08/17/18

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The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has visited the site of a collapsed four-storey building in Jabi, Abuja, which left several trapped.

Professor Osinbajo said he is satisfied with rescue efforts and the emergency response to the incident. He also wished those injured in the incident quick recovery.

He described the accident as unfortunate and assured that all the relevant public agencies will ensure that rescue operations are effectively carried out.

“The collapse of this building is a very unfortunate incident. As you know, it was a building under construction. It appears to have collapsed a few hours ago.


“The most important thing at the moment is that we have all of the relief, safety and emergency management agencies all here. NEMA is here, the FCT authorities are here, the Hon. Minister himself is here, the executive government is here.

“So, the whole process of ensuring that those who may be trapped under this collapsed building are rescued is well underway. All of the emergency equipment, help movers and the equipment that are required, are here,” the acting President said.

Osinbajo after the visit commiserated with relatives of those who may have died and those injured. He also hoped that who may still be trapped under the building would be rescued.

He said, “there is enough for us to expect that they should at least be able to rescue anyone who may still be trapped in this building. I am quite satisfied so far with the level of the activities to ensure that this very unfortunate incident is not made worse by any loss of lives.”

The Acting President was accompanied to the site by the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha.





Several people were feared trapped when the building which was under construction collapsed on Friday afternoon.

Emergency officials arrived at the scene shortly afterwards and began an operation to rescue the trapped victims.

There are no official figures yet on the number of deceased.

However, one of the rescue officials told Channels Television that five people had been rescued and one death recorded.

Rescue efforts are still ongoing.

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The police in Imo on Friday arrested some women protesting over the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for allegedly conducting an unlawful assembly.
Some of the women, mostly of middle age and from the Southeast states, were half nude, while others dressed in black and marched through the streets of Owerri.
They disrupted vehicular movement and other activities in some parts of the town.
The protesters chanted war songs and displayed different placards with inscriptions asking the Federal Government to release Kanu.
The women claimed that the security agencies knew the whereabouts of Kanu who has been out of public view since he had an encounter with the military in Umuahia about one year ago.
They asked Gov. Rochas Okorocha to help them to actualise their dream of getting Biafra.
The women later barricaded the popular Government House Roundabout and created a chaotic atmosphere around the area.
One of their leaders, Mrs Ann Ibe, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that they came out in full force to fight for the actualization of their dream.
She said they were ready to die for the cause.
When a special team of police men sent by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Dasuki Galadanchi, arrived at the scene, the protesters broke into a dance.
Some of them pulled off their clothes and danced naked, while others lay on the ground and dared the police.
The police succeeded in arresting some of the protesters after in spite of their offering serious resistance.
Commenting on the development, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Andrew Enwerem, said the women were arrested for conducting an illegal assembly and holding an unlawful protest.
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Several people were feared trapped on Friday after a building under construction collapsed in Abuja.

The incident occurred in the afternoon in the Jabi area of the Federal Capital Territory.

Emergency officials have arrived at the scene and have begun an operation to rescue the trapped victims.

The number of casualties has yet to be ascertained.

