EFCC Arrest Former Akwaibom Military Administration For Taking N450 Million From Diezani 

A former military administrator of Akwa Ibom State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for collecting a sum of N450m from the $115m deposited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke with Fidelity Bank, Plc.

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A former military administrator of Akwa Ibom State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for collecting a sum of N450m from the $115m deposited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke with Fidelity Bank, Plc.

 
PHOTO Diezani Alison-
 
He was arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday.  Mr. Nkanga was alleged to have collected the money in two tranches from a staff of Fidelity Bank in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Saint- Anthony Ejiowu.

The first tranche of the money, a sum of N350m was collected on March 27, 2015, while the second tranche of N100m was received on March 31, 2015. Mr. Nkanga signed for the two tranches.

He is in the custody of the EFCC and will be charged before court soon.

Government set to quietly increase pump price of petrol to over 100 per litre

Government set to quietly increase pump price of petrol to over 100 per litre

According to Premium Times, there are indications that the federal government is set to increase the price of petrol following the deregulation of the downstream sector of the Nigerian petroleum industry.

This is according to officials who hinted that the policy could push the price of petrol to 110 per litre at NNPC stations and higher at independent outlets.


Steps have been taking to forestall the backlash which greeted the 2012 increase by the Goodluck Jonathan administration, to this end, no formal announcement will be made and government appears to have successfully wooed organised labour and its affiliate unions to its side.

With full deregulation of the downstream sector, government withdraws subsidy while paving way for private marketers to enter the industry, under this scenario, the pump price of fuel is determined by market forces and governments acts only as a regulator.

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Pres. Buhari to host French president, others to security summit on Saturday May 14th

Pres. Buhari to host French president, others to security summit on Saturday May 14th

 

 

President Buhari will host the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja on Saturday, May 14th. Participants in the summit will include President Francois Hollande of France, who hosted the first Regional Security Summit in Paris in May 2014. Other attendee at the Abuja Regional Security Summit will be the Presidents of Cameroon, Niger Republic, Chad and Benin Republic.

The US, UK, EU, ECOWAS, Equatorial Guinea, Econ Comm of Central African States & Gulf of Guinea Comm will also be represented at the summit. At the top of the Agenda at the Abuja Security Summit will be the successful conclusion of ongoing military operations against Boko Haram.

President Hollande will arrive Abuja on an official Visit to Nigeria on Friday. He'll be received by PMB at the Pres Villa on Sat morning

FRSC convicts 62 motorists in Jos

The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, in Plateau State has convicted 62 motorists of various traffic offences in Jos.

The Public Education Officer of the commission in the state, Andrew Bala, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday that the offenders were arrested during a mobile court proceedings carried out by its officers on May 7.

He said the exercise took place on some highways within Jos-Bukuru metropolis.

According to him, mobile court has become a veritable tool that the corps uses to curtail the many anomalies on highways to reduce road traffic crashes.
“Our men on patrol actually arrested 63 motorists but one was discharged and acquitted while 62 were found guilty and convicted.

“We mostly use the mobile courts these days because we feel there is the need to give motorists fair hearing, and for me it is a better deal,” he said.

He added that the most prevalent offences were overloading, use of worn-out tyres, vehicle licence violation and driver’s licence violation.
Others include use of phone while driving, seatbelt violation and lack of caution signs.
 

Mr. Bala further explained that none of the convicted motorists were imprisoned; adding that another reason for the mobile court exercise was to rid highways of under-age drivers.

He assured the public that officers and men of the command would make the mobile court exercise as a routine measure to checkmate the excesses of drivers on highways.

Nigeria bans unauthorised use of drones

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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has banned the launching of Remotely Piloted Aircraft, RPA, in the Nigerian airspace without its permit and that of the Office of National Security Adviser, ONSA.

This is contained in a statement issued by the General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Sunday in Lagos.

The statement said the move was part of the safety guidelines issued by the regulatory agency to drone operators following the proliferation of the technology in the country.

“In recent times, RPA/UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are being deployed for commercial and recreational purposes in the country without adequate security clearance.

