President Buhari All Smiles as He Meets Nigerian Governors, Aisha, Others in London (Photos)

Photos have emerged showing seven governors including some elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, having a meeting with President Buhari in London 

 

Two Governors with President Buhari in London

 

TORI News reported earlier on Wednesday that seven Nigerian governors including governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) left Nigeria on Tuesday night to visit President Muhammadu Buhari in London.

 

It was gathered that the visit of the governors to Buhari was being organised by the office of the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Munguno (rtd.).

 

Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, had said the meeting will hold by 3:00pm in London on Wednesday, adding that Abdulaziz Yari, Governor of Zamfara state, led the delegation to the UK.

 

The governors and Buhari during the meeting in London

 

Listed among the six governors who visited the president are; Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Umar Ganduje (Kano), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Kashim Shettima (Borno), Samuel Ortom (Benue),

 

Photos have emerged online showing the governors from the Nigerian Governors Forum having a meeting with the President in London. Another photo also shows the president's wife, Aisha, beside her husband.

 

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Apprehension in America as Trump Bans All Transgender People From Serving in the US Army

The highly controversial president of the United States of America has banned all transgender from serving in the US army. 

Donald Trump

 

The US President, Donald Trump has said transgender people will not be allowed to serve ‘in any capacity’ in the US military.

 

He based the decision on ‘tremendous medical costs and disruption’.

 

Trump, in a tweet, said: ‘After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.

 

‘Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you.’

 

According to Metro UK, around this time last year, the Pentagon agreed it would allow transgender people to serve across the US military.

 

There are an estimated 250 transgender troops currently serving.

 

Since October last year, transgender troops have been able to receive medical care and start formally changing their gender identifications in the Pentagon’s personnel system.

 

But former defense secretary Ash Carter also gave the services until July 1 to develop policies to allow people already identifying as transgender to newly join the military, if they meet physical, medical and other standards, and have been stable in their identified genders for 18 months.

 

A report by the non-partisan RAND Corp last year found that treating transgender troops would cost as much as $8million annually, according to USA Today.

 

Trump’s defense secretary, James Mattis, delayed implementing a plan to accept transgender troops by six months while the report was carried out.

 

At the time, he said: ‘Since becoming the Secretary of Defense, I have emphasized that the Department of Defense must measure each policy decision against one critical standard: will the decision affect the readiness and lethality of the force?

 

‘Put another way, how will the decision affect the ability of America’s military to defend the nation? It is against this standard that I provide the following guidance on the way forward in accessing transgender individuals into the military Services.’

 

It is not clear when the ban will come into force.

 

The decision is a huge U-turn on what the Obama administration had put in place.

Customs Service Dismantles Illegal Check Points

All illegal checkpoints in Nigeria being manned by custom officials to extort money from the general public have been banned. 

 

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The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), has directed the immediate dismantling of all illegal check points in the country.

 

Ali announced this in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, on Wednesday in Abuja.

 

Attah said that the CGC directives were in line with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council drive to ease ways of doing business in Nigeria.

 

“The CGC reminded all commands that any check point mounted outside 40 kilometers to the land border is illegal while information patrols beyond the 40km limit should not last more than 24 hours at any given time.

 

“The 40km radius applies to land borders while no check point should be erected within the port areas,” Attah said.

 

He said that Ali had directed all Zonal Coordinators, Customs Area Controllers and Operatives of Customs Intelligence Unit to ensure strict compliance.

 

According to him, the CGC enjoins members of the business community to always comply with extant laws to help the service perform better.

Drama as EFCC Storms Enugu, Seals Multi-Billion Naira Mall

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have stormed Enugu State, sealing off a multi-million naira mall. 

EFCC Officials

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday sealed the multi-billion naira Enugu Mall occupied by SPAR, a multinational retail outlet.

 

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that EFCC officers stormed the building in the early hours of the day and dispersed all the workers.

 

Mr Chris Oluka, the Head of Public Affairs of EFCC, confirmed the incident, saying that the managers of the building flouted the directive of EFCC on the construction of the building.

 

Oluka said that the officers from Abuja raided the mall and dispersed workers who were recently recruited preparatory to official opening of business on Friday.

