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2019: Bisi Akande tasks USA chapter of APC on re-election of Buhari 

USAFORMER Interim National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, has urged the leadership of the United State (USA) chapter of the party to contribute its own quota to the success of APC and the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, come 2019.

Chief Akande made this call while delivering his goodwill message at the 2nd National Convention of the chapter held in Washington DC where Prof Adesegun Labinjo emerged as chairman to take over from Mr Tony Isama.

Labinjo is the former APC-USA Deputy National Chairman South.

The new national officers were sworn in by Hon. Judge Dele Alade, who is APC-USA Leader and chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT).

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Akande commended the party leadership for demonstrating a high level of discipline, organisational skill and orderliness which, which he said were worthy of emulation.

Also elected, in a statement signed by the chapter’s spokesperson, Dr Francis Onukwuli, were Chief Emeka Molokwu (Deputy National Chairman South) and Dr Charles Mambula (Deputy National Chairman North) while Mrs Ronke Ekwensi as the national secretary.

Other include: national publicity secretary, Dr. Onukwuli; national organizing secretary, Mr. Foly Coker; national treasurer, Mr. Ayo Olashege (CPA); national financial secretary, Ms. Constance Iloh; national women leader, Alhaja Adenike Oyejide; national welfare officer, Mr Abisoye Oladejo; national legal adviser, Ken Nwele Esq;, national youth leader, Mr Olalekan Ogunmeno and deputy national secretary, Mr Ademola Tijani.

The rest are deputy national publicity secretary, Prince Adebanjo Adejuwon; deputy national organising secretary, Mrs Modupe Ayangbesan; deputy national women leader, Ms Elizabeth Olagunju; deputy national welfare officer, Mr Bishop Adejube; deputy national legal adviser, Banji Dada, Esq and deputy national youth leader, Mr Oyakhilome Bello.

Political Adviser to President Buhari, Senator Babafemi Ojudu; immediate past chapter, Lagos State chapter of APC, Otunba Henry Ajomale; the party national vice chairman Southwest, Barrister Bankole Oluwajana; Chief Kareem Daramola, Mr Bola Ajimotokan, Mr Folu Ojutalayo and Mr Ade Omole, all took a turn to address the convention.

Goodwill messages were read at the convention, including messages from APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Lawal Shuaibu; Chairman APC-UK Chapter, Dr Philip Idaewor and Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Foreign Affairs & Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

The statement said APC-USA members, at the convention, called on Nigerians to continue to support the Buhari/Osinbajo government and the party as they continue to position Nigeria for development and greatness in the 21st century.

According to them, the Buhari administration had stabilized the Nigeria economy and that the single payer account system of the Federal Government had saved Nigeria a lot of money by blocking the loopholes through which the corrupt elements syphoned money.

They equally said that the rapid infrastructural developments and the gigantic progress in the agricultural sector, and the war against corruption and terrorism of the Buhari administration must continue.

Speaking further, the statement called on Nigerians to reject the current gang up against President Buhari and the APC by those it called corrupt and discredited politicians and some corrupt high profile individuals in the country.

“These are the people that plundered our commonwealth and looted our treasury making Nigeria one of the poorest countries in the world despite the abundant natural and human resources in the country,” it said.

It called on Nigerians to take their destinies in their hands and reject the PDP and its candidates at all levels, saying: “We cannot afford to go back to the sixteen years of destruction and unabated looting by the PDP during Obasanjo and Jonathan administrations. When you fight corruption, corruption fights back.”

The statement, therefore, reiterated the APC-USA’s commitment to continue to support Buhari and APC candidates at all levels and to make the expertise and the technical knowledge of its members available to the party-led governments at all levels to help in executing their programmes for the country.

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The YNaija Cover – the 31st of October

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Buhari orders NHIS boss to proceed on administrative leave, appoints Omogo to oversee scheme

Buhari orders NHIS boss to proceed on administrative leave, appoints Omogo to oversee scheme

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja ordered Prof. Usman Yusuf, the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), to immediately proceed on administrative leave.

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Abusive Language: Mourinho Escapes FA Charge

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has escaped punishment after a Football Association charge of using foul language following his side’s win over Newcastle United was found to have not been proven.

The Portuguese coach was reported to have directed an insult in his native language towards a camera.

The equipment was live tracking him down the touchline after his side’s 3-2 comeback win in the English Premier League at Old Trafford earlier this month.

“A charge against Jose Mourinho for allegedly using language which was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper has been found not proven.

