US election: Beyoncé, Jay Z campaign for Clinton

Jay Z and Beyonce welcomes on stage Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton AFP

American singer and actress, Beyoncé, and her rap maestro husband, Jay Z, on Friday night campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

They campaigned in Cleveland at a concert aimed at appealing to young voters and minorities.

The final Friday of the 2016 election cycle followed days of musical and political celebrities campaigning on Clinton’s behalf.

The Grammy-winner took to the stage shortly after her husband Jay Z performed a mix of his own hits over the years for the jam-packed crowd.

Beyoncé opened her ‘Get-Out-the-Vote’ campaign concert with “Formation” wearing ‘I’m With Her’ Shirt and appealing to African-Americans to vote for Clinton.

She said, “There was a time when a woman’s opinion did not matter.

“Less than 100 years ago women did not have the right to vote, look how far we’ve come to having voice to being on the brink of history by electing the first woman president.

“But we have to vote. The world looks to us as a progressive country that needs change,

“I want my daughter to grow up seeing a woman lead our country and know that her possibilities are limitless.”

Addressing the rally on behalf of Clinton, Jay Z urged voters to ensure that Clinton was elected president.

The artiste condemned Republican nominee Donald Trump of being divisive and insulting in his campaigns.

He said, “His (Trump’s) conversation is divisive to me; he cannot be my president.”

Clinton needs big margins on election night to defeat Donald Trump, who is leading the polls in Ohio.

The Clinton campaign is making an aggressive push to urge voters in Ohio to vote early.

Jay Z’s appearance in addition to his wife Beyoncé, one of the biggest entertainers in the world, added more star .power to the Cleveland event

The music megastars are among several others like them including Katy Perry, The National and John Legend, all helping Clinton to make a final appeal to young voters.

However, Trump, rallying voters in Pennsylvania, as the Clinton concert began, dismissed the concert, declaring that he filled the stadium without special guests.

He said, “I hear we set a new record for this building, and by the way, I didn’t have to bring J-Lo or Jay Z.

“I am here all by myself, just me; no guitar, no piano, no nothing.”

The U.S. presidential election of 2016, scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 2016, will be the 58th four-year period U.S. presidential election.

The leading presidential candidates are Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Hillary Clinton, while Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Jill Stein have been less visible.

The winner of the election will determine the 45th President and 48th Vice President of the U.S., who will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2017.

ICPC grills Abuja varsity Bursar, Academic Planning Officer over TETFUND disbursement On November 5, 20168:45 amIn NewsComments By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Bursar of University of Abuja and the Academic and Physical Planning Officers of the institution were yesterday grilled by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, over the utilisation of Tertiary Education Fund, TETFUND, intervention assisted projects since 2009. The University has been under investigation by different anti-graft agencies over alleged violation of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act 2000. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the White Paper on the Special Investigation Committee set up by the Federal Government last December was currently being awaited. The ICPC in a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. Michael Adikwu dated October 19, 2016, entitled Letter of invitation /Request for Documents requested the Vice Chancellor to release the affected officers. The letter signed by G. T. Idris reads: “Pursuant to Section 28 of the said Act, you are required to inform and release the Directors of Works, Physical Planning, Academic Planning, Bursar and any staff of your institution designated as Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, Desk Officer to appear before the undersigned at the Commission’s Head, Abuja on November 4, 2016 by 10am prompt. “The above-mentioned officers should come along with relevant documents in respect of all TETFUND’s assisted intervention projects in your institution from January 2009 till date. “The expected documents should include approved work plan of the period under review, all procurement records (including newspaper advertisement, minutes of meetings of procurement committee) list of contractors handling completed or on-going projects, dates of award of contracts and expected dates of completion (status of all projects from 2009 till date), evidence of approvals and payments and all relevant financial records” The affected staff, who appeared before the anti-graft agency yesterday were the Director of Physical Planning, Mr. Sadiq Otu; Director of Works/Maintenance, Mr. Joshua Musa Ndirmbita; Bursar, Alhaji El Yaqub and the Director of Academic Planning, Dr. Ishaya Dagwa.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/icpc-grills-abuja-varsity-bursar-academic-planning-officer-tetfund-disbursement/

