Woman Parades Husband Unclad, Holds His Manhood After Catching Him Molesting Their 9 Years Old Househelp

A woman went berserk when she caught her randy husband defiling their 9 year old househelp. The woman alleged that the man has also defiled his own daughters in the past and had also defiled about 3 other house-helps in the same neighborhood.

She disgraced the husband by pulling his manhood while she paraded him around Unclad.

The bitter woman decided to take laws into her own hands so she laid a trap to catch the man red handed. When she caught him, she grabbed his peen and threatened to tear it off his body if he resisted. The husband had no option than to obey so the wife took him around their compound in the ‘hood.

Man Murders Pregnant Girlfriend, Buries Her In Shallow Grave

A 39-year-old man, Chamberlin Ojoko, from Ezeakam Eziudo community in Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area, Imo State, has landed himself in very serious trouble after he procured a concoction for his pregnant girlfriend, Chinonye Ella, 25, in the guise of aborting the baby, only for her to die and he dug a shallow grave and buried her.

After committing the atrocious crime, Ojoko sneaked back to PortHarcourt, Rivers State, to his wife and children, not knowing that the hands of the law would soon catch up with him.

According to reports, Ojoko had gotten the lady pregnant and not wanting to take responsibilities, he procured the
herbal concoction, took her to an uncompleted building where he gave her the drink which caused a fatal adverse
reaction, resulting in her death. He then went back home, got a shovel and dug a shallow grave behind the building and buried the corpse before escaping back to his base. But his undoing was a young girl who saw what he did and promptly reported to the owner of the building who reported the matter to the police. Ojoko’s elder brother, Pastor Sopuruchi was then arrested and he led detectives to his base in Port Harcourt where he was arrested.
The State Police Commissioner, Taiwo Lakanu, while parading the suspect, said Ojoko met the lady in a bus in December last year and after they struck up a relationship,Ojoko would travel regularly to Owerri, where he would lodge with the lady in a hotel and have fun till she became pregnant and informed him of it. Ojoko himself also confessed to his crime:

“On July 20, 2015, I took my girlfriend to an uncompleted building around 6:30pm. My girlfriend took the herbal
medicine, but later she started writhing in pain. Then she died.I ran to my house and took a shovel; I carried her body to the side of the building. I dug the ground and buried her in a shallow grave.”

EFCC denies obtaining suspects’ statements under duress

Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday denied the allegation that suspects being investigated by the commission were made to give statements under duress.

Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Spokesman of the EFCC, in a statement in Abuja, said Lamorde stated this during a visit to the commission by officials of Amnesty International.

“The EFCC follows the rule of law; our statements are recorded and are not taken under duress.

“Our rooms have cameras in them and the state-of-the-art recording facilities in the EFCC interrogation rooms will not allow any interrogator to humiliate a suspect,” the statement quoted Lamorde as saying.

The statement said that Lamorde, who expressed gratitude to the team for opening an office in Abuja, described corruption as the worst type of human rights abuse.

“Western countries must end the impoverisation of developing countries.

“They must reject and return stolen funds so that respective governments of the affected developing countries could use the money to better the lives of their citizens.”

The statement quoted Mr Colm Cuanachain, the Senior Director, Office of the Secretary-General, Amnesty International, as saying that nations committed to anti-corruption war had the tendency to experience ‘‘phenomenal growth’’.

Cuanachain, while expressing the readiness of Amnesty International to partner with EFCC, noted that corruption had contributed to human rights violation in the North-East and the Niger Delta region.

He said that death penalty, as punishment for looters of the treasury, was not the best option in the fight against corruption.

My wife using charms on me, Man tells court

Court dissolves marriage over festish practices
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Monday dissolved a five-year-old marriage between one Ololade Adeolu and wife, Adebola over fetish acts.

Delivering judgment, the President of the court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said he was convinced that the couple could no longer live together as the petitioner had insisted on divorce after several court interventions.

“The court has no choice than to dissolve the union in spite of the fact that the wife still claims she loves her husband.

“The couple can no longer stay together because the marriage has broken down totally, both parties are no longer husband and wife, they are free to go their separate ways.” Omilola ruled.

