BE REASONABLE IN YOUR DEMAND, EX-SGF TELLS WORKERS

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed, has called on labour unions to be mindful of economic situation in demanding for a new minimum wage. Speaking yesterday in Gombe at the 40 years anniversary of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Yayale said even though the civil servants have a right to seek for better remunerations, “they should also know that the resources are limited.” 

Mahmud Yayale, who was the chairman of the occasion, therefore recommended a reasonable take home package for workers, but added that, “there was also need to ensure that workers are skilled, trained and efficient, so that the money to be spent on them could not be a waste of resources.” 

Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo said the labour union has brought positive changes to the country through its struggles over the years. Represented by his deputy, Mr Charles Iliya, the governor commended the state chapter of the NLC for the cordial relationship with government. 

Earlier, the state chairman of the NLC, Comrade Haruna Kamara, decried the non-payment of gratuity to numerous civil servants that retired from since 2013. He added that some civil servants in the state are still owed salaries for several months due to ongoing verification exercise being conducted by the state government.

DADDY FREEZE CONDEMNS BISHOP OYEDEPO FOR TELLING HIS CONGREGATION HE IS 'WORTH MORE THAN $150MILLION'.

Controversial on-air personality (OAP), Daddy Freeze, again, has attacked the General Overseer of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, a.k.a Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, for saying, ‘He is worth more than $150million.’

Recall that, Freeze, over the weekend slammed the Bishop for saying Christians were too small to fund God’s church.

Again, the OAP has taken to his Instagram page to upload a video of the bishop when he made the comment while preaching from the pulpit.

In the video, Oyedepo told the congregation that some fellow said he is worth $150million dollars. The bishop also said the amount was an insult to him because he was worth Philippians 4 vs 19, which says: ‘My God shall supply all my needs according to his riches and glory.’

Freeze wrote: “CARNAL ‘out of context’ quoting of the scriptures.

“A literal translation, taken directly from KJV gives a CARNAL understanding.

“Job 22 Amplified Bible [24] And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks [considering it of little value]”.

See video….

CARNAL ‘out of context’ quoting of the scriptures.
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A literal translation, taken directly from KJV gives a CARNAL understanding🙄
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Job 22 Amplified Bible
[24] And place your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks [considering it of little value], pic.twitter.com/tWeIc2xZWF

— Daddy Freeze (@DaddyFRZ) February 18, 2018

BAYERN MUNICH V BESIKTAS BETTING PREVIEW: LATEST ODDS, TEAM NEWS, TIPS AND PREDICTIONS

  
With Die Roten looking less than defensively solid in recent home games, Al Hain-Cole is backing Gunes' men to score a crucial away goal.

Bayern Munich, however, will be aiming to take control of their Champions League last 16 tie when they host Besiktas at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.

Having won 14 games in a row in all competitions, Jupp Heynckes men find themselves in confident spirits of putting one foot in the quarter-finals.

Latest Odds

With 18 victories and just one defeat to their name in 20 Champions League home games, they are clear 1/6 (1.17)favourites with bet365 to do just that by coming out on top in this one.

     
However, the Black Eagles were the only side to win all three of their group games on the road and are on offer at 14/1 (15.00) to pull off a shock victory here.

None of the hosts’ last 20 matches in this competition have resulted in draws, but you can get odds of 6/1 (7.00) on them being forced to settle for a stalemate on this occasion.

Team News

Manuel Neuer remains sidelined, although Thiago Alcantara returned from a three-month injury lay-off in Saturday’s 2-1 Bundesliga victory over Wolfsburg,

Responsible for four goals in the group stages, Cenk Tosun will be replaced by either Alvaro Negredo or new signing Vagner Love up front after signing for Everton in January.

Vulnerable Bayern

        
Having hit 10 goals in 14 league games for modest Alanyaspor this season, Vagner Love should help to ensure Tosun is not too badly missed by a forward line that found the net in every single group game.

Indeed, Senol Gunes’ side will fancy their chances of nicking an away goal considering Die Roten have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight games in front of their own fans.

