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PRESS STATEMENT NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE DECISIONS ON GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANTS SCREENING COMMITTEE REPORT SOUTH SOUTH Akwa Ibom State 1. H.E. Obong Nsima Ekere - Cleared 2. Sen. John Akpan Udoedeghe, Phd - Cleared 3. Dan Abia, Esq. - Cleared 4. Dr. Edet Okon Efretui - Cleared Delta State 1. Prof. Pat Utomi - Cleared 2. Dr. (Hon). Cairo Ojugbo - Cleared 3. Rt. (Hon.) Victor Ochei, Esq. - Cleared 4. Chief Great Ovdje Ogboru - Cleared 5. Chief Osiobe Eric Okotie - Not Cleared Cross River State 1. Pastor Usani Uguru Usani - Cleared 2. Sen. John Owan Enoh - Cleared 3. High Chief Edem Duke - Cleared 4. John Upan Odey - Cleared 5. Prof. Nyong Eyo - Cleared Rivers State 1. Tonye Cole - Cleared 2. Sen. Magnus Ngei Abe - Cleared 3. Dumo Lulu Briggs - Cleared 4. Dr. Dawari George - Cleared SOUTH EAST Abia State 1. Dr. Uche Ogah, OON - Cleared 2. High Chief Ikechi Emenike - Cleared 3. H.E. Comrade Chris Akomas - Cleared

Two Nigerian Air Force jets crash in Abuja Two aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force have suffered a mishap in the Katampe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Friday. The jets belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed around Mashafa area of Mpape, and Kamtampe area of Kubwa Expressway, Abuja. An Eyewitness told EReporter that, ” It just happened and we are all running to the place.” Our correspondent learnt that the aircraft were taking part in the rehearsals for the 58th Independence Day celebrations when they reportedly collided and a crash was said to have occurred. The number of people injured in the incident could not be ascertained as of the time of this report, as efforts were still ongoing by the military to attend to the situation. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who confirmed the incident, said no lives were lost in the mishap. “I wish to confirm an air incident

APC Subdues PDP, INEC Declares Oyetola Winner of Osun Gov Race Main opposition party rejects result, says it’s an electoral robbery Foreign observers express concern over alleged interference The All Progressives Congress (APC) finally subdued the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced its candidate, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, as the eventual winner of the Osun State governorship election. The Returning Officer, Prof. Joseph Fuwape, said Oyetola prevailed over PDP’s Senator Ademola Adeleke, his main opponent at yesterday’s supplementary election, the main one held last Saturday having ended inconclusively. It was a clean sweep for Oyetola who had trailed behind Adeleke by 254,345 votes to 254,698, leaving a margin of 353 votes. At yesterday’s contest held in seven units across four local governments of the state,

AGF Assures Workers of Payment of Salaries Despite Industrial Action Ahmed Idris The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Ahmed Idris thursday stated that all the workers on the federal government’s payroll will be paid their salaries in spite of the ongoing industrial action declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). But he said that the payment of salaries would not be achieved in an atmosphere where the critical stakeholders were not allowed access to their offices. Idris who was initially prevented from entering the Treasury House by the protesting labour unions, said the payment of salary involved a number of processes that do not begin and end with the Office of the Accountant General (OAGF). According to him, there are other critical stakeholders, including the Cash Management Department in Ministry of Finance and others who are supposed to play their roles

Labour Records Partial Success Mixed reactions yesterday trailed the nationwide industrial action embarked upon by members of the organised labour. The strike, which commenced midnight Wednesday, failed to get the expected bite as some critical services sectors like the banks and petrol stations were still in operation across the  states of the federation and Abuja. The industrial action was declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to protest the failure of government to agree to a new minimum wage for workers.  However, strike saw many federal civil servants, teachers in public schools  staying away from work across the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Katsina Stands Still over Strike  Academic and office activities were yesterday grounded in Katsina State as the nationwide warning strike declared b

Telecoms Industry Loses N1.06tn to Call Masking in Two Years Umar Garba-Danbatta   Regulator bans 750,000 suspected lines The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator, yesterday disclosed that the telecoms industry lost N1.06 trillion ($3 billion) revenue to Call Masking, Call Refiling and SIM Boxing within a space of two years. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who made the disclosure at the 85th edition of the NCC organised Telecoms Consumer Parliament (TCP), which held in Lagos yesterday, said aside the revenue loss, the situation was posing serious national security threat. Danbatta, who was represented by the Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau at NCC, Mrs. Felicia Onwuegbuchulam, said the revenue loss started in September 2016 when the NCC reviewed and implemented a new call termination rate for international inbound

Ambode Inaugurates Campaign Organisation, Trains Ward Agents In readiness for Saturday’s direct primary election, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s team has approved specialised training for 1,960 personnel that will serve as agents in all the 245 wards in the constitutionally-recognised 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) where the primary election is expected to take place. This development comes on the heels of the inauguration of the Ambode Campaign Organisation coordinators and offices in the three senatorial districts in the state, with functional outposts across the 20 LGAs. In a statement by the Directorate of Media and Strategy of ACO, the agents were selected and trained “to be the eyes and ears of Governor Ambode as the candidate of choice in the primary election.” The statement added that while being vigilant and uncompromising, the agents have been tutored to conduct themselves in a peaceful and orderly manner as loy

Buhari Rallies IMF, World Bank for Repatriation of Stolen Funds President Muhammadu Buhari thursday in New York, United States, solicited the support of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in repatriating stolen funds from Nigeria. The president made the appeal while addressing participants at a media launch with the theme: “Illicit Financial Flows and the Fight against Corruption: Curbing the Existence of Safe Havens – the Role of Africans in the Fight against Corruption.” He told the participants that he had “enlisted the support of multi-lateral institutions like the World Bank, IMF, security agencies, and friendly nations to locate and recover and help repatriate stolen assets.” Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement, said the president recalled how he embarked on a trip to the Middle East in the first q

Strike Continues as Presidency, Labour Fail to Agree Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba Action records partial success in several states Text Box: Banks, fuel stations open Economy losing billions of naira, say experts Iyobosa Uwugiaren, Omololu Ogunmade, Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Chiemelie Ezeobi, Chinedu Eze, Eromosele Abiodun in Lagos The warning strike declared by organised labour continues friday despite the intervention of the presidency, which met thursday with leaders of the striking workers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari, had met with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, and his team to work out a truce that would see the workers suspend the strike and return to work while negotiations resumed on Thursday as proposed by the federal government. Nothing concrete came out of the conversation. “We’ve just finish