The petitioner, Adeolu, 56, a civil servant, had filed a suit seeking the dissolution of the union because of fetish practices by Adebola.

He said that Adebola was so fetish that she would always advise him to seek black powers.

“I caught my wife digging a hole in front of my house and buried many charms. She had on two occasions taken me to spiritualists for black powers unknowingly.

The petitioner said that his wife was always controlled by her mother, stressing that she only listened to what her mother asked her to do and always ignored his orders.

“My wife is being controlled by her mother on how to run my house. She used to tell me that her mother is her priority that I am secondary in her life.

“Adebola was ungrateful that I established her by renting a shop and stocked it with electronics and computer gadgets. She did not open the shop till the two-year rent expired.

“My wife collects money from me by violence, takes it to her mother and also transfers food stuff I bought to her mother.

“There was a time she collected N50, 000 loan to pay N75, 000 on my behalf without my consent to give her mother, I paid the money I knew nothing about,” he said.

Adeolu pleaded with the court to dissolve the marriage, saying that he was tired and no longer in love.

However, Adebola, 40, denied all the allegations.

She said that she did not bury anything in her husband’s compound neither did she take her husband to any spiritualist.

“I did not bury anything in front of my husband’s compound, I am not a fetish person.” she said.

The mother of two said that she did not forcefully collect money to give to her mother and did not transfer food stuff to her.

Adebola begged the court not to grant her husband’s wish but all her pleas were in vain.

National Arts Theatre Lagos, 199 other monuments to be lit blue on Saturday – says UN envoy

United Nations  – The National Arts Theatre in Lagos would be among 200 iconic monuments, buildings, statues, bridges and other landmarks across the world that would be lit up blue on Oct. 24 to mark the founding of UN.

The theatre, located in Iganmu, Lagos State, was completed in 1976 in preparation for the Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) in 1977.

Ms Cristina Gallach, UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, told reporters in New York on Monday that other monuments include the Empire State Building, UN Headquarters, Tokyo’s SkyTree Tower, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Athen’s Temple of Zeus, Edinburgh Castle, and many others.

She said that the lighting up of the 200 monuments was part of an exciting new global campaign which helped unite global citizens and promoted the message of peace, development and human rights.

According to Gallach, the day is dedicated to the global efforts and achievements of the UN.

The under-secretary-general said this year’s observance would begin on Friday with a special concert featuring a Korean Traditional Music Orchestra and other renowned international artists.

The UN, she said, would celebrate an extraordinary event marking its 70th Anniversary as renowned artist Cristobal Gabarron unveils his monument entitled: “Enlightened Universe” in New York’s famed Central Park.

The monument, she explained, was an interactive sculpture formed by a sphere and surrounded by a spiral of 70 figures, one for each of the 70 years since the UN was created.

She said that the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, would make opening remarks and would be joined by UN officials, staff, diplomats, city officials and global citizens.

She added that the event would take place in Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield entrance on East 72nd and 5th Avenue in New York.

After its display in New York, she said the artwork would be displayed in major cities across the globe.

Oct. 24, 1945, the UN came into force when the five permanent members of the Security Council ratified the charter that had been drawn up earlier that year.

The members were France, the Republic of China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Since 1948, the event’s anniversary had been known as United Nations Day.

It is an occasion to highlight, celebrate and reflect on the work of the UN and its family of specialised agencies.

Meanwhile, many activities are organised by all parts of the UN, particularly in the main offices in New York, the Hague (Netherlands), Geneva (Switzerland), Vienna (Austria) and Nairobi (Kenya).

These include concerts, flying the UN flag on important buildings, debates on the relevance of the work of the UN in modern times and proclamations by state heads and other leaders. (NAN)

Police Confirm 11 Dead In Adamawa Suicide Bombing

The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed the killing of 11 persons, by two female suicide bombers who attacked Dar village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Saturday night.

The suicide bombers suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group invaded the village and particularly chose a crowded area where they detonated the explosive devices they had strapped on themselves.

Police spokesman for the Adamawa State Police Command, DSP Othman Abubakar, told Channels Television in Yola, the capital of the state, that bodies of the suicide bombers were discovered among those of the innocent lives lost.

Mr Abubakar said three houses were burnt while most of the wounded persons were receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center in Yola.