Tips and Predictions

Nevertheless, having scored 25 times in just the previous eight at home, Bayern are well worth 8/5 (2.60) odds to come out on top despite conceding against Besiktas.

Odds correct at the time of writing. Please gamble responsibly.

Bayern to win & both teams to score at 8/5 (2.60) with bet365 for a 1.5pt stake

Source: Goal.com

BBNAIJA: PRINCESS DEFENDS ‘FAKE’ ACCENTS, BLAMES ON 'TOO MUCH TV’.

   
Brother Naija evictee, Princess, sees things differently.
Princess, who was paired with Bitto, was sent home from the show during Sunday’s live eviction show.

In a subsequent interview on Africa Magic, she addressed the criticisms that her accents were fake.

She said: “I wasn’t speaking different accents, I just go back and forth a lot. And if anyone knows that when you go back and forth, it goes up and down.

“So that’s not my fault, I’ve probably watched too much TV, I don’t know, But then, I speak fluent English, fluent pidgin, fluent Igbo. I’m a true Nigerian.”

The reality TV star lamented being evicted after only three weeks on the show, saying, “I didn’t think I would be out this soon”.

Princess said her personality on the show was a true reflection of who she is.

“I did bring plenty wahala. I was a straight up straight shooter. I never hid my feelings when someone tried to upset me, I was also a goofy person. I was always joking around as well. I was just me,” she said.

“That pairing f****d me the hell up. Sorry, language. But then again, that’s what just I feel. I mean, I was caught off guard being that I didn’t know the purpose of the pairing.”

Six contestants have been kicked off the BBNaija show; four were evicted and two got disqualified.

PRESIDENT BUHARI DISAGREES WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL MALAMI, ORDERS EFCC TO ENSURE PROSECUTION OF DIEZANI, ADOKE, OTHERS INVOLVED IN MALABU SCAM

We brought you a report earlier that President Muhammadu Buhari issued a query to the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu over the corruption charges filed against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Yakubu Umar.

A copy of the query to Magu and another letter written to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, was made public to journalist. In the said query, dated February 16, 2018 and with Reference No DPP/ADV:368/15, Magu was ordered to make his response to the query available to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Minister of Justice on or before Tuesday, February 20, 2018. 

In the query letter which was signed by Mr. Dayo Apata, the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Magu was asked to explain what informed the filing of corruption charges against the tribunal chairman having being cleared of corruption allegation two times by the commission.

The query letter Titled, “FG VS Danladi Umar (CR/109/18) request for Briefing,” read in part: “The attention of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation was drawn to news report that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed charges of corruption against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Hon. Justice Danladi Umar, before the FCT High Court.

However, in a fresh twist, president Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to ensure that those involved in the Malabu OPL 245 scam are made to face prosecution. Named in the saga are Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, Attorney-General of the Federation under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, and Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Minister of Petroleum Resources. Former President Goodluck Jonathan was also named in the scam by investigators in Italy and the UK.President Muhammadu Buhari

The President's directive is in sharp disagreement with the  Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, who had written to the President asking that those involved in the scam be freed from prosecution. Mr. Malami, among other reasons, had based his position on a claim that the Official Secrets Act protects the affected officials from being prosecuted for actions taken while in office.

But in strongly worded counter-memo to the President, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, Acting EFCC Chairman, debunked Mr. Malami's position. On January 18 , President Buhari sent a memo to the EFCC through the office of the Chief of Staff directing the agency to continue working to get those involved in the scam prosecuted.

An earlier memo sent to President Buhari by the EFCC updated him on the progress being made in many jurisdictions to ensure that oil companies involved in the scam are punished.                              

The memo, exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, cited the indictment of officials of Royal Dutch Shell and ENI in Italy, as well as ongoing litigations in the UK, which have already resulted in the repatriation of some of the funds, laundered through the scam to Nigeria.

The memo to the EFCC represents a big blow to Mr. Malami’s attempts at colluding with perpetrators of the scam.