 

“Yes, our men went there to disperse them because they flouted our instructions.

“We had sealed the premises and wrote ‘under EFCC investigation’, but they covered the write-up with paint,” he said.

 

It would be recalled that the commission had earlier in the year sealed the mall, located beside the Enugu State House of Assembly, by writing the inscription ‘Under EFCC Investigation’.

 

However, construction work continued at the site.

 

Mr Johnson Babalola, the Zonal Head of Operations in EFCC South East, had during an earlier interaction with newsmen, said it was not against any known law for the owners to go ahead with construction work.

 

Babalola said that since the property was not yet under permanent forfeiture to the government, “construction work can still go on while investigations continue”.

 

On the new development, Oluka, however, said that allowing the business to operate in the building could jeopardise investigations.

“I do not have much to say about this because the officers that dispersed the workers this morning came from Abuja,” Oluka said.

 

On the invitation of the managee of the mall to the zonal office of the commission after the workers were dispersed, Oluka said it should not be misconstrued as an arrest.

“They were invited to come and explain why they did what we told them not to do,” Oluka said.

 

Some workers at the mall, however, expressed displeasure over the incident, describing it as anti-labour.

 

Some of the newly recruited workers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they were worried because EFCC officials swooped on the mall just two days to the official opening.

 

One of the workers said: “we are surprised this can happen at a time the government is preaching job creation.

“Over 250 of us were employed by this company and we are not certain what will happen next.

“We are appealing to the authorities concerned to look into it urgently and save us from continued hardship.”

 

Efforts to reach the managers failed as they were all at the EFCC office for interrogation as at the time of this report.

Liverpool's Coutinho Agrees Big Money Move to Barcelona

Emerging reports have it that Brazilian playmaker, Coutinho might be departing the English Premier league in a sensational switch to Spain. 

 

Philippe Coutinho

 

Barcelona are expected to make an improved offer for Philippe Coutinho to Liverpool after the Brazillian reportedly agreed personal terms with the Spanish giants.

 

According to reports in Spain, the Catalans, who had an intial £72m bid rejected, will test Reds manager Jurgen Klopp’s resolve to keep the 25-year-old with an improved offer that could be as much as £89.5m.

 

With PSG hovering around Barcelona’s forward, Neymar, bringing Coutinho to the Nou Camp may persuade him to stay.

 

However, Coutinho to Nou Camp may not be easy picking for Barca as he only signed a new contract with Liverpool to 2022 back in January.

BREAKING News: Senate Votes to Change Name of Nigeria Police Force...See the New Chosen Name

A total of 87 senators have voted to change the name of the Nigeria Police Force during the constitution amendment alterations which must now be signed into law by the president. 

File photo: National Assembly

 

The members of the Senator Bukola Saraki-led Nigerian Senate have on Wednesday, voted to support the bill to change the name of the Nigeria Police Force to become Nigerian Police. 

 

According to a Tweet TORI News culled from the lawmaker's page (@NGRSenate) in the vote on the name change, 87 senators voted for YES while 2 voted for NO with 1 abstaining. 

 

 

The amendment was made during the debate on report for constitution review which had been earlier adopted adopted by the joint session of the committees of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

 

But the alterations by the National Assembly have to be signed into law by the Nigerian president before they become effective. 

 

We'll be bringing you more details later...

How 9 People Were Found Lifeless After 'Cooking to Death' Inside the Back of a Lorry (Photos)

As many as nine persons have been found lifeless after they reportedly 'cooked to death'in the back of a really hot lorry. 

The nine persons were found dead in this vehicle

 

A man, identified as James Mathew Bradley, has been arrested after at least nine people died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer found outside a Walmart store in Texas.

 

According to Metro UK, the man is due in court.

 

Federal prosecutors say James Mathew Bradley, 60, of Clearwater, Florida, will be charged on Monday.

 

Officials say nearly 20 other people rescued from the back of the rig in San Antonio early on Sunday are in hospital in critical condition, many with extreme dehydration and heatstroke.

 

Foreign officials from Mexico and Guatemala confirmed people from those countries were found in the abandoned tractor-trailer.

 

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Thomas Homan said the truck driver is in custody.

