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Saturday, 17 December 2016 02:29

Buhari gives daughter out for 12 gold coins

President Muhammadu Buhari’s second daughter, Zahra, married an oil magnate, Ahmed Indimi, on Friday. The wedding, which garnered lots of media attention, took place at the National Mosque in Abuja. A representative of the Indimi family, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the groom’s family paid 12 gold coins — valued at N250,000 — as bride price to the Buhari’s family. It was learnt that the Sarkin Fulanin Daura, Alhaji Yusuf Sani, gave out Zahra on behalf of the Buhari family. Meanwhile, the bride took to her Instagram account on Friday to share some of her wedding pictures. In…

Saturday, 17 December 2016 02:28

NJC recommends sack of two judges

National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the dismissal of a judge and the compulsory retirement of another having found them guilty of misconduct. Rising from its 80th meeting held between December 14 and 15, the NJC also resolved to issue letters of “strong warnings” to two judges of the High Court of Lagos State for some unethical conduct. It recommended the dismissal of Justice Ugbo Ononogbo of the Abia State High Court and the compulsory retirement from office of Justice Nasir Gummi of Zamfara State High Court of Justice with immediate effect. NJC has suspended both judges from office immediately…

Saturday, 17 December 2016 02:27

Kuje Prison not your home, Kalu tells Kanu

Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday paid a visit to the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at the Kuje Prison, Abuja. The visit is believed to be part of a ‘mediation process’ between the Federal Government and the IPOB leader over the agitation for the restoration of the Republic of Biafra. Indication to this effect emerged yesterday when the former Abia State governor during his visit to Kanu highlighted the need for an amicable resolution of the feud. Although the meeting between the two lasted for about an hour, the details…

Saturday, 17 December 2016 02:25

Operation Python Dance is a plan to annihilate Biafrans - MASSOB

Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said that the recent declaration of Operation Python Dance by the Nigerian Army in the Southeast region is a plan to annihilate the people of Biafra. Condemning the exercise, MASSOB insisted that the presence of the Nigerian military would never deter its members from the struggle, even as they cautioned the army “in every Igbo man, Biafra lives”. MASSOB leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu yesterday said the group is even more determined with the presence of ‘enemies’ as that simply proves “the enemies are in discomfort”. According to Madu,…

Saturday, 17 December 2016 02:24

2016 GCE: WAEC withholds 13,488 results

Results of 13,488 private candidates, out of the 172,699 who sat for the 2016 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), have been withheld. Mr Olu Adenipekun, Head of National Office (HNO) of the WAEC, announced this while releasing results of the Nov/Dec diet of the examination on Friday in Lagos. Adenipekun said the results were withheld in connection with various cases of examination malpractice. According to him, the results withheld represent 7.81 per cent of the total number of candidates who sat for the examination. He said that the cases of malpractices were being investigated and that reports of…

Friday, 16 December 2016 15:57

Mutiny: Gunshots, confusion in Borno as soldiers fighting Boko Haram go on rampage

There is a complete breakdown of order and discipline at the 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army with soldiers deployed to rout Boko Haram from the dreaded Sambisa Forest in Borno State turning against their officers and firing gunshots in all directions. People familiar with the matter said the troops complained of mistreatment and then began to shoot indiscriminately, threatening to kill any officer who stands on their way. “The brigade is based in Bama but is currently deployed at Bula Bello in Sambisa for Operation Rescue Final,” a military insider told PREMIUM TIMES. “But suddenly soldiers started mutinying at…

Friday, 16 December 2016 15:55

Supreme Court refuses to reinstate Nyako as Adamawa governor

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by a former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, seeking an order reinstating him to office to enable him to complete his truncated second term. Nyako still had 10 months left to spend in office when he was removed by the Adamawa State House of Assembly on July 15, 2014. The seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Tanko Muhammad held in its judgment that it agreed with the earlier decision of the Court of Appeal that declared Nyako’s removal from office as illegal, but that it was unable to…

