what we want."
Minutes later, when the baby cried out again, Trump sang a different tune.
"Actually, I was only kidding, you can get the baby out of here," he said.

Policemen indicted for Nasarawa killings'll be prosecuted - IGP

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The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has assured the organised Labour that any police personnel indicted in the shooting of protesting workers at the gate of the Nasarawa Government House, Lafiya, penultimate Friday, would be made to face the law.
Ibrahim said that the police would not tolerate destruction of human lives because the very essence of the force was service to humanity.
The IGP made the comment while receiving the leadership of the organised Labour led by the Presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress Messrs. Ayuba Wabba and Bala Kaigama, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Friday.
The delegation of the organised Labour was at the Force headquarters to solicit the support of the IGP in their call for justice in the killing of two of their colleagues by policemen at the Nasarawa Government House, Lafia.
The IGP said, "So what I am assuring you is that whoever is indicted, we are going to take appropriate action according to our regulations. In fact, that is the essence of the rule of law."
Idris said he had spoken with the state Governor and the Commissioner of Police in the state because of how seriously the police took the issue.
"I am just making a promise to all of you that we are going to take the necessary action against anybody involved in this kind of behaviour. Like I said, there is no form of police organisation that sanctions the taking of human life; no way, we don't do that.
"And live weapons are used only in some special circumstances, that is, if the officer is under threat of life, a reciprocal behavior. You cannot use it on people that are going on a peaceful demonstration or procession; you don't use live ammunition on them."

53% pass as WAEC releases 2016 May/June results

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Approximately 53% of students who sat for the 2016 May/June West African Senior Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have passed.
According to the results released on Friday, August 5, by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Lagos, 137,295 candidates (representing 8.89%) had their results withheld.
The total number of candidates who passed had credit passes in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics was 878,040 which represented 52.97%, a stark contrast to the 2014 and 2015 breakdown where 31.28% and 38.68% respectively had the same ratings.
Vanguard quotes Olu Adenipekun, the Nigerian head of WAEC as saying: "the cases are being investigated and reports of the investigations will be presented to the appropriate committee of the Council in due course for consideration."
He informed also that 1,552,758 candidates sat for this year's examination May/June examination, explaining further that out of the 1,544,234 who sat for the exams, "a total of 1,014,573 candidates, representing 65.70% obtained six (6) credits and above; one million one hundred sixty seven thousand four hundred and eighty four (1,167,484) candidates, representing 75.60% obtained five (5) credits and above, while one million two hundred and eighty two thousand two hundred and four (1,282,204) candidates, representing 83.03% obtained credit and above in four (4) subjects."
1,370,049 candidates, representing 88.72% obtained credit and above in three subjects just as 1,438,679 candidates, representing 93.16% had credit passes and above in two subjects.
Candidates are to log on to the official website of WAEC: http://www.waecdirect.org to check their results within the next 24 hours.

Saturday, 16 July 2016

Fani Kayode Released After 67 Days In Detention (Photo)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC yesterday finally released the former spokesperson of ex- President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode. Fani-Kayode who has been in detention since May 9, 2016, regained freedom yesterday, Friday, July 15, 2016, after he met his bail conditions.
Fani took to twitter to post the photo above saying; Back with my boy.....thanks be to God.
In another tweet, he wrote; Free last: thanks be to God. 67 days in detention but still standing strong. The struggle continues. Thanks for the prayers and support.
He also released a short statement, shortly after he was freed. Find it below...
"I give thanks to God that I am free after 67 days in detention. I thank my wife, lawyers, children and friends for all their support. This was the worst experience of my life but God was with me all the way.
"I suffered immeasurably but I count it all as joy. I am innocent of all charges and I look forward to defending myself vigorously in court.
"These charges are politically motivated and I have been severely punished for my political views and criticisms of the government. They are trying to silence me, break me, discredit me and destroy, but as long as Jesus is on the throne this will never work. I am strong and I am bold and the struggle will continue."

