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Monday, 30 January 2017 17:38

DSS raid: Court may throw out Justice Ademola’s case tomorrow

Justice Jude Okeke of an FCT High Court has given indication that federal government’s charges against embattled justice of the Federal High Court, Adeniyi Ademola may be thrown out tomorrow. The judge in his ruling on an application for an adjournment sought by FG’s counsel ruled that the prosecution did not present any cogent reason for applying for an adjournment but giving it a benefit of doubt the court adjourned trial to continue tomorrow. He however warned the prosecution to ensure its witnesses are in court tomorrow or face the consequences. “To be forewarned is to be forearmed”, he ruled.…

Monday, 30 January 2017 17:35

ASUU lists conditions to resume academic activities in LAUTECH

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso chapter, on Monday gave its conditions for ending the ongoing industrial action at the institution. Dr Biodun Olaniran, the Chairman of the union, told newsmen in Ogbomoso that meeting the conditions would end the crisis. Management of the institution had announced Friday for re-opening after it had been shut for eight months. But ASUU rejected the resumption date, declaring that it had not called off its industrial action which began on Sept. 19, 2016. Olaniran stated that while the school had resumed, academic activities were yet to…

Monday, 30 January 2017 02:25

Tension over Buhari's delay in submitting acting CJN Onnoghen’s name to Senate

Tension has begun to rise in the judiciary as the three months in which a judge can act, as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) will end on February 10. President Muhammadu Buhari has not transmitted the name of the acting CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to the Senate for confirmation as substantive CJN. A top source, however, told New Telegraph that Buhari may not confirm Onnoghen, but rather send the name of another person to the Senate for confirmation as the substantive CJN. Buhari had, on November 10, 2016, named Onnoghen who is the most senior justice of the Supreme…

Monday, 30 January 2017 02:22

El-Rufai should produce herdsmen he offered money – Apostle Suleman

General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, on Sunday challenged the Federal Government to compel the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to produce the Fulani herdsmen he gave money. The governor, he said, should be made to answer charges of murder and other related crimes against humanity. The fiery cleric made the demand in a statement issued by his Communications Adviser, Phrank Shaibu. He said naming the beneficiaries of the money would disabuse the minds of Nigerians of the conflict that Christians were the targets of incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen. This came as the cleric prepares to…

Monday, 30 January 2017 02:21

Fayose cautions DSS over planned detention of Apostle Suleiman, Bishop Oyedepo

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has warned the Department of State Services (DSS) over the planned detention and trial of Apostle Johnson Suleiman of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide and General Overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide International (Winners' Chapel International), Bishop David Oyedepo, describing it as indirect invitation to religious crisis in the country. Governor Fayose alleged that; "There is plan to charge Apostle Suleiman and Bishop Oyedepo for incitement and attempt to cause public disorder on Friday, and make sure that they are not granted bail so as…

Monday, 30 January 2017 02:19

Sports Minister, Dalung loses wife

Mrs. Briskila Dalung, first wife to Mr Solomon Dalung, is dead. Mr Genshak Golak, Dalung’s Personal Assistant, who confirmed the death in Jos on Sunday, said that “she died today in the morning today after a brief illness”. “She died in a private hospital in Jos,” said Golak, who however, refused to give further details. NAN correspondent, who visited the Sabon-Barkin residence of the minister, however met only a security man at the gate. At Briskila’s personal house at Gada-Biyu, however, grieving sympatisers described Briskila, a senior officer with the Nigeria Prison Service, as “a very jovial and kind lady”.…

Monday, 30 January 2017 02:18

Nigeria signs AU’s cross border convention

Nigeria on Sunday in Addis Ababa signed the African Union Convention on Cross Border Corporation geared at peaceful resolution of border disputes. It was signed on the side line at the on-going 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. The Niamey Convention, which was adopted in 2014, is to promote Cross Border Cooperation at local, sub-regional and regional levels. It is aimed at ensuring peaceful resolution of border disputes. It is also to ensure effective and effective border management. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Godfery Oyeama, who signed on behalf of the Federal Government, said the action was a demonstration…

