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Man Like Dammy Krane resurfaces with a new banger titled “Your Body” (Odoo Esisi Mi). The track was produced by prolific music producer, Kiddominant.

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Fast rising Nigerian music act – KayDex back with remix to his latest single – Hustle. The AfroPop act featuring some of the biggest artists in the game and lavish music videos to match.

DJ Spinall and Reminisce banged on this remix to ‘Hustle,’ a song for the strong out there to keep up their never die hustle spirit because once you get the hustler’s spirit in your blood you’ll never be the same.

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DJ Xclusive ain’t giving chillings this year as he comes fiercely on New Project Labelled “Belle”.

The Super Star Disc Jockey unveil the new single after the release “Pose” featuring Solidstar & Tiwa Savage..

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Terry Tha Rapman join forces with the YBNL honcho Olamide for this brand new jam titled “Obi (She Dey Whine)”. Obi kekerenke obi Olamide sing on this one.

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Chocolate City’s act – Koker testifies on this new one titled – Testimony. This might just be a record to close the year.

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Davido is enjoying a banner year with a successful tour and back to back hit songs and he’s showing no signs of complacency.

He comes through with another potential hot sauce, entitled “FIA” and the fire tune was produced by Fresh. This should be one of the songs that will rule the festive season.


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              Meek Mill arrives at the criminal justice centre in Philadelphia on Monday.


The musician faces prison for violating the terms of his parole following two arrests

Meek Mill has been sentenced to between two and four years in prison for violating his parole with two arrests, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer: one for fighting and another for reckless driving.

The Philadelphia rapper – real name Robert Williams – has been on parole since autumn 2009, following a spell in prison on drugs and weapons charges. In March this year, the 30-year-old was arrested after a fight in St Louis airport and in August he was arrested on a charge of reckless driving. Although both charges were later dropped, the judge said the arrests violated Mill’s parole. He was immediately taken into custody.

Jay-Z was among those who reacted to the sentencing. The rapper – who owns Roc Nation, the company that represents Mill – published a post on Facebook saying “the sentence handed down by the Judge – against the recommendation of the Assistant District Attorney and Probation Officer – is unjust and heavy handed.” On Instagram, comedian Kevin Hart also showed support for Mill, saying “Praying for my brother @meekmill right now. God sometimes puts the toughest battles on his strongest soldiers.”




Mill was originally given five years of parole for the 2008 gun and drug charges and has violated his probation numerous times. Judge Genece E Brinkley, who has overseen the case from the start, told Mill “I gave you break after break, and you basically just thumbed your nose at this court.” During a hearing in 2013, Brinkley ordered Mill to take etiquette lessons after the rapper complained about court staff in internet posts. In 2016, he was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest.

Mill made headlines in 2015 when he entered into a feud with Drake, accusing the musician of using ghostwriters for his songs. Between 2015 and 2017, Mill was in a relationship with fellow rapper Nicki Minaj. In 2015 she told the judge she would help Mill to follow the rules of his parole.




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ABUJA – THREE years after the last Armed Forces Council meeting in 2014, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday presided over the first council meeting since he came on board as a civilian president.







                                   Buhari presides over Armed Forces Council meeting


The meeting was symbolic because it took place at his main office at the Presidential, Villa, Abuja, which he had abandoned since he returned from his medical vacation in London, United Kingdom, following allegation of rodents taking over the office.

Recall that the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu had explained that because of the invasion of rodents in President Buhari’s office, repair works by Julius Berger were ongoing.

The development forced the President to be using one of the smaller offices in the Villa for official engagements.

Reacting to online media reports that Buhari had not used the office for 81 days, the President’s Personal Assistant on New Media/Engagement Unit, Bashir Ahmed, confirmed the resumption of work at the main office, through his twitter handle @BashirAhmaad.

This is in addition to release of photographs of Buhari presiding over the Armed Forces Council meeting at the main office, indicating that repair works had been completed by construction firm managing infrastructure works at the Villa, Julius Berger.

It was rumoured that the President was avoiding the main office to allow ‘spiritual cleansing’ which some had attributed to be the root cause of his ailment.