Boko Haram Militants have been launching attacks on villages since Madagali was liberated from their grip by the Nigerian troops in February.

For over five years, the insurgents have attacked communities, places of worship, schools and other public places in the region, as they seek the establishment of an Islamic state and an end to western education in the region.

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, had in August mandated the military to end the activities of the Boko Haram sect in the region in three months.

Last week, he said he would continue the fight against the insurgents until their defeat and also gave conditions for any possible negotiation with the terrorist group.

World Bank Wants More Time To Compile Abacha Loot

The World Bank has said that it needs more time to compile and furnish the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, with information on the spending of the loot recovered from the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha.

SERAP says such information would not only enable the Nigerian masses to know the status of the recovered loot but it would also equip civil society organisations to engage the government on greater transparency and accountability.

A statement issued by SERAP’s Executive Director, Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, said that it has received a letter from the World Bank, acknowledging its request and asking for more time to be able to supply comprehensive information on how the recovered Abacha loot was spent.

According to SERAP, the said letter dated October 15, 2015, was signed by Ann May of the World Bank Access to Information Team.

The group had on September 21, 2015 sent an ‘Access to Information’ request to the President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, asking him to release documents detailing the projects to which the loot recovered from Abacha was applied, as well as the implementation status of such projects.

Judgement In Saraki’s Appeal Adjourned Indefinitely

Judgement in the suit instituted by Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, against the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been adjourned indefinitely at the Appeal Court in Abuja.

The Registrar of the Court of Appeal, who made the announcement on Monday, gave no reason for the decision.

Dr. Bukola Saraki had filed an appeal challenging the legality of his arraignment at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

In the appeal argued by his counsel, Mr Joseph Daudu (SAN), the Senate President asked the appellate court to set aside the proceeding of the Code of Conduct Tribunal held in September.

He asked the court to set aside the criminal charges of false declaration of assets, filed against him by the Federal Government.

Saraki also challenged the composition of the Code of Conduct Tribunal which has only two members instead of three, adding that since the tribunal did not sit in compliance with the constitutional provision of three members, his arraignment should be declared invalid.

RRS Arrests Suspected Hoodlums

Over 40 suspected social miscreants have been arrested by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) at different dark spots in Lagos.

These arrests came as part of the ember month security programme by the Lagos State Government.

In a statement by the Commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Olatunji Disu, the action was a continuous onslaught against criminals to create a secured atmosphere for prospective investors and secure lives and property of residents.

Mr Disu, however, pleaded with residents that the spate of armed robbery and criminal attacks would soon be be history as all the suspects arrested have been charged to court.

PDP Accuses FG Of One-sided Anti-corruption War

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Federal Government of dictatorship.

It said that unfolding events have confirmed the party’s position that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is only using the anti-corruption posture as a tool to witch-hunt PDP members and perceived political opponents of the APC government.

Addressing a news conference in Abuja, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Olisa Metuh, said that no member of the All Progressives Congress, despite the public petitions of corruption and squandering of state funds, has been invited, questioned or arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Mr Metuh further said that the party had verifiable reports from its key members that agents of the APC have been approaching them to join the APC with threats to use the EFCC to victimize them should they refuse.

The PDP, while calling on the Federal Government to end its alleged dictatorial tendencies of selective anti-corruption war, added that the orchestrated investigation of Senator Godswill Akpabio was politically motivated and targeted at weakening the party ahead of the 2019 elections, by virtue of Senator Akpabio being the face of opposition in the National Assembly.

Meanwhile, the Presidency has reacted swiftly to the allegation made by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The President’s Adviser on Media, Mr Femi Adesina, said that it was untrue for Mr Olisa Metuh to claim that the President’s anti-corruption war was one-sided.

While stating that “what is of interest to Nigerians is ‘did this people commit the crime?’ not whether it is one-sided”, he gave the assurance that “the President has always maintained that even when it affects APC members, the person concerned must go and defend himself”.

Muslims should Stand Against B/Haram, ISIS – Akintola

A Professor of Islamic Studies at the Department of Islamic Studies of the Lagos State University and the founder of the Muslim Rights Council (MURIC), Isiaq Akintola, has challenged Muslims to stand up against the activities of Boko Haram insurgents, Al Qaeda and ISIS.Mr Akintola made the statement at a lecture held at the College of Security Studies of the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps, marking the beginning of the new Islamic calendar in Abeokuta, Ogun State’s capital on Saturday.

