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Tuesday, 16 May 2017 03:00

Osun Assembly rejects one commissioner nominee, approves 38

Osun State House of Assembly on Monday confirmed 38 out of 39 cabinet nominees submitted by Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The nominees were confirmed following a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Timothy Owoeye, and seconded by the Minority Leader, Mr Akinwale Akinwole. Speaker of the assembly, Mr Najeem Salaam, directed the governor to proceed with the swearing-in of the nominees, having found them worthy of confirmation. Salaam, however, urged the nominees to operate an open-door policy and shun corruption. He advised the nominees to bring in new ideas to governance in order to rekindle the hope of the people…

Tuesday, 16 May 2017 02:58

JAMB: UTME candidates complain of poor network, other challenges

Candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Delta on Monday complained of poor network during the examination. The candidates told NAN in Asaba in separate interviews that they also experienced malfunctioning mouse and computers that took too long to boot. Chukwuemeka Chijindu said that the poor network might have adverse impact on his result. Adeola Ayeni, however, said that she was lucky that her computer worked well but that some other candidates were not so lucky as they had to shake the computers vigorously before they responded. According to her, all candidates in the hall were…

Monday, 15 May 2017 17:08

Ignore fake news, “Nothing unpleasant has happened” to Buhari – Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari is alive and well, his spokesperson, Mr Garba Shehu clarified on Sunday night. In a series of tweets on his verified twitter handle, Shehu asked Nigerians to ignore rumours to the contrary. “Baseless rumors are trending again that an unpleasant thing has happened to our beloved President, Muhammadu Buhari,” Shehu said. “If you have received this information on WhatsApp or Facebook, disregard it bcos it is plain lies spread by vested interests to create panic. “Nothing unpleasant has happened to the President. No cause for apprehension. Thanks for the many calls.” President Buhari travelled to London late…

Monday, 15 May 2017 17:00

France's new president wastes no time: names PM, sees Merkel

French President Emmanuel Macron met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday, being greeted on a red carpet outside the chancellery with military honors on a busy first full day in office that started with his naming 46-year-old lawmaker Edouard Philippe as his new prime minister. Appointing Philippe to the top job in his government ticked several boxes for Macron, at 39 France's youngest president, who took power on Sunday. Philippe's age reinforced the generational shift in France's corridors of power and the image of youthful vigor that Macron is cultivating. Philippe is also relatively unknown to voters,…

Monday, 15 May 2017 03:25

First Class galore as 16 varsities award 3,499 first class degrees in 5yrs

Sixteen Nigerian universities have produced a total of 3499 first class graduates in the last five years, Daily Trust investigation has shown. The first five generation universities graduated 1, 661 students with the first class degrees within the period, nearly half the total. These are University of Lagos; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife; University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Univeristy of Ibadan and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Within the same period, seven private universities established less than two decades ago produced a total of 1,161 first class graduates. These are Covenant, Afe Babalola, Oduduwa, Babcock, Redeemers, Baze and Nigeria Turkish Nile University.…

Monday, 15 May 2017 03:22

Unpaid soldiers write open letter to Buhari

Nigerian soldiers of Battalion 38, United Nation Mission in Liberia, UNMIL, who recently came back from a peacekeeping mission have allegedly written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari expressing dissatisfaction over non-payment of their five-month allowances. The troops threatened to take law into their hands if the issue of their outstanding allowances by the Nigerian Army is not resolved. They also urged the president to take his anti-corruption war to the armed forces. UNMIL, is a peacekeeping force established in 2003 to monitor a cease fire agreement in Liberia. Nigeria had deployed 700 soldiers and officers for peace-keeping operations…

Monday, 15 May 2017 03:21

France's Macron takes power, vows to heal division, restore global status

Emmanuel Macron took power as president of France on Sunday, vowing to restore the country's status in Europe and the world and heal divisions in society -- a nod to the bitter campaign the pro-EU centrist fought to defeat a far-right leader. The 39-year-old former investment banker, unknown to the wider public three years ago and whose May 7 election marked a meteoric rise to power, was inaugurated leader of the world's fifth-largest economy in a solemn Elysee Palace ceremony. In his first words after taking office, he pledged to restore France's standing on the world stage, strengthen national self-confidence…