 

The local US Attorney’s Office would not say whether Bradley was the alleged driver who was arrested. 

How My Boss in Ghana Asked Me for S*x - BBNaija's Gifty Opens Up

Gifty, the controversial figure and rumoured girlfriend of Nigerian singer - Mr2kay has opened up on some key aspects of her life in her recent interview. 

 

Gifty Brian Onyechukwu Ajumobi

 

Gifty Brian Onyechukwu Ajumobi of the Big Brother Naija fame made a detour from a marriage she considered a misadventure but the 24-year-old actress has shrugged off the gloom of that experience. In this interview with Lanre Odukoya of the New Telegraph, she speaks about BBN, her humble beginnings and how she came to the spotlight.

 

After these past months, if your mind races back to that time, what kind of feeling do you get?

 

What crosses my mind anytime I think about that experience is how fun it was, although at a point it was quite challenging. When I actually sat down and reminded myself of who I actually am, I adjusted myself to reality and decided to win every task. It was quite fun. That’s how I would describe Big Brother Naija2.

 

There were a few beautiful ladies in that house and there were also quite a number of good looking guys. Of all the good looking guys, is there a particular one that you like differently and for a particular reason?

 

As a matter of fact, I cherished everyone then and I still cherish them. I had and still have no special person that I actually set my mind on. Everyone was so special to me.

 

You bonded with some people and you did some revealing stuffs with one or two people…

I bonded with everyone, if you actually watched it closely. I related with everyone and I did stuffs with everyone down to ladies and the guys because I saw everyone as family. I said to myself that what I could do in my own house like bonding with family, let me just bond with them too.

 

Before Big Brother Naija, what were you doing?

 

I was into the entertainment industry. I was a model and an actress and I’m still a model and an actress.

 

Could you recall the names of some of the movies that you’ve done that are popular?

 

I have done a couple of movies. I would say Nkoli Nwa Nsukka season 2. It’s an Igbo film but I acted as a foreigner who came back from the States with her husband who is a rich guy. Then I did Egg of Vulture where I played the lead role. In Nkoli Nwa Nsukka, I played the sub-lead. And in Chocolate Pinging Salon produced by Uche Nancy, I played the sub-lead with Queen Nwokoye. I also played the lead role in Lisa’s Cross. There are quite a lot of them.

 

How did you get into the movie industry?

 

It was just by luck. I didn’t go for any audition. I actually told this story to the housemates when I was in the house. I drove out with a car that belonged to a friend of mine. So there was this guy, I didn’t know he was a producer. I was actually on my lane and then, his car dented the vehicle I was driving. I got down and was trying to tell him that he was wrong. I was trying to stand on my right and he said, ‘I like the way you talk. Are you an actress?’ Then, I retorted, Oga, I’m not an actress. This car is not mine. It’s my friend’s car. You need to re-paint and all that. He said we’ll see what to do about that and gave me his card and said he is a producer. He said he had produced a lot of movies and “I want you to play the lead role of my movie that I’ll be shooting in a few days.” So, I got interested. I called him and he directed me and I got involved in the movie. I’ve forgotten the name of the movie. That was in 2011 or 2012.

 

What’s the name of the producer?

 

I can’t remember. That was the first movie I shot. After that first movie, it took a while to get used to the industry.

 

What memories do you hold of growing up and having men run after you? What’s the most dramatic experience you’ve had?

 

After my step father passed away, things were a little bit tough. I’m a strong woman. I remember I asked my aunty for money for school fees and she denied me the money. This was someone who was a multimillionaire. I found it very difficult to forgive her. I haven’t said this in any interview and I think I feel relieved saying this. So, I told my mum that we were not going to ask anybody for any favour. We were going to do this on our own. When I was schooling at the University of Ghana, Legon, I was working as a receptionist and I was getting a lot of stupid offers to the extent that the CEO of the company wanted to sleep with me but I didn’t allow it. I actually had to drop the job because I couldn’t give what he asked for. My mum had to go to friends to give them what they sold then she could put her profit on them and that was how things were.

 

 

There was a story that you were once married and you quit your marriage. What really happened?

