Photos: Trump, Kim finally meet face-to-face
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reuters9 after months of sabre-rattling that gave way to flirtation president trump finally met face-to-face with kim jong un at a hotel on sentosa island in singapore on tuesday morning1 while it remained unclear what sort of document the two men would sign trump added that the meeting had gone better than anybody could have expected1 their meeting began shortly after 9 a.m. local time with trump wearing a dark suit and red tie and kim dressed in a black suit. the two men walked along a white colonnade meeting in front of a bank of 12 alternating u.s. and north korean flags where they shook hands. the handshake lasted about 12 seconds1 according to the shanghai media group the 35-year-old kim arrived at the summit venue seven minutes earlier than trump 71 to show respect to his elder1 after their initial greeting trump and kim walked inside sat down and spoke briefly to reporters1 trump who had insisted he would know within the first minute if kim was serious about denuclearisation said he felt really great and that it was his honour to meet with the north korean leader1 were going to have a great discussion trump said. a tremendous success. we will have a great relationship1 it was not easy to get here kim said. there were obstacles but we overcame them to be here1 kim likened the meeting to something from a science fiction movie according to a translation of his remarks1 the pair then retreated to a private room where they met one-on-one with interpreters for about 35 minutes before an expanded bilateral meeting with both u.s. and north korean advisers1 hours into a working lunch at which the two leaders discussed a deal to denuclearise north korea trump and kim took a stroll together and the u.s. president declared were going right now for a signing1 at the top of the expanded meeting trump said he and kim will solve the problems presented by a nuclear north korea1 working together we will get it taken care of trump said1 we overcame all kinds of skepticism and speculations about this summit kim added and i believe that this is good for the peace1 trump arrived at the hotel after issuing a flurry of tweets dismissing skeptics of the meeting between u.s. leaders and the rogue nuclear nation as haters1 he also revealed that his economic adviser larry kudlow who was not part of the u.s. delegation in singapore had suffered a heart attack was being treated at walter reed medical center in maryland1 larry is currently in good condition white house press secretary sarah sanders said. and his doctors expect he will make a full and speedy recovery1 adding to the surreal nature of trump-kim spectacle former nba star dennis rodman appeared on cnn in a rambling emotional interview live from singapore where he broke into tears as he commented on his role in bringing kim and trump to the negotiating table1 rodman who first traveled to north korea in 2013 to meet with kim said he received death threats as a result of his outreach1 i believed in north korea rodman said. and when i went home i couldnt even go home. i couldnt go home. i had to hide out for 30 days. i couldnt even go home but i kept my head up high brother. i knew things were going to change. i knew it. i was the only one1 the flamboyant former basketball star added that the trump white house called him tuesday to thank him for his unlikely diplomacy1 the president was flanked by secretary of state mike pompeo chief of staff john kelly and national security adviser john bolton. kim was joined by vice chairman kim yong chol and foreign ministers ri yong ho and ri su yong. trump and kim sat across from each other near the center of a long table1

MKO Abiola: PDP finally applauds Buharis government
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the peoples democratic party pdp said it fully supported any honour done by nigeria to the memory of acclaimed winner of june 121 1993 presidential election1 late chief mko abiola. the party said this in a statement by its national publicity secretary1 mr kola ologbondiyan1 on sunday in abuja1

In Borno, suicide bomber kills 1 CJTF, injures 4
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a male suicide bomber strapped with an improvised explosive device ied has killed one civilian jtf cjtf and injured four others at a security formation at baga road area in maiduguri1 the deputy commissioner of police operations in the state mr wakil maye who confirmed the incident to the news agency of nigeria nan on monday in maiduguri said the incident occurred around 1 a.m1 maye said the bomber was intercepted by the cjtf who sighted the bomber from a distance1 when he couldnt reach his target he quickly detonated the explosives killing himself one civilian jtf and injuring four others said maye1 he said that the police explosive ordinance device eod team were deployed to sanitise the scene1 malam bello danbatta the spokesperson of the cjtf also confirmed that one of its members was killed by the suicide bomber while defending his country1 danbatta said that the bomber was targeting muslim faithful performing midnight tahajjud prayers of the last 10 days of ramadan1 he said the injured were evacuated to the state specialist hospital for medication while the male deceased was handed over to his family for burial1

