July 9, 2020 – Precise Post

Senate Moves to Probe Misappropriation of N80bn by NDDC Interim Management Committee

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By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the allegations of N80billion misappropriation levelled against the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are unacceptable hence the decision by the Senate to investigate the activities of the Commission. Lawan stated this in a speech delivered on Thursday to declare open an investigative public hearing by the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on the Investigation of the Alleged Financial Recklessness in the Niger Delta Development Commission. The NDDC is under the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs headed by a former governor of Akwa-Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio. The Senate President who underscored the need for the prudent application of public funds by Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDAs), emphasised that same had become imperative in view of scarce income at the disposal of the Federal Government. “Financial recklessness is not an attribute that anyone can afford, whether rich or poor. It is even worse with the poor, or for the organisation or a country with limited resources. “This is the reason we …

Politics

2023 Presidency: Outcome Will Make Us Know If Rest of Nigerians Have Rejected Igbos – Ezeife

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By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – Former Governor of old Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife has told Nigerians to route for Nigeria’s president of Igbo extraction in 2023 or we must take it that the rest of Nigerians have rejected our citizenship of Nigeria. He said that presidency of Igbo extraction would guarantee Igbo continued stay in the country the Igbo have all laboured for. Ezeife made this known in a letter he wrote to Nigerians, personally signed by him and delivered to Daily Independent South East zone, arguing that other geo-political zones across Nigeria have held the position of office the President except the South East zone. “The final push-out will come (but God forbid) when, after we have done all that is expected of us to produce the next President: we get quite united, we lobby and beg the North West, we lobby and beg the North East, the North Central, SouthWest and SouthSouth, we lobby and beg most groups in Nigeria yet, because we are Igbo, we do not get our person as the next President …

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Exposed! Why Magu is Beings Quizzed – Presidential Panel

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By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – The Presidential panel on Wednesday revealed why the suspended Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu is being quizzed. According to Vanguard, “The Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential panel asked him to account for 380 houses and seven vessels loaded with crude oil. The probe panel also grilled him on the disposal of assets worth N37 billion. Magu is being grilled, following allegations raised against him by Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami(SAN). The panel started quizzing Magu on Monday after his arrest by detectives in Abuja. Recall that on Tuesday, he was grilled on cash discrepancies said to be N539 billion realised from the sale of seized assets and N504 billion declared by the commission. Vanguard also reports that, on Wednesday, at the ground floor of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Area 10, Abuja, where the EFCC boss is being held, his family members were allowed to visit him. A Presidency source had said, on Tuesday, that the probe was an affirmation that nobody …

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Trouble As Old Woman Strangles Her 83-Year-Old Husband

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Abuja(Precise Post)- The Abia police command has arrested one Mrs Rose Uwaga for allegedly strangling her 83-year-old husband, Alhaji Isa Uwaga, in Umuahia, the state capital. Police spokesman Geoffrey Ogbonnaya confirmed the arrest of the woman, who was said to be in her early 70s, to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Wednesday. Ogbonnaya said that one of Uwaga’s children, Ibeabuchi, reported the matter to the police on July 2. He said that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for proper investigation. He also said that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue “for possible autopsy in order to ascertain what actually killed the man”. NAN also learnt that the aged couple had a disagreement, which degenerated into fisticuffs at their residence at Ohobo-Afara Umuahia. “During the fight, the man allegedly grabbed a machete to scare off the wife but the woman reportedly overpowered him. “The machete fell off his hand and the woman, who is huge, pinned him down by the neck and strangled him to death,” …

News / Sports

COVID-19:Super Eagles Striker Tests Positive

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Abuja(Precise Post)- Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, has contracted the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19), Vanguard has reported. It was gathered that the player tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, while the result of his mates, Stephen Odey and Cyril Dessers at Belgian club Genk, came out negative. “In the run-up to the first exhibition game of the season, the entire Genk group was tested yesterday (Tuesday),” a report on Belgian website hln.be stated, adding that: “Everyone tested negative except Onuachu.” The 26-year-old Nigeria international left Belgium for Nigeria on May 27, alongside fellow Eagles strikers Victor Osimhen and Imoh Ezekiel. He returned to his club on June 28 after he was stranded for a week in Lagos due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, the Super Eagles striker becomes the second Nigerian footballer to contract Coronavirus after Akpan Udoh, the first footballer to be infected, in February 2020. (Vanguard)

Entertainment

‘I Have Been A Victim Of Domestic Violence And Other Evil Acts; Actress Shares Photos Of Her Battered Face

