Tonto Dikeh and Husband Step Out In Style

 
The happy actress has pledge to serve her husband as a true wife, without any reservation. Nice one..!

Tinubu meets Buhari in Aso Rock over Some Ministerial Names

             
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the first national chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, held a secret meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari inside the commander-in-chief office at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday.

The visit came less than 24 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo met with Buhari. Sources in the seat of power told OluFamous.Com that Tinubu met Buhari and approve some names.

Addressing correspondents after the hour long meeting, Tinubu said he came for serious business.

A reliable source also told Punch that the ministerial list was one of the topics discussed at the meeting. He said just as Tinubu was given the power to pick Buhari’s running mate during the electioneering, Buhari was giving him the privilege of filling some positions that should go to the South-West.

He said, “Buhari never marginalised the South-West as is being speculated. Most of the northern appointments that Buhari made are those that will work closely with him in the villa and Tinubu was not really interested in them.

“It was Tinubu that recommended Babatunde Fowler to head the Federal Inland Revenue Service and that is the next best thing after oil which many people don’t understand.

“Buhari has insisted that people that are answering to cases of corruption will not be part of his government and Tinubu is aware of this. He has recommended a former commissioner in Lagos for appointment too and he will be part of Buhari’s economic team even if he is not appointed as a minister.”

Revealed: Nigeria Army Says No Election Took Place In Rivers

                     
For the second time in about two days, the Nigerian Army has insisted that the 2015 governorship election did not hold in Rivers State, contrary to the claims of INEC chairman in the state.

The chief of army staff who sent three army officers to testify at the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja maintained that election did not hold in virtually all polling centres assigned to them to provide security.

The army officers, who led different deployments on the orders of the Nigerian Army, said thugs carted away the election materials after the would-be voters had been scared away with gunshots.

The officers who covered different LGAs for the army are Captain Abubakar Mohammed from Bonny Camp, Lagos, Captain Fred Bala from Maiduguri and Captain Isa Al-Makura.

Al-Makura, who covered Ikwerri local government along with 30 other soldiers, claimed that the entire council was tense right from April 10 when his team arrived the area to provide security for voters.

He told Justice Suleman Ambrosa that sporadic gunshots were fired in major towns of the council, hence the voters got scared and stayed away from voting.

He said that at a time, his team got confused over the bombardment of phone calls from the ad hoc staff of INEC who were shouting for help and rescue from the thugs that invaded their polling units.

He added that on arrival at the polling units in Osuala, Onuerelu, Omerelu and Alu, the INEC ad hoc staff, mainly corps members, were found mercilessly beaten by the thugs.

Governors Reject Death Penalty for Looters; They Are Involved

                    
Many governors, who spoke with Punch on the matter on Thursday, out rightly rejected the suggestion that all big man who loot Nigeria's resources should be sentenced to death.

The governor said, “Everybody knows President Muhammadu Buhari is transparent and means well for the nation and would never want to hear anything about corruption.

“Even under 100 days in office, electricity is improving. People know that if you try it you are gone. I always say this, whether you are a governor, permanent secretary or labour leader, you cannot be corrupt under a leader that is not corrupt, because you will be punished.

“Unfortunately as a governor
I cannot be saying that capital punishment should be meted out to corrupt public officials. Because I cannot say that, that is why I will say that anybody that is found wanting, whether you are governor or any other public officer should be jailed for life,” Governor Ibikunle Amosun said this to Labour.

The organised labour at the beginning of the week had said looters should be given the death sentence in order to serve as deterrence to others.

But most governors, who reacted to the labour suggestion said the death sentence would be too harsh.

Also both governors of Ekiti and Rivers states, Ayodele Fayose and Nyesom Wike respectively, out rightly rejected death penalty for looters.

Fayose claimed that “In countries where death penalty was introduced, it has not stopped looting. In advanced countries like US, jail sentence is the penalty. What we need is proper moral education to change orientation of the people. Jail sentence is better; it can reform.”