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Nine out of the 10 bigwigs of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charged with murder of one of their party men have been released by the Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court.
They were discharged on Friday after arraigned for alleged murder of the Apapa local government PDP chairman, Mr. Adeniyi Aborisade.
But one of the party men, Mr Kehinde Fasasi, 61, was not as lucky as the magistrate’s refused to discharge him but granted bail in the sum of N400,000.
Chief Magistrate Alex Komolafe, dismissed the murder charges against Rotimi Kujore, 44; Fatai Adele, 62; Ismaila Abiola, 50; Amos Fawole, 65; Victoria Falowo, 42.
Others include Mukaila Odukoya, 54; Isaac Oropo, 55; Muhammed Babangida, 37; and Ugochukwu Nwoke, 50.
Lagos PDP Chairman, Moshood Salvador
The accused were arraigned alongside Moshood Salvador, chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who has since been discharged of the crime levelled against him.
Chief Magistrate Komolafe, in the ruling, held that in view of the advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution, the court exonerated the accused persons.
Komolafe also ordered that the nine accused be released from Ikoyi Prison.
The offences contravened Sections 223 and 233 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. LR News
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US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Friday that he canceled plans to hold a military parade in Washington, DC after finding out the high cost.
The President took the decision in spite the Pentagon announced late Thursday night that it would postpone the event for at least a year due to the price tag.
“The local politicians who run Washington, DC (poorly) know a windfall when they see it.
“When asked to give us a price for holding a great celebratory military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculously high that I cancelled it. Never let someone hold you up!” Trump said in a Twitter post.
The US President added that “maybe” the event would be held next year and stated that now the country can “buy some more jet fighters.”
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Election Monitor, a Civil Society Organisation(CSO), has warned that further delay in passage of budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) may lead to constitutional crisis.
Mr Abiodun Ajijola, the group’s National Coordinator, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said it would be counter-productive to wait until Sept. 25 to pass the budget for the 2019 Nigerian General Elections.
He said that it had become critical that the National Assembly urgently called off its recess and reconvene to ensure that there was a budget for next year’s election.
“Failure to reconvene the National Assembly to pass the INEC budget urgently and long before the official resumption is capable of plunging Nigeria into an avoidable and unnecessary constitutional crisis which must be completely avoided.
“Election Monitor calls on all senators and members of the Federal House of Representatives to put Nigeria first and put partisan politics in the back seat.
“Election Monitor commends the Senate Committee on INEC and House Committee on Electoral Matters for its current INEC budget review activities.
“However, the leadership of the National Assembly is expected to reconvene the legislature and pass INEC’s budget at the earliest possible date to ensure that the commission is able to effectively prepare for the 2019 general elections,’’ he said.
Ajijola said that it was regrettable that with just six months to the first set of elections, the budget for the elections had yet to be passed.
INEC had proposed a budget of N189.21billion for the conduct of the 2019 General elections.
The total budget waiting National Assembly approval is 242.45 billion with the difference going for security.
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The Police Command in Abia has arrested one Amarachi Chinedu, over her alleged involvement in the sale of a one-day-old baby boy in Aba.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, said in Umuahia on Thursday that the woman was arrested with two others for their alleged involvement in the deal.
The suspect, who claimed to be a prophetess, was arrested with the 17-year-old mother of the baby, Chinanu Monday, and the man who allegedly impregnated her, Promise Lazarus.
Monday told newsmen in an interview that she was delivered of her baby in the home of the prophetess and after the delivery “they took the baby away and sold him.”
She said that she was not involved in the deal as she was not given any money and did not know the buyer and whereabouts of her baby.
“When I was pregnant, Lazarus took me to the woman and she took delivery of the baby in her home.
“After the baby was delivered, they took him away and sold him,” she said.
She said that she took in for Lazarus in December when they both met.
Lazarus and the prophetess, however, denied the allegation and described the girl’s story as baseless.
Lazarus said that he met the girl in March, contrary to her claim that they met in December.
“She told me in April that she was pregnant and I told her that I would come to her parents for introduction with drinks and kola nuts.
“Surprisingly, while I was making plans to visit her parents, policemen came to my house and arrested me, accusing me of child trafficking,” Lazarus said.
The prophetess described the allegation as unfounded, saying that the girl was never pregnant and could not have given birth to a baby.
“I want the girl to be examined by a medical doctor to ascertain if she gave birth to a baby,” she said.
Also in police net are 19-year-old Mary Friday and 20-year-old Chinyere Achonna, who were arrested at an alleged baby factory at Umunkpei in Isialangwa North Local Government Area of the state.
The girls said that they were impregnated by their boyfriends and introduced to the baby factory, where they would be taken care of before their possible dates of delivery.
Mr Paragon Kelechi, 52, who was arrested along with the two expectant mothers, said he took them to Umuahia to be scanned when they were arrested.
Kelechi said that he was asked to assist to take the girls to Umuahia by the owner of the baby factory, popularly known as Mma.
The police also arrested and detained one Mrs Ogechi Sunday, a civil servant, for allegedly using a hot knife to burn the buttocks of her maid.
Sunday told newsmen that she took the measure to tame the 14-year-old, Mary Sunday (not her relation).
“The girl was fond of eloping each time I sent her on errands, so on this last occasion I decided to take a drastic action to force her to disclose why she usually returned late from errands.
“So I put the kitchen knife on a lighted stove and when she eventually returned, I spanked her on the buttocks with the hot knife,” she said.
She however expressed regrets for her action, saying that she was moved by anger.
Also, the command paraded six gay suspects, arrested at a hotel in Aba, following a tip-off from the hotel manager, Mr Peter Okeke.
Okeke told newsmen that two of the suspects checked into the hotel on Sunday and paid for one room.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the National Assembly to reconvene without further delay.