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Abuja(Precise Post)- Popula Tanzanian actress, Zena Yusuf Mohammed aka Shilole has announced her decision to end her marriage of 3-years, citing domestic violence. On Wednesday, July 8, the actress took to her Instagram page to share photos of her battered face as she opened up about her violence-riddled marriage. She alleged that she had been a victim of domestic violence throughout her marriage to her husband Uchebe, whom she started dating in 2016. Tanzanian actress, Zena Yusuf Mohammed ends her 3-year marriage after allegedly being assaulted by her husband; shares photos of her battered face In the heartbreaking post, which she wrote in Swahili, the actress, 32, also issued an apology for staying quiet about her issues while encouraging other women in violent or abusive marriages to speak out for help. She wrote: “I am writing this with a clear mind and conscience. First, I would like to apologise to my family. I am seeking your forgiveness because I assured you that my marriage was trouble-free, while in reality, it wasn’t peaceful. I have been a victim of domestic violence …

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Group Calls Out AGF, Says Plot To Victimise Magu Premeditated

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Abuja (Precise Post) – Group under the auspices of civil society Network Against Corruption, (CSNAC) has called out the Attorney General of the Federation , Abubakar Malami over the ordeal of the embattled Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu saying the plot was premeditated. The group said the AGF and his network of persons purposed to malign the anti-corruption fight, rushed Magu out of his office without giving him an opportunity to defend himself. The coalition of 150 civil society groups claim Malami’s intent is not to genuinely investigate Magu but to get him out of the way. “It stirs the conscience of Nigerians that an investigative panel meant to interrogate Mr. Magu had same day detained him and the same day purveyors of fake news and public persecution of Magu bandits his removal as the EFCC Acting Chairman. The entire drama is nothing but a prepaid plan to defeat the anti-corruption campaign, “The statement said.The group said the AGF and his network of persons purposed to malign the anti-corruption fight, rushed Magu out of …

Sports

See The Footballer That Was Arrested For Masturbating In Public For A Second Time This Year

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Abuja (Precise Post)- Algerian and Angers winger, Farid El Melali was arrested on Wednesday, July 8, for the second time this year for allegedly masturbating in public in France. Ouest-France reported that the 22-year-old was questioned by local police following a second indecent exposure complaint lodged against the Algerian attacker. The fresh incident comes two months after he was arrested for this same offense, and was already preparing to face a court hearing later this summer. El Melali’s lawyer, Sandra Chirac Kollarik, told Ouest-France: ‘Farid El Melali was heard this Wednesday morning by the Angers police services, about acts committed during the recent period of confinement, which he acknowledged, and about which he had already been interviewed before being summoned to court. ‘Once again Farid El Melali answered the questions asked and all the necessary checks could therefore be made, so that his hearing was quickly closed. ‘He renews his sincerest apologies to the women he may have upset with inappropriate attitudes.’ In response to the latest incident, Angers President Fabrice Favetto-Bon said: ‘We believe that we have already made statements on …

Politics

Magu Suspension: Osibanjo Denied Receiving N4bn From Magu

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied receiving N4bn from the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, on Wednesday, said there was no truth in some reports claiming that Magu told the presidential panel probing him that he gave Osinbajo N4bn after the vice president asked him to release part of the recovered loot. Akande, in a statement made available to journalists, described the report as false and baseless. He wrote, “With all emphasis at our disposal, let it be firmly stated that these are false and baseless fabrications purporting to reflect goings-on at the probe panel investigating Mr Ibrahim Magu. They are indeed completely absurd in every respect. “Sadly, such mindless, vicious and reckless publications have now become the preferred tool of unscrupulous and reprobate elements in our society who are procured with monetary inducement to peddle blatant falsehood, tarnish the image of upright public officials and mislead unsuspecting Nigerians.” Akande said Osinbajo would not be distracted by the campaigns …

Business

COVID-19:FIRS Extends Deadline For Tax Debt Payment

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Uche Usim, Abuja Abuja (Precise Post)- Executive Chairman, FIRS, Mr. Muhammad Nami, disclosed the latest extension in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director, Communications and Liaison Department at FIRS, Abdullahi Ismaila Ahmad. Nami stated the extension was a follow -up to a number of palliatives devised by the Service to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Nigerian economy in order to support tax-paying individuals and business entities in the country. According to Nami, the latest extension applies to “Tax Audit, Tax Investigation and Desk review assessments, Approved instalment payment plans under Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) yet to be fully liquidated.” He added: “Taxpayers are advised to note that there will be no further extension of this palliative measure.” (Daily Sun)

