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NBS Report about Corruption in Police Misleading, Says Police Mr ‎ Ibrahim Idris‎ Kpotum new Inspector General of Police. The Nigerian Police yesterday debunked claims contained in a report recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) which rated the Police as the most corrupt institution in Nigeria. Police Public Relations Officer, CPS Jimoh Moshood said the report failed in many respect to appraise the tremendous efforts by the Police to rid itself of corruption. He stated: “The Nigeria Police, after a careful study of the report, wishes to state categorically that it is entirely misleading, a clear misrepresentation of facts, essentially based on hearsays which made it unempirical, and the survey instrument absolutely inadequate and therefore a plain distortion of the improved situation in the force as a result of the ...

The Shape of The 2019 Presidential Election Fellow Nigerians, let me do a recap of my last column for the benefit of those who might have missed that important forecast of who and what may determine our next President. I will try to predict the principles that would guide how people are likely to vote in that election. Some names have surfaced as potential aspirants and candidates for this all important election that will likely determine what lessons we have learnt and what the medium term future portends for our great country. The first of the serious candidates, naturally, is President Muhammadu Buhari, who is allowed by the Nigerian Constitution to seek a second term. But this right does not grant him automatic return to power. Indeed, the example of President Goodluck Jonathan is a sobering indicator of this possibility. Goin...

Redeemed Church Leader, Pastor Adeboye Visits Buhari in London The list of prominent personalities visiting President Muhammadu Buhari in the United Kingdom swelled yesterday when the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, also visited him at Abuja House, London. Few hours after the visit, Buhari expressed gratitude to Adeboye for both the visit and his prayers.   The President who expressed his gratitude on his twitter handle @MBuhari, also prayed God to continue to bless Adeboye and his work. “I thank Pastor Adeboye for visiting today and for his prayers and good wishes. May God continue to bless him and his work,” he tweeted. Adeboye’s visit came 24 hours after Buhari received the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, in the UK. Speaking with THISDAY last night ...

Buhari Returns to Nigeria Today   All things being equal, President Muhammadu Buhari will return to the country later today from London where he has been receiving medical treatment for over 100 days. The President had left the country on May 7, this year, after handing over power to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who has been discharging the functions of his office as Acting President. Speaking on Arise News Channel, a THISDAY sister station, the president’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari was expected home today.   He added in a statement that he Buhari would also address Nigerians in a broadcast by 7 a.m on Monday, August 21, 2017. The statem...

Strange disease kills 50 in Kogi, Nigeria A strange disease, whose symptoms include diarrhea, bloodstained vomiting and high fever has killed no fewer than 50 people at Okunran, Okoloke and Isanlu-Esa villages in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. Initial reports had suspected lassa fever, but medics told Dr. Saka Audu, Commissioner for Health, who visited the affected areas yesterday, that it was a strange diseases that was unknown. “We initially suspected lassa fever after getting some misleading reports about people bleeding around, so we made a diagnosis for viral haemorrhagic fever (lassa fever), but the result was negative,” Dr. Jannette Hathorn, a Consultant at ECWA Hospital, Egbe said. She said the first case was that of a child of two and half years, who died 12 hours after he was brought to the hospital. “We are sure it is not lassa fever, but our conce...

No restructuring, no 2019 election –Southern leaders, Nigeria Prominent leaders from the Southern part of the country yesterday said without restructuring and devolution of powers, there may be no general election in 2019. This formed part of the discussion held at a colloquium on restructuring organised by the Island Club, Lagos. The colloquium titled ‘Restructuring: Challenges, implications and the way forward’, was attended by prominent leaders in the South West, South East, South South and the North. Niger Delta activist, Annkio Briggs, who was one of the discussants said she had the mandate of the Niger Delta people to speak on their behalf. She said   if the country does not restructure, there would not be elections in 2019. Annkio Briggs said: “The country is like a moving train without brakes and in order not to crash, we need to restructure. All regions must come together and agree on restructuring and everybody must say what restr...

Lawmakers ‘unarmed’ robbers -Obasanjo • Says today’s youth not ready for leadership From Iheanacho Nwosu, Abuja and Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday described members of the two chambers of the country’s National Assembly as a ‘bunch of unarmed robbers’ based on their bogus allowances and salaries. He made the disclosure at a public presentation of a book written by Prof Mark Nwagwu, entitled “I am Kagara, I weave the sands of Sahara”, held at University of Ibadan. Obasanjo, who was the chief host on the occasion, also urged the Federal Government to respect the agreements it signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) because the government allowed itself to be stampeded into signing the agreements without full consultation within government. He said 90 percent of the nation’s revenue is used to pay overhead, allowances, sa...

Saraki, Dogara visit Buhari in London  Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the   House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, are the latest set of delegation to visit President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja House, London. The Presidency twitted the picture of the visit via its twitter handle, Presidency Nigeria @NGRPresident. Buhari has been away for 102 days in London seeking medical consultations with his doctors. The president had told his media team led by Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, when they visited him, that he had improved tremendously in his health, adding that although he wished to return home, he would obey doctor’s orders. A group known as “OurMumuDonDo”, led by the convener, Deji Adeyanju and one of its leaders, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, had staged protests asking the president to either resume work or resign....