N37bn grant for meter supply to DisCos
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fashola who earlier commissioned a 60mva transformer at the zaria 132 kv substation to increase the transformer capacity from 140 mva to 200 mva said the transformer would improve service to customers of kaduna disco1 the federal government says it has taken advantage of the new meter asset provider map regulations to give a grant of n37billion to a private sector operator to supply meters to interested distribution companies discos1 the meeting hosted by kaduna electricity distribution company at the mando transmission substation had in attendance representatives of government power agencies and private operators across the value chain of generation transmission and distribution1 the minister who did not mention the name of the company said the federal government provided the fund based on the demand for meters given the increasing power generation transmission and distribution in the country1 he said as power supply continues to increase in generation transmission and distribution the demand for meters will increase because more power supply and consumption will likely result in increased bills1 estimated billings in these circumstances will become a major cause of distrust and conflict between consumers and discos and meters are the easiest way to build the bridge of trust1 on the executive side of government we are responding by taking advantage of the meter asset provider map regulations to deploy a fund of n37 billion toward supplying meters through private sector1 i urge all discos who have not taken advantage of this opportunity to quickly do so or make their own funding arrangements to contract their own meter providers to supply and install meters1 i know that yola disco is talking to the meter asset provider for 400 000 meters. i know that abuja disco is also indicating interest for 250000 meters1 i know that other meter asset providers are also talking to various banks and funding organisations to see how they can get into this business and get licensed by nerc1 he also said there was a clear intension of the legislative arm of government toward addressing the issue of meter in the sector1 the minister said it was important for all discos to respond by providing meters and quickly end estimated billing which was subjective discretionary and prone to abuse1 he reiterated governments commitment to better service delivery by improving infrastructure as mandated by president muhammadu buhari1 minister of power works and housing mr babatunde fashola disclosed this at the 28th monthly meeting of power stakeholders in kaduna1 he listed some of the areas to benefit from the new transformer to include zaria city sabon gari samaru giwa yakawada tudun wada and markafi1 he said the commissioning of another 2 x 60 mva transformer at the 132 kv sub-station would improve the capacity of the substation from 190 mva to 240 mva1 this he said would further improve supply to areas like kaduna township rigasa kakuri rigachukwu chikun sabon tasha among others1 the minister emphasised the need for operators across the value chain to make service delivery to customers their focus1 i have used the opportunity of this meeting to focus the attention of gencos transmission company and discos on the need to pay more attention to service delivery repairs and maintenance of equipment1 my focus in this meeting will not be different we are beginning a different weather season that will see more rainfall thunderstorms lightening and windstorms1 all of these will affect regular supply one way or another trees will fall and disrupt lines poles and lines may be damaged and service will be disrupted1 in all these situations we must prepare our staff to anticipate plan and respond said the minister1 according to him it is very important for the operators to always notify their customers in the event of any disruption of service1 most importantly we must inform the public about the problems and what we are doing to restore service whenever there are disruptions fashola said1 earlier the managing director of kaduna disco mr garuba haruna said the disco was recording a minimum of 10 hours to 15 hours supply to consumers in kaduna kebbi zamfara and sokoto states1 he also said some areas under its control were experiencing 24 hours of electricity supply1

