Kogi director dies in office
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a deputy director in the kogi ministry of education1 mr haruna david1 suddenly collapsed and died in his office on tuesday. the news agency of nigeria nan learnt in lokoja that late david collapsed at about 3 p.m. he was immediately rushed to federal medical centre1 lokoja1 where he was pronounced dead by medical officials on duty. until his death1 he worked in the quality assurance department of the ministry. the deceased hailed from ogugu1 olamaboro local government and was the unit chai1

Tunisia 94: Coach Jo Bonfrere gets house in Abuja
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tunisia 94 coach jo bonfrere gets house in abuja1 dutchman johannes bonfrere1 former super eagles coach has every reason to smile as the federal government on tuesday in abuja handed over the apartment promised him in 1994. the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the promise was made during the late gen. sani abacha administration following super eagles’ victory in the african cup of nations in tunisia. the minister of power1 works and housing1 babatunde fashola1 during a courtesy call on him by bonfrere1 said redeeming the pledge was1

Trump considers pardoning Alice Marie Johnson
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source63 the u.s president donald trump is reportedly considering1 she was sentenced to lifewithout parolein 1996 despite it being her first offence1 kardashian first read about her case in october 2017 and began tweeting about it describing the sentence as so unfair1 on may 30 she travelled to dc to meet the president and plead for clemency1 johnson a great-grandmother from memphis tennessee who became an ordained minister behind bars has served more than 21 years in prison for a non-violent drug conspiracy offence1 john kelly the chief of staffand white house counsel donald mcgahn are described as being disturbed by the process according to two people familiar with the discussions1 mr kelly has reviewed johnsons background and her 1996 conviction and is not convinced she deserves a pardon an administration official told the newspaper1 mr mcgahn has also argued against the possible pardon as an unnecessary action by the president a second official said1 but the case seized upon by kardashian has become a cause celebre for prison reform advocates1 r trump but the decision has divided his cabinet1

Massive fraud uncovered in Amnesty office, heads to roll
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there are palpable fears in the presidential amnesty office abuja1 following the discovery of irregularities on tuesday in previous deployment of delegates for educational programmes at some universities in the country. mr murphy ganagana1 special assistant to the cordinator1 presidential amnesty programme prof. charles dokubo in a statement said the discovery followed a verification exercise ordered by the coordinator on assumption of office1 niger delta militants1

Yoruba Ronu lashes gangster NASS
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nan5 the threat by the national assembly to invoke constitutional power against the president muhammadu buharis government is a gangster behaviour yoruba ronu leadership forum lashed on tuesday1 the forum said that the continuing interference of the national assembly in the investigation of its indicted members could truncate the countrys democracy if not checked1 the forum said the interference in such investigation was more like a gangsters behaviour by people who swore on oath to protect the country and its citizens1 mr akin malaolu secretry-general of the forum said in a statement on tuesday in abuja that the national assembly was on a mission to truncate the countrys democracy due to lawful investigations carried out by government agents against some of its members1 he added that the national assembly should remember that government was the creation of the people including the senate and the house of representatives1 the lawmakers incurred the displeasure of the south west socio-cultural group following the threat by the lawmakers against the executive on tuesday1 he added that the threat to impeach president muhammadu buhari for performing his duties was uncalled for1 the members of the national assembly came out of a closed door joint session to unveil a 12-point demand bothering on insecurity war against corruption and respect for lawmakers1 they threatened that they would not hesitate to invoke their constitutional power against the executive if it failed to implement the demands1 their action is coming in the heat of the invitation of senate president bukola saraki by the police to answer to his indictment by some five robbery gang leaders who led the attack on six banks and a police station in offa on april 5 an operation in which 33 people were killed1 he maintained that the role of government was to disallow impunity and absolute liberty to commit heinous crimes some of which he said were noticeable amongst leaders of today1

Real story of NASS joint session
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it is disturbing and raised many questions of pre-determined intentions jibrin said1 the parliamentary support group of the senate and house of representatives has unveiled what transpired at the tuesdays emergency secret meeting of the national assembly nass1 rep. abdulmumin jibrin apc-kano said in a statement in abuja on behalf of the group1 a joint session for the national assembly on tuesday passed a 12 point resolution calling on the executive to implement them or risk a constitutional sanction1 almost all the members and senators that spoke at the executive session are of the pdp while members of the apc declined joining the discussion to avoid a rowdy confrontation he said 1 he observed that the speaker house of representatives tactically refused to make any comment at the session even after the senate president took time to explain the issues which are mostly personal1 he alleged that a known ally of the senate president from kwara rep rasak atunwa drafted what was adopted as the resolution of the session without allowing for voting1 the group said that all members that spoke at the joint session were mainly members of the peoples democratic party pdp1 he said most of the issues raised during the session concerning the fight against corruption insecurity and the rule of law have earlier been severally discussed in the senate and the house and various resolutions passed1 we commend the efforts of mr president in the fight against corruption tackling of the insecurity challenges and respect for rule of law and democratic institutions. mr president is known for his non-interference policy1 every senator or member of the house who has corruption or criminal allegation against him or her should clear his or her name without dragging the entire institution of the national assembly into the matter jibrin said1 he advised the national assembly to look inward and address issues suffocating senators and members with dissenting or contrary opinion through coercion or extra legal means1 we must exercise caution at this delicate period not to over-heat the polity with statements that are capable of dividing the country embarrassing us before the watching world and creating friction between the legislature and the executive specifically mr president1 we wish to reaffirm our support to mr president as he works assiduously towards dealing with the challenges of our country jibrin said. nan1

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) gives Falz 7 days to withdraw "This is Nigeria" video or Risk Legal Action
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muslim rights concern muric asks falz to withdraw this is nigeria video or risk legal action1 muslim rights concern muric gives falz 7 days to withdraw this is nigeria video or risk legal action1 falz the bad guy1 this is nigeria1

No cholera outbreak in Nasarawa state Official
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the nasarawa state ministry of health has dismissed as untrue the reports of cholera outbreak in keffi local government area of the state1 dr ibrahim adamu director of public health at the ministry told the news agency of nigeria nan that there was no confirmed case of cholera outbreak in the state as erroneously reported in some national dailies1 adamu said the samples taken from the suspected cases at angwan-lambu a suburb of keffi where the alleged outbreak was reported have not proven positive to cholera1 we have cases of some persons presenting with diarrhea and are being treated with antibiotics but cholera has not been established1 meanwhile about five persons are currently under observation and samples taken from them is being tested adamu said1 adamu said the state government had taken measures to curtail the outbreak and spread of communicable diseases through sustained sensitisation campaigns1 he however called on the people to observe strict environmental and personal hygiene especially when handling consumables1

Lagos APC faction blasts Oyegun after rival chairman sworn-in
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12.edo anslem u. ojezua1 the fouad oki-led group of the all progressives congress apcin lagos on tuesday faulted the inauguration of alhaji tunde balogun as the state party chairman by the national chairman of the party chief john odigie -oyegun1 oki who convened a parallel state congress of the party on may 19 challenging the group led by asiwaju bola ahmed tinubu faulted the action in a statement he issued in lagos1 oki accused oyegun as being compromised and said his group would do everything possible to challenge the illegality1 i am certain we have not not heard the last of this. truth is we knew they were going to do what they did because the oyegun-led nwc is full of weaklings1 but we are undaunted in our resolve and we will continue to show resilience on the struggle to free our people from the shackles of a bigot he said1 the inauguration of balogun was in contrast to an earlier decision of the national working committee nwcof the party which overruled the main congress over issues of legality1 the publicity secretary of the party malam bolaji abdullahi had explained that the nwc overruled the main congress held at the acme road secretariat because it was based on 57 councils instead of the constitutional 201 he added that the party could not have discountenanced the congress organised by oki as it was held in the recognised 20 council areas1 the spokesman however said a five-man committee headed by the deputy national chairmannorth had been set up to resolve the knotty issues1 however oyegun at the inauguration told the new chairmen in crisis states like lagos rivers and others not to inaugurate executive members as the party was working on harmonised committee members in the affected states1 oki called on president muhammadu buhari and vice-president yemi osinbajo to prevail on oyegun-led nwc to reverse the inauguration1 he also called on nwc members to do everything possible to ensure that its earlier decision on congresses was upheld1 the fouad oki group is believed to be sponsored by muiz banire the national legal adviser of the apc1 1.abia hon. donatus e. nwankpa1 2.adamawa alh. ibrahim bilal1 3.akwa ibom hon. ini okopido1 4.anambra barr. emeka ibe1 5.bauchi alh uba ahmed nana1 6.bayelsa jonathan l. amos1 7.benue comrade abba yari1 8.borno hon. ali bukar dalori1 9.cross river hon. godwin etim john1 10.delta chief cyril abeye ogodo1 11.ebonyi pastor eze nwachukwu eze1 the inauguration of the chairman was done on mondayalong with 33 other state chairmen1 13.ekiti no congress1 14.enugu dr. ben nwoye1 15.gombe nitte k. amangal1 16.imo dr. hillary eke1 17.jigawa hon. ado sani kiri1 18.kaduna air commodore emmanuel jekeda rtd1 19.kano abdullahi abass1 20.katsina shittu s. shittu1 21.kebbi arc. bala sani kangiwa1 22.kogi abdullahi bello1 23.kwara hon. ishola balogun fulani1 24.lagos alh. tunde balogun1 25.nasarawa philip tatari shekwo1 26.niger engr. muhammed liman1 27.ogun chief dikia adebisi1 28.ondo engr. ade adetimehin1 29.osun no congress1 30.oyo chief akin oke1 31.plateau hon. letep m. dabang1 32.rivers ojukaye amachree1 33.sokoto hon. isa s. achida1 34.taraba alh. abdulmumini vaki1 35.yobe alh. adamu chilariye1 36.zamfara alh. lawal m. liman1 37.fct hon. abdulmalik usman1

