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Hassan Ahmad has been apprehended by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for possessing N2 million cash that was purportedly meant for a politician in Gombe. The cash was found to be a combination of old and new notes. The suspect was arrested by the Troops of 33 Artillery Brigade Operation Safe Conduct and subsequently handed over to the Bauchi State Office of the anti-graft agency. The money was being transported in a black Hilux vehicle with a tinted window and registration number JMA 85 AZ. The funds were packed in a "Ghana Must Go" bag and consisted of six bundles of N1000 new notes amounting to N600,000, six bundles of N500 new notes amounting to N300,000, and old two hundred naira notes amounting to N1.1 million. The suspect has admitted that the money was intended for a politician in Gombe State. The ICPC is currently carrying out further investigations on the matter

Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu named two of the ministers whom he said needed to be redeployed to include the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and Minister of Budget and Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, insisting that both ministers would perform better if assigned other portfolios. “In the first place, distinguished colleagues, we passed a budget for 2016 and we envisaged the situation we’ve found ourselves and we believed that the best thing to do was to increase the budget for 2016 so as to reflate the economy, but we are almost in the final quarter and yet no releases are being made. “I think the best thing to do at this point, Your Excellency, distinguished colleagues, is for the government to consciously release as much money as possible into the economy. “Yes, we are saying there is no money; the oil price has dropped but we were also told that through the TSA, we have about N3 trillion somewhere. We were also told that the former Minister of Petroleum returne...

   There is hardly a week, car accidents are not recorded in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, most especially at junctions with non-functioning or Mal-functioning traffic lights, terrible accidents are recorded on regular bases at the various junctions.   The previous Government installed solar powered traffic lights in various junctions in the FCT which has greatly reduced the head on collision of cars at these junctions. But the junctions with the old type of traffic light(non-solar) are the major point were regular accidents are recorded as either the lights are not even working again or they are mal-functioning.      We in Abujatalk we are calling on the FCT Minister Malam Muhammad Bello, to as a matter of urgency take action in installing solar powered traffic lights at this junctions replacing the old non-functioning traffic lights. So many of these junction with the old type of non-functioning traffic lights are mounted with Traffic ...

       The Economist Intelligence Unit released Global Liveability Ranking 2016 report, ranking Lagos as the third worst city to live, maintaining its position at the lowest rungs of the Global Liveability index. The top five best countries to live in, according to the report, remain unchanged from last year and they include Melbourne, Australian; Vienna, Austria; Vancouver, Canada; Toronto, Canada; and Calgary, Canada. The liveability survey assesses which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living conditions across five broad categories, including stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Lagos scored highest in culture and environment, followed by infrastructure. It scored lowest in stability. Three other African cities joined Lagos at the bottom rung of the liveable cities, including Douala, Cameroon; Harare, Zimbabwe; and Algiers, Algeria; ranking 132nd, 133rd, and 134th respectively. While...

There was an attack on the JTF facility at about 11.30pm    at the Nembe waterway, Bayelsa state. Though the motive for the attack could not be immediately ascertained, a security source told our correspondent that the hoodlums might have embarked on the mission with a view to stealing arms to perpetrate their nefarious activities on the waterways. The incident, the latest in the series of attacks in the state’s troubled creeks, again brought to the fore the dangers faced by travellers plying the waterways. Boat drivers and their passengers plying the waterways have repeatedly come under attacks with some losing their valuables and lives. Sunday Vanguard learnt that the soldiers were taken unawares by the gunmen who stormed the base in four speedboats and opened fire from two flanks (land and water). The (hoodlums) took advantage of the dark night to launch the vicious attack and stole rifles of the slain operatives as well as two HP Guns and other arms from the base b...

The babaric south africans are still not done with their xenophobic attacks, as Nigerian Union in South Africa on Tuesday reported a new xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreigners in Sternkopf, Namakwa Municipality, Northern Cape Province of South Africa, While speaking with the President of the Union, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, toldnewsmen in Pretoria, South Africa, that the Northern Cape Province Chapter Chairman of the Union reported the incident to its National Secretariat. ‘’ The National Secretariat of Nigeria Union has received report of xenophobic attacks from Mr Kennedy Osagie, the Northern Cape Province chapter chairman of the union. ‘’ The report indicated that South Africans attacked Nigerians. “ Two cars belonging to Nigerians have been reportedly burnt and they have been going from house to house looting and destroying their property,’’ he said. Anyene, who said that there were 20 Nigerians living in the affected community, added that none had been repor...

Help MEKA AKEREJOLA  get a Kidney transplant; "He was diagnosed in 2011 of chronic Kidney disease (CKD). Along side the CKD, he has also been managing associated symptoms like High Blood Pressure, anaemia, Oedema, Uremia and several infections. He was placed on drugs to manage the disease.  He’s been on drugs to extend the time for which he will require definitive treatment (Kidney transplant). On 14th of march 2015, he had to be admitted for a week in the hospital and has since then has been in and out of hospital. Consequently, he has been placed on dialysis twice weekly. The doctors have also advised that prolonged dialysis is deterimental to his health". Kindly donate towards Meka's Kidney transplant surgery, as he is running out of funds even for the weekly dialysis and house keep. You can click on the following link to support; http://www.gofundme.com/t7nnxg Or pay directly into his accounts below; MEKA AKEREJOLA (Zenith Bank) 1004157460 MEKA AKEREJOLA (FCMB) 242...

