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Post Date : May 4, 2022

APC expels former Enugu chairman, six others

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled its former Chairman of Enugu State Chapter, Mr Ben Nwoye, for alleged anti-party activities. The party also expelled six other members. It said that Nwoye conspired with some others to illegally break into the party’s store and take away property and sensitive documents. It added that the other five members sued APC in court without exhausting the party’s internal conflict resolution mechanisms. The party made the disclosure in a communique it released on Wednesday in Enugu after an expanded meeting of its state executive committee and senatorial district committee. In the communique signed by the state APC Secretary, Mr Robert Ngwu, the party alleged that Nwoye was expelled for criminal conversion of its property and portraying the party in a bad light. “Nwoye conspired with some elements to illegally break into the party’s store and unlawfully take away properties and sensitive documents belonging to the party, while under suspension from the National Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee. “All attempts to peacefully recover the properties and documents were unsuccessful. “Consequently, our legal team, given the critical requirements of the Electoral Law, has written to the national and zonal executive committee to help the state chapter to recover the party’s properties. “Subject to Article 21 (A), Subsections (ii), (v), (vi), (vii), (ix), and (x) of its constitution, Group Captain. Orji, Mr Kingsley Uduji, Mr Joseph Orji, Mr Chidera Obed, Mr Ododoeze Ocho, and Mr Chukwudi Igwe are hereby expelled from the party for filing a court action without exhausting avenues for redress as provided in its constitution,” the party added. It noted that the affected members were previously on suspension, adding that the expulsion was in line with APC rules. (NAN)

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Post Date : May 4, 2022

We can’t fold our hands, watch Nigerians killed, kidnapped under APC, says Bauchi Gov

  Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said that they cannot fold their hands and watch innocent citizens being killed and kidnapped every day without doing the needful. He, therefore, called on Nigerians to come out en masse to sack the ruling All Progressives Party, APC, at the national level so as to end insecurity in the country. Governor Mohammed, who is also a Presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, said insecurity in the country will definitely vanish as soon as PDP takes over power in 2023. Speaking when he paid a Sallah homage to Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi in Kaduna, the Governor said the only way to end the senseless insecurity going on in the country is to kick the ruling party out of power. AD He said “have you ever seen this kind of ugly situation we are facing in this country under the leadership of PDP? We ruled for 16 years without witnessing this kind of ugly trend bedevilling our country.” He said “have you ever seen this kind of ugly situation we are facing in this country under the leadership of PDP? We ruled for 16 years without witnessing this kind of ugly trend bedevilling our country.” Also Read: JTF kills 10 bandits, rescues 14 kidnapped victims in Niger “We cannot fold our hands and watch our innocent citizens being killed and kidnapped every day without doing the needful, enough is enough.” “All of us are witness to what is happening in this country, and that is why we are now presenting ourselves so that we can rescue the situation from the arrogant, insolence, inefficient display by the ruling party.” “For example, were you not in Kaduna during the tenure of Senator Makarfi as governor of Kaduna state? There was no religious violence, there was no insecurity.” “Look at what we are doing in Bauchi. We are monitoring and carrying out evaluation on security matters to make sure that lives and property are secured.” “We are frequently engaging with the communities as well as our respected traditional institutions and stakeholders.” “All the above are completely absent in this APC led government. These are some of the issues causing all these insecurities including the agitations in other zones”. Speaking on the forthcoming presidential convention of his party, he said, “don’t forget we led this country for sixteen years. If you look at the previous conventions, we have always come out intact.” “This is because is it not about individual aspirations, what we want to see as presidential aspirants and delegates is to have a credible, acceptable and transparent primaries.” “And we are ready to work with whoever emerges other than being selfish. So more than ever before the current PDP leadership has allowed each of the candidates to go out and canvass for votes.” “This is what we have been doing but we have the firm belief that at the end of the day, one person must emerge as the flag bearer of our great party and whoever emerges, if it is not me, am ready to support him.” He explained that his visit to Kaduna was that as Muslims in the first week of Shawwal, they usually go out and greet their brothers and those they have respect for. His words: “Senator Makarfi is one of our leaders who has touched my life and he is somebody, I respect so much. His pedigree, his antecedents in the Senate, even in governance, is unparalleled.” “So I am in Kaduna to say Barka da Sallah and to wish him well and of course to tell him that his brother in Bauchi is thinking of him, in goodwill and in the fraternity.” “We are looking up to Senator Makarfi as a major stakeholder in our great party to ensure that the party comes out of the convention intact.” “We want to see justice and equity irrespective of my personal aspiration as a presidential candidate. So I know he will do the right thing”, he said.

