Ex-senator Denies Link With Malabu Oil Deal | TheCable

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Ikechukwu Obiorah, representative of Anambra south in the 7th senate, has debunked reports linking him with the Malabu oil scandal.

In a statement he personally signed on Tuesday, Obiorah said he “never had any contact whatsoever with Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan since his election as president (and neither has) he met nor spoken nor had any contact with Chief Dan Etete in my life”.

5 Mind Blowing DIY Air Travel Tips To Avoid Excess Baggage Costs | Productivitypro

One of the most annoying parts of traveling by plane is the cost of checking in luggage. This can feel like an extra curse on top of the other expenses of a trip. By booking early and using a broker to find the best deals, you can make some good savings, but another great way I have found to save on my flight is reducing the number of bags I put in the hold—or even traveling with hand luggage only. Here are my five top tips for lighter packing and big cost savings:
1. Ditch the toiletries

UAE Outstanding in all: Ten Things You Can’t Do Dubai

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Laws in the United Arab Emirates have again been thrust into the spotlight after a British citizen in Dubai was arrested for sharing a charity post on his Facebook page.

Most people know Dubai is tough on drugs; that tourists can get in trouble for drinking alcohol outside designated areas; and people who have sex in public can find themselves facing the full force of the law.

There are some other unpredictable ways of falling foul of the law in Dubai – even if the authorities rarely enforce some of the laws.

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Scott Richards promoted a charity drive to buy blankets and tarpaulins for refugees in Afghanistan. He was held for 22 days and has now been charged with fundraising without permission.

Aviation: 10 Huge Mistake People Make At The Airport

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it’s no secret that air travel has lost some of its glamour over the years. We might be able to attribute these changes to increased security procedures, more people traveling, or simply lack of common sense, but one thing is certain: people seem to do the darnedest things when they step into an airport. Study this list and don’t get caught being one of these travelers.

1. Oops, my passport is about to expire.
Traveling abroad comes with a few additional considerations to remember. Almost all countries require that there be at least six months of remaining validity on the passport, and some (like South Africa) tack on stipulations that there need to be at least two consecutive blank pages. Airlines also have to verify information before boarding for countries that require visas. Many a passenger has been left stranded and crying at the gate because they overlooked these rules. Airlines are held accountable and fined heavily if they let a passenger travel without proper documentation, so save your sob stories—they will not sway even the kindest of gate agents.

Group raises ECOWAS For Resolving Gambian Impasse | TheNation

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A CIVIL society organisation, the Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM), has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its role in resolving the political impasse in The Gambia, by ensuring that former President Yahya Jammeh left office involuntarily.

The CPPM, in a press statement signed by its Executive Chairman, Mr. Nelson Ekujumi, also commended the Gambia people for their perseverance, despite the provocative comments and actions of the former dictator in his bid to hang on to power.

Is Bello’s Agenda On Course In Kogi?

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When Governor Yahaya Bello took his oath of office as the governor of Kogi State on January 27, last year, no one was left in doubt that rocky days lay ahead. This is not only because of the circumstances surrounding his election, but also due to the indication he gave in his inaugural address that he was ready to tackle the old order, in his determination.

Senators Give Conditions For Magu’s Confirmation | TheNation

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Senators may have set three conditions for Ibrahim Magu’s confirmation as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, The Nation learnt yesterday.

The three conditions are:

•a report from President Muhammadu Buhari containing a fact-sheet on how he arrived at his decision to re-present Magu;
•withdrawal of security reports on Magu, which were presented to the Senate about six weeks ago by the Department of State Services (DSS); and

2019: Obasanjo Backs South-east For President

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo tuesday threw his weight behind the Southeast region to produce the next president of the country.

Obasanjo, who declared that his submissions were his personal view, stated that the problem of justice, marginalisation has been a major source of conflicts between ethnic and regional divisions in the country.

While speaking in Abeokuta, Ogun State when the leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ogun State visited him, Obasanjo said it was part of what he resolved to do as just and fair country that made him to work for the emergence of a South-south president in 2009.

ASUU Sanctions UNILORIN For ‘Lawlessness’ | TheNation

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has sanctioned University of Ilorin (Unilorin) and directed its members to boycott academic and allied activities at the school.

ASUU wielded the big stick following what it described as “Unilorin management’s persistent lawless, arbitrariness, violation of human and trade union rights and persecution of loyal members”.

No academic staff of the university will be allowed to carry out any academic activity in any other university.

Illegality of the Offence of Criminal Libel, By Femi Falana

It is not unlikely that the authorities of the Nigeria Police Force realised, rather belatedly, that the offence of criminal libel could not be sustained in court under the current democratic dispensation. Hence, the publisher and editor of PREMIUM TIMES were not arraigned in court last week based on the complaint of the Chief of Army Staff.

Last December, the Nigerian Army demanded a retraction of the what it described as the “unwarranted and serial provocative, unauthorised, libelous and defamatory publications against the person of Lt. Gen. T.Y. Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff and Nigerian Army counter insurgency operations in the North East” from the publisher of PREMIUM TIMES, an online medium. Convinced that the publication could not be

The Righteous Nigerian and the Rationality of Corruption, By Pius Adesanmi

…the most brilliant idea, the most solid willpower on their part, still depends entirely on the willingness of the president to facilitate their work with symbolism. Without symbolic acts from the president, it will be impossible to reverse the rationality of corruption.

Can Nigeria overcome corruption? Will Nigeria survive corruption?

The optimistic, overconfident Nigerian who offered me a “no shaking, yes” to both questions was only able to do so because he successfully outed me as I tried to remain incognito and maintain a low profile at the hotel pool in Lagos. Retreating incognito to a hotel in Lagos to assess our warfront strategies in matters Nigeriana is something I often do with Omoyele Sowore.