The party made the call on Friday in a statement by its acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena.

“The National Assembly must be convened immediately,” it said.

It asked the legislature to urgently consider the crucial budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the general elections.

The APC said the sanctity of the nation’s electoral system was being threatened by an alleged plot to frustrate the efforts of the Executive, particularly INEC in the run-up to the polls in 2019.

It also accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Senate leadership of an attempt to hide under the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, in order to draw attention away from the reconvening of the National Assembly.

The party said, “The Electoral Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly is alive and awaiting assent.”

“However, assent to bills in all democratic governments reflects the prudence and discretion of the President in balancing the powers of key constitutional bodies and understanding the concerns of the executive,” it added.

The APC asked Nigerians to speak up and ensure that the National Assembly performs its duties in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.

It also called on the civil society and international community to condemn the “ongoing travesty and legislative rascality being perpetuated” by some individuals.

The APC was confident that the success recorded so far by the Muhammadu Buhari administration would earn the party the victory it deserved in the forthcoming elections.

It said, “The PDP has realised that the 2019 elections have been won and lost. If the election is held today, it is clear that the APC will win by a landslide judging by visible and landmark achievements recorded by the President Buhari administration.”

The statement comes two days after the Presidency reacted to the controversy surrounding the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the aggregate foreign exchange inflow into the country increased to $91billion in 2017.

The apex bank revealed this in its ‘Draft 2017 Annual Report’ published on Wednesday.

It said the figure represents an increase of 45 per cent, from the $62.75 billion recorded in 2016.

According to the report, inflow through the CBN was $42.17 billion while inflow through autonomous sources amounted to $48.33 billion dollars.

At the same time, aggregate FOREX outflow from the economy increased by 31.8 per cent to $33.68 billion, compared to the total of $25.55 billion reported in 2016.

The CBN attributed the increase in foreign exchange inflow to its sustained intervention at the inter-bank and Bureau de Change segments of the FX market.

The report read in part, “Aggregate foreign exchange inflow into the economy rose by 45.0 per cent to US$91.00 billion, compared with US$62.75 billion in 2016. A disaggregation showed that inflows, through the CBN and autonomous sources, were US$42.17 billion and US$48.33 billion, constituting 46.3 and 53.7 per cent, respectively, of the total.

“A further analysis showed that foreign exchange inflow, through the CBN, rose to US$42.17 billion, compared with US$21.07 billion in 2016. A breakdown of foreign exchange inflow, through the CBN, showed that earnings from crude oil export increased by 1.9 per cent to US$10.37 billion, above the level in 2016.

“The development was attributed to price and output of crude, both of which rose relative to the preceding period. Similarly, the non-oil component of the inflow, through the Bank, rose by 192.2 per cent to US$31.80 billion in 2017, above the level in the preceding year. This was due mainly to: increase in foreign exchange purchases; government debt proceeds; securities lending cash collateral; and TSA and third-party receipts.”

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