Soldiers have stumbled on a large number of Boko Haram insurgents out of which they killed 50, rescued over 500 captors and destroyed their logistics around Sambisa Forest.
The soldiers carried out the offensive around Mafa, Dikwa and Kala area of Borno State even as Nigerian Air Force Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UAV) destroyed a logistics base used by Boko Haram terrorists.
The UAV was said to have been on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission when it came across the gathering of Boko Haram terrorists at Garin Moloma, about one kilometre north of the Sambisa Forest.
A statement by the military Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa said the strike is a major setback for the Boko Haram Sect and a major plus for the fight against insurgency by the Nigerian troops.
Famuyiwa said that at the time of the UAV attack, the location, though under surveillance for quite a while, had a large gathering of Boko Haram terrorists and vehicles.
“The multiple explosions and huge fire ball from the location, as can be seen from the enclosed video of the UAV strike, strongly suggests that it may be either an ammunition/fuel storage or weapons/technical workshop.” [myad]
Three Ecobank Plc employees have been alleged to have forged the signatures of the bank’s customers with which they stole N2.8 Million from their accounts.
The operatives whose names were given as Oluwatoyin Adetunji (41), Oluwatosin Obademi (32) and Olushola Ogunshina (39) have already been charged to a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court on Lagos Island, Lagos State , on a three-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and stealing before. The prosecutor, Inspector Nurudeen Thomas, told the court that the accused persons between July 10 and 14, 2015, forged signatures of several Ecobank customers and stole N2.8 million from their accounts at the Iyana-Ipaja branch of the bank. Thomas said Adetunji and Obademi were cashiers, while Ogunshina was Information Technology personnel in the bank. According to the prosecutor, Obademi and Ogunshina claimed that Adetunji came to them with the deal and promised to pay them N350,000 each. Thomas said that the offences contravene Sections 285, 361 and 409 of the Criminal Code of Lagos State, 2011. The Chief Magistrate, K. B. Ayeye, granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties each in like sum and adjourned the case to February 22 for hearing. [myad]
A model student of Kwara State University, Hassan Jamiu Olawale has emerged the winner of the third Season of the GTBank’s GTCrea8 Mini Cooper giveaway special. Jamiu Olawale went home with a brand new Mini Cooper car after the draw that took place at the GTBank head office. Since the launch of the campaign, two lucky GTCrea8 customers have been rewarded with brand new mini cooper cars: in 2013, Shalom Wigwe Elisha – a 2nd year student of medicine of the University of Lagos became the first recipient of the prestigious car whereas Maryam Adebiyi, a student of Lagos state Polytechnic won it in 2014.
In a chat session with this season’s winner, elated Olawale said: “I come from a family of four and currently a student at Kwara State University, department of Banking and Finance. I am a model (MR. KWARA INT’L CHARISMATIC 2015). I do not have much hobbies but I pride myself at solving problems around me, especially business related puzzles. One of my recent business solutions is ICHOPPY, a feeding app for students. The other is called SALUBATA, a model invention of the past. “I heard about gtcrea8 from sources that include newspapers, online browsing and most especially there was a time I had issues with buying goods online. These made me to go to my bank (GTBank) seeking to be enlightened more about Internet transactions.” “The GTCrea8 account has come in very handy in many and different forms. Fashion and style has been my tool to get people to listen to what I have to say when it comes to my ideas and business motives. “Since most of my shopping is done online, the GTcrea8 account has made it very easy and fast indeed, therefore creating a seamless experience for me every time I shop. Its usefulness can therefore not be overemphasized.” Meanwhile, GTBank has restated its commitment to continue investing in both the academic and social well being on Nigerian university undergraduates, as it unveils the latest Mini Cooper winner. The Bank, which said that millions of undergraduates from across Nigeria took part in this annual campus activation, said that the aim of the Giveaway Mini Cooper is to appreciate and encourage GTcrea8 eSavers account holders in Nigeria and diaspora. “The initiative also seeks to inspire young people to cultivate the habit of saving. “ The GTCrea8 account is a trendy, card-based interest bearing account designed especially for undergraduates. It is part of the Bank’s value proposition to deliver banking in a different way to young people by engaging them with fun, exciting and interactive activities such as musical Campus Storms and master classes which resonates with their unique demographics. This year account holders of GTcrea8 account can look forward to yet another exciting season of the mini cooper giveaway as the Bank is set to commence the 4th edition. [myad]
