NIGERIA NEWS HEADlINE TODAY 22ND FEBRUARY, 2016

NIGERIA TODAY 22ND FEBRUARY, 2016

Omokore Opens Up On Oil Swap Deals

Buhari In Diplomatic Shuttle To Stabilise Oil Price

Corruption Cuts Across Tribe, Religion In Nigeria – VP
Osinbajo

CAN Election: Tension Mounts Over Alleged Plan By FG To
Install Northern President

Returning Loot May Not Save Suspects From Prosecution —Magu

Banks Struggle With Excess N1.5trn Deposits

Nigeria Gets Anti-dumping Relief From WTO — Minister

PDP Chieftain Faults Oshiomhole On Accountability

Abe Harps On Ogoni Unity

Omokore Opens Up On Oil Swap Deals

Nobody Can Reverse New Electricity Tariff —Ex- NERC Boss

To Tackle Herdsmen Over Security Threat — Dambazua

Bayelsa Communities Vow To Shut Down Shell's Operations

Jonathan's ADC states role in N10b gift for PDP chiefs

Olubadan to be installed March 4

EFCC begins probe of $2b Malabu Oil deal

Sheriff must step down, say Juta, Wabara, others

Party chair moves to stop revolt by members

Glo consolidates lead as preferred internet provider

Buhari to discuss oil price stability in Saudi, Qatar

Trader faints over planned demolition of Lagos market

JUMIA robbery: Police bust gang

Teachers' transfer wrong, claims NUT

CAN drums support for Buhari's anti-graft war

Ambode brings joy to visually impaired columnist

Inspector held for 'forging' colleagues' promotion signals

Tension in CAN as Oritsejafor quits in July

Executive insights: Manufacturing, forex situation and the Nigerian economy

Tension in CAN as Oritsejafor quits in July

JTF: Nigeria needs entire army to man oil facilities

Ondo APGA to receive new members

Military destroys arms got from ex-militants

Alleged N225,000 bribe: Activists seek suspension of judge, lawyer

Forex speculators from Benin Republic, Ghana, others invade Nigeria

Tarfa files fresh N5b suit against EFCC, MTN, Falana

Tariff: Court rules on NERC's stay of execution today

No extension of deadline for UTME, says JAMB

WE CAN'T CONFIRM ARREST OF SHEKAU NOW —MILITARY
The Nigerian military has said it is yet to confirm the
speculation over an arrest of Boko Haram kingpin popularly
known as Bashir Sarkin Yanka, which, in Hausa, means Bashir
the King of Slaughter and who had been acting as Abubakar
Shekau in some videos on the social media.
Local security volunteer group known as Civilian JTF in
Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State claimed that
it had arrested the notorious Boko Haram kingpin.

POLICE INSPECTOR, 2 OTHERS, ELECTROCUTED IN NIGER
Tragedy struck at the weekend, in Jatau community of
Maitumbi Bosso Local Government of Niger State, following
the electrocution of an Inspector of Police, Mallam Abu Gani,
who was also the village head of Jatau, alongside two
others.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that the incident occurred at
about 3:48 a.m last Saturday, as the mysterious fire burnt
down two houses after a spark from high tension cables
that passed through their residence, which was near an FM
Radio Station.

FAYOSE TO BUHARI: DEVALUE NAIRA NOW
EKITI State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has called for the
devaluation of the nation's currency, the naira.
This was as he said: "With the gap between the official rate
of N199 and open market rate of over N400 to one dollar,
naira has already been devalued. Therefore, President
Muhammadu Buhari must stop deceiving himself and
shortchanging Nigerians, especially states and local councils
in the country with his Forex Policy."

SARAKI STAGE-MANAGED CONTROVERSIES ON 2016 BUDGET
OVER CCT TRIAL —MARAFA
SPOKESMAN of the Senate Unity Forum (SUF), group loyal to the
hierarchy of the All ProgressivesCongress (APC), led by Senator
Ahmad Lawal, Senator Kabiru Marafa, on Sunday, accused the
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, of stage-managing the
controversies surrounding the 2016 budget because of his trail
at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Marafa, who represents the APC from Zamfara Central Senatorial District, spoke to Senate correspondents in Abuja.

CONFUSION AS INEC DECLARES KOGI SENATORIAL RERUN
INCONCLUSIVE
THERE was confusion in the political circle of Kogi State on
Sunday, as the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) declared the two senatorial rerun in the state
inconclusive.
The commission had, on Saturday, conducted the elections in
Kogi East and Kogi West senatorial districts.
However, as the people eagerly waited for the results to be
declared, the commission again said no result could be
declared, as the elections were inconclusive.

WHY WE CONTINUE TO USE CARETAKER CHAIRMEN —OYO
GOVT
Oyo State government has said that the continued use of
caretaker chairmen to run local governments is due to a
pending court case instituted by members of the then Oyo
State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) against the
state government about nine years ago.
The state government, through the Special Adviser to
Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Communications and Strategy,
Mr Yomi Layinka, noted that the then members of OYSIEC
had filed a case challenging the dissolution of the electoral
commission by the Senator Rashidi Ladoja-led administration.

GOVS, NASS MEMBERS BATTLE FOR PARTY'S SOUL
A cold war is raging between governors elected on the
platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and
members of the National Assembly for the control of the
soul of the party.
The two camps are reportedly flexing muscle over who
should call the shot in the party, as the major stakeholders
intensify effort at repositioning the party, preparatory to
subsequent elections in the country.

RESIGN NOW, JUTA, OTHERS TELL SHERIFF
Some People's Democratic Party (PDP) elders under the aegis
of PDP Rescue Group led by former Gongola State governor,
Ambassador Wilberforce Juta, has called on the newly elected
party boss, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff to resign.
Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Sunday, they
argued that the resignation would spare the opposition party
further embarrassment.

PDP WINS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY RERUN IN NIGER
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
Honourable Shuaibu Liman Iya, has won the Niger State
House of Assembly rerun for Suleja Local Government Area.
Shuaidu Iya polled 9, 036 votes to beat his closest challenger,
Mr Salihu Kalanah of the All Progressive Grand Allaince
(APGA), who polled 6,230 votes.
A A candidate scored 27 votes in the election while the
Social Democratic Party (SDP) recorded 41 votes.

PLATEAU SUPPLEMENTARY ELECTION: APC WINS MORE SEATS
The All Progressives Congress (APC), over the weekend, won
the two supplementary elections conducted in Plateau State
by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to
fill the vacant seats in the State House of Assembly.
The Election Appeal Tribunal, in Jos, in December last year,
nullified election of three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
members of the Plateau State House of Assembly and
ordered INEC to conduct another election to fill the vacant
seats.

GOOD MORNING
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