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  China's former justice minister Fu Zhenghua, who spearheaded several corruption-fighting campaigns, has been jailed for bribery . Fu pleaded guilty in July to accepting 117 million yuan ($14.7m; $16.5m) in gifts and money for personal gain . On Thursday, a  court in Changchun gave him a death sentence to be commuted to life in prison after two years . His conviction comes amid a sudden crackdown on officials ahead of a key Communist Party congress next month. China's ruling party holds the event once every five years and this time President Xi Jinping is expected to be given a historic third term and consolidate his hold on power. Fu's jailing on Thursday follows the sentencing of three other former provincial police chiefs this week. All four men are not only accused of corruption but also of being disloyal to Mr Xi. They are all alleged to have been part of a political circle led by another ex-security figurehead, Sun Lijun. Sun, who is currently awaiting his sentence, ...

  Some armed men suspected to be herdsmen militias reportedly invaded Mchia in Mbagber council ward Logo Benue State yesterday midnight. Salemgists learned that the militias struck the community in the midnight when the people were in their beds. A source in the area told the publication that no fewer than 12 people were killed in the attack that lasted for an hour. The source said uncountable casualties were recorded. Another source said the villagers who were angered by the yesterday incident, attacked Hausa community this morning, September 22. It was gathered that the mob razed down business and houses. Also, residents of the community have taken to the streets to protest against the killings. The protesters who were mostly women carried placards while demanding government’s intervention. Unconfirmed report also stated that a police station in the area was also razed down. Source:  https://salemgists.com/massive-protest-as-herdsmen-militias-slaughter-over-12-people-in-logo...

  A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and publisher of Ovation Magazine,  Dele Momodu, has said that the only crisis surrounding the PDP is caused by one person. Dele Momodu stated this on Thursday during a chat with ARISE TV concerning the recent withdrawal of Governor Nyesom Wike’s camp from the PDP campaign council. The PDP has been in turmoil since May when former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was elected as the presidential candidate of the party. Wike, whom many thought would be chosen as the party’s vice-presidential candidate, was ignored by Atiku who picked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as his running mate. Wike’s allies, who include Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue and former Minister of Information, Jerry Gana, are insisting that the party’s national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, must resign. On Wednesday, Wike’s allies announced they would not participate in the PDP’s presidential campaign unless th...

  Abuja Body Of Comedians Concludes Investiture Of Onome Da Saint With Award Ceremony The umbrella body of comedians in the FCT, Abuja Body of Comedians (ABC) has concluded investiture of its 3rd president, Onome Ohwodo popularly called Onome Da Saint with an award ceremony in Abuja. The event attracted notable individuals from the entertainment industry, business and political world. Top political office holders from the executive and legislative arms of government were also present at Sheraton Hotels Abuja the venue of the event. Outstanding partners in the entertainment industry were also honoured with awards of recognition. The event was part of the renewed vigour of the new leadership of the ABC to relaunch to limelight after it experienced some hitches arising from leadership squabble. After several tussles, Mr Onome Ohwodo the host of Popular comedy show ' Laff It Off With Onome Da Saint, and a popular radio host, Amb. Wahala were elected President, VP at an election that to...

  Those who say that Mr. Peter Obi is not known in the North should hear this: There is a new phenomenon being reported from Northern states known as 'Guguwar Obi'. The term stands for 'Obi Tornado'. https://twitter.com/MastBroadcast/status/1572930001477201920?t=8Eyq-D6yerB_F9u4dFsAng&s=19 Anybody that tells you @PeterObi has no influence in Northern Nigeria does not live in Northern Nigeria. The phenomenon is called "guguwar OBi " ( meaning the tornado �️ of OBI). It's beyond Twitter , it has entered majalisa (physical discussions) and virtually every lungu. https://twitter.com/masuzafi/status/1572698373097922560?s=20&t=A5dSEFfG-VXnKx3_0PqCdg

  Yesterday, the internet was shut down after  INEC released the certificates of all contending aspirants for the presidency in 2023, with the LP's candidate, Mr Peter Obi, at the center of attention as INEC listed GCE as against the aspirant's qualifications. This sparked heated debates, as  many people questioned why the self-proclaimed economic guru would only present his GCE certificates, despite his numerous qualifications that place him as an accomplished technocrat. Following that,  certificates of Peter Obi's graduation from the UNN with Philosophy as his major surfaced online. Nigerians have now called the certificate issue into question, claiming that there are numerous discrepancies with the certificate that has been presented online as Peter Obi's certificate. Read Also Obi No Get Certificate? INEC Throws More Spanners As Electoral Body Reveals Tinubu, Atiku Others Certificate Status  According to statements cited,  Peter Obi's GCE was obta...

