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PenCom asserts that DG is not a fraudster.

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Aisha Dahir-Umar, the National Pension Commission’s director general, is alleged to have spent millions of dollars on travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to documents that have been circulated.

The director-general’s accusation was a fabrication of its promoters, according to a statement from PenCom.

In spite of spending two years abroad, it was claimed that Dahir-Umar could not obtain the “humongous estacodes.”

According to PenCom, “Management would like to alert the public to the renewed campaign of outrageous falsehood against the National Pension Commission and its Director-General, Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar, over some fictitious financial irregularity.

“A fiction remains a fiction and can never become the truth no matter how many times it is repeated and recycled,” the promoters of this fiction wrote. “They went to the extent of fabricating documents and listing non-existent bank accounts to make the fabrication look real.

The director-general allegedly received millions of dollars in travel reimbursements for international trips she did not take in 2020, according to the report.

Only God can remove Tinubu from power – APC group

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Confederation of All APC Support Groups, an All Progressives Congress support group, claims that only God has the power to unseat President Bola Tinubu.

No one can unseat Tinubu, the group claims, who won the presidential election by a landslide on February 25.

The group criticized Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, for allegedly saying that Tinubu “is not yet Nigeria’s President until the Presidential Election Petition Court says so.”

Onaiyekan’s opposition to Tinubu’s presidency, despite being a Yoruba man like Tinubu, disappointed Director General of the Confederation of All APC Support Groups, Muhammad Kialani, at a press conference on Sunday in Kaduna.

The group urged the cleric to quit his position as a preacher and enter politics while also calling for Onaiyekan’s arrest.

In response, Kailani said, “We woke up today and we saw on social media that those who are supposed to bring unity in this country’s diversity are actually trying to bring war. The ones attempting to create a crisis are they.

“We didn’t anticipate Archbishop John Onaiyekan to claim that Tinubu is not yet the president of Nigeria. Until the court declared a winner, he said, the election was still ongoing.

“This is completely condemned by the Confederation of All APC Support Groups across the country. Our happiness is low. No one in Nigeria is content.

We believed that this man was Yoruba and that our President, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, is also Yoruba, but he is criticizing him. Even the Afenifere did not vote for him during the election, which saw more than 80% of Yorubas abstain.

“People like Pastor Tunde Bakare, Chief Bode George, and the others said they didn’t want him. This President was brought by us. His removal is impossible. He can only be eliminated by God. We’ve cast our ballots. The 25th of February, 2023, saw the voice of Nigeria.

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All Nigerians are being urged to oppose this action, and we want him arrested because doing so will start a war.

Onaiyekan was given a warning by the group not to cooperate with destabilization agents, warning that they would not take such a step lightly.

To “come and join us in politics,” they urged Onaiyekan. Leave the pulpit so he can leave. In order to understand how politics are conducted in this nation, he should join us rather than remain in his home, where he feels at ease and where others are using him to undermine our stability. We won’t be cavalier about it. We keep an eye on.

Ohanaeze supports Enugu government’s fight against staying in

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In order to put an end to sit-at-home days in the state, Governor Peter Mbah has the support of the Enugu State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, the leading Igbo sociocultural organization.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, a secessionist group, came up with the idea of “sit-at-home” to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, their imprisoned leader.

The Ohanaeze declared that sit-at-home days were over and that this practice had to end.

In a statement released on Sunday by its president for Enugu, Prof. Fred Eze, Ohanaeze praised the governor for his bravery in taking decisive action to end “the scourge of sit-at-home in Enugu State.”

The group praised the governor for outlawing sit-at-home, claiming that it had taken over Enugu State and was suffocating the state.

Every Monday in Enugu State became an unofficial holiday since businesses and other social activities were typically suspended on that day. Therefore, the continued observance of the sit-at-home order had a very negative effect on Enugu State’s economy. Businesses were rapidly going out of business while others were leaving the state, which resulted in a loss of foreign direct investment and significant capital flight.