“This followed an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today,� the FA said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Written reasons for the decision of the Independent Regulatory Commission will be published in due course. This decision is subject to appeal.�

Since their victory over Newcastle United, Manchester United have picked up four points from two games to move up to eighth in the league standings.

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Rangers To Hold Aiteo Cup Trophy Parade November 16

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By Adeboye Amosu: Enugu Rangers will hold a trophy parade on Friday, November 16 to celebrate their Aiteo Federation Cup success, Completesportsnigeria. com reports. The Flying Antelopes produced one of the most remarkable performances in the history of the competition coming back three goals down to beat Kano Pillars 4-2 in the final of this […]

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Real Madrid confirms Marcelo hamstring injury

The left-back could miss up to a month of action as the club looks to move on from the sacked Julen Lopetegui

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Ekiti APC condemns lawmaker’s killing, slams PDP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has condemned the killing of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker in the House of Assembly, Mr. Michael Adedeji. Describing the killing as “shocking, barbaric, sad and unfortunate,â€� the party tasked security agencies to fish out Adedeji’s killers and ensure that they were brought to justice. The […]

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NLC Rejects N22,500 Minimum Wage By Govs, Mobilises For Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N22,500 proposed by the state governors as the New National Minimum Wage for workers in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, said this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) had issued a […]

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Dredging River Niger panacea to perennial flooding — WIEF

Dredging River Niger panacea to perennial flooding — WIEF

The World Igbo Environment Foundation (WIEF) has called for the dredging of River Niger and de-silting of water bodies to solve the perennial problem of flooding in Nigeria.

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Minimum Wage: NLC Speaks Tough, Vows To Paralyse Nigeria’s Economy

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N22,500 proposed by the state governors as the New National Minimum Wage for workers in the country.

Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, said this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) had issued a communique after its meeting claiming that state governors can only pay N22, 500, as the new national minimum wage.

“We wish to reiterate our position adopted at our National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Oct. 23 that any figure below N30, 000 will not be accepted by us.

“We call on our members to continue to mobilise in preparation for the commencement of an indefinite strike on Nov. 6, if by then necessary steps are not taken to adopt the recommendation of the Tripartite Committee,� Wabba said.

The NLC president also said that the NGF was not a negotiating body but merely a party in the negotiation for the convenience of state governors.

He also noted that the Tripartite Committee from inception sent letters to each state government to send their memorandum as their contributions to the new national minimum wage negotiating process.

The President, however, said that 21 states sent in their memorandum quoting figures.

“Second, the demand of organised labour is not N30, 000. Our initial demand is N66, 500. N30, 000 is the compromise figure arrived at the end of negotiations by the tripartite partners, which are the governors, employers and organised labour.

“The new minimum wage was a product of intense negotiation that lasted for almost one year,� he said.

He also noted that the governors had six representatives on the tripartite committee; one state governor represented each of the geo-political zones.

He said that the representatives of the state governors were part and parcel of the negotiating committee from the beginning to the end.

Wabba said, “It is important to note that the National Minimum Wage is not an allocation to workers but a product of negotiation by the tripartite partners.�

He said that the unilateral pronouncement by governors is an abuse of every known principle of industrial relations, laws, processes and international best practices.

“Third, the NGF, erroneously, stated that the population of salaried workers is five per cent of the general population in Nigeria.

“This five per cent represent the nation’s workforce including teachers, health workers, police personnel, military men and women and among other workers labouring for the development of our country.

“Of what benefit are roads, rails and bridges without human beings to run them?

“Fourth, we are also very concerned about the huge pressure being brought upon the Organised Private Sector (OPS) to compromise their stand on the N30, 000 New National Minimum Wage.

“This pressure by enemies of the Nigerian people was what led to the recent statement by NACCIMA that sought to cast aspersion on an already negotiation on the New National Minimum Wage.

“I have spoken to the Head of NACCIMA and she has disputed what has been published by many newspapers.

“I am also aware that the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) will also issue an official statement, “Wabba added.

He explained that labour demands that the constitutional, legal and morally right step to be taken at this point is for the Chairman of National Minimum Wage Tripartite Negotiating Committee to submit the report of the already concluded negotiations to Mr President.

He also advised all the governors to return to their respective states and gather their workers and tell them reason they cannot pay N30,000 not just coming to Abuja to announce they cannot pay

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Emma Clarke: FA backs call to honour first British black female player

The Football Association backs a call to honour Emma Clarke, Britain’s first black female footballer, with a blue plaque.
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Lionel Messi Back In Barcelona Training After Missing  Two Games

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Lionel Messi is back in training for Barcelona after missing the last two games because of a broken bone in his arm.

