FORMER KANO STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR, OTHER TOP KWANKWASO LOYALISTS RETURNS TO APC

A former Kano State Deputy Governor, professor Hafizu Abubakar, has returned to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr Abubakar, a former staunch ally of the ex-Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, left the ruling party in August and resigned his position as deputy to the current governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.

After leaving the APC, he joined Mr Kwankwaso in the Peoples Democratic Party. He, however, later defected to the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) when he could not get the PDP governorship ticket in Kano.

Mr Abubakar’s return to the APC was confirmed by his spokesperson and the presidency.

Garba Shehu, the spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, said the president had a meeting with Mr Abubakar and other former Kwankwaso loyalists in Kano.

LABOUR GIVES FG DEADLINE TO SUBMIT MINIMUM WAGE REPORT TO NASS

The organised labour on Thursday said that the Federal Government has latest Dec. 31 to send the tripartite committee report on N30,000 minimum wage to the National Assembly.

According to NAN, the three labour centres, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) took the decision after a joint meeting in Lagos.
The organiseed labour gave the ultimatum following President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that a “high powered technical committee” would be set up to device ways to ensure that its implementation did not lead to an increase in the level of borrowing.

The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, who address newsmen after the meeting, said that setting up a technical committee could not be a condition for passing the minimum wage report to the National Assembly.
Accoridng to Wabba, the organised labour cannot guarantee industrial peace and harmony in the country if the wage report was not passed for implementation on or before Dec. 31.
“We reject in its entirety the plan to set up another `high powered technical committee’ on the minimum wage. It is diversionary and a delay tactics.

“The national minimum wage committee was both technical and all-encompassing in its compositions and plan to set up a technical committee is alien to the tripartite process.

“It is also alien to the International Labour Organisations’ conventions on national minimum wage setting mechanism,’’ he said.
The labour leader said that issues on payment of minimum wage was a law that was universal, citing that other African countries like, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa had increased their minimum wage this year.
“If you increase minimum wage, you are increasing the purchasing power of the economy which will help to reduce inflation rather than increase it,’’ Wabba said.

Wabba urged workers to be vigilant and prepare to campaign and vote against candidates and politicians who are not willing to implement the new minimum wage.

(NAN) 

SEN. AKPABIO DIDN’T MAKE GOV. UDOM EMMANUEL GOVERNOR OF AKWA IBOM – PDP CHIEFTAIN

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom state, Mr Paulo Akaiso has faulted the claim by Senator Godswill Akpabio that he single-handedly installed Mr. Udom Emmanuel as the Governor of the state in 2015.

Akaiso stressed that the emergence of Emmanuel as governor was orchestrated by divine mandate and not by senator Akpabio.

He stated this in a press statement made available to journalists in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, while reacting to claims by Senator Akpabio that Governor Udom Emmanuel could not have won councillorship election in his ward since he was not a registered PDP member.

Akaiso said Akpabio brought Udom by divine arrangement as the most qualified governor and by truth Udom defeated other contenders to cling the governorship position of the state.

While refuting that Udom has been a stooge, the PDP chieftain said that Udom’s emergence as governor has brought peace and development to all facets of the economy and that Akwa Ibom people are out to re-elect him for another term.

“There is nowhere Udom Emmanuel will not come out successful in the coming polls, because he has proven himself right in many facets, He has also proven that he is not a sectional governor, he has touched all parts of the state in his development program,” he said.

He specifically commended the Peoples Democratic Party-led government in the area of security stressing that the era of kidnapping where hoodlums entered into churches premises to kidnap and kill Akwa Ibom sons and daughters has stopped.

“Let me tell you that Udom Emmanuel administration has recorded great feat in the area of security comparing the state between 2011/2015, where kidnappers entered churches kidnapped and killed Akwa Ibom sons and daughters without molestation,” the PDP chieftain said.

FG, STATES AND LGAS SHARES N812BN

A total of N812.762 billion has been shared among the three levels of government for the month of November.

According to a statement issued by the Technical Sub -Committee of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of its December meeting, indicated that the Gross statutory revenue received was N649.629 billion.

This sum is lower than the N682.161 billion received in the previous month by N32.533 billion. Breakdown of the total distributable revenue of N812.762 billion, comprised the Statutory Revenue of N649.629billion, Gross Value Added Tax of N92.079billion, Forex Equalisation of N70.000 billion and An Exchange Gain of N1.055 billion.