                                         
                                   Buhari presides over Armed Forces Council meeting


However, a statement issued by Col. T. U. Gusau, the Public Relations Officer to the Minister of Defence Mansur Dan-Ali, after the Armed Forces meeting stated that the meeting considered the ratifications of the National Defence Policy 2017 (Revised); Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service Officers 2017 (Revised); and Harmonized Terms and Condition of Service Soldiers/Ratings/Airmen 2017 (Revised) amongst others.


Col. Gusau explained that the ratifications were deemed necessary in view of contemporary security challenges and to enhance welfare, command, discipline and administration of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

According to the statement: “The Armed Forces Council was established by CAP A20 of Laws of the Federation of Nigeria and Section 4 of the Armed Forces Act to among other things be responsible under the general authourity of Mr President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces for command, discipline and administration of, and for all other matters related to the Armed Forces.

 “The last Armed Forces Council Meeting was held on 17 July 2014 during the last administration and there was therefore the need to convene the Armed Forces Council Meeting in order to consider matters of great concern to the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“In line with the above, His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR inaugurated the Armed Forces Council today 9 November 2017 at the State House, Abuja to consider matters of great concern to the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Some of the matters considered include the ratifications of the National Defence Policy 2017 (Revised), Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service Officers 2017 (Revised) and Harmonized Terms and Condition of Service Soldiers/Ratings/Airmen 2017 (Revised) amongst others.

“Considering several transformations in terms of development as well as security challenges that have taken place in Nigeria, it is believed that the ratification of these documents will enable the Armed Forces cope with the ever changing contemporary security challenges.

“It will also help to enhance welfare, command, discipline and administration of the Armed Forces as well as policy framework governing the conduct of security and defence in Nigeria.”

The meeting was attended by Dan-Ali; Chief of Defence Staff and service chiefs of the Army, Navy and Airforce.



                                        Buhari presides over Armed Forces Council meeting


It will be recalled that the last time the Armed Forces Council meeting held was in July 2014, under former President Goodluck Jonathan.




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ENUGU—THE apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday lauded the leadership and patriotism of the late Igbo leader and Nigerian statesman, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, describing him as a foremost leader and principled man.

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo stated this at the post humous birthday colloquium organised for the departed legend by the Coalition of Civil Society organisations of Nigeria, COSCON and the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu leadership Foundation COOLEF at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo National Secretariat in Enugu.

Nwodo lauded the late Igbo leader as a principled, committed and dogged man who stood and defended his people when it mattered most. He commended the organisers of the event for deeming it fit to initiate the programme and assured them that Ohanaeze Ndigbo would continue to support them.

In a related development, the Governor of Ebonyi state and the chairman of the South East Governors Forum, Engr Dave Umahi commended the organisers of the event and the president of the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria COSCON, Chuks Ibegbu who saw to its fruition.

He lauded the leadership attributes of Odumegwu Ojukwu which saw him through several challenges before his death. He noted that Ojukwu was a foremost Igbo leader whose candour, the present and future generations of Igbo people and Nigerians should emulate.

He promised to support the organisers in all ways possible. Governor Umahi was represented at the occassion by his Commissioner for Education, Prof John Eke. Earlier in their speeches, the guest speakers, Prof Obasi Igwe of UNN, Prof Raph Nwokedi, and Chudi Offodile called on Ndigbo to stand firm like Ojukwu did to demand for their fair share in Nigeria. “On no account should Igbo allow themselves to be cowed in demanding for their rights as their forebears fought and got independence for Nigeria”.

They noted that what Ojukwu saw yesterday was what many Nigerians are seeing today and said Ojukwu was a prophet and an avatar. Investigate Abia killings by Nigeria Army Meantime, two Igbo groups, Igbo Peoples Congress and the Igbo Aborigenes have called on the United Nations and the International criminal court at the Hague to investigate and try the soldiers and commaders who killed unarmed pro Biafra agitators at Umuahia and Aba between September 15 to October 15, 2017. The spokesmen of the groups, Pastor Okey Colbert and Mazi Chidi Obisike noted that the issue must not be swept under the carpet.

They insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari and Gen Buratai , the Army Chief of Staff must be tried for their crime against humanity in the matter. They declared that more than a month after the dastard attack on the house of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu , corpses of the slain IPOB members are still being recovered in the bush around his house and at bushes across the state. They called on Igbo governors and leaders not to keep quiet over the matter as it was the future leaders of Igbo land that were cut short in their prime.

“No matter what the Federal Government claimed that Nnamdi Kanu did , the Army should not have committed that level of massacre in his compound.”



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 ABUJA—The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Finance and Public Accounts to investigate an allegation that some Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of government owed N115 billion as tax liabilities.

It also at plenary, yesterday, mandated its Committee on Customs and Excise to investigate the abuse of import duty waivers granted by the Federal Ministry of Finance and its effects on the economy.

The Committee on Finance and Public Accounts was also told to investigate another allegation that some taxes collected by banks were not remitted to the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS.

The investigation followed a motion, entitled, “Need to Investigate the Allegations that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government Owe N115 billion Tax Laibilities and that some Taxes Collected by Banks were not Remitted to the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS,” sponsored by Jerome Amadi (Rivers State, PDP) at yesterday’s plenary.

Adopting the motion through a voice vote, the House told the committee to also determine the amount each MDA was owing and for how long the amount had been withheld, and make recommendations on how to prevent a recurrence of the illegality and report backs within six weeks for further legislative action.

Meanwhile, the House yesterday mandated its Committee on Customs and Excise to investigate the abuse of import duty waivers granted by the Federal Ministry of Finance and its effects on the economy.

The Committee would also determine the nature and extent of abuse of the Customs Pre-Arrival Assessment Reports, PAAR, by importers and officials of the Customs Service to recover unpaid revenues due the Federal Government It would equally identify the companies or individuals that have refused to redeem the bonds, even after clearing their imports.

Furthermore, the committee is also expected to investigate the operational activities in the Nigeria Customs Service ICT Infrastructure between 2013-2017, violation of its ASYCUDA Time-Line Agreement, rules of engagement and the delay in handing over to Nigeria Customs Service when other service providers did so in December, 2013.

 The House took the resolutions after considering and adopting two separate motions presented by Jerry Alagbaoso and Company. While presenting the first motion, Falake (APC, Lagos State), said the inability of the Federal Government to finance the 2017 budget and meet its other obligations, which prompted the Ministry of Finance to source for funds from local canks and the capital market through “sukuk” and leakages of revenue in the Nigerian Customs Services, made the investigation necessary.

He said, among others: “The House Notes that the Nigeria Customs Service is mandated, among other things, to collect duties on all goods imported into Nigeria except those that were granted waivers and are on the prohibited list;

“Also notes that the Nigeria Customs Service customarily issues Pre-Arrival Assessment Reports which are used to assess duties payable on imported goods but the Reports are sometimes compromised by importers, thereby leading to under payment of duties in billions of Naira;

“Aware that the Ministry of Finance gave series of duty waivers to companies in line with the policy of government to assist businesses, but in most cases, the waivers were used to import goods not listed on the approval, thereby depriving the government of the needed revenues;

“Also aware that some importers, most times, issue Bank and/or Insurance Bonds to Nigeria Customs Service in lieu of duty payments to enable the importers clear the imported goods immediately and thereafter expected to redeem the Bonds by paying the appropriate duty rates, but information reveals that the Bonds are either partially redeemed or never redeemed at all;

The committee was given three months to conclude its assignment and report back to the House for further action. Meanwhile, Alagbaoso argued in his motion that “Webb Fontaine Nigeria Limited was one of the service providers for the import and export trade facilitation within Nigeria Customs Service ICT Infrastructure.” He recalled that other service providers such as Cotecna, SGS and Global Scan which operated in the various seaports, airports and borders, handed over their operations to the Nigeria Customs Service on December 1, 2013, Webb Fontaine Nigeria Limited never did for some curious reasons.

The lawmaker also called on the House to note that “Webb Fontaine has transferred almost all its shares to Hong Kong and is left with one share as stated on the deed of transfer of shares Forms 2006 which raises the question of whose economic interest is being protected by the transfer of nearly all its shares abroad, more so when Hong Kong is not under Nigeria’s jurisdiction.”

