French authorities release CAF President, Ahmad

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French authorities release CAF President, Ahmad

 

President of the Confederation of African Football, CAF; Ahmad Ahmad has been released.

He was released by French anti-corruption officials on Thursday evening without charge.

We had earlier reported that the Police in France arrested the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad in Paris, capital of France on Thursday.

FIFA had earlier confirmed Ahmad’s arrest by the French authorities in a statement.

The statement read: “FIFA is unaware of the details surrounding this investigation and is therefore not in a position to make any comment on it specifically.

“FIFA is asking the French authorities for any information that might be relevant to investigations taking place within its Ethics Committee.”

Ahmad, a former Malagasy cabinet minister, had been reported last month to FIFA’s ethics committee for alleged corruption and sexual harassment by CAF general secretary, Amr Fahmy, who was then fired, NAN reports.

Among the allegations is the claim that Ahmad forced CAF to buy sportswear through a French company rather than directly from manufacturers, and at inflated prices.

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Nigerians query Boko Haram defeat as they react to Yobe missing girls

Nigerians query Boko Haram defeat as they react to Yobe missing girls

Conflicting reports on missing school girls in Yobe State has stirred up concerns on President Muhammadu Buhari government’s claim of defeating Boko Haram.

There was a report that 48 out of 98 girls Government Girls’ Science and Technical Secondary School, Dapchi Yobe State missing were earlier rescued.

However, another report had it that other girls were reportedly rescued on Wednesday night at Jilli-Muwarti, a border village between Gaidam in Yobe state and Borno State.

It is still unclear how many of the girls they rescued and how many still missing.

Recall that the Nigerian military recently claimed that the sect had been completely defeated.

However, Some Nigerians seem to be of the opinion that the claimed victory over Boko Haram was a lie and mere propaganda by the present administration.

Others said the missing girls were part of APC 2019 propaganda.

Here are some comments:

@kunkeaddronmu “I thought boko haram have been defeated. So its all media jamboree. Nigerians what is the way forward?

@Kany10 “You can’t believe anything in this country. This is how they deceived us that Boko haram has been tactically defeated.

@somykhan “They will find the girls before 2019,to score political points but no boko would be caught or held responsible, this govt knows more about this insurgency

@jaync “Something fishy is happening! “Abducted on their way to a medical checkup” how did Boko Haram know exactly where to pick them up? And suddenly they’ve been found!! #fakenews #armyarrangement

@Mb. They told us they have defeated BH, that Shekeu(can’t spell d monster’s name) has escaped to Cameroon, that the army have taking over Sambisa n even constructing roads in it. But the question is where did this BH boys with all that ammunition to attack d school come from?

@chris chidi Useless govt. I thought the said Boko Haram has been defeated. What a wasteful 4 years u people have had so far

@yermiefash has technically defeated Boko Haram, in fact the Nigerian army have taken over sambisa forest, yet Boko Haram keeps kidnapping people and the Buhari government keeps paying millions of $ as ransom. Another 94 students are missing after Boko Haram attack in Yobe State.

@mrFtWe rushed to declare Boko Haram defeated. Now 94 girls are missing in Yobe after a fresh Boko Haram invasion! And while the Presidency remains silent on the issue, Lauretta Onochie has isssued a statement on Yusuf Buhari’s health… #AllLivesMatter

@Apoztl3 “And they said just recently with all optimism that BH menace is now history… What can this bunch of never do well’s ever get right

”No election until you provide my husband!" – Nnamdi Kanu’s wife to FG

Kanu and wife

The wife of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu During an Interview with BBC has advised the Nigerian Government to Provide her husband, else no body will vote come 2019, .
Uchechi Kanu who was on air on Monday said he husband hasn’t been seem since the army raided Anambra.

Her words:

“In the next coming election. We need to have that in mind that for us to ever be better, we need to stand up. Yes, Nnamdi Kanu’s issue should be the number one thing: where is he?
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You need to provide him; at least tell us where he is. You need to at least do something before you run an election, otherwise we aren’t going to vote.”

Mr. Kanu is wanted by the Nigerian government for alleged treason. He has not been seen in public since September 2017 when the army raided his residence in Abia state. The army denies knowing his whereabouts.

Mrs. Kanu maintained that the Nigerian Army should tell the world what happened to her husband, saying nobody in his family knows whether he was dead or alive. .