His comment came at a time when the Federal Government had reiterated effort towards ending the insurgency by the end of 2015.

While denying any link between Islam and the activities of the dreaded groups, Akintola appealed to young Muslims to avoid joining groups without proper understanding of their aims and objectives, in order not to bring the religion into disrepute.

Ambode Urges University Graduates To Be Self-employed

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwumi Ambode has advised university graduates to be self-employed to reduce unemployment in the country.

Speaking on Saturday at the 5th convocation ceremony of the Caleb University, Ikorodu.

The governor, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Elizabeth Ariyo, said the state government would provide funds to assist fresh graduates who could establish businesses to become self-employed.

“You should be employers of labour instead of waiting to be employed.

“University graduates should put to good use what they have learnt in the university.

“It is not possible for government to employ everybody,” Ambode said.

He commended the university authorities for the high standard the institution was known for, stressing that the school’s contribution to the development of the country was commendable.

In his remarks, Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ayodeji Olukoju, said the most significant achievement of his administration was the issuance of full operational licence to the university by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

Olukoju said that 292 students graduated with first degrees in 16 academic programmes, 13 of which made First Class honours.

The vice-chancellor also said that the university produced nine graduates from the College of Post Graduate Studies, including the first set of graduands with Master of Science Degree in Architecture.

Borno Govt. Intends To Close IDP Camps Next Year

The Borno State government says it intends to close all Internally Displaced People (IDP)’s camps by the first quarter of next year.

Three out of the 20 Local councils sacked by insurgents since early this year have concluded plans to return to their original homes following its liberation.

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, made known his plans on rebuilding of lost homes and closing up makeshift camps.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is also channelling its intervention programme towards rebuilding of destroyed communities.

NEMA DG, Sani Sidi, observed that the agency has supported the development by donating building materials as more communities prepare to return home, in addition to food items specifically for the returning IDPs.

A Boko Haram suspect arrested by the youth vigilante group who confessed to master minding recent suicide bombings in Mulai and Umarari was later paraded before the State governor and NEMA officials.

NEMA, however, noted that some of the bomb victims would be taken to the National Hospital Abuja for further treatment.

Army General Jailed For Losing Equipment To Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army has wielded the big stick on one of its own, Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti, for failure to perform military duties.

A court martial on Thursday convicted, dismissed and jailed the officer over the loss of Baga in Borno State to Boko Haram insurgents early this year.

Brig. Gen. Ransome-Kuti, son of renowned late activist, Beko Ransome-Kuti, was arraigned before the military court, sitting in Abuja in May, alongside other officers and men charged with cowardice and negligent performance of military duty under section 62b of the Armed Forces Act.

The court however, dismissed the charge of cowardice, following a no-case submission by the defendant, saying the officer was right in withdrawing his troops in the face of superior firepower from Boko Haram terrorists.

He was, however sentenced to six-month imprisonment for loss of equipment to the extremist sect and dismissed from service.

Femi Falana, a renowned lawyer, assisted by a retired army Major, Femi Oyebanji, represented the convicted General during the trial.

Mr Falana told Premium Times on Friday morning that his team would review the judgment, which he described as contradictory.

He promised to provide further details later.

It would be recalled that many of the soldiers who faced the court martial recently had their cases reviewed and pardoned by the military and thereafter reabsorbed into the Nigeria Army.

Lawmaker Seeks Buhari’s Intervention In Delta Power Project

A member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Nicholas Ossai, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the operation of the Independent Power Project in Delta State, South-south Nigeria.

Honourable Ossai said the intervention was necessary, as the Federal Ministry of Power and the Nigerian Agip Oil Company had been unable to ensure that the community where the project was situated, benefit from the electricity provided.

He said the Lower Chamber had also intervened in the matter in a bid to forestall a breakdown of law and order as a result of the agitations by members of the community.

I Will Defeat Boko Haram – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to ending insurgency in Nigeria, saying it is ‘a task that must be done’.

