News Updates Headlines:
* Akpabio Discharged from Hospital after Surviving Car Crash,
* Man Rapes his 15 years old Step-daughter.
* President Buhari Canvasses Efforts for Polio-free Status.
* Adamawa University VC, Bursar, others Arrested by EFCC over Sales of N13m SUV as Scrap
* FACT-CHECK: Buhari, APC lied in Disowning Campaign Document, “My Covenant With Nigerians”
This May Break Your Heart
* Ekiti State Governor Fayose Subjects State Workers To Inhuman and Degrading Treatment Over Lateness
On the Foreign Scene
* Ben Carson Catches up with Donald Trump in Poll Upset
Akpabio Discharged from Hospital after Surviving Car Crash,
The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader Senator Godswill Akpabio, narrowly escaped death on Monday, when his car crashed into a foreign envoy. And there are reports its the convoy of the British Ambassador to Nigeria. The accident occurred on his on his way to Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja to join an international flight.
He has however been treated for shock in a private hospital and was discharged yesterday around 6pm. It was a huge disappointment as it was noticed that the Former Governor was not wearing his seat belt as at the time the accident occurred.
According to reports the accident was as result of one the drivers opting to beat traffic light. However it hasn't being made clear as at yesterday if it was Akpabio's driver or the driver of the ambassador's pilot car that beat the traffic light which resulted in the accident.
Man Rapes his 15 years old Step-daughter.
The case of a 15years old girl who was raped by her step-father, Oluwaseyi Akinmulayo, was brought before the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.court on Tuesday .
The accused, who lives at 22, Omorale Johnson St., Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, is facing a charge of defilement. The step-father who's in his late 30's, allegedly defiled his step daughter and told her not to tell anybody.
However the girl went to her mother and narrated what happened. The accused disappeared after the incident which was said to have occurred sometime in February . But was later caught and brought before the court, where he denied the charge.
According to the prosecutor, the offense, contravenes Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, admitted the accused to a bail of N2 million in addition to two sureties in like sum.
He ordered the accused to pay N200, 000 into the court’s registrar’s account as part of the bail condition.
The case was adjourned to Sept. 9 for mention.
President Buhari Canvasses Efforts for Polio-free Status
The President has revealed his desire for Nigerians to continue putting in all the effort needed to be able to fight and be certified by 2017 as a polio-free nation, in which the last case recorded was in July last year.
His office on Tuesday said;
"I want to reaffirm the commitment of the federal government to sustain the gains and momentum to enable Nigeria to achieve certification by 2017," Buhari told a meeting of state governors in Abuja late Monday.
"I am, therefore, inviting you to join me in actualizing this pledge, as experts have cautioned that the progress we have made in polio eradication efforts is still very fragile and that there is the risk of gains reversal if we don’t sustain this great effort," he said.
Nigeria in July marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it would soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease. The last case was in the Sumaila district of Kano state, in the country’s north — one of only six in 2014 and well down on the 338 recorded in 2009, according to World Health Organization data.
However, President Buhari is calling on all not to relent effort in completely eradicating the epidemic. He said;
"As you are aware, the fact that we have not had any case of polio for over a year now does not mean that we are polio free. It is just one of the milestones on the path to being polio-free,"
He urged the governors to diligently supervise the polio eradication programme in their states and join the Abuja government in ensuring resources were provided and efficiently utilised.
Adamawa University VC, Bursar, others Arrested by EFCC over Sales N13m SUV as Scrap
Top officials of the Adamawa State University were on Monday arrested by the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for sales of government-owned Toyota Land Cruiser, worth N13 million as scrap.
The arrest was confirmed by the commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who said; the vice chancellor of the university, David Joshua, and the bursar, K.E. Anjili, were among those arrested.
“Our operatives in Yola, Adamawa State today arrested top officials of the Adamawa State University for questioning over the sale of a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser jeep as scrap to the former FRSC boss, Haladu Hananiya,” the EFCC spokesperson said.
FACT-CHECK: Buhari, APC lied in Disowning Campaign Document, “My Covenant With Nigerians”
Premium News is reporting that the claims by President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, that a key campaign document, “My Covenant With Nigerians” did not emerge from them is false and misleading.
The document in question was not only circulated in the run-up to the April 11 presidential election by staff of Mr. Buhari’s campaign organization, the literature was also extensively promoted by party officials, including using the APC website to do so, click here for more details.
THIS MAY BREAK YOUR HEART
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Ekiti State Governor Fayose Subjects State Workers To Inhuman and Degrading Treatment Over Lateness
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Monday arrived at the gates of the state secretariat as early as 8:00 am Nigerian time to supervise the arrival of state workers to the secretariat.
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state today arrived at the gates of the state secretariat as early as 8:00 am Nigerian time to supervise the arrival of state workers to the secretariat.
After, 8 am the governor stopped workers that came late to work from entering the complex. In his usual exuberance and dictatorial style, the governor threatened the workers after tongue lashing them, several of the workers took the unusual step of prostrating to beg the governor so as to save their job. It is the most inhuman and degrading treatment meted out to Nigerian workers since the advent of democracy in 1999.
On the Foreign Scene
Ben Carson Catches up with Donald Trump in Poll Upset
Ben Carson is tied with Donald Trump in Iowa in the latest Monmouth University Poll released Monday, marking the first time that a GOP contender has closed the gap in Trump's lead in the primary. Both Carson and Trump got 23 percent support from Iowa's Republican voters, while former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina came in third with 10 percent of the vote. None of the other candidates in the Republican field eked out double-digit support.
Aside from marking the big moment in which Trump no longer leads the rest of the GOP field by a wide margin, the poll also provides an illuminating look at what Iowa voters value in a Republican presidential candidate. None of the poll's top three contenders (Trump, Carson, and Fiorina) comes from a political background; all are considered outsider candidates.
The poll, which was conducted between August 27-30, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
Source:Becca Stanek for This week.
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