The Enugu State Government’s action, therefore, could not have come at a better time. It shows that the governor is aware of the key issues involved that H. E. Governor Peter Mbah has also called for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s release and has started the process to have the Federal Government release Kanu.

Ohanaeze was pleased that the Kanu had “categorically ordered the cessation of any form of sit-at-home in whatever guise in South-East Nigeria.”

The article called Kanu’s stance “life-saving,” noting that staying at home had become “counterproductive as it does incalculable harm to the people IPOB is fighting for.”

NDLEA confiscates156,575 tramadol pills in five states, FCT in two weeks

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In the past two weeks, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, at least 156,575 tramadol pills and other illegal drugs have been taken into custody in five states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Mr. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s spokesman, listed the states as Enugu, Anambra, Ondo, Lagos, and Ogun in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja. He claimed that two suspects, Abdulrazak Bala and Lawal Salisu, had at least 156,380 of the pills taken from them.

His reports state that on Saturday, July 29, two alleged drug dealers were apprehended on the Gwagwalada-Abaji Highway in the Federal Capital Territory. In Sagamu, Ogun, where one Femi Isiaka was detained on Thursday, July 26, he continued, NDLEA agents also discovered a “Skuchies” factory.

The factory yielded 37 kg of Indian hemp, 195 Tramadol pills, 5,000 Diazepam tablets, and 216 Rophynol tablets.

Four refrigerators, four gas cylinders, one industrial cooker, and 204 liters of “skuchies” were also found.

On Tuesday, July 25, Babafemi reported, “A container load of nitrous oxide, more commonly known as laughing gas, linked to a 30-year-old businessman, Stephen Eze, was seized at the Apapa seaport in Lagos.

“On July 13, at the Apapa Port, the suspect’s two containers of laughing gas from China were earlier discovered.

The third shipment was stopped during a joint inspection of the container with the marking SUDU7431605 that contained 8,336 Nitrous Oxide canisters and pressure release nozzles, Babafemi continued.

In a subsequent development, he reported that two suspects, Francis Diamond (26) and Adekunle Damilola (26), were detained in Ondo State’s Ita-Ogbolu Forest while in possession of 247.5kg of Indian hemp.

According to the NDLEA spokesman, a suspect, Farouk Umar (38), was detained after a suspect Volkswagen Golf Car carrying 308kg of Indian hemp was stopped at Airport Junction on the Akure-Ogbese Road on Wednesday, July 26.

On July 29, a 32-year-old suspect named Chukwuma Nnaji was detained with 47kg of “Skunk” in a warehouse located at Onuogba Eke in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Twelve kilograms of the same substance were also found during the raid in a lockup shop.

“A grandfather, Boniface Ogwurlobi (62), and a man named Chimezie Onyenjuru were taken into custody in Uli town in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra with 49.415 kg of Indian hemp, 127.7 g of methamphetamine, and 15 g of cocaine.

“On Friday, July 28, this occurred during a raid.

JUST IN: Adamawa residents are robbing warehouses as Fintiri declares 24-hour curfew

Adamawa State is under a 24-hour curfew as ordered by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.

On Sunday, the governor made his decision public.

This comes in response to the increasing attacks by thugs breaking into warehouses and stealing food and other valuables.

On his verified Twitter account, Fintiri stated that the government had taken the action as a preventative measure to stop the escalating violence by hoodlums attacking people and establishments.

angry locals’ theft of food from a government-owned warehouse in Kwana-waya before breaking into the Central stores in Barkin Kogi.

The governor declared a 24-hour curfew in Adamawa State as of immediately Sunday, July 30, 2023, due to an uptick in violence by hoodlums attacking civilians and businesses.

“Only essential movements with a valid ID are permitted. For the sake of everyone’s safety, please abide by our requests,” he wrote.

