HOUSE
OF REP MEMBER BEATEN TO STUPOR IN MINNA
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According to a
reliable source, following the assault on the federal lawmaker, during which he
sustained serious injuries, he was first admitted at a private medical hospital
in the Tunga area of the state capital before being withdrawn and taken for
further medical attention in Kaduna.
According to newsmen
findings, the vehicle in which the lawmaker was travelling was also damaged by
the angry youths.
It took the intervention
of men of the Niger State Police Command which was invited by some good
Samaritans several minutes to save the lawmaker from the clutches of his
attackers.
Trouble was
said to have started for the lawmaker when he drove into one of the villages in
his constituencies to attend a political meeting.
But the youths
who were said to have been angry with the politician, took exception to his
presence at the meeting, because he had failed to visit them since he was
elected almost two years ago.
It was gathered
that immediately he arrived for the meeting, the youths advised him to leave in
his own interest but the lawmaker ignored the threat.
“One of the
youths first slapped him, another hit him in the stomach making him to fall to
the ground,” an eyewitness said.
“It then became
a free for all as every youth there tried to take their pound of flesh from the
politician,” the source added.
When contacted
the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, confirmed the
story.
“It was a
politically-motivated attack,” Elkana said, adding that three suspects had been
arrested in connection with the incident.
The police
spokesman also confirmed that the legislator was admitted at a private hospital
in Minna before being moved to Kaduna.
Breaking!!! ANOTHER LAWMAKER IN
CERTIFICATE FORGERY MESS
he Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday, arraigned a serving member of the
House of Representatives, Nse Bassey Ekpenyong before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of
the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on a 9-count charge of forgery
and uttering of documents.
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Ekpenyong,
member representing Oron Federal Constituency of Akwa- Ibom State in the
National Assembly, was alleged to have forged an Abia State Polytechnic
Ordinary National Diploma Certificate and uttered a December 1999 West African
Examination School Certificate, WASSCE, and thereby committed perjury before an
Electoral Tribunal where he claimed that the certificates were genuine.
The
first count reads: “That you Nse Bassey Ekpeyong on or about the 22nd
November 2012 at Uyo within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did
make a document to wit: Abia State Polytechnic National Diploma Certificate in
Business Administration with Certificate No. 001181 dated 22nd November, 2012
with intent that it may be acted upon as genuine which you knew to be false and
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2) (c) of the Miscellaneous
Offences Act CAP M 17 of the Revised Edition (Laws Of the Federation of
Nigeria) 2007 and punishable under Section 1 (2) of the same Act”
Another count read:
“That you Nse Bassey Ekpeyong on or about the 18th December 2014 at INEC
Headquarters, Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did Utter
a document to wit: West African Senior Certificate No. NGWASSCP 557610 with
intent that it may be acted upon as genuine which you knew to be false and
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2) (c) of the Miscellaneous
Offences Act CAP M 17 of the Revised Edition (Laws Of the Federation of
Nigeria) 2007 and punishable under Section 1 (2) of the same Act”.
The
defendant pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges when they were read to him.
In view of his
plea, prosecution counsel Ahmed I. Arogha and S. Hussaini, asked for a trial
date and accelerated hearing of the matter. However, counsel for the
defendant, Emmanuel Isangidoho, told the court that he had filed an application
for bail for his client and urged the court to admit him to bail.
Justice Ojukwu
granted the defendant bail in the sum of ten million Naira, with one surety in
like sum. The surety must depose to an affidavit of means, provide 2 recent
passports photograph and 3 years tax clearance certificate. The surety should
write an undertaken to produce the defendant throughout the trial and all the
documents of the surety must be verified by the Registrar.
Justice Ojukwu
also ordered the defendant to be remanded in prison custody pending the
perfection of his bail.
The case has
been adjourned to April 12 and 26 and May 3 and 4, 2017 for trial.
I WILL BE PRESIDENT OF
NIGERIA VERY SOON, FAYOSE DECLARES
overnor Ayodele Fayoseof Ekiti State has declared that
he would rule Nigeria as President and commander-in-Chief very soon.
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Speaking during a live interview on Focus Nigeria, a
political show on African Independent Television, on Tuesday, Fayose said: “It
is not by power; it is destiny. Even I did not believe it after becoming Ekiti
(governor) after eight years of leaving office.
“I will be the vice president of Nigeria, even the
President very soon.
Fayose also attacked newly declared chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, saying he had no popular
support as given to Senator Ahmed Makarfi.
“He is a general without an army. If democracy is
about people and party politics is about people, tell Senator Ali Modu Sheriff
to bring out the people behind him.