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Post Date : May 4, 2022

Gov Abiodun’s ex-aide pleads guilty to $350,000 fraud in US

  Abidemi Rufai, a former Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded guilty to his role in a $350,763 heist in the United States. According to The Seattle Times, 45-year-old Rufai pleaded guilty on Tuesday in US District Court in Tacoma to charges that he used stolen Social Security numbers and other personal data to file $350,763 in fake claims for pandemic unemployment benefits in 2020. The medium also quoted the US Attorney’s Office in Seattle as saying that Rufai pleaded guilty to stealing benefits from other states, as well as another $250,000 from other federal programmes. From 2017 and 2020, Rufai filed fraudulent claims for $1.7 million in federal tax refunds, of which $90,877 was paid out. Rufai has agreed to repay the stolen funds, though it wasn’t clear how he would make payments or whether his agreement meant he still had access to the stolen funds. “He has agreed to disclose all of his assets and to cooperate in US government efforts to recover on those assets,” U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesperson Emily Langlie said in an email Wednesday. “At this point we don’t know what kind of recovery will result.” Rufai, who has been in custody since his May 2021 arrest at New York’s Kennedy International Airport as he was about to fly to Nigeria, was Abiodun’s aide. The governor had suspended him and called for thorough investigation into the matter. Last August, a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, had ordered the interim forfeiture of the funds and properties traced to Rufai. Justice Tijjani Ringim made the order sequel to an ex parte motion filed and argued by a counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ebuka Okongwu. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the US Department of Justice, District of Washington said Rufai used the pseudonym Sandy Tang and the stolen identities of more than 100 Washington residents to file fraudulent claims with Employment Security Department for unemployment benefits last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. The criminal complaint also said Rufai mailed some of the proceeds of his fraud to the Jamaica and New York addresses of his relatives with more than $288,000 deposits between March and August 2020. Rufai risks 30 years in prison for wire fraud.

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Post Date : May 4, 2022

Elon Musk: Twitter may charge slight fee for commercial, government users

  Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., says Twitter may charge a “slight” fee for commercial and government users. Musk disclosed this in a post on his official Twitter handle. He, however, said the microblogging platform would always be free for “casual users”. “Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial/government users,” Musk said in a tweet on Wednesday. “Some revenue is better than none!” he said in another tweet. Last week, Twitter announced that it accepted Musk’s buyout offer of $44 billion, making him the new owner of the platform, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. Following the buyout announcement, Musk said he wanted to enhance the platform with new features. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” the billionaire had said. “I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spambots, and authenticating all humans.” On Monday, at the Met Gala – his first major public appearance since the deal was agreed – he was asked about his plans for Twitter. “My goal, assuming everything gets done, is to make Twitter as inclusive as possible and to have as broad a swathe of people on Twitter as possible,” he said. His latest announcement could be one of the changes he introduces after he completes his takeover of the social media platform.