New Court Action: Tribunal Takes Fresh Action On ‘Okada Rider’ Who Won House Of Reps Seat On Labour Party’s Platform

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Tribunal Takes New Action Against “Okada Rider,” Who Won a House of Representatives Seat on the Platform of the Labour Party
The Kaduna-based National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has maintained the win of Donatus Mathew, who ran for and won the Kaura Federal Constituency seat in the most recent general elections on the platform of the Labour Party (LP).

reports Naija News When Mathew ran for the parliamentary seat in the election on February 25, 2023, he was an Okada rider and won.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Kaura Federal Constituency, Gideon Gwani, filed a plea on Friday, but the tribunal dismissed it and declared him the winner.

In order to contest and invalidate the election of his Labour Party (LP) rival, Gwani, a Minority whip in the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly, went before the tribunal.

On the other hand, Justice F.A. Fiberesima dismissed the petition against the LP senator and ordered the PDP candidate to pay Donatus N 1.6 million in damages while speaking on behalf of the three-person tribunal panel in the case’s Friday verdict.

According to Zakari Sogfa, the respondent’s attorney, the petitioner filed two requests against his client, but the tribunal rejected them both.

The Respondent, Donatus, was declared to be ineligible to run in the election that resulted in his selection as his party’s candidate for the Kaura Federal Constituency, according to the first request.

“He based that determination on the fact that Donatus was not supported by his political party and that there were electoral irregularities in five locations, but the Tribunal dismissed the two pleas for lack of merit,” the statement reads.

He disclosed that the panel also decided that Gwani had no authority to tell a political party who should sponsor its candidate or how it should conduct its elections because those were pre-election considerations.

Resident Doctors Refuse FG’s 25% Increase To Consolidated Medical Salary Structure

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The Federal Government’s 25% adjustment to the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure has been refused by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors.

The Joint Health Sector Unions added that they were examining the possibility of a negative impact on their members’ other allowances from the rise in the Consolidated Health Salary Structure.

The evaluation of CONMESS and CONHESS for physicians, dentists, and other healthcare professionals employed by the government was approved by the government on July 25, 2023.

Circulars with the titles “Review of CONMESS” and “Review of CONHESS” and signed by Ekpo Nta, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, contained the reviews.

On June 1, 2023, the revision became effective.

In the federal public service, the pay scale for medical and dental officers is known as CONMESS, whereas the pay scale for their equivalents in other professions, such as pharmacy, medical laboratory science, and nursing, is known as CONHESS.

The Nigerian Medical and Health Workers Union, the Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, and the Senior Staff Association of Universities’ Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes, and Associated Institutions are all part of JOHESU, which serves as an umbrella organization for unions and associations of health workers.

The Nigerian Medical Association and other stakeholders in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment established agreements, according to the commission, that led to the decision to review CONMESS.

The commission further stated that the CONHESS review was conducted after the compensation structure for the healthcare industry was examined.

NARD President Dr. Emeka Orji stated in response to the wage review that the association was not satisfied with the 25% it received from the government.

“The association’s members say they oppose the percentage hike. The increase will be supported by data. Data on the rate of inflation between the time the CONMESS was approved and the current price of fuel and foreign currency has been provided.

Obinna Ogbonna, the national vice chairman of the joint health sector unions, commented on the review and claimed it was meant to be an allowance.

We’ll deliver our mandate in representation, lawmaking, oversight – Bamidele

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Nigerians have been reassured by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, that the 10th Senate will carry out its responsibilities at the committee, oversight, and parliamentary levels.

This was said by Bamidele on Friday during a celebration of his 60th birthday at the opulent Obafemi Awolowo Civic and Convention Centre in Ado Ekiti, dubbed the “24 Hours Marathon Praise and Worship Service” by his fans.

Additionally, Bamidele stated that the Senate will thoroughly scrutinize the ministerial nominees put forth by President Bola Tinubu.

According to Bamidele, the Senate will closely examine the ministers to determine whether they are qualified and able to serve Nigeria effectively and in a way that will benefit the general public by promoting democracy.

