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October 18, 2016      Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has advised Nigerians to stop eating imported rice and return to the pre-1980 era when indigenous rice was eaten only during festive periods. The governor also advised Nigerians to embrace family planning, saying stopping the eating of imported rice and limiting the number of children each couple gave birth to would be effective tools towards eradicating poverty in the country. Aregbesola said this in Osogbo on Monday at an event organised by the Osun State Agency for Community and Social Development to mark the 2016 International Day for Eradication of Poverty. The governor also said since laziness was a factor that engendered poverty, every adult should strive to be productively engaged, especially in the agriculture sector, to ensure an abundant availability of food. He said, “If we work and pray, we will banish poverty from our environment. Rice was not a stapl...

Home    News News October 16, 2016      EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu Fidelis Soriwei Strong indications have emerged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has opened investigations into activities of some serving ministers in the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. SUNDAY PUNCH’s  investigation revealed that operatives involved in the discreet probe had gathered some evidence against the affected ministers. A top operative of the EFCC who confided in our correspondent said investigations on two of the ministers had got to an advanced level. The source said the two ministers were being probed in connection with financial crimes. It was learnt that one of the ministers is from the South-West while the other is from the South-East. Operatives of the EFCC’s Economic Governance Unit are probing the minister from the South-East while the investigation into the activities of the South-West minister is being handled by...

Home    Uncategorized October 14, 2016      The First Lady, Aisha has warned her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari that she may not back him at the 2019 election unless he shakes up his government. Aisha in an interview with BBC said, the president does not know most of the top officials he has appointed. She said: “The president does not know 45 out of 50, for example, of the people he appointed and I don’t know them either, despite being his wife of 27 years.” “Some people are sitting down in their homes folding their arms only for them to be called to come and head an agency or a ministerial position.” In the BBC interview, the First Lady refused to name those who had hijacked the government, saying: “You will know them if you watch television.” On whether the president was in charge, she said: “That is left for the people to decide.” Mrs Buhari said her husband had not told her whether h...

Home    Latest News Latest News Metro Plus October 14, 2016      • The cow Photo: Kamarudeen Ogundele Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has impounded one of the cows that were grazing along Ado-Afao Road. The governor’s Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, posted on his  Facebook  page that the governor on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti led armed security men and some youths to impound the cow. He said as soon as the two herdsmen monitoring the cows sighted the governor, they ran into the bush, while some of the youths chased the cows and got one of them. He said, “Governor Fayose was going to Ikole Ekiti when he came across herdsmen along Afao Ekiti Road in Ado Ekiti. “The governor demonstrated the seriousness of the Ekiti State Anti-Grazing Law by personally seeing to it that one of the cows was ‘arrested’ by youths after the herdsmen ran into the bush upon sighti...

  punchng.com Home   Latest News Latest News October 13, 2016 tweet The names of the 21 Chibok girls who were released on Thursday have been made public by the Federal Government. See full list below: Mary Usman Bulama Jumai JohnBlessing AbanaLuggwa SandaComfort HabilaMaryam BasheerComfort AmosGlory MaintaSaratu EmmanuelDeborah Ja’afaruRahab IbrahimHelin MusaMaryamu LawanRebecca IbrahimAsabe GoniDeborah AndrawusAgnes GapaniSaratu MarkusGlory DamaPindah NuhuRebecca Mallam TAGS Chibok girls tweet

    Home    News News October 13, 2016      Goodie Ibru Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a manhunt for business mogul, Goodie Ibru, over alleged diversion of billions of naira and assets belonging to the Ikeja Hotels Plc. The Ikeja Hotels Plc are the owners of the Lagos Sheraton Hotel and the Federal Palace Hotel, Abuja. Investigations revealed that Ibru was declared wanted in relation with a case of alleged conspiracy, capital market fraud, diversion of billions of funds and assets belonging the Ikeja Hotels Plc. A top operative of the commission said that the commission decided to declare Ibru wanted when the commission’s efforts to arrest him failed. The source said, “Goodie Ibru has been declared wanted by the commission. “The case against him is conspiracy to commit capital market fraud, diversion of funds. “He is wanted for diverting billions of naira and assets of Ikeja H...

    Home    Business    Business & Economy October 13, 2016      World Bank president Jim Yong Kim / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM Everest Amaefule, Abuja After going through economic recession in 2016, Nigeria will experience moderate rebound in 2017, the World Bank has said. The bank, which stated this in its report, Africa’s Pulse, anchored the nation’s revival on the Federal Government’s expansionary budget, expected to begin to yield result only in 2017 because of slow implementation. It also hinged its optimism of early exit from recession on stable oil prices in the international oil market as well as expected increased production of oil. The World Bank report said, “Among the region’s three largest economies, Nigeria is expected to endure an economic contraction in 2016, as declining oil production and manufacturing weigh on activity. “The economy is expected to rebound moderate...