Falcons denies AWCON boycott threat

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Super Falcon’s Media Officer, Remi Sulola, on Monday debunked claims that the team threatened to boycott the forthcoming 2016 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) over unpaid bonuses and allowances. The post Falcons denies AWCON boycott threat appeared first on Vanguard News .

Falana faults FG plan to borrow $29.9bn On October 31, 20161:26 pmIn NewsComments Femi Falana, human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has called on the federal government to drop its plan to borrow $29.960 billion to execute key projects across the country. The soft-spoken lawyer said the government would be putting the collective destiny of the younger generation in jeopardy should it go ahead with the controversial decision. Falana Falana President Muhammadu Buhari recently asked the approval of the National Assembly to borrow the said loan from the World Bank. Falana, while speaking at the 2016 annual general conference of Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Lagos, urged the federal government to source for funds locally. The lawyer, who is a former president of CDHR, said the government should use recovered loot and go after chronic debtors to fund its projects. He said: “We hear that the federal government wants to borrow 29 billion dollars to fund the economy, my advice is we do not need to do this at such a period in our economy. “What about the millions of the recovered loots from those who stole our money, our money that are in the hands of those who decided to steal from the treasury? “I have a report from Nigeria Extractive Transparency Initiative, NEITI which states that the oil companies and NNPC are owing the federal government a joint $20.2b. “All these should be recovered and used for these projects instead of putting the destiny of the younger generation and those to come in jeopardy as a result of the huge national debt it will bring.” It will be recalled that President Muhammadu Bu­hari had sent a request to the House of Representatives and Senate to borrow the sum of $29.960 billion to provide infra­structure and execute its safety net programmes from 2016 to 2018. The money, the President said, would be used to finance pro­jects with emphasis on infrastruc­ture, agriculture, health, educa­tion, water supply, growth and employment generation, pover­ty reduction through social safe­ty net programmes and govern­ance and financial management reforms among others. He said the devastated North East Zone will get the sum of $575 million from the loan. Bu­hari said that proposed projects and programmes will take the sum of 11.274 billion dollars, special nation­al infrastructure projects ($10.686 billion), Euro bonds ($4.5 billion) and Federal Government budget support ($3.5 billion).

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Falana faults FG plan to borrow $29.9bn On October 31, 20161:26 pmIn NewsComments Femi Falana, human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has called on the federal government to drop its plan to borrow $29.960 billion to execute key projects across the country. The soft-spoken lawyer said the government would be putting the collective destiny of the younger generation in jeopardy should it go ahead with the controversial decision. Falana Falana President Muhammadu Buhari recently asked the approval of the National Assembly to borrow the said loan from the World Bank. Falana, while speaking at the 2016 annual general conference of Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Lagos, urged the federal government to source for funds locally. The lawyer, who is a former president of CDHR, said the government should use recovered loot and go after chronic debtors to fund its projects. He said: “We hear that the federal government wants to borrow 29 billion dollars to fund the economy, my advice is we do not need to do this at such a period in our economy. “What about the millions of the recovered loots from those who stole our money, our money that are in the hands of those who decided to steal from the treasury? “I have a report from Nigeria Extractive Transparency Initiative, NEITI which states that the oil companies and NNPC are owing the federal government a joint $20.2b. “All these should be recovered and used for these projects instead of putting the destiny of the younger generation and those to come in jeopardy as a result of the huge national debt it will bring.” It will be recalled that President Muhammadu Bu­hari had sent a request to the House of Representatives and Senate to borrow the sum of $29.960 billion to provide infra­structure and execute its safety net programmes from 2016 to 2018. The money, the President said, would be used to finance pro­jects with emphasis on infrastruc­ture, agriculture, health, educa­tion, water supply, growth and employment generation, pover­ty reduction through social safe­ty net programmes and govern­ance and financial management reforms among others. He said the devastated North East Zone will get the sum of $575 million from the loan. Bu­hari said that proposed projects and programmes will take the sum of 11.274 billion dollars, special nation­al infrastructure projects ($10.686 billion), Euro bonds ($4.5 billion) and Federal Government budget support ($3.5 billion).