At the well-attended event, the senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District said the Senate, which is led by senator Godswill Akpabio, is eager and eager to make sure that those in key positions under Tinubu’s presidency are those with the ability to deliver.

“Let me assure Nigerians that the screening won’t be just a bow and a dismissal, with the exception of those who had previously served as National Assembly members and who we knew and appreciated have the capability to provide Nigerians with high-quality leadership.

Nigerians anticipated our thoroughness. They anticipate a thorough screening from us. However, the take a bow and go custom is not unparliamentary; it has become customary everywhere in the world, and the departing official must be a well-known former member of the parliament. someone in whose abilities we have faith.

“We’re going to abide by the constitution to make sure we fulfill our promise to the people who supported us. This will happen at the committee level, the level of the parliament, and the oversight roles.

To fulfill his promises to Nigerians, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will have our support. We are steadfast in our resolve to put all three branches of the government—especially the judiciary—on a solid foundation so that it can administer justice impartially. We are committed to making sure the appropriate individuals are hired.

According to Bamidele, the federal government will soon launch social investment programs to ease the suffering of the masses, especially the country’s poorest of the poor, as a result of the removal of the fuel subsidy.

“To aid the poorest of the poor, the federal government will put palliatives in place. In addition to the promised salary increase that will be implemented at the federal and state levels, there is another category of palliatives that will be implemented for the civil servants.

“The removal is very important because the FG can use the money it saves to build infrastructure and satisfy all Nigerians. President Tinubu had that in mind when he ordered the removal. He was aware of the struggles Nigerians face and the efforts being made to mitigate the effects of this removal.

Bamidele expressed his gratitude to God for sparing his life so that he could celebrate his 60th birthday, calling the act an uncommon favor in light of everything he had gone through in his political career.

The All Saints’ Anglican Church’s Vicar in charge of Iyin Ekiti, Ven Zaccheus Ibitoye, described Bamidele as a dependable and decent politician who abhors politics of bitterness and do or die in his brief exhortation titled “out of your faithfulness” at the event.

The cleric promised that Nigerians would ultimately tell a positive tale despite President Tinubu’s administration’s removal of the fuel subsidy in an effort to combat systemic corruption.

“Let’s wait and offer up prayers for our leaders. All of the presidential candidates pledged to end the gasoline subsidy, and one of them succeeded in doing so. All of us should be preparing for it.

Be patient with the federal government, please. We’ll be able to tell our future offspring a good tale. The present stage and its challenges will end.

 

Super Falcons Have Provided Us with Tremendous Reason to Boast – Madubike

His Excellency Anderson Madubike, the High Commissioner of Nigeria to Australia, reaffirmed on Saturday that the Super Falcons’ victory over the Matildas on Thursday gave him, other members of the Nigerian High Commission, as well as the entire Nigerian community in Australia, tremendous bragging rights.

“I can assure you that we are content. Now, everywhere we go in Australia, we walk with a new spring in our step. We are proud of the Super Falcons and want them to keep winning, Madubike said in Brisbane.

The seasoned diplomat spoke as he hosted some board members and management staff of the NFF at a location dubbed “Little Lagos” in Brisbane. He and his mission staff have worked diligently to mobilize Nigerians across the vast territory that is Australia to support and encourage the Super Falcons since they arrived for the tournament.

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What we have been doing for the team is nothing special; wherever they are, any mission should do these things for a Nigerian team. We are ecstatic that our meager efforts were not in vain, though. We are pleased with the Super Falcons, and we think they have what it takes to succeed, said Madubike, who has previously worked in China and South Africa.

First Vice President of the NFF, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu, responded by thanking the High Commissioner and his staff for being available to the team and going above and beyond to support and encourage Nigeria’s bid at the finals.

The NFF Exco members Alhaji Sharif Rabiu Inuwa and Alhaji Babagana Kalli, the NFF General Secretary Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, the deputy high commissioner Mrs. Mercy Clement, the NFF Director of Communications Ademola Olajire, the deputy director of competitions Dayo Enebi Achor, and the chief protocol officer Emmanuel Ayanbunmi were also present.

