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Monday, 20 March 2017 16:21

Who's happy, who's not: Norway tops list, US falls

If you want to go to your happy place, you need more than cash. A winter coat helps - and a sense of community. A new report shows Norway is the happiest country on Earth, Americans are getting sadder, and it takes more than just money to be happy. Norway vaulted to the top slot in the World Happiness Report despite the plummeting price of oil, a key part of its economy. Income in the United States has gone up over the past decade, but happiness is declining. The United States was 14th in the latest ranking, down from No.…

Monday, 20 March 2017 16:18

Despite recession, Nigeria is 6th happiest in Africa

Despite the economic recession, Nigerians are Africa’s sixth happiest people, according to a new report released on Monday that called on nations to build social trust and equality to improve the wellbeing of their citizens. Algeria leads the rest of Africa in happiness, followed by Mauritius. Strife-torn Libya is surprisingly ranked third, ahead of Morocco. And even a bigger surprise, another crisis-torn nation, Somalia is Africa’s fifth happiest country ahead of Nigeria and South Africa, ranked 7th. Tunisia is eighth and Egypt ninth, while Sierra Leone is tenth. At the bottom ten are Benin, Madagascar, South Sudan, Liberia, Guinea, Togo,…

Monday, 20 March 2017 02:51

Presidency: Why elite are after Buhari

The Presidency said the elite accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of non-performance as they do not care for the ordinary people. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement yesterday. The presidential spokesman maintained that Buhari’s administration was doing a lot to improve the lot of the masses. Shehu said: “Because the elite do not care for ordinary people, they are saying that government is doing nothing. But we are doing a lot for ordinary people. “They don’t want us to talk about the 14 solar power projects that have been licensed…

Monday, 20 March 2017 02:50

Buhari fully back to work, busy all through the week - Presidency

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, has said that contrary to reports in some quarters, President Muhammadu Buhari had an engaging week devoted mostly to policy issues, not ceremonial events. Shehu said this in Abuja on Sunday. The presidential aide was reacting to media reports insinuating that the presidency had heavily cut down President Buhari’s workload since his return from London on March 10, to allow him rest. The reports said the President “has spent just about three to four hours in office since his return to Nigeria’’, adding that “the president has…

Monday, 20 March 2017 02:48

Abacha’s son fights to reclaim $1.3bn oil bloc

Son of late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Mohammed, had begun a legal battle to reclaim the $1.3 billion Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245, which was allocated to Malabu Oil Gas Limited. Mohammed Abacha is a Director and largest shareholder of Malabu Oil Gas Limited. The two other major shareholders are Amafagha Kweku and Hindu Hassan. There have been a couple of suits before different courts in recent time over the oil bloc. While Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had approached the court seeking a forfeiture order of the said licence from Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 16:35

Federal Civil Service begins job interviews 27 March

Interviews for recruitment into the Federal Civil Service will begin on 27 March in Abuja. They will end on 3 April. A director of Federal Civil Service Commission Mustapha L. Sulaiman, acting for the chairman announced this in Abuja. He said candidates already shortlisted under Batch A of the recruitment programme last year are expected to cross-check their names on the portal of the commission, using their state of origin. Shotlisted candidates are from the 36 states and Abuja. The interviews will hold at the Public Service Institute on Murtala Mohammed Express Way, Kubwa, Abuja. The recruiting ministries are those…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:58

Magu’s rejection not based on DSS report - Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the Senate did not reject acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, because of a damning report issued by the Department of State Services which questioned Magu’s integrity. Saraki said this in an interview with TVC News in Morocco where he attended an African summit on climate change and food security. The Senate President was reacting to a claim by a former Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume, who said last week that it was hypocritical of the Senate to allow Saraki to continue in office because he was in court…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:56

Buhari may back Customs boss against Senate

President Muhammadu Buhari may take sides with Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), in his ongoing face-off with the Senate over his failure to wear his uniform. Senators had on Thursday attacked Ali for honouring their invitation without wearing a uniform. They, therefore, asked him to return on Wednesday in the complete Customs uniform. But one of our correspondents gathered on Saturday that the position of the Presidency on the disagreement is that no law compels Ali to wear a uniform. A source who is familiar with the development said the position was based on legal advice…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:55

You have no right to banish Fulani herdsmen from Benue – Police Commissioner tells Gov Ortom

Benue State Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, has affirmed that no one has the right to banish Fulani Herdsmen from any state. Makama was reacting to the recent directive by Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, ordering Fulani herdsmen to vacate the state within 72 hours. The herders have been accused of killing Benue citizens, destroying their crops since the past five years. Following the incessant clashes between residents of the state and the visitors, which had resulted to loss of lives and property, the governor few days ago ordered them to leave. He said the herdsmen must leave since they…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:53

Evicted from Benue, Miyetti Allah commiserates with victims but vows to stay put

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), umbrella body of Nigeria’s Fulani herdsmen, has commiserated with Benue Government over recent clashes between herdsmen and Tiv farmers in some communities in Buruku Local Government Area of the state. The group’s message came Saturday, days after Benue State government ordered armed herders to leave the state, accusing them of killing locals in the latest outbreak of violence in the Buruku area. Miyetti Allah group said while it commiserated with victims and the people of Benue, the government’s eviction order was “unconstitutional”. In a statement, Secretary-General of the association, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, said MACBAN was…

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Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:52

Don't forget us, says Chibok schoolgirl as third year of captivity approaches

A Chibok schoolgirl who escaped from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria has called on the international community not to forget those still in captivity. Next month will mark the third anniversary of the abduction of more than 270 girls. The militants are still holding about 195 of the young women. The pupil, speaking under a pseudonym, told an education conference in Dubai: "These girls are human beings, not something that we can forget about." The abduction of the schoolgirls in north-eastern Nigeria in April 2014 by the Islamist militant group caused a global outcry - and prompted campaigns about girls'…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:50

Of the 3 daughters I sent to Queen’s College, only 2 came back alive – Bereaved mother

She appeared inconsolable. And you couldn’t blame her. She just lost a daughter in circumstances she believed were clearly avoidable. Mrs Itulua is the mother of the student of Queen’s College, Lagos, Bithia, the second girl to die after sicknesses and deaths linked to contaminated water and unhygienic environmental condition of the elitist school. “Of the three daughters I sent to Queen’s College, only two came back home alive. Bithia died due to carelessness on the part of the school authorities”, the bareaved mother told Sunday Vanguard last week. Bithia is the second student to die after Vivian Osuinyi, who…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:46

Cross River chief judge is dead

Justice Okoi Ikpi-Itam, the Chief Judge of Cross River state is dead. He was 63 years old. Ikpi-Itam died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness. According to the wife of the deceased, Chief Magistrate Helen Itam, her husband took ill on March 16, 2017 and was taken to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) where he died. “He complained of feeling somehow in his body and decided to go for check up at a private hospital from where he went to UCTH when the illness became worse,’’ the wife said. She described her late husband…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:44

Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies

Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry has died aged 90, police in the US state of Missouri report. The singer was found unresponsive at lunchtime on Saturday, St Charles County police said. Berry's seven-decade career boasted a string of hits, including classics Roll Over Beethoven and Johnny B. Goode. He received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 1984 and was among the first inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. ■ Obituary: Chuck Berry In a statement on Facebook, the St Charles County Police Department said they were called to reports of an unresponsive man at 12:40…

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