The federal capital is hit by fuel queues again as scarcity persist, Nigeria’s government will issue sovereign debt notes to gasoline importers as a guarantee of subsidy payments, after a lack of credit curbed their ability to purchase and led to shortages and long lines to buy fuel. The notes will be issued for 185 billion naira ($921 million) of outstanding gasoline subsidies after the government paid 321 billion naira to fuel importers in December, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters Tuesday in Abuja, the capital. “We will be issuing sovereign debt notes to them so that the banks will know that the government has undertaken the obligation,” she said. “We also agreed to meet the foreign exchange and interest cost which they were agitated about.” Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, relies on fuel imports to meet more than 70 percent of domestic needs because of inadequate refining capacity. Its pays importers the difference between regulated prices and import c...

You believe it or not or you like it or not TERRORISM in Nigeria is a reality, it is a global trend America has been able to control the activities of Terrorist Nigeria is in the process, it was possible in America because they are united, Nigeria is not united for your own safety take note and act promptly to this PRECAUTIONS; GENERAL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SUSPECTED TERRORIST ACTIVITIE S Suspicious Behavior/Circumstances: Be aware of and report to the appropriate authorities if you notice the followings: * People in buildings or areas who do not appear to be conducting legitimate business. * People monitoring areas, buildings or entrances. * Unauthorized people in restricted, sensitive or private areas. *Persons taking photographs of critical facilities. *Persons asking detailed information about physical security and/or information with no apparent need for that information. *People wearing clothing not consistent with the weather conditions (bulky coat in warm...

At the venue of the ongoing National Conference in Abuja was quite as usual on tuesday as delegates of the two major religions engaged in a debate over the dominance of Islam in the 1999 Constitution without any mention of Christianity. But the intervention of the leadership of the  conference saved the situation. The drama ensued when two Christian delegates representing Christian Leaders, Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese of Catholic Church, Joseph Bagobiri and Pastor Emmanuel Bosun (Ogun State), raised the issue which they described as unfair treatment of Christians and Christianity in the country. This angered their Muslim counterparts, who opposed their submissions. They had both submitted that the constitution of Nigeria was skewed in favour of Islam and Muslims with a call on delegates to ensure that the imbalance was corrected. Bagobiri  opened the debate on religion. He gave a detailed analysis of how the Nigerian constitution did not have any mention of Chris...

Delegates to the National Conference on Monday closed their ranks and adopted  70 per cent majority  as the voting mode to be used in taking decisions  at the conference. The agreement followed the adoption of the recommendation of the 50-member Consensus Group selected by the conference Chairman, Justice Idris Kutigi (retd.), last Wednesday. Delegates from the North and South had disagreed on the modality to reaching decisions in the absence of  a consensus. While delegates from the North asked for retention of three quarters in the National Conference Procedure Rules 2014, those from the South wanted two-thirds majority in the absence of a consensus. On resumption of the plenary in Abuja, the Vice-Chairman of the conference, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, informed the delegates  of the 70 per cent majority recommended by the consensus group. He then called for discussions on the recommendation. But there was an overwhelming call for a motion on the re...

"The National President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar yesterday led Muslims to protest the alleged marginalisation of Muslim in the composition of the on-going National Conference. Secretary General of the NSCIA, Ishaq Oloyede who spoke with state House correspondents after the meeting with the President said the president reassured them that the perceived marginalisation by Muslims was not a deliberate decision by government. . “What we came to discuss with the President is to consult with Mr. President and we are happy we consulted with him, and he has given us reasons to re-assure that Muslims in Nigeria are not deliberately marginalised and he has asked us to convey the feelings of the government, the genuineness of the government, the fairness of the government to the entire populace. “The president told us that if there are issues that are not as they ought to be, they were not definitely delibe...

"[The first major deadlock set in at the National Conference, yesterday, when delegates were split over the clause stipulating that all decisions to be reached must be done through consensus or a vote of 75 per cent majority. Tension began to rise when the chairman, Justice Idris Kutigi, attempted to overrule a delegate, Chief Mike Ozekhome, who had called for the amendment of the provision to make it possible for any decision to be arrived at through two thirds majority, which he said was the same position with the constitution and global best practices. Ozekhome had argued that it would be against the interest of natural justice and the nation for major decisions to be decided by only a few persons at the confab, since the meaning of 75 per cent was such that even if the delegates had up to 74.99 per cent, they could not change anything while a minority of 25 per cent of the members could easily win over anything they decide on under the rule of consensus... The activist...

