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When I want to sack someone corrupt, religious leaders call me not to - Osinbajo

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<b>Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says
whenever he wants to sack a public official that has been found to be corrupt,
he gets many calls from religious and political leaders not to do so.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Speaking on at 24th Nigerian
Economic Summit plenary on corruption and rule of law, in Abuja on Monday, the
vice-president said the Nigerian elite are often times in the way of getting
rid of a corrupt official.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ngaire Woods, the founding dean
of Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, who moderated the
plenary asked Ossinbajo to tell the summit who calls him when he wants to sack
someone corrupt.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In his response, Osinbajo said:
“I would like to refer to the Nigerian elite, and it’s probably not fair to be
that broad, but practically, every segment, because people who have access to
you, they could be political leaders, religious leaders, business leaders,
whoever has access to you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What public office holders should learn from Fayose’s trial – CACOL

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The Centre for Anti-Corruption
and Open Leadership, CACOL, has reacted to the arraignment of former Governor
of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose.</div>
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CACOL lauded Fayose’s arraignment
at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday over alleged fraud and
misappropriation of N30.8bn, which came after the expiration of the
ex-governor’s immunity from prosecution.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In a statement by its Coordinator for Media and Publications, Adegboyega Otunuga, CACOL
recommeded speedy trial of the former Governor, while calling on other public
office holders to learn from Fayose’s predicament.</div>
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The centre said, “It would be
recalled that the immediate past governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, had,
on October 16th, the very day his tenure elapsed, submitted himself at the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s Headquarters, in Abuja, for
offences that border on corrupt enrichment and diversion of public funds, part
of which includes allegedly receiving N1.3bn (One Billion, Three Hundred
Million Naira) from the former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu
Obanikoro, which was used to allegedly rig the 2014 Ekiti state governorship
election in his favour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What APC presidential aspirants asked Buhari to do to Oshiomhole immediately

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A coalition of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidates have insisted that the
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams
Oshiomhole must be removed now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The coalition, in a statement described that former Edo State Governor as cancerous, accusing him
of causing much of the crisis brewing in the party.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The presidential aspirants were
reacting to Oshiomhole’s latest statement where he alleged a gang up against
him by some influential persons in the party, singling out Alhaji Mumakai
Unagha.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the statement signed by Dr.
SKC Ogbonnia and Alhaji (Barr.) Mumakai Unagham the coalition called on
President Muhammadu Buhari to call an emergency meeting where vote of no
confidence will be passed on Oshiomhole.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Davido ignores INEC, declares Adeleke as ‘Governor’ Of Osun

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Popular Nigerian Musician, Davido
has declared his uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke winner of the Osun governorship
election.</div>
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The super Star stated this while
performing alongside other artistes under his record label during the closing
ceremony of the 2018 felaberation as against the declaration by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) that APC’s Oyetola won the election.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Recall that Davido
had opposed the result of rerun election, lamenting that PDP supporters were
not allowed to vote in some LGs by some APC thugs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The State Returning Officer,
Prof. Joseph Adeola Afuwape announced that Oyetola garnered 255,505 votes to
defeat his main rival, Senator Ademola Adeleke who polled 255,023votes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Neymar has fuelled speculation that he is set to make a sensational return to Barcelona just days after details of his release clause emerged.<br>
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The Paris Saint-Germain forward missed his team's 5-0 hammering of Amiens on Saturday after boss Thomas Tuchel gave him a few days off following his exertions in Brazil's injury time win over Argentina.<br>
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And the world's most expensive footballer chose to spend his leisure time by returning to Barcelona to meet up with his pal, countryman Arthur, who plays for the Catalan giants.<br>
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Neymar, who joined the French club in £200million move from Barcelona in the summer of 2017, shared footage and pictures of his trip in his Instagram story.<br>
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Supreme Court nullifies order permitting APC to conduct primaries in Rivers

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 The Supreme Court, on Monday, set-aside an interim order of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, which gave the All Progressives Congress, APC, the nod to conduct its Ward, Local Government and State Congresses in Rivers State.<br>
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The apex court, in a judgment that was delivered by Justice Centus Nweze, faulted the appellate court for issuing an order for the stay of execution of a Rivers State High Court order that barred the APC from going ahead with its planned congress, pending the determination of a suit before it.<br>
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It noted that the high court had on the basis of a suit that was lodged by one Abdulahi Umar and 22 others, issued injunctive reliefs that expressesly forbade the APC from conducting congress in the state.<br>
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According to the Supreme Court, Justice Chiwendu Nwogu of the high court gave the interim order of injunction on May 11, on a day that some hoodlums loyal to a faction of the APC, besieged the high court premises in Port Harcourt.<br>
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The organised labour has submitted proceedings of the National Minimum Wage Negotiation Tripartite Committee to President Muhammadu Buhari.<br>
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The document to the President contained proceedings of all the meetings the Committee had and the resolution to have N30,000 as new minimum wage.<br>
Vanguard reliably gathered that the document was submitted on Monday at the State House, Abuja.<br>
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It was also gathered that the Presidency had demanded for the proceedings of the negotiation team when labour embarked on strike immediately the Federal Government suspended sine die the negotiation meeting.<br>
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It was further gathered that the document also contains the resolution in which N30,000 was agreed as the proposed new minimum wage.<br>
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Sani Mustapha Mohammed, the
senator representing Niger south, has resigned from the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in protest.</div>
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Mohammed is said to be angered by
the decision of the ruling party to drop his name from the list of candidates
cleared for the 2019 general election.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Shehu Sani, the senator
representing Kaduna central, also resigned from the party in protest on
Saturday over the removal of his name from the final list.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Confirming his decision to leave
the party, Mohammed said that he was leaving APC “because of
injustice”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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