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Sunday, 08 January 2017 02:35

Nwodo, Madueke, others jostle for Ohanaeze top job

Indications emerged on Saturday that a former Minister for Information, Nnia Nwodo, and an ex-Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Allison Madueke, are among those seeking the position of President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-political organisation of the Igbo people. An election has been scheduled for January 10 to choose new leaders of the organisation, following the expiration of the tenure of the Chief Gary Igariwey-led national executive committee. The leadership succession commenced on January 6 with local government elections in the member states — Abia, Anambra, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo and Rivers states. Elections into the national…

Sunday, 08 January 2017 02:28

Doctors Without Borders giving food to Boko Haram refugees

Doctors Without Borders says it has given food to 26,000 families taking refuge from Boko Haram Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria's biggest city, stepping outside its traditional medical role to try to prevent more children dying. A statement Saturday says people are "in desperate need" and other organizations are not stepping up. U.N. agencies and private charities operate in Maiduguri city alongside government agencies being investigated for corruption in food distribution. Refugees have almost doubled the population of Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram, to 2.5 million. The United Nations last month appealed for $1 billion to tackle Africa's worst…

Saturday, 07 January 2017 16:02

Pastor Adeboye retires as Redeemed Church General Overseer, names successor

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Saturday appointed a new General Overseer (GO) for the church as he retired ahead of his 75th birthday on 2 March. The new GO is Pastor Joshua Obayemi. Adeboye was born on March 2, 1942, in Ifewara, Osun State. He had his B.Sc. in Mathematics at University of Nigeria Nsukka, and subsequently got his PhD in applied Mathematics from the University of Lagos, and worked as a lecturer in Mathematics at the universities of Lagos and Ilorin, before going into full time priesthood in 1984. After…

Saturday, 07 January 2017 16:00

No kerosene in all Lagos depots, says NUPENG

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Saturday said there was no drop of kerosene in the private and NNPC depots in Lagos. Mr Rotimi Benjamin, National Chairman Surface Tank Kerosene Peddlers (SUTAKEP) Branch of NUPENG said in Lagos that the product was last brought to the depot on Dec.27. Benjamin, who is also the Vice Chairman NUPENG Lagos Zonal Council, said the scarcity of kerosene has increased the price, making it unaffordable for the masses. He urged the government to come to the aid of masses who could not afford the price of cooking gas by…

Saturday, 07 January 2017 02:52

Why Buhari is yet to decide SGF Lawal’s, Magu’s fate

President Muhammadu Buhari wants to hear the defence of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir Lawal and the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu on the allegations against them before deciding of their fate. Lawal is accused of conflict of interest because of inflation of contracts awarded to his company, Rholavision Engineering Limited, which was incorporated in 1990 with RC No. 159855 at the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, Abuja while Magu’s nomination was not considered by the Senate because of a report by the Department of State Security Service(…

Saturday, 07 January 2017 02:50

Magu prays with Buhari at Aso Rock mosque

Embattled acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, yesterday joined President Muhammadu Buhari in observing juma’at service at the State House mosque. Those who also prayed with the president included the National Security Adviser, General Babagana Muguno (rtd); the Minister of Defence, General Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd) and the Director-General of the Department of State Security (DSS), MallamLawalDaura. The EFCC boss, who wore a white ‘babbar riga’, left the Presidential Villa without speaking to journalists. Daily Trust

Saturday, 07 January 2017 02:48

Police arrest, fly journalist to Abuja over Facebook post

Plain-clothes policemen on Friday arrested and whisked to Abuja a journalist based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Jerry Edoho. The young journalist, who is the Deputy Editor of Ibom Nation Newspaper, a local publication, was arrested by the security operatives and forcibly taken to the Federal Capital over a post he allegedly put up on his Facebook page involving Dana Air. Edoho, had while reacting to a photograph of a purported crash involving a Dana flight heading to Lagos from Abuja in which he was tagged, sought clarification from friends on his list to confirm the authenticity of the…