EFCC interrogates Okupe over N162m fraud, grants him bail on health grounds

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Erstwhile Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has been questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged fraud to the tune of N162m.
The commission questioned the former spokesman over alleged N162million illicit payments to him and his companies by a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and Chanchaga Local Government in Niger State.
Okupe who was not detained, was given the privilege to be reporting at the commission's office at regular interval.
Okupe who was first invited to by the commission for interrogation on June 22, 2016, again appeared this week for further questioning, Nation reports.
Quoting a source, the report said, "He has been coming to the EFCC over fresh allegations bordering on illicit payments received from the Office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, as well as strange payments to his companies by a council in Niger State.
"He was quizzed over N50million which he collected in cash from the former NSA without record or accountability.
"We also got evidence that a company that is owned by him, Romic Soil Fix International Limited, received N63million from Chanchaga Local Government of Niger State and another N13.5m from the same council, for reasons that are not stated.
"Another company that is linked to Okupe, Abraham Telecoms Limited, allegedly received N35.5million from the NSA through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
"The payments from the Chanchaga Local Government to Romic were made on November 21, 2014 during the PDP primary election and February 13, 2015, just before the general election.
"He has not been able to explain the receipts and has been asked to be reporting at intervals.
"The reason he is not detained is because he claimed to have a heart condition and presented a medical report to back the claim".

Saintfiet pulls out of race to become new Super Eagles coach, resumes with Bangladesh

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Tom Saintfiet has ruled himself out of the running to become the new Super Eagles boss and has taken over as coach of Bangladesh.
The Belgian made a final three-man shortlist for the Nigeria job, alongside Salisu Yusuf and Paul Le Guen.
"I saw exactly what you saw," Saintfiet told the Dhaka Tribune when he was asked about his situation with Nigeria.
"As a coach, I was without a job for the last two months. I sent my CV to different federations all over the world and Nigeria were one of them. On Friday, I saw I was in the shortlist but I don't have proper information about it (regarding interview with NFA).
"The first focus is on two (AFC Asian Cup qualifying playoff) matches against Bhutan in September and October. When the matches are finished, hopefully with the qualification, we will work together in future. First focus is on three months and to try to get good results."
Saintfiet has already begun work and compiled a 32-man preliminary squad for the upcoming games against Bhutan. After his vacation, he will watch several league matches and decide on some players.
"I only picked 12 players and the rest were added by my assistant coach [Saiful Bari] Titu. In the coming weeks, there will be league matches. Based on that, new players may be added," he concluded.

Turkey: 90 Now Dead, 1500 Arrested In Attempted Coup

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The death toll from the overnight attempted military coup has now risen to 90. As more than 1,500 military personnel have been arrested by authorities.
Turkey's intelligence agency headquarters were attacked by military helicopters and heavy machine gun fire, wounding at least three people.
The head of the agency, Hakan Fidan, was at a secure location throughout the events and was in constant contact with President Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, the source said.
President Tayyip Erdogan now claims the attempted coup is over after he urged supporters to take to the streets. But tensions in the country remain high.

Donald Trump Announces Mike Pence As Vice Presidential Running Mate

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Donald Trump has chosen Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his presidential running mate. He made the announcement on Friday. Trump tweeted;
"I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. News conference tomorrow at 11:00 A.M.," the presumptive Republican nominee said.

Sex scandal: US Ambassador did not follow proper channel in accusing lawmakers - Reps

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the Managing Director of Almond Properties Ltd., Olugbenga Obadina, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on an eight-count charge bordering on money laundering.
The EFCC arraigned Obadina yesterday for receiving over N2.4 billion from a former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, for electricity contracts that were never executed.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to all eight counts. The prosecuting counsel, Mr Peters Aso, however urged the court to remand the defendant in prison custody and order accelerated hearing of the case.
Aso said that even though bail was at the discretion of the court, the proof of evidence accompanying the charges against Obadina, showed that he was not entitled to bail.
"The defendant received N2.4 billion out of which $2.6 million has been taken abroad and his passport is still in his custody. And so, if granted bail, he is a flight risk because he will jet off to enjoy that money already abroad"

James_Entwistle_fp The House of Representatives on Friday said outgoing United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle failed to follow the proper channel in his letter to the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, wherein he accused three lawmakers of sexual misconduct. The House also warned that it will not shield the lawmakers during its investigation but they will be given fair hearing. Entwistle had on June 16, 2016, in a letter to Dogara accused ghree lawmakers, Samuel Ikon, Mohammed Gololo and Mark Gbillah of soliciting for sex from a prostitute during an official engagement in Ohio, US, this they all denied. Chairman of the house committee on media and publicity, Abdulrazak Namdas, said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja. Namdas said, "The committees (ethics and privileges and foreign affairs) has decided to do a public hearing, we are not shielding anyone but we are going to give colleagues fair hearing." "The ambassador did not follow the due process by passing through the minister (foreign affairs) but we are past that now."