The President also gave conditions under which the government would negotiate with the Boko Haram terrorists.

He told reporters in Abuja on Friday that ‘unless there is an evidence that the abducted Chibok girls are alive’ he would not go into any negotiation with any group or persons fronting for the Boko Haram.

The over 200 girls were taken from their school’s dormitory on April 14, 2014 by members of the Boko Haram sect.

The President renewed his pledge to defeat the insurgents, saying that the Nigerian Armed Forces will defeat the Boko Haram by December this year.

President Buhari said: “As soon as the dry season comes, which is by the end of the year, Boko Haram will virtually be out of their main strongholds and that will be their waterloo”.

In the past few months, Boko Haram has wreaked havoc on residents of the north-east, particularly in Borno State, leaving many dead, but the President said that there was still hope, as the Army had been adequately mobilised to pursue the war against terrorism.

He said that if the Boko Haram was not defeated in December, he would not resign, but that he would stay and fight it out.

Former Kogi Speaker, Abdullahi Bello loses wife

Former Kogi State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abdullahi Bello lost his wife, Hajia Bello. The death of Hajia Bello was reported in the early hours of Friday.

Bello, a member of the House of Representatives said the death of his wife was a big loss to the family. He described the late Hajia Bello as a dutiful and loving wife.

As at the time of filing this report, the burial of Hajia Bello was taking place at Okene, headquarters of Okene Local Government Area.
In a related development, a former member of the House of Assembly, Hon. Henry Ojuola described the late Hajia Bello as a charitable woman with great leadership qualities.

NLC threatens Imo govt over harassment of workers

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, said it would resist alleged use of police by Imo State Government to chase out workers from offices, especially, paratatals in order to concession them.

*Imo state Governor, Okorocha

Congress urged the Inspector General of Police, to immediately call to order the Imo State Police Commissioner to forestall a complete breakdown of law and order.

In a statement, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, General Secretary, of Ayuba Wabba led faction of NLC, in Abuja said “It has come to our attention that the government of Imo State is using the members of the Nigeria Police Force to chase out workers from offices, especially, paratatals in order to concession them. In the course of this, we have been reliably informed that scores of workers have been arrested, brutalised and tear-gassed.

“We would want to condemn, in strong terms, these unwholesome tactics in pursuit of a dangerous agenda by the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. We will resist the use of the police to deal with an issue that is purely industrial.

“Accordingly, we urge the Inspector General of Police to immediately call to order the Imo State Police Commissioner in order to forestall a complete breakdown of law and order. We assure on our honour that if the police persist in the brutalisation and forceful ejection of workers from their offices, the Nigeria Labour Congress will mobilise its  workers to protest against this brutality.”

BoI sets up solar power plant for Osun communities

To stem the challenge of rural-urban migration, the Bank of Industry, BoI, has inaugurated a 24 kilowatts (kw) micro-grid solar solution in two Osun communities.

The move, according to the Managing Director of Bol, Mr. Rasheed Olaoluwa, is in furtherance of the United Nations’ campaign for eco-friendly sources of energy.

With this initiative, Osun State has become the first state to benefit from Bol’s intervention in the provision of renewable energy in South West Nigeria.

The solar electrification project is located at Idi-Ata and Onibambu in Osun State.

Olaoluwa said that rural communities are the worst hit in terms of poor access to electricity, especially the off-grid areas, which have always been without power supply and have resigned their fate to the use of kerosene lanterns, oil lamps, and other types of dangerous sources of light to able to live their daily lives.

NYSC Unveils New Discharge Certificate For Corps Members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Tuesday unveiled a new and improved certificate which will henceforth be issued to corps members at the conclusion of the mandatory one year national service.

Director General of the NYSC, Brig-Gen. Olawumi Johnson while presenting prototype of the certificate to journalists yesterday in Abuja, noted that the certificate had been improved to check forgery and impersonation.

Olawunmi, who was represented by the acting Director in charge of Certification, Alhaji Aliu Taura, explained that the new certificate would be embossed with the carrier’s photograph in line with the global best practices.According to Olawumi, the issuance of the new NYSC certificate would take effect from Batch ‘C’ 2014, who will be passing out on Thursday.

