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Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:12

No ID cards, no exams, says UI students’ union

President of the University of Ibadan Students’ Union (UISU), Mr Aderemi Ojo, has said the university, which was shut recently, will not begin examinations until the identity cards the students paid for are given them. He said: “The power we rely on is the power of democracy. I can assure you that exams will not be written if students don’t get ID cards. There are several students on campus who have been assaulted and embarrassed on the issue of ID cards. "Secondly, there are students who are supposed to receive scholarships who couldn’t scan their ID cards and send, even…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:10

UN, USA, others mourn UN population agency chief Babatunde Osotimehin

Head of the U.N. population agency, Babatunde Osotimehin, who was a global leader in promoting public health and sexual and reproductive rights and services for women and girls, died at his home, the agency announced Monday. Osotimehin, who was 68, had led the United Nations Population Fund, known as UNFPA, since 2011. The agency said he died Sunday evening. Born and trained as a doctor in his native Nigeria, Osotimehin was the country's minister of health before taking the reins of UNFPA with the rank of undersecretary-general. Prior to that, he was director-general of the National Agency for the Control…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:07

Arab nations cut ties with Qatar in new Mideast crisis

Saudi Arabia and other Arab powers severed diplomatic ties Monday with Qatar and moved to isolate the energy-rich nation that is home to a major U.S. military base, accusing it of supporting terrorist groups and backing Iran. The decision plunged Qatar into chaos and ignited the biggest diplomatic crisis in the Gulf since the 1991 war against Iraq. Qatar, home to about 10,000 U.S. troops and the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, criticized the move as a "violation of its sovereignty." It long has denied supporting militant groups and described the crisis as being fueled by "absolute fabrications"…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:05

West Africa bloc agrees "in principle" on Morocco membership

An official with West Africa's regional bloc says leaders of the 15-nation group have agreed "in principle" on Morocco's membership application for membership, though more assessments will be made. The official said Monday the ECOWAS commission will do its own study on Morocco's possible membership and report back to heads of state, who instructed them to "examine the implications" of allowing Morocco to join. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to speak to the press. Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania will be invited to the next ECOWAS meeting in Togo in December. Tunisia is seeking…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 04:52

Stop quackery in health sector to arrest untimely deaths - NURHI

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State Team Leader of Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI), Mrs. Stella Akinso, has called for stiff penalties as a way of stopping quackery in the health sector which has led to the death of many Nigerians. She made the call in Ibadan, at a Media Round Table on 'Save Motherhood' organized by Development Communications (DevComs), Network in conjunction with NURHI. While speaking on the rationale behind the programme, she said it was to ensure that women are free from complications prior, during and after child birth. Akinso urged governments and private individuals to allocate substantive…

Monday, 05 June 2017 04:07

Presidency plots to drag N’Assembly to supreme court over 2017 budget

Owing to the unending disagreement with the legislature over the extent of its power of appropriation, the executive has resolved to approach the Supreme Court for interpretation of Section 80 of the 1999 Constitution, which grants the National Assembly the power to approve appropriated public funds, presidency sources said. According to sources, the Muhammadu Buhari administration is determined to end the perennial disagreement over the extent of the power of the legislature to appropriate public funds and would be asking the highest court in the land to determine whether the National Assembly has the latitude to revise estimates proposed by…

Monday, 05 June 2017 04:05

Presidency denies allegation of nepotism against Osinbajo

The Presidency on Sunday faulted an allegation of nepotism recently levelled against the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, by one Ismaila Farouk. Farouk, in a message, that went viral on the social media, accused Osinbajo of appointing his aides majorly from his church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, or from the South-West, where he hails from. But a statement from the Presidency on Sunday quoted Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Legal Matters, Dr Bilkisu Saidu, has dismissing the allegation while speaking on “Shirin Safe,” an interview programme on BBC Hausa Radio on Sunday. The statement quoted Saidu as describing the…

