The Senate took to Twitter on Thursday to show off the presentation of top quality Aba made military kits by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe to Senate President Bukola Saraki.
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. @SenatorAbaribe presents #AbaMade products to SP @bukolasaraki . Products include different Military kits.
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Who says senators don't like made in Nigeria goods?
Enjoy the pictures.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have raided the infamous Black Street in Sabo area of Kaduna.
Black Street is notorious for harboring drug addicts and illicit drugs dealers.
Parading the suspects arrested at Black Street in Kaduna on Thursday, the NDLEA Commander, Samuel Azige, said that hard drugs including cocaine were recovered from them.
“In fact, we have identified the owner of one of the houses the suspects use and he told us that he had made efforts to secure his property from the addicts. When he bought blocks to fence the house, the boys packed the blocks and sold them.
“There is another house where they have completely sent the owner away. He was forced to relocate to another place because of their threat.
“In fact, people have put their houses for sale around the area due to insecurity caused by these people,” he said.
Azige disclosed that 25 drug addicts and traffickers were apprehended during the raid.
Abba Dabo, a former aide to erstwhile Vice President Namadi Sambo told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday that he has refunded the N25m given to him by Olisa Metuh to the PDP.
He said that he was given the money to fund Peoples Democratic Party, PDP's media activities.
Testifying as a prosecution witness, Dabo said that he returned the money in January 2016 on realisimg that it was part of the funds earmarked for the procurementof arms in the office of the National Security Adviser.
He was led in evidence by the prosecution counsel Sylvanus Tahir.
Dabo told the court that N25m was paid to him through an account operated by Metuh’s company, Destra Investment Limited on December 16, 2014, five days after former President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo were selected as the party’s candidates for the office of president and vice-president in the 2015 presidential election.
He said that he decided to refund the money to the EFCC because he couldn't reach Metuh who was incarcerated at the time.
His words:
“Unfortunately, there were reports in the media, on this transaction with Chief Metuh linking it to controversial circumstances. I mean it was identified that Chief Metuh paid the N25m to my account through his company and that the source of the money was from the arms deal that was being discussed generally in the country.
“As a result of that publication, we thought we needed to explain, and because it was paid to my personal account , in my name, I decided to make a refund, and I paid it to EFCC, because I couldn’t reach Mr. Metuh that particular time.
“The newspapers were awash with the story that linked the money given to me to the arms money that was said to have been diverted to other uses by the Office of the National Security Adviser. On my own volition, I decided that the the best way out of the rigmarole was to pay back the amount. I paid it back to EFCC.”
He also said that Metuh gave him the money to “mitigate and counter negative media reports against the then Jonathan-led government and the PDP.”
Three housewives were on Sunday abducted by armed men at Dorayi village in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A resident of the village said that the gang of about ten bandits struck around midnight on Sunday and took the women away.
He gave the names of the victims as Maimuna Abubakar, 25, Mairo Hussaini, 20, and Hauwa Ibrahim, 20.
He added that the gang returned the next day to rustle some cattle.
“The following night the same suspects went back to the village and took away two cows and a motorcycle."
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that the gang called on Thursday to assure the family of the safety of the women but made no other demand.
Confirming the abduction, the spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Zubairu Abubakar said that his men were on the trail of the bandits.
Maverick musician and showbiz personality, Charles Oputa, better known as CharlyBoy last Friday eulogized his wife of 37 years, Diane Oputa on the occasion of her 55th birthday.
In a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, CharlyBoy said that Diane is much more than a wife to him.
"Diane has stood by me through all my bullshit, my ignorance and my mood swings.
"The fact is that I can never live with anyone like me, but she has managed to survive a 37 years of me,’’ he said.
He explained that having gone through a series failed marriages, the coming of Diane brought relief to his life and career.
"Honestly, after three failed marriages, I think God did indeed bless me with Diane as a pillar of hope and encouragement through Life.
"She is one of the things in my life that I got right, my ultimate merit badge.’’
He hoped that the success of his marriage would be an example to other couples.
"I have learnt from her that marriage is not about how compatible couples are, but how they deal with their incompatibility.
"I hope that our togetherness over the years has taught some people about perseverance, tolerance, discipline and love”, he enthused.
Charles and Diane Oputa are blessed with three children.
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that he will begin to implement his campaign promises immediately the 2016 budget proposal is passed into law by the National Assembly.
Buhari said this while inaugurating the newly-constructed Ota township road in Ado-Odo/Ota Council Area as part of the activities marking the commemoration of the 40th anniversary Ogun State.
The president was represented at the event by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
”I want to assure the people that immediately the budget is passed into law, we will zoom into action and all our promises will be fulfilled.
”We have plans for artisans and market women; they are already in our plans in the budget and we will give them soft loans to boost their businesses.
“We must not lose sight of the fact that it is the masses that voted for us and we must not let them down, ” he said.
He assured that youth employment is one of the cardinal programs of his administration.
He reiterated the administration's determination to train 500,000 volunteer teachers who would be paid for the job.
The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Nigeria, Mahmud Muhammad Al- Mahmud has said that his country will support Nigeria's anti-corruption war.
“No country can be an island without the support of others,” he said.
The envoy gave the assurance in Abuja on Wednesday during a meeting with the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu.
Magu said that in the light of intelligence reports that the UAE is considered a safe haven by corrupt Nigerian politicians, he had come to see the country's support in tracking stolen funds and repatriating corrupt persons.
The meeting came on the heels of a recent agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance on the repatriation of stolen funds and extradition of indicted officials signed between President Muhammadu Buhari and the government of the United Arab Emirates.
According to a statement issued by Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Magu told the UAE envoy that he had come to seek his country's support for the anti graft war.
“The fight against graft requires the support of all, most especially the international community.
“I have come to seek your support and cooperation just as we had in the case of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, James Ibori, among others, to get the mission accomplished.”
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