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  • Magu to Nigerians: Shun corruption

    Magu to Nigerians: Shun corruption

    Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu has urged Nigerians to shun corruption at all strata, so as to help and support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration realize its dream of rebuilding a country that is based on equity and justice for all.
    Magu in a parley with journalists at the conference hall of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kano also stated that the three arms of government have shown serious commitment in the fight against corruption.

    According to him, “we now have the appropriate leadership that with the appropriate political will to fight corruption. All the three arms of government are ready to fight corruption. Support us so that our children and posterity will enjoy this country.

    “We are creating awareness so that people will know the evils of corruption. I expect you to monitor us. Monitor me from the outside. I welcome criticisms, whether they are constructive or unconstructive. I don’t like people praising me while doing my job. Tell me what is wrong and I can correct it.”

    The EFCC boss who refused to entertain questions from journalists agreed that Buhari’s administration has realized huge amount of stolen funds from past corrupt leaders, adding that the current administration will not be deterred by any forces in its resolve to tackle corruption and corrupt leaders.

    Magu also stated that EFCC has solicited the support of local musicians and entertainers to carry the message the war against corruption to the door-step of every Nigerian.

  • Bello appoints SSG, Accountant General, 31 other positions

    Bello appoints SSG, Accountant General, 31 other positions

    Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has approved the appointment of Mrs Ayoade Folashade Arike as Secretary to the State Government (SSG).

    The governor also appointed Alhaji Momoh Jubril as the new Accountant General of the state.

    The appointments which were contained in a release from the office of the Chief of Staff yo tge Governor, Mr. Edward Onoja, showed that 31 others were also appointed.

    The governor appointed Gen. Paul Okutimo Olusola (rtd.) as State Security Adviser; Bar. Ibrahim Sani Mohammed as State Legal Adviser and Pharm. Abdulkareem Jamiu Mohammed as DG Protocol.

    On his media team, the governor named Mr. Ademu Idakwo, Chairman of the Correspondent Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kogi as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Print Media.

    The governor also named Petra Akinti Onyebule and Gbenga Babayinka Olorunpomi as SSAs on electronic and new media respectively.

    Also appointed were 20 Special advisers and five special assistants to the deputy governor.

  • UTME Candidates protest seizure of JAMB scores

    UTME Candidates protest seizure of JAMB scores

    About 1, 000 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates who wrote this year’s Joint Admissions And Matriculation
    Board (JAMB) examinations in centres across Edo state on Tuesday asked the JAMB to release their results.

    The candidates who marched through the major streets of Benin City, and the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists; (NUJ), Benin
    City said the centres where they wrote the UTME  had no biometric machines so seizing results on account of their not being captured by
    the machines was an attempt to deny them admissions.

    The angry candidates who carried different placards with inscriptions which read, “Out of 1.7million candidates: where are the spaces in the
    Universities”, JAMB do not frustrate us”, “JAMB release our results”, amongst others said they have other plans if JAMB does not take heed.

    Anthony Ozabor who was a UTME candidate in St Maria Goretti College in Benin City where he said JAMB had two centres said that they have been
    checking their results online only to find that they have none, arguing that the excuse by JAMB is that the machines showed that they were absent.

    “How can hundreds of thousands of candidates be absent for such a widely publicized examination that they have been preparing for since
    last year. The problem is that JAMB did not send the machines and they did that to ensure that they collected money from as candidates as
    possible only to deny them results after”.

    He added, “Today we have been to the Benin JAMB office and they used the Nigerian Police to drive us away; they  said we should go to headquarters of JAMB in Abuja”.

    However, an official at the Benin JAMB office denied knowledge of the candidates protest adding that results for those who actually wrote
    the UTME were available online for those interested to cross-check and take action.