Corrupt INEC officials in Oyo to be prosecuted
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the commission is trying its best as regards the welfare of staff and it is looking inward to improve on the welfare package1 officials of the independent national electoral commission inec who are found to be corrupt risk being sacked and prosecuted mr mutiu agboke the resident electoral commissioner rec in oyo state has said1 the theme of the lecture was free fair and credible election role of inec from islamic perspective1 agboke said the mandate of the commission was to make election processes transparent impartial credible free and fair1 inec has no interest in any of the political parties but to carry out its constitutional responsibilities. officers who compromise the process risk sack and prosecution1 any inec personnel that compromises the process risks his or her job and will be jailed1 agboke who gave the warning on tuesday in ibadan at the maiden ramadan lecture organised by the commission said thatinec would not hesitate in sacking and prosecuting any of its staff involved in corrupt practices1 all these are to ensure that our staff do not look up to some politicians for inducement of any kind he said1 he urged nigerians to have trust in the electoral body saying there was no reason for skepticism about its ability to conduct credible polls1 the chairman of the occasion mr waheed oyewole urged inec in the state to build on the successes recorded during june 2 ibarapa east state constituency by-election1 oyewole who is the chairman of intra party advisory commissionipac in oyo state pledged that political parties would abide with electoral laws and support all efforts aimed at promoting credible free and fair elections1 chief adebayo oyero a former president-general of central council of ibadan indigenes advocated sanctions for violators of electoral laws irrespective of their status1 prof. hafeez oladosu of the university of ibadan who was the guest lecturer admonished inec personnel to be just in dealing with all political parties1

NASS gives Executive conditions to avert invocation of Constitutional Powers
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2.the systemic harassment by the executive of perceived political opponents people with contrary opinions in the legislature and the judiciary by the police and other security agencies must stop2 8.the national assembly will liaise with the international community through the ipu the apu ecowas parliament pan-african parliament eu us congress and the united nations to secure our democracy. the national assembly will also engage with civil society organisations trade unions and ngos to further deepen and protect our democracy2 7.democratic elections must be competitive and inclusive by removing the current reign of fear and intimidation particularly as we approach the forthcoming 2019 elections2 they frowned at the constant harassment of legislators and other political actors especially those who seem to hold a contrary view from the executive or those who are critical of the executive arm2 the legislative arm called on the executive to show sincerity in the fight against corruption adhere to the rule of law and refrain from the intimidation of nigerians2 6.the sanctity of the national assembly should be protected and preserved by the federal government and prosecute those who invaded the senate to seize the mace2 1.the security agencies must be given marching orders to contain all the sustained killings of nigerians and protect the lives and properties of nigerians as this is the primary duty for any responsible government2 5.the government should show sincerity in the fight against corruption by not being selective and also prosecute current appointees that have cases pending against them2 3.there must be strict adherence to the rule of law and protection for all citizens by the president and all his appointees2 4.the president must be held accountable for the actions of his appointees and must be ready to sanction those that carry out any act that will ridicule or endanger the country and our democracy2 this was the outcome of an emergency executive joint session of both chambers of the national legislature on tuesday1 they insisted that they may be forced to invoke their constitutional powers if the conditions were not met1 the lawmakers who met for over three hours in closed door gave the executive certain conditions including addressing the current security situation in the country1 the national assemblynass has given the executive arm of government conditions that must be met to avert the invocation of the constitutional powers of the parliament1