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The House of Representatives on Friday said outgoing United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle failed to follow the proper channel in his letter to the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, wherein he accused three lawmakers of sexual misconduct.
The House also warned that it will not shield the lawmakers during its investigation but they will be given fair hearing.
Entwistle had on June 16, 2016, in a letter to Dogara accused ghree lawmakers, Samuel Ikon, Mohammed Gololo and Mark Gbillah of soliciting for sex from a prostitute during an official engagement in Ohio, US, this they all denied.
Chairman of the house committee on media and publicity, Abdulrazak Namdas, said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja.
Namdas said, "The committees (ethics and privileges and foreign affairs) has decided to do a public hearing, we are not shielding anyone but we are going to give colleagues fair hearing."
"The ambassador did not follow the due process by passing through the minister (foreign affairs) but we are past that now."

Military plans Operation Accord to tackle herdsmen attacks

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Following the cries of Nigerians for an arrest of the increasing attacks by the suspected Fulani herdsmen against host communities in parts of the country, the nation's military has announced plans to launch Operation Accord that would tackle the menace.
This was disclosed yesterday by the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Gabriel Olonisakin, while receiving the acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris at the Defence Headquarters, DHQ in Abuja.
According to Olonisakin, "the armed force is preparing to launch 'Operation Accord' to tackle the menace occasioned by armed bandits in the recent spate of farmers and cattle herders' clashes across the country."
Disclosing that a committee set up by the DHQ had visited some flash points of recent clashes in the country to assess the situation, he stressed that troops were being trained with the competence to operate in all terrains, especially in tackling the state of insecurity created by the herdsmen.
The CDS went on to state that the Nigerian military and police must collaborate in order to restore, maintain and sustain security in the country.
Speaking earlier, Idris pointed out that the military and the police must collaborate more to stay ahead of security challenges in the country. He proposed a joint operations command to coordinate all security operations in the states.
He, however, solicited assistance from the military in the training of the Nigeria police marine unit to enhance security operations in the Niger Delta region.
The IGP revealed that the police had taken over the responsibility of providing security in nine Local Government Areas in the North Eastern part of the country.
"The police have been briefed to take over 19 local government areas but only nine has been taken over," he stated.

Man Arraigned For Beating Son With Cable Wire

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A 52-year-old father, Olusanyo Olayinka, was yesterday arraigned before an Ota Chief Magistrates' Court in Ogun State for allegedly beating and injuring his son with a cable-wire.
The accused, a resident of No.3 Ejio Road, Ariybayo, Ifo, was arraigned on a one-count charge of assault, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Chudu Gbesi, told the court that the accused committed the offence on July 3 at about 10:00am at his residence. Gbesi said the accused assaulted his son with a cable wire and inflicted several injuries on his back. He said the offence contravened Section 338(1) of the Criminal Code, Law of Ogun, 2006.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. Senior Magistrate S.O. Banwo, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum.

New Music: I want you - A collaboration by Poe, Tesh Carter, Tec, Saeon, Mojeed & Spax

Nigeria's very own POE, Bad Girl Tete Tesh Carter ,TEC from Show Dem Camp, BoyChick Saeon  Moruda with the 87Swags, the Westernized West African Mojeed and renowned producer SPAX join forces in creating this organic and collaborative monster, I Want U. The record has a seamless, vibe that is bound to keep the listener engaged on repeat.

Prior to its official release, #iWantU was premiered on #FreshBeatz , a show hosted by Douglas Jekan of Beat Fm Lagos and he affirmed that the record is "By far one of the most progressive collaborations of the year. It's definitely worth pushing traffic to!" . #iWantU has also been listed and is currently Toolz Oniru-Demuren's #ToolzSongOfTheWeek as she asserts its a "Jammmmmmmmmmm". Journalist, Osagie Alonge, says "I love collabos and this makes sense. We need more of this"...