According to him, the “transfer of the shares to Hong Kong implies that when Webb Fontaine wins a huge service contract in Nigeria, a major chunk of the profit will be transferred offshore to Webb Fontaine Hong Kong.

“Webb Fontaine is being monitored from abroad, especially now that it still has some perks of ICT infrastructure relationship with Nigeria Customs Service in the area of application of software as far as Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) and trade facilitations are concerned in Nigeria.”


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Nigerian Internet personality, Idris Olarenwaju AKA Bobrisky has debunked rumours that he was arrested for being gay.

Bobrisky was reportedly arrested by operatives of the Lagos state police command, although circumstances of the arrest remained unclear.

Bobrisky in an Interview with LIB has revealed that business mogul, Toyin Lawani ordered his arrest. He said she accused him of stealing her customers.

It was gathered that Toyin Lawani asked her lawyer to write petitions against him, stating he worked for her and he is selling cream to all her customers.

Bobrisky said, ‘’ I never worked for Toyin. She was my friend. I can’t remember ever working for Toyin or learning how to make cream from her.

‘’Then she also said I threatened her. So we are going to Abuja cause that was where the case was reported. Before she wrote petitions against me, she had already threatened me that she is giving me 7 days to go to the internet and apologize to her which I said no way because she offended me. I think because I refused to apologize, she got the police involved.

Bobrisky who Monday came out as gay said his phones were taken from him and he was told he needed to wait till morning before travelling to Abuja as the case was first reported in Abuja.

‘’Yesterday at the police station, I was sitting at the counter and I was told I needed to wait until morning to go to Abuja. My phone was taken from me so I couldn’t talk to anyone. I’m trying to get in touch with my lawyer and all the people I know.’’



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The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has faulted a report of the Financial Times of London, on its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

The group said the newspaper went  contrary to the ethics of investigative professional journalism in the report on Kanu.

IPOB said the headline of the report, titled ‘Echoes of Biafra war as Nigeria looks to polls,’ is a case in hand.

In a statement signed by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, he said in the report, it was obvious that there were deliberate and noticeable misrepresentations evidenced in the over reliance on fake or unverified information of the newspaper from third parties and Nigerian government in particular.

“Given the sensitivities surrounding the clamour for Biafra independence led Kanu’s IPOB and the heavy handedness of the Buhari regime widely documented by reputable global human rights organisations, it would have been prudent for an institution like the Financial Times to report the facts accurately. 

“This unprofessional conduct calls for holistic review on the part of the proprietors of the Financial Times. It is our position that, had a reputable media organisation like Financial Times embarked on investigating their sources of information before hand, they would have been well-informed of the fact that IPOB is non-violent in their quest for restoration of Biafra…

“Does it mean that the editors of Financial Times did not see and in fact, know that Nnamdi Kanu is not in hiding, but, instead, was taken away when his home was invaded and 28 people killed?

“Did they not see the bullet riddled house and damage done to his family home?

“Are they not aware of the existence of a video taped interview clearly showing the Defence Minister,  Mansur Dan Ali admitting that they sent soldiers to Kanu’s home?

“Where went the conscience of the highly-revered editors of this reputable publishing giant before they authorised this misleading report?

“We remind them that all these information that we have pointed out to them are publicly available and as a consequence, demand that they rectify the monumental errors of omission and misrepresentations in their report.

“Otherwise, we can only firmly conclude that they have joined the league of ‘fake news’ club.”

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The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has faulted the report of the Financial Times of London.

The group said the newspaper had gone  contrary to the ethics of investigative professional journalism expected of them by on the report on Nnamdi Kanu .

The current headline on IPOB titled: ‘Echoes of Biafra war as Nigeria looks to polls’, is a case in hand.

In a statement signed by Emma Powerful, media and publicity secretary of IPOB, he said in the report, it was obvious that there are deliberate and noticeable misrepresentations evidenced in the over reliance on fake or unverified information of the newspaper from third parties and Nigerian government in particular. Given the sensitivities surrounding the clamour for Biafra independence led Kanu’s IPOB and the heavy handedness of the Buhari regime widely documented by reputable global human rights organisations, it would have been prudent for an institution like the Financial Times to report the facts accurately rather than regurgitating the script handed to them by the  Information Minister, Lai Mohammed.