Friday, 16 December 2016 03:00

Behind-the-scene reasons Senate rejected Magu as EFCC chairman

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu whose nomination was rejected earlier on Thursday by the Senate has failed integrity test, a DSS report says. Magu, the anti-corruption Czar, was accused of corruption and hobnobbing with high-profiled Nigerians facing corruption charges. The Senate after a stormy two hours Executive Session rejected Magu’s nomination, citing security report for the rejection. The DSS report which nailed Magu alleged that he is culpable in the corruption allegation against his predecessor, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde; lives in N40million rented apartment and had maintained high profile life style. In the…

Friday, 16 December 2016 02:59

Despite Senate rejection, Magu remains EFCC Chairman – Lawyers

Despite the rejection of his confirmation by the Senate, Ibrahim Magu remains the head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, lawyers have said. The Nigerian Senate on Thursday refused to confirm Mr. Magu as EFCC Chairman, based on “security report.” The Senate did not clarify what the security report contained amidst allegations the anti-graft chief was being victimised by senators who are either being prosecuted or investigated for corruption. Despite the Senate’s action, however, lawyers say Mr. Magu will still continue in his position as acting EFCC chairman unless removed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The lawyers also said…

Friday, 16 December 2016 02:58

Buhari inaugurates Naval ships, pledges support to military

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged Federal Government’s continued support to equip the military. He also urged the institution to brace up to the administration’s challenges by looking inwards to construct and improvise vital operational tools. The president made the pledge at the inauguration of three Naval ships, Nigerian Navy Ship UNITY, Nigerian Navy Ship KARADUWA and the Nigerian Navy Tugboat Commander Edwin Ugwu in Lagos on Thursday. The UNITY ship was built in China, while the KARADUWA and the COMMANDER EDWIN UGWU were constructed in Nigeria. “The Nigerian Navy has shown great foresight in nurturing the vision for this ship…

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Friday, 16 December 2016 02:56

We’ll provide corruption evidence against SGF to Buhari – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday said incriminating evidence against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal on contract scandal at the Presidential Initiative on North East (PINE) would be forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate ad-hoc committee on mounting humanitarian crisis in the North-east chaired by Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna) had on Wednesday indicted the SGF in the contract scandal at the PINE. Saraki’s remark followed a point of order raised by Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi) on the reaction of the SGF to the call for his resignation and prosecution by the…

Friday, 16 December 2016 02:54

Fayose visits bank, withdraws N5m from unfrozen account

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday visited the Zenith Bank in Ado Ekiti to withdraw money from his bank accounts earlier frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. His action followed the judgment of a Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday which ordered the EFCC to immediately unfreeze the accounts after condemning the action of the anti-graft agency. The commission had frozen Fayose’s account and some of his associates’ after allegedly tracing N4.7bn from the Office of the National Security Adviser to them and those of two sons of a former Minister of State for…

Friday, 16 December 2016 02:47

Air passengers stranded as aviation fuel scarcity bites harder nationwide

Air passengers in Nigeria are stranded at airports nationwide, as airline operators jostle for aviation fuel, amidst scarcity that is getting worse. On Tuesday, the passengers, some of whom were on transit, waited endlessly in the departure hall. While few were lucky to later travel, others were later informed that their scheduled flights had been cancelled. Aviation fuel, otherwise called Jet-A1, is a specialised type of petroleum-based fuel used to power aircraft and normally accounts for over 30 per cent of operation cost of an airline. Jet-A1 is 100 per cent imported into Nigeria and subject to fluctuations in the…

Friday, 16 December 2016 02:41

Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, is UN Deputy Secretary-General

Incoming UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday announced Amina Mohammed as his Deputy Secretary-General. Mr. Guterres made the announcement through the spokesman of the Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric. Ms. Mohammed, Nigeria’s current Minister of Environment, was former UN Under-Secretary-General to outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the 2030 Agenda for Development. The secretary-general-designate also announced the appointment of two other women into top UN positions. Mr. Guterres had hinted on Monday after he took the oath of office that gender parity would be top on his agenda as the UN scribe. The UN chief, who succeeds outgoing secretary-general Ban, will assume…

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