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EFCC Chairman Magu (right) with CAF Sadiqjue The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared corruption as a crime against humanity and national security. Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of EFCC, called for a concerted effort to tackle the menace when he visited the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Abubakar Sadique, on Monday. He visited the Air Force of the military to drum the message of anti-corruption in the military. Magu, who said anti-corruption fight should not be left for the EFCC alone, appealed to Nigerians to shun corruption. “ Everywhere, there is corruption. We must fight it. Corruption is a crime against humanity and a threat to national security. “Let us all tackle corruption, even in the military, let us join hands together to kill corruption or at least reduce it to its barest minimum.” He appealed to the CAS to use his good offices to mobilise women in uniform against corruption. “When the women are effectively galv...

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Brazil’s Chapecoense players pose for pictures during their 2016 Copa Sudamericana semifinal second leg football match in Chapeco, Brazil, on November 23. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images Authorities are responding to an emergency after a plane with 72 people on board crashed on its way to Medellin international airport in Colombia. The airport said on its Twitter account that the aircraft had departed from Bolivia. Local media reported that the charter aircraft was carrying members of the football team Chapecoense from Brazil, which is scheduled to play Copa Sudamerica finals against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in Medellin. Noticias Caracol (@NoticiasCaracol) #LoÚltimo Avión que transportaba al equipo Chapecoense de Brasil se encuentra desaparecido https://t.co/ib3I96L34E pic.twitter.com/yDyn4tJbgV November 29, 2016 Medellin’s Mayor Federico Gutierrez said that it is possible there are survivors. “It’s a tragedy of huge proportions,” Gutier...

Mayorkun As the most anticipated and biggest award show, The Headies draws near, a lot of buzz and mixed reactions have trailed the nomination list with artistes going on social media to voice out their feelings. Earlier in the year,Davido had stated that he would pull a ‘Kanye ‘at this year’s Headies  if his newly signed act, Mayorkun doesn’t win the next rated. Few weeks back, the nomination list was released and Mayrokun was absent from the list. HipTv had an interview with Mayorkun recently to have his reaction on not getting on the Headies nomination list and he shared this: “I think everything is just time, I wasn’t really expecting my name to be there, although Most people expected my name to be there. People I saw there were those that deserve it.  From the word ‘rookie’, When I started this year, I said to my self that if there is any award am suppose to be getting, then it should be a starter award. Obviously I’m just starting, this is m...

NASS The Upper Legislative Chamber on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 commenced deliberations on the 2017 – 2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The consideration of the MTEF was sequel to the request of President Muhammadu Buhari in accordance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007, seeking the Chamber’s approval for the three year nation’s financial proposal.  The Bill was presented before the Chamber for second reading debate by the Senate Leader, Muhammed Ali Ndume. He stated that the 2017 – 2019 MTEF is predicated on a benchmark of N290 to 1 dollar, with projected oil production of 2.2 million to 2.3 million barrels per day in 2017 and 2.3 million – 2.4 million barrels per day in 2018 and 2019 at a projected cost of $22.5 per barrel. He added that the MTEF would be used to structure the economy for enhanced productivity that will translate to the transformation of the various sectors of the economy through im...

Women in Gordil, Central African Republic (CAR), carry food and water back home as evening descends. Photo: OCHA/Gemma Cortes 28 November 2016 – With nearly half the population in the Central African Republic (CAR) in need of humanitarian assistance, some $400 million is required over the coming year to shore up relief efforts that will be critical “to save the lives of people who are among the poorest and most forgotten on this planet,” a senior United Nations official said today. Speaking to UN Member States in Geneva, the Minister for Social Welfare and Reconciliation, Virginie Baikoua, and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for CAR, Fabrizio Hochschild, said the funds are desperately needed despite the progress made over the past three years. Clashes between the mainly Muslim Séléka rebel coalition and anti-Balaka militia, which are mostly Christian, plunged the country of 4.5 million people into civil conflict in 2013. Despite significant progress and succe...

Ban-Ki moon Ahead of the 2016 World AIDS Day, outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the organisation is working toward ending the AIDS scourge by 2030. “The United Nations is working worldwide to end AIDS by 2030,” Ban said on Monday in New York in his message for World AIDS Day, observed on Dec. 1. Ban said 35 years since the emergence of AIDS, the international community could look back with some pride. He, however, said the global community must look ahead with resolve and commitment to reach the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. “There has been real progress in tackling the disease.  More people than ever are on treatment.  Since 2010, the number of children infected through mother‑to‑child transmission has dropped by half. “Fewer people die of AIDS‑related causes each year.  And people living with HIV are living longer lives,” he said. According to him, the number of people with access to life-savin...

  bags of rice The Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr Dave Umahi, told a delegation of military officers from the Command and Staff College, Jaji on a courtesy call on him, that he would lead a task force of senior government officials to enforce the ban on foreign rice in markets throughout his state. Bags of rice Bags of rice He justified this intention by pointing out that most brands of rice brought into the state were not parboiled, which means they would “become poisonous” after six months. Every rice dealer would have to present a certification of the quality of the rice they stock or face the wrath of the task force. On the face of it, this measure is commendable for several reasons. The first is that, in the face of scarcity of foreign exchange for the importation of rice, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had since last year placed rice among the 41 products for which forex would not be granted to importers. CBN’s move was aimed at encouraging Nigerian rice farmer...

Senator Makarfi The Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday called for a total cancellation of the governorship election held in Ondo State at the weekend. Accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of complicity in the alleged rigging of the polls, the faction disclosed its plan to contest the result at the tribunal. But the Ali Modu Sheriff faction declared that the PDP lost the governorship election because of impunity allegedly displayed by some governors within his party. The reaction made at a press conference in Abuja yesterday by Sheriff’s deputy, Cairo Ojuogboh was in response to an accusation by the caretaker committee that the faction acted the role of a spoiler during the election. The caretaker committee, in a statement by its spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye said that Sheriff’s consistent claim to the office of chairman “is a continuation of the plans to cause mayhem in...