This unprofessional conduct calls for holistic review on the part of the proprietors of the Financial Times. It is our position that, had a reputable media organisation like Financial Times embarked on investigating their sources of information before hand, they would have been well-informed of the fact that IPOB is non-violent in their quest for restoration of Biafra. ……Does it mean that the editors of Financial Times did not see and in fact know that Nnamdi Kanu is not in hiding, but instead was taken away by the army when they stormed his home and killed 28 people? Did they not see the bullet riddled house and damage done to his family home? Are they not aware of the existence of a video taped interview clearly showing the Defence Minister,  Mansur Dan Ali admitting that they sent soldiers to Kanu’s home?

Where went the conscience of the highly revered editors of this reputable publishing giant before they authorised this misleading report? Although, we are aware that Financial Times is under intense and sustained pressure from powerful UK-based lobbyists, laundering Nigeria’s image to distort and twist every news on Biafra to their advantage, we call on the editors of Financial Tines to act responsibly now by retracting their wholly misleading and unprofessional report of the status of IPOB and her leader.

We remind them that all these information that we have pointed out to them are publicly available and as a consequence, demand that they rectify the monumental errors of omission and misrepresentations in their report. Otherwise, we can only firmly conclude that they have joined the league of ‘fake news’ club.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.





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Tough talking Algerian coach, Rabah Madjer yesterday dismissed Super Eagles players as a bunch of Euro based bench warmers who the Foxes can easily handle in friday’s Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier in Constantine

While Madjer has little or no respect for the World Cup bound Nigerian national team, the Franco German coach of Eagles, Gernot Rohr said Algeria is blessed with some of Africa’s best legs.

Speaking to the press in Algeria, Madjer who was not in charge of the team when they suffered a 3-1 loss to Nigeria in the reverse tie played in Uyo said the Nigerian team has many players who don’t get to play for their European clubs.

“I have studied the Nigerian team, apart from Iwobi, every other player is mostly a substitute for their team in Europe , but that doesn’t mean they will not be at the level to face us,” Madjer said.

“The game against Nigeria is not a friendly match for me, to me it’s the first game of the qualifiers for the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon”.

Meanwhile, Gernot Rohr has described Leicester City duo of Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani as some of the best players in Africa, adding that their presence in the Desert Foxes squad will make an appreciable impact. “I know this team, they have one of the best African players… Mahrez, Slimani is the other one. It will be interesting to play in Algeria in these conditions,’’ Rohr said to the Nigeria Football Federation.

“They have a new coach (Raber Madjer) and they are playing at home so they will be very aggressive.”



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The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, yesterday said the agency recovered over N738.9 billion (equivalent to over $2.9 billion) in two years.

He said the cash included $43 million recovered from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke.

The figures are in a 10-page paper Magu delivered at the ongoing 7th Session  of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption holding in Vienna, Austria.

The paper, titled “International Cooperation in Relation to  Tecnical Assistance: The Nigerian Experience”, gave a detailed account of  efforts by the Commission at tracing and recovering all stolen treasures from the country’s coffers.

The statement said: “Magu who was a panelist at the Implementation Review Group attended by over 100 delegates, detailed the Nigerian efforts in asset recovery, including the progress made in the specific cases related to Abacha loot, Malabu Oil, Diezani & Associates and the arms procurement scandal. These efforts, he said cut across Switzerland,  USA, UK, UAE, Jersey Island and Panama.

“The EFCC monetary  recovery  from May 2015 to October 20, 2017 was in excess of N738.9 billion, which is equivalent to over $2.9 billion. This does not include recovery in other currencies like Durham, CRA and British Pound.

“The EFCC  has also made a lot of recovery locally. Within this year alone, the Commission recovered stolen assets running into several millions of US dollars and billions in naira. This includes the  $43 million recovered from Deziani Allison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources and the N2 billion spread in seven accounts within three Nigerian banks laundered from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command Salary Accounts.”

According to the records of recovery as published by The Nation within the two-year period; the list includes the recovery of  $9.2 million  owned by a former Group Managing Director of the NNPC Andrew Yakubu.