GTBank: Supreme Court judgment on Innoson debt false
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guaranty trust bank has debunked the story making the round that the supreme court had asked it to pay innoson nigeria n14 billion1 the bank in a statement today described the story as mischievous and malicious1 here is gtbs statement1 the attention of guaranty trust bank plc the bank has been drawn to false mischievous and malicious statements circulating in the news and social media in respect of a purported directive by the supreme court of nigeria to the bank to make payments to one of its debtor customers1 the banks customers and the general public are hereby kindly urged to disregard these false statements as nothing could be further from the truth. there was no directive or order issued by the supreme court of nigeria to the bank to make any payment to any of its debtor customers1 the bank as a highly responsible corporate citizen will in accordance with its culture and tradition refrain from making comments about on-going litigation matters and will continue to focus on using legal means to recover its bad debts. it must be emphasised that the bank remains undeterred in its recovery drive against recalcitrant debtors1 we again reiterate that there is no iota of truth in the falsehood being peddled by desperate and mischievous elements and the general public should disregard same in its entirety1 the bank remains committed to providing best-in-class customer experience to all its valued customers1 the bank however did not indicate what the supreme court said on the case1

Buhari in Morocco says Nigerians Intellectually aggressive, ambitious
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we need to do more to improve our statistics on food production and graciously the weather has been auspicious in the last couple of years for agricultural growth. we are happy that through partnership with you and hard work the price of fertilizer is already down by 50 per cent he said1 nigerias strongest selling point remains an intellectually aggressive and economically ambitious populace that always seeks self-improvement and self-actualization in any part of the world president muhammadu buhari said monday in rabat morocco1 he said the population is fuelled by a largely youthful group that continually wants to contribute to development1 nigerians are intellectually aggressive and economically ambitious. i received some of our students here yesterday and i am really impressed with the zeal and fearlessness they exuded1 in nigeria we have a very young and aggressive population and we are working very hard to create the enabling and inclusive environment for their contributions to be better appreciated the president told the prime minister1 president buhari said his government is harnessing the human and material resources available in the country especially in the educational and agricultural sectors while seeking partnerships with countries that can explore the huge potentials in nigeria1 the president noted that nigeria was already on the verge of an agricultural revolution as the importation of rice had been cut down by 90 per cent in 18 months1 in an audience with the prime minister of the kingdom of morocco saadeddine othmani at the royal guest palace president buhari said nigerias visionary and resilient population works hard to always position the country for more growth1 on the three agreements signed during his visit namely nigeria-morocco gas pipeline project vocational training in agriculture and building of a chemical plant in nigeria the president assured the prime minister that they will receive appropriate attention1 we have a huge gas reserve in nigeria and we should be known more for gas exploration than for crude oil. so we are happy with the new partnership with morocco he added1 the prime minister said his country had always been impressed by nigerias intellectual zeal and strength noting that many moroccans appreciate the intellectual contribution of nigerians especially in literary works1 your visit to our country is historic and we are looking forward to more partnerships especially among our universities which would further consolidate our relationship othman said1 president buhari also met with the head of the moroccan legislature habib el malki and the president of the advisers on commerce ben chemmas1 the nigerian leader ended his two-day visit to the kingdom of morocco with a visit to the mausoleum where he laid wreaths on the tombs of past kings1

Kim Jong Un brought own toilet to summit with Trump
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source63 north koreas kim jong un has brought with him his own portable toilet to singapore ahead of the tuesday summit with u.s. president donald trump1 while officials remainas to what exactly will come out of tuesdays unprecedented discussions mr. trump has stated that he wants to strike a deal to get the pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons1 south korean news agencyreported that when kim arrived in singapore on an air china boeing 747 and was accompanied by an il-76 transport plane carrying food his bullet-proof limousine and a1 accordingly to lee yun-keol who worked in a north korean guard command unit before defecting to south korea in 2005 thats par for the course1 rather than using a public restroom the leader of north korea has a personal toilet that follows him around when he travels lee yun-keol told the1 the reason they are protecting against a literal info dump1 president trump and north koreas kim jong un are both in singapore for their highly anticipated summit the first of its kind between a u.s. president and a leader of north korea1 similar travel considerations are reportedly made whenever the north korean leader conducts on-site inspections of military bases and state-run factories across the country1 in fact according to the south korean news agency daily nk there is a customised bathroom built into kims convoy of vehicles at all times1 the restrooms are not only in kim jong uns personal train but whatever small or midsize cars he is traveling with and even in special vehicles that are designed for mountainous terrain or snow a source in south pyongan province1 familiar with kims escort command toldin 2015. there are multiple vehicles within the convoy so that people cannot tell which one he is in and there is a separate car that acts as his restroom1 so in this respect at least it seems this historic summit is no different than kims other excursions1 he simply always uses a personal highly guarded toilet in loo of public facilities1 the leaders excretions contain information about his health status so they cant be left behind lee yun-keol explained1

