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The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday appeared before the Joint Committee of Land Transport and Local and Foreign Debts sitting in Abuja. The Minister’s appearance was at the promptings of the Senate’s adopted motion which was moved by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu at last Wednesday’s plenary. Ekweremadu had told the Senate that the railway development plan of the Federal government from Maiduguri to Port-Harcourt which was awarded to the General Electric, a Chinese subsidiary firm has collapsed. Speaking, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Gbenga Ashafa clarified that, it’s not an investigative hearing, but an interactive one to enable the committee unravel the collapse of arrangements. Ashafa said, the contractual arrangements of the Federal Ministry of Transportation with General Electric costing $2.7 billion was huge and the nation could not afford to lose sleep. Senator Shehu Sani, a joint Chairman of the Commi...

Police to Buhari: We will re-double our efforts to reduce crimes By  Mod  -  11 hours ago  -  [  Update   Vanguard  ] By Nwafor Sunday The Nigerian Police, Tuesday, assured President Muhammadu Buhari that the force would re-double its efforts in the fight against crimes in the country. In a statement issued by the Public relations officer of the force, Ag DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, opined that every personnel would be more committed to guaranteeing adequate security nationwide. IGP directs that the entire personnel of the Force must re-double their efforts, be more dedicated and committed to duty to reduce crimes and criminalities in the Country to the barest and reciprocate the President’s good gesture and concern for the Force, as to whom much is given, much is expected. His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria has graciously approved...

TEAM NEWS! PSG Stars Neymar & Mbappe Fit To Face Liverpool Paris St-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Neymar and Kylian Mbappe will start Wednesday’s Champions League tie against Liverpool. The pair were injured on international duty and missed Saturday’s 1-0 league victory over Toulouse. “Neymar is 100 per cent fit, as is Mbappe, and they will be in the line-up tomorrow,” Tuchel said. The French champions trail Napoli and Liverpool by a point in Group C

The remains of Ochanya Ogbanje, a 13 year old girl who was raped to death by her aunt’s husband, Andrew Ogbuja, and his son Victor, were yesterday, laid to rest amidst tears, in her home town, Ogene Amejo Okpokwu local government area of Benue State. Here are more photos below; Speaking after the burial, a group under the aegis of Concerned Citizens For Ochanya, commended the thorough, transparent and unbiased investigation into the matter by the police and other related agencies, as well as the publishing of the actual facts. The group, however, called for speedy, diligent and fair prosecution of the case to ensure that justice was served to all parties involved. The group also requested that, the suspect, Andrew Ogbuja, should immediately be suspended from carrying out his official duties as a lecturer and head of department in the Benue State Polytechnic, pending the outcome of the investigation into his complicity in the case. They also requested that t...

The Presidency has explained how President Muhammadu Buhari got his certificate from the West African Examination Council, WAEC, after many years. His special assistant on New media, Bashir Ahmaad in response to questions on how Buhari collected his certificate, urged Nigerians with missing certificates to apply. Ahmad said all the president did was to pay N20,000 and submit two photographs to WAEC. He wrote: “In case you don’t know, just as President Buhari did, you can also obtain ‘Attestation of Results’ from WAEC Nigeria. “Lost your certificate? Submit your two recent passport photographs and pay N20,000 in draft, WAEC will do the rest for you.” We recalls that Buhari had been under attack after he failed to submit his credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the various presidential candidates’ credentials were made available. Buhari only submitted an affidavit where he claimed that his credential was with the Secretary of the Military ...

Project Pink Blue, a non governmental organisation, says it will organize a music and comedy fund raising show to support people with cancer in the country. Nigeria’s Under 20 Women Team, Falconets and their officials during a Cancer Awareness Walk organized by Wife of the Governor of Kebbi and founder, Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Dr Zainab Bagudu in Abuja Mr Runcie Chidebe, Executive Director of the organisation made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. The Show tagged “Show Love” is meant to encourage and engage Nigerians to financially support indigent cancer patients. According to Chidebe, awareness creation and provision of screening is not enough to tackle cancer, except adequate funds were available for its treatment “In Nigeria, cancer is increasingly recognized as a critical health problem in Nigeria, where more people are dying of preventable cancer death. “According to the 2018 World Health Organ...

The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso on Friday reduced the school fees of its students, DAILY POST leant. The decision to reduce the fees, DAILY POST gathered Saturday morning was taken during a meeting that involved management, alumni, some students of the institution and some indigenes of Ogbomoso, the town where the main campus of the institution is located on Friday. DAILY POST recalls that this is the second time the institution will  reduce the school fess which were recently hiked.  Students Union Government (SUG), President, Mr. Abiodun Oluwaseyi confirmed that the decision was taken on Friday. He said, “We are done with the meeting”. Oluwaseyi said that, “300-500 level students will now pay N90,000 for indigenes and N100,000 for non-indigenes. The 200 level will remain N120,000 and N150,000 for indigenes and non-indigenes respectively and incoming 100 level indigenes will pay N140,000 while their non indigenes cou...

*Of IBB, Maradona and Bola Ige By Tony Eluemunor Since last Sunday when Chief Tony Anenih died in an Abuja hospital, at the ripe age of 85, politicians have reminisced about this man who exerted authority even across party lines. He exhibited “can-do” spirit, and achieved uncommon results, as though he had a benevolent spirit behind him, such that his wish became realities…and everyone agreed he was “Mr. Fix It”. Chief-Tony-Anenih Mr Fix It? How really did the name come about? Well, the former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani told Abuja journalists on Monday that “politicians tagged Anenih Mr. Fix It because of respect for his strength of strategy, planning and effectiveness in national politics”. I learnt the rudiments of politics from the late Anenih, says Odigie-Oyegun Sorry, Nnamani, you got it wrong; a journalist, and not a politician, Dr. Emma Shehu, tagged Anenih “Mr. Fix It”, in an article in the Daily Independent newspaper while he was the paper’s Editoria...