Hmmm, CONFAB , all the 492 members of the National constitutional conference currently sitting in Abuja have received bank notifications of a part payment of their allowances for the month of March. Giving this indication in Abuja yesterday, a delegate to the conference, Mike Ozekhome, confirmed that he has received a bank alert notifying him of the payment of N1,460,000 into his account. This amount, according to him, represents the two weeks allowance for each member. Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) also denied reports that each of the delegates will get N12 million each at the end of the three-month duration for the conference. He explained that the actual monthly take home pay for each delegate is about N3.3 million. In his explanation, Ozekhome said: “From the alert from my bank, the sum of N1,460,000 was paid in, representing two weeks allowance. Calculated pro-rata, this amounts to N2,920,000 per month. “If we take this as net and assume that 10 percent ...

Delegates to the ongoing National Conference on Monday in Abuja queued for about two hours before gaining entrance into the conference hall, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some of the delegates who commented on the development, expressed displeasure over the discomfort they were subjected to and urged the secretariat to intervene to prevent a reoccurrence. Some of the delegates, including Mr. Issa Aremu, Mr. Dan Iwuanyuanwu and Chief Femi Falana (SAN), drew the attention of the Chairman, Justice Idris Kutigi (rtd), to the plight of the delegates. “Mr. Chairman, what the delegates were subjected to this morning is a clear case of administrative lapse. “Many delegates queued for hours outside before they could gain entrance into this hall. “I think the secretariat should do something about it,” Aremu, Vice-President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said. Nwanyanwu, Chairman, Labour Party, complained that security operatives at the gate of the National Judicial Inst...

May this first in the history CONFAB be a success! The apex body for Islamic organisations in the North, the Jama’atul Nasril Islam, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of having a hidden agenda with the convocation of the National Conference. The JNI, led by the Sultan  of Sokoto, Alhaji  Sa’ad Abubakar,  said despite the concerns expressed by well-meaning  Nigerians, the President had gone ahead to inaugurate the conference, in Abuja on Monday. It also said that Moslems were short-changed in the selection of delegates to the conference. The JNI’s Secretary-General, Dr. Khalid Aliyu, at a news conference on Wednesday in Kaduna, said no amount of conferences would solve the myriad of problems confronting Nigeria, except “when our leaders lead with justice and equity in the country.” He said the process of selecting delegates to the conference negated  the spirit of democracy as majority of delegates to the conference were Christians. According t...

The long awaited conference has just been inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan at 5.06 p.m today the conference which has 492 delegates in attendance to deliberate on the future of Nigeria has formally kicked off. The conference holding at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja, will gulp N7billion. It comes up in the wake of the first century of the amalgamation of the southern and northern parts of the country by British colonialists and almost nine years after another conference was organised by the old regime, of Olusegun Obasanjo. more details soon,,,,,,

National confab: inauguration kicks off today, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed emergency ambulances to the venue of the National Conference in Abuja. Mallam Sani Datti, Senior Information Officer of the agency, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the National Contingency Plan for Nigeria (NCP) instituted by NEMA would attend to any emergency at the conference. He said the plan was drawn from stakeholders in disaster management. Datti listed the stakeholders to include the Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigeria Red Cross Society, Federal Road Safety Commission, the police and other security agencies. According to Datti, the contingency plan was developed by NEMA to enable it to respond promptly and effectively to disasters. He said the plan was to enable NEMA to respond to disasters through a standard guideline for minimum response. Mean while, FG has reiterate its restriction on delegates deliber...

The rate of unemployment in this country is alarming, the number of people gathered for immigration exams today in Abuja calls for effort from the government to reduce unemployment. Not less than 7 people were killed and dozens injured in Nigeria’s capital after thousands of panicked job-seekers stampeded during a government recruitment drive in the national stadium on Saturday. I was told the exam questions also linked. One witness said the stampede broke out as applicants surged towards a central stage. They said only one entrance to the 60,000-capacity stadium was open. It wasn’t clear how many people were inside at the time of the crush. “The immigration service was having a recruitment exercise at the stadium … there was a stampede and they brought the victims to the national hospital,” said hospital spokesman Tayo Haastrup. Many injured people could not be admitted to hospital due to lack of capacity. What a country?

Anti-Corruption Network (ACN), led by Dino Melaye, is organizing what it described as “the mother of all protests” against the Petroleum Resources Minister, Allison Deziani Madueke and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), over the missing $20billion and other issues.  Mr. Melaye, ACN said it would no longer keep quiet over issues that concern the Nigerian people and may destroy their future. “Police and other security agencies should be ready to arrest, intimidate, harass, shoot and tear gas and maltreat us,” the statement said.  “Nigerians should not be taken for granted. The time for change is now!” It stressed that corruption is the bane of Nigeria’s development and that ACN will fight it, warning that in an unjust society, silence is a crime. “Through this protest we will prove that power truly belong to the people and will call the attention of the world on Nigeria.  We have no other country to call our own but Nigeria. We will not allow ...