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<p class="">According to the group, the ministerâ€
s persistent effort to link Saraki to the robbery shows he has a penchant for spreading falsehood.</p>
<h1>Youths in Kwara state under the aegis of Kwara Youths Strategic Movement have called on the minister of information and culture to stop linking Senate president Bukola Saraki to the Offa bank robbery.</h1>
<p class="">Over 30 people were killed when armed robbers attacked several banks in Offa, Kwara state in April 2018.</p>
<p class="">According to the group, the ministerâ€s persistent effort to link Saraki to the robbery shows he has a penchant for spreading falsehood.</p>
<p class="">The groupâ€s coordinator, <strong>Gegele Ahmed Ibrahim</strong> in a statement made available to Vanguard, <em>“We are completely taken aback, by the statement credited to the Minister of information and culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed, in an attempt to score cheap political points, linking the Senate President to the Offa bank robbery. </em></p>
<p class=""><em>“In the case of the Offa bank robbery, it is common place that the suspects arrested in connection with the robbery either implicated the Senate President or dropped his name in the course of investigation, despite unrestrained attempt by his political adversaries to implicate him. </em></p>
<p class=""><em>“The Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki, responded in writing to the Police when he was asked to do so, reiterating his innocence and till date, either the Nigerian police or any court of competent jurisdiction has found him culpable.</em></p>
<p class=""><em> “Why then should a revered politician and senior citizen like Alhaji Lai Mohammed who should be an epitome of peaceful coexistence and an advocate for the rule of law, go completely berserk by claiming that the Senate President had a hand in the robbery. </em></p>
<p class=""><em>"We call on the Minister of Information not to throw caution to the wind in an attempt to score cheap political points. </em></p>
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<p class=""><em>“He must always remember that we all have a binding duty to uphold the ethos of fairness, equity and justice, any departure from this acceptable standard is disingenuous, mischievous and wicked! “We implore the general public to avoid playing politics with the unfortunate incident and avoid making statements capable of causing confusion, especially at this critical period when the 2019 election is fast approaching.�</em></p>
<p class="">Meanwhile, the <strong>Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), </strong><a href="http://bit.ly/2EZOySa" id="c762bd77-1454-45cb-9268-1337e80ad411">Abubakar Malami, </a>in a letter to the Inspector-General of Police,<strong> Ibrahim Idris </strong>has said that there no evidence linking the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to the Offa robbery.</p>
<p class="">The AGF, in a letter obtained by<strong> Premium Times</strong> dated June 29, 2018, also advised the police not to identify Saraki as a suspect in the robbery.</p>
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Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Bauchi state governor, Muhammad Abubakar and his Kaduna state counterpart, Malam Nasir El-Rufai have visited family of the late Alhaji Shehu Shagari, former President of Nigeria. Saraki accompanied by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Uche Secondus, Sen Sani Yarima (APC-Zamfara) and Tanimu Turaki former Minister for Special Duties, said that […]
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SP Ebere Amaraizu, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Enugu Police Command, on Monday said that no life was lost in the fire incident that occurred at Juhel Filling Station in Enugu Metropolis on Monday. The PPRO made the disclosure while addressing newsmen in Enugu. He said that the incident took place in Juhel Petrol Filling […]
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Enugu fire: Police, fire service, say no life lost
West Ham sign former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri until the end of the season.
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Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has urged Cross Riverians to be hopeful of a better 2019 as the foundation his administration has laid in the last three years is progressively being crystalized through the rapid industrialization of the state. In his New Year message signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and […]
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Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey will hold talks with five of Europe’s leading clubs in January ahead of leaving the Gunners when his contract expires next summer.