The above reviews reaffirm the awesomeness of this Summertime Hit Single #iWantU setting it high on a national pedestal, and most likely giving the efforts of the artists on the record the potential to achieve international acclaim.

FOLLOW THE CREATIVES BEHIND I WANT YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA
POE: @LadiPoe
TESH CARTER: @TeshCarter
TEC: @ShowDemCamp
SAEON: @SaeonMusic
MOJEED: @whoismojeed
SPAX: @its_spaxclassic

Friday, 15 July 2016

DSS arrests Obanikoro’s wife over alleged N4.745b arms fraud

Yesterday, DSS security agents arrested Hajiya Morufat Obanikoro, the wife of former Minister of Defence Musiliu Obanikoro’s wife following intelligence reports received from the Department of State Service (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). She was arrested over the current investigation on her husband, who is wanted for questioning over the N4.745billion funds from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) which was reportedly traced to Obanikoro and some other persons.

However, Mrs. Obanikoro, was released on bail after she was transferred to the EFCC by DSS. Her international passport was confiscated . She was requested to return on Monday for interrogation.

According to the Nation, Mrs. Obanikoro was arrested by DSS after the authorities got wind that she had arrived in the country last weekend from the United States. A source said to Nation:
 “We got a report that Mrs. Obanikoro had sneaked into the country from the United States. After the confirmation of her travel log, an alert was issued to all security agencies.
“Following intelligence sharing with the EFCC, the operatives of the DSS arrested her in Lagos with some documents relating to the probe of the N4.745billion slush funds from ONSA. Another source spoke of excitement about Mrs. Obanikoro’s arrest because “some of the funds under investigation were wired into her company, which is called MOB.
“She needs to explain to this commission what job she did to deserve such remittance into her account”.
 Responding to a question, the source added:
“Mrs. Obanikoro had sued the EFCC for the enforcement of fundamental human rights for allegedly harassing her tenants and in-laws during the course of investigating her husband.”
The N4.745billion cash was sourced from the SAS Imprest Account of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under ex-NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) prior to the conduct of Ekiti State governorship poll on June 21, 2014.


Source:The Nation

Aftermath of the truck terror attack that left 80 people dead in France (Graphic photos)

Fireworks were filling the night sky as the crowds enjoyed July 14th, which is French National Holiday when gunshots rang out in the air and a gun man mowed down several people. The total number of the dead is now 80, with 18 people in intensive care units and several hundreds injured.

The identity documents belonging to a 31-year-old French Tunisian were later found in the bullet-riddled truck after the gunman was shot dead by police marksmen, while he was driving the truck and still tring to take more lives, security sources said.

The security source said: 'The identification of the truck driver is still underway.' The recovered papers indicate the man is a resident of Nice.







This couple was having a nice time before the attack

Arms procurement scandal: Pres. Buhari orders probe of Ihejirika, Minimah, 52 others

As the probe into the arms procurement in the Nigerian military continues, President Buhari has ordered the probe of two former Chiefs of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika and Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah. This was disclosed in a statement released by the President of the Presidential Committee on the Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement in the Armed Forces, AVM Jon Ode (Rtd) yesterday July 14th.‎

The army chiefs are among 54 new army personnel to be investigated. The panel is charged with the responsibility of investigating the ‎Defence Equipment Procurement from 2007 to 2015.

My support, my wings- VP Osinbajo says as he wishes his wife, Dolapo, a happy birthday

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo took to his Facebook page to wish his wife of 26 years, Dolapo Osinbajo a happy birthday with these kind words. Mrs Osinbajo turns 49 years old today. The grandchild of late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Mrs Osinbajo was born on July 15, 1967. Happy birthday to her.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a mama's boy...see what his mum did for him ...lol (photos)

Cristiano Ronaldo who's currently on vacation in Ibiza with his family laid on the deck of his yacht while his mum put some sunscreen on his back and leg. She made sure to avoid his left leg which is injured. More photos after the cut...