ICPC grills Abuja varsity Bursar, Academic Planning Officer over TETFUND disbursement On November 5, 20168:45 amIn NewsComments By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Bursar of University of Abuja and the Academic and Physical Planning Officers of the institution were yesterday grilled by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, over the utilisation of Tertiary Education Fund, TETFUND, intervention assisted projects since 2009. The University has been under investigation by different anti-graft agencies over alleged violation of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act 2000. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the White Paper on the Special Investigation Committee set up by the Federal Government last December was currently being awaited. The ICPC in a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. Michael Adikwu dated October 19, 2016, entitled Letter of invitation /Request for Documents requested the Vice Chancellor to release the affected officers. The letter signed by G. T. Idris reads: “Pursuant to Section 28 of the said Act, you are required to inform and release the Directors of Works, Physical Planning, Academic Planning, Bursar and any staff of your institution designated as Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, Desk Officer to appear before the undersigned at the Commission’s Head, Abuja on November 4, 2016 by 10am prompt. “The above-mentioned officers should come along with relevant documents in respect of all TETFUND’s assisted intervention projects in your institution from January 2009 till date. “The expected documents should include approved work plan of the period under review, all procurement records (including newspaper advertisement, minutes of meetings of procurement committee) list of contractors handling completed or on-going projects, dates of award of contracts and expected dates of completion (status of all projects from 2009 till date), evidence of approvals and payments and all relevant financial records” The affected staff, who appeared before the anti-graft agency yesterday were the Director of Physical Planning, Mr. Sadiq Otu; Director of Works/Maintenance, Mr. Joshua Musa Ndirmbita; Bursar, Alhaji El Yaqub and the Director of Academic Planning, Dr. Ishaya Dagwa.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/icpc-grills-abuja-varsity-bursar-academic-planning-officer-tetfund-disbursement/

ICPC grills Abuja varsity Bursar, Academic Planning Officer over TETFUND disbursement On November 5, 20168:45 amIn NewsComments By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Bursar of University of Abuja and the Academic and Physical Planning Officers of the institution were yesterday grilled by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, over the utilisation of Tertiary Education Fund, TETFUND, intervention assisted projects since 2009. The University has been under investigation by different anti-graft agencies over alleged violation of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act 2000. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the White Paper on the Special Investigation Committee set up by the Federal Government last December was currently being awaited. The ICPC in a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. Michael Adikwu dated October 19, 2016, entitled Letter of invitation /Request for Documents requested the Vice Chancellor to release the affected officers. The letter signed by G. T. Idris reads: “Pursuant to Section 28 of the said Act, you are required to inform and release the Directors of Works, Physical Planning, Academic Planning, Bursar and any staff of your institution designated as Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, Desk Officer to appear before the undersigned at the Commission’s Head, Abuja on November 4, 2016 by 10am prompt. “The above-mentioned officers should come along with relevant documents in respect of all TETFUND’s assisted intervention projects in your institution from January 2009 till date. “The expected documents should include approved work plan of the period under review, all procurement records (including newspaper advertisement, minutes of meetings of procurement committee) list of contractors handling completed or on-going projects, dates of award of contracts and expected dates of completion (status of all projects from 2009 till date), evidence of approvals and payments and all relevant financial records” The affected staff, who appeared before the anti-graft agency yesterday were the Director of Physical Planning, Mr. Sadiq Otu; Director of Works/Maintenance, Mr. Joshua Musa Ndirmbita; Bursar, Alhaji El Yaqub and the Director of Academic Planning, Dr. Ishaya Dagwa.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/icpc-grills-abuja-varsity-bursar-academic-planning-officer-tetfund-disbursement/