“In our concerted effort to make the operation of the NYSC conform with global best practices, the scheme engaged in the holistic e-nysc solution with effect from Batch ‘C’ 2014 where prospective members register online before proceeding to the orientation camp. This resulted in the enhancement of issuance of NYSC certificates namely; Certificate of National Service, Certificate of Exemption and Letter of Exclusion.

“With effect from Batch ‘C’ 2014, all certificate of National Service bear passport photograph of the corps members at the upper right hand corner of the certificate. “This is to guarantee the security of our certificates from forgery and to block all chances of impersonation. Therefore batch ‘C’ 2014 corps members, who are due to pass-out on 15 October, 2015 will have their certificates embossed with their photograph,” he clarified.

Also speaking, the Director of Press, Mrs Abosede Aderibigbe explained that the Certificate of Exemption is issued to a Full-time graduate, who is above the age of 30 at the time of graduation or such corps member is a staff of security agencies like Armed Forces, Nigeria Police, Department of State Security, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and Recipients of National Presidential Honours Award.

For Letter of Exclusion, Aderibigbe further said that it was designed to take care of corps population, who are graduates of Part-time, Distance Learning and Sandwich programmes, adding that issuance of letter of exclusion commenced in 2001, and that, they would be able to register and print their letters on line. She also said that verification of NYSC certificate could now be done electronically.

We Will Do To Boko Haram What We Did To Biafra War – Obasanjo

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria has said that Nigeria will win the war against Boko Haram the same way the country defeated Biafra secessionist during the civil war.

The civil war which occurred from 1967 to 1970 was an attempt by some states to break away from Nigeria and establish an independent Biafra state.

According to Daily Trust, the former president expressed optimism that the country would put an end to the insurgency. He said this on Monday, October 12 after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on his delegation’s mission to study Columbia’s efforts in the fight against the country’s largest rebel group, FARC.

Obasanjo said it was not until every Boko Haram fighter had died before the country could claim to have defeated the insurgency. Rather, Boko Haram could be considered defeated as soon as the army had the upper hand and other measures had been put in place.

Obasanjo said: “Oh yes. If we won the civil war, we can win this one. But like the Columbian said, we are not waiting until we kill off every insurgent to say we have won. I believe that once the military has the upper hand, other measures that have to be taken will be put in place. There will be measures of socio-economic development, education, employment. All that has to go into the process of eventually winning the war and saying here is Uhuru”.

He also said that the three month target that the president gave to the army to defeat the insurgency would help them to have a focus.

“The president must give a target. When you give somebody a target, you give him something to aspire to, giving him an objective. Target is not cast in stone. I believe that if you are talking of getting the upper hand, gradually, we are getting the upper hand. 
“We are not there yet, but we are getting close. And once we are getting upper hand, we move on and do other things.”

He also explained his reason for visiting the president

“I’ve come to see the president for two reasons. The first one is the one you’ve just seen. I brought a delegation of those of us who visited Columbia last year under the auspices of a foundation which I’m the chairman…We went to Columbia to see how the Columbian authorities were handling the issue of insurgency which had been with them for more than 50 years. As a result of that visit and the experience we had, a book was produced and I said to them that it would be interesting for us in Nigeria to learn as much as we can learn from the experience of Columbia.
“The second aspect of my visit was the work that both the president and the ECOWAS gave me in Guinea Bissau. The last time, we were able to resolve all the issues of getting a new Prime Minister. This time, we had also been able to resolve the issue of now forming a government.”

He added that he was enjoying his retirement.

“I am enjoying it wonderfully well. Otherwise, I will not be here with you.”

Photos from Olusegun Obasanjo’s visit to President Buhari below

Senate C’ttee Suspends Petition Against Amaechi

In a sudden turn of events, the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public petitions has announced the suspension of the petition against former Rivers governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

Amaechi is one of the 21 ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari.Speaking to newsmen on Monday, the committee chairman, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, explained that the decision to step down on the petition brought by Senator George Sekibo (PDP/Rivers State), was reached as a result of a pending suit against the charges on Amaechi.

The former governor is facing stiff opposition from his state government, which has thrown every hurdle on his path to becoming a minister.

The Rivers government is accusing Amaechi of large-scale corruption while in office.