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Wednesday, 29 March 2017 02:24

Buhari sends new ministerial nominees to Senate

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent names of two new ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. A source close to the Senate told our correspondent that the letter arrived the Senate late Tuesday. The source revealed that the two nominees are from Kogi and Gombe state. The Kogi nominee will be replacing the late Minister of State for Labour, Barr. James Ocholi, while the nominee from Gombe would be replacing former Minister for Environment Ms Amina Mohammed who is serving in the United Nations as a deputy Secretary General. The list of ministerial nominees is coming at a time when…

Wednesday, 29 March 2017 02:19

Afenifere sets up panel to monitor herdsmen in S’West

Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, said it had set up a panel to monitor activities of Fulani herdsmen in the South-West geopolitical zone. This was contained in a communiqué issue at the end of the meeting of the association held at the residence of its leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Tuesday. The communiqué was read to journalists by the Publicity Secretary of the group, Mr. Yinka Odumakin. The group, which condemned the menace of the herdsmen in the South-West and some other parts of the country, said the report of the panel would be shown to…

Wednesday, 29 March 2017 02:08

States' debt rises to N3.3trillion - NEITI

Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) yesterday disclosed that debt burden of the 36 states of the federation had risen to over N3.342 trillion as at 2016. NEITI stated this in a statement from its Director of Communications, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, in Abuja. It explained that Lagos, Delta, Osun and Akwa Ibom topped the debt chart with a total debt profile of N1.262 trillion which represents about 38 per cent of the debts owed by the 36 states of the federation. A further break down of the debt by NEITI showed that Lagos was indebted to the tune of…

Wednesday, 29 March 2017 02:07

Hajj 2017: NAHCON reduces cost of accommodation for pilgrims

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, says it has negotiated downward the cost of accommodation to be used by Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. This followed rigorous negotiations held recently between the Commission and landlords/reputable agents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A statement by the Commission’s spokesperson, Uba Mana, on Tuesday said some inspectors and negotiators from NAHCON were in Saudi Arabia recently and have ensured that there will be no price increase for pilgrims’ accommodation in Makkah. The statement said the same success was also recorded for Madinah accommodation. “By this success too, pilgrims…

Tuesday, 28 March 2017 14:17

In protest against Buhari's refusal to sack Magu, Senate suspends RECs confirmation

The Senate has stood down confirmation of nominees for positions of Resident Electoral Commissioners, after expressing misgivings about President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to sack Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission despite his repeated rejection by the lawmakers. Senators also accused nominees of the president of disrespecting the National Assembly. The Senate therefore resolved to suspend the confirmation in protest. Buhari had last week nominated 27 persons for appointment as Resident Electoral Commissioners of INEC. PT

Tuesday, 28 March 2017 13:02

UK attacker's wife 'saddened and shocked'; security added

Wife of the man who killed four people outside Britain's Parliament last week condemned the attack Tuesday, saying she is "saddened and shocked." "I express my condolences to the families of the victims that have died, and wish a speedy recovery to all the injured," Rohey Hydara said in statement released through London police. Khalid Masood's widow added: "I would like to request privacy for our family, especially the children, at this difficult time." Police believe Masood - a 52-year-old Briton with convictions for violent crimes who had spent two years in Saudi Arabia - acted alone in last Wednesday's…

Tuesday, 28 March 2017 02:44

Pace of reform slows as ailing Buhari slims his schedule - Reuters

A lingering illness has led President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce his working day to a few hours since he returned from medical leave, slowing down the pace of economic reforms advanced in his absence, diplomats and government sources said. The Nigerian leader is spending between one and four hours a day in his office to conserve his energy levels, three diplomats and presidency sources said, deepening concerns he is too unwell to orchestrate reforms to the recession-hit OPEC economy. Buhari has long been criticised by households and investors for his slow response to low global oil prices, which sent the…

