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A colossal blast has shaken a Mosque situated inside a business in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, murdering numerous individuals. The blast happened at around 3:30p.m while Muslim merchants where watching the late evening requests to God.Witnesses said the bomb went off seconds after worshippers started their congregational requests to God. The quantity of fatalities was indistinct. The assault came not as much as a day after Boko Haram aggressors propelled a serious explosive assault on the city, killing around 17 individuals hours after Nigeria swore in Muhammadu Buhari as its new president. Mr. Buhari has promised to defy Boko Haram, a destructive jihadist bunch in charge of a few a huge number of passings. At his introduction, the president said he will move the military charge structure to Maiduguri until the gathering is stifle.

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that God purposely chose President Muhammadu Buhari in order to fulfill his divine plans for Nigeria. Speaking at the national thanksgiving ceremony in celebration of his inauguration in Abuja on Saturday, Osinbajo said God’s time of setting things right has come for the country. “After three failed attempts, God made Muhhamadu Buhari win his fourth attempt at becoming Nigeria’s president because it is the time for God to heal this nation” He furthers, “God’s plan is to make Nigeria a nation that will be admired and respected among the nations of the earth; and this he intend to do by establishing truth and integrity, ensuring that corruption is eradicated, and resources meant for all are not cornered by few but used according to law, justice and equity to the benefit of all. The vice president added that God’s plans to establish the rule of law. “The Lord wants a nation ruled only in accordance to law and justice, where the g

Intense arguments, analysis, commendations and criticisms have trailed the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari, having left some African leaders, guests to observe his Jumat prayers midway into the programme, held at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, where they had all gathered to celebrate his inauguration in Abuja, yesterday. According to reports, Buhari did not return to the venue of the event till the end of the programme. However, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo stood on behalf of the president, gave his remarks and saw some of the prominent leaders off. What Nigerians are saying..

Apparently excited by the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s new President, United Kingdom has openly declared its readiness to work closely with Nigeria to end its security and economic challenges. To start with, Britain says it is going to spearhead the group of seven developed nations (G-7 nations) to rally necessary support for Buhari to crush insurgency in Nigeria without further delay. British Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, announced the new posture of his country towards Nigeria while speaking with Vanguard in Abuja on Friday shortly after attending Buhari’s inauguration as Nigeria’s 5th civilian president. Hammond led British delegation to witness the swearing in of Buhari, who only returned to Nigeria on the eve of his inauguration, where he had gone to rub minds with Prime Minister, David Cameron, at Number 10 Downing Street. The foreign secretary said that apart from discussing Boko Haram challenges in G7 meeting coming up later, Britain was r

IMMIDIATE past governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu was yesterday booed and stoned at the venue of the handing over ceremony in Minna. Aliyu was at the Bako Kontagora Memorial Stadium for the transfer of power to his successor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello. The former governor, who arrived at about 10.15 am was booed by the crowd as he walked to the podium. Shouts of ‘Barawo’, ‘thief’, ‘ole’, ‘change has come’, ‘your time has gone,” filled the air. Aliyu was not able to present his farewell speech as a result of the ensuing pandemonium. Even as he was seated at the pavilion, stones and sachet water were hauled at him. As a result of that, military men from 31 Artillery Brigade were drafted to the stadium in search of those behind the incidence. It was gathered that former governor was earlier advised against attending the ceremony to forestall such occurrence. The new governor , Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello and his Deputy, Alhaji Mohammed Ketso were administered

IMMIDIATE past governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu was yesterday booed and stoned at the venue of the handing over ceremony in Minna. Aliyu was at the Bako Kontagora Memorial Stadium for the transfer of power to his successor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello. The former governor, who arrived at about 10.15 am was booed by the crowd as he walked to the podium. Shouts of ‘Barawo’, ‘thief’, ‘ole’, ‘change has come’, ‘your time has gone,” filled the air. Aliyu was not able to present his farewell speech as a result of the ensuing pandemonium. Even as he was seated at the pavilion, stones and sachet water were hauled at him. As a result of that, military men from 31 Artillery Brigade were drafted to the stadium in search of those behind the incidence. It was gathered that former governor was earlier advised against attending the ceremony to forestall such occurrence. The new governor , Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello and his Deputy, Alhaji Mohammed Ketso were administered