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Post Date : May 4, 2022

NCC Sets 5G Rollout Date For August, Issues License To MTN, Mafab

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that the rollout of Fifth Generation (5G) services would commence in August. The NCC also issued final letters of award of the 5G Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications, who emerged winners of 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction conducted in December last year. In a statement signed by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, the licensees are expected to commence the rollout of 5G services, effective from August 24, 2022, in line with the terms and conditions of the 5G licence. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, confirmed the issuance of the letters of licence of awards to the Board of Commissioners at the Board’s Special Meeting, which took place in April. According to the statement, the deployment of the 5G network will usher Nigeria into a more robust Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and a more digitised Nigerian economy among the comity of nations. The statement added that the 5G network, when deployed, would bring a lot of benefits and opportunities that would engender accelerated growth and smart living in the country. Also, the technology is expected to bring substantial network improvements, including higher connection speed, mobility and capacity, as well as low-latency capabilities. Following the auction of 3.5GHz on December 13, 2021, the National Frequency Management Council (NFMC), chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, had, on February 22, 2022, officially handed over the spectrum allocation for 5G deployment, as well as Federal Government-approved National Policy on 5G to the Commission. Subsequently, the Commission, on February 24, 2022, confirmed the full payment of $273.6m each by the two spectrum winners, in addition to the spectrum assignment fee paid by MTN for the 5G spectrum licence. The NCC said while the licensees were expected to meet the timetable regarding their 5G network rollout obligations, there was a need for collective efforts and support of the private sector and government toward transforming every aspect of the nation’s economy through 5G. It stated that the 5G spectrum would herald greater transformation than what the nation witnessed with the 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G.

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Post Date : May 4, 2022

It’s not govt’s job to address unemployment -Fayemi

  The Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Wednesday in Abuja said it is not the job of the Federal Government to address unemployment. He noted that the government can only create the enabling environment for job creation to thrive. Fayemi was speaking during a Question and Answer session shortly after his official declaration to contest for the presidential ticket of the governing party, All Progressives Congress, at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on Wednesday. The session was moderated by ace broadcaster, Cyril Stober. He said, “It is not the job of the government to address unemployment, it is our job to create the enabling environment to allow employment to happen. “We will create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive and then these businesses will create jobs in the process.” The Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, also said that he does not have a challenge with the mode of primaries APC adopts in its forthcoming presidential primary election which will be held from May 30 to June 1, 2022. According to him, he will embrace any route that gives Nigerians a voice to decide their future. He said, “Let me begin with our constitution. The constitution of our party identifies three ways to conduct our primaries. Now we have an electoral act that says to have consensus, all parties must sign up. “I think for me, whatever route we take must also capture the voice of our people. Both inside and outside of our party, people should have a say in the party affairs. “I have no problems with direct or indirect primaries. Whatever gives us the opportunity to engage Nigerians in a way that best suits them and gives party members the freedom to decide the future of our country.”

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Post Date : May 4, 2022

Dagogo rushed to police hospital, aide claims

  Rivers embattled House of Representatives member, Dr. Farah Dagogo, has been rushed to the police hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. His Special Adviser on Media, Ibrahim Lawal, who confirmed the development on Wednesday said Dagogo suffered stomach and chest complications. Lawal said following the severity of his case, the police hospital referred him to another undisclosed hospital. Dagogo, who represents Degema/ Bonny Federal Constituency, was last week declared wanted by Rivers State Government. The lawmaker and governorship aspirant was whisked away by the police when he appeared at the zonal office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt for screening. Dagogo, who missed the screening, was arraigned at the Magistrate Court and remanded in police custody. Lawal said: “Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo has been taken to the hospital by the Police. He complained of stomach and chest complications. He is receiving treatment now”. Telegram Lawal further alleged that there was a plot by some agents of the state to “manufacture” more charges of murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, illegal bunkering and attacks on security agencies among others against Dagogo. He insisted that some state actors were hatching a plan to attack the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) where Dagogo was being detained to later accuse the lawmaker of being the mastermind. He said: ” All these moves by the government is to continue the unlawful and illegal incarceration of the federal lawmaker. “For the umpteenth time,our earlier position stands, Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo’s life is still in danger. This time, with that of his families, close friends, associates and his staff, particularly his aides. “Governor Nyesom Wike and his goons should be held responsible if anything untoward happens to Dagogo and others close to him. “Doctor Farah Dagogo is fully aware of the massive show of love and solidarity from members of the public, and he is emphatically grateful and humbled. ” As a responsible law-abiding citizen, the federal lawmaker’s lawyers have already written to the various security formation in the state, notifying them of the latest devious means”.