Tuesday, 28 March 2017 02:42

Obasanjo’s wife sues him, Baba Ijebu over son’s wedding

Taiwo Obasanjo, wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday filed a suit at an Ikeja High Court, seeking to stop the wedding of her son, Olujonwo Obasanjo, scheduled for May 11. Ex-President Obasanjo and the father of the bride, Kessington Adebutu, promoter of Premier Lotto known as “Baba Ijebu” are respondents to the suit. Mrs. Obasanjo, who is the twin sister of Kenny Martins, the former Coordinator of the Police Equipment Fund, is seeking a postponement of the wedding of her son, Olujonwo, to Tope Adebutu scheduled for May 11 and May 12. She wants the wedding to be…

Tuesday, 28 March 2017 02:39

Nigeria and Poland seek to develop economic, military ties

Nigeria's foreign minister visited Poland on Monday in an effort to develop economic, military and security ties with the fast-growing economy in central Europe. Geoffrey Onyeama, on his first visit to Poland, said he was "extremely impressed" by the economic development he has seen in Poland, a country that threw off communist rule 28 years ago. He said Nigeria, an oil exporter badly hit by a fall in oil prices, is eager to diversify its "mono-economy" and is seeking out Poland as one of its new partners. "I think there is a lot that we can gain from each other",…

Tuesday, 28 March 2017 02:36

Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny gets 15 days in jail

The wave of nationwide demonstrations that shook Russia's long dormant political scene over the weekend showed a new face of protest: mostly teenage demonstrators driven by accusations of high-level official corruption, glaring amid the nation's painful two-year recession. A year before facing re-election, President Vladimir Putin has a dilemma: to further tighten the screws or to devise more artful means for keeping a lid on dissent. On Monday, a Moscow court handed a 15-day jail term to the protest organizer, Alexei Navalny, whose charisma and social media savvy helped rally the young. Navalny was arrested as he walked to a…

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Monday, 27 March 2017 15:10

Melaye graduated from ABU, VC tells Senate

Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Professor Ibrahim Garba told the Senate Monday that Senator Dino Melaye, APC, Kogi West graduated from the Institution in 2000. Speaking when he appeared before the Senator Samuel Anyanwu, PDP, Imo East led Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Professor Garba told the Senators that Senator Melaye graduated from ABU with a third class degree in Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Geography. According to the Vice Chancellor, Senator Melaye was a student of ABU with the name Jonah Daniel Melaye. Professor Garba who had sat in room 120 where the hearing took…

Monday, 27 March 2017 15:05

Stephanie Otobo’s mom, sister beg Apostle Suleman on live TV

Mother of Stephanie Otobo, the Nigerian woman who accused Apostle Johnson Suleiman of infidelity and abuse, visited Omega Fire Ministry headquarters in Auchi, Edo State, on Sunday to plead on her daughter’s behalf. Ms. Otobo’s sister accompanied their mum who is popularly called Mama Tope to the church. Their statements and apologies were beamed live on the church’s website on Sunday morning. But in a swift video reaction on Instagram on Sunday, Ms. Otobo, who said she had since returned to Canada, claimed that her mother was threatened to apologise to the embattled pastor. The budding singer also debunked her…

Monday, 27 March 2017 03:11

Three things I did while in prison - Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday narrated his prisons experience and declared that he did three things while he was in Yola and Kirikiri prisons serving a jail term for phantom coup charges by late military dictator, Sani Abacha. He also said there should be no position that a man should find himself in life where he would not be useful to God. He also posited that the major challenge in life was not how to stay alive but “what to live for and what to live with.” Obasanjo said these while recalling his experience as an inmate in Yola…

Monday, 27 March 2017 03:09

Buhari has no certificate issue – Presidency

The Presidency Sunday night dissociated President Muhammadu Buhari from any certificate scandal in the country, saying he has none hanging on his neck. The reaction followed a chronology of certificate scandals rocking various Nigerians in the corridors of power past or present published by a national daily on Sunday. President Buhari had the albatross on his neck during the 2015 presidential election campaigns to the point that he was almost disqualified to run. In a statement, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Shehu Garba who was incidentally Director, Media and Publicity of the All Progressives…

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