 

I’ve actually discussed this in so many interviews and I’ll still maintain my ground that I wish not to talk about it because it’s actually a dark part of my life that I wish not to ever visit again. All what I can say is that I was 19 to 20. I was quite naive. I didn’t know what to do. I wanted to do what other girls were doing; get married, flaunt rings and all that. What matters is that I’m a survivor. I’m strong and I’m standing and I have a name.

 

What are your plans, after Big Brother?

 

As it stands right now, I’m still in the entertainment industry. I’m still modeling. I’m still acting. And I’m open to bigger endorsements and bigger jobs. Right now, I have intention of doing something for widows because my mum has been my inspiration. She is my strength. It has not been easy trying to cater for four children. I’m the second child, but first girl child. She has been my strength, so I said one day I would try and start a foundation that has to do with widows. I’d use the platform to tell them that even if their husbands were dead, they could still survive.

 

Are you currently in a relationship or are you open to a relationship with men who may have sincere intentions?

 

The thing is that I’m not into any relationship. What I would say is that, right now, I’m focused on business. Whether men come or not, it’s fine by me. What I’m focused on right now is how to build a strong foundation, how to build a strong name for myself and my future kids, my family. Marriage would come but I’m not in a hurry.

 

What are the qualities you want in a man?

 

First of all, I want a very God-fearing man, intelligent and brilliant. He has to be handsome, respectful and humble.

 

What if he’s not rich?

 

The man needs to be comfortable. That’s a must. It’s a must I marry a man who is capable of taking care of his family. I want a man who can fill that space of a responsible

Important Signs That You're Living Above Your Means

An adage says cut your coat according to your cloth. But in the fast-paced world of today, it's easy to go in deep over your head. However, there are some signs that show you're biting more than you can chew. 

File photo (Image: psychologytoday.com)

 

You’ve never set a budget

 

According to www.dailyworth.com, having a written budget is one of the most important steps to financial freedom and living within your means. So if you’ve never set financial parameters for yourself and you’re not filthy rich; chances are that you need to take an honest inventory of your income, spending, and savings goals. This exercise can help you track not only what you’re buying, but also how and when.

 

You save less than five per cent

 

Those who want financial security during their retirement years must make sure that they aren’t among those who are spending more than they make. If you are saving less than five per cent of your gross income, you are likely in over your head. A savings rate below five per cent means you could be in real danger of financial ruin if someone in your family were to have a medical emergency or your need to carry out an impromptu project. Ideally, everyone should try to save as much as they can but in terms of targets, the rule most financial advisors suggest is 10 per cent of your gross income. Beginning at age 30, if you were to save 10 per cent of your N1, 000,000 annual income or N100,000 every year, and earn an annual rate of return of five per cent, that money would grow to more than N10,000,000 by the time you are 65.

 

You have no emergency fund

 

Part of the reason you need savings is to pay, in cash, for those inevitable emergency purchases like if your car has a major fault or you get hit with an excruciatingly high bill. Financing these kinds of expenses with a loan will only continue the cycle of living beyond what you can afford. Try to build an emergency fund of about N50, 000; that way, you at least have a cushion when an unexpected expense crops up. Try to do this within six months and set aside as much as possible each month towards the goal. This is not your total emergency fund. It is simply a place to start.

 

No money left at the end of the month

 

People who live on paycheck to paycheck often believe that they can’t save money or spend less because their lifestyle has become a habit. However, there are typically at least one or two small ways you can cut back; like trading a pricey cable bill for Netflix, which is cheaper and can be split among friends. An easy way to jump-start savings and become more conscious of your spending decisions is to enact a no-spend month. Allow yourself to spend money only on the bare necessities for 30 days —rent, bills, groceries— and cut out everything else. No clothes shopping, no eating out, and especially no online splurging. Nothing puts your finances in check more than a consumption detox.

 

Bills are spiraling out of control

 

Buying on credit and paying by installment has become a pastime. It’s much easier to buy a new flat screen TV when the salesman breaks down the price in monthly installments. The problem is that all of these bills start to add up and you end up nickel and diming yourself into bankruptcy. If your monthly income is being sliced and diced to pay for dozens of unnecessary installment purchases and services, you are likely in over your head. Lay out all of your monthly bills on your kitchen table and go through them one by one. Some of the best places to find savings include your telephone bills, utility bills (turn off the lights, don’t run the air conditioner if nobody is home) and your entertainment expenses (you could start to dine out less and pack lunch for work).

