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Monday, 28 October 2019 06:19

48hrs after returning from Russia, Buhari heads for Saudi with govs, ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday (today) for Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to attend the third edition of Future Investment Initiative with the theme, ‘What’s next for global business?’ During the trip, which comes barely 48 hours after returning from Russia, the President will travel with ten political office holders, including four governors and three ministers. The President will be accompanied by Governors Babagana Zulum (Borno State), Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi) and Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina State). Also scheduled to be on the entourage are Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), Zubairu Dada; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,…

Monday, 28 October 2019 06:14

Nigerian military plans operation to demand ID cards from citizens

Nigerian military has planned a nationwide operation to demand identity cards from citizens across the country. ‘Operation Positive Identification’ would see soldiers accosting citizens on the streets or highways and asking them to produce means of identification on the spot. Soldiers had been taking similar measures to separate citizens from terrorists in the Boko Haram-ravaged northeastern part of Nigeria. The military claimed last month that citizens in the North-east had been cooperating with troops to make the exercise successful by carrying with them valid identity documents. But the military announced on September 25 that the exercise will be extended nationwide…

Monday, 28 October 2019 06:13

New moon: Sultan asks Muslims to look out for Rabi’al-Awwal

Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday called on Muslim Ummah to look out for the new moon of Rabi’al-Awwal 1441AH from Monday. Abubakar made the call in a statement signed by Mr Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. Sighting of the new moon will usher in the third month in the Islamic Year. Rabi’al-Awwal is the month in which Muslims celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Monday, Oct. 28, 2019 which is equivalent to 29th day of Safar 1441AH, shall be the day to look…

Monday, 28 October 2019 06:10

Timeline: Anatomy of a raid - how US took out ISIS chief, Baghdadi

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of violent jihadist group Islamic State, died during an overnight raid led by U.S. military forces in Syria. Here is a description of the raid according to Trump, who went into unusual detail during a national address broadcast from the White House. * The United States began to receive intelligence on the whereabouts of Baghdadi around a month ago, including some “helpful” information from the Kurds, said Trump. U.S. intelligence officials were able to “scope out” his exact location two weeks ago, while Trump himself became aware of…

Monday, 28 October 2019 06:09

Baghdadi's aide was key to his elimination - Iraqi intelligence sources

In their long hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi intelligence teams secured a break in February 2018 after one of the Islamic State leader’s top aides gave them information on how he escaped capture for so many years, said two Iraqi security officials. Baghdadi would sometimes hold strategy talks with his commanders in moving minibuses packed with vegetables in order to avoid detection, Ismael al-Ethawi told officials after he was arrested by Turkish authorities and handed to the Iraqis. “Ethawi gave valuable information which helped the Iraqi multi-security agencies team complete the missing pieces of the puzzle of Baghdadi’s movements…

Monday, 28 October 2019 06:07

ISIS already has a new leader, but Baghdadi may not have been running the group anyway

Back-to-back U.S. operations Saturday and Sunday have resulted in the deaths of Islamic State militant group (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and spokesperson Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir in Syria, but the organization has already designated a successor, Newsweek has learned. Abdullah Qardash, sometimes spelled Karshesh and also known as Hajji Abdullah al-Afari, was nominated by Baghdadi in August to run the group's "Muslim affairs," according to ISIS' official Amaq news outlet. Though little is known about the former Iraqi military officer who once served under late leader Saddam Hussein, one regional intelligence official asking not to be identified by name or…

Sunday, 27 October 2019 05:45

Nigerians groan under multiple taxes, bank charges

The aggressive drive by Federal Government to generate more revenue to fund its expenditure is making a nonsense of its poverty alleviation programmes. Many Nigerians are already groaning under the weight of taxes and charges as well as an increase in prices of commodities occasioned by land border closure. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said recently that the government had sent a Finance Bill to the National Assembly and the bill has several proposals. “One of them is the increase in VAT from five per cent to 7.5 per cent and we believe the National…