When former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan called President Muhammadu Buhari after the 2015 presidential election to concede defeat, many applauded him as a gentleman who has the interest of the country at heart. Many went as far as calling him the hero of our time. So were his many friends in the entertainment industry. But it seems singer and actress, Adokiye would remember the leader for a different reason. “ I feel really bad for the Nigerians calling President Jonathan a hero. Hero to who please?” she asked disdainfully. “ Why waste your saliva and brain on someone who has brought poverty, national blackout, danger, unemployment, terror and insecurity to our dear nation” she said. “Don’t get me wrong, he was my president before now. His wife is even from my mum’s village, Ogu Bolo in Okrika and I know her home. So, they are my people. But my dear, he disappointed me. Someone that has seen poverty before but was blessed by God to change mankind. W

Following the inauguration and taking of oath of office, yesterday, the new Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, announced the appointments of some key officers to work in the new administration. The names of the officers are; Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief of Staff and Chief Press Secretary. In a statement personally signed by Ambode, Mr. Tunji Bello, the immediate past Commissioner for the Environment, as the SSG, Mr. Samuel Olukunle, the Permanent Secretary in the Office of Chief of Staff as the new Chief of Staff. Also, Mr. Abiodun Bamgboye has been appointed Principal Private Secretary, while Mr. Habib Adamson Aruna was appointed the Chief Press Secretary. The appointments take immediate effect.

President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with his administration as it tackles myraids of problems confronting the country. In a speech at a dinner, yesterday, as part of the activities of his inauguration, President Buhari said his administration would take measures to solve the security challenges facing the country. According to him, he will cooperate with Nigeria’s friends in the international community, including the United the States and Britain in solving the country’s problems.

president-hopeful, Bukola Saraki has urged Nigerians to tamper expectations with the mindset that nation building starts with the individual first, stressing that Buhari will run people’s government. He assured that the government will prioritize accountability, transparency, respect for the rule of law, fairness and equality, and merit over mediocrity as the country celebrate the rebirth of good governance. Buhari's administration will be people's government, Saraki assures Nigerians by Goldengem 2 hours ago Bukola Saraki (APC) @bukolasaraki 16 HOURS AGO Today, I join millions around the world to congratulate President @MBuhari and Vice-President @ProfOsinbajo on their inauguration  Bukola Saraki (APC) @bukolasaraki 16 HOURS AGO Today, we celebrate the rebirth of good governance. Today, we begin an era where business as usual, will no longer be ‘business as usual.’  Bukola Saraki (APC) @bukolasaraki 16 HOURS AGO This government was borne ou

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has thanked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for handing over power after ruling the country for 16 years. “We would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to @PdpNigeria for handing over to us, after ‘ruling’ for 16yrs. A new Nigeria begins,” APC posted on Twitter. Earlier in the day, Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP handed over power to President Muhammadu Buahri of the APC. The PDP has led the country since the return of democracy in 1999.

Amaka, formely an Igbo girl has turned a Muslim and now called “Hajiya Amaka Yusuf” probably because of Buhari’s son whom almost all Nigerian girls seem to have interest in.

Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will fulfill his campaign promises with the support of all. They gave the assurances in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday on the sideline of the 2015 Presidential Inauguration ceremony held at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Mr Lai Mohammed, the APC’s National Pubicity Secretary, however, urged Nigerians to be patient with the new administration as the administration was ready to make extra sacrifices in order to satisfy the expectations of Nigerians. “We are all excited and we feel elated because the day that we thought was not possible has finally comes. “With today also comes very heavy burdens and responsibilities because the expectation out there is very high and people are expecting change overnight. “Change might not come overnight in the sense of coming on Saturday but we are going to set the moral tone from today. “Nigerians w

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja applauded former President Goodluck Jonathan for his statesmanship in conceding defeat in the March 28 presidential election. Buhari gave the commendation in his inaugural speech during his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He said that Jonathan had set a precedent that would make Nigerians proud globally. “I would like to thank President Goodluck Jonathan for his display of statesmanship in setting a precedent for us that has now made our people proud to be Nigerians wherever they are. “I hope this act of graciously accepting defeat by the outgoing President will become the standard of political conduct in the country’’, he said. The President noted that with the support and cooperation given to the transition process by Jonathan, the country would be united to surprise the world. He stressed that his administration would not interfere with the functions of the legislature and judiciary. “The

