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A fresh N17bn pension scandal has been traced to ex-pension reform boss, Abdulrasheed Maina, according to The Nation.  The said cash was diverted by Maina from the N24billion budgeted by FG for payment of pension liabilities through the Presidential Pension Reforms Task Team. The money was stolen in five years from 2008 to 2013 in tranches of N2.7billion and N14.374billion respectively. It's believed that N2.7billion was converted to personal use and N14.374billion was shared by Maina and those in the chain of pension management in different Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). They used the guise of phantom biometric verification to perpetrate the act. Those implicated in the pension funds bazaar in the Pension Task Force Payment Vouchers include a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), A former Acting Chairman of ICPC, a former Inspector-General of Police, two former Heads of Service, Permanent Secretary (State House) and top directors in...

Anthony Joshua on Saturday defeated a relentless and bloodied Carlos Takam in a furious fight.  The English boxer retained his International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association world heavyweight titles by finishing the Cameroon’s France-based challenger at the Principality Stadium. Joshua had his nose broken in the second round by Takam's forehead, and he recovered sufficiently enough by the fourth to ensure his French-Cameroonian opponent had to take a standing count after being knocked down by a left hook which opened a nasty cut above Takam’s right eye, and he was twice inspected by the ringside physician before it was all over. Joshua tried to regain momentum in the eighth with two left hands that shook Takam, who was inspected by the ringside doctor at the start of the ninth round. Takam was allowed to fight on but in the tenth he was shook by a right to the head and as Joshua unloaded more punches that landed flush, referee Phil Edwards stopped the fight. Takam c...

Nigeria's former aviation minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to claims made by vice president Yemi Osinbajo that Goodluck Jonathan spent N100bn, $256m in two weeks before the 2015 elections. He said the Vice President is a liar. He said: "According to @ProfOsinbajo, @GEJonathan "doled out 100 billion naira and $295 million in 2 weeks just before the 2015 elections".This is false.The VP has turned himself into a pernicious and unrepentant liar and a peddler of falsehood just for a tiny morsel at Buhari's table." Attached Files:

Itse Sagay, President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption adviser, believes that the president's anti-corruption war is “pure”, regardless of growing criticisms over his handling of corruption allegations against top officials. He was reacting to the controversial re-integration of Abdurasheed Maina, futigitive former pension chief, into the civil service. According to him, critics were being “extremely unreasonable” and desperate to find fault. “People who are determined to find wrong will find it no matter how pure the situation is,” he said. “Maina escaped out of this country under Jonathan. When he was sneaked back into the country, did Buhari know about it? The first time he knew he ordered that the man be dismissed and arrested. What more do you want him to say? I think people are extremely unreasonable.” He also faulted the demand that the Interior Minister, Abdulrahman Dambazzau and the Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, be fired for their role in the recall. “These are ear...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that corruption, tribalism and religion are the key problems hampering Nigeria’s development. He spoke at a crowded Lagos conference, tagged: “Towards a Better Nigeria,’’ organised by leading Nigerian pastors. Osinbajo said that to build a new Nigeria, “we need people of integrity, hard work and people with love for the country. “It is this tribe that can configure the argument for change in Nigeria. The corrupt Nigerian elites are one tribe. “In sharing their loot, they neither bring in ethnicity nor religion but only use such to create misunderstandings that will benefit themselves. “The reason Nigeria is where it is today is because people do not really care. It is time people should stand up for what is right and join the fight against corruption. “Corruption has become the rule in Nigeria and this must stop. It did not start with this administration and it is yet to stop. On the Fulani herdsmen palaver, the vice-president said that “contrar...

Gani Adams, the new Aare Ona Kakanfo-designate of Yoruba land, has stated that his urgent objective for the south west is achieving true federalism.  “We are talking about restructuring––what politicians call true federalism––which in a proper arrangement, is called federal system of government, not the system we are running now that is completely a unitary system of government,” he said. He observed that true federalism was the foundation of Nigeria’s independence in 1960 and the basis of the republic constitution in 1963, argued that it is the pragmatic system that affords each geographical zone the luxury to develop at their own pace. "Without restructuring this country there is no way Nigeria can move forward", he said. “We have been over-dependent on allocations coming from the centre and we have not been creative in our government levels, and at the same time, private initiatives have not thrived,” he said. “Being Aare Ona Kakanfo will energise me to foster unity in Yo...

Manchester United on Saturday defeated Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford by a lone goal in a high-profile game. At the sound of the final whistle, Manchester United Manager, Jose Mourinho, put his forefinger to his lips in a manner which seems to tell his critics, "shut up, I know what I'm doing." Asked what he meant by the signal, Mourinho retorted: “Calm down, relax a little bit. Don’t be so nervous, relax. “I don’t understand some reactions when people question “Are they Red Devils?” Our two strikers were up against amazing central defenders today, some of the best in Europe. “Martial plays the same position as Marcus but is more comfortable dropping in between the lines and driving with the ball as well as attacking space. I told him to do that when he came on and to play from Lukaku. “He was against three very good defenders but they’d had a hard match for 70 minutes. “Maybe it was a lucky shot but his desire was good and the goal gives us two more points than 0-0. I...