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<p class="">The army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman said in a statement which he issued to newsmen on Monday.</p>
<h1>The Nigerian Army has vowed to deal decisively with those behind propaganda and subversive acts intended to demoralise troops in the North East.</h1>
<p class="">The army spokesman, <strong>Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman </strong>said in a statement on Monday that those “unscrupulous elementsâ€â€ were also perfecting strategy to rubbish governmentâ€s efforts in the provision of safety and security for the citizens.</p>
<p class="">Usman noted that the saboteurs were determined to dampen the troops†morale and compromised them against the war efforts, and complicate security situation in the country for selfish and cheap political gains.</p>
<p class="">He accused them of making efforts to <em>“politicise and derail the ongoing fight against terrorism and insurgency in the country.â€â€</em></p>
<p class="">He said they were doing this through <em>“recent systematic releases and recycling of old Boko Haram propaganda video clips, and old interviews of disgruntled and cowardly soldiers.â€â€</em></p>
<p class="">The army spokesman added that they also engaged in spreading of false and inaccurate news reports by using some sections of the media.</p>
<p class=""><em>“We would like to reiterate that Nigeria is at war with Boko Haram terrorists, in any form or guise that they may manifest and strongly warn these subversive elements to desist from these unwholesome efforts.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>“We would like to warn that the Nigerian Army will no longer tolerate these subversive acts and sabotage aimed at dampening troops†morale, affect their performance and to finally abandon the war.</em></p>
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<p class=""><em>“We will continue to monitor subversive propaganda and take necessary action against perpetrators.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>“The Nigerian Army will remain undaunted in the successful prosecution of this war against terrorism, insurgents, militants and bandits in the country,â€â€ </em>he said.</p>
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Burkina Faso is declaring a state of emergency in provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said on Monday.
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The lawmaker representing Imo North senatorial district in the National Assembly, Benjamin Uwajimogu, has advised the Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, to leave the All Progressives Congress, APC, and join his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu in the Action Alliance, AA. Uwajimogu, who is the APC candidate for Imo North in the 2019 election, also described […]
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Ado-Ekiti – Two prominent traditional rulers risk deposition should the boundary crisis in their domains persists, Ekiti State government has warned.
The affected monarchs were the Onigbemo of Igbemo-Ekiti, Oba Adewumi Daramola and the Olorun of Orun-Ekiti, Oba Joshua Osalusi.
The warning came in the wake of the renewed violence which erupted between the two communities at the weekend over a bus stop shed constructed by Orun youths to mark the festive period which was allegedly burnt down by Igbemo youths who are claiming that the project was erected on their land.
Addressing the traditional rulers in their palaces during an emergency visit to the towns on Monday, the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, expressed displeasure over disruption of peace and the tension created by the burning down of the bus stop shed.
According to a statement signed by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, Egbeyemi has also summoned the two monarchs to a peace meeting to be held in his office on Wednesday to find a lasting solution to the crisis.
The two communities are located in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
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Ekiti Boundary Crisis: Two Monarchs Risk Deposition
Floyd “Money” Mayweather beat Japanese kickboxing phenomenon Tenshin Nasukawa by a technical knockout Monday after just two minutes of a New Year’s Eve “exhibition” bout
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 Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged Nigerians to pray for the peaceful conduct of the 2019 general election.
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Gov.Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday presented an Appropriation Bill of N190 billion for the 2019 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for scrutiny and approval.
Akeredolu said the budget tagged “Budget of Advancement� had a 4.74 per cent increase on the N171 billion estimate of 2018.
According to him, it is made up of N87.91 billion (46.30 per cent) capital expenditure and N82.18 billion (43.20 per cent) recurrent expenditure, among others.
He said the 2019 budget has been prepared based on the projections of the 2019-2021 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).
“MTEF is a three-year planning document that shows the aggregate resources envelope available to our government and how the resources are allocated to meet the developmental agenda of government,� he said.
The governor said that the budget reflected his administrationâ€s commitment to working assiduously to fulfill his electoral promises to the people of Ondo state.
He said the objective of the budget included completion of ongoing programmes/projects, rapid economic development and transformation, sustained expansion of fiscal space and rejigging of the economy through strategic wealth creation for the productive sector
Others are enhancing accelerated rural development, promotion of functional education, ensuring technological growth and robust human capital investment initiatives and providing social security services.
“Our administration has taken noticeable and significant steps to attract investors to the state and highlight areas where the state has comparative advantages for their possible intervention.
“As promised during the 2018 budget presentation, we are gradually increasing the percentage of capital allocation as depicted in the expenditure allocation table,� he said.
Akeredolu said the state had also adopted an innovative and integrated approach to drive government revenue through technology and increase the internally generated revenue by at least 50 per cent.
The governor said steps were also taken to ensure drastic reduction in reliance on federal transfers through diversification of the stateâ€s economy.
He lauded the lawmakers for their support and the mutual understanding between the legislature and the executive since his administration assumed power two years ago.
The Speaker, Bamidele Oleyelogun, commended the efforts of the administration to develop the state.
Oleyelogun assure the governor of speedy consideration of the appropriation bill.