Monday, 15 May 2017 03:18

5% reduction in average speed reduces crash fatality by 80 per cent – FRSC

Reduction of average speed by mere five per cent could reduce fatality of accident by 80 per cent in an event of automobile crash, Mr David Mendie, Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps in Gombe, said on Sunday. Mendie, who stated this during a Thanksgiving service at the Saint James Catholic Church, Gombe, marking the end of United Nation’s 4th Global Road Safety Week, said a credible research had proved so. “Research has so much said that if an average speed is cut by five per cent, there is tendency for the reduction of fatality by 80 per cent…

Monday, 15 May 2017 03:17

Oyo commences free medical services

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State government on Sunday announced that another series of Governor Abiola Ajimobi Free Health Mission (Free Medical services) will start on Monday, May 15, 2017 at the Adeoyo Maternity Teaching hospital, Yemetu Ibadan, as part of events commemorating the sixth anniversary of the Abiola Ajimobi administration. The free Health Mission, which involves free surgical services, screening and treatment of high blood pressure, diabetics, malaria, family planning, HIV screening, immunization and vitamin A for children under one year, will hold across the six geo-political zones of the state. State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye…

Monday, 15 May 2017 03:15

Anenih’s son slumps, dies while playing lawn tennis

Eugene, a son of a former Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih, has been reported dead. It was gathered that Eugene slumped and died while playing lawn tennis on Sunday in a Lagos club. Medical sources linked his death to heart attack. The death of Anenih’s son came less than a month after the deceased’s mother died in April. Efforts to reach him for comments at about 8.45pm on Sunday were unsuccessful. But a source close to the family confirmed the incident. The source, however, declined to give details about the circumstances surrounding Eugene’s death. When…

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Sunday, 14 May 2017 02:45

We have confidence in Osinbajo – US, UK

United States of America and United Kingdom have expressed no doubt in the ability and commitment of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to continue with the anti-corruption war and economic revival in Nigeria. The two countries told SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday that they have confidence in Osinbajo to carry on with the quality leadership President Muhammadu Buhari has been providing the country. This is coming on the heels of public outrage and fears expressed by Nigerians over Buhari’s deteriorating health and continued absence from public. The President left for the UK last Sunday to receive medical attention and he is expected…

Sunday, 14 May 2017 02:42

Nigerian archbishop Filibus elected head of Lutheran church

A Nigerian archbishop has become president of the Lutheran church. Archbishop Musa Panti Filibus was elected as head of the Lutheran World Federation on Saturday at an assembly held in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Filibus, 57, is the second church leader from Africa to lead the Lutheran federation since it was founded in 1947. He comes from the northeast region of Nigeria, which has endured attacks by the Boko Haram Islamic extremist group. The Lutheran federation says many churches in the area had to suspend activities two years ago to avoid militant assaults during worship services. Filibus replaces Bishop…

Sunday, 14 May 2017 02:37

N. Korea test-fires missile, challenging new leader in South

North Korea on Sunday test-launched a ballistic missile that flew as far as 800 kilometers (500 miles) before landing in the Sea of Japan, the South Korean, Japanese and U.S. militaries said. The launch is a direct challenge to the new South Korean president elected four days ago and comes as U.S., Japanese and European militaries gather for joint war games in the Pacific. It wasn't immediately clear what type of ballistic missile was launched, although the U.S. Pacific Command said that "the flight is not consistent with an intercontinental ballistic missile." Outside militaries will closely analyze what the North…

Saturday, 13 May 2017 16:37

3 Suicide bombers target UNIMAID, 4 killed

Three suicide bombers attempted early Saturday morning to enter University of Maiduguri, (UNIMAID) but they were thwarted by security men. Two of the bombers detonated their explosives as they faced interrogation by the security men at the gate, killing one of them and injuring another. The third bomber, who had hidden close to a building near the gate, also detonated her explosive. She was the only casualty in the incident. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) based in Maiduguri, confirmed death of four persons, including the bombers, in a statement on Saturday by Mr Abdulkadir Ibrahim, the North East Information…

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