Segun Oni to supporters: Vote for Fayemi
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oni also assured his supporters that their interests would be adequately protected1 a former governor of ekiti state and also a chieftain of the all progressives congress apc engr. olusegun oni on tuesday told his supporters to work for the success of the partys candidate dr kayode fayemi in the july 14 gubernatorial election1 if you are really loyal to chief segun oni and believe in my principles we must keep this party alive and work together as one by remaining committed and dedicated to its success in the july 14 election1 we remain in apc. we are to work for the party and it has a candidate in the person of dr kayode fayemi. we have a duty to help the nigerian political process to further evolve1 the idea of aspirants jumping ship after primaries must be discouraged. if we won we would have expected others to remain and work with us1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that oni who came second in the partys primary made the declaration in ifaki-ekiti while addressing his campaign council chairmen and team members from the 16 local government areas of the state1 the partys candidate dr kayode fayemi who arrived before the meeting promised to carry everybody along in the administration of the state if elected as governor1 the party had 33 aspirants during the primary that simply means that we have 33 leaders in the state1 i want to assure everyone that no one would be left behind in the governance of the state1 i hold everybody in high regard and i want to appeal to you to join hands with me as the candidate of the party to ensure that we take over the governance of the state1 anything done for me is for the party and i am saying that we shall all reap the fruit together he said1

Sarakis National Assembly threatens Buhari , lists demands
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1.the security agencies must be given marching orders to contain all the sustained killings of nigerians and protect the lives and properties of nigerians as this is the primary duty for any responsible government2 8.the national assembly will liaise with the international community through the ipu the apu ecowas parliament pan-african parliament eu us congress and the united nations to secure our democracy. the national assembly will also engage with civil society organisations trade unions and ngos to further deepen and protect our democracy2 7.democratic elections must be competitive and inclusive by removing the current reign of fear and intimidation particularly as we approach the forthcoming 2019 elections2 6.the sanctity of the national assembly should be protected and preserved by the federal government and prosecute those who invaded the senate to seize the mace2 5.the government should show sincerity in the fight against corruption by not being selective and also prosecute current appointees that have cases pending against them2 they frowned at the constant harassment of legislators and other political actors especially those who seem to hold a contrary view from the executive or those who are critical of the executive arm2 the legislative arm called on the executive to show sincerity in the fight against corruption adhere to the rule of law and refrain from the intimidation of nigerians2 4.the president must be held accountable for the actions of his appointees and must be ready to sanction those that carry out any act that will ridicule or endanger the country and our democracy2 3.there must be strict adherence to the rule of law and protection for all citizens by the president and all his appointees2 2.the systemic harassment by the executive of perceived political opponents people with contrary opinions in the legislature and the judiciary by the police and other security agencies must stop2 the demands were listed as part of the outcome of an emergency executive joint session of both chambers of the national assembly on tuesday. the meeting passed a vote of confidence on senator bukola saraki the senate president now the subject of police investigation over the 5 april robbery in offa kwara state1 they threatened that they may be forced to invoke their constitutional powers if the conditions were not met1 among the list of demands the legislators want the buhari administration to address the current security situation in the country1 thelawmakers who met for over three hours in closed door did not spell out what the constitutional powers of the parliament is but legal pundits said the only power they have is to set in motion an impeachment proceedings against the president1 in contrast the national assembly members passed a vote of no-confidence on the inspector general of police who they want the president to remove because of what they considered to be his outright disregard for constitutional authority of both the executive and the legislature1 the national assemblynass has tabled a list of demands before the muhammadu buhari administration asking it to implement them lest they invoke the constitutional powers of the parliament1

