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Godswill Akpabio breaks silence: I collected N1.7tri in 8yrs *I borrowed N80bn in 8yrs, refund N30bn, left N50bn debt *I turned band-boys into men *I am not a member of any cult group *If I've ever sent anyone to kill, it shall not be well with my family *I never said Udom was a mistake *I don't regret any of my decisions as governor, except one The immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio last Sunday said that he collected nothing more than N1.7trillion from the Federation Account during his 8 year tenure as the chief executive officer of the state. Akpabio's remark came on the hills of the recent rumour that he collected over N3 trillion naira as governor of the state between 2007 and 2015 during his administration. Chief Akpabio, who is also the immediate past Senate Minority Leader said his administration meant well for the people of the state, adding that he was able to initiate life-touching projects across the three senatori...

Nigerian gay rights activist Bisi Alimi reacts to the arrest of 57 suspected gay men in Lagos  - 57 suspected homosexuals were recently arrested at a party in Lagos - The policemen suspected that the party was an initiation party - Nigerian gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi, reacted to the development in a Facebook post The Nigerian government has made its stand on homosexuality known, and even stamped a 14-year sentence on whoever has been proven to be gay. This law, however, seems not to be functional going by the large numbers of citizens coming out to be homosexual. The world is a global village and people are getting more aware of their sexual preference and also having sympathy for people with different sexual orientations. In Nigeria for instance, more and more people are openly opposing the law that homosexuals would be jailed for 14 years. NAIJ.com earlier reported that 57 suspected gay men were recently arrested in Lagos during a party. The party was suspected to be an in...

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have begun investigation into the alleged sale of a six-week-old baby by her a 23-year-old mother, Miracle Johnson. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo, who confirmed the incident, described it as a serious offence.  PUNCH Metro  gathered that Miracle sold the baby, Greatness, to an orphanage in Onitsha, Anambra State, for N200,000. It was learnt that the nursing mother, who hails from Agenebode, in the Etsako East Local Government Area of the state, was paid in cash. She was said to have used part of the proceeds to buy a mobile phone. Miracle, a mother of two, blamed her action on frustration and the inability of her husband to take care of her and her other children. She said she was persuaded by one Mama Joy, said to be at large, to sell the infant and give the money to her husband to start a business. She said, “My baby was born on July 2. I sold her due to frustration. My husband was just struggling (to ...

BREAKING: SARAKI'S LETTER TO TINUBU I have always restrained from joining issues in the media with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and this is based on my respect for  him. However, I will not allow him to create a wrong, false and mischievous impression about the reasons for my decision to exit the All Progressives Congress (APC) and present his prejudice as facts for public consumption. I have been consistent in my complaints to all leaders of the APC, including Tinubu, that a situation where the National Assembly is not constructively engaged or carried along in key policy decisions, particularly those that will eventually require legislative approval, is not in the best interest of the nation. No genuine leader of the legislature will be comfortable that the Presidency will simply write a terse letter to the National Assembly on key issues which the federal legislature is expected to later deliberate upon and give its approval. The Buhari administration consistently treats th...

EFCC SET FOR TRIAL OF FORMER MD OF SOCIETE GENERALE BANK, SARAKI’S AIDE OVER N3.5B LONDON-PARIS CLUB REFUND The Nation reports The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) is set for the trial of a former Managing Director of Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria( SGBN), Mr. Robert Mbonu and three others for alleged conversion of N3.5billion of N19billion London-Paris Club refund to states. The others are Melrose General Services Limited, the Senate President Deputy Chief of Staff Mr. Gbenga Makanjuola and Obiora Amobi. No date has been fixed for the trial of the suspects at a Federal High Court in Lagos. But the whereabouts of one of the suspects were unknown as at yesterday, leading to a delay in their arraignment. The EFCC said it might declare the affected suspect wanted. Makanjuola has been reporting to the EFCC to clear his name, insisting that he never stole NGF’s cash. Following protests by states over deductions for external debt service between 1995 and 2002, President...

Zimbabwe-A woman married her own son yesterday. The woman and her son claim to be in love with each other and they decided take their relationship to the next level and get married considering that the mother, Betty Mbereko (from Mwenezi in Masvingo) is now six months pregnant and expecting her son’s child, and her grandchild. Mbereko, 40, has been a widow for the past 12 years and has been living with her 23-years-old son Farai Mbereko. She confirmed that she is six months pregnant and that she has decided it is better to “marry” her son because she does not want to marry her late husband’s young brothers, whom she says are coveting her. Betty stunned a village court last week when she said the affair with her son had begun three years earlier. “Look, I struggled alone to send my son to school and no one helped me. Now you see that my son is working and you accuse me of doing something wrong. “Let me enjoy the products of my sweat,” she told the village court council. Farai...

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has declared Monday, August 21 as public holiday and Thanksgiving day to commemorate the safe return of  President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical vacation in London. A statement issued on Sunday in Lokoja by his Director General on Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, said the gesture was in line with the support of the Kogi people for "the renaissance of our nation by Mr. President". "We urge Kogites to also use the occasion of the Public Holiday to pray for Mr. President as he resumes his responsibilities of repositioning Nigeria," the statement said. The Governor thanked people of the state for standing by the President and for trooping to Abuja in thousands to welcome the 'Lion of Africa'.

Police have arrested a man who beat up his wife to a pulp because she had not cooked food for him by the time he got home.  The man Naftali Luzuli pounced on his wife and beat her up almost to death because she hadn’t used the Sh500 he supposedly left for her to buy food .  It is after the photo went viral that police responded and arrested the culprit who will be arraigned in court on Monday.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, August 7, met with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) boss, Ibrahim Magu, and the new acting director-general of the Department of State Services, Mattew Seiyefa.   This followed the blockage of the National Assembly by DSS operatives and the subsequent dismissal of Lawal Musa Daura, the director general of the department. Though the details of of the meeting is still unknown as at the time of filing this report, but recall that acting Osinbajo said the blockade of the National Assembly gates by operatives of the Department of State Services(DSS) was unauthorized and slammed it as a gross violation of constitutional order, rule of law and all accepted notions of law and order.   According to him, the unlawful act which was done without the knowledge of the Presidency is condemnable and completely unacceptable. A statement issued by Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the president on media and public...

Breaking: FG may name Seiyefa, acting DG DSS THERE are indications that the Federal Government may name the most senior Director in the Department of State Service (DSS), Matthew Seiyefa, as the Acting Director General.Seiyefa, from Bayelsa State arrived the Presidential Villa in an official SUV at 4pm, clutching a file and was received at the entrance by the ADC to the Acting President. Shortly after, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, also arrived, and walked briskly into Osinbajo’s office.

The suspect has been asleep for more than 24 hours after his arrest, while a 400mg tablet of Tramadol was found in his pocket.  Police in Ondo State have arrested a suspected kidnapper who slept off while planning to abduct a renowned pharmacist in the state. The suspect, whose real name was yet unknown, was said to have attempted to abduct the owner of the Chinery Pharmacy in Owo, when he was arrested. Femi Joseph, spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, made the disclosure in a press interview. He said investigations showed that the suspect was under the influence of Tramadol. He explained that the suspect and his gang members had invaded the pharmacy to kidnap the owner, but luck ran out on them as the victim raised the alarm and escaped through the back door. "A gang of kidnappers entered into the Chinery Pharmacy with the intention of kidnapping the pharmacist, who, on sighting them with arms, escaped through the exit door.  "The kidnappers...