BBNAIJA: VIDEO OF AHNEEKA MASTURBATING CAUSES WOWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Big brother Naija 2018 housemate, Ahneeka on Sunday night caused controversy on social media.

This is as a result of a short video where she was allegedly masturbating after light outs.

In the video, she was seen touching herself.

However, some Nigerians are of the opinion that she was masturbating due to lack of sex, while others argued that her private part was itching her as she was asleep.

Here are the comments:

@Nabilel ” it’s common among ladies. Her case shouldn’t be different please. Let’s give her thumbs up

@micnocy “Bros she isn’t masturbating abeg #BBNaija

@martina “Ahneeka, Should i believe my eyes or my mind

@Olaegbe “Ahneeka is doing like she’s a lesbian. She once confessed that she has had sex with a lesbian friend. Now see her masturbating after curving all the guys.

@krishsmith “This is Ahneeka Masturbating….after she go they form hard girl,meanwhile Konji Dey kill her.

@ tender988 “She is not sleeping, she is masturbating

@ayooluwa “She’s not sleeping. Can’t you see her leg and hand moving?

@naswa “I hope Ahneeka washed her hands after doing that

@ah4kw “I can’t just understand this ahneeka geh #BBNaija

@tayoz “She’s even sleeping.. We watch things from different angle..

FEDERAL GOVT QUERIES EFCC BOSS, Magu

President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has issued a query to the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu over the corruption charges filed against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Yakubu Umar.

A copy of the query to Magu and another letter written to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, was made public to journalist.

In the query dated February 16, 2018 and with Reference No DPP/ADV:368/15, Magu was ordered to make his response to the query available to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Minister of Justice on or before Tuesday, February 20, 2018.

Signed by Mr. Dayo Apata, the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Magu was asked to explain what informed the filing of corruption charges against the tribunal chairman having being cleared of corruption allegation two times by the commission.

Titled, “FR VS Danladi Umar (CR/109/18) request for Briefing,” the query read in part: “The attention of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation was drawn to news report that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed charges of corruption against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Hon. Justice Danladi Umar, before the FCT High Court.

“I am directed by the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation to seek clarification from you as to whether the charges were filed on your instruction or directive and if in the affirmative, what is the compelling basis for doing so. This clarification becomes imperative in view of the following background facts.

“The Commission’s investigation report dated 5th March 2015 addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation stated as follows: “The facts as they are now against Justice Umar raised a mere suspicion and will therefore not be sufficient to successfully prosecute for the defence.

“The Commission’s position in paragraph 2(a) above was also maintained and sustained by the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation while appearing before the House of Representatives’ Investigative Committee sometimes in 2015 to the effect that report of investigations showed that the allegations against Hon. Justice Danladi Umar were based on mere suspicions.

“In view of the foregoing, the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation requests for your prompt briefing as to the existence of new facts which are contrary to the position in your attached investigation report, sufficient evidence or other developments upon which the prosecution of Hon. Justice Danladi can be successfully based.

“Kindly accord this letter top priority while your prompt response within 48 hours from the receipt of same is required in the circumstances.”

In the same vein, Keyamo was requested by the AGF to confirm who authorise him to file the corruption charge against Umar.

Like Magu, the SAN was given till Tuesday February 20, 2018 to furnish the Office of the AGF in writing detail of who engaged or issued him with authority to file the corruption charges.

The letter to Keyamo with reference No DPP/ADV:369/15 dated February 16, 2018, which was also signed by the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Sectary read in part:

“The attention of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation was drawn to news report that you have filed charges of corruption against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Hon. Justice Danladi Umar, before the FCT High Court.

“The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation hereby requests that you kindly furnish this office with the details of the instruction or authorization upon which you instituted the case under reference. Kindly accord this letter top priority while your prompt response on or before Tuesday, February 20, 2018 is solicited in this regard.”

Although the EFCC in two separate letters to the Federal Government through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation had in 2015 and 2016 cleared Umar of any wrongdoing in the alleged N10 million bribery allegation made against him by a defendant, Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi standing trial before him on false asset declaration.