There is one magic that resides in the depth of the beauty of a woman which aids success, it is a secret found only by great men. Fortunately for the newly inaugurated president, Muhammadu Buhari , he found an immeasurable magic overflowing in his beautiful wife, the First Lady, Aishat- so potent is the enchantment that it enriched his personality not only during the presidential campaign but also radiates on him an ‘abracadabra’ perfection which saw him to becoming the number 1 citizen of Nigeria. The luster of Aisha’s beauty is in the manner at which education mirrors , shapes her character; mode of conduct, standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and all these features preaches the ‘integrity’ of her husband. In the next four years, her charm will no longer be limited to being Buhari’s secrecy; it will grow to become a fortune to Nigerians. The newly inaugurated government will captivate its people with the blend of power and style. Although, Northern women

The Borno Police Command on Friday said six persons were killed by a sucide bomber, who attacked a venue of a wedding ceremony in Tashan Alade in the Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Opadokun, who addressed journalists , it was revealed that 30 other people were also injured during the attack. Opadokun said,  “I confirm the report on an alleged suicide bombing in Tashan Alade in Hawul LGA. The incident was reported to be at a wedding, fatiha. “Presently, six persons, all males, whose identities are unknown, are confirmed dead, while 30 others were injured.” The police commissioner added that the police had commenced investigations into the issue. Opadokun said, however, that the inauguration of Governor Kashim Shettima for a second term in office in Maiduguri was peaceful. A local vigilance group member in the area, Mustapha Ibrahim, in a telephone interview with our correspondent revealed that the i

The Borno Police Command on Friday said six persons were killed by a sucide bomber, who attacked a venue of a wedding ceremony in Tashan Alade in the Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Opadokun, who addressed journalists , it was revealed that 30 other people were also injured during the attack. Opadokun said,  “I confirm the report on an alleged suicide bombing in Tashan Alade in Hawul LGA. The incident was reported to be at a wedding, fatiha. “Presently, six persons, all males, whose identities are unknown, are confirmed dead, while 30 others were injured.” The police commissioner added that the police had commenced investigations into the issue. Opadokun said, however, that the inauguration of Governor Kashim Shettima for a second term in office in Maiduguri was peaceful. A local vigilance group member in the area, Mustapha Ibrahim, in a telephone interview with our correspondent revealed that the i

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has hailed the inaugural speech of President Mohammadu Buhari, describing it as a sign that the president was ready to serve all Nigerians, not minding their political affiliation. The governor said “the content of the president’s speech showed a man who is desirous of making a success of his administration. According to the statement issued by the governor’s Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor also hailed the immediate past president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, saying; he laid foundation for democracy in Nigeria. The governor said; “Nigerians, including those who voted and did not vote for President Buhari were eagerly waiting for his inaugural speech. “The speech, if followed in practice shows that he is ready to govern Nigeria. It is a sign that the president is ready to live above board and lead a government that accommodates all. “It is my prayer that the Almighty Allah will gr

About 14 banks may have landed at the receiving end of the Cash Reserve Requirement, CRR, harmonisation policy announced last week by the Monetary Policy Committee, MPC , of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. About nine banks are benefiting from the policy change. CRR simply specifies the proportion of a bank’s deposit that must be reserved, thus specifying the limit of cash banks can lend out of its total deposits. For this purpose banks’ deposits are divided into public sector and private sector with 75 percent reserve imposed on public sector deposits, while 20 percent was imposed on private sector deposits up until last week. However, MPC rose from its second quarter meeting last Tuesday harmonising the two by crashing public sector CRR to 31 percent, while hiking the private sector CRR to same level. Effectively the decision threw most banks that do not have substantial public sector deposits into difficult liquidity position, while also giving broader resources to

Lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, restrained the Inspector General of Police, IG, and Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, from arresting the Senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Prince Buruji Kashamu, for onward extradition to the United States of America over alleged drug-related offences. Meanwhile, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday recanted its stance on Tuesday’s court order by another Federal High Court when it pledged to obey  the order of the court and vacate Kashamu’s residence. Justice Okon Abang in his judgement in a fundamental human rights enforcement suit by Kashamu, challenging plans to extradite him to the US, held that the agencies must comply with the letters of the Extradition Act if they must arrest or extradite the senator -elect. The court further restrained the IG from withdrawing the security details currently attached to the applicant. The court also directed the Clerk of the Nat

The people of Ogbe-Ijoh clan, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, under the aegis of Concerned Citizens of Ogbe-Ijoh Clan, yesterday, said that the recent claim by the president of Aladja community, Udu Local Government Area of the state, that his people were not obstructing the movement of building materials to Ogbe - Ijoh through Aladja , was a blatant lie. The body, in a statement by its coordinator, Friday Deinghan, said: “Our attention has been drawn to media report wherein the president of Aladja community, Mr. Paulson Okobiebi, said that the people of Aladja have been religiously obeying the peace agreement entered into with the Delta State Government and Ogbe - Ijoh community. “They denied stopping movement of building materials through Aladja to Ogbe-Ijoh. Instead, they alleged that it was Ogbe-Ijoh people that have stopped Aladja people from harvesting their crops. “Mr. Okobiebi’s statement does not represent the position on the ground.