N3 billion recovered from INEC officials as part of the 2015 election bribery probe.

The N328,988,296,990.62 from oil firms.

The whistle-blower policy, has led to the recovery of N521,815,000, $53,272,747, £122,890, and €547,730 by the EFCC.

Also, N1.420billion was recovered  from some firms and a consultant who benefited from the N19billion illegally deducted from London-Paris club loan refunds by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF).

About N500million from a Northern governor through a mortgage firm.

Also, a company, which assisted another governor to launder $3million London-Paris Club refunds, returned $500,000 to the EFCC.

EFCC recovered N220million from two companies which were involved in the London-Paris Club consultancy scandal.

Forfeiture of $43.4million recovered from the Osborne Towers in Ikoyi.

Following whistle-blowing, the EFCC  recovered about of $136,676,600.51 from a fictitious account of a person suspected to be a public officer.

Also, two other persons voluntarily refunded $15million, N7billion and N1billion after some whistle-blowers exposed the huge deposits in their accounts.

Magu  said the recovery was possible for EFCC because it employed “ the mechanism of the non-conviction based forfeiture provided under Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act”.

He made some recommendations on how to recover stolen public funds.

He sought for improved coordination and cooperation among State parties  through the consideration and adoption of measures that will remove traditional ‘barriers, such as bank secrecy consistent with Article 46(8) and dual criminality Article 46(9) as well as simplified legal technicalities in the recovery and repatriation of stolen funds.

The EFCC boss in his paper also asked  for measures to “reduce cost of recovery of assets for developing countries and ensure speedy return of all stolen assets to victim states in line with the current resolution sponsored by Nigeria.

He also called for sanctions and prosecution of any financial institution that violates AML/CFT measures and the maintenance of a public register on beneficial ownership.


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The Oluwo of Iwo in Oyo State, Oba Abdurasheed Akanbi, has said the rift between Governor Abiola Ajimobi and the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji will soon be resolved.

The governor and the frontline monarch have been at loggerheads over government’s review of the 1959 Olubadan Chieftaincy law.

The review resulted in the promotion of the members of the Olubadan-in-Council and 21 baales (village heads) to beaded crown-wearing obas (kings).

Oba Akanbi spoke in Ibadan, the state capital, after a meeting with Ajimobi.

The monarch said the Olubadan would soon align with the governor on the intents behind the Olubadan Declaration review.

The Oluwo had visited Oba Adetunji at his Popoyemoja palace on September 10.

The Olubadan, in a suit filed at the State High Court in Ibadan, sued Ajimobi, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice and the 21 newly crowned obas over the amendment of the 1959 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration and subsequent coronation of the obas on August 27.

Speaking at Governor’s office after the meeting, Oba Akanbi said the progress on resolving the impasse showed Ajimobi’s commitment not to use his constitutional executive power on the matter.

The monarch also said his pronouncements that the Olubadan remained his father, coupled with the respect the two parties have shown each other indicated that the rift would soon be settled.

He added that Ajimobi had shown respect for the traditional institution, the desire for peace and progress of Ibadan with similar commitment to peace in his conversation with the Olubadan.

Oba Akanbi said: “I came to thank the governor for being peaceful, despite the impasse with the Olubadan. I have spoken with Baba, the Olubadan, previously, as well as last night. I have come to do same with the governor.

“This is because Iwo is the closest town to Ibadan, and the Oluwo is the closest first-class monarch to the Olubadan. So, what concerns Ibadan should concern Iwo. We have come to look for a way to resolve the issue. The governor has stayed with the peaceful side to resolve the issue. That is a good move.

“The governor respects the traditional institution a lot and he respects the Olubadan a lot. The governor has the law and executive order; he keeps referring to the Olubadan as his father.

“Definitely, the Olubadan will come to terms with the governor. We are working towards that. That is why I came here from Iwo, for peace. The governor has demonstrated that.”


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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, on Wednesday, rejected a motion ex-parte the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris filed to stop the Senate from probing corruption allegations against him.

