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On wednesday, the Governor Oyo StateSeyi Makinde gave former governor Abiola Ajimobi’s aides a 48-hour ultimatum to return government vehicles with them. The state government in a statement by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Bisi Ilaka, said the former state officials must comply with the directive. The statement read, “ Governor Seyi Makinde has directed that all former political functionaries who are still in possession of government vehicles to return them to Government Transport Pool within 48 hours. “Failure to which the security agencies shall be directed to retrieve such vehicles from wherever they may have  been kept.” Receive Alerts on: Whatsapp: +2349065979437, Twitter: @  claronetviews,  follow our official page on facebook@ Claronet Share your story with us: SMS:  +2349065979437 , Whatsapp:  +2349065979437 , Email: peterclarene20 @claronetview.com

The Nigerian Army  reacted to the reports of recent attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in some communities and military bases in the north-eastern part of the Nigeria. The General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Army, Brigadier General Abdulmalik Bulama, responded during an exclusive interview on Wednesday. Brigadier General Bulama, who did not deny the attacks, described them as mere publicity stunts of the insurgents to stay relevant by attacking targets to keep them in the news. READ ALSO: President Buhari  at Abuja Received Ghana's Akufo-Addo  He, however, insisted that the military was winning the war against the terrorists, despite attacks targeted at soft targets and the military. According to the GOC, this is evident by the reclaimed territories and offensive against the insurgents by the military in the last four years. He stated that The war against terrorism is not a war that you can clinically finish within a given minute or a week or a day; s

On 30 May 2019, the Presidential proclamation of the First Session of the Ninth National Assembly billed for Tuesday, June 11, caused confusion at the federal parliament on Monday. The document which had the seal of the Presidency and claimed to have been signed by President Muhammadu Buhari was not addressed to any particular official of the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, who is surpose to convey such document to the national parliament, denied not knowing about such communication when contacted by our correspondent. Enang simply appealed to our correspondent to suspend any action on the document pending his confirmation. He was yet to do so as of the time of filing this report. READ ALSO:  Stop blackmailing me, Okorocha tells Ihedioha Attempts to confirm the authenticity of the document from the office of the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, who would execute the proclama

The Imo State House of Assembly, on Monday, told the Emeka Ihedioha the state governor to employ the services of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other anti-graft agencies to recover state “looted funds and government properties including government house generator which was carted away.” The lawmakers also asked the governor to suspend all board appointments including the promotion of permanent secretaries by the immediate past governor, Rochas Okorocha from March 2019. READ ALSO: Local Government chairmen, councillors barricade Assembly complex over dissolution The lawmakers also passed a motion indefinitely suspending the 27 Local Government Area Chairmen and Councillors. The house directed the Directors of Local Government Administration of the 27 LGAs to take over from the suspended LGA chairmen. The speaker, Chinedu Offor, who presided over the plenary directed the clerk of the House, Chinelo Emeghara, to convey the resolutions of the House to the state governor.

Investors may be about to get further confirmation that they have misread how deep and lasting the global trade war could be. After last week’s retreat in risk assets, the stand-off between the world’s two largest economies deepened at the weekend as Beijing  blamed  the U.S. for the latest breakdown in talks. Traders were also left digesting a move by the Chinese toward blacklisting FedEx  Corp., a threat by President Donald Trump to slap tariffs on all Mexican goods and a decision to  end an arrangement  that lets India export almost 2,000 products to the U.S. tax free. “Investors are generally of the view that the trade dispute could drag on for longer, but they appear to be overlooking its potential impact on the global macro outlook,” Chetan Ahya, the New York-based head of economics at Morgan Stanley, wrote in a note distributed Sunday. “If trade tensions continue to escalate, the global cycle will be at risk. We could end up in a recession in three quarters. As the outlook on tr

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has asked the National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP) to support the poor people in Katsina State including those devastated by banditry. Mrs Buhari who was in Batsari, Katsina State on Saturday to distribute relief materials to victims of banditry, noted that although 500 billion Naira was given by the Federal Government to assist vulnerable Nigerians, but only a few had benefited.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that when Mrs Aisha Buhari asked the IDPs if any of them had received the 10,000 Naira assistance, the response was negative. “National Social Investment Programme should go to Katsina state and give them their assistance. “These people gave over one million votes during the general elections, they really need the assistance and they deserve to be given,”  said Mrs Aisha Buhari. She also urged the National Emergency Management Agency to come to the help of the Internally Displaced Persons in the state. Earlier

  LUCIA REVEALS THE THIRD SECRET OF FATIMA  MESSAGE OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE!!!                              Nationality:  Portuguese                              Born:  3-28-1907,   Aljustrel , Portugal                               Died:   2-13-2005 (aged 97)                              Convent of Carmelitas                                Coimbra , Portugal  LUCIA REVEALS THE THIRD SECRET OF FATIMA Regardless of whatever Creed or Religion, it is better to be prepared and  be in good terms with GOD,...who created us;  for we never know when we will be leaving this world.....                           LAST SECRET OF FATIMA  The Church has given  permission to reveal to the people the last part of the message. The Blessed Virgin appeared to three children in Fatima , Portugal , in 1917........ this is a proven fact; one of these children was Lucia, (died 2-13-05).  She was a cloistered nun, and lived in a monastery in Portugal . Lucia disclosed the message for the first time;  to Pope Piu