Sunday, 27 October 2019 05:44

Miyetti Allah apologises to gov over Benue killings

Fulani Socio-cultural organisation, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has apologised to Governor Samuel Ortom over herdsmen attacks and killings in the state. National Secretary of the association, Mr Saleh Alhassan, who spoke, yesterday, in Makurdi during a peace initiative brokered by Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyeama, expressed the herder group’s regrets over Benue killings and pledged to ensure peaceful coexistence between herdsmen and farmers moving forward. He described Mr Ortom as a peace-loving man, who stood firmly for his people’s emancipation. Miyetti Allah scribe gave assurance that members of the group would embrace the peace initiatives put forward by…

Sunday, 27 October 2019 05:40

The rains aren’t going yet. Experts warn of more flooding across Nigeria

As heavy rains continue to pound on several states across the country thereby disrupting daily activities, environment experts have blamed climate change and rising global temperature for the erratic rainfall pattern which has claimed so many lives and caused environmental havoc. The experts spoke amid rising concerns among Nigerians on the unceasing rains even as the year is running to an end. Normally by October, the rains are expected to become scanty with the rainy season winding down, and giving way for the dry seasons. But lately, several parts of the country are still facing heavy rains and severe flooding,…

Saturday, 26 October 2019 05:44

FG’ll protect Nigerians everywhere, Buhari tells students in Russia

President Muhammadu Buhari, in Sochi, Russia on Thursday, promised to stretch his government’s reach and capacity in protecting all Nigerians, not minding the distance, saying, “The life of every Nigerian, in every part of the world matters.” “Our government will protect Nigerians at home, and abroad,” the President told a gathering of students and professionals in Sochi, towards the conclusion of his three-day visit to Russia, where he participated in the Russia-Africa Summit, which had about 40 Heads of State and governments. Meanwhile, the President returned to Abuja, yesterday, after actively participating in the three-day Russia – Africa Summit in…

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Saturday, 26 October 2019 05:43

2020 budget: Senate turns back Humanitarian Minister, Sadiya Faruq

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management & Social Development, Ms Sadiya Faruq, was turned back from defending 2020 budget by the joint senate committee on poverty alleviation. Chairman of the committee, Mr Lawan Gumau, said the action was taken because of the failure of the ministry to provide the committee with the copies of 2019 budget presentation. Gumau, who spoke on top of his voice said the committee would no longer tolerate the rude behaviour of the two Special Advisers to President Muhammadu Buhari who accompanied the Minister for the defense session. “Hon Minister, we know you are new but…

Friday, 25 October 2019 04:34

Buhari calls for humane, inclusive, diversified relations with Russia

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a stronger partnership that is humane, inclusive and diversified with Russia. He made the call Thursday in Sochi, Russia, while assuring that a fresh energy will be injected into Nigeria-Russia relations to bolster an age-long relationship that has been mutually rewarding and promising. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, in his remarks at the second plenary of the Russia-Africa Summit, where more than 40 leaders are participating, Mr Buhari said the initial warmth and harmony enjoyed with former USSR after Nigeria’s independence…

Friday, 25 October 2019 04:33

NJC approves appointment of four Supreme Court Justices, judges for lower courts

National Judicial Council has recommended appointment of four new Supreme Court judges. Those approved are Adamu Jauro (North-East); Emmanuel A. Agim (South-South); C. Oseji (South-South); and Helen M. Ogunwumiju (South-West). The recommendations were sent to President Muhammadu Buhari who has the powers to appoint the judges with the backing of Senate. NJC also recommended appointment of 13 judicial officers for federal and state High Courts. The recommendations are contained in a statement released by the council on Thursday. Read the full statement below: • NJC recommends appointment of four (4) Supreme Court of Nigeria Justices, four (4) Heads of Court,…

Friday, 25 October 2019 04:32

Probe expands in truck deaths, all 39 victims are from China

All 39 people found dead in a refrigerated container truck near an English port were Chinese citizens, British police confirmed Thursday as they investigated one of the country’s deadliest cases of human smuggling. The Essex Police force said 31 men and eight women were found dead in the truck early Wednesday at an industrial park in Grays, a town 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of London. A magistrate gave detectives another 24 hours to question the driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland who has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He has not been charged, and police have…

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