The IGP had in the application he filed through his lawyer, Dr. Alex Iziyon, SAN, prayed the court to stop the Senate from going ahead with its plan to probe allegations that were raised against him by Senator Isah Misau who is representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, pending the determination of a suit he earlier entered before the court.

Cited as respondents in the suit were the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Senate itself, Senator Misau, Senator Francis Alimikhena, Senator Binta Garba, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, Senator Duro Samuel, Senator Ogba Obinna, Senator Nelson Effiong and Senator Abdulaziz Nyako. However, instead of granting the ex-parte order, in his ruling, Justice A.B Mohammed ordered ‎the IGP to go and put all the respondents on notice.

The court granted the IGP leave to furnish the relevant court processes to the reapondents via substituted means to enable them to appear before the court to show cause why the interim injunction sought by the applicant in the motion No. M/222/17, should not be granted.

The matter was subsequently adjourned till November 16.

It will be recalled that the IGP had in his suit marked CV/3/58/17, prayed the court to declare as unconstitutional, null and void, the committee that was set up by the Senate to investigate Misua’s allegation that he collects illegal fees by way of security protections given to corporate organizations, eminent citizens and oil companies, running into billions of Naira.

He equally prayed the court to restrain the Senate from investigating allegation that he had sexual relationship with female officers in the force.

Discribing the allegations as “frivolous”, the IGP, wants the court to restrain the Senate President and the entire Senate from receiving and discussing any report submitted to it by the investigative committee.

Specifically, the plaintiff prayed the court for “An order restraining the Senate Committee, howsoever designated, from seating, inviting Mr. Ibrahim Idris or taking a decision against the current IGP, pending the determination of this suit.

Likewise, “An order restraining the President of the Senate and the entire Senate from receiving and discussing any report submitted to it by the committee set up to investigate the allegations against Mr. Ibrahim Idris, pending determination of this suit.

The IGP told the court that he is a law abiding citizen and has fundamental right to dignity of person under section 34 of the 1999 constitution, as amended, and Article 5 of the African Charter on Human & Peoples Right (Ratification & Enforcement) Act.

“The applicant occupies a hallowed office of the Inspector General of Police of Nigeria and is thus in charge of all Police officers in Nigeria.

“That one Senator Isa Misua, a member of the 2nd Respondent, while raising matter of urgent national importance, had sometimes between September and October 2017, alleged that the applicant instituted roadblocks accross Nigeria with the purpose of extorting money from unsuspecting motorists.

“The said Senator, while commenting on his motion equally alleged that the Applicant equally collects illegal fees by way of security protections given to corporate organizations, eminent citizens and oil companies running into about N120billion.

“The said Senator equally rained a personal attack on the person of the Applicant that the Applicant is having unwholsome relationship with the female officers in the force”, the IGP told the court.

He said without the Senate President, Saraki who was sued as the 1st Respondent, having regard to relevant constitutional requirements in respect of the 2nd Respondent (Senate), role in investigations of allegations, he quickly constituted a committee to look into “these frivolous allegations”.

The IGP maintained that the act of the 1st Respondent in constituting the committee was ultra vires, unconstitutional, null and void. The Federal Government had through the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, docked Sentor Misau on two separate sets of charges.

One of charges marked FCT/HC/CR/345/2017, was a direct fallout of the allegations Misau who himself is a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, raised against the IGP.

He was in the five-count charges, accused of making “injurious falsehood” against the IGP and the Nigeria Police Force. FG listed some of the injurious falsehood to include allegations that police officers paid as much as N2.5million to get special promotion and posting through the Police Service Commission.

Misau was also charged for alleging that the police boss diverted money meant for the purchase of Armoured Personnel Carriers, Sport Utility Vehicles and other exotic cars.

He was said to have falsely accused the IGP of making almost half of the mobile commanders in the country the people of his Nupe extraction.

The AGF maintained that the federal lawmaker had by his action, committed offences contrary to Section 393(1) of the Penal Code.

In the second 10-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/170/2017, FG alleged that Misau falsely declared his age in affidavits he deposed to at FCT High Court and the Bauchi State Health Management Board Birth Certificate.

He was said to have submitted the false documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission in 2011 and 2014.


By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA –


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