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Our world today is filled with blessed people, and we have people who are well and highly talented but they don' t have enough resources to put their works out for people to see, we have seen and heard of different people who out of nothing made something tangible. These youths of today have turned out to be very brilliant, innovative and creative, they now create different electrical automobiles and other sorts of mechanics.   Here is a Nigerian man who goes by the name Umar Usman Dagona. Umar Dagona is from Gashua town of Bade local government, Yobe State, he has kept a record in this country as be has made a cell phone that does not require aim card or airtime to make calls and send messages.

There were allegations and video evidence that he took $500,000 bribe from Femi Otedola to remove Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited (Otedola’s company) from the list of oil companies allegedly involved in the fuel subsidy fraud in 2012. Lawan, who was arraigned on seven counts of bribery by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), was alleged to have collected $500,000 bribe from Otedola. The charge was later amended to three counts. Otedola, while giving evidence as the fifth prosecution witness, said the defendant had demanded $3 million and threatened to indict his oil company. According to the businessman, he reported the matter to the Department of State Services (DSS) and was given $500,000 in marked notes. He also said the DSS planted a camera in his house to catch Lawan red-handed.

The statement that was posted by a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari and APC Chieftain, Joe Igbokwe on his Facebook page said any local government council chairman that is found culpable of handing over funds to the state governor will give account at EFCC or Kirikiri maximum prison. " You people are just wasting your time, We have sent money directly to Local Government Account this week. And if you like, withdraw the money from that account and hand over to your Governor, you will give account of it properly at EFCC or Kirikri Maximum Prison. " President Buhari said. The statement came amidst the call for restructuring and devolution of power among the three tiers of government. The president Muhammadu Buhari administration had said through the Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami that what restructuring means to the administration is the functionality of all democratic structures. The presidency had berated the state governors for stifling loca

An early morning downpour in Abuja on Tuesday caused the roof of the National Assembly building to leak water. The leaking roof also caused the water to splash to the lobby of NASS. Cleaners had a hectic time trying to scoop the water from the lobby in order to control it from flowing into the Chambers. However, this development did not hinder the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan from presiding over the plenary. Recall that the leadership of NASS in 2020 approved N37bn for the renovation of the edifice built about 27 years ago. The proposal sparked reactions from the public including Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).