Dead girl who was buried 2 years ago walks back home
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dead girl who was buried 2 years ago returns home1 a huge crowd gathered at ndola central police station after a girl of masala township in ndola1 zambia who was believed to have died two years ago walked back to her parents’ home on sunday. her parents say the girl identified as winnie lufunja died after an illness and was buried at age 171 reports zambia daily mail1

Judge dissolves pastor's marriage because of drugs abuse and domestic violence
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judge dissolves pastors marriage because of drugs abuse and domestic violence1

Protest rocks the city of Ibadan over the killing of a 12-year-old boy
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protest rocks the city of ibadan over the killing of a 12-year-old boy1

In 2 years $9bn spent on roads, power and infrastructure – Buhari
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in 2 years 9bn spent on roads1 power and infrastructure – buhari1

Why we’re yet to endorse any presidential aspirant – Ohanaeze
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why we’re yet to endorse any presidential aspirant – ohanaeze1 the apex igbo socio-cultural organisation1 ohanaeze ndigbo says it is yet to take any position on 2019 presidential election. news2019 why we’re yet to endorse any presidential aspirant – ohanaezepublished on june 51 2018 by ameh comrade godwin1

Singapore unveils 3 coins to mark Trump-Kim summit
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trump4 singapore unveils 3 coins to mark trump-kim summit1 singapore 20181 kim jon un1 trump meets kim1 unveiling the three commemorative gold1 silver and base-metal pieces1 the company said it is excited to document the history through minted coins and medallions1

Lagos APC to sue NWC over annulled Congress
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we have been operating with 20 lgs and 37 lcdas in lagos before the formation of apc2 the all progressives congress apc is troubled over threat by lagos chapter to sue the national working committee nwc for overruling the states congress conducted in the 57 council areas instead of 202 he was reacting to the national working committees overruling of the main congress of apc held at acme on may 192 another congress was convened at the same day by a chieftain mr fouad oki on the grounds that the acme congress lacked legal basis as it was conducted based on wards in 57 council areas instead of 20 approved by inec2 the national publicity secretary of the party mallam bolaji abdullah had said that the party had begun work on friday on the reports from the various appeal panels on the conduct of state congresses2 he said a meeting to resolve the issues had been held and that the lagos apc faction loyal to asiwaju bola ahmed tinubu which conducted its wards and local government congresses in 57 local council development areas had been overruled by the national leadership2 he said the state structure was however not handed over to oki who he said conducted his congress in accordance with the party laws2 he added that a five-man panel had been set up to dissect the constitutionality of the two congresses and that the panel headed by the partys deputy national chairman would begin sitting on sunday2 yes we set up a panel to look at the issues in the lagos chapter. of course we overruled those who conducted their congresses in 57councils because the constitution only recognises 20 councils2 we could not have discountenanced those who conducted in 20 councils because that is constitutional .the issue in lagos is about legality and constitutionality he said2 reacting salami described the nwcs decision on the main congress as mischievous saying it was meant to scuttle things at the states chapter2 the spokesman said the chapter would challenge the decision in the court of law2 we will challenge their decision at the court because there is a supreme court judgement in favour of lagos state on 57 councils2 mr abiodun salami the assistant publicity secretary of the party issued the threat during an interview with the news agency of nigerianan in lagos2 the decision is not only mischievous but a deliberate way to scuttle the party in lagos state he said2 salami said the real congress was the one held at acme in the presence of inec and party officials2 he said the other congress lacked legal basis as no monitoring officer was present2 salami accused oki of double standards saying the same person who was partys vice chairman central when the party conducted council elections in 57 councils was now complaining of illegality2 speaking to nan oki said the decision of the partys nwc to overrule the acme congress vindicated him and his group2 i have always said you cannot build something on nothing. what is wrong us wrong2 i will continue to say that the constitutionally known local governments in lagos is 202 and inec recognises 245 wards. therefore you cannot put up any illegality and expect it to hold2 and if you look at their own congresses you will see that they were full of contradictions and illegalities2 the reaction of the nwc cannot be clearer. that is what we are seeing2 we have a nwc that is committed to the constitution to the rule of law and the electoral act and that is why they are trying to put things right he said2 oki said he had been briefed that a committee was in the state to resolve the issues once and for all2 he however said he had not been invited but hoped to be invited on monday to defend his own congress. nan2