Nigerian Police job applicants now 897,170...Two former ministers admit taking N1.1 billion election bribe...NLC vows to resist fuel price increase & other major headlines you missed yesterday - Nigeria News

 

The Police Service Commission (PSC) said it received 897,170 applications as at 4 p.m. on May 11 from applicants seeking enlistment into the Nigeria Police Force.
is is contained in an update issued by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said that 259,046 applications were received for Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) cadre.
 209,067 and 429,057 applicants applied for the Inspector and Police Constable (PC) cadres, respectively.
The commission recently said in a statement that it would recruit 500 Cadet ASP, 500 Cadet Inspectors, 1,500 Specialist Officers and 7,500 Constables in the recruitment of 10,000 policemen.

 

Two former ministers admit taking N1.1 billion election bribe

A former Minister of Mines and Steel, Musa Sada, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of his involvement in the alleged N23.29 billion election bribery scandal.
Mr. Sada is one of the former ministers in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who are being investigated by the anti-graft agency.
During investigation, Mr. Sada disclosed that he was authorised by a former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, to collectN700million on behalf of Katsina State and remit it to thestate’sformerCommissioner of Finance.
The commissioner was asked to keep the money for the governor, a statement by the EFCC said.
In a related development, a former Minister of State for Agriculture, Asabe Asmau Ahmed, from Niger State, revealed how she personally signed and collected N450million.
Mrs.Ahmed also stated that she kept N105millionfor herselfand transferred the balance to top Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, party officials in Niger State.

Ekiti: Fayose locked out of Teaching Hospital by striking workers

The protest rocking the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, heightened on Wednesday as protesting workers locked Governor Ayodele Fayose out.
Some staff had staged violent protests following the death of two doctors from the hospital that were among the six doctors and a driver that died along Abuja-Kaduna road on April 24.
The deceased and six others were on their way to the Nigerian Medical Association’s Annual General Meeting.
The protesters had called for the immediate removal of the Chief Medical Director, Dr Majekodunmi Ayodele, accusing him of being responsible for the cause of the accident.
Two of the doctors, Dr. Tunde Aladesanmi and Dr. Alex Akinyele, were staff of the hospital.
Fayose had met stakeholders consisting of all medical and non-medical workers, traditional rulers and Ayodele at the Government House, Ado Ekiti, where he pleaded with parties to sheathe their swords and allow peace to reign.
But the situation in the hospital got worse on Wednesday as the protesters barricaded the highways and carried three mock coffins of Ayodele with the inscription “R.I.P. Dr Majekodunmi Ayodele”, with the photograph of the CMD affixed.
The governor, who rushed to the hospital on hearing about the protest, was barred from entering the premises by the protesters. They blocked the main gate with a hummer bus belonging to the hospital.
The presence of some traditional rulers did not help as the monarchs left in a disappointed, having been held in the sun for over an hour.
The governor, after about an hour of waiting at the gate, eventually succumbed to the will of the staff and addressed them outside the hospital premises.

NLC vows to resist fuel price increase

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) will resist the increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, announced by the government on Wednesday, a statement has said.
The statement, issued by NLC General Secretary, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, in Abuja on Wednesday, described the increase as insensitive.
It said, “the unilateral increase in prices of petroleum products today by government represents the height of insensitivity and impunity and shall be resisted by the NLC and its civil society allies.”
It said with “the unjustifiable electricity tariff and other economic challenges brought on by the devaluation of the naira and inflation, the least one had expected was another policy measure that would make life miserable for the ordinary Nigerian.
“The latest increase is the most audacious and cruel in the history of product price increase as it represents not only about 80 per cent increase but it is tied to the black market exchange rate.
“Furthermore, the process through which government arrived at this is both illogical and illegal as the board of the PPPRA is not duly constituted.”
The statement said NLC through its previous statements and communiqués had stressed the need for the reconstitution of the boards of NNPC and PPPRA.

