Imminent Flood Disaster: Anambra SEMA Renews Call for Alertness

Sequel to the prediction and insistence by the Nigeria Meteorological Institute, that the intensity of rainfall will increase in September and October this year, the Anambra State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, has renewed its call on the citizenry to be on their guard against imminent flood disasters.

The Executive Secretary of SEMA, Chief Paul Odenigbo noted that SEMA had already in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and some members of the Executive Council, EXCO, toured flood-prone local government areas of the state two times in the last three months.

Former NSA To Jonathan Sambo Dasuki, to be arraigned Tuesday over alleged firearm offences

 Nigeria’s immediate past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has been formally charged with illegal possession of firearms.

Charges filed by Nigeria’s Director of Public Prosecutions,  Mohammed Diri, indicate that Mr. Dasuki would appear in an Abuja court on Tuesday to face charges including unlawful possession of several assault rifles and ammunition.

President Buhari Didn't Promise Anything Under 100 Days in Office---Lai Mohammed

The Spokesman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Lai Mohammed Monday said President Buhari never promised to do anything within his 1st 100 days in office.

He disclosed this on a Live Television Telecast on Channels Television in defense of the Buhari's led administration. 

 His words: “Buhari never promised to do anything in 100 days, that’s the honest truth. You see, when you are running a campaign, all kinds of literature will emerge from all sorts of groups but I came here and I said there are only just two documents that you can judge a party with. That is the constitution of the party and the manifesto of the party. Those are the only two documents that are registered with INEC you can go to court on or hold a party accountable for” he said.

Ben Carson Set To Be At Par With Donalp Trump in Poll Upset

The United State of America  Republican party presidential hopeful Dr. 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. 

               

Ashiwaju.org reports that Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben 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.

EFCC Arrest Adamawa State University VC and Others for Selling SUV Jeep Worth N13 Million For N150,000 Scrap Value

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arrested top officials of the Adamawa State University for selling a N13 million government-owned Toyota Land Cruiser as scrap.

The commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest in a telephone interview with Ashiwaju.org revealed hat most of the vehicles had not been tested by any government official before the expiration of the Dr. Goodluck Jonathan led administration and the immediate past president of the federal republic of Nigeria. 

Jonathan, Alison-Madueke, CSO Obuah in trouble over $6.9million ‘mobile stage’ scandal

Between himself, his Chief Security Officer and the former Petroluem Minister, former President Goodluck Jonathan spent, in just one deal, a princely $6.9 million dollars to buy three 40-feet mobile stages for use during mass public speaking events, investigations have now revealed.

Federal government investigators and security agencies say this is just one of the tons of allegedly corrupt practices frequently engaged and condoned under the presidency of the immediate past president.

Akpabio Involve In Motor Accident In Abuja

Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State,  Mr. Godswill Akpabio, escaped death Monday after his car was reportedly ignored the traffic light at Bolingo Junction Abuja, and crashed  along the Airport Road in Abuja.

Ashiwwaju.org learnt that the accident  which occurred close to the Ship House was on top speed to ignore  the traffic light at the junction. 

President Buhari Defends Self Appointment of SGF, others

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday defended the appointment of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal and five others.

The appointments, announced on Thursday, had sparked reactions, with reports of complaints in some quarters that they tilted in favour of the North.

COMMUNIQUE ON THE SOUTH-EAST/ DELTA STATES SECURITY CONFERENCE 2015 HELD ON SATURDAY, 22.08.15 AT THE GOVERNORS ' LODGE AMAWBIA, ANAMBRA STATE.

At the end of the highly successful security conference which held under the theme: Security - Bedrock of Governance, aimed at fostering a partnership among Abia, Anambra, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States to enhance the fight against crimes and criminality. The ‎participants which cut across various strata of society including the Inspector-General of Police, the Director General of the Department of State Services, members  of the National Assembly, traditional rulers, religious leaders, market leaders, civil society groups as well as security stakeholders from the six states and contiguous states resolved as follows:

ONU Backs President Buhari's Appointment Mechanism

Former Abia State Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, said yesterday that the APC government, under President Muhammadu Buhari, is doing everything to take the country to a new direction where honesty and patriotism reign.

Onu, who spoke when he received a delegation from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) at his Abuja home, also said the three legacy parties formed the APC because of the realisation that the nation was in need of change.