When asked how life has been since her husband’s “disappearance”, she became emotional, describing the experience as difficult. “It is difficult,” she said about raising their child without her husband, adding that the child sometimes says things that break her heart. .

He goes sometime… he says ‘Daddy’, and that kills me more, because I don’t know what to say to him,” she said

President Buhari commended for using cheap refreshments at his meeting with Senior Citizens by a Nigerian

A Nigerian on his Facebook page has commended President Mohammadu Buhari for using cheap refreshment in a meeting with senior citizen claiming that's the exact change he voted for. The man who is identified as Adamu Muhammed, shared the photo above on his Facebook page and wrote below checklist to buttress his claim.

''CHECK LIST
Smooty Chapman= 120 Naira
Peach = 150 Naira
Chi Exotic = 400 ×3 1200 Naira
Coca Cola 150×3 =450 Naira
Bottled water 70×5= 350
GRAND TOTAL = 2, 270 Naira. This is the cost of Refreshment spread across the table of VIP's in today's Nigeria.
Subjects, President of the most populous black country on the earth. Executive Governor of a Nigerian State, 1st Class Emir and 3rd most influential Emir after Sultan and the Emir of Kano.
THIS IS THE CHANGE I VOTED FOR''.

Is that the change you voted for? Let us know on the comment box.

''President Buhari rerun is a must'' says Governor Yahaya Bello

Kogi state governor while speaking at an APC rally in the state over the weekend affirmed that President Buhari must contest for his second term come 2019 claiming the 24 governors of APC extraction are solidly behind him. He also said that all PDP strong men have joined his party ahead of 2019 election claiming they have seen the light in APC as they hold better programmes and plans for nation.

In his words “President Buhari must contest second term because all the 24 APC governors are ready to support his reelection. All the PDP members that mattered in the state have all decamped to the APC because they have seen the light and realised that APC has better programme for the people of the state and Nigeria in general.” he said

IPMAN reveals solution to ending Nigeria’s fuel scarcity relies in the hands of President Buhari

Police nab 3 principal suspects in Zamfara killings On February 19, 201811:09 amIn NewsComments By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-THE Police authorities have recorded a major breakthrough in their efforts to arrest and prosecute the bandits that perpetuated the February 14 killings in Zamfara State with the arrest of three principal suspects. The three principal suspects arrested for participating in the recent Zamfara killings, according to police source, are now in Police Custody. Police The suspects whose names were given as Halilu Garba, alias Masashi, aged 45 years;Zubairu Malafa, alias Wakili, aged 45 years and Nafi’u Bahamas, alias Zakiru and aged 40 years old respectively are said to be assisting the Police in the investigation into crime. Vanguard learnt that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, after being informed of the development, had directed that the suspected bandits be immediately moved to the Force Headquarters, Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, confirmed the arrest following enquiry from Vanguard. Details coming…

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/police-nab-3-principal-suspects-zamfara-killings/

IPMAN reveals solution to ending Nigeria’s fuel scarcity relies in the hands of President Buhari

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said that scarcity of fuel would persist unless President Muhammadu Buhari’s government breaks the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)’s monopoly of importation and distribution of petroleum products. Western Zonal Chairman of IPMAN, Debo Ahmed, stated this yesterday at a press conference in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital

He added that breaking NNPC’s monopoly remained the most urgent step to end the scarcity. Ahmed said: “The fuel scarcity will persist for sometime because the NNPC, as sole importer, distributor and retailer, has no capacity to meet the country’s demand for petrol. That is a very dangerous monopoly that could destroy the economy.”

He noted that the quantity of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) being imported into the country is haphazardly distributed to the disadvantage of IPMAN, which is said to have 80 per cent share of the market.

He also pointed out that NNPC’s retail mega stations, which have 3.5 per cent share of the market, were allocated 50 per cent of available products in all the functioning depots across the country. “IPMAN with 80 per cent share of the market is allocated 30 per cent share of the products in all functioning government depots in the country.

“With this distribution pattern, the NNPC and the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) are strangulating IPMAN because the gates to a lot of our marketers stations are locked up. “Most of the imported petrol are given to depot owners under the PFI system to sell to independent marketers at a controlled price of N133. 28 but private depot owners will sell at N160 or N162, which is above the regulated price.

“Again, most of our marketers have been rendered useless, while many others have laid off their staff. Many others now have problems with their bankers.”

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