Messi suffered the injury on October 20 in their 4-2 win against Sevilla which was expected to sideline Argentina forward for several weeks.

But the 31-year-old, who missed the Champions League win over Inter and Sunday’s 5-1 El Clasico triumph against Real Madrid, joined his team-mates in a photo tweeted by the club with the words ‘Leo Messi returns to training’.

Lionel Messi suffered a broken arm in Barcelona’s 4-2 win over Sevilla.

Ernesto Valverde will assess his fitness before Sunday clash with Rayo Vallecano

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Barcelona willing to sell Dembele in January as Valverde looks to move on from €145m winger

The Blaugrana will listen to offers for the France international, who has fallen down the pecking order since his big-money arrival from Dortmund

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BBNaija’s Khloe And Bobrisky Strike A Pose Together And Fans Can’t Stop Talking About It

Nigerian Self-acclaimed male Barbie doll, Bobrisky, always manages to steal the show whenever he decides to step out-and this time around, she decided to go all out for her friend, Big Brother Naija’s Khloe who recently celebrated her birthday party.

READ: Nigeria’s Male Barbie Bobrisky Flaunts ‘Boobs’ in New Photo

Bob was dressed in an off shoulder red top, which revealed his latest tatts, while Queen Koko, bared it all in a long red chiffon dress which revealed her lush skin.

Here’s what their fans had to say about the cute picture:

What do you think?

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Striker wants AC return

According to reports in the Italian media, Sassuolo striker Alessandro Matri has offered himself to former club AC Milan. Matri is said to be friends with Milan directors Leonardo and Paolo Maldini and sources suggest that he will use that friendship to engineer a move back to the San Siro. According to Corriere dello Sport, […]

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Hoodlums sack students in Delta secondary school as principal raises alarm

Hoodlums numbering over twenty persons, in the early hours of Wednesday allegedly sacked students of Igbonine Grammar school, a public school in Ozoro community, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, leaving two of the students injured. The principal of the school, Prince Syllabus Osiogo who confirmed the incident to journalists in the area, […]

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Shiites killing: Timi Frank demands urgent International Judicial Commission of Inquiry 

Shiites killing: Timi Frank demands urgent International Judicial Commission of Inquiry 

Immidiate past Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has written an open letter to the Secretary/General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, demanding an urgent International Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the recent killings of protesting members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) over detention of their leader, Sheik Ibrahim El-ZakZaky.

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FIFA bans Ghana's former football president for life

(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 23, 2014 President of The Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi answers questions during a press conference in Maceio during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. An explosive documentary has rocked Ghana's football association, showing executives including the organisation's head allegedly proposing bribes worth millions of euros. Nyantakyi was caught suggesting lucrative deals to undercover journalists posing as "investors" in the film "Number 12", which was shown pn June 6, 2018 at a preview attended by diplomats and politicians in the capital Accra. / AFP PHOTO / Carl DE SOUZA

Ghana’s former football president Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned by FIFA from football for life and ordered to pay a hefty fine after being found guilty of bribery and corruption.

FIFA’s ethics committee banned Nyantakyi “for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level,” it said in a statement issued Tuesday.

The committee found Nyantakyi guilty of “conflicts of interest”, “bribery and corruption” and “commission” after being caught on camera accepting bribes.

Along with the ban, Nyantakyi faces a fine of CHF 500,000 ($496,000, 438,000 euros).

In June, a documentary by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas was broadcast showing hidden camera footage of Ghanaian officials taking bribes, including Nyantakyi.

Nyantakyi was accused of requesting $11 million (9.3 million euros) to secure government contracts.

The revelations rocked Ghana, where football is the national sport and which prides itself as being a stable democracy in an often turbulent region.

In September, the Referees Association of Ghana said it had banned eight referees and assistant referees for life while 53 officials were subject to 10-year bans.

Football analysts have described corruption as a “curse” on African football.

On Tuesday, 10 youth players from Benin were jailed for one month each for lying about their age after they were kicked out of qualifying for next year’s under-17 Africa Cup of Nations finals.

At the same hearing, the former president of Benin’s football federation, Anjorin Moucharafou, was sentenced to two months in jail.

