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       May 26, 2019 Press Statement PDP: Aisha Buhari’s N500bn Fraud Revelation Vindicates Us The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the revelation by the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, that there is humongous fraud in the N500bn Social Investment Programme and the N16bn Mosquito Net Project of the Buhari administration, has further vindicated its stance that the administration is deceitful and a pretentious citadel of corruption. The party says Aisha Buhari’s revelation has further shown that the PDP has not been crying wolf by insisting that President Muhammadu Buhari must account for the trillions of naira stolen under his watch in the last four years. More disheartening is the fact that the said funds were meant for the welfare of the poor, whom Mr President had always claimed to represent in government. Unfortunately, these poor Nigerians have been waiting endlessly for the failed social investments promised by President Buhari only to have their hopes dashed as revelati

     25th May 2019 In compliance with the Supreme Court Judgment regarding the candidates fielded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State for the 2019 General Elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the winners of the Governorship, National and State Assembly elections. They are all candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) except Kabiru Hashimu, representing Maru South State Constituency, who was elected under the sponsorship of the National Rescue Movement Party (NRM). INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu who made the announcement today at a briefing held at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, the Federal capital Territory (FCT), declared Mr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle and Mr. Mahdi Aliyu Gusau) as winners of the Governorship and Deputy Governorship positions. The state’s three senatorial slots went to Ya’u Sahabi (Zamfara North), Mohammed Hassan (Zamfara Central) and Lawali Hassan Anka (Zamfara West). Names of succ

     Operational Guidelines and Modus Operandi on the Implementation of Presidential Directive on Apapa Gridlock Resolution 1. Stakeholders’ engagement is critical. Continuous stakeholders engagement. 2. Restoration of Law and Order to guide Port Area traffic via the deployment of: i. An efficient and effective traffic management plan for the entire port area traffic, including the cargo, fuel distribution and business district traffic. ii. Effective truck incident recovery and rescue plan. iii. An effective traffic management integrated manual Call-up system pending the introduction of an electronic call-up system. iv. An effective 24-hour Mobile Police enforcement team for Security and back up for all enforcement activities . The dedicated Mobile Police team is led by a Commissioner of Police. 3. Deployment of a revised effective Empty Container Return management policy. 4. Use of dedicated Truck parks as temporary holding bays for access to Port via NPA Lilly Pond Terminal. 5. P

       Pic. 1: Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari flanked by the Wife of the SGF, Mrs. Funmilayo Mustapher (5r) and the Wife of the Nassarawa State Governor, Hajia Maero AlMakura while the Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa (r); Special Adviser to the President, Dr, Haji Sani (l) and other women leade rs during the Women Interactive session as part of the Inauguration ceremony of the President at the State House, Abuja. Pic. 2: Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari the Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa (l) and he APC Women Leader, Hajia Salamatu Umar-Eluma during the Women Interactive session as part of the Inauguration ceremony of the President at the State House, Abuja. Pic. 3: Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari flanked by Former Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Patricia Etteh (5r) and Chairman House Committee on Aviation, Hon. Nkiruka Onyejiocha while other women legislators during the W

     The Bishop of the Diocese of Ibadan, Anglican Communion, Most Revd Joseph Akinfenwa, on Sunday, said that posterity would remember the Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, for reinventing the state during his two-term tenure of eight years. Unlike some political leaders, he said the governor deserves commendation for not taking the state on what he called a merry-go-round of leadership cluelessness, brigandage and policy somersault, which, he said, had beset the state before he took over in 2011. The cleric extolled Ajimobi in his homily during a special thanksgiving service for the successful completion of the governor’s two-term tenure, held at the Cathedral of St James, Oke-Bola, Ibadan, on Sunday. Akinfenwa used the opportunity to advise the incoming administration to be focused by choosing and implementing a clear policy direction that would add value to the lives of the citizens of the state. He said, “As a governor posterity will remember you for achievin

      Wife of the Governor of Lagos State and Chairman of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), Bolanle Ambode, has officially handed over to the wife of the Governor-elect, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, urging her to take the Committee to higher heights. At a brief handing-over ceremony in Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, Mrs. Ambode lauded the vision of the founding mothers of the Committee, which is to compliment the efforts of government, in critical areas that are women and children- friendly. She reflected that the Committee under successive chairmen, had continued to walk in that great vision, leading to remarkable improvement in the lives of women, girls and children, in vital areas of health, empowerment, education and others. Speaking further, she recalled some of the achievements recorded under her chairmanship in the last four years: “My lovely women, with all sense of modesty, we happily recall some of our collective achievements in the health sector

      The Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has destroyed an armed bandits’ camp and neutralized dozens of bandits in air strikes conducted at Doumbourou Forest in Zamfara State. The operation was executed yesterday, 25 May 2019, pursuant to human intelligence (HUMINT) reports indicating that some locations within the Forest were being used by the armed bandits as hideouts, incl uding a group of huts belonging to a notorious kingpin named “Dangote”. Accordingly, following confirmatory Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), an Alpha Jet aircraft was detailed to attack the armed bandits’ camp leading to the destruction of their structures and neutralization of close to two dozen bandits. The NAF, working in consonance with other security agencies, will sustain its operations to flush the bandits out of the Northwest of the Country. IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA Air Commodore Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force More photos below.