  Sokoto State Governor,  Aminu Tambuwal, has replaced his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi, as the Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum. Tambuwal assumed the position on Thursday at the National Economic Council meeting in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, after Fayemi transferred the baton of office to him. The Director, Media and Public Affairs of NGF, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, confirmed the change of baton in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement,  Tambuwal will be holding fort until May next year when a proper election is conducted among the governors. The statement read,  “Before making the announcement, the Ekiti State Governor acknowledged the result driven output of the NEC and thanked his colleagues and other members of the council for their support, explaining that yes, we may be occasionally troublesome, coming from the Forum of Governors, and we do test your patience but you have never really expressed any frustration with all our truculent que...

  Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Senator Ahmed Tinubu, is a man of integrity. Ganduje said Tinubu’s presidency in 2023 would accelerate national growth and development, NAN reports. He stated this on Wednesday while accepting an appointment as the APC National Integrity Movement (ANIM) patron at the Government House, Kano. ”Tinubu’s track records and pedigree show that he can propel Nigeria to greatness if elected president. Asiwaju is a man of integrity and a good product. He has contributed significantly to the growth and development of our democracy. He is a consummate democrat and the leader of progressives who fought to bring the democratic rule that Nigerians are enjoying today,”  he said. He, therefore, urged ANIM to consolidate their support and advocacy for Tinubu after the presidential election in 2023. He is a consummate democrat and the leader of progressives who fought to bring the ...

  Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has lambasted the Federal Government of Nigeria, noting that the country cannot have two systems. In a statement on Thursday,  Akeredolu reacted to the video showing the Katsina security outfit obtaining the approval to bear arms. The governor said this followed government’s denial of the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun Corps) to carry assault rifles despite terror attacks. Akeredolu noted that denying Amotekun the rights to legitimately bear arms is a repudiation of the basis of true federalism  which we have been clamoring for. “That Katsina was able to arm its state security force, with the display of AK47 means we are pursuing one country, two systems solution to the national question. “ If the Katsina situation conferring advantages on some, in the face of commonly faced existential threats, it means that our unitary policing system, which has failed, is a deliberate method of subjugation which must be challenged.” The gove...

  Khloe Kardashain has shown her son for the first time as she gave fans a look inside the child's birth. Khloe's son was born months after her ex Tristan Thompson's paternity scandal first surfaced. Her sister Kim Kardashian was with her at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for the surrogate's delivery on July 28. Khloé, 38, appeared nervous from the moment Kim, 41, picked her up, noting that she was "not ready" to welcome another child. Once inside the hospital, Kim documented the surrogate giving birth to the child. "He looks just like True!" Kim said in the video, referencing Khloé and Tristan's 4-year-old daughter, True Thompson. In a confessional, Khloé said of the happy moment:  "I am so grateful. It's such a beautiful gift that we're able to have." "Ever since December, it's been this dark cloud looming over me. Every single day, I've been feeling depressed and sad, and now that my son is here, I ge...

  A  final year law student at the Benue State University, Soohemba Agatha Aker  has  filed a lawsuit before a Federal High Court against President Muhammadu Buhari, and the 36 state governors over alleged poor handling of the dispute between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Recall that the FG and ASUU have been at loggerheads since the latter embarked on a strike on February 14 to demand the federal government’s implementation of 2009 agreement, now codenamed FG/ASUU Agreement 2009. The plaintiff is asking the court to stop the salaries and allowances of President Buhari, the 36 state governors, and all political office holders in the country until the final resolution and end of the strike. She is also seeking similar order against the Chief of Staff to the President, Secretary to the government, all the Senators and the members of the House of Representatives ,  all the Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, heads of para...

  The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will not leave the Peoples Democratic Party for any reason. The governor stated that he was rather interested in preserving the sanity of the party and  would stay back to fight for the enthronement of unity, inclusivity, equity and peace in the PDP. Wike made the declaration at the  Rivers State PDP stakeholders meeting in Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday. The governor said he is a man of character, unlike those who cannot keep their word and walked out of the party at the Eagle Square in Abuja in 2014. He said, “ One thing I have always told people is if anybody is thinking, doing anything to think that we will leave PDP, foul. “ We will do the fight in the party. We are not like them when in 2014 they walked out of Eagle Square. They’ve forgotten. They walked out and joined APC. Is it not correct? “ Did they remain to fight inside the party? But we remained, they ran away. Now, there is a fight i...

  Is it not hypocritical to have spent the last 7 years ranting about Buhari’s NEPA bill certificate, only to want to replace him with Obi, the Second Class graduate in Philosophy? Ah ah, ore wa? What is the difference between NEPA bill and Second Class BA Philosophy? #TableShaker https://twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1572963109190631424?t=THotino46LUY_mZ-tTzbWg&s=19

  Whilst political parties are preparing their candidates for the 2023 election, religious leaders are also not relenting in their task to ensure the full participation of their members in the poll. In fact, since the Church has huge followership and aspirants frequent the gathering of believers during an election year, the leaders have advised their members to vote right and wisely The President of the Christ Apostolic Church, Pastor Samuel Oladele, who is not in support of the same faith ticket of the ruling APC, urged its members to vote for candidates with Nigeria's interest at heart. The President of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Pastor Samuel Oladele, has charged the Christians in the country to vote for a presidential candidate that would protect their interests. The cleric who condemned the same religion presidential ticket said the same religion ticket was improper for a country like Nigeria with a multi-ethnic and multi-religion nation, The Punch reported. CAC tells ...