“Therefore with the preponderance of these operations, particularly in a non-segregated airspace, there has to be proactive safety guidelines.

“The development of the use of RPA nationwide has emerged with somewhat predictable safety concerns and security threats.”

According to the statement, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is yet to publish Standards and Recommended Practices, SARPs, as far as certification and operation of civil use of RPA is concerned.

The statement said the NCAA had therefore put in place Regulations/Advisory Circular to guide the certification and operations of civil RPA in the Nigerian airspace.

It said this was contained in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs 2015 Part 8.8.1.33) and the Implementing Standards (Nig.CARs 2015 Part IS.8.8.1.33).

“Therefore, no government agency, organisation or an individual will launch an RPA/UAV in the Nigerian airspace for any purpose whatsoever without obtaining requisite permit from the NCAA and ONSA.

“The NCAA wishes to reiterate that all applicants and holders of permits to operate RPA/Drones must strictly be guided by safety guidelines.

“In addition, operators must ensure strict compliance with the conditions stipulated in their permits and the requirements of the Nig. CARs,” the statement said.

It added that violators would be sanctioned according to the dictates of the new rules.
(NAN)

Brazil President Rousseff Vows To Fight As Senate Committee Considers Trial

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has struggled to survive politically in the face of Brazil's biggest ever corruption scandal and its worst recession since the 1930s. (Reuters photo)

Brasilia:  Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff vowed on Friday to resist her removal from office until the end, as a Senate committee met to vote on whether the leftist leader should be put on trial in the full chamber for breaking budget laws.

The impeachment process is expected to lead to Rousseff's suspension from office next week, pending a trial that could last six months, during which Vice President Michel Temer will replace her as acting president.

Only five of the 21 members of the upper house committee have said they will vote against sending Rousseff for trial, meaning her opponents comfortably have the majority they need to recommend the full Senate vote on Wednesday to try her.

"I will resist until the last day," Rousseff said at an event where she announced the delivery of low-cost housing. The president said she would not resign because she committed no crime and called her looming ouster a "coup d'etat."

If the Senate convicts her, Temer would serve out the remainder of Rousseff's second term through 2018. The Supreme Court has rejected government requests to halt the impeachment process.

Rousseff has struggled to survive politically in the face of Brazil's biggest ever corruption scandal and its worst recession since the 1930s. Her removal would mark an end to 13 years of leftist rule by the Workers Party that began in 2003 under her mentor, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Rousseff's supporters on the Senate committee called for annulment of the impeachment proceedings because the man who launched them last year, lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha, was removed from office on Thursday by the Supreme Court for obstructing the investigation of corruption accusations against him.

Workers Party Senator Lindbergh Farias said the ouster of Rousseff was aimed at undoing Lula's work to help the poor, and at rolling back workers' benefits, privatizing state companies and realigning Brazil's foreign policy with the United States.

Governor Obiano visits victims of petrol explosion in Onitsha, advises residents to be cautious

Governor Obiano visits victims of petrol explosion in Onitsha, advises residents to be cautious

The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, today, visited the casualties of a petrol fire explosion that occurred on Atani Road yesterday night in the outskirts of Onitsha, Anambra State.

The explosion occurred at about 8 on Wednesday, May 5 at Eva Water Staff settlement, Kara on the way to Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area. According to reports, the explosion was from fuel stored in jerry-cans. 13 persons received degree of burns. No death was recorded.

The governor who arrived Toronto Hospital, Onitsha where thirteen people who sustained various degrees of burns in the explosion which was erroneously speculated to be a bomb with his aides was quick to allay the fears of the residents on the incident and assure them that the state was safe. 

He regretted that because of the prevailing scarcity of petrol,Nigerians had resorted to storing fuel in jerry cans in residential areas thereby exposing themselves to extreme danger and warned the people to desist from the habit of storing petrol in their homes as the consequences were often dire.

He advised Ndi Anambra to demonstrate greater safety consciousness by keeping all inflammable items away from their homes to avoid unpleasant occurrences. The Governor also undertook to offset the medical bills of the casualties.