Columbia Sportswear Co.  is feeling the pain from the U.S. trade war with China, and if the situation intensifies, Chief Executive Officer Tim Boyle says consumers will feel it too. The Trump administration’s latest tariff proposal on goods imported from China has forced the outdoor-gear and apparel maker to spend more time managing its supply chain than its sales operations, Boyle said in an interview on Bloomberg TV. The levies have also led him to put distribution projects on hold. We will pass on the prices if we have to,” Boyle said. “Again, this is a tax on commodities that American consumers are going to be consuming, so yes these taxes will be passed on.” The company had been  largely spared financial pain  in the initial rounds of tariffs. But the ongoing dispute has sucked up hours and resources it hadn’t planned for. Earlier this month, the U.S. proposed 25% tariffs on an additional $300 billion of goods from China, including apparel and footwear. Boyle said the company has

Homer, Alaska (AP) -- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Alaska, but no damage has been reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit around 1:50 a.m. Monday southwest of the Kenai Peninsula at a depth of 40 miles (65 kilometers). A dispatcher with the Homer Police Department said there were no reports of damage or injuries from the quake that hit 55 miles (89 kilometers) southwest of the small coastal town of Homer. There were more than 1,000 reports of people feeling the earthquake on the Geological Survey website. Devon Hilts, a clerk at the Land's End Resort in Homer, said that she slept through the temblor but that it woke up some guests. She says nothing broke and she has not heard of any damage. Receive Alerts on: Whatsapp:  +2349065979437,  Twitter:  @  claronetviews,  follow our official page on facebook@ Claronet Share your story with us: SMS:  +2349065979437 ,  Whatsapp:  +2349065979437 ,  Email: peterclarene20 @claro

 Tunde Oyekola, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Kwara State Governor-elect has said that his administration will give priority to issues concerning children in the state. Abdulrazaq stated this assurance in a congratulatory message sent to Nigerian children on the occasion of the 2019 Children’s Day and signed by his Media aide, Mr Rafiu Ajakaiye. according to him,He said,  “The greatness of any society is determined by how much premium it places on the welfare of its children.  and so, this is why we will pay a closser and a better attention to the rights of our children to basic education and conducive environment to succeed in life.” READ ALSO: Court sacks Imo APC Reps member-elect, orders INEC to issue Certificate of Return to PDP candidate Abdulrazaq said his administration will pursue child-friendly policies and support global initiatives to give children a head start in life. “ making provisions for quality maternal health services, basic education and encouragement

A former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Monday that the African Free Continental Trade Area (AfCTA) Agreement will not be hindered by Nigeria’s reluctance to sign up to the process. Obasanjo made the remark in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the opening session of the Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Continental Trade and Strengthening the Implementation of the AfCTA. The dialogue was organised by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA). The former President was reacting to concerns raised by one of the discussants at the event, on the need for stakeholders to look into the implications of AfCTA without Nigeria, the continent’s biggest economy. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria, Benin and Eritrea are the only countries yet to sign the AfCTA agreement. NAN also reports that the Agreement has achieved the number of ratification, 22 countries, needed for its implementation. Obasanjo, who recalled th

Paul Okoye  reacted to his twin brother Peter Okoye’s threat  to charge  promoter in Angola who allegedly used his photo to sell his (Paul) show in the country” . This poster was being used to promote a show of his twin set to be held in Angola. Passing off threat to sue the promoter of the show he has nothing to do with, Peter wrote “ So they needed my image to sell their show Angola. This promoters @pubfoureventos you’ll be hearing from my lawyers soon.”said Paul okoye However Paul Okoye who reacted to his twin Brother, Peter Okoye’s threat of suing the show promoter from Angola, shared a snippet of hit single ‘Reason With Me’ and further told his fans that they now know what his album to sound like. He wrote;

As at yesterday, the  National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said the proposed Fulani radio station is not just targeted at herdsmen alone. That  the radio station is essentially for nomadic education outreach programmes, including electronically-mediated ones. Reacting to the criticism trailing the introduction of the radio station, the NBC said in a statement that the National Commission for Nomadic Education duly applied for a broadcast license to develop and maintain nomadic education outreach programmes. the medium is not meant to serve a particular group only as we may viewed it. It calls back all broadcasters to be mindful of their social responsibility of promoting the well-being and peaceful co-existence of the various groups in Nigeria in keeping with the objectives of broadcasting in the country. Read also:  Activists seek probe of alleged licence scam at NBC the letter of provisional approval slated September 28, 2018, was presented to the National Commission for Nomadic Ed