Outgoing Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has advised incoming governors to ensure that there was no crack in the Governors’ Forum, saying that it was the division in their midst that resulted in the alleged looting of public funds at the centre. Amaechi, yesterday, at a special Mass to mark his 50th birthday at the Corpus Christi Cathedral, Catholic Church, Port Harcourt, said the crack they witnessed in their forum as governors made it relatively difficult for them to confront the Federal Government over issues they were not clear about. Amaechi @50: From left; Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi; his wife, Dame Judith Amaechi and National Chairman of APC, John Oyegun at the thanksgiving Mass for the celebration of 50th Birthday Anniversary of Governor Amaechi at Corpus Christi Cathedral, Port Harcourt, yesterday. “Don’t let anybody break the Nigeria Governors Forum. It was when the Governors Forum was broken that money got missing,” he said. Amaechi w

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Top left to right: Rafael Esquivel, Jose Maria Marin, Eduardo Li, and Eugenio Figueredo. Bottom left to right: Nicolas Leoz, Jack Warner, Jeffrey Webb, and Julio Rocha. The eight men are among nine football officials indicted on corruption charges the United States Justice department confirmed on May 27, 2015. US federal agents investigating alleged corruption in world football’s governing bodies raided the North and Central American association CONCACAF’s headquarters in Miami on Wednesday. As US officials unveiled an indictment against several senior FIFA and CONCACAF figures and arrests were carried out in Switzerland, agents entered the four-storey South Beach office building with boxes to gather evidence. The current and former presidents of CONCACAF, Jeffrey Webb and Jack Warner, are among 14 defendants accused of masterminding a 24-year-old multimillion-dollar kickback scheme on football marketing contracts.

Nigeria has the fifth largest number of citizens crossing to Europe, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons has said. The Federal Commissioner of the Commission, Hajia Hadiza Kangiwa , stated this at a Conference on National Migration Policy Thematic Areas in Abuja on Wednesday. Kangiwa said Nigerian youths transited through the Sahara desert in search of greener pastures. “Information available indicates that Nigeria has the fifth highest number of citizens who cross the Mediterranean in the bid to search for greener pastures. “There is anecdotal evidence, which indicates that Nigeria has the highest number of migrants flow within the ECOWAS sub-region”, she said. According to her, however, Nigeria has realised the potential benefit of migration to national development. Kangiwa said the potential benefit of migration to national development, therefore, spurred the need to elaborate on a National Migration Policy to provid

DEcamped—Speaker Tambuwal after decamping to APC, yesterday. The Sokoto State committees set up to plan for the swearing-in of the governor-elect, Mallam Aminu Tambuwal come May 29, said that they had completed their assignments . This is s contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Danladi Bako, the chairman of the publicity sub-committee and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Sokoto. Tambuwal , the incumbent Speaker, House of Representatives, was elected the incoming governor of Sokoto State during the April 11 general elections. Bako, who is also the state Commissioner for Information, said in the statement that the event would hold at the Shehu Kangiwa Square in Sokoto. It also said that all the other sub-committees set up to ensure the success the event had also concluded their assignments. The statement said that some of the personalities expected at the occasion would include the members of the national assembly ,diplomats and a delegation from Niger

A 30-year-old labourer, Ebo Ikechukwu, who allegedly beat two policemen to a pulp, on Wednesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The accused, a resident of No. 14, Turner Ojo Road, Ajegunle, a Lagos suburb, is facing a two-count charge of assault and unlawful damage. The prosecutor, Cpl. John Iberedem, told the court that the accused committed the offences on May 14 at Amore Street, Olodi- Apapa. Iberedem said the accused assaulted two police officers — Ebute Bernard and Haruna Kayode — by beating them up, while performing their lawful duty. He said the accused was caught roaming the street at about 1.00 a.m. and was questioned by the policemen. Iberedem said Ikechukwu could not give any tangible reason for staying out late. “The police officers arrested him.The accused became very violent and started beating them. “Ikechukwu also damaged the windscreen of a bus valued at N 30,000 belonging to one Mr Bamidele Muyideen.” The prosecutor said the