The Premier League enters its Match Day 11 this weekend. Manchester United travel to Bournemouth in the first game on Saturday, looking to continue their recent improvement in form. Arsenal welcome Liverpool in the match of the round. Before then, Leicester City will go ahead with their fixture away at Cardiff City and Everton welcome Brighton. Saturday, November 3 13:30 AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester United 16:00 Cardiff City vs Leicester City 16:00 Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion 16:00 Newcastle United vs Watford 16:00 West Ham United vs Burnley 18:30 Arsenal vs Liverpool 20:45 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Tottenham Hotspur Source: http://dailypost.ng/2018/11/03/livescore-latest-premier-league-results-week-11-saturday-2018-2019-epl-scores/

The Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed what ex-President Goodluck Jonathan did to him during the 2015 elections, Daily Post reports. Amaechi speaking with EU delegation on Thursday said Jonathan’s administration withdrew his security and made him prone to attacks during the 2015 elections. Amaechi, who is also the Director-General of the reelection campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari, said Jonathan as a civilian president was undemocratic than the present administration. According to him, he was attacked several times as a governor during Jonathan’s administration yet nothing was done about it. Amaechi said:  “One assurance I will give you today is that we’ll stand by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and we will stand by whatever decision they make. We believe that we promised Nigerians change and I also believe that you can observe the change. “By this time in 2014/2015, when I was still in office as governor, I ...

There is no discrepancy in the results of the school certificate examination of President Muhammadu Buhari released in 2015 and the results in an “attestation certificate” issued to the president by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Friday. The president’s school certificate examination, which was a major controversy in the build-up to the 2015 elections, recently became a matter of public discourse after Mr Buhari told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that his school certificate is still with military authorities. Mr Buhari stated this while submitting essential forms to INEC for the 2019 elections, which he would be participating in as the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The president’s claim immediately drew another round of intense criticism from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and many Nigerians who expressed doubt that Mr Buhari took the examination. However, on Friday evening, the president Tweeted ...

Attempts by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to successfully nominate a candidate who will deputise Barr. Emmanuel Jime in the 2019 governorship election in Benue state has ended in stalemate. Jime, the Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA), emerged a consensus governorship candidate of APC October 2nd, during the party’s primary in Makurdi. Since then, the party leadership began the search for whom to field as deputy governorship candidate, with special interest in Benue South senatorial district, comprises of Idoma and Igede. No fewer than 13 prominent personalities from Benue South indicated interest in the number 2 job. But as the politicking, intrigues, scheming and propaganda continued, the interest started ebbing away. The month-long search also brought hitherto friends and allies in unintentional cobwebs of imbroglio, with attendant sponsorship of malicious propaganda against each other in the media, while fans and supporters always...

Dr. Orji Kalu, a former Governor of Abia State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has regained consciousness after undergoing a major surgery in Germany, Sun News reports. The frontline politician and his wife, Mrs Ifunanya Kalu, had boarded a flight on Lufthansa Airline from Abuja to Wiesbaden, Germany on Monday. Kalu, who had been suffering from an undisclosed and life-threatening ailment, upon arrival in Germany on Tuesday, was rushed in an ambulance to Helios Klinik, Wiesbaden. The APC chieftain, who is asthmatic, has been in and out of the said hospital in the past few months. According to Kalu’s wife, Ifunanya, who is with her husband in the German hospital, the former governor was admitted into the operating theatre for a major operation on Wednesday. In a telephone conversation on Friday, Mrs Kalu, whose voice was quavering, lamented her husband’s health status. “Although the surgery was successful, my husband will still have to be monitored clo...

Moment Leicester City Owner’s Helicopter Started Spinning Violently Before Crashing  By  Mod  -  2 hours ago  -  [  Sport   Autos  ] This new video shows the moment Thai businessman and Leicester City owner’s £6million Agusta Westland AW169 helicopter started spinning violently before falling out of the sky at terrifying speed. The initial white smoke when the aircraft’s engine was started was said to be harmless and not likely the cause of the accident . The Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others died in the crash outside the Stadium on Saturday few hours after Foxes 1-1 draw against West Ham. An Aviation expert and former RAF Puma crew member believed an issue with the  tail rotor  could have led to the disaster taking place. He told TheSun: “It is so shocking to see. From the video it definitely appears to be there was a problem with the tail rotor. “Ei...

Cohen also told Vanity Fair that Trump said every country with a black leader is a s***hole and called an Apprentice star a “black f**”. He said the “stupid” comment came after a 2016 rally, when Cohen remarked how white the crowd were. Recalling an incident in Chicago in the early 2000s, the lawyer says Trump commented on a rough neighbourhood saying “only the blacks could live like this.” And while discussing why he didn’t name Kwame Jackson winner of the Apprentice Cohen added: “He said, ‘There’s no way I can let this black f** win.’” After Nelson Mandela’s death, he claims Trump commented: “Name one country run by a black person that’s not a s***hole. Name one city.” Cohen says he regrets not quitting after the racist comments, telling the mag: “I should have been a bigger person, and I should have left.” He had even defended Trump publicly against racism charges. In an August 2017 tweet, he wrote, “As the son of a holocaust survivor, I have no...