Buhari to draft Nigerians in Diaspora into anti-graft war

The Federal Government at the weekend said that President Muhammadu Buhari plans to exploit the expertise of Nigerian professionals living abroad in its fight against corruption.

The President  spoke at the 2015 Diaspora Day in Abuja.

The Permanent Secretary in the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mrs. Ibukun Odusote.

She said the aims for the conference were clearly defined in a way that would support and enhance the change agenda of the President.

Americans, Briton who thwarted attack get top honor

 Three Americans and a Briton who tackled an attacker bristling with guns and ammunition prevented carnage on the high-speed train carrying 500 passengers to Paris, France's president said Monday, presenting the men with the Legion of Honor and praised them as an example of the need for action when faced with terrorism.

Buhari may force pay cut on NASS

In response to the yearnings of Nigerians to reduce the allowances of Na­tional Assembly members, the Presidency has summoned the leadership of the Revenue Mo­bilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on the matter

The worst of Fayemi is better than Fayose’s best – Former Ekiti Speaker

Former factional Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Dele Olugbemi has warned Governor Ayo Fayose against “adopting use and dump tactics” as one of his styles as a politician.

Olugbemi, who snubbed his appointment by Fayose as a member of the House of Assembly Service Commission (HASC) last week, lamented that Fayose did not appreciate the sacrifices he made to keep him in office as governor.

Army Chief, Air Chief personally leads assault as Military shells Boko Haram

Two trailers suspected to be carrying logistics support to members of the Boko Haram sect have been intercepted and destroyed by the Nigerian Air Force Agusta helicopter on armed reconnaissance mission around the Nigeria-Cameroon border.

I’m ready for probe, Okonjo-Iweala declares

Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday declared support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption drive, saying she was ready to subject herself to an unfettered government probe of her two terms in office.

The former Minister, who was reacting to media reports that she was planning to build a multi-million dollar Okonjo –Iweala family hospital in Abuja, denied nursing any such ambition.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala fires back at Sahara Reporters, says 'family hospital does not exist'

Apparently, there was a report by Sahara Reporters recently that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's family was planning to open a multi-million dollar hospital in Abuja...but the former Minister says this is not true. Her response below...

Having failed to achieve any success after months of unsubstantiated figures and wild allegations against Dr Okonjo-Iweala, the political and corrupt vested interests who have been attacking her have now turned their evil attention on her family. The false story, “Former Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala’s Family to open multi-million Dollar Hospital in Abuja” published by the corrupt website, Sahara Reporters is the latest chapter in the anti-Okonjo-Iweala campaign.

The story is totally baseless for a very simple reason: The alleged hospital is non-existent. Anyone who is in doubt can go to Gwarinpa, Abuja where the hospital is allegedly located or enquire from General Electric and Perkins + Will Global, the two organisations that were mentioned as Consultants to the project in the report as to whether the hospital has been built. 

How Diezani blocked long-term $15bn annual oil deal with India

The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam, has revealed how former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Allison Madueke, failed to sign a long-term agreement with his country, Nigeria’s number one oil buyer.

Rather, he said Diezani used intermediaries, who collected $14 billion annual deal.

The envoy told Daily Trust at the weekend, that Nigeria was the only country which used intermediaries in its oil deals with India,

He said: “From other countries, when we buy oil, whatever we want to pay, we pay to the Ministry of Finance of that country. In Nigeria, we pay to intermediaries. We would like to be dealing directly with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). It’s not a good thing. Why should we go through intermediaries?

Why I’m fighting to stop Wike’s probe of my administration — Amaechi

The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, has again explained why he is opposed to and wants to stop the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by his successor, Nyesom Wike to probe some selected government transactions, while he (Mr. Amaechi) was governor.

In a statement released by the former governor’s media office Sunday, Mr. Amaechi said he’s not afraid of a fair and decent probe or investigation or inquiry of his administration; and would cooperate and support such probe or investigation or inquiry in as much as it’s done within the ambit of our laws.

80 Boko Haram men join ISIS in Libya ,Niger

The net sect, Boko Haram, is  believed to have dispatched no fewer than 80 of its members to join forces with the ISIS extremists fighting in Libya, an agency report said yesterday.

Boko Haram insurgents are also suspected  to be fighting in Niger Republic in what is being interpreted as the strengthening of its ties with the Islamic State Group.

The sect pledged allegiance to IS’s in March.  In June BOko Haram was declared its West African province.