FG Committed To Making ACAN Best In Africa – PMB

FG Committed To Making ACAN Best In Africa – PMB

 

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government was committed to making the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN), a training arm of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the best anti-corruption training school in Africa.

Buhari who spoke at the opening ceremony of the training workshop on Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA) for heads of anti-corruption agencies in Africa, noted that the support for ACAN had become necessary in order to help Nigeria and other African countries deal with the massive problems of corruption on the continent.

2019: Knocks for Obasanjo over anti-Buhari comment

2019: Knocks for Obasanjo over anti-Buhari comment

Obasanjo

Ex-president not properly briefed, says govt

‘Endorsement doesn’t win elections’

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was under attack yesterday for describing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as “incompetent”.

Obasanjo is backing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar, who the government said “will be roundly and comprehensively” defeated.

2019: Atiku absent as presidential candidates sign peace accord in Abuja

2019: Atiku absent as presidential candidates sign peace accord in Abuja

Atiku Abubakar

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, was absent at the signing of a peace pact for 2019 presidential candidates in Abuja.

It was not immediately clear why Mr Abubakar, the major challenger to President Muhammadu Buhari, did not turn up at the event.

Mr Abubakar was among those expected at the event.

Senate confirmation of EFCC, ICPC nominees suffer setback over alleged exclusion, marginalization

Senate confirmation of EFCC, ICPC nominees suffer setback over alleged exclusion, marginalization

Senate Tuesday had a hectic time at plenary over the confirmation of nominees for appointment as chairman and members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, as well as members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

This is because most lawmakers from the South East geopolitical zones accused the presidency of exclusion and marginalization of the zones in most federal appointments.

Having sex in car not a crime, Nigeria Police affirm

Having sex in car not a crime, Nigeria Police affirm

The Nigeria Police Force says it is not a crime to have sex in one’s car.

The police, however, said it could be considered a crime if one has sex with underage person; or if the car is parked in a religious institution when the act takes place.

The Police also say car sex is unlawful if both persons are of the same sex.

The Police, therefore, asked that anybody who is harassed for having sex in a car should report the incident immediately.

Somalia’s president dodges impeachment move

Somalia’s president dodges impeachment move

 

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed attends the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 28, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

     A bid to impeach Somalia’s president for alleged abuse of office was ruled “invalid” Tuesday after the parliamentary clerk said over a dozen MPs had denied signing the motion.

“We have received written statements from 14 lawmakers who claim their names have been used wrongly in the list of signatories of the motion against the president,” parliamentary clerk Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh said in a statement.

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He Owns A University But Doesn't Understand Satire, Seun Kuti Taunts Oyedepo

He Owns A University But Doesn't Understand Satire, Seun Kuti Taunts Oyedepo 

 

 

Alongside a picture that read: "Oyedepo owns a university but doesn't understand satire!! Ifa take the wheel, please!!" Seun Kuti wrote “ You can be 'dangerously rich' doesn’t mean you can buy enough knowledge to understand satire".

Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti has taken a swipe at Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, over his comment on the possibility of an impostor taking the place of President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a video that went viral on social media earlier this week, Oyedepo had commented on an article written by Dare Olatunji in The Nation Newspaper, where the writer ridiculed the notion of a body double for Buhari.

Buhari appoints 9 new federal permanent secretaries

Buhari appoints 9 new federal permanent secretaries

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of nine new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.

The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita.

Buhari appoints 9 new federal permanent secretaries

Buhari appoints 9 new federal permanent secretaries

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of nine new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.

The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita.