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Tuesday, 07 March 2017 03:30

Why Stephanie, Keyamo are after me — Apostle Suleman

Omega Fire Ministries has denied that the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has a hand in the arrest and detention of one Miss Stephanie Otobo by the police last Friday, March 3, 2017. A statement signed by Phrank Shaibu, Communications Manager to Apostle Suleman, also flatly denied that there was a so called amorous relationship between the said Miss Otobo and the General Overseer, including a promise to marry her. Instead, the church stated that the lady was arrested by operatives acting on a tip off that the lady had repeatedly tried to blackmail the fiery preacher,…

Tuesday, 07 March 2017 03:29

Trump signs revised travel ban in bid to overcome legal challenges

President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order on Monday banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from traveling to the United States but removing Iraq from the list, after his controversial first attempt was blocked in the courts. The new order, which takes effect on March 16, keeps a 90-day ban on travel to the United States by citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It applies only to new visa applicants, meaning some 60,000 people whose visas were revoked under the previous order will now be permitted to enter. Immigration advocates said the new ban still discriminated…

Monday, 06 March 2017 15:40

Former Adamawa governor, Ngilari, jailed for corruption

A High Court in Yola, Adamawa State, has convicted and jailed former Gov. Bala James Ngilari for failing to adhere to the procurement laws of the state. In a 75-minute long ruling, Justice Nathan Musa found the former governor guilty of four charges, and discharged him on one, which bordered on conspiracy. The judge discharged and acquitted former Secretary to the State Government, and Commissioner of Finance, who were second and third defendants in the case. In handing down his sentence, the judge said the law stipulated that the convict shall not be given an option of fine. He sentenced…

Monday, 06 March 2017 15:38

FG advises against any non-urgent travel to U.S. after visa holders were denied entry

The federal government has advised against any non-urgent travel to the United States after several citizens with valid visas had been denied entry, a presidential aide said on Monday. Nigerians without any urgent need should "consider rescheduling their trip until there is clarity on the new immigration policy", Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, said in a statement. Reuters

Monday, 06 March 2017 15:33

Trump to sign new immigration order

Donald Trump is to sign a new executive order on immigration later on Monday, his aide Kellyanne Conway has said. A revised order has been expected from the White House since the earlier ban was blocked by a federal court. The previous order suspended the entire US refugee resettlement programme and blocked citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the US. It sparked confusion at airports, as people with valid visas were turned away, and mass protests. President Trump's administration argued that the ban was necessary to keep the US safe from terrorism. What is different about the new order?…

Monday, 06 March 2017 15:27

Ex-MD Daily Times, Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, is dead

A former Managing Director of Daily Times Nigeria Plc, Mr Adinoyi Ojo Onukaba, is dead. He was aged 57. Onukaba, who was also a former spokesperson to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, died at about 6p.m. on Sunday at a village near Akure, Ondo State capital. One of his relations, Yusuf Itopa, confirmed his death in Lokoja on Monday. He said that the journalist-turned-politician was knocked down by an oncoming vehicle while running into a nearby bush to escape an armed robbery attack. He was on his way back to Abuja from Abeokuta, Ogun State, where he had joined other…

Monday, 06 March 2017 15:11

Buhari calls Gowon on phone, commiserate with him over sister's death

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday called to commiserate with former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), over the passing away of his younger sister, Kande Martha Audu. This was contained in a statement by presidential media adie, Mr. Femi Adesina. The President, who called from London, extended his deepest condolences to General Gowon and his family, urging them to take solace in the fact that Mrs. Audu lived a worthy and exemplary life. “Death is an inevitable end that must come to all mortals, and we must keep praying and working to ensure that we live a life that…

Monday, 06 March 2017 03:10

Buhari phones Obasanjo, Gov. Bello

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, via telephone from London, congratulated former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. On the same day, he also spoke with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state and thanked him for all his support. Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President confirmed President Buhari’s conversation with Obasanjo in Abuja on Sunday. According to the president, who is on medical vacation in London, a time like this provides opportunity to reflect on Obasanjo’s invaluable roles and contributions to the unity and cohesion of Nigeria, the brotherhood of all…

Monday, 06 March 2017 03:08

Twinkas makes wave among Nigerians in spite of MMM collapse

In spite of the financial loss suffered by some Nigerians who participated in the failed Ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox (MMM) in 2016, Twinkas, a similar scheme is making wave among many Nigerians. Investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja showed that a large number of residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were willing to take chances with the trending scheme. Some of the residents, who spoke with NAN on Sunday, attributed their willingness to investment in the scheme to the present economic recession in Nigeria. According to them, the economic situation has encouraged many Nigerians…

Monday, 06 March 2017 03:07

I didn’t reject UK offer to rescue Chibok girls – Jonathan

Office of the former President Goodluck Jonathan has refuted claims that the last administration rejected an offer made by British forces to rescue the kidnapped Chibok school girls. Report by Guardian of London claims the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom, on a mission named Operation Turus, conduct air recce over northern Nigeria for several months after the girls were taken in April 2014. “The girls were located in the first few weeks of the RAF mission", a source involved in Operation Turus told the Observer. “We offered to rescue them, but the Nigerian government declined.” A statement by…

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Sunday, 05 March 2017 18:34

Despite leadership change, Nigerian Customs remains riddled with corruption, inefficiency

On Monday January 30, Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Hameed Ali, gathered journalists in Lagos and announced that officers of the agency on “information patrol” intercepted 661 Pump Action handguns concealed inside a 40 foot container. Reading from a prepared speech, Mr. Ali described the seizure as “the new normal” and a pointer to the determination of the customs to enforce all laws involved in the importation of goods. However, senior customs officers working at the country’s ports have told PREMIUM TIMES, that far from Mr. Ali’s chest-thumping appraisal of the agency he heads, the rot in the customs…

Sunday, 05 March 2017 18:29

Kukah: APC not prepared for governance

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, yesterday, took on the ruling All Progressives Congress-led administration on its inability to provide solutions to the Southern Kaduna crisis, even as he said the party wasn’t prepared for governance. The Bishop who featured as a guest on ARISE TV Network, a sister company of THISDAY Newspapers in Abuja, disclosed that, the Southern Kaduna issue was not given much attention by the political elite in the country. According to him, “I have been a student of the diagnostic school, even in the poster issue of this administration which is the fight…

Sunday, 05 March 2017 18:20

Akeredolu: My emergence as governor a miracle

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described his emergence as governor of the state as a miracle. The governor said this at a thanksgiving service held in his honour at the All Saints Church, Jericho, Ibadan, on Sunday. Akeredolu, APC candidate, defeated Mr Eyitayo Jegede of the opposition PDP and Dr Olusola Oke of the AD to emerge winner in the November 2016 governorship election in the state. He said his victory was a manifestation of the people's trust and love for God. “I can tell you that our success and victory in the election was a miracle. I…

Sunday, 05 March 2017 03:09

3.67 million Nigerians lost their jobs in one year – NBS

The harsh economic situation currently facing the country may have forced about 3.67 million Nigerians into the unemployment market within a one-year period covering October 2015 to September 2016, figures obtained from National Bureau of Statistics have revealed. According to an analysis of the unemployment report for the period, which was obtained by our correspondent in Abuja, the number of unemployed Nigerians rose from 7.51 million in the beginning of the October 2015 to 11.19 million at the end of September 2016. The unemployment report for the fourth quarter of last year covering October to December 2016, which is still…

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