Therefore, from the Gross statutory revenue, Federal Government received N280.913 billion representing 52.68%; States received N142.483 billion representing 26.72%; Local Government Councils received N109.848 billion representing 20.60%; while the Oil Producing States received N47.882 billion also representing 13% derivation revenue.

Furthermore, the breakdown of distribution to the 3 tiers from Value Added Tax (VAT), include: Federal Government received N13.259 billion representing 15%; States received N44.198 billion representing 50% while the Local Government Councils received N30.938 billion, also representing 35%.

Meanwhile, the Communique added that the revenue from the Company Income Tax(CIT) increased significantly while revenues from Value Added Tax (VAT), Import Duty, Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) and Foreign Oil and Gas, Domestic Oil and Gas Royalties all decreased. The balance on Excess Crude Account as at 19th December , 2018 is $631 million.

BUDGET 2019 DRAMA: PRESIDENT BUHARI WHISKED AWAY, ‎SARAKI, DOGARA ABORT SPEECHES

As soon as Buhari concluded his speech, the session turned rowdy again. It was time for Saraki and Dogara to present their speeches but while APC lawmakers chanted ‘four more years,’ their PDP counterparts screamed, ‘no more years.’

In another development, President Muhammadu Buhari cautioned lawmakers in the joint session of the National Assembly to comport themselves as they were on television and being watched across the world.

Buhari who was at the National Assembly presenting the 2019 Budget was being heckled by some lawmakers believed to be members of the opposition.

While some lawmakers stood up to give the President a clap, some others heckled him shouting, ‘Lies, propaganda’.

One of them called Buhari, ‘grass cutter’ in reference to the scandal which the last Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, was enmeshed.

When the President was stating the achievements of his administration in the area of fighting corruption, some lawmakers shouted him down, saying, ‘propaganda, which corruption are you fighting’? ‘Grass cutter’

Buhari had also claimed that every state was being touched by the Federal Government in the area of road construction.

After more than 10 minutes into the drama, the Presidential Guards Brigade band suddenly to play the National Anthem, even while Buhari was still seated.

The anthem marked the end of the ceremony, with Saraki and Dogara yet to present their speeches.

Security operatives whisked the President out of the chamber leaving the lawmakers behind.

Saraki later led senators out of the House chamber.

KEKE DRIVER RETURNED N1.1M TO OWNER, REWARDED WITH N200 FOR RECHARGE CARD (PICS)

A Legend, who wants Nigerians to believe their still some good and trustworthy persons in the country. A Keke driver tracked a Business man who came from the Eastern part Nigeria after he forgot N1.150,000 in his Keke, he went 2 miles to Jalingo, Taraba to return the money to the owner and he was rewarded with N200 for recharge card. 

A Twitter user who shared the story wrote:

Twitter Fam, let’s celebrate this honest Keke Rider Mr. Usman. A Businessman from the East forgot N1,150,000 in his Keke & He went extra miles to track him down & return the money to him in Jalingo, Taraba St. After returning the money, the owner gave him N200 for recharge card. 

Watch video here: 

Source:

 https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/12/keke-driver-returned-n11m-to-owner.html

TWO MALE SUSPECTS WHO LURED LADY TO HOTEL AND KILLED HER AFTER RAPE, ARRESTED. (PHOTOS)

The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended two murder suspects. According to police report, on Monday, 17/12/2018, following a tip-off, police detectives attached to Central Police Station Onitsha arrested the murder suspects identified as Okoronji Emeka, aged 24 years and Umezinwa Val, aged 24 years.

The suspects had on the 5/12/2018 lured one Gold Gift aged 35 years into a hotel and killed her after having unlawful carnal knowledge with the victim.

Meanwhile, preliminary investigation further revealed that the victim was later taken by the hotel staff and dumped at BSMG roundabout Onitsha without informing the Police.

Consequently, three of the hotel staff including the manager one Mr Ekene Gabriel , the Bar man one Tom Bishop Emmanuel and the gate man one Arume Ifeanyi Godwin were also arrested.

Case under investigation after which suspects would be charged to Court for prosecution.

See more here; 

https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/12/men-who-lured-lady-to-hotel-and-killed-her-after-having-sex-arrested-photos.html