NDLEA destroys 10-hectare Indian hemp farm in Osun
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the national drug law enforcement agency ndlea on monday said it has destroyed a 10-hectare indian hemp farm at area 5 ife-south local government area of osun2 the state commander of the agency mr egbeola samuel said 19.3 kg of already harvested indian hemp was also seized at the farm while one suspect was arrested2 samuel who said the command was set to destroy more indian hemp farms solicited the support of the state government2 he however expressed gratitude to the state government for the support it rendered to the agency in carrying out its latest seizure2 the ndlea boss also commended mr remi kolajo the chairman of the task force on eradication of planting distribution and usage of cannabis sativa and psychotropic substances for his support2 samuel said the ndlea would not relent in its efforts to make osun a drug-free state. nan2

Fayoses 2000 jobs a scam: Adeyeye
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few weeks after his inauguration as the state governor he instructed the unemployed youths in the state to submit their curriculum vitae for jobs that he promised to create for them1 former publicity secretary of the peoples democratic party pdp prince dayo adeyeye on sunday described the decision of the ekiti governor mr ayodele fayose to employ 2000 applicants before the end of his tenure as a scam1 nan reports that the tenure of governor fayose will expire on october 16 when the new governor to be elected in the july 14 gubernatorial election would be sworn-in1 adeyeye defected to the all progressives congress apc shortly after he lost the pdp primary to the incumbent deputy governor prof. kolapo olusola who emerged as the candidate of the party1 adeyeye who was also a former minister of state for works queries why the governor was just waking up to the facts that hundreds of youths in the state need jobs1 adeyeye in a signed statement made available to the news agency of nigeria nan in ado-ekiti warned prospective jobs seekers to beware of the governors antics1 over ten thousand youths in the state paid the sum of one thousand naira each to collect the forms for the jobs but unfortunately up till now he has not employed one single youth in the state he said1 he assured the youths that nothing would come out of the exercise which he is only using as political gimmicks to trick the people of the state into voting for his ordained candidate1 i wonder how a state governor who has not paid the state workers for over seven months owing pensioners months of gratuity and local government workers as well is going to fund the employment of two thousand fresh employees1 here is somebody who sacked all that were employed by the dr kayode fayemi administration that now wants to employ 2000 workers1 workers and the youths should know that he is only deceiving them and does not have their interest at heart. the people cannot be deceived because an average ekiti worker is more educated and enlightened than he is he said1

What does Putin have on you? Viral photo mocks Trump
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after trump left the summit trudeau in a news conference criticized the presidents tariffs on canada saying it was insulting that they were implemented on the basis of national security and vowed to retaliate1 a top european union official mocked president trump on sunday with a tweet suggesting that russian president vladimir putin has incriminating information on trump1 just tell us what vladimir has on you verhofstadt wrote. maybe we can help1 the photo first posted saturday by merkels office quickly went viral with many social media users pointing out the apparent tension between the two leaders1 verhofstadts tweet comes amid a tumultuous 24 hours since trumps departure from the g7 summit1 though canadian prime minister justin trudeau announced that all seven leaders had signed onto a joint statement trump withdrew his support in a tweet criticizing trudeau over the two leaders trade dispute1 guy verhofstaft the eu parliaments representative in brexit negotiations and a former prime minister of belgium shared a now-viral photo of german chancellor angela merkel staring down president trump during a meeting at the group of seven g-7 summit in quebec1 trump and his aides have since engaged in a war of words with canadian officials1 the comments drawing the most attention came from trumps trade adviser peter navarro who said there was a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with president donald j. trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door1 an eu official had since replied saying there is a special place in heaven for trudeau1 top european union official donald tusk said this in a sly rebuke of recent comments made by one of president trumps trade officials1 there is a special place in heaven for @justintrudeau tweeted tusk the president of the european council. canada thank you for the perfect organisation of g71