Upon receipt of the petition from Owolaabi, the EFCC had investigated the petition and sent its report to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) with a Reference No EFCC/EC/SGF/03/56 dated March 5, 2015, personally signed by the then Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde exonerating the CCT boss from the bribery saga.

The EFCC report received by the office of SGF on March 6, 2015 was categorical that “the facts as they are against Justice Umar raised a mere suspicion and will therefore not be sufficient to successfully prosecute for the offence.”

Other EFCC documents show that in 2016 a fresh investigation was conducted into the same N10million bribery allegation and the same anti-graft agency in its second report absolved Umar of any wrongdoing and that the bribery allegation against him remain a mere suspicion.

The EFCC second report with reference EFCC/P/HRU/688/V30/99 dated April 20, 2016 and submitted to the SGF and signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Emmanuel Adegboyega Aremo, read in part: “Kindly recall our correspondence of March 5 2015 with Reference EFCC/EC/SGF/03/56 with above subject caption. We will like to reiterate the Commission’s position in regard to this matter as earlier communicated to you and state that the allegation levelled against Justice Umar were merely suspicions and consequently insufficient to prosecute the offence.”

ANOTHER TRIGGER-HAPPY POLICEMAN SHOOTS CAB DRIVER DEAD IN PORT HARCOURT.

Chaos has erupted in Rumuokoro roundabout in Obio-Akpor Local government area of Rivers State following the killing of a taxi driver by a trigger-happy policeman.

The Policeman attached to a detachment of officers escorting a Petrol Tanker reportedly shot dead the unnamed driver for obstructing their movement.

It was gathered that passengers were in the cab when the unfortunate incident occurred but none of the passengers was injured.

Eyewitnesses say the cab drivers plying the Rumuokoro axis and motor-park touts regrouped immediately after the incident.

Other commercial drivers and motor park touts responded by blocking all roads connecting Rumuokoro roundabout and threatening to unleash violence.

One of the eyewitnesses say the touts stopped Police officers reinforced from Rumuokoro Divisional Police Station from evacuating the body of the slain driver.

Another eyewitness said the touts started attacking everyone perceived to be from Northern Nigeria because they perceived that the trigger happy officer is a Northerner.

“After they have stopped the police from carrying the lifeless body of the driver, those touts started attacking ‘Aboki’ people that are pushing wheelbarrows. That was why SARS people came to stop them because they had started destroying Aboki shops too,” he said.

The development prompted more police reinforcement from the Anti Kidnapping Unit and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad to quell possible breakdown of law and order in the area.

The Rivers State Police Command is yet to respond to the unfortunate incident.

BBNAIJA 2018: KHLOE, K-BRULE DISQUALIFIED FROM BIG BROTHER 2018

 

Big brother Naija 2018 (season 3) housemates, K-brule and Kloe have been disqualified from the ongoing reality show.

The duo were on Sunday given three strikes for provocation.

The strikes led to their disqualification from the big brother house.

Housemate Dee-one also got a strike for provocation.

It is, however,not clear who and how the housemate provoked, although after Saturday night party, khloe insulted k-brule family.

Khloe had said K-brule’s mum is a prostitute and his dad a bastard.

It could be recalled that the strategic pair of Khloe and K-brule were two weeks ago punished for breaking house rule and issued strikes for the offence. Maximum strike is three to warrant disqualification.

BBNAIJA: MARRIAGE PICTURES OF DEE-ONE SURFACES ONLINE [PHOTOS]

BBNAIJA3: Online images have emerged showing that one of Big Brother Naija 3 housemates, Aderombi Adedayo Martin, AKA DEE-ONE is legally married.

The comedian seem to be applying ex-housemate, Tin Tall Tony, AKA, TTT’s strategy in the reality show. Hope you still remember Tin Tall Tony?

TTT, while in the Big Brother house in the last season (season2) had claimed to be single, until his wife released photo evidences of their marriage / family to the world.

The marriage pictures revealed that Dee-one had a court wedding where both families were present.

Dee-one had on Wednesday rejected female housemate Ahneeka during a pairing game organised by Big brother.