Former Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh (Rtd) is beleived to have concluded arrangements to honour the invitation extended to him by the Economic and financial crimes Commission (EFCC), and will be appearing in the Commission’s offices tomorrow, Wednesday. The invitation to Bade is in line with the Presidential directive to the anti graft agency to investigate the roles played by top military leaders in the Goodluck Jonathan administration, against the background of the controversial arms procurement scandal. Sources closed to the former top military leader said that Chief Badeh received the EFCC invitation yesterday, Monday upon which he promptly directed his personal aides to make arrangements for his visit to the Commission’s office tomorrow, as requested by the ant-graft agency. The former CDS will be visiting the EFCC from his house where he is said to have been since he left office, to explain certain activities that were alleged to have taken place in the Armed Forces under his watch as the coordinating officer for all the arms of the Armed Forces. According to a source, Badeh has maintained a low profile in the face recent allegation. Some military sources who worked with Badeh believe that the former CDS is being deliberately framed up by people whose toes he might have stepped upon while in office. “While it is impossible to say any human is perfect, we believe some of the allegations as contained in the order directing EFCC to probe Badeh and others are particularly strange to those of us who worked with him” one of the military sources said. “We are even more curious because, we understand these officers were not invited for questioning by the Presidential panel that conducted preliminary investigations into the matter. “Well, we are glad he now has an opportunity to defend his good name built over years of dedicated service to the nation.” Efforts to speak directly with the former CDS did not yield results, but his close allies confirmed that he has made up his mind to honour the invitation by the EFCC. [myad]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has sadi that the plan of the Muhammadu Buhari government to raise a $25 billion Infrastructural Fund from the global community and establish long term bankable projects is gaining a lot of acceptance from stakeholders. “We have seen considerable, favorable interests from some sovereign wealth funds and other nations.” Vice President Osinbajo spoke today when he received a delegation of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry that paid him a courtesy call at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority which manages the country’s sovereign wealth fund is leading the project, adding that the Infrastructural Fund would create opportunity for commercial partners to participate in the building of the nation’s infrastructures alongside the federal government. “This would be done through the establishment of bankable projects that involves such commercial partners.” He said that the China-Exim Bank has agreed to finance the railway projects linking Lagos to Kano and Lagos to Calabar even as he said: “we expect these will generate some economic activities and create jobs.” The Vice President reiterated the federal government’s determination to raise revenue internally to fund the budget, including through an expansion of VAT coverage but not an increase of the VAT rate. “At 20 percent coverage, the VAT coverage now, the federal government intends to do much better giving a boost to the country’s tax revenues.” The delegation of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry was led by Chief Mrs. Nike Akande who declared the support of the Chamber for the federal government’s fight against corruption and acknowledged that in the current economic situation that the Buhari presidency is having to deal with “there are no easy choices.” The Vice President told the delegation that federal government is focussed on finding solutions to the economic situation, including through a focus on building infrastructure and to also diversifying the economy, especially through agriculture. Besides, he said, government is also focussing on creating an enabling environment for business and investments in the country. Mrs. Akande, a former federal minister for Industry called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to find a foreign exchange regime that would boost the confidence of investors and remove uncertainly. This was even as Professor Osinbajo also received a delegation from the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) during which time he acknowledged their importance and their contribution to the economy, especially since the 2001 privatization. The Vice President noted that the telecom sector is one of the sectors in the economy that has created a significant impact. He reiterated the federal government’s resolve to develop critical infrastructure in the country, including the power sector. According to him, the 2016 budget has a lot of emphasis on power, infrastructure, “and we are hoping to make considerable progress, with fairly consistent spending on infrastructure over the years, we’ll fare better.” Earlier the Chairman of the association, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo presented an industry report to the Vice President entitled: “The Socio-Economic Impact of Telecoms in Nigeria.” Adebayo also expressed the concern of telecom operators regarding ‘multiple taxes’ and some of their equipment destroyed by insurgents in the Northeast. He said that the industry has recorded over 120 million subscribers since 2001. [myad]
A 200-bed central hospital which the Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole is putting up for the people of the state, is almost completed, even as the governor boasted that the hospital when completed, will be better than many of its kind in Europe and Asia. Oshiomhole, who inspected the hospital today was told that work on the hospital is 98 per cent completed, even as he made it clear that it will be adequately maintained to ensure its durability and effective service delivery to the people. “When I said at the beginning that our intention is to build what I called a five-star hospital, most people tried to imagine what that meant. “But I am sure just looking at the building, I don’t know of any hotel in Nigeria, in terms of aesthetics, that has a better appeal than this. And this is the sort of thing you find in Europe and some other advanced economies. “If you are in the 21st Century, begin to think as if you are in the 22nd Century because the world has changed and it will keep changing. The pace of change will keep accelerating. “The whole idea is that when a typical Edo person comes from a village like mine, if he gets in here and realizes that even the environment psychologically impacts on him and he begins to appreciate that he is important, he is in the hands of professional healthcare providers, that