Cuba baffled by mystery brain injuries to US diplomats
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cuban authorities on sunday said they remained baffled by a mystery ailment that has afflicted numerous us diplomats on the island with the latest case reported last month1 more than 20 us officials posted in havana have suffered injuries consistent with brain injury which the us state department has said could have been the result of a health attack from an unidentified secret weapon possibly an acoustic or microwave device1 the bulk of cases took place between the end of 2016 and the summer of 2017 with symptoms including hearing loss cognitive impairment vertigo insomnia or vision problems1 holding cuba responsible for either carrying out the attacks or failing to protect its officials the us recalled more than half of its diplomats and expelled 15 cuban diplomats from washington sparking a major diplomatic downturn following the revival of ties in 20151 after more than a year of investigation led by specialized agencies and cuban and us experts we can confirm that we have no credible hypothesis or scientific explanation that justifies the retaliatory us measures the foreign ministry said in a statement1 the statement said cuba reaffirmed its desire to cooperate with the us authorities to clarify the situation1 it added that havana had taken note of the most recent case reported by the us embassy on may 29 about an employee who was said to have fallen ill as a result of undefined sounds at his place of residence1 the us embassy in beijing on friday issued a health alert for its citizens after government employees were evacuated the second alert in two weeks sparking fear the case may be linked to events in cuba1 us secretary of state mike pompeo has set up a task force to oversee the response to the mystery ailments in both countries1

NAFDAC says 35 containers of Tramadol seized at ports
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nafdac says 35 containers of tramadol seized at ports1

According to Reports: Ras Kimono, reggae star is dead
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according to reports ras kimono1 reggae star is dead1

Im ready to meet Trump says Putin
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source63 russian president vladimir putin said that he is ready to hold a summit with president trump whenever the u.s. is ready the ap reports1 putin during a visit to china also welcomed trumps call to bring moscow back into the g71 he said that he shares trumps concern about the escalation of an arms race between the u.s. and russia1 the u.s. president has repeatedly said that its reasonable to hold such a meeting1 as soon as the u.s. side is ready the meeting will take place depending of course on my working schedule1

World Cup: Enugu Police assures viewers of security
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however we are redoubling our efforts to strengthen the existing patrol and other security frameworks during this world cup season1 enugu state police command says it willprovide adequate protection for residents during the world cup through its 24-hour patrol and surveillance1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that nigerias super eagles and 31 other countries would trade tackles at the june 14 to july 15 football fiesta1 nigerias super eagles are in group d comprising argentina croatia and world cup debutantes iceland1 the event would feature 64 matches all of which would be televised by various pay television networks being subscribed to by football match viewing centres relaxation spots and hotels1 amaraizu said that residents of the state are free to watch the world cup matches even very late into the night without fear as there would be adequate police presence1 we dont sleep in our duty especially on minute-by-minute patrols in the state. that is why there is always night life in enugu1 the commands spokesman sp ebere amaraizu gave the assurance in an interview with the news agency of nigeria nan on sunday in enugu1 this is knowing what it means for the residents and visitors to watch the matches live in a secured environment he said1 the spokesman also urged football lovers and residents to be of good conduct especially in the aspect of controlling their emotions as a match progresses1 do not allow your emotions to cause commotion. football is a game meant to promote peace love and oneness among people1 residents should watch matches and make new friends notwithstanding the outcome he said1 according to him the officers and men of the command are wishing the super eagles a fruitful outing and superlative performance that would make the country proud1 for those who cannot make it to russia due to one circumstance or the other the person family or group can come to enugu and watch the matches through pay television network in viewing centres and hotels as well as experience the peace and hospitality the state offers he advised1

