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Wednesday, 20 November 2019 06:17

Buhari attacks National Assembly, says N1tr wasted on constituency projects

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said N1 trillion had been spent on constituency projects in 10 years with no direct bearing on the lives of the ordinary Nigerians. “It is on record that in the past 10 years, N1 trillion has been appropriated for constituency projects yet the impact of such huge spending on the lives and welfare of ordinary Nigerians can hardly be seen,” he stated. Speaking at the National summit on ‘’Diminishing Corruption in the Public Service’’ organised by Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) in collaboration with Office of the Secretary to the Government of…

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 05:18

Perm Sec, pregnant wife, 2 kids burnt to death in Benue

A family of four died in a fire which engulfed their residence at the Quararafa Quarters in Makurdi, capital of Benue State, yesterday. According to a witness, the fire, which started at about 2am, trapped the family of Mr Seker Akaa, an acting Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Science and Technology. Akaa was said to have been burnt to death with his wife and two children before the arrival of the Fire Service, which eventually quenched the fire around 5.30am. Although the cause of the fire was not known at the time of this report, sources said the…

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 05:17

Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field

Anti-government demonstrations in southern Iraq blocked roads leading to the country’s main port and an oil field on Monday, while the Iraqi central bank reduced working hours because of the ongoing unrest, security officials said. Protesters burned tires, blocking the roads to the Umm Qasr port, responsible for the bulk of the country’s commodities imports, a security official said in the city of Basra. Protesters also cut roads leading to a major oil field in the southern province of Basra. Demonstrators used the same tactics to cut access to roads leading to the airport in the holy city of Najaf.…

Monday, 18 November 2019 05:30

Blackout looms as electricity generation companies threaten shutdown over charge

Nigeria may experience widespread blackout soon as power generation companies have unanimously agreed to call the bluff of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company by shutting down power production and supply. At a briefing in Abuja on Sunday, Executive Secretary, Association of Power Generation Companies, an umbrella body for the power firms, Mrs Joy Ogaji, said NBET’s insistence to impose a 0.75 per cent administrative charge on Gencos for payment of gas invoices was the reason for the imminent power shutdown by Gencos. It was also gathered that the indebtedness of NBET to power generation companies had risen above N1tn. NBET…

Monday, 18 November 2019 05:26

Iran’s top leader warns ‘thugs’ as protests reach 100 cities

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50% after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked public property during demonstrations “thugs” and signaling that a potential crackdown loomed. The government shut down internet access across the nation of 80 million people to staunch demonstrations that took place in a reported 100 cities and towns. That made it increasingly difficult to gauge whether unrest continued. Images published by state and semiofficial media showed the scale of the damage in images of burned gas stations and banks, torched vehicles and roadways littered with…

Sunday, 17 November 2019 06:33

Why Osinbajo’s aides were sacked - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the recent sack of some presidential aides was “aimed at enhancing service delivery to Nigerians”. He spoke as he returned to the country Friday, after his 15–day holiday in the United Kingdom. A statement by his spokesperson, Mr Garba Shehu, quoted Mr Buhari as saying the decision had been given ‘ethnic and political’’ interpretations. ‘‘They said 35 people were sacked in the vice president’s office. We just created some ministries and we reorganized and people are giving it ethnic and political dimensions. It is unfortunate,’’ the statement quoted the president as saying. Buhari said he…

Sunday, 17 November 2019 06:30

Iran's protests against fuel price hike turn political

Riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in Tehran and dozens of cities across Iran on Saturday, Iranian news agencies and social media said, as protests against a rise in gasoline prices turned political. The reports said demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans around the country, a day after the government increased the price of regular gasoline to 15,000 rials ($0.13) a litre from 10,000 rials and rationed it. State television said police clashed with what it called rioters in some cities and fired teargas to disperse them. One person was killed and several were wounded in the city of Sirjan…

Saturday, 16 November 2019 05:32

Buhari returns to Abuja from London two days ahead of schedule

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria after two weeks in London on a private visit. Mr Buhari arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 9:45 p.m. on board a presidential jet. While addressing journalists at the airport, Buhari said he intends to work harder and be accountable to Nigerians. The president’s flight took off from Stansted Airport, London, at about 3:27 p.m. Nigerian time The president has been on a 15–day “private visit” in the United Kingdom since November 2. He was due to return on November 17. On Thursday, a Nigerian diplomatic car believed to have been carrying…

Saturday, 16 November 2019 05:26

Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashes in Enugu

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed crash landing of its helicopter on Thursday at its base in Enugu. A statement on Friday via NAF’s Twitter handle, said the incident occurred after a routine flight and that though the blades of the helicopter broke but there were no casualties. The statement said the cause of incident could not be ascertained. The statement reads: “@NigAirForce Helicopter has crashed on landing in Enugu after a routine flight today. Fortunately, there were no fatalities or injuries to any crew member or persons on the ground. “@CAS_AMSadique has directed that a Board of Inquiry be…

Friday, 15 November 2019 05:13

Border closure: Nigeria, Benin, Niger set up committee to recommend reopening date

Nigeria, Republic of Benin and Niger have established a joint border patrol team comprising the Police, Customs, Immigration of the tripartite countries to recommend a date for reopening of the nation’s borders. The decision was part of resolutions arrived at at the end of the tripartite anti-smuggling committee meeting in Abuja, yesterday. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, who read the communiqué, said the meeting took note of concerns raised and agreed to establish a monitoring and evaluating committee comprising ministers of Finance, Trade, Foreign Affairs, Customs, Immigration and National Security Adviser of the three countries with a mandate…

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Friday, 15 November 2019 05:11

FG to MTN, glo, others: Stop stealing money from telephone subscribers via automatic voicemail

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, has ordered Nigerian Communication Commission to deactivate automatic voicemail on existing phone lines. This is contained in a statement on Thursday and signed by the minister’s spokesperson, Mr Uwa Suleiman. According to the statement, subscribers are given an option to activate voicemail via a code. This is coming six days after federal government granted NCC more time to resolve illegal data deduction. Pantami had given directives to NCC to resolve other related issues. Read the full statement below: The attention of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has been drawn to…

Friday, 15 November 2019 05:06

Lagos, Kano, Ogun, others get new police commissioners

Acting Commissoner of Police Olusegun Odumosu has been appointed to head Lagos Police Command. Odumosu, who was in charge of security in the Presidential Taskforce on Apapa congestion, would take over headship of Lagos police from Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Zubeiru Muazu. According to a signal by the Police Force’s Secretary on behalf of Inspector General (IG) Mohammed Adamu, the appointment was with immediate effect. Six other Commissioners of Police (CPs) were posted to head Kano (Habu Ahmadu); Cross River (Nkereuwem Akpan); Ogun (Imohimi Edgal); Akwa Ibom (Kenneth Ebrimson); Edo (Lawal Jimeta) and Bauchi (Sule Maku) States. Over 10 other…

Thursday, 14 November 2019 05:56

Hate Speech bill ‘not necessary’, says Minister

The hate speech bill currently before Senate is unnecessary, Minister of State for Transportation, Ms Gbemisola Saraki, has said. Saraki said the CyberCrime Act already has provisions and penalties for hate speech. She made this statement after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday while reacting to the reintroduction of the ‘hate speech’ bill. Senate on Tuesday reintroduced the National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech Bill which seeks to penalise persons found guilty of hate speech. The bill was sponsored by deputy chief whip, Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, and it prescribes death penalty for anyone found guilty of spreading…

Thursday, 14 November 2019 05:55

Two days to gov election, senate approves N10bn refund for Kogi

Inspite of protest from Caucus of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senate on Wednesday approved N10.06bn Refund to Kogi State Government. The approval followed the consideration of the report of Mr Clifford Ordia, PDP, Edo Central led Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts. Soon after the presentation, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Mr Barau Jibrin, APC, Kano North who hailed the report and asked other States to emulate Kogi State. Minority Leader, Mr Enyinnaya Abaribe, PDP, Abia South said that though he supports the payment of the money, but questioned the time against the backdrop that the approval was being…

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