Sports

Busted! Why Players Raised Fists, Take a Knee Prior to Return Match

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By Our Report Abuja (Precise Post) – Players raised gloved right fists and took a knee before Major League Soccer’s first match in four months on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with the ‘Black Lives Matter’ social justice movement. Some players wore t-shirts over their jerseys with the words “Black and Proud” and “Silence is Violence” before the match, and the Orlando City and Inter Miami starting line-ups took a knee just before the ‘MLS is Back’ tournament kicked off. The demonstration lasted eight minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of George Floyd, the 46-year-old Black man whose death in late May sparked nationwide protests. Toronto FC’s Justin Morrow, executive director of the Black Players for Change organization, said MLS players wanted to add their voices to the movement. “This is a chance for us to take our place with them, stand up against racial inequality, fight that battle and make sure our voices in Major League Soccer are heard,” he said at halftime. “What you saw tonight …

Business

COVID-19:Amid Low Patronage, Four Airlines Resume Operations

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Chinelo Obogo Abuja (Precise Post)- Four domestic airlines resumed operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (2), Lagos and the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) Wednesday, June 8 amidst low passenger patronage. The domestic airlines that operated included Arik Air, Air Peace, Max Air and Ibom Air which flew on Lagos-Abuja routes with about 50 to 60 percent load factor, as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) also approved flight operations for Dana Air and Aero Contractors.Daily Sun investigations showed the airlines kept to the flight distancing protocol of the NCAA with Arik Air Lagos-Abuja flight departing at 7:15am while Max Air left at 11am. Most of the airlines flew with about 60 percent capacity as Arik Air carried 78 passengers on its Boeing 737 aircraft which normally carried an average of 150 to 200 passengers. The airline carried about 80 passengers while on its second flight on Lagos-Abuja flight, with passengers wearing face masks and observed social distancing. Similarly, all passengers used hand sanitisers while temperature guage was used to check their body temperatures. This was as flight tickets on the …

News / Politics

Rivers APC: Bring To Book The Promoters And Architects Of Violence In Rivers State –Abe

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Tony John, Port Harcourt Abuja (Precise Post)- Former senator representing Rivers South-East senatorial district, Magnus Abe, has called on security agencies to immediately apprehend and bring to book the promoters and architects of violence in Rivers State. He said security agencies should be allowed to carry out their responsibilities in the country without hindrance, including the arrest of those behind the June 21, 2020, threat to unleash violence and destroy Rivers State made by purported supporters of the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi. Abe, in a statement he personally signed, said as a country, Nigeria could not indefinitely tolerate lawlessness, rascality and impunity, as the greatness of any nation corresponds with the hard work and sacrifice of its citizens. “Nigerians must be prepared to put in the hard work and sacrifice that is required to build Nigeria and we must condemn the unacceptable with one voice. “In the words of Boris Johnson, “No ifs, no buts”. We must show zero understanding and tolerance for evil that is capable of destroying our country. What is wrong is wrong, what threatens our …

News

Osinbajo Denies Involvement in EFCC Recoveries Scandal

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By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has denied receiving N4 billion from the suspended chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu and described it as fake news. Precise Post recalls that there is a viral news that Osinbajo received N4 billion from the suspended chairman of EFCC Ibrahim Magu. The spokesperson of the Vice President, Laolu Akande who took to his verified twitter handle to react tweeted thus:

Entertainment

Actor and Singer, Naya Rivera Feared Dead as 4-year-old Son Found alone on Boat – Authorities say

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Abuja (Precise Post) – Glee actor and singer Naya Rivera has been feared dead after 4-year-old son found alone on boat, authorities have said. The 33-year-old actor and singer went missing during the afternoon of 8 July and her four-year-old son has been found alone on a boat on Calirfornia’s Lake Piru on Wednesday. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department announced in a press release that they began searching for a presumed drowning victim after responding to a report of a boy left alone on a boat at around 4:48pm yesterday (8 July). Rivera, 33, had reportedly arrived at the lake and rented a pontoon boat with her son. A search and rescue dive team and helicopter equipped with a drone are both assisting in the search. Details soon.

News

774,000 Jobs: NDE Boss, Ladan Blows Hot, Vows Not to Allow Keyamo Highjack Programme

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….As NASS Voids 20-Man State C’te By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – Director General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Dr. Nasiru Mohammed Ladan has emphasized that the issue of planning and execution of the 774,000 jobs is basically the work of the NDE and vowed not to allow the Minister of state for Labour, Festus Keyamo to highjack the programme. The NDE Boss Noted that only the NDE was statutorily empowered to execute the 774,000 job programme of the Federal Government and not Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Festus Keyamo. The position of Dr. Ladan follows the insistence by Keyamo that as the Minister in charge of the NDE, he was the rightful person to administer the programmes because he was the boss. Keyamo had told journalists in the National Assembly on Tuesday that “the buck stops on my table.” However, while speaking with journalists after a meeting with both the President of the Senate, Dr,. Ahmad Lawan and the National Assembly Joint Committee on Labour and Employment, the DG of NDE stated that …