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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Emma Amaize A SABA— FIVE siblings were, Wednesday, abducted by kidnappers at Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. However, operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Squad, SAKCCS, Delta State Police Command, went after them and rescued the children at Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state. This is just  as the SAKCCS men also apprehended a notorious kidnapper that had been on the watch list of the police— 29-year-old Tanko, alias Yakubu Mopol , from Langtang town, Plateau State. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, who spoke to Vanguard on the kidnap and rescue of the children, said: “The rescued kids have been re-united with their parents and we are  combing the bushes for possible arrest of the fleeing criminals. “At about 7:25a.m, Eagle Net Squad received a distress call that one Mrs. Mariam Ofili was accosted with her five children at the gate of her residence at Osubi area of Wa...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Soni Daniel A buja— A prosecution witness, Ibrahim Welye, Wednesday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that there were no approvals for contracts awarded by former Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, for the electrification of Kirshinga village in Madagali Local Government Area of the state. Fintiri, who was brought before Justice A. R. Mohammed on June 30, 2016, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is standing trial alongside his company, Mayim Construction and Properties Limited, on a five-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N2.9 billion. At the proceeding, Welye, a former Secretary to Adamawa State Government, revealed that the contract which cost about N75 million, had no approval. “The Ministry of Finance released N75 million to the Ministry of Rural Infrastructure and Community Development for the execution of the project,” he said, noting that “there was no approval for the project.” Welye had, on May 11, 2015, p...

http://ift.tt/2sLYkwO Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma Govt demands dedication from political appointees The representative of Ikpobha-Okha Federal Constituency the House of Representatives, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to make sacrifices to enable the country attain greatness. He gave the charge while presenting nine cars as part of his empowerment of members of his constituency in Benin City. While lauding the President Mohammadu Buhari in his effort aimed at developing the country, the lawmaker said Nigerians must appreciate the fact that President Buhari alone cannot take the country to its desired destination. Agbonayinma noted that the country does not belong to one individual but all, irrespective of ethnicity and political party affiliation to build and called on Nigerians to always put the country first in all their dealings. “I know the times are hard, but I am resolute in the strength of our nation to...

http://ift.tt/2rNWVbK As a judge in the Catholic Church tribunal, I am used to the job of the ‘defender of the bond.’ The defender of the bond, as the name implies, argues at every point for the validity of marriage. Under no circumstance is he expected to say that the bond of marriage is not there or invalid. Most of the time, he is caught in the trap of defending the indefensible. It is not an enviable job. I am a believer in the fact that playing opposition politics is an act of patriotism. I propose that anyone who chooses to play opposition politics should be celebrated because it is not easy to find counter opinion in the face of glaring facts. It is made very difficult when the government in power is doing very well, delivering on electoral promises. What are they to oppose? You cannot oppose good governance if not you will incur the people’s wrath. It is in such situation that the popular slogan, “there is no vacancy in government house” makes meaning. In every democratic sy...

http://ift.tt/2ryNtdc Pension The Lagos State Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions, the office of the Head of Service and the Auditor-General on the directives of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, have conducted a verification exercise on non-pensionable staff in the 20 local government councils and 37 local council development areas (LSDAs). Commissioner in charge of the ministry, Akintola Benson made this known while speaking with journalists in Lagos, saying that Ambode approved the committee’s recommendations for implementation. He also said the department in conjunction with the Office of Transformation, Creativity and Innovation embarked on workforce planning and streamlining of contract appointments at the Lagos Water Corporation. “In line with extant provisions, approvals for payment of severance allowances to political office holders who had completed their tenure in office were obtained from the governor,” he added. He noted that the department compiled and...

http://ift.tt/2sLA7GY PHOTO: Johnny Greig Ideas about beauty have changed dramatically in the last 30 years. The Caucasian idea of beautiful women implied clear white skin, thin lips, small upturned nose, small breast and equally small bums, like Audrey Hepburn; almost boyish anorexic; the famous size O (zero) of models. White dancing was also stylized – ballroom type, genteel, if they have to jive, it was also methodical, stylized and repetitious. There was little flair – am not talking about the great dancers like Fred Astaire Danny Kaye and Gene Kelly (Dancing and singing in the rain). Caucasians looked at African dancing as rude, raw, debased like black people – uncouth, sex mad, whose dancing was pornographic, sexual, absence of any modesty, or any awareness of shameful conduct; the dancing movement betrayed the almost absent pelvic bones, hypnotic, gyrating movement as if possessed by the devil. The Asiatic concept of beauty was vastly different but wrapped up in modesty an...