Ensure open door policy for youths, UN ambassador, Edoh tells FG

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Dr. Raymond Edoh, Chairman of the Aazik Group, United Nations Habitat Ambassador to Nigeria, and Secretary General of the Nigerian Youth Congress, has issued a call to action to the federal government of Nigeria, urging them to implement a youth-friendly open door policy that is just and welcoming to all young people in the country.

He pointed out that this would lead to a unified and comprehensive participation on the part of young people in the government that was in place at the time.

Edoh made this statement while he was in Abuja paying Senator George Akume, who serves as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, a working visit.

When asked about the expectations that young people have of the government, Edoh stated that there are two primary areas that he would like the current administration to focus on, and that these areas are “leadership and Education.”

As he extended his heartfelt congratulations to Senator Akume on his well-deserved appointment as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, he made an impassioned plea to the SGF to always keep his doors open for the youths to always engage with him. In addition, he congratulated Senator Akume on his appointment.

In response to the question, the SGF, Senator George Akume, stated that the youth of a nation is what makes it great. He made the point that the President is supportive of young people and believes in the potential of young people in Nigeria.

He also mentioned that the President has a strong belief in the unity of the country as well as the diversity of the country’s youth. He stated that based on the appointments that the President has made up to this point, “There is an indication of what he has in store for the youth of Nigeria.”

“Now is your time, and I have the utmost confidence in the younger generation. Tell us if you think we’re going off the rails if you think we are. If it seems like we are headed in the right direction, you should also encourage us. We are not God in any way. There is no such thing as an infallible person. We are committed to providing service to the very best of our abilities. Yes, we are human and are capable of making mistakes. If we do, please correct us and do not judge us. According to the SGF, “there are some people who don’t see anything good in a leader when they are not involved.”

He appealed to the Ambassador to make use of his position to secure additional funding for educational opportunities for young people in the nation and to assist the current administration in its efforts to remove a significant number of young people from the streets.

In a separate turn of events, Edoh made the following statement about Aazik Petroleum Limited while he was speaking on the company: “Aazik Petroleum with over a decade of experience in providing a wide area of specialty services works and also provides volumes of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) directly to end consumers.” It is of the utmost importance to the company that all of its clients’ demands are promptly and satisfactorily fulfilled, as this is the company’s top priority.

“Aazik Petroleum Limited is able to efficiently manage multiple distribution channels throughout the entirety of the downstream oil and gas value chain.” Over the course of its existence, the business has amassed a wealth of experience and expertise, both of which serve to enhance its operations.

“The greatest desire of the company is to implement technologies that will give added value to the materials that are extracted in its home country, applying international standards and norms to be competitive and helping to bring the country to a level of respect and equality.” Its strength lies in the large available market for petroleum products, as well as in its understanding of both the regional and global marketplace and its ability to identify supply and demand gaps and opportunities.

Also speaking was the Managing Director of the Aazik Group, Frank Azikiwe, who stated, “We help source for heavy equipment, consisting of more than 500 machines.” As a consequence of this, we are able to deliver the equipment you require very quickly and to any location in the world that you specify.

“We coordinate the distribution of products to end-users such as major oil companies and airlines via barges, road tankers, and aviation fuel bowsers from our state-of-the-art facilities, which are located all over the world.

“Our operations cover the entirety of the downstream supply chain, and they are powered by cutting-edge technology and infrastructure in Product Procurement and Trade, Warehousing and Storage, Marketing and Distribution, and Retail,” the company said.

“We coordinate the distribution of products to end-users such as major oil companies and airlines via barges, road tankers, and aviation fuel bowsers from our state-of-the-art facilities, which are among the most advanced in the world.

“We are also able to assist in the sourcing of heavy equipment,” he continued, “consisting of over 500 different categories of machines.”

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