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Post Date : May 4, 2022

I’ve not yet donated vehicle to any APC delegate, says Malami

  The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, has refuted the allegation of distributing expensive vehicles to officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi. Malami refuted the allegation on Tuesday in an interactive session with journalists in Birnin Kebbi. He said “At this moment, I have experienced a barrage of attacks, left, right and centre, some are local and others international, an attack that has to do with an allegation that I shared many expensive vehicles to delegates of APC. “As a person with some associates, neither I nor a friend of mine shared any vehicle with any delegate across the state.” Malami described the story as mischievous and misconstrued. “Let me state categorically that some of the foundations, such as Khadi Malami and Khadimiyya for Justice and Development Initiative I am associated with overtime, have workers who have demonstrated a greater capacity in the development of the state. “These associations have contributed immensely in poverty alleviation, provision of social amenities to remotest areas, empowering unemployed youth and women, as well as small and medium-scale farmers and businessmen and women, among others, in the state. “In appreciation of what the workers of the associations have been doing in the state and beyond, the supporters of the associations, collectively and individually, decided to solicit for support from well-meaning Nigerians that have been supporting the NGOs in order to reward those that have been manning the affairs of the NGOs,” he said. Malami explained that it was his friends and associates who donated and distributed vehicles to long-term workers in the Khadimiyya Foundation. “I know I had an interactive session with APC stakeholders some days ago and had accepted calls from Kebbi people to run for the state governorship; the meeting was not for distribution of vehicles to any APC stakeholder. “None of the APC stakeholders or delegates in Kebbi State was given any vehicle by me, and I have not yet donated any vehicle to any delegate. “The mischief-makers can contact the National Secretariat of the APC, get the lists of all the APC stakeholders and delegates in Kebbi State. “You too can do an investigative story to reach out to them, then you will realise how fictitious the claim is. “There is no connection between the names of APC stakeholders and the beneficiaries of the vehicles and are not connected whatsoever,” the minister pointed out.

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Post Date : May 4, 2022

Army Declares War On IPOB For Killing Couple Personnel

  Nigerian Army yesterday said it would go after members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for the gruesome murder of army couple in Imo State. Daily Trust had reported how two soldiers, Audu Linus, a Master Warrant Officer, and Private Gloria Matthew, were shot dead and beheaded on Saturday when they were on transit to Imo State for their traditional wedding.   Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement issued in Abuja, described the killing as “gruesome, barbaric and most despicable”. “Apparently, the soldiers had embarked on the trip to fulfill the traditional rites of conjugating their matrimony, as the very well respected and cherished Igbo tradition demands. “Ironically, the fact that one of the soldiers, Pte Gloria Matthew who hails from Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State, has an ethnic affiliation with the good people of South East Nigeria did not prevail on the sensibility of the dissidents. “This dastardly act, one too many, clearly portends the deep-seated hate, desperation and lawlessness with which foot soldiers of IPOB/ESN have been unleashing terror on Ndigbo, whom they claim they are on a mission to protect and emancipate, as well as other innocent Nigerians who are resident or transiting the South East. “This gruesome murder, in which they did not spare even their own child, clearly depicts callousness, impenitence and is indisputably a brazen act of terrorism perpetrated by IPOB/ESN,” the statement read. Nwachukwu said the dissident groups had continued to live in denial, while masquerading as unknown gunmen in their criminal violent campaign in the region. He urged members of the public to oblige security agencies with actionable information that would lead to the arrest of the criminals. “While we deeply condole with the families, relations and close associates of the victims, the NA has commenced investigation to unmask and bring the criminals to book,” the statement added.

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Post Date : May 4, 2022

Fayemi officially declares for presidency

  Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has formally declared his intention to contest for president in 2023 on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress. He made the declaration on Wednesday in Abuja. Fayemi promised to ensure youth empowerment when he becomes the president. Details later…

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