On his part, Wike said that Nigeria had enough laws to deter people from fleecing the nation.

He said, “Nigerians have a role to play by deriding looters and not to praise them for their fiscal irresponsibility. There should be a strong punitive measure to discourage looting because of its domino effects. When a treasury is looted, there won’t be money for the provision of necessities such as hospitals, roads, etc.

“Maybe because it happened in Ghana and the economy improved, the labour organisations want it in Nigeria. But that was a military regime and Jerry Rawlings was a military man. However, the extant laws on looting need serious and urgent review, even if the death penalty is discouraged.”

Fayose, Wike kick against death penalty for corrupt govt officials

 
Governors of Ekiti and Rivers state have kicked against the suggestion that government officials found guilty of stealing the Nations treasury should be sentenced to death.

The state governors spoke against this during the National rallies held by NLC members to canvass for support for the Buhari anti corruption drive as well as call for death penalty to be enforced on corrupt government officials.

Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Fayose argued that death penalty which has been enforced in some other countries has not stopped the looting of public funds in those countries.

“In countries where death penalty was introduced, it has not stopped looting. In advanced countries like US, jail sentence is the penalty. What we need is proper moral education to change orientation of the people. Jail sentence is better; it can reform,” he told Punch

In the same vein, the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike who spoke through his media aide, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, said that death penalty was practiced in the military regime. He however called for a review of the laws on looting the Nations treasury

“Nigerians have a role to play by deriding looters and not to praise them for their fiscal irresponsibility. There should be a strong punitive measure to discourage looting because of its domino effects. When a treasury is looted, there won’t be money for the provision of necessities such as hospitals, roads, etc. Maybe because it happened in Ghana and the economy improved, the labour organisations want it in Nigeria. But that was a military regime and Jerry Rawlings was a military man. However, the extant laws on looting need serious and urgent review, even if the death penalty is discouraged.”he said

Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko, who spoke through his information commissioner, Kayode Akinmade, said due process must be followed if Nigerians agree that the death penalty is what should be meted on corrupt officials.

“We are not under a military rule; this is democracy and we have constitution that we follow. If it is put in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, irrespective of whether you are a governor or not, so be it. If that is what Nigerians want, it is okay. Everybody is against corruption, but there is a process of making law. Thank God we have a National Assembly and the state assemblies who are representative of the people. If such bill could be sent to the national and state assemblies and be passed into law, it must become a law. If the process is followed and it is the wish of Nigerians that looters be killed, why not? Let it become a law. It is a fact that Nigerians are not happy with this corruption tag, which has slowed down our economic development but if we have a law that will bring about capital punishment for the looters, it is okay.”he said

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UNILAG shuts down following students protest over death of their colleague

                             
The management of the University of Lagos Akoka have shut down the school indefinitely following the protest that erupted yesterday in the school premises over the electrocution of one of its students, Oluchi Anekwe. Oluchi was electrocuted in front of one of the halls of residence within the school campus on September 8th.

I have declared my assets to the relevant authorities, I don't need to make it public - Wike

                                 
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike says he has declared his assets to the relevant authorities and is not compelled to make it public. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Sir Opunabo Inko-Tariah, Wike said what is important in asset declaration is the sincerity behind it ...


    "The governor has declared his assets and this is exactly what he told newsmen during the tour of his administration’s projects. There is no law compelling him to make his declaration public. He has declared his assets and the declaration was made to the relevant authority. Let me also say that it is not just about asset declaration; it has to do with the sincerity of the person because some may over-declare when they want to steal in future. So, they declare to accommodate the theft in future.

    Some may also declare for whatever reason; maybe they have held public offices in the past and they don’t want people to know that they have stolen money. So, people will declare; it is not all about the declaration of assets. What is crucial is the sincerity of the person declaring and you are supposed to declare when you get out of office. But the truth is that if you are a governor or a minister, what matters is the delivery of the dividends of democracy. That is what is important and it is not about what you declare and how much you declare.” Wike said