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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The senator representing Bayelsa East constituency, Sen. Ben Murray Bruce, has said that he had figured out and understood the problems facing and militating against the power sector, thus enumerates them to members. According to him “As the chairman of privatization, I think I understand the problem we have with the power sector. “We have the Gencos, we have the distribution line and we have the Discos. “These companies were privatized a few years ago on the premise that they will charge cost reflective tariffs to make it profitable. “Those who privatized the sector I assume did not imagine the Niara will be devalued from 160 to 500, 380,400. he said” Please watch: The post Video: Problems we have with the power sector – Ben Bruce appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2s7dIak

http://ift.tt/2rbBQFp National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Former Lagos State Governor, Sen. Bola Tinubu on Sunday urged Nigerians not to take the nation’s democracy for granted, but keep and nurture it for the progress and growth of the country. Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress (APC) national stalwart, made the call in his message on this year’s Democracy Day and 2nd year of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. He urged Nigerians to remain vigilant, and by doing so, ensure a better future and better Nigeria for all. ”Democracy Day and our commemoration of it must be more than an empty ritual. It must add up to more than another reason to have another holiday. ”We, as a people, choose democracy as our preferred form of governance not because it would be easy to achieve or to hold even once we have it. ”We choose democracy because history has taught us that the welfare of the people is best and perhaps only secured by gove...

http://ift.tt/2pV18GS Pro-Erdogan supporters wave Turkish flags during a rally in front of the White House in Washington,DC on May 16, 2017. Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood side by side at the White House on Tuesday and promised to work through strained ties despite the Turkish leader's stern warning about Washington's arming of a Kurdish militia.Olivier Douliery / AFP The city of Washington on Wednesday condemned a “brutal attack on peaceful protesters” after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bodyguards clashed with pro-Kurdish demonstrators. Two people were arrested and 11 were injured, including a police officer, amid demonstrations Tuesday as Erdogan held meetings in the US capital after visiting President Donald Trump. Witnesses told AFP that members of Erdogan’s security detail pushed past Washington police outside the ambassador’s residence and attacked a group of supporters of a Kurdish group. Video footage uploaded to social media show...

http://ift.tt/2p6csQr Ali Modu Sheriff Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged members of the party to ignore an advice for those of them desirous of contesting elections to look for alternative platforms.Sheriff said this in a statement issued by Mr Bernard Mikko, the acting PDP Spokesperson to Sheriff on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the National Caretaker Committee-led by Sen. Ahmed Makarfi had said that states chapters of the party were free to decide on any political platform their candidates could contest while waiting for Supreme Court’s verdict on the leadership tussle. Makarfi said that the call became necessary following the party’s experience in previous elections in Edo and Ondo where Sheriff fielded candidates against the party’s choice.“We call on all loyal members to ignore this call and see them for what they are; destroyers of our much cherished party. “We equally call on all members who are des...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called for concerted efforts by the international community to tackle terrorism, poverty and illegal migration. Saraki in a statement issued by Chuks Okocha, his Special Assistant on Print Media and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, described the menace as global challenge. The statement said Saraki made the remark when a delegation of students from the Royal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom, led by Maj.-Gen. Lawrence Craig paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday. He said the rising incidence of the menace constituted threat to the peace, stability and wellbeing of humanity irrespective of their countries of residence. He called for international support to enable Nigeria overcome its present economic challenges, adding that Nigeria was very critical to the growth of the African continent. “Terrorism, poverty and migration, are issues of great importance to us. “How do we address them; ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr Abdul-Hakeem Abdul-Lateef, says Nigerians who embark on pilgrimage must see the exercise as a platform for soul searching and cleansing, and not a jamboree. He gave the counsel on Tuesday in Lagos, at the Conference of Christian Pilgrimage Operators (CPO) in Nigeria. The four day conference on “Christian Pilgrimage and the Development of Nigeria,” which started on May 7, is expected to end on May 10. Abdul-Lateef was represented by the Permanent Secretary in Charge of the state Civil Service Commission, Mrs Toyin Awoseyi, at the conference. “The idea of going on pilgrimage is for us to go there and come back better citizens, it’s not going on jamboree; it is for us to come back and make our country a better place. “We want a situation whereby as Christians, everything about you professes Christianity; there should be dignity and honour to those that have the title of Jerusalem Pilgrim (JP),’’ he said. The com...

http://ift.tt/2ptFg8J Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two grandmothers with narcotics at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while on their way to the U.S and Saudi Arabia. ‎ NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He said the‎ suspects allegedly ingested 108 wraps of substances that tested positive for heroin and cocaine during outward screening of passengers at the MMIA, Lagos. He said that the‎ NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Ahmadu Garba gave the names of the suspected drug traffickers as Ebunoluwa Adebayo, 60, and Ayisat Amodu, 59. He said that Ebunoluwa was‎ found to have ingested 83 wraps of heroin weighing 1.105kg on her way to New York, U.S while Ayisat ingested 25 wraps of cocaine weighing 275 grammes on her way to Medina, Saudi Arabia. ‎ Ofoyeju said that the women had‎ blamed their involvement in drug trafficking o...

http://ift.tt/2pi1oPY Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka arrives for a meeting with the Czech President on May 4, 2017 at the Prague castle. Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka announced on May 2, 2017 he would submit his resignation — which also entails that of his cabinet — after a row with his billionaire finance minister Babis, whose business activities have caused a storm.Michal Cizek / AFP Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka withdrew his planned resignation on Friday, calling instead for the dismissal of his billionaire finance minister, a popular political rival, over suspicions of fraud. The move deepened a political crisis triggered by Sobotka’s shock resignation announcement earlier this week amid a high-stakes row with Finance Minister Andrej Babis. The 62-year-old Babis is head of the centrist ANO party which is tipped to win parliamentary elections scheduled for October 20-21 in the EU and NATO member of more than 10 million people. “I will not present m...

http://ift.tt/2oUSFHy Free-scoring Monaco will look to break down the best defence in Europe when they host Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final today. The Ligue 1 leaders have scored plenty of goals this season and boast one of Europe’s most exciting newcomers in striker Kylian Mbappe. The 18-year-old has netted 18 goals in his last 18 competitive games, including three in the 6-3 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund in the last eight. But Juventus boast the tightest defence in Europe’s top club competition, with just two goals conceded in this campaign. “Even Barcelona could not score in two games against them so it will be complicated for us”, said Monaco defender Kamil Glik. The Italian champions, who advanced to the last four with an aggregate 3-0 win over Barcelona, were held to a 2-2 draw at Atalanta in a rare defensive mix-up in Serie A on Friday. Their pedigree and record for being impregnable when it matters, however, suggest Juventus should ...