Soldiers  and other security personel attached to the Calabar/Itu bridge head along Cross River and Akwa Ibom States boundary has repelled suspected attackers from entering Ikot Offiong in Odukpani local government area of Cross River State. These suspects, who carried warring weapons and other equipment were said to have come from Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State. A source who pleaded for anonymity alleged that the suspected war lords gathered at Itu and moved in large numbers towards the bridgehead with a view to crossing to Cross River State to attack their perceived enemies in Ikot Offiong community, in Odukpani but were repelled by security operatives. “The suspected war lords gathered in the early hours (2-3am) of Saturday with a view to launching an attack on the people of Ikot Offiong in Odukpani local government area of Cross River but the soldiers stopped them from crossing. the people of the region expressed their gratitude to the soldiers and t

The all progressive congress of Nigeria national working committee has appointed Mr. Victor Gaidom as the party national acting secretary. The national publicity secretary  of the APC, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, announced the appointment in a statement. Mr Gaidom, who has been in the office of the  Deputy national Secretary before his appointment to the office of the   National Secretary, will remain in the role until Yobe State nominates a replacement for the state’s Governor-Elect, Mai Mala Buni, who had resigned ahead of the general elections.

Germany's Alexander Zverev did his French Open preparations a world of good by beating Chile's Nicolas Jarry 6-3 3-6 7-6(8) in a difficult, rain-hit final at the Geneva Open on Sunday. Top seed Zverev, looking for his first title win on clay since clinching the Italian Open last year, had endured a disappointing season so far and had not won a title since the ATP Finals in London in November. The 22-year-old did not have it easy, taking two hours and 35 minutes to eventually get the better of his unseeded opponent in a match where both players had numerous match points. Two rain delays added to the drama. Zverev was not as his best with eight double faults punctuating his victory, five of which came in the final set, and he converted only one of 12 break points over the course of the match. Jarry, who beat Zverev in Barcelona on the same surface in a three-setter last month, fired six aces to Zverev's thre

Reuters Sunday, 26 May 2019 Text size A A A Valencia beat Barcelona 2-1 to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday, ending the Spanish champions’ four-year winning streak in the competition and denying them a domestic double. Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo Moreno struck first-half goals to give Marcelino’s dominant Valencia control of the final in Seville’s sweltering Benito Villamarin stadium. Record 30-times Cup winners Barcelona struggled without injured forwards Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele but Lionel Messi pulled the Catalans back into the game with a close-range finish. Goncalo Guedes missed a gilt-edged chance in stoppage-time for Valencia but they held on to win their first major trophy since last lifting the Cup in 2008. “I’m so happy because for me, my family, it’s incredible,” said Valencia captain Dani Parejo. “A club like Valencia deserves a lot more joy lik

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that it would continue to use unconventional methods to revive the country’s economy and encourage local production.Part of the unconventional means would be to declare as “economic sabotage and cease accounts of individuals and companies” that engage in importation of 43 items already placed on restriction by the apex bank. This was the fulcrum of the Distinguished Leadership Lecture delivered by the Governor of the CBN, Dr Godwin Emefiele, at the International Conference Centre of the University of Ibadan (UI) yesterday. The lecture was titled, “Up Against the Tide: Nigeria’s Heterodox Monetary Policy and the Bretton Woods Consensus”.According to Emefiele, since it was obvious that the prevailing system in Nigeria makes those conventional theories of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international financial institutions to work, the CBN has to consider unconstitutional means to fight economic recession and

Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, said "the social investment programmes (SIP) coordinated by Maryam Uwais, special adviser to the president on social investment, failed in the north". Speaking at an interactive forum at Aso Rock on Saturday, the president’s wife  Mrs Aisha said she was told that 30,000 women from Adamawa would benefit from the programme but nothing of such happened. Making specific reference to Uwais, the president’s wife Mrs. Aisha said she was sure that the huge role Kano played in bringing her husband to power in 2015 influenced the appointment of the wife of the former chief justice of Nigeria. Uwais is from Kano, which gave President Muhammadu Buhari the highest number of votes in 2015. “Concerning the N500 billion voted for SIP, that was part of 2015 campaigns where they promised to give out N10,000, feed pupils in primary schools and give N5,000 to the poorest of the poor,” she said. “The SSA to the president on social investme

The Peoples Democratic Party congratulates its candidate, Mr Bello Matawalle, for the victory and for  being declared the governor-elect of Zamfara State by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The party also congratulates all of its candidates who were declared lawmakers-elect in reaction to the Supreme Court judgment which nullified the victory of the All Progressives Congress in elections in the state. Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC had declared the candidates of the PDP winners of the poll on Saturday. In its congratulatory message to its candidates, the PDP assured the residents of Zamfara State of good governance as the party prepares to take over the mantle of leadership on May 29. It described their victory as the triumph of the will of the people over manipulative forces. “This victory is a clear pointer to the fact that no matter how long manipulations and anti-democratic tendencies appear to thrive, justice and the will of the people always