England on Saturday emerged winner of the U-17 FIFA world cup.  Phil Foden scored his second goal and England's fifth to wrap up a 5-2 win against Spain in the final. This is the nation's first Under-17 World Cup trophy. The Three Lions had never gone beyond the quarter-finals in the tournament before but emulated England U20s who won their World Cup in June. Attached Files:

The monkeypox virus, which had been detected in Bayelsa state, has spread to three other states in the country. The states are: Akwa Ibom (2 cases) Abuja (1 case) Enugu (1 case) The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, announced this on Friday. He called for calm among members of the public, assuring that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is working with all affected States to ensure case finding and adequate management. Click  here  to see infographics on Monkeypox in Nigeria Attached Files:

Simon Lalung, the governor of Plateau state, has stated that the presidency's political appointments are not sitting well with state governors.  He lamented that governors aren't contacted before political appointments are made by President Muhammadu Buhari. He spoke at the commissioning of the office complex of the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) in Abuja. “If things are wrong, they are wrong. If they are right, they are right. But it requires very courageous people to come out and say these things are wrong or they are right. “Let Mr. President be aware that this is the time to do it, because even as governors, we are also complaining in our various states. We complain in our states that we sit down and we hear appointments made and then people start asking you as the governor where is this man coming from? But when we turn right and turn left, we don’t know where such a person is coming from. “Many people have complained. I’m sure governors have complained that we should ...

The Nigeria senate on Tuesday took steps to deal with the reinstation of ex-pension reform boss, Abdulrasheed Maina, who has been accused of a $2bn fraud.  On Tuesday the Senate drafted the Chairmen and Vice- chairman of committees on Interior, Judiciary, Anti-corruption and Public Service Establishment to “determine the circumstances surrounding Mr. Maina’s return to the country and how he was reinstated to the service and got promoted to the post of Director after dismissal.” “Tragically, not only did he return, he returned to an elevated position. This is an insult to all civil servants who are doing their work diligently. For me it’s a sad moment. We cannot be saying we are fighting corruption and continue to allow this.” – Chief Whip, Olusola Adeyeye, Osun-APC said. Attached Files:

Nigeria's former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has called on friends and allies of President Muhammadu Buhari to leave office.  Taking to social media, he wrote: “‘Buhari’s govt. has derailed’- Hameed Ali. ‘Buhari’s govt. is run by mere propaganda’- Buba Galadima. “These 2 men are Buhari’s oldest and closest friends. Even they are fed up. They should tell their friend to resign and go back to Daura before he does more damage to Nigeria”. Attached Files:

Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, the State Commissioner of Police Command has stated that his men under the Cross River State Police Command has apprehended no less than 72 persons suspected to have committed various crimes against the state over a 4 month period in 2017. Also recovered were 537 live cartridges that had been used with 116 guns and money that had been discovered on the suspected persons. “Also, we recovered 537 live cartridges, two pairs of Army camouflage, two jack knives, one Toyota Corolla car, five android phones and the total sum of N800, 000,” the Commissioner said. The crimes ranged from armed robbery to kidnapping, as well as 8 persons being arrested for murder and other crimes. In his statement, Mr. Inuwa stated that the arrests had been motivated by the Command's determination to halt the crime spree that had taken over the state in recent times. Inuwa said that the mass arrest followed the command’s determination to surmount the daunting security challenges across the ...

A young woman identified as Miss Tina Rebecca Sunday is currently in the custody of the police in Enugu State for the murder of her Uncle, Friday Matthew. The alleged crime took place at the home of both the victim and the suspect, where the latter lived with her uncle until his unfortunate demise. The suspect was arrested by the officers of the New Haven police station on the 26th of October, 2017, after she tried to escape from the crime scene. It has been reported that the suspect has described the incident as "accidental" as she had killed her uncle in order to avoid his attempts at sleeping with her and claimed that the victim who was 48 years of age, was had been trying to have carnal knowledge of her for a very long time. At the night of the incident, he entered into her room to force her into giving into him when he thought she had been asleep. In her confessional statement, the suspect was said to have kicked the victim in his genitals when he began to force her in...

Alhaja Ashiata Aduke Onikoyi is widely acknowledged as the oldest person in the world in the world.  Vanguard news caught up with her recenty and she shared her stories in an in-depth interview. READ MORE HERE Attached Files:

Jose Mourihno has praised his United players after they defeated Tottenham Hotspurs in a keenly contested match at Old Trafford. He said: "The players gave everything. Every ball was like the most important of their career, and the focus was there against a quality team. The only team that had opportunities was us. Apart from the Dele Alli chance, we controlled them very well. Th only goal of the match was scored by Anthony Martial They face Chelsea next at Stamford Bridge Attached Files:

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has made more revelations of alleged massive corruption that existed under Goodluck Jonathan's government, resulting in the economic crunch President Buhari's administration is experiencing  READ MORE HERE Attached Files:

A man has shared a phenomenal story of how his family friend was delivered from 'spiritual afflictions' The world is wicked and many evil doers will stop at nothing to see than their devilish plots are expressly carried out unhindered by all means. A family friend of mine has been unemployed for years now since graduating from the university with good grades. His life has been characterized by unprecedented disappointments and financial hardship. On Tuesday this week, he was invited to a vigil at a church in Benin city and according to him, in the course of the service, he was called out by the prophet and told that, his destiny is being monitored by enemies in his father's house through an evil bird. He was told the resulting effect of the evil bird's activities is his present struggles with life and disappointments. Although shocked by this revelation, he was however told to do midnight prayers for 3 nights starting from Wednesday night and the evil bird will manife...