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   Boko Haram ambushes, kills troops in NE Nigeria   Kano - Nigeria's military on Friday said seven of its soldiers were killed and 19 others injured in a Boko Haram ambush, in the latest incident against troops and the security services in the country's northeast. Lieutenant Colonel Kingsley Samuel, a spokesman for the Nigerian Army 7th Division in Maiduguri, said the ambush happened on Thursday evening on the road to Dikwa during "routine rotation" of troops. "The gallant troops fought their way through, killing many of the terrorists. Unfortunately seven soldiers paid the supreme price... while 19 soldiers sustained various degree of injuries," he said in a statement. The injured were taken to hospital in Maiduguri for treatment. Reinforcements were sent and they were in "aggressive pursuit" of Boko Haram, he added. A military source had earlier told AFP at least eight soldiers were killed in the attack and that it happene...

Nigerian govt files fresh charges against two senior judges accused of corruption                          Justice Syvester Nguta                          The Federal Government on Wednesday filed two separate charges against Supreme Court judge, Sylvester Ngwuta, and his Federal High Court counterpart, Adeniyi Ademola, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, for alleged violations of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Act. Mr. Ngwuta is already facing a separate corruption charge before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court while Mr. Ademola is facing a separate corruption charge at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. Salihu Isah, the spokesperson of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Ma...

Feds Ask Victims Of Nigerian Internet Scam To Step Forward   Did the “love of your life” scam thousand of dollars from you? Did someone promise that you could make the big bucks working from home? If you answered yes to one of these schemes, federal regulators may be looking for you following the conviction of three Nigerian nationals who allegedly scammed thousands of consumers with internet-based financial fraud schemes. The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it is looking for any potential victims of the nearly 16-year-long fraud ring that was broken up in 2015. Three Nigerian nationals — Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, and Femi Alexander Mewase — were convicted by a federal jury Tuesday for the wide-ranging scheme. According to the DOJ, beginning in 2001 the defendants — which includes 21 others who have been charged in the case — began building a complex system of internet-based financial fraud schemes, that include r...

Saraki says clueless investors bought over Nigeria’s power sector   Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday criticized how the power sector was privatized, saying it was sold to individuals who had no idea about how to run it, . He said the mistakes of past governments “born out of ignorance, selfish interests and fraud”, brought Nigeria to this point. Saraki said this at a workshop on the power sector organized by the national assembly in Abuja. He lamented that the sector, in spite of the enormous resources committed to it for the last 14 years, had remained in a perilous state. “This is the opportunity for both the legislature and executive to come together to forge a solution to this perennial problem. We cannot afford to waste the opportunity we have now” he said. Emphasizing that the problems in the sector were the country’s own making, the senate president said sacrifice must be made to overcome the challenges. ...

You are selfish, only think of your families – Sanusi blasts Nigerian leaders      The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, has slammed Nigerian leaders for being self-centred. According to him, most Nigerian leaders only thought of their pockets and families. “The bane of leadership in Nigeria is that the leaders are selfish; they only think of their families,” he said. Sanusi made this observation while speaking at an award ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday. He noted that most leaders no longer think of those that elected them into office but their families and interest. “Those of us who think that public office is a place to enjoy ourselves should think again. “Poverty, lack of education is violence; it breeds violence because many segments of the society are denied access to basic amenities,” he said. He called on those in power to start thinking of how to empower other persons instead of enriching their pockets. The Emir ...

We have discovered ways to reduce price of food items – FG     The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbe, said on Wednesday that the federal government has adopted some models to reduce the price of food items all over the country. Ogbeh revealed this while addressing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC. Just last week, a task force was set up to find solutions to the rising price of food items in the country. According to Ogbe, the committee had identified that the hike in cost was “not due to shortage but high cost of transportation.” He noted that the high cost of diesel used by huge trucks to move food items led to the high price of food items. The minister said the government had decided to “start using railway wagons to transport food items.” He noted that the transport system was already being used for transportation of cattle and will be replicated for food ite...

Buhari is not in UK hospital – Lai Mohammed gives update on President’s health    Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is not in hospital in the UK. He made this statement, while responding to questions from State House correspondents, after Wednesday’s weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, which was presided over by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo. He said Buhari was not in any hospital and that there was no need “to be giving bulletin” on his health status. Mohammed also insisted that the President was “well, hale and hearty” and not in any danger health-wise. He pointed out that if all was not well, his cabinet members would have been panicking and not going about their normal duties. Buhari sent a letter to the National Assembly on Sunday , extending his 10-day vacation in the UK , to enable him complete and receive test results from his doctors.  

Buhari’s case different from Yar’Adua’s- Lai Muhammed       The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that there is no basis for comparing the medical condition of President Muhammadu Buhari and Late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Responding to reference to his past comments demanding for daily briefing on the health status of Late Yar’adua when the former President  was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia, Muhammed insisted that Buhari is not sick and hospitalized. Yar’Adua died in a Saudi hospital without transmitting letter to the National Assembly. Mohammed spoke with State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “I think it was one of the newspapers that said when I was the spokesman of Action Congress (AC) I demanded for hourly bulletin of Yar’Adua’s health and that I ought to be giving hourly bulletin as minist...

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Lagos opens application portal to train one million residents how to code              Ahead of the much anticipated roll out of CodeLagos, the Lagos State Ministry of Education on Tuesday said the programme would seek to teach at least one million Lagos residents to code by 2019 and also foster necessary skills to create sustainable solutions to social challenges and create employment opportunities. The government also announced the commencement of the screening and selection exercise for facilitators for the programme. In April 2017, 300 Coding Centres across six Education Districts in Lagos State will be commissioned, according to the education ministry, marking the beginning of the CodeLagos after-school programme in both public and private schools – primary, secondary & tertiary. Centres will also be set up at state public libraries and other community spaces. Speaking at a press briefing, the Special Ad...

     I will be Nigerian president, says Fayose Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose   Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has disclosed his ambition to become Nigerian president.Fayose, who is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, was not specific on when he will contest for the office of president. “It is according to God’s will that I will one day become the president of Nigeria,” he said. Although Fayose did not give a timeline for the realisation of his presidential ambition, his declaration will influence the politics of the 2019 presidency. His interventions in his political party and issues affecting the entire country may now be linked to his presidential ambition as he is one of the most vocal members of the opposition . The governor, who spoke on Saturday in Ado Ekiti while hosting journalists to a dinner, said since the prophesy was from God and it was very clear that he would govern the country...

Buhari extends vacation to complete medical tests                  President writes National Assembly                   Shehu Sani urges govt to allow protest                 President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly informing it of his desire to extend his vacation in order to complete and receive the results of a series of tests recommended by his doctors. However, President Buhari was not categorical when he would return to the country. The president had planned to return to Abuja yesterday evening, but was advised to complete the test cycle before returning, a terse statement issued by the presidency stated yesterday. The situation could negatively affect the credibility of the Buhari’s administration a...