FG to disengage unqualified teachers by 2019
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by okeoghene akubuike2 no fewer than 900 candidates wrote the examination in the fct1 adamu gave the warning while monitoring the 2018 batch a teacher professional qualifying examination pqe in abuja on saturday1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the pqe nationwide scheduled to hold from june 7 to 91 adamu represented by mr sonny echono the permanent secretary stressed that if teachers were not qualified and properly equipped the products who are the students would also fall short and ultimately the country will suffer1 the person at the centre of it all is the teacher not the pupils and if the teachers are not qualified and properly equipped then how can they give our children the best1 so as a government we are insisting that we must raise the standards we must become like other countries of the world1 we have set a deadline for ourselves and we are going to enforce it1 if by 2019 you are not a qualified certified and registered teacher you will be removed from our classrooms and we will give the job to those who are qualified1 it is an embarrassment to us that we have so many qualified people without job and we are given the job to people who are not qualified. it is insane1 in the past we did not have the right numbers so we appreciate that those not qualified helped us to meet that shortfall that is why we have given this time of grace he said1 he urged the teachers to continue to improve themselves while their employers would do their part to continue to train an retrain them1 the minister noted that some people were opposing the use of computer based test which he said was not going to be scrapped1 according to him all over the world even primary school pupils are using tablets and devices1 the minister of education malam adamu adamu has urged teachers to ensure they were qualified licensed and registered before 2019 or be flushed out of the classrooms1 he said that there were some logistics problems during the exercise however the officials had been able to overcome them1 we are overwhelmed by the number of teachers writing the examination which is a good problem to have1 if we need to do a third diet we will to it to accommodate everybody he said1 prof. josiah ajiboye registrar teachers registration council of nigeria trcn said that the examination was written in 42 centres across the 36 states of the federation and the fct simultaneously1 ajiboye however said that some states started the examination on thursday june 7 due to the number of candidates in those states sitting for the examination1 he listed the states include bauchi enugu kaduna kano and taraba1 in kaduna state we have about 6000 candidates in kano about 2000 candidates in enugu 3600 and taraba about 2000 candidates1 the examination will last for 60 minutes to answer 60 questions1 we have been getting situation reports from the states that all is moving smoothly1 ajiboye said that the cbt exam was set based on the different qualification of the teachers which include nce degree masters and phd holders1 he stressed that by 2019 any teacher who was found in the classrooms not qualified licensed and registered by trcn would be flushed out1 many of the candidates who spoke with nan after writing the examination expressed satisfaction with the process and the examination1 however a few candidates had challenges using the computer and were not able to finish before they were timed out1 adamu said that the world was not going to wait for nigeria calling on everyone to be vanguards of upgrading the standards in our schools1

Suicide bomber blows self up in failed attack
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the borno police command onsunday said tragedy was averted when a suicide bomber heading to the market mistakenly detonated an improvised explosive device ied killing himself alone1 the commissioner of police mr damian chukwu who confirmed the incident in a statement released in maiduguri said the incident occurred on saturday at about 720 p.m. at the monday market general area1 he said that the bomber was heading to the market where he saw massive crowd to detonate the ied strapped on his body1 the male suicide bomber sighted massive presence of police and other security deployments at oando filling station near post office and hurriedly detonated the explosives killing himself alone1 more police personnel have been deployed to most parts of the capital and other flash points in the state1 this isto ensure security of lives and property especially in the remaining days of the ramadan fast and aseid el-fitrapproaches he said1 he added that the police explosive ordinance device team were quicklydeployed to sanitise the area and render it safe1