  Presidential candidate of the Labour Party,  Peter Obi yesterday in Lagos unveiled seven economic master plans, his administration will concentrate, if he emerges the winner of the 2023 election. The LP candidate, in his engagement with the private sector under the aegis of the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), said what his government will do was to ensure creating the right environment and follow up on implementing those policies. He said he will engage in aggressive private sector driven economy and block leakages in government. Obi added that his government will deal with insecurity issue as fast as possible by overhauling the total security architecture and encourage creation of state and local policing. The LP candidate said under his watch, no government assets will remain idle, assuring that all will be put into productive use in partnership with the private sector. He said his government will encourage massive production centre growth for food security...

  Troops attached to the Operation Hadarin Daji have arrested two suspected collaborators of terrorists’ financiers in Zaria, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The military high command disclosed this, saying security agencies have launched manhunt for one Alhaji Abubakar, a suspected terrorist financier over his activities. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.- Gen.  Musa Danmadami , revealed these while updating journalists on the successes of military operations across the country between September 8 and September 22 2022. Danmadami said they were arrested at Access Bank, PZ branch Zaria, while trying to withdraw the sum of Fourteen Million Naira (14,000,000.00) deposited into the account of that one Alhaji Abubakar. He also said troops of  Operation HADIN KAI theatre of operation in the North-East killed two key Boko Haram terrorists/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders identified as Abu Asiya and Abu Ubaida (A Qaid) at Parisu an...

  Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says Nigeria needs help from the international community in tackling its debt burden. Speaking at the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum in New York on Thursday, Adesina said financing is critical to solving Nigeria’s development challenges. “Financing is critical because the debt to GDP ratio of Africa has increased to 70 percent several countries are the risk of high debt distress due to unstable, unsustainable debt levels,” he said. “Nigeria’s total debt level is N42.84 trillion or $103 billion. External debt levels stand at N16.61 trillion or $40 billion. Ladies and gentlemen, Nigeria needs help to tackle this debt burden. International partnerships on debt are helping Africa, and Nigeria. The issuance of special drawing rights (SDR) by the International Monetary Fund of $650 billion helped provide liquidity support for countries. However, Africa only received $33 billion out of all of...

  More  stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday called on Iyorchia Ayu, embattled chairman of the party, to resign from his position if he truly loves the party and wants its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to emerge winner in the 2023 general elections. This followed the resolution of the  group led by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, not to participate in the Presidential Campaign Council of Atiku Abubakar, except Ayu steps down.  The resolution of the Wike group to pull out of Atiku’s campaign was taken at a meeting held in Wike’s country home in Obio-Akpor on Wednesday night. The group accused Ayu of compromising the May 28 and 29 presidential primary of the party through his conduct and reneging on his promise to resign if the party’s presidential candidate comes from the North.  Prominent members of the group, including founding members of the party, governors, former ministers and other leaders of the party made their sta...

  The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities will on Friday (today) file an appeal against the ruling of the National Industrial Court which directed its members to resume work, The PUNCH has learnt. Counsel for ASUU, Femi Falana (SAN), disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home its demands for improved funding for universities and a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. Justice Polycarp Hamman on Wednesday ordered the union’s members back to work. But Falana told The PUNCH that, “We are filing the appeal tomorrow (Friday) morning. We just got the certified true copy of the judgment on Thursday. The appeal will be filed first thing Friday morning.” Vice-Chancellors speak Meanwhile,  the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has said the crisis between the Federal Government and ASUU is not an issue that should be taken to court. While reacting to the...

  Outgoing governor of Ekiti State,  Kayode Fayemi, who doubles as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) on Thursday attended his last meeting, where he spoke glowingly of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. He described Osinbajo who also doubles as Chairman of the National Economic Council (NEC) of exemplary leadership, especially in galvanizing ideas from governors across the federation to foster development. Fortunately, the meeting was the 127th NEC, and it was held virtually with State Governors, some Deputy Governors and key federal ministers in attendance . According to Dr. Fayemi, having served in previous NEC and longer than most current members, he can affirm that the VP’s leadership has been outstanding, adding that the Council has never had the kind of leadership that Prof. Osinbajo has provided. He said he was optimistic that such leadership of NEC would be maintained going forward. The Vice President also returned the commendation from the outgoing Ekiti ...