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Akeredolu Presents N190bn 2019 Appropriation Bill To Ondo Assembly
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<p class="">Don’t put yourself in a difficult financial situation in 2019. Try your best to avoid these money mistakes.</p>
<p class="">2019 the year to get serious with your personal finance and stop making good financial decisions if you really want to become financially independent.</p>
<p class="">Making money and spending it anyhow has never helped anyone. Instead, it’ll only leave you to be financially stagnant.</p>
<p class="">To have a good relationship with your money in 2019, here are five money mistakes you must seriously avoid. </p>
<p class=""><strong>1. Living beyond your means</strong></p>
<figure class="image" align="center"> <img src="http://bit.ly/2CrwQVb" alt="Living beyond your means only leaves you financially stagnant. "> <figcaption>Living beyond your means only leaves you financially stagnant. </figcaption> </figure>
<p class="">Living beyond your means while the little finance you have is going down the drain is really a drastic financial mistake you must avoid in the new year.</p>
<p class="">If you keep living an expensive lifestyle you cannot maintain, you end up trying to borrow money from people to keep up with that lifestyle. This only leaves you in serious debt and incurring debt is bad for your finances because your focus would be on paying your debt instead of focusing on your financial goals.</p>
<p class=""><strong>2. Not having an emergency fund</strong></p>
<p class="">If you have never introduced the emergency funds to you your financial practices, 2019 is the right time for you to start. You won’t like to go through financial issues that leave you broke again. To avoid that experience of spending all little savings to solve a financial problem, you need to start saving for unplanned and unexpected issues now. </p>
<p class=""><strong>3. Over-subscriptions</strong></p>
<p class="">Every month you pay for data, newspaper, magazine, cable/satellite TV subscriptions and you wonder why you didn’t save enough in 2018. Do you know how much all that cost you? You may need to cut down on your monthly subscriptions or avoid it completely if you don’t really need it. </p>
<p class=""><strong>4. Not saving for retirement early</strong></p>
<figure class="image" align="center"> <img src="http://bit.ly/2VmOtMY" alt="Save money"> <figcaption>Save money</figcaption> </figure>
<p class="">One of the worst financial mistakes is not saving and planning for retirement early in life. You might think planning and saving for retirement early is a waste of time because you have other financial obligations to meet but you might regret your decision in the future.</p>
<p class=""><strong>5. Waiting to invest </strong></p>
<p class="">You failed to invest in 2018 because you think investments require a huge amount of money. That’s a lie. Do not wait to have a large chunk of money before you start using your money in a way that makes it work for you.</p>
<p class="">The best time to start investing is now. No matter how small your income, you should set some money aside for the sole aim of investing. It’s 2019, you need to start makings plans on how to grow your money. </p>
5 money mistakes you seriously need to avoid in 2019
An Environmentalist, Mrs Glory Williams, on Monday warned against the possibility of an epidemic in various parts of Lagos state due to the indiscriminate dumping of waste on  major streets and roads in the state.
Williams, who was speaking on environmental conservation in the metropolis, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the dumping of waste on major streets and roads in the Okokomaiko area of the state called for concern.
She urged the Lagos State Government to urgently evolve measures to avert the danger.
Williams said that, “it seems to have become a tradition in many parts of the state for people to dispose of their domestic waste on the roads and the stench was making life unbearable for both passersby and nearby residents.
“The worst case scenario is the Alaba Rago axis where cart pushers have turned the area into a huge dumpsite, within a neighbourhood of over 4,000 inhabitants.
“It is unfortunate that most of the perpetrators of this environmental nuisance are oblivious of their acts or inactions.
“We must not wait until we are consumed before we halt the ugly trend that is creeping into our living standards.
“It is time both the public and private social health workers go on to the field and educate the masses on the dangers of such actions,â€â€ Williams said.
She called on the local and state authorities to move to action and forestall what she referred to as a human-induced danger.
NAN reports that heaps of refuse have taken over Alaba Rago, a major link road to the Alaba International Market, making the road impassable for motorists.
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Environmentalist Warns Against Imminent Epidemic In Lagos
A NASA spaceship is zooming toward the farthest, and quite possibly the oldest, cosmic body ever photographed by humankind, a tiny, distant world called Ultima Thule some four billion miles (6.4 billion kilometers) away. The US space agency will ring in the New Year with a live online broadcast to mark historic flyby of the […]
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NASA Spaceship Hurtles To Photograph Tiny Cosmic Object Ultima Thule