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Ten players sentenced to prison for age cheating in Benin

The Benin Football Federation has imposed jail sentence to its players for age cheating at Afcon U-17 qualifiers

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Uganda Confirms Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Case

Uganda’s ministry of health on Wednesday confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in the western district of Kabarole. Emmanuel Ainebyoona, senior public relation officer for the ministry of health, told Xinhua by telephone that laboratory results from samples taken from a female patient under isolation at Fort Portal regional referral hospital tested positive […]

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Ramos: Blame Us, Players For Lopetegui’s Sack

Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos insists the blame for Julen Lopetegui’s sack should solely lay at the feet of he and his Los Blancos team- mates.   Lopetegui was sacked as Real manager on Monday night following their humiliating 5-1 defeat at eternal rivals Barcelona just the day before.   B-team coach Santiago Solari has […]

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Dani Alves Trains With PSG Teammates Hopeful Of Return From Injury

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Dani Alves trained with his Paris St-Germain (PSG) teammates for the first time in almost six months on Wednesday, French media said on Wednesday.

The training was the first step in the Brazilian defender’s efforts to return from a serious knee injury.

Alves damaged the cruciate ligament in his right knee during the French Cup final against Les Herbiers on May 8 and has not played since.

This had led to his missing the 2018 FIFA World Cup for Brazil and pre-season training with his club.

The 35-year-old former FC Barcelona and Juventus FC player began light training earlier this month but club officials did not put a date on his return to first-team action, L’Equipe reported.

Alves joined PSG in July 2017 on a free transfer.

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Taliban Names Ex-Guantanamo Inmates As Future Peace Brokers

The Taliban have appointed five former commanders who spent more than a decade as prisoners in Guantanamo Bay as members of the political office in Qatar, officials in the movement said. Officials said the five former inmates will take part in any future peace talks on behalf of the movement. The five commanders, Mohammad Fazl, Mohammed Nabi, […]

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Austria pulls out of UN global migration pact

Austria pulls out of UN global migration pact

Austria on Wednesday backed out of a UN pact on migration over concerns that it will blur the line between legal and illegal migration.

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Atiku to Buhari: Selling National Assets To Fund Budget Fiscally Irresponsible

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Lagos – Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described as ‘fiscally irresponsible’ plans by the Muhammadu Buhari administration to sell national assets to fund the 2019 budget.

In a statement signed by Atiku Campaign Organisation on Wednesday in Abuja, Atiku said the action by the officials in the Buhari administration has the effect of ridiculing their principal.

He also said many of the assets the Buhari administration are planning to sell were built and established during the era of PDP and some are Atiku’s brain child.

“It will be recalled that on Monday the 29th of October, 2018, President Buhari accused past leaders of the People’s Democratic Party of not building public infrastructure, while delivering the 75th Anniversary Business lecture of the Island Club, Lagos.

“However, some of the assets listed for sale in the policy document of the Buhari Administration, were assets built or established under the PDP administrations that governed Nigeria between 1999 and 2007. Some of them were the brain child of the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

“Our question is this: If the PDP did not build infrastructure, as alleged by President Muhammadu Buhari, who built these assets that this administration wants to sell to fund their 2019 budget?

“As head of the Economic Management Committee during the Obasanjo administration, His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, supervised the successful policy of privatisation. Privatisation works because it is a long-term strategy to engender efficiency in the economic system and expand the frontiers of private sector activity.

“Its primary goal is NOT to raise money for short term stabilization of what is clearly a fragile fiscal system.  The government’s planned sale of assets will cause long term pains and only provide short term gains.

“It makes no sense to sell public assets simply to fund a ‘business-as-usual’ budget that is essentially 70% recurrent. It is irresponsible to part with valuable assets simply to consume the proceeds (Like selling your family house to take a trip overseas on holiday).

“We knew that such a day would come, which is why His Excellency Atiku Abubakar has on various occasions made it clear that what is needed at this time is fundamentally fiscal restructuring to eliminate our addiction to oil revenues and strengthen our internal revenue generating capacity and a restructuring of the budget in favour of capital spending.

“For instance, last month, the PDP Presidential candidate questioned the wisdom behind the Federal Government sharing $322 million Abacha loot to certain Nigerians, only to obtain a $328 million loan from China, allegedly for ICT development.

“Rather than share that money, the Buhari administration ought to have put that $322 million in an escrow account to be used for funding the 2019 budget.

“Also, we recall that $43 million was found in an Ikoyi apartment. While we note the failed promise of the Buhari administration to come clean on who was behind those monies, we make bold to say that those funds should equally have been placed in escrow for use in funding the 2019 budget.

“It is a testament to our candidate that he helped build and develop national assets that are now so valuable that they can be sold. Creating more of such assets is at the core of his agenda to Get Nigeria Working Again.

“It is our hope that the Buhari government will accept this patriotic pro bono advise and retrace its step accordingly.�

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Messi returns to Barcelona training

The Argentina superstar broke his arm earlier this month but has returned to training and will soon be in contention to feature for the Catalan club

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Why Kingsley Moghalu should be Nigeria’s next President in 2019 – Diasporan Group

We wholeheartedly endorse Professor Kingsley Moghalu for President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Moghalu understands and knows what will be required to address the complex issues in the 21st century including addressing the challenges facing Nigerians in the Diaspora.

