Wednesday, February 08, 2017

My Phone Chat With The President Buhari, Acting President, Osinbajo Tells It All |PoliFocus

.... discussion on budget, protests and other issues

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has assured the nation that President Muhammadu Buhari is hale and hearty and would return home as soon as he completes the necessary tests recommended by his doctors in the United Kingdom.

Rivers Rerun: Police Panel Recovers N111m Bribe From INEC Officials |PoliFocus

The Nigeria Police Force said it recovered more than N 111 million from electoral officials alleged to have been bribed by Rivers state government to rig the December 10, 2016 legislative rerun elections in the state .

Sunday, February 05, 2017

Fayose Advocates Review Of NYSC Members’ Allowance To N50,000... Eats Eba With Corps Members |PoliFocus

Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on the Federal Government to review the National Youth Service Corps members’ monthly allowance from the current N19,500 to N50,000.

Tuface Idibia Makes U-turn, Cancels Planned Nationwide Protest Against The Federal Government |PoliFocus

The Tuface Idibia-planned nationwide protest against the Federal Government on Feb. 6 has been canceled due to security challenges.

EFCC Again Freezes Governor Fayose's Accounts |PoliFocus

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has claimed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has frozen his two accounts with the Ado-Ekiti branch of Zenith Bank again.

Fayose revealed this on Saturday in an interview with journalists in Ado-Ekiti.He said he was not allowed to withdraw on Friday, despite a court ruling directing the EFCC to unfreeze his accounts.

The Governor added that the bank officials said they were acting based on an undated Notice of Appeal.

He said: “This is the impunity we are condemning. The bank and the EFCC got all the judgments of the court, but the agency still harassed the bank to act against the law.

“If I sent somebody with a cheque, they could give excuse but I was there myself and acts of impunity such as this cannot continue. We will challenge them,” he said.

Fayose also used the opportunity to insist that he did not lobby for his position as the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum.

“My colleagues, in their wisdom, unanimously elected me the chairman of the forum. By the grace of God, we are going to reposition our party.

“The Peoples Democratic Party is only a sleeping giant and when it wakes up, those mocking us now will quake.

“Charlatans who are one leg in one leg out and causing confusion in the party would have to decide where to belong,” he added.

Zambia Fires 23 Teachers For Sexually Abusing & Impregnating Pupils |PoliFocus

Zambia News and Information Service (ZANIS) on Saturday said no fewer than 23 teachers were dismissed in Zambia for sexually abusing and impregnating pupils in 2016.