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A Niger Delta ex-militant leader, Mr. Ayakpo Niekebi of Niger Delta Advocate for Peace, NDA, with membership from Ijaw, Urhobo and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities, has warned Mr Michael Johnny, Bonny Gawei and Francis Muturu to desist from inflammatory statements against the Presidential Amnesty Programme or incur the wrath of Egbesu. Niekebi, who spoke in Warri, Delta State, warned that any further anti-Kingsley Kuku comments from the trio, ex-militants from the region would have no option but to excommunicate them. Niekebi  noted that the trio were on their own and do not represent the views of the people of the Niger Delta region, advising youths to be mindful of the antics of Johnny, Gawei and Muturu . According to him, they want to rock the boat after gaining immensely from the amnesty programme, adding that such cheap means of seeking to gain favour from the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari will not work in the interest of the region.

WARRI—HOST communities to Jones Creek Oil Mining Lease, OML 42, in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, have vowed to occupy and shut operations in the oil field if issues in dispute with Nestoil, a major contractor to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC , operators of the oil field were not promptly resolved. This is contained in a resolution by the communities, namely, Kokodiagbene, Omadino, Ekpemu Akpata, Okerenkoko and Akpata Gbe-Gbe, following Monday’s truce meeting with Nestoil mediated by the 3 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Warri. In the resolutions read by Sheriff Mulade, Chairman of Kokodiagbene, the communities alleged that NPDC and its major contractor have marginalised them since taking over operations of the field from Shell Petroleum Development Company in 2010. He said: “There is connivance with NPDC top management to register companies in their names and sub-let contracts to same companies to look as if it w

The Federal Government said yesterday that the nation has recorded a loss of over 2,000 mega watts in the national grid due to shortage of gas supply to the thermal plants. The government in a statement signed by the Chairman of the National electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Dr. Sam Amadi explained that only five out of 23 power plants are currently generating electricity. Dr. Amadi said that the Commission noticed with concern the acute shortage of power supply and the attendant hardship Nigerians are passing through. He said “In the last couple of months, electricity supply has been generally poor on account of increase in vandalism in the run up to the April 2015 elections. But this bad supply condition has worsened in the last few days.” According to him: “At present, 18 out of the 23 power plants in the country are unable to generate electricity due shortage of gas supply to the thermal plants with one of the hydro stations faced with water management is

FORMER governor of Kwara State and senator representing Kwara Central, Bukola Saraki, has said that Nigeria was losing a total of $2 billion to fake fuel subsidy operators, insisting that the fuel subsidy management in the country was a very big platform for fraud. Saraki, who regretted that the alleged fraud in the scheme was being allowed to fester by the Federal Government, urged the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari to completely remove the fuel subsidy and restore normalcy to the petroleum sector. Speaking to newsmen, yesterday, in Abuja, the senator accused the government of issuing import licenses to very bogus number of companies totaling 82 and being used by oil marketers and government officials to rip off the national treasury on yearly basis. He argued that it would be better to remove the fuel subsidy and deliver the sector and the citizenry from the grip of racketeers in the industry, who would never allow things to work well because

FORMER governor of Kwara State and senator representing Kwara Central, Bukola Saraki, has said that Nigeria was losing a total of $2 billion to fake fuel subsidy operators, insisting that the fuel subsidy management in the country was a very big platform for fraud. Saraki, who regretted that the alleged fraud in the scheme was being allowed to fester by the Federal Government, urged the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari to completely remove the fuel subsidy and restore normalcy to the petroleum sector. Speaking to newsmen, yesterday, in Abuja, the senator accused the government of issuing import licenses to very bogus number of companies totaling 82 and being used by oil marketers and government officials to rip off the national treasury on yearly basis. He argued that it would be better to remove the fuel subsidy and deliver the sector and the citizenry from the grip of racketeers in the industry, who would never allow things to work well because

Minna —The Niger Police Command has said that it deployed 7,000 personnel in Minna to ensure a hitch- free inauguration of the state Governor-elect, Alhaji Sani Bello, on May 29. This is contained in a statement in Minna by Mr Olusola Amore , the Commissioner of Police. His words: “We have deployed no fewer than 7,000 personnel in strategic areas of the venue of the ceremony and Minna to ensure adequate security coverage of the event.” He enjoined the good people of the state to continue to be law abiding and to support the Police in protecting lives and property. Amore commended the media for its balanced reportage before, during and after the 2015 general elections in the state. “Your professional conduct contributed immensely toward the peaceful conduct of the elections. “The elections are over and we are looking forward to a peaceful transition of government, come Friday, 29 May, 2015. “The command has made adequate arrangements to ensure a hitch-free ex

