Governor Sule Lamido Leaves Nigeria Before Handover Date

According to Daily Post, Lamido flew out from Dutse International Airport in the presence of his supporters and well-wishers.

He addressed journalists after the executive council meeting; he thanked the state executive members, government employees and the good people of Jigawa State for the support given to his administration in the last eight years.

Governor Sule Lamido said that he is proceeding on annual leave, and however handed over the affairs of governance to the Secretary of the State Government (SSG) Lawan Abdu Babura, a week to inauguration of a new government.

Gov.  Lamido stated yesterday that his commissioners and other government functionaries would continue in their capacities till May 29, 2015.

“We have done our best in discharging our statutory responsibility to our mother state; together we achieved the success recorded in the last eight years,”

He appealed to the people of Jigawa state to support the incoming state government to enable it work effectively for the good of the state.

It would interest you to know that the administration of Gov Lamido is leaving a debt of over 11bbillion for the incoming state government.

Could he be running from being probed?

20 Billion Dollars Not Missing From The Excess Crude Account; Okonjo-Iweala

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi okonjo-Iweala, said it was strange for the Governors Forum to allege that 20 billion dollars were missing from the Excess Crude Account (ECA).

This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, spokesman for the Minister, in Abuja on Tuesday.

 The statement said there was no basis for the forum to demand that the minister should account for such money from June 2013 to April 2015.

“The statement by the governors is totally strange because Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), meets every month and the ECA is discussed at every session with all the state commissioners of finance present''.

Nothing is hidden. At these meetings, the Minister of State who is the Chairman of FAAC, announces the balance in the ECA which is then discussed.

“So, governors who want any information about the ECA should ask for details from their commissioners who should have the records of what was discussed and agreed upon”, it said.

 According to the statement, details of the ECA are also published every month along with the allocations to the three tiers of government.

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ORUBEBE SET TO JOIN APC

Elder Peter Godsday Orubebe the former minister of Niger Delta affairs who verbally assaulted the INEC chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, alleging that the results of the election were turned in favour of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has taken to his twitter page @ElderGOrubebe few minutes ago to disclose his intention of joining the APC.

‘’I have concluded plans to join my folks in the APC to champion and sustain the movement for a better Niger Delta in the new administration. Details will be released soon. Thank you all.’’

What do you think about his decision?

Nigerian Bags 1st Class Degree And Overall Best Student From Tokai University In Tokyo Japan

car made by Ufot Ekong

Ufot Ekong, a Nigerian Student has broken a 50 year record in Japan after graduating with a 1st class degree and best overall student from Tokai University in Tokyo Japan.

This is the first time a Nigerian could achieve this feat since 1965. In addition to the award,he has developed a car to his name. He also won Japanese language award for foreigners and solved a mathematical equation that could not be solved 30-yrs ago in his first semester.

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Alibaba sued for allegedly selling counterfeit items

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Luxury brands maker has filed a new lawsuit accusing the Chinese online retail giant Alibaba of conspiring in the manufacture and sale of counterfeit products.

Kering Paris-based brands include Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and other luxury brands, charged in the lawsuit on Friday that Alibaba had intentionally allowed counterfeiters to sell imitations of their products throughout the world.

A spokesman for Alibaba Group responded in an email: "We continue to work in partnership with numerous brands to help them protect their intellectual property, and we have a strong track record of doing so. Unfortunately, Kering Group has chosen the path of wasteful litigation instead of the path of constructive cooperation. We believe this complaint has no basis and we will fight it vigorously."

This happens to be the second lawsuit filed against Alibaba in the past year from Kering. He previously withdrew a similar suit in July while it worked toward a resolution with Alibaba.

The lawsuit stated that Alibaba "provided the marketplace advertising and other essential services necessary for counterfeiters to sell their counterfeit products to customers in the United States."

You may recall that when  Alibaba filed for its massive initial public offering in the US a year ago, it took aim at counterfeiters and pirates who sell products through its e-commerce sites.

In 2014 a company reported that it discovered a counterfeit version of its products on Alibaba, and, within days, the listing was removed. In February of last year, Alibaba reported that it had removed over 100 million allegedly counterfeit products from its listings, according to Reuters.

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