Loss of Reasoning and Abuse of Title In Our Civilisation, By David Dimas

By the way, I was able to uncover that while part of the consistent support for many pernicious act by the chosen one has to do with an aversion for Democrats and their values, most of it is tied to a narcissistic religious belief and inhospitable cultural values.

As president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, in a press conference, presented a side of him “Dishonest Media” (as he calls them), and perhaps all his adversaries, should henceforth get ready to deal with. He refused to take any question from Jim Acosta, the Cable Network News (CNN) correspondent. Trump received a round of applause from the room with this final words for the reporter; “Your organisation is terrible… Quite. Quite. No, I’m not gonna give you a question. You are fake news.”

SPECIAL REPORT: Works Miniter, Fashola, In N166 Billion Contract Mess | PremiumTimes

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The Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) has queried the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola over the award of 10 road and bridge contracts worth N166 billion.

The BPP said the minister and his ministry violated the laws guiding contract awards in Nigeria in the manner they selected contractors for the projects.

The procurement agency is asking Mr. Fashola to explain, among other things, why the costs of some of the projects were inflated and why some were awarded to unqualified firms.

WISDOM PRESENT AT CREATION

Seek Daily (NBC)

Wednesday, January 25

Proverbs 8:22-31
WISDOM PRESENT AT CREATION
“I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep.” Proverb 8:27

Wisdom is the ability to give right judgement and make right decisions that are based on deep knowledge and understanding.

Mixed Reactions As Buhari Sends Magu’s Name To Senate Again | Punch

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Niyi Odebode, John Alechenu, Eniola Akinkuotu, Leke Baiyewu, Gbenga Adeniji and Ramon Oladimeji

President Muhammadu Buhari has replied the Senate on its rejection of the nomination of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, The PUNCH reliably learnt on Monday.
In a letter, which reliable sources said was sent to the Office of the President of the Senate on Sunday night, Buhari pleaded with the lawmakers to confirm Magu.

FG Releases N72bn For Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line

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The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday stated that the Federal Government had released N72bn as its counterpart funds for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway line.
The minister said this at the Second Presidential Business Forum, which was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

No To Discrimination In Katsina Varsity | Vanguard

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IT is with total disappointment that we received the news that authorities of the Umaru Yar’ Adua University (UMYU), Katsina, have outlawed “any other religious or tribal association” on its campus except the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN).

This dangerous directive will confront returning students to the university for the current semester beginning Januaryon 30, 2017. A memo entitled: “Re: Registration of Students Clubs/Associations” signed by the University’s Dean of Students’ Affairs, Dr Sulaiman Kankara, said all tribal and local government associations have been outlawed except the MSSN.

Obasanjo Canvasses Igbo President For Nigeria | TheNation

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday made a subtle case for other geo- political zones to produce Nigeria’s President in the interest of justice and fairness.

Since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, the South East region is yet to produce the country’s President, while the Southwest, North and minority South – South have had shots at the Presidency at different times.

But Obasanjo said it was his personal view that the South East people deserve to produce the country’s President just as the Ogun West Senatorial District in his home state should be given the opportunity to produce the state Governor.

Double Jeopardy | TheNation

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MANY an observer would consider it in-perspicacious if not a fallacy when it is said that the current government suffers liquidity challenges. The first reason for this disavowal of government’s standpoint is that officials have not displayed the thrift and frugality required in a depressed economy. The age-old wastefulness which often characterises government finances has not changed. But more remarkable is that the Federal Government does not seem to be seriously exploring all possible avenues for earning more revenues. One of such involves seized and confiscated goods and properties.

We ‘ll Renegotiate With FG On 2009 Agreement –ASUU

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities will engage the team set up by the Federal Government to renegotiate the 2009 agreement with staff unions in universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education based on the principle of collective bargaining, its president, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi has said.

The union also criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign medical trips by describing them as a reflections of government’s neglect of public institutions in Nigeria.

LAUTECH Reopens On Friday | Punch

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Authorities of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, have said that the institution will reopen on Friday.

Registrar of the school, Mr. Jacob Agboola said this in a statement sent to the students and members of staff of the institution on Monday.

“All staff and students are hereby informed that the University will reopen for normal activities on Friday, January 27, 2017. All students who have yet to complete their

Christians Will Not Sit Down And Allow Themselves To Be Killed — Onaiyekan

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The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, speaks with FRIDAY OLOKOR on the killings of Christians in Southern Kaduna and the silence of President Muhammadu Buhari on the matter
Many Nigerians across ethnic and religious divides are worried about the killing of Christians in Southern Kaduna. What is responsible for these killings?

Did You Know Olga Diyachenko?

Did you know Olga Diyachenko is the question am asking now. Well, for some football lovers and Chelsea fans she is well known.

Yahya Jammeh’s Ignominious Exit | Punch

IT is unusual for a sitting president of a country to be forcibly kicked out of his exalted seat by international troops for refusing to voluntarily relinquish power after losing an election.  But that was practically what happened to Yahya Jammeh, The Gambian strong man, who was forced to abandon his sit-tight ambition on Saturday night following intense pressure from some West African heads of government and threat of an impending invasion by a United Nations-backed coalition of ECOWAS troops that were waiting to give him the marching orders. Other Africa’s Big Men deserve Jammeh’s treatment.

Mikel Obi: Super Eagle Captain Mourn Father-In-Law

The father of Mikel Obi’s partner, Olga Allegra, has just breathe his last. Olga herself announced the passing on of her father, saying;