http://ift.tt/2qyjC3V Ndoma-Egba The paradox of the Niger Delta region has been firmly etched in the psyche of the people who inhabit it. It holds stupendous oil and gas wealth in its bowels but its people are extremely poor and deprived. The twin functions of oil exploration and exploitation have polluted the water, fouled the air, killed the farms and the fishes and reduced the region to a soul-stifling entity with a perpetual frown. This cash cow can be compared to the man who lives on the banks of a river but washes his hands with spittle. Since the discovery of oil in the region 61 years ago and its exportation two years later the fate of the people and its ecosystem has received life threatening knocks. The people’s misery was stinking like an untreated sore. The region could be described without much exaggeration as the headquarters of sorrow. After several pitched battles, several protests and several political permutations by several governments at the centre the Niger Del...

http://ift.tt/2pHpt2p Prof. Segun Ajibola, President and Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has concluded arrangements to host the 2017 yearly general meeting of the institute on Saturday, May 20, at the Bankers House, in Lagos, at 10 am. The meeting will attract top bankers and other distinguished dignitaries from other sectors of the economy- chairmen and chief executives of banks, past presidents of the institute, presidents of other professional bodies, top government functionaries, Fellows, Honourary Senior Members, Associates, among others. President/Chairman of Council of the institute, Prof. Segun Ajibola, will preside over the meeting, while there will be a consideration of the yearly reports, accounts and other important matters affecting the institute and the welfare of members. It is expected that members of the Institute all over the country will turn-out en-masse as well as...

http://ift.tt/2pus6Jr Nigeria economy. PHOTO: buzznigeria.com Many people will have heard of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. But less well known is the concept of sustainability at the root of these goals. Sustainability has recently become a mantra, a philosophy of sorts. The contemporary interest in sustainability can be traced to the 1987 Brundtland Commission report, Our Common Future. The commission had been set up to find ways for countries to meet their present economic objectives with less negative impact on the physical environment, society, and the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It first gave rise to the Millennium Development Goals, which have now been replaced by the global sustainable goals. The literary meaning of sustainability simply suggests longevity or the ability to survive under counteracting pressures. While longevity or resilience are integral, they tend to project a somewhat narrow and limited view of sustainability. The bro...

http://ift.tt/2q21UBk Four automakers including Toyota and BMW agreed Thursday to pay $553 million to settle a US lawsuit over the defective Takata airbags blamed for 11 deaths in the United States alone. The lawsuit filed in late February claimed the carmakers were aware of the dangerous defects and used the airbags in their vehicles anyway. Nearly 16 million cars were involved. Takata agreed pleaded guilty to fraud in February after agreeing to pay a $1 billion penalty. In Thursday’s settlement agreement, which still requires court approval, Toyota will pay $278.5 million, BMW $131 million, Subaru $68.3 million and Mazda $75.8 million. Ford, Honda and Nissan have yet to reach similar agreements. According to Toyota, the agreement will reimburse plaintiffs for travel costs while their cars are repaired. “Resolving this litigation will allow us to focus even more resources on addressing the needs of our customers affected by this unprecedented, industry-wide recall,” the fo...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Tare Youdeowei S outh-South Women organisation, an association of South-South Women resident in Lagos, has congratulated Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the people of Lagos State on the 50th anniversary of the state. In a statement by Chief Vickie Djevwudu, President, and Mrs. Esther Egoro, Secretary, the group commended the governor on the various projects he had commissioned across the state. “Lagos has undergone incredible transformation in the past 16 years starting from the tenure of former governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Babatunde Raji Fashola and the present governor. “These governors have been diligent, focused and with rare vision to pilot the state. We live in Lagos and have seen these changes at close range,” the women said. The group wished governor Ambode many more successes.     The post S-South women congratulate Lagos at 50 appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2rxtBTI