Accident kills 7 family members
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he said four others sustained injuries in the accident and were receiving medical attention at same the hospital adding that investigation into the incident had commenced1 the police have confirmed the death of eight persons seven of which are of the same family on sunday died in a road accident1 the police public relations officer ppro in enugu state mr. ebere amaraizu confirmed the accident occurred at 8 a.m1 amaraizu said the accident involved a toyota car with registration number cm960fkj and toyota hiace bus with registration number enu75yy belonging to a mass transit company1 the two vehicles collided he said1 the ppro said that seven passengers in the toyota car members of the same family died in the incident1 he added that their bodies had been deposited in the mortuary of the enugu state university of teaching hopsital esut at parklane1 the accident occurred at ugwuonyeama on the enugu-onitsha road on sunday morning1 the federal road safety commission frsc had also confirmed the killing of five people in a road accident in lambata kwakuti road in gurara local government area of niger state1 frsc sector commander mr. yusuf garba said that the accident involved a white colour bmw car and scana truck1 according to him the accident is caused by over speeding and dangerous overtaking1 he said that frsc personnel in the outposts would continue to monitor road users against overloading dangerous driving1 garba advised motorists to always obey speed limits as prescribed by the law and also install speed limiting devices in their vehicles to checkmate the temptation of over-speeding1 he also called on road users to adhere to traffic rules and regulations to avoid unnecessary road crashes1 we have since embarked on a 24-hour patrol on all the federal highways to ensure safety of road users by enforcing traffic rules and regulations he said. nan1

OBJ afraid of his shadow Tsav
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there was also high profile corruption cases like the 16 billion power contracts and halliburton bribe scandal1 popular former lagos commissioner of police alhaji abubakar tsav has hit at ex-president olusegun obasanjo whom he said wassimply afraid of his shadow1 tsav said on sunday in makurdi that obasanjos eight years presidency was full of a lot of atrocities some of which bordered on criminality1 obj on june 8th raised alarm that his life was under treat and that that the buhari led administration was planning to arrest him over trumped up charges1 he had similarly in 2014 accused then president goodluck jonathan of recruiting snipers to haunt down political adversaries1 obasanjo had written a damning letter to jonathan after falling out of favour and also recently castigated president muhammadu buhari whom he supported in the 2015 election1 tsav said that the former president obasanjo is simply afraid of his shadow1 he has ruled this country and committed a lot of atrocities some of which border on criminality1 for instance many high profile murder of notable politicians occurred during his tenure and nothing was done to unravel such cases. for example the bola ige murder case1 ige was obasanjos minister of justice and attorney general who was assassinated in his home1 the former police boss turned advocate said objs recent outburst that his life in under treat was an indication that he was afraid of nemesis1 obj is afraid that he might be required to explain his role in any of these. he is just pre-empting president mohammadu buhari here1 if he believes that he is innocent why is he crying out he has stained his fingers and should subject himself for police interrogation1 the immediate past federal commissioner public complaint commission pcc further commended president buhari for ordering the igp to re-open the investigation of the late minister of justice mr bola ige in 2016 adding that it was a right step in the right direction1 the former police commissioner further disclosed that throughout his 30 years in the criminal investigation department of the police force he discovered that all criminal cases that government were interested in the culprits were never arrested non justice served1 i have served the nation in the nigeria police force for 35years three quarters of which was in criminal investigation department in all levels of the force1 i do know as a matter of fact that any major crime in which the government is interested the perpetrators will never be found or arrested neither will they be brought to justice1 the murder of chief bola ige the nations attorney general and minister of justice is one of such cases. or how else can one explain the clinical and gruesome murder of a whole minister of justice of the federation and yet no one will be arrested and brought to justice this is too glaring1 he further warned governors and other leaders across the country who are using their present positions to commit all manner of atrocities and covering same using their positions to thinks twice as they will never escape gods justice1 those leaders at all levels of government who believe that they can use their positions and power to commit heinous crimes and use the same positions to evade justice must realise that they may escape mans justice but they shall never escape gods justice1 tsav also urged the igp ibrahim idris to use his best and incorruptible detectives to expose the murderers of bola ige and many nigerians who were callously murdered by these nests of murderers masquerading as leaders. nan1

