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We Used N1.5bn To Take Care Of Ourselves As COVID-19 Palliative, Says NDDC MD, Pondei

Kemebradikumo Pondei The sum of N1.5bn was used as COVID-19 relief fund for staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Kemebradikumo Pondei, Acting Managing Director of the commission, said. Pondei disclosed this at the investigative hearing on the N40bn corruption allegation against the commission. The Senate had on May 5 set up a seven-man ad-hoc committee to investigate the financial recklessness of the Interim Management Committee of the NDDC. The MD and other delegates from the commission appeared before the committee on Thursday for the hearing.  Kemebradikumo Pondei The lawmakers raised concerns over the spending at the NDDC, noting that the commission spent N40bn last three months without due process. However, Pondei when giving account of how money was spent, said staff of the agency had to be catered for, too. He said, “We used it (N1.5bn) to take care of ourselves. We are NDDC, we need to take care of ourselves too.” Part of the audit report read out by t
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Plot By Nigerian Government To Rearrest Sowore Uncovered Months After Release On Bail

Omoyele Sowore in court. The national leadership of the African Action Congress has accused the Nigerian Government of planning to rearrest Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and convener of #RevolutionNow Movement. According to the AAC, the government planned using the Department of State Services to rearrest Sowore, who is the National Chairman of the party, and other activists on Friday and put them away before August 5, which is the first anniversary of the now famous #RevolutionNow protest. “We have be informed about a plan to rearrest our National Chairman, @YeleSowore, and urge all Nigerians and @aacparty members nationwide and globally to be on alert as we will not tolerate another lawless and repressive act from @MBuhari regime.” Sowore was arrested in the early hours of August 3, 2019 by operatives of the Department of State Services for calling on Nigerians to take to the streets in peaceful demonstrations on August 5 to demand a better country from the a
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President Buhari To Sign N10.8trn Amended Budget Into Law On Friday

Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has said President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the revised 2020 budget into law on Friday. Ahmed said the move was targeted at keeping with the December-January budget circle. “This for us is a journey towards ensuring that the progress that we have made as a collective to return the fiscal year to January-December is maintained for the 2021 budget as well.  “The President has directed that we must deliver the budget to the National Assembly by the end of September,” she said while briefing members of the National Assembly on Thursday.  Ahmed while giving an update on the 2020 budget implementation between January and May 2020, stated that the Federal Government’s retained revenue was N1.48trn, an amount representing 56 per cent of government’s target.  She added that out of the sum generated as revenue, oil revenues accounted for N701.6bn; non-oil tax revenues N439.32bn; Companies Income Tax (CIT) an
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Lebanese Ambassador To Nigeria Walks Out On House Of Reps Members During Meeting

There was mild drama at Nigeria's House of Representatives on Thursday after the Lebanese Amabassador to Nigeria walked out of a meeting targeted at addressing the harassment of Nigerian domestic workers in Lebabnon. Houssam Diab shortly after entering the conference room for the meeting with the House Commitee on Diaspora walked out, leaving the lawmakers shocked in the process. The ambassador reportedly stormed out at 10:50am because he expected a close door meeting with the lawmakers but met government officials and journalists, who were there to cover the event. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, Chairman of the committee, expressed shock over the incident.  Some lawmakers reportedly followed the ambassador to persuade him to return while the committee sent journalists, security personnel and legislative aides away from the venue. After the meeting, Akande-Sadipe changed stance, saying, “It was an informal meeting because the ambassador was nice enough to join us at the meeti
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Ondo Assembly Speaker Asks Chief Judge To Set Up Probe Panel To Investigate Deputy Governor

As plans thicken to impeach Ondo State deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, Speaker of the state's House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, has written to the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, to set up a seven-man panel to investigate the notice of gross misconduct levelled against Ajayi. Recall that the state's House of Assembly members had on Tuesday served an impeachment notice on Ajayi with allegations including gross misconduct and abuse of office.  SaharaReporters had reported how a total of 14 out of 26 lawmakers signed the impeachment notice against the deputy governor.  But on Thursday, Oleyelogun said the Assembly decided to write the CJ to set up the investigative panel to probe the allegations against Ajayi.  Oleyelogun said the setting up of the panel was in line with section 188 (5) of the 1999 constitution as amended. A letter written to the CJ dated July 7, 2020 and signed by the Speaker reads, "By the resolution of the House t
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Ex-PDP Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, Visit APC Secretariat, May Contest Chairmanship Position

Ali Modu Sheriff A former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, has paid a visit to the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja ahead of the National Convention of the party. Sherrif arrived the secretariat at about 4:00pm on Thursday but declined to speak to journalists on his mission to the APC complex.  Ali Modu Sheriff Sahara Reporters Media He has been mentioned among those eyeing the chairmanship position of the party. SaharaReporters gathered that the former Borno governor is already reaching out to critical stakeholders in the party in relation to his ambition.   Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements :  via IFTTT
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