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FBI gets warrant to probe Clinton On October 31, 20161:38 pmIn NewsComments The FBI has acquired a warrant to investigate emails found on the laptop of a former aide to Hillary Clinton, according to multiple reports, as part of its investigation into the Democratic presidential nominee’s use of a private email server. FBI moves into action after obtaining warrant to probe Clinton FBI moves into action after obtaining warrant to probe Clinton The move (warrant) came as senior Senate Democrats made an extraordinary attack on the head of the FBI, James Comey, on Sunday over the new investigation, with Senate minority leader Harry Reid warning he may have broken the law. In a scathing letter, Reid wrote: “Your actions in recent months have demonstrated a disturbing double standard for the treatment of sensitive information, with what appears to be a clear intent to aid one political party over another. “My office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, which bars FBI officials from using their official authority to influence an election. Through your partisan action, you may have broken the law.” Mrs. Hilary clinton Mrs. Hilary clinton The Hatch Act limits the political activity of federal employees, for instance barring them from seeking public office or using their authority “or influence to interfere with or affect the result of an election”. The former attorney general Eric Holder joined dozens of former federal prosecutors in signing a letter critical of Comey. The letter obtained Sunday by the Associated Press said Comey broke from justice department policy when he alerted Congress to the new discovery of emails potentially related to the Clinton email investigation. That policy is meant to prevent the appearance of prosecutors affecting the electoral process. The former prosecutors said in the letter that Comey’s disclosure had “invited considerable, uninformed public speculation” about the significance of the emails. In a brief letter to congressional leaders on Friday, 11 days before the election, Comey said he did not yet know whether the newly discovered emails were pertinent or significant. The Trump campaign, trailing in national polls, seized on the news, which the candidate himself said was indicative of a scandal “bigger than Watergate”. On Sunday, Reid went on, without citing evidence, to accuse Comey of withholding information about the FBI’s investigation into hacks on Democratic organizations, allegedly by Russian security services, and possible links with various former advisers to Donald Trump. In August, Reid wrote to Comey to express concern over alleged links between Trump associates, Russian sources and the hacks. “There is no danger to American interests from releasing it,” Reid said. “And yet, you continue to resist calls to inform the public of this critical information. “By contrast, as soon as you came into possession of the slightest innuendo related to Secretary Clinton, you rushed to publicize it in the most negative light possible.” Four other senior Senate Democrats – Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Ben Cardin and Thomas Carper – have written to Comey since he announced the review, demanding a full briefing on the new emails by Monday.

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FBI gets warrant to probe Clinton On October 31, 20161:38 pmIn NewsComments The FBI has acquired a warrant to investigate emails found on the laptop of a former aide to Hillary Clinton, according to multiple reports, as part of its investigation into the Democratic presidential nominee’s use of a private email server. FBI moves into action after obtaining warrant to probe Clinton FBI moves into action after obtaining warrant to probe Clinton The move (warrant) came as senior Senate Democrats made an extraordinary attack on the head of the FBI, James Comey, on Sunday over the new investigation, with Senate minority leader Harry Reid warning he may have broken the law. In a scathing letter, Reid wrote: “Your actions in recent months have demonstrated a disturbing double standard for the treatment of sensitive information, with what appears to be a clear intent to aid one political party over another. “My office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, which bars FBI officials from using their official authority to influence an election. Through your partisan action, you may have broken the law.” Mrs. Hilary clinton Mrs. Hilary clinton The Hatch Act limits the political activity of federal employees, for instance barring them from seeking public office or using their authority “or influence to interfere with or affect the result of an election”. The former attorney general Eric Holder joined dozens of former federal prosecutors in signing a letter critical of Comey. The letter obtained Sunday by the Associated Press said Comey broke from justice department policy when he alerted Congress to the new discovery of emails potentially related to the Clinton email investigation. That policy is meant to prevent the appearance of prosecutors affecting the electoral process. The former prosecutors said in the letter that Comey’s disclosure had “invited considerable, uninformed public speculation” about the significance of the emails. In a brief letter to congressional leaders on Friday, 11 days before the election, Comey said he did not yet know whether the newly discovered emails were pertinent or significant. The Trump campaign, trailing in national polls, seized on the news, which the candidate himself said was indicative of a scandal “bigger than Watergate”. On Sunday, Reid went on, without citing evidence, to accuse Comey of withholding information about the FBI’s investigation into hacks on Democratic organizations, allegedly by Russian security services, and possible links with various former advisers to Donald Trump. In August, Reid wrote to Comey to express concern over alleged links between Trump associates, Russian sources and the hacks. “There is no danger to American interests from releasing it,” Reid said. “And yet, you continue to resist calls to inform the public of this critical information. “By contrast, as soon as you came into possession of the slightest innuendo related to Secretary Clinton, you rushed to publicize it in the most negative light possible.” Four other senior Senate Democrats – Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Ben Cardin and Thomas Carper – have written to Comey since he announced the review, demanding a full briefing on the new emails by Monday.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/fbi-gets-warrant-probe-clinton/