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has berated the people of the state for being ungrateful despite his efforts to develop and transform the state in his eight years tenure as governor, even as he prayed for their forgiveness. Akpabio, at the Ibom Hall, Uyo, during the valedictory thanksgiving service organised in his honour by the state government as part of the transition activities to his successor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, said he decided to forgive the people as he would be transiting to the Senate from May 29. He said: “I forgive you of your many sins against me, for your betrayal, false reports, blackmail, and ingratitude towards my efforts at developing the state. I forgive you because I bear no grudge against anyone. “As a young man, I devoted my time and did my best for the development of the state. I am going back a fulfilled man without paying attention to what people may have said against me.”

NnewI—Commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as Okada riders, in Nnewi, Anambra State, yesterday, embarked on protest against alleged plans by the state government to ban their operations in major cities of Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi. The riders who protested usin g the platform of Motorcycle Transport Union of Nigeria, MTUN, wielded placards with inscriptions as “Governor Obiano please do not return criminals with ban on Okada operation” “If you ban Okada Operation in the state violent criminals will return because some people will be unemployed” Anyboby who ban Okada operation in the state is inviting criminals to return in the state”, among others. Addressing MTUN members shortly after the protest, National Vice President of MTUN, Chief John Onedibe, warned that they would resist any such plan, arguing that most of their members would be thrown out of jobs. Onedibe said he summoned an emergency meeting of the union executive over the issue in Awka and warn

PORT HARCOURT—THE Federal Government has been commended for coming up with the amnesty programme for youths in the Niger Delta, as it was a better approach to achieving peace in the region when compared to the use of force. Speaking at the public presentation of the findings of a study on post amnesty Niger Delta conflict management framework by the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Dean of the Faculty, Professor Henry Alapiki , said insurgency declined in the region with the introduction of the amnesty programme. He noted, however, that some of the issues that gave rise to militancy in the region had not been addressed, stressing that the issues, among which were unemployment, poverty and inequality are capable of triggering another round of crisis in the region. He appealed to the Federal Government to take urgent steps to tackle the challenges of unemployment in the region and other related issues.

ABUJA – An early minute brow between President- Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and governors elected on the platform on the All Progressives Congress may be in the offing as Buhari has asked the governors to steer clear of his ministerial list. News men gathered that Buhari is contemplating a system operated in the second republic during the era of National Party of Nigeria, NPN, where appointment of ministers was done by the national secretariat of the party and not by the governors. A source at the National Headquarters of the APC Monday said that Buhari had directed the leadership of the party to pass the message of non interference to the governors.

ABUJA – To show his determination to rid Nigeria of corruption, the president elect, General Mohammadu Buhari, after his inauguration on Friday, will unveil his anti-corruption strategy, Vanguard learnt yesterday. The Strategy will be such that will put Nigerians with corruption baggages on their toes and make them to return their loots back to the federal government coffers even less persuasion. To realize this objective, Vanguard investigations indicated that there is likely to be an establishment of a high powered anti-corruption panel with a mandate to investigate corrupt government officials and private individuals who had swindled the country. The panel shall also have the responsibility of tasking the corrupt individuals on making valuable returns in the form of plea bargain. A timeline, Vanguard learnt will be given for the returns and once it expires, there will be full probes of the persons who had returned their ill gotten wealth and also of others who r

The Senate, yesterday, accused senior administration officials of mutilating President Goodluck Jonathan’s signature on the Constitution Alteration Bill to the benefit of preserving their selfish desires and giving the wrong impression it was never signed. The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekeremadu in an interview told Vanguard that the evidence of the President’s assent to the Constitution (Fourth) Alteration Act was available to the legislative body as he gave a stout rebuttal of the President’s claim that he did not sign the bill. Ekweremadu spoke ahead of today’s consideration of the appeal brought by the National Assembly at the Supreme Court against the earlier ruling by the apex court urging all parties to the suit brought by the Federal Government against the National Assembly on the issue. In a ruling earlier this month, the court had asked all parties to stay action until June 18. Ekweremadu said that it was in the desperation of the administ