Just In: Wike Declares Thursday, Friday Work Free Days

Ahead of the March 19, 2016 Legislative re-run election, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared Thursday and Friday as work free days.

Wike in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Electronic Media Simeon Nwakaudu on Wednesday, said that the work free days will enable workers in the private and public sectors fully participate in the rerun polls.

He said: “I hereby declare Thursday March 17th and Friday March 18th 2016 as work free days in Rivers State to enable workers from the public and private sectors fully participate in the re-run elections and exercise their franchise. Consequently, all public and private offices, including banks must remain closed for the duration of the holidays”.

“Arrest any person or group of persons, including government vehicles that violate this order and or attempt to act in any way to undermine the peaceful conduct of the re-run elections in the State”.

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Rivers Re-run: Wike, Jonathan Must Be Put To Shame – Amaechi

Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has urged the People of Rivers to disappoint State Governor, Nyesom Wike and former President Goodluck Jonathan by voting for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the March 19, 2016 re-run election.

The former governor, now the Minister for Transport, made the calls on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, during a town hall meeting in the state.

He said: “We must stop Nyesom Wike and the only way we can stop him is to vote the APC in the House of Representatives, House of Assembly and Senate. This is our opportunity to vote and put shame on them; we have to put shame on three persons: the first person is the former president, the second, is his wife and the third is Wikee.

“The fourth is those who do not recognise the use of card reader, those who first said the magnitude of violence in Rivers was too heavy and moved the election tribunal to Abuja, but later came back to say there was no election, we leave them to God”. Thanks for reading

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Katsina Court Orders 6 Men To Receive 20 Stokes Of Cane For Misconduct

A Malumfashi Senior Magistrates’ Court in Katsina State, on Wednesday sentenced six elderly persons to 20 strokes of the cane each for constituting nuisance while drunk.

The convicted persons were, Nomau Akwai, Yusuf Bature, Salisu Abdullahi, Sani Rabi’u, Sa’idu Abdullahi and Musa Yusuf, all residents of Malumfashi Local Government Area.

The prosecuting police officer, Cpl. Joseph George, told the Senior Magistrate, Mannir Shehu that the convicts were arrested by a team of policemen on patrol at Marabar Kankara, a suburb of Malumfashi on March 13.

George said the convicts were found wondering and intoxicated with alcohol at Gidan Mariya and Gidan Coach, an act that constituted nuisance to the public.

He said the offence contravened section 183 of the penal code law and urged the court to try them summarily.

When the offence was read to the accused, they pleaded guilty to the charge.

In his ruling, the Senior Magistrate, Salisu Shehu sentenced them to 20 strokes of the cane each to serve as deterrent to others.  Thanks for reading

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Buhari Condemns Borno Mosque Attack

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the early morning suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State on Wednesday.

In his message posted on social media page, President Buhari said: “I am dismayed by the news of a bomb attack on innocent worshippers in a mosque in Maiduguri this morning.

“This attack is yet another sign that Boko Haram is a mindless and godless group that in no way represents true Islam.

“I sympathize with all who lost family and loved ones in the attack, and with the government and people of Borno State.

“Nigerians should please not let down their guard. Vigilance should continue to be a priority, especially in public places.

“The Government remains resolute in its commitment to securing Nigeria from terrorism and violence.” he says. Thanks for reading.

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I Never Received N100m From CBN – Falae

The Chairman of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae has denied receiving the sum of N100million from the Central Bank/ Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited.

Falae made this known in a statement issued in Akure by the state Publicity Secretary of the Party Remi Olayiwola.

The statement reads: “The party and its national Chairman never had any business dealing or transaction whatsoever with either the CBN or the Joint trust Dimension Limited.

“We wish to inform the general public that it is the same amount sent by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the SDP as a result of their inter-party agreement that is now being re-presented to the public through another dubious channel in order to portray Chief Falae and the SDP in bad light.

“It is falsehood. It has failed in the past and it will fail again no matter how many times our detractors attempt to smear our name obviously for political reasons.

“On many occasions in the recent past, chief Falae had reiterated that the sum of N100m was transferred by the PDP through its former Chairman, Board of Trustee, chief Tony Anenih to the SDP through him as the National Chairman of his own party.

“Chief Tony Anenih in his own statement has confirmed this transaction which was based on a written inter party agreement which existed between the two parties before the last Presidential election.

“It is also a statement of fact that the national secretariat of the SDP has confirmed through a widely publicized Press Conference that the N100m was received in full by the party having remitted to the party account by Chief Olu Falae.

“We strongly believe that this new story is yet another attempt aimed at further embarrassing Chief Falae and especially the SDP which the initiators now perceived to be towering in the Politics of Nigeria.

“The EFCC at one point said that the N100million was from Dasuki, a lie which has now been effectively debunked. Now they are claiming that the money was from a company known as Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited, an entity totally unknown to Chief Falae and the SDP.

“The EFCC had alleged in the reports that an alleged N100 million was traced to the account of Chief Falae while N840million was traced to the account of Chief Fani Kayode and some members of the PDP ahead of the last presidential polls. Chief Falae, according to the anti-graft agency received the money through his company- Marreco Limited, where he is the Chairman and paid it into the company’s United Bank of Africa Plc account”. Thanks for reading.

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Just In: NCC Lifts Sanctions On MTN Nigeria

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said on Wednesday that the it had lifted the sanction placed on MTN Nigeria since July 13, 2015.

This was disclosed in a statement by Mr. Tony Ojobo, the Director, Public Affairs of the commission and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos

It said that the regulatory sanctions were for 24 identified infractions, noting that lifting of the regulatory sanction was in no way related to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card non-deactivation fine.

“This is to confirm that NCC has lifted the regulatory sanctions placed on MTN since July 13, 2015.

“The sanctions were for 24 identified infractions which are not in any way connected with the SIM card non-deactivation fine.

“These were a number of violations discovered by the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Team of the commission in June 2015.

“Consequent upon the inability of MTN to remedy the identified infractions, the commission invoked the sanction in its guidelines,’’ the statement quoted Ojobo as saying.

It said that the sanction meant the denial of regulatory services to the telecommunications company for failing to remedy the infractions in line with NCC’s regulations.

NCC also noted that consequent upon the remediation of the 24 infractions by MTN, the regulatory body’s letter of March 14, 2016, informed the company of its decision to lift the regulatory sanction.

“It should be noted that this does not in any way extend to the fine for non-deactivation of SIM card case.

“The case of SIM card deactivation is an entirely different infraction, which is mutually exclusive to the 24 infractions now remedied.

“This has become necessary in view of the many enquiries being received from concerned stakeholders.
“This action is without prejudice to the matter which is presently in court. Please be guided accordingly,’’ the statement quoted Ojobo.  Thanks for reading.

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Breaking: Sucide bomber hits mosque in Maiduguri

A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber has detonated explosives in a mosque along Baga road in Maiduguri, Borno state capital.

The explosion which occurred at about 5:00am affected an early morning prayer ground where Muslims had gathered to pray.

Details of casuality is yet to be ascertained.

There are reports that more than 25 people have been killed while many were injured.

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