FBI gets warrant to probe Clinton On October 31, 20161:38 pmIn NewsComments The FBI has acquired a warrant to investigate emails found on the laptop of a former aide to Hillary Clinton, according to multiple reports, as part of its investigation into the Democratic presidential nominee’s use of a private email server. FBI moves into action after obtaining warrant to probe Clinton FBI moves into action after obtaining warrant to probe Clinton The move (warrant) came as senior Senate Democrats made an extraordinary attack on the head of the FBI, James Comey, on Sunday over the new investigation, with Senate minority leader Harry Reid warning he may have broken the law. In a scathing letter, Reid wrote: “Your actions in recent months have demonstrated a disturbing double standard for the treatment of sensitive information, with what appears to be a clear intent to aid one political party over another. “My office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, which bars FBI officials from using their official authority to influence an election. Through your partisan action, you may have broken the law.” Mrs. Hilary clinton Mrs. Hilary clinton The Hatch Act limits the political activity of federal employees, for instance barring them from seeking public office or using their authority “or influence to interfere with or affect the result of an election”. The former attorney general Eric Holder joined dozens of former federal prosecutors in signing a letter critical of Comey. The letter obtained Sunday by the Associated Press said Comey broke from justice department policy when he alerted Congress to the new discovery of emails potentially related to the Clinton email investigation. That policy is meant to prevent the appearance of prosecutors affecting the electoral process. The former prosecutors said in the letter that Comey’s disclosure had “invited considerable, uninformed public speculation” about the significance of the emails. In a brief letter to congressional leaders on Friday, 11 days before the election, Comey said he did not yet know whether the newly discovered emails were pertinent or significant. The Trump campaign, trailing in national polls, seized on the news, which the candidate himself said was indicative of a scandal “bigger than Watergate”. On Sunday, Reid went on, without citing evidence, to accuse Comey of withholding information about the FBI’s investigation into hacks on Democratic organizations, allegedly by Russian security services, and possible links with various former advisers to Donald Trump. In August, Reid wrote to Comey to express concern over alleged links between Trump associates, Russian sources and the hacks. “There is no danger to American interests from releasing it,” Reid said. “And yet, you continue to resist calls to inform the public of this critical information. “By contrast, as soon as you came into possession of the slightest innuendo related to Secretary Clinton, you rushed to publicize it in the most negative light possible.” Four other senior Senate Democrats – Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Ben Cardin and Thomas Carper – have written to Comey since he announced the review, demanding a full briefing on the new emails by Monday.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/fbi-gets-warrant-probe-clinton/

FBI gets warrant to probe Clinton On October 31, 20161:38 pmIn NewsComments The FBI has acquired a warrant to investigate emails found on the laptop of a former aide to Hillary Clinton, according to multiple reports, as part of its investigation into the Democratic presidential nominee’s use of a private email server. FBI moves into action after obtaining warrant to probe Clinton FBI moves into action after obtaining warrant to probe Clinton The move (warrant) came as senior Senate Democrats made an extraordinary attack on the head of the FBI, James Comey, on Sunday over the new investigation, with Senate minority leader Harry Reid warning he may have broken the law. In a scathing letter, Reid wrote: “Your actions in recent months have demonstrated a disturbing double standard for the treatment of sensitive information, with what appears to be a clear intent to aid one political party over another. “My office has determined that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, which bars FBI officials from using their official authority to influence an election. Through your partisan action, you may have broken the law.” Mrs. Hilary clinton Mrs. Hilary clinton The Hatch Act limits the political activity of federal employees, for instance barring them from seeking public office or using their authority “or influence to interfere with or affect the result of an election”. The former attorney general Eric Holder joined dozens of former federal prosecutors in signing a letter critical of Comey. The letter obtained Sunday by the Associated Press said Comey broke from justice department policy when he alerted Congress to the new discovery of emails potentially related to the Clinton email investigation. That policy is meant to prevent the appearance of prosecutors affecting the electoral process. The former prosecutors said in the letter that Comey’s disclosure had “invited considerable, uninformed public speculation” about the significance of the emails. In a brief letter to congressional leaders on Friday, 11 days before the election, Comey said he did not yet know whether the newly discovered emails were pertinent or significant. The Trump campaign, trailing in national polls, seized on the news, which the candidate himself said was indicative of a scandal “bigger than Watergate”. On Sunday, Reid went on, without citing evidence, to accuse Comey of withholding information about the FBI’s investigation into hacks on Democratic organizations, allegedly by Russian security services, and possible links with various former advisers to Donald Trump. In August, Reid wrote to Comey to express concern over alleged links between Trump associates, Russian sources and the hacks. “There is no danger to American interests from releasing it,” Reid said. “And yet, you continue to resist calls to inform the public of this critical information. “By contrast, as soon as you came into possession of the slightest innuendo related to Secretary Clinton, you rushed to publicize it in the most negative light possible.” Four other senior Senate Democrats – Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Ben Cardin and Thomas Carper – have written to Comey since he announced the review, demanding a full briefing on the new emails by Monday.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/fbi-gets-warrant-probe-clinton/