Monday, 30 January 2017 02:16

Railway workers express fear of job loss with GE concession

Nigeria Union of Railway Workers has expressed fear that the planned concession of the railway system by the Federal Government could lead to loss of jobs of no fewer than 15,000 of its members. Mr Saidu Garba, President-General of the union, said on Sunday in Lagos that the concession “will also retard the economy instead of growth’’. He, therefore, advised the Federal Government to reverse the planned concession so as not to worsen the nation’s economy. According to him, privatisation policy has not brought any positive change to the economy from its inception. “It is not good for government to…

Monday, 30 January 2017 02:09

Poor service: NCC vows stiffer sanctions against GSM operators

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned telecommunication providers in the country to improve the quality of their networks and stop extorting Nigerian consumers. The regulatory agency said the body was aware of the challenges Nigerians were facing in the telecoms sector, warning that the body would impose stiffer sanctions against operators cheating the system through poor network quality and arbitrary charges. NCC Director in charge of Consumer Affairs Bureau, Alhaji Abdullahi Maikano, made the remarks in Oye-Ekiti at the weekend during a Consumer Town Hall meeting where issues bordering on ‘Information and Education as a Catalyst for Consumer Protection’ were…

Sunday, 29 January 2017 16:58

Kano man slaps Delta taxi driver to coma for spreading ‘Buhari is dead’ rumours

A man who hails from Kano state, Usman Bukar, 41, has slapped a taxi driver to coma in Delta state for spreading “Buhari is dead rumour”. The man was slapped into deep unconsciousness at the Temple Clinic Junction Asaba. Eye witness account said that Bukar pounced on the driver who was seen visibly happy and spreading the rumour at a newspaper stand, popularly known as “free readers association” after he had read from a blog that Buhari is dead. He was reported to have said: “The body of the President should be thrown into River-Niger for fish and other wild…

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Sunday, 29 January 2017 16:56

Interview: Supporting Buhari was a serious mistake — Fawehinmi

An economics analyst and former supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election, Feyi Fawehinmi, in this interview with BAYO AKINLOYE says that Buhari should resign Recently, your criticisms against President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration indicate you are against him. Why? I supported (President Muhammadu) Buhari in the last (presidential) election. I actively campaigned for him and donated my money to his campaign. If I have turned against him, it is since he got into office and based entirely on his government’s policy choices. I have nothing personal against him. At what point exactly did you start…

Sunday, 29 January 2017 16:53

Fire outbreak at NNPC depot

Niger State Fire Service has confirmed an early morning fire outbreak at the NNPC depot in Suleja. Mr Mohammad Kwale, the officer in charge of the service in Suleja, said that the outbreak affected the loading section in the depot. ”The outbreak started around 4:30 a.m. when we were called. By 5am we had put out the fire. “An articulated vehicle was burnt while the loading canopy and some pipes were damaged. No life was, however, lost in the incidence", he explained. A resident of Maje, Garba Magaji, a settlement few metres away from the depot, said that a loud…

Sunday, 29 January 2017 16:51

Boko Haram attacks convoy on Maiduguri highway, 7 killed

Gunmen believed to be Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked a convoy of motorists along a recently secured highway, killing at least seven people and injuring many others, including soldiers in a military escort, witnesses said. The Maiduguri-Biu highway has been one of the most dangerous routes in northeastern Nigeria for three years because of Boko Haram attacks. The Nigeria military recaptured it last year and declared it safe, but the military escorts motorists moving in convoy along the road. Eyewitness, Dauda Pambe, said he was among the travelers guarded by soldiers when gunmen launched the ambush attack on Saturday.…

Sunday, 29 January 2017 02:44

Photo of reverend father in church with rifle goes viral

A photo depicting a clergyman dressed in a purple-and-white cassock with a rifle cradled in his arms has gone viral. The photo was apparently taken in a church. He appeared to have posed for the camera, maintaining a sombre mien, close to an altar bedecked in white and purple clothes and a pair of glasses sitting on it. The picture was posted online by a Facebook user, Achike Onwuazo. In the post, Onwuazo alluded to the priest’s readiness against any Boko Haram or herdsmen attack. Onwuazo wrote, “Carry go, my blessed Rev. Father. He who is surrounded by his enemies…

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