Monday, 05 June 2017 04:02

CJN appoints new S-Court Chief Registrar

Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has okayed the appointment of Mrs. Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha as the new Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court. A statement from the CJN, yesterday, indicated that Mrs. Mustapha will assume office on July 1, to replace the current Chief Registrar, Mr. Ahmad Gambo Saleh. The statement further revealed that Saleh will on the same day resume in his new position as the Secretary of the National Judicial Council, NJC. Mrs. Mustapha’s elevation to the apex court was contained in a Letter of Offer of Appointment dated May 31 and signed by the…

Monday, 05 June 2017 03:56

Morocco king skips W. Africa summit after Israel attends

Morocco's king is skipping a regional meeting of West African leaders amid his country's bid to join the bloc known as ECOWAS. King Mohammed VI canceled his trip to the Sunday gathering because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among those attending. Morocco is one of the Arab League countries with no diplomatic ties with Israel. Both Israel and Morocco are looking to increase investment and business ties in West Africa. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who hosted the summit Sunday, is stepping down from the presidency after serving two terms. She will be replaced as ECOWAS chair by the…

Monday, 05 June 2017 03:54

Petroleum marketers in Ekiti suspend strike

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, in Ekiti on Sunday suspended its strike action. IPMAN embarked on the action on May 25, over demolition of some petrol stations and revocation of some Certificate of Occupancy by Governor Ayo Fayose. The suspension of the strike is contained in a communiqué issued in Osogbo at the end of a peace meeting called by Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state. The communiqué, which was signed by Mr. Aregbesola, Mr. Fayose and representatives of the marketers, was made available to journalists at Osun Government House where the peace meeting was held. According to…

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Monday, 05 June 2017 03:52

Ajimobi, Emefiele, others to commission TechU buildings

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Fellow and former President of the Academy of Science, Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe, former Head of Service of the Federation, Prof. Oladapo Afolabi, and the Olubadan in Council are among the dignitaries expected to be part of the official commissioning of the CBN intervention project for The Technical University, Ibadan (TechU), by Governor Abiola Ajimobi. The state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, who made the disclosure in Ibadan, said the commissioning will come up on Tuesday, at the Tech U permanent site, km…

Monday, 05 June 2017 03:50

Aregbesola advocates restructuring of Police Force

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, has called for the decentralisation of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) through proper restructuring and reform. The governor made the call on Sunday in Osogbo when a Deputy Inspector- General of Police, Mr Foluso Adebanjo paid him a courtesy visit. He said decentralisation of the force would ensure effective zonal security management, control and operation. Aregbesola said Nigeria had grown beyond centralised policing, saying that devolution of policing powers must be encouraged for greater productivity and discipline. “I am a strong advocate of federalisation of Police Force. “We need to devolve the control of Police…

Sunday, 04 June 2017 13:31

FRSC redeploys 71 senior officers

Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, has approved the redeployment of 71 senior officers nationwide for enhanced performance. The redeployment, aimed at repositioning the commission, affected three zonal commanding officers alongside several sector commanders. Ayodele Kumapayi, former Sector Commander in Rivers, who was recalled recently for forcibly cutting the hair of some female personnel, is now the Head of Corps Safety and Transport Office at the national headquarters, Abuja. He was replaced by Corps Commander Imoh Etuk, who was formally the Corps Public Education Officer at the headquarters. In the redeployment released by FRSC Secretary, Susan Ajenge,…

Sunday, 04 June 2017 12:50

CNPP backs labour, students, vows to resist fuel tax

Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has thrown its weight behind Nigeria’s organised labour over planned increment of prices of petroleum products, accusing the National Assembly of taking more anti-people decisions than resolutions that could better the lives of the already impoverished masses of Nigeria. “We assure the Senate and the federal government that their proposed N5 per litre of fuel tax will be resisted”, the CNPP vowed in a statement by the Secretary General of CNPP, Mr Willy Ezugwu on Sunday. The Balarabe Musa-led umbrella organisation of all registered political parties and associations in Nigeria also warned the Presidency…

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