 

-Punch

Innoson CEO Gives Brand New Car, Salary for Life to a Man Who Prophesied About His Car Business in 1979 (Photos)

The CEO of Innoson Ltd has gifted a brand new car to a man who prophesied to him in 1979 that he would be the first African to manufacture vehicles and sell to different African countries. 

Innoson CEO and the car receiver

 

Here's how a Facebook user, Franklin Okechukwu Onwubiko reported the story on social media;

 

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Last Saturday, July 22nd the Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Ltd, Chief Dr Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma OFR gave out a brand new Innoson IVM G5 to Mr Ikechukwu Osakwe popularly known as Osabros who prophesied to him in 1979 that he would be the first man in Africa to manufacture vehicles and sell to different African countries. 

 

The prophecy was given at the period the then Innocent Chukwuma could not boast of a car, talk less of manufacturing one. According to Dr Chukwuma during the presentation of the car, he recalled on how Mr Ikechukwu Osakwe all the way from Kano blocked him at the front of his house early in the morning and told him he has a message for him. 

 

Mr Osakwe went on to narrate a dream he had about him, how he saw in the said dream his vehicle manufacturing company known as CAP PLC. "He told me that CAP means Chukwuma Automobile Productions. Immediately he said that I laughed him to scorn and left him immediately. 

 

 

After some years when I established the first motorcycle assembly plant, he came back again to remind me of that dream again and told me that I will still manufacture vehicles. Of a truth it was after I had established my vehicle manufacturing plant that I realized that his prophecy was real. 

 

This week I signed an MOU with TAXI PLUS all the way from MALI to supply about 400 vehicles to Mali and I then recalled that Mr Ikechukwu Osakwe prophesied as far back as 1979 that I will be the first indigenous vehicle manufacturing company to sell cars to other African countries. I shed tears of joy and said this can only be the hand of God. That is why I have invited him to let him know that his prophecy has been fulfilled. I have decided to give him a Brand new IVM G5 SUV and pay him a monthly salary for life. I want to encourage him to keep serving His God".

 

The presentation of the vehicle was witnessed by the members of Osakwe's family, friends and relatives. The presentation was done by Chief Gabriel Chukwuma, (Gabros), immediate elder brother to Dr Innocent Chukwuma who equally was a witness in 1979 when the prophecy was given. 

 

In his vote of thanks, Mr Osakwe expressed gratitude to Dr Chukwuma and further told him that more great things will still happen to him and IVM. He prayed for Dr Chukwuma and told him that the Grace of God that has brought him this far will continue to see him through till IVM becomes a dominant force in Africa.

 

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198 Nigerians Deported from Saudi Arabia

No less than 198 Nigerians illegally living in Saudi Arabia have arrived in Kano following deportation moves by the Arabian country. 

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The Federal Government on Saturday received no fewer than 198 Nigerians illegally residing in Saudi Arabia at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport at about 10 am.

This number was out of the 1,800 Nigerians living illegally in Saudi Arabia, who were given amnesty to return to the country.

The 198 persons including women and children returned with their luggage on board a Med-View aircraft.

Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Kano received the first batch of the returnees.

Mohammed Yahaya-Sani, the Consular at the Nigerian Consulate in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, who led the illegal immigrants to Nigeria, told newsmen at the airport that the Federal Government sponsored their return.

According to him, the illegal migrants voluntarily reported to the Nigerian Embassy to be returned to Nigeria in compliance with the three months evacuation notice issued to them by Saudi authorities, which will expire on July 24.

Yahaya-Sani said that contrary to speculations, the returnees were not deported rather they voluntarily accepted the amnesty offer granted them by the Saudi authorities for illegal immigrants to leave the country.

“They decided on their own to return to Nigeria. The Saudi authorities offered amnesty to all illegal immigrants to leave the country within three months,” he said.

The official handed over the returnees to NEMA officials at the airport who witnessed and documented their returns before they later departed to their various towns and villages.

NAN