“You will see all the senators at our own meetings,
who are those behind Sheriff? When holding a press conference, they will use
camera to control them like this, just about three of them.”
Fayose also accused Ali Modu Sheriff of tricking the
PDP in order to run for the position of President in 2019.
LAI MOHAMMED BEGS GOVERNORS’ TO SUPPORT ‘CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME’
CAMPAIGN
The Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has appealed to state governors to support the
national reorientation campaign, “Change Begins With Me”. Mohammed made the
appeal in Abuja when he made a presentation to the Governors Forum which met at
the Presidential Villa on Wednesday night.
In the presentation, the minister
told the governors that the campaign launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on
Sept. 8, was for every Nigerian.
“The campaign is aimed at achieving
a paradigm shift in the way we do things and geared towards achieving an
attitudinal change. “With the total breakdown of our core values in the past
years, it is imperative that we re-orientate ourselves with a view to restoring
those time-tested values.
“With the total breakdown of our
core values in the past years, it is imperative that we re-orientate ourselves
with a view to restoring those time-tested values.
“Your Excellencies, it is important
to note that this is a national campaign. It has no political, religious, or
ethnic coloration.
“The breakdown in our time-tested
values, the preference for imported goods, the poor attitude to work, the
mindless corruption in our society, etc, are not limited to any part of the
country, any political party, or any religion.
“We are of the strong belief that
your cooperation is absolutely important if the campaign is to succeed. “Hence,
we have taken up this opportunity to formally unveil it to you and to seek your
collaboration,” he said.
Mohammed particularly appealed to
the governors to grant “generous airtime” on their state radio and television
stations for the regular broadcast of the radio and television jingles produced
for the campaign free of charge.
The minister, who said he would
inaugurate the campaign in all states of the federation, urged the governors be
fully involved in the inauguration activities.
He expressed appreciation to the
governors for their preparation and cooperation with his ministry towards the
success of the forthcoming Abuja Carnival.
He appealed to the states that are
yet to send their contingents to do so before the Dec. 6 opening date for the
carnival. While briefing newsmen after the closed-door presentation, the
minister said the governors gladly received him and pledged their support
towards the campaign and the carnival. “The presentation was received very
enthusiastically.
“They gave their suggestions and
contributions and generally accepted our proposal,” he said.
Breaking: WANTED
EX-GOVERNOR OF KATSINA, SHEMA TURNS HIMSELF IN
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he immediate ex-Governor of Katsina
state, Ibrahim Shema, who was declared wanted on Wednesday by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly diverting N18 billion of
government’s fund to his private account has turned himself in. Reports
indicated that Shema reported to EFCC office in Abuja around 9:30 a.m. Friday.
Recall that the EFCC had said that
the former governor, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, was
declared wanted after efforts to get him to respond to the allegations through
invitations by the EFCC failed. According to his spokesperson, Oluwabusola
Olawale, the ex-governor turned himself in because “he is a law abiding citizen
who has absolutely nothing to fear.” He added that Shema “went to submit
himself to the EFCC even though the agency has not been fair to him in handling
his case. Read more
POLICE SEAL OFF PDP CONVENTION VENUE
The Sharks Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers State venue of today’s National
Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been sealed off by a
combined team of security personnel from the police and Department of State
Services (DSS).
It was gathered that policemen and other security operatives moved to the sharks stadium at the old Port Harcourt Township, popularly called Town, as early as 4 a.m. today, to prevent the breakdown of law and order.
Sharks stadium was ready last night, while the Outside Broadcasting (OB) vans of the Africa Independent Television (AIT), Channels Television and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) were mounted Tuesday evening and early this morning, but the security men asked the teams to quickly vacate the stadium, while journalists who got to the venue as early as 6 a.m., were ordered to immediately leave the stadium.Read more
I did not pad 2016 budget, Dogara says
In spite of the allegations made against him by the former chairman
of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, the Speaker
of the House, Yakubu Dogara, has insisted that he did not doctor the
2016 budget.“I wish to reiterate that no Kobo belonging to Nigerians has been misappropriated, stolen or lost in this budget saga,” Dogara said on Saturday on his official Twitter account. “I wish to state clearly that there was no act of corruption by me during and/or after the preparation of the 2016 budget. Read more
This
is the last economic hardship Nigerians will go through – Odigie-Oyegun
The National Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, says President Muhammadu
Buhari is determined to bequeath a Nigeria that can provide plentiful
opportunities to its people.
Odigie-Oyegun said this on Friday in Abuja on
the occasion of the 77th birthday party organised in honour by the APC’s
workers.
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