Saturday, 07 January 2017 02:47

Dismissal of Gov Wike’s orderlies, a trajedy – Rivers govt

Nigeria Police have announced the dismissal of six officers from the Force, over alleged misuse of firearms during the December 10, 2016 Legislative re-run election in Rivers State. Specifically, the Police said the affected officers, “while in the convoy of the Executive Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike on the date of election, December 10, 2016 (allegedly) misused the firearms in their possession contrary to the provisions of Force Order 237.” Those dismissed are: Inspector Eyong Victor, Sergeant Peter Ekpo, Sergeant Oguni Goodluck, Sergeant Orji Nwoke, Sergeant Okpe Ezekiel and Sergeant Tanko Akor. But the Rivers State Government last night…

Saturday, 07 January 2017 02:45

Militants say readying fighters to hit 'enemy' in Niger Delta

A Nigerian militant group, which has claimed a wave of attacks on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta, said on Friday that it had asked its fighters to prepare to fight the "enemy" as authorities were not ready for dialogue. The Niger Delta Avengers had declared a ceasefire last year after staging major attacks on oil facilities crippling the OPEC member's oil output in a fight for more oil revenues to give dialogue with authorities a chance. The government has been holding talks for more than six months with Niger Delta leaders to address grievances of poverty and oil pollution…

Saturday, 07 January 2017 02:44

Diversion of Abuja flights to Kaduna: Fayose knocks Buhari

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti says it is too risky and dangerous to divert local and international flights from Abuja to Kaduna as planned by the Federal Government. In a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Fayose criticised the FG for what he said was its thoughtless approach to problems. “They act before they think and they take decisions before consulting critical stakeholders. That way, they always end up putting the cart before the horse. That is how they have messed up the economy and now have brought unprecedented grief, misery, poverty and suffering on Nigerians,” he…

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Saturday, 07 January 2017 02:43

No need to shut Abuja airport for runway repair, airline operators tell FG

Nigerian airlines have told the federal government that there is no need to close the Abuja airport to conduct repairs on its runway. Chairman, Airline Operators of Nigeria, Noggie Meggison, said though his members would support any decision taken by the federal government, such closure as announced was unnecessary. The Federal Government had announced that the airport would be closed from March 8 for six weeks to enable repairs on the only runway. Mr. Meggison, however, said the repairs could be carried out at night while flights are allowed to operate during the day. He said the operators were of…

Saturday, 07 January 2017 02:41

LAUTECH to resume by end of January - Ajimobi

Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has said that he is collaborating with his Osun State counterpart, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to ensure that academic activities resume at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, latest by the end of January. The governor dropped the hint in a statement by his Special Adviser Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka, after a meeting with the national, zonal and state leadership of the students’ unions in his office, on Friday. Ajimobi said that the decision was reached after another round of discussions by stakeholders on Friday afternoon, including Governor Aregbesola and LAUTECH Vice…

Friday, 06 January 2017 16:57

Police dismiss six personnel attached to Wike

The police have dismissed an Inspector and five sergeants attached to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, over alleged misuse of firearms during the legislative rerun in the state in December last year. They are ex-Inspct. Eyong Victor, ex-Sgts. Peter Ekpo, Oguni Goodluck, Orji Nwoke, Okpe Ezekiel and Tanko Akor. The errant operatives were said to have stormed the Port Harcourt City Council Secretariat and prevented the movement of election results of Emouha polling unit to the appropriate collation centre designated by the Independent National Electoral Commission in disobedience to senior officers present. Their actions were said to be contrary…

Friday, 06 January 2017 16:55

Free from Boko Haram, Nigeria's Chibok girls are kept silent

She was found wandering in a forest, the first of the nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to escape on her own and reach freedom. That was in May. Since then, Amina Ali Nkeki has been sequestered by Nigeria's intelligence agency, embraced just once by her family months ago. Some say Nigeria's government is keeping the young woman silent because it doesn't want her telling the world about military blunders in the fight against the Islamic extremist group, and about her desire to be reunited with the father of her child - a detained former Boko Haram commander.…

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