This group comes from different Nigerian backgrounds of ethnicity, language and training. What we have in common is a yearning for Nigeria to fulfill her vast potential and take her place among the advanced democracies and economies, a prospect which has been denied her for nearly 60 years by poor leadership. In 2019, that can change. And that will change if Nigerians take advantage
of the 2019 election.

Properly examined, the 2019 election is less of an election and more of an opportunity. An opportunity for Nigerians, as a people, to choose to get it right. Nigeria’s dismal story will change if we accept the obvious: that failure does not convert to success the more we repeat the errors leading to it. In 2019, Nigeria can get it right by choosing NOT to make the same errors.

Nigerians must choose to vote with their eyes and minds wide open. An open mind is an intelligent mind. An intelligent mind
turns away from the errors that have yielded disappointment, failure and misery. This is why 2019 is an opportunity, one in which Nigerians, turning away from disappointment, seek a leader with the training, experience, patriotism and commitment to take their nation forward.

A leader who understands the world as it is, not as it is imagined to be. A leader who is not afraid to seek the most qualified and most prepared Nigerians to be deployed in the service of Nigeria. In Kingsley Moghalu, we are proud to identify such a man. Professor
Moghalu is a well-educated patriot, thinker, lawyer, economist and writer whose deepest desire is to bring Nigeria into line with
modern development thinking and growth.

At home in Nigeria, North, South, East, West, and abroad, Moghalu demonstrates his understanding of the challenge of advancing Nigeria through fearless economic thinking, robust political re-engineering, and strong administrative structures. Moghalu is different from most candidates because he has not emerged simply to run for office: his thorough
and clear thinking about Nigeria and his practical solutions are available in his books, writings, and interviews over the years. Moghalu
is clearly the most potent force for the advancement of Nigeria today, and an opportunity not to be missed. We wholeheartedly
endorse his candidature for the presidency of Nigeria in the 2019 election.

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Dr. Julius Kpaduwa, Charles E Orbih, Demola Okunsanya, Lami Dogonyaro, Dr. Alice Etim,
For USA Supporters of “Kingsley Moghalu for President 2019�

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Expert Calls On INEC To Introduce E-Voting

Mr Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative  Nigeria (PIN) has called on the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt electronic voting system for major elections in the country. Sesan made this disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN reports that e-voting or electronic voting refers to […]

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killing Of Maid Convicted Of Murder Spurs Protest

Indonesia has protested to Saudi Arabia over the execution of an Indonesian maid, convicted of murdering her employer who a workers’ rights group said was trying to rape her at the time.

President Joko Widodo said he called Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, to lodge a protest and demand to know why Indonesia had not been informed about the execution of the woman, Tuti Tursilawati.

“We have called Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister and conveyed our protest,� Widodo was quoted as saying by the office of his cabinet secretary.

Tursilawati, who was working in the city of Ta’if, was found guilty of killing her employer in June 2011.

Indonesian advocacy group Migrant Care said in September that the mother of one had been defending herself from being raped.

The office of the cabinet secretary cited the Migrant Care assertion.

The Saudi ambassador to Indonesia had been summoned to discuss the matter, the president said.

The Saudi embassy in Jakarta did not answer calls seeking comment.

“The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ignored principles of human rights, including a right for everyone to live,� said Abidin Fikri, a member of Indonesia’s parliament.

Indonesia, which is the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country and generally enjoys good ties with Saudi Arabia, also has the death penalty for certain crimes.

Indonesia has asked Saudi Arabia several times to improve protection of its workers there, including this month when Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met al-Jubeir in Jakarta.

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Watch: Mayorkun In "Fantasy"

The pop musician, Mayorkun, began “Fantasy” with a salute to “Yahooze by Olumaintain”. If you are a fan for the poolside, then this video is definitely for you. This video was directed by Clarence Peters.

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Gunners to turn back on homegrown talent

Arsenal are to turn their attention away from homegrown players in their transfer exploits, believing them to be overpriced. The Gunners have not signed a player who would qualify under the Premier League’s guidelines as a homegrown talent since they brought in Rob Holding from Bolton in the summer of 2016. It is understood the […]

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Breaking: Minimum Wage: Labour rejects N22,500

Breaking: Minimum Wage: Labour rejects N22,500

ABUJA-THE organised labour on Wednesday rejected the N22,500 proposal by the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, as the new Minimum Wage.

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