Obasanjos Letter: Lai Mohammed disobeyed me by replying - Buhari
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the president said that he deliberately refused to replace the governor of central bank of nigeria when his administration took over the mantle of leadership of the country because he wanted to give him the opportunity to salvage the economy from its terrible condition1 president muhammadu buhari has said that the minister of information and culture alhaji lai mohammed disobeyed him by replying the letter by former president olusegun obasanjo against the administration1 the president explained the reasons when members of buhari support organisation visited him at the presidential villa abuja on friday night1 buhari explained further that the second reason why he deemed right not to reply the letter was that he and the former president were from the same military constituency1 he however noted that minister of information and culture lai mohammed who disobeyed him not to reply the letter did a good job1 he observed that the reply by the minister showed nigerians the realities on ground when the present administration assumed office in 2015 and its ongoing efforts to revive the inherited damaged economy1 i really appreciate how you choose this time during ramadan to come from across the country to see and congratulate me for what we were able to do1 we were constraint to explain our position when the former head of state wrote a letter adesina was agitated and wanted to immediately reply i stopped him for two reasons first he was much younger than me and gen. obasanjo1 secondly i am from the same constituent with gen. obasanjo so i wouldnt know howit will affect him if i allow him to go wild or to go public but when lai mohammed came i said he shouldnt and he insisted. he disobeyed me1 he said i must allow him to talk then of course being a professionally information person i listened to him and asked him what are going to say1 he said he was going to remind nigerians where we found ourselves when we came in as a government where we are now what we have done in between with the resources available to us1 and i understand he did a good job because a number of people rang me and said lai mohammed has done a good job because i went public in several times1 i said it is on record and i challenged anybody to check from europe united states and asia that between 1999 and 2014 the 16 years of previous administration there was an average of 2.1 million per day of crude oil at the average cost of 100 dollars per barrel he said1 this is even as he said that he had stopped hisspecial adviser on media and publicity femi adesina from replying the letter because of adesinas age1 buhari who thanked his teachers during his primary school days for their efforts to inculcate good morale to him and his mates stated that his administration would continue to invest heavily in education to correct social ills in the society1 he said further that his administration had resolved to put money in the area of infrastructural development to address infrastructural deficits and subsequently ensure speedy socio-economic transformation of the country1 it is now that we are struggling to put the structure on the ground the roads to revive the rail and do the standard gauge and try to spend objectively on power1 if we put money in infrastructure it will create employment opportunities and then nigerians will mind their own businesses they wouldnt even mind what the government is doing once the infrastructure is there he said1 the president therefore reassured nigerians that his administration would continue to spend more funds to upgrade the nations infrastructure1 he said that the government had also expended more than n1.3 trillion on capital projects across the country1 according to him the government will continue to ensure financial discipline accountability and effective supervision of its spending to have solid infrastructure to enable the youth to achieve their missions and objectives in life1 he thanked the members of the organisation for their support and sacrifices noting that none of them had ever made any specific demand from him1 in his remarks the leader of the organisation sen. abba ali who narrated the achievements of the buhari administration in the last three years said they were on solidarity visit to the president to further reassure him of their support1 he said that the organisation had established offices in all the 36 states and 774 local government areas of the country while efforts were being made to ensure the re-election of the president in 20191 mrs paulina tallen a member of the board of trustees of the organisation who spoke at the event assured the president that women would massively vote for him and other candidates of the all progressives congress in the 2019 general elections1 she nonetheless called on the president to bring more qualified women politicians and professionals in government to address the perceived marginalisation of women by apc-led administration in the country1