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Former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Maharazu Tsiga, says Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, was not entitled to an exemption certificate as at the time of her request in 2019. Tsiga, the NYSC DG at January 2009 made the disclosure while speaking to Premium Times. The online investigation platform had accused Adeosun of “parading a fake NYSC exemption certificate.” Adeosun is yet to react to the allegation. But the NYSC said Adeosun did apply for an exemption certificate adding that it would investigate the document she is currently parading. Police reacts to Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun NYSC certificate forgery scandal. “We have what is called strong room. I believe from there they can easily identify if a certificate is issued by the NYSC or not,” Tsiga said when asked about the NYSC’s claim about an ongoing investigation. When asked if anybody who graduated below the age of 30 but applied later to the NYSC for exemption could be ex

Midfielder, Cesc Fabregas has reacted to the sack of Antonio Conte by Chelsea on Thursday. Fabregas played under Conte and won the Premier League and FA Cup with the head coach in the last two years Febregas shocked many when he appeared to like a post celebrating Conte’s sack earlier on Thursday, but quickly apologized, insisting it was accidental, before then deleting the tweet. The Spaniard, who had earlier blamed Conte for his exclusion from Spain’s team to the World Cup in Russia, has now issued an official farewell to the Italian. He tweeted, “Thank you Mister for another Premier League title and FA Cup. “It wasn’t easy for me to convince you in the beginning but in the end I hope I did you proud! Good luck for the future.”

The Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Nuhu Gidado, has resigned, According to the report, Mr. Gidado submitted his resignation letter to Governor Mohammed Abubakar on Wednesday, citing his waning enthusiasm for the job as reason for leaving. Mr. Gidado’s departure brings to three the number of high-ranking officials that have left Governor Abubakar’s cabinet. In December 2017, the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Shehu Ningi, resigned from his position. Mr. Ningi stepped down a day after Governor Abubakar presented the 2017 budget estimates to the state’s House of Assembly. The then commissioner said he left because the governor did not encourage members of his cabinet to offer advice on how to run the state. Mr. Ningi explained that the environment in which he would have exercised his advisory role as member of the State Executive Council was “unaccommodating, debilitating and non-adviser friendly”. In March, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Investment, Sam

A medical doctor turned international hacker, who has been on the Police wanted list, Michael Thompson Williams, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. One of Michael Thompson Williams’ car Michael, who boasted of his escapades as a hacker, took a swipe at the Nigerian banking system, describing it as the easiest to hack, including government-owned account. The 28-year-old suspect mentioned an American leading Hollywood actor, John Travolta, as one of his prey, revealing that his (Travolta) account was being monitored through a programmed device, where cash running into millions of US dollars were diverted weekly. During preliminary investigation, it was discovered that the suspect, who has mastery of the cyber café environment, created credit cards of deceased foreigners through cyber Ghost 12. When the credit cards matures, it would be funded through a hacked Swiss account and then any transaction done by genuine accounts owner through Swiss account would

Obasanjo and Buhari at State House Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has responded to the suggestion by President Muhammadu Buhari that the administration he (Obasanjo) led between 1999 and 2007 wasted $16billion on power projects without anything to show for it. Mr. Buhari had while receiving a delegation of Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) at the Presidential Villa Tuesday criticised previous Nigerian administrations for “lack of imagination.” In what appeared a direct reference to Mr. Obasanjo, the president said “one of the former Heads of State between that time was bragging that he spent more than 15 billion American dollars, not Naira, on power. Where is the power? Where is the power? And now we have to pay the debts.” The former President, who backed Mr. Buhari’s election in 2015, but who has since turned one of the fiercest critics of the administration, has now shot back through a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi. In the statement emailed to PREMIU

Following his recent appointment, Unai Emery has reportedly penned down names of some of the players he wants to bring to Arsenal. Arsenal manager, Unai Emery has reportedly revealed three signings he want to make after succeeding Arsene Wenger. Arsenal confirmed Emery as their manager this morning with statements from the Spaniard, Stan Kroenke and Ivan Gazidis. The 46-year-old takes over from Wenger knowing the Gunners squad is in dire need of an overhaul following two turbulent Premier League campaigns. And the Mirror say Emery has handed Arsenal a three-man wishlist as he aims to steer them to the title at the first time of asking. Top of his list is Bayer Leverkusen star Bernd Leno. Arsenal have recently dismissed talk of a Petr Cech exit by giving the veteran the No 1 shirt. However, despite that, Emery wants Leno, who could leave with just two years left on his current deal. Borussia Dortmund ace Sokratis Papastathopoulos is also on his radar. With Shkodran Mu

Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West has finally broken his silence after his bail application was granted by the court. MMB recalls that the embattled lawmaker was on Wednesday granted bail by a Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja. The Kogi State Chief Judge, Justice Nasiru Ajana admitted Dino to bail with the sum of N10m with one surety. The bail was granted on health grounds. Speaking for the first time after his bail, Dino took to his Instagram page, stating that arrest and harassment by the police started four years ago . The Kogi lawmaker, however, reiterated that he is unshaken and cannot be destroyed. “The Police illegal arrest and harassment did not start now. This was four years ago. Where Court awarded 10 million Naira damage to me that police is yet to pay. “Fear not him that can destroy or damage the body, fear only Him that can destroy both the body and the Spirit. My Spirit and resolve is unshakeable,”Dino said.

A neurologist with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Dr. Nura Alkali, has opined that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris’ struggle during his ‘infamous’ speech at an event in Kano could be as a result of ‘brain block’. MMB recalls that in the footage trending online, the IGP, who visited Kano on Monday to commission the Police Technical Intelligence unit in the state, struggled consistently to pronounce some of the words in his text. The clip stirred up reactions online as some Nigerians described the development as ’embarrassing and a shame to the Nigeria Police Force. However, reacting Dr. Nura Alkali, in a Facebook post explained that contrary to opinions that the IG may be ‘dyslexic, the police boss might be suffering from Severe emotional stress, a non-motor seizure, or transient global amnesia. He wrote, “Having watched the IGP Idris speech video, I can only conclude that he had a brain block. What caused it I cannot tell, since I lack his med