way, that forgotten rural man, for once, will have access to modern facilities. “You don’t need to board an airline to London, to India, to Europe to be told how hospitals look there. I am sure that those of you who may have for one reason or another travelled, there are many hospitals in Europe and in India that are not as beautiful as this. “And so, I believe that a hundred years from now, this hospital will not look outdated. “You will see that as you look at the internal finishing, we took into account the conventional challenges you have with public building; problem of painting and repainting, and with the facials that you have, you will never need to do repainting. All you need is proper cleaning at regular intervals. “The only thing we must now do is to address the critical issue of the human factor. “Once the hospital is opened, we must re-engage the doctors on the rule of engagement. “We won’t invest in this kind of facility and a doctor comes in to clock in one hour and goes back to do his private practice and then collects a cheque for one month at the end of the day. “I think we provide a hospital that can provide for everyone, both the rich and the poor. “There won’t be a difference in treatment for the poor and the rich.” [myad]
Looking for a job is a responsible task. For some, it is just finding a source of income, while for other people finding a job means finding themselves. One way or another, you have to treat it with all seriousness. Decide all pros and cons, think about all possible aspects, desires, expectations, preferences, initiatives etc. However, it isn’t something programmed or predetermined. Don’t forget about your emotions and wishes. In the end, sometimes job finds you, making working hours pleasant and productive.
It doesn’t matter how you choose a job. But sometimes it matters where you start seeking. Have you considered Jiji.ng? It is the fast-growing classifieds with an incredibly big selection of items and services to order. It is a place, which clearly demonstrates what have happened to real market today, and how it was transformed from material to digital one. All vacancies are in the Jobs section. Every advert contains a detailed description of your future duties and rights. Read everything attentively and don’t hesitate to contact a person who has posted an offer after making a choice.
Actually, choosing may be complicated. Prices here are lower than in any other shop you know. At Jiji, you deal only with real people. The communication is direct, which means no intermediaries, extra fee or additional actions. This website turns seeking for a job turns into adventure. [myad]
World Health Organization has declared global emergency on Zika, saying that the disease which is now ravaging some countries in Latin America poses a global health challenge requiring an urgent, united response. Experts are worried that the virus is spreading far and fast, with devastating consequences. The infection has been linked to thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains. The WHO alert puts Zika in the same category of international concern as Ebola. It means research and aid will be fast-tracked to tackle the infection. WHO Director General, Margaret Chan, called Zika an “extraordinary event” that needed a coordinated response. Chan said: “I am now declaring that the recent cluster of microcephaly and other neurological abnormalities reported in Latin America following a similar cluster in French Polynesia in 2014 constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.” She said that the priorities were to protect pregnant women and their babies from harm and to control the mosquitoes that are spreading the virus. Currently, there is no vaccine or medication to stop Zika. The only way to avoid catching it is to avoid getting bitten by the Aedes mosquitoes that transmit the infection. The WHO has already warned that Zika is likely to “spread explosively” across nearly all of the Americas. More than 20 countries, including Brazil, are reporting the cases. Most infections are mild and cause few or no symptoms, although there have been some reported cases of a rare paralysis disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome. The bigger health threat though is believed to be in pregnancy, to the unborn child. There have been around 4,000 reported cases of microcephaly – babies born with small brains – in Brazil alone since October. [myad]
Governor Ayodele Fayose has, for sometimes now, kept Ekiti state which he presides over, in the news at national and international levels, either directly by himself or by his cronies and or his opponents. He is either abusing President Muhammadu Buhari, Obasanjo, APC or someone is abusing him. His insults on anything and anybody that has anything to do with APC and President Buhari have gradually come to light to show that they are being used as facade invented to cover up a lot of dirty dealings he might have committed on his way to power. One was not surprised when the secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his state: the party on which platform he rode to the government house, Dr. Temitope Aluko, opened a can of worms, about the atrocities Fayose and his allies committed in the events leading to his election. Not only Dr. Aluko, but a military officer had earlier, last year, confessed how Fayose, along with former minister of state for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro allegedly perfected the rigging that threw him (Fayose) up as governor. Dr. Aluko, at a news briefing in Abuja yesterday, Sunday, gave details information about how millions of Dollars exchanged hands between former President Goodluck Jonathan and Fayose for the purpose of campaign by him (Fayose). He pointed out how they (including Dr. Aluko himself), crafted and perfected the rigging machinery that resulted into Fayose ‘winning’ the election. Aluko was nice enough to hint that one of his grouses against governor Fayose was that he reneged on the arrangement, as condition for rigging the election, that he (Aluko), would be made Chief of Staff to the governor after the election.