2 Nigerians and 8 other foreign convicts to be executed in Indonesia

A media report on Wednesday said in Jakarta that 10 foreigners, including two Nigerians, were among 15 convicts on death row in Indonesia scheduled to be put to death.
Liliek Darmanto, Central Java Police Spokesman, confirmed that authorities were preparing a new round of executions.
He said one Pakistani, two Nigerians, two Senegalese, one Zimbabwean and four Chinese nationals, were among those to be executed.
“There are five Indonesians, one woman and four men and there are 10 foreign citizens.
Darmanto said among other foreigners on death row for drug trafficking were Mary-Jane Veloso from the Philippines, Lindsay Sandiford from Britain and Frenchman Serge Atlaoui, but did not clear if they were among those scheduled to be put to death.
He said no date for the execution had been set, but that 150 police shooters had been appointed to carry out the task.
“They have practiced for days, so that the execution can be conducted any time.
Under Indonesian law, each convict would face a squad of 10 shooters.
Last year Indonesia executed 14 convicts, all but two of them foreigners, in a move that drew international condemnation.
At least 121 people are currently on death row in Indonesia, including 35 foreigners, mostly convicted of drug-related crimes, according to the Justice Ministry.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who took office in 2014, has taken a tough stance against drug trafficking, saying that the country was facing a drug emergency.

Kano youths burn down Reps’ Houses, properties over politicians’ failed promises

Some youths suspected to be political thugs, on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 set ablaze the residence of Sen. Kabiru Gaya, in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano State. NAN reports.

The youths also set ablaze the campaign office and poultry farm of the House of Representatives member from the area, Alhaji Abdullahi Mahmoud.

An eye-witness told newsmen in Kano that the incident occurred around 11 am today.

According to the witness, the youths were protesting the alleged failure of the two politicians to fulfil the promises they made to them during the electioneering campaigns in 2015.

It was gathered that security agents had initially dispersed the protesting youths, who later regrouped and burnt the senator’s house before heading to the campaign office and poultry farm of the House of Representatives member.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the hoodlums had also attempted to burn the residence of the Chairman, Gaya local government but were over-powered by the security personnel deployed to quell the violence.

When contacted, the public relations officer of Kano State Police Command, Mr. Magaji Majiya confirmed the incident. He said that the police in the area were still trying to contain the situation.

“Our men in Gaya are still trying to bring the situation under control but as soon as we get details of the incident, we will keep you posted,” he said.

 Vandals steal four transformers from Amaechi’s village

Suspected vandals on Tuesday night invaded Ubima community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, the home of the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and carted away four transformers that provide electricity to the area.
The PUNCH learnt that the vandals had arrived at the village around 11pm and shot into the air several times to cause panic in the area.
A community source, who first related the development to our correspondent, said the community was thrown into panic because of the heavy shootings from the vandals.
The source, who requested that his name should not be mentioned, said there was no power when the incident happened, adding that the darkness in the area aided the vandalism.
He noted that people of the area thought the shootings were from rampaging cultists, stressing that there has been cult-related activities in the area.
It was gathered that vandals had arrived at the community in a Toyota Hilux, which they used to make away with the transformers.
“The community had six transformers powering it, but the vandals stole four,” the community source said.

 EFCC detains ex-Finance Minister, Yuguda
 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained a former Minister of Finance, Amb. Bashir Yuguda, over his alleged involvement in the $115m (N23bn) bribe which was distributed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The EFCC said in a statement that the ex-minister who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, allegedly diverted N450m out of the money.

The money, which was distributed through Fidelity Bank Plc, was said to have been used in bribing officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission during the 2015 presidential election.

 

EFCC gets order to hold Fani-Kayode for 14 days

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has obtained a remand order to keep a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, in custody for the next two weeks.

The remand order is, however, renewable after 14 days depending on the outcome of investigations.

Fani-Kayode is being investigated by the EFCC for allegedly receiving N840m when he was the Director of Publicity for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation in 2015.

The money, which Fani-Kayode confessed to receiving, was said to have emanated from the account of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The commission had recently frozen the ex-minister’s Zenith Bank account with number 1004735721 domiciled at Maitama, Abuja.

 

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