Aluko said indeed, that before the election, Fayose, Femi Bamishile and him jointly swore with the Holy Bible on a sharing formula after they must have won the election. “We agreed that Fayose would be governor, Bamishile his deputy and I Chief of Staff. “But the moment he got into office, Fayose reneged on the agreement and left me in the lurch.”
And when Fayose, through his spokesman, Lere Olayinka moved swiftly to deny the Aluko’s allegation, he ended up confirming most of what Aluko said. In particular was Fayose’s admittance that Aluko rose against him because he did not make him Chief of Staff (is it as promised before the election and as a condition for rigging election?). According to Fayose, Aluko wouldn’t have said “what he is now saying today if he had been made Chief of Staff to Governor Fayose and it is sure that if he called today, and given the right offer, he will begin to sing another song. What Fayose said implied that there was actually an agreement that Dr. Aluko would be given the post of Chief of Staff if he could play his own side of the game (of rigging the election). But for whatever reason, Fayose reneged on such agreement after he had gotten to office as governor, as a result of which Aluko was now infuriated. Read between the lines of Fayose’s response: “if he (Aluko) had been made Chief of Staff to Governor Fayose and it is sure that if he called today, and given the right offer, he will begin to sing another song.” What all these amount to is that Aluko has simply succeeded in exposing the lies that had been built into the foundation of the Ekiti governance and the continued governance by the current crop of politicians, headed by Ayo Fayose. The scenario goes thus: Fayose deceived Aluko into participating in the game of rigging which Aluko fell flat for, even to the extent of allegedly telling lie in court on oath. And when Fayose refused to fulfill his own side of the agreement (by not appointing Aluko as Chief of Staff), Aluko now went haywire even at the point of disowning whatever evidences he had earlier presented before the court. It is like the nemesis is about to catch up with all those who stage-managed the ruse election that brought this garrulous, disrespectful, arrogant and aggressive man called Fayose into office. How the whole thing will turn out is what we are all waiting to see. I pity Ekiti people! [myad]
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has made it clear that Nigeria has the capacity to proper in all sectors without oil whose price has fallen in international market.
“This country has practically what it takes to run a solid economy that is not dependent on oil, but on business and commerce,” the Vice President insisted.
Osinbajo spoke today at a meeting with a group of international investors who have come to invest in the country.
According to Professor Osinbajo, the President has already given the mandate to ensure that a conducive environment is created for business investments in the country, even as he said that work has already started with government looking at the different aspects involved.
The Vice President, alongside the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okey Enelamah, also held a meeting today with the World Bank Ease of Doing Business Ranking Team, where issues were laid out and specific lines of action identified on how to improve the business climate in the country.
In an interactive session with the visiting global investors drawn from companies, including Renaissance Capital, Russia-China Investment Fund, China Africa Development Fund, Invest Abu Dhabi, Actis, Emerging Capital Partners, ECP, KKR & Co. LP, Old Mutual of South Africa among others, Vice President Osinbajo explained that working with the State governments, the Buhari presidency will ensure that issues such as pre-investment approvals, and land titles would be reformed to attain the ease of doing business aspirations of the administration.
He said that where necessary, government will rationalize agencies involved in granting approvals and thereby create space for businesses to thrive.
Regarding the critical role of electric power in creating a conducive business environment, the Vice President stated that while the federal government would be making further investments in the sector, the entire power value chain would have to be well compensated in order to produce the needed results.
Professor Osinbajo also restated the commitment of the Buhari administration to creating jobs through businesses and direct action of the government to engage the youths.
He said that the 500,000 teaching positions for unemployed graduates worked into the 2016 budget is a means of engaging the youths in paid voluntary occupations in their communities until such a time they can find a job in their different disciplines.
He said that the programme would also address a critical need for teachers in the public school system, adding that the federal government will also create opportunity for about 370,000 youths who are not graduates to receive vocational training and acquire skills, while one million artisans and market women would receive soft loans through the Bank of Industry as already proposed in the proposed 2016 budget.
Former Minister of National Planning, Alhaji Shamsudeen Usman led the delegation of the international investors, while Dr. Rachid Benmessoud, the Nigeria Country Director of the World Bank led the bank’s Ease of Doing Business Ranking Team visit to the Vice President. Both meetings were attended by the Industry, Trade and Investment Minister. [myad]
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Soldiers have stumbled on a large number of Boko Haram insurgents out of which they killed 50, rescued over 500 captors and destroyed their logistics around Sambisa Forest.
