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Saturday, 03 August 2019 04:26

Ministers-designate to go through induction before inauguration - FG

PRESS RELEASE Following confirmation by the Senate, All Ministers Designate are by this NOTICE informed that relevant documents for their study and guidance, preparatory to the inauguration of the Cabinet shall be available for collection at Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) (Cabinet Affairs Office) from 10.00am on Tuesday August 6, 2019. 2. Ministers Designate are also requested to please bring along and submit to OSGF, their updated CV in soft and hard copies as well as any valid identification document. 3. Finally, I am pleased to inform you that, in view of the need to…

Saturday, 03 August 2019 04:24

Protesters storm Amnesty office, ask group to leave Nigeria

Protesters have stormed Abuja office of Amnesty International (AI), an international human rights organisation, and demanded its immediate exit from Nigeria. The protesters arrived at the office located at Maitama, at about 2pm on Friday, with various placards accusing the organisation of “attempting to destabilise Nigeria.” They also accused AI of being sponsored by the opposition, claiming that the human rights group was taking sides with “mischief makers”. TheCable learnt most of the protesters were drawn from internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps across the federal capital territory, although this could not be confirmed. “Most of them were IDPs; I even…

Saturday, 03 August 2019 04:21

FG postpones partial closure of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Federal Government has moved the partial closure of portions of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to September 2, 2019. The partial closure was initially expected to commence on Saturday, August 3 to enable the construction company, Julius Berger, to work on a stretch of 1.4km between Berger and Kara Market. Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, stated on Friday that the decision was to enable for effective traffic management plan and to show sensitivity to Nigerians. “The government and the contractor have now reviewed the work plan. The reconstruction of this stretch of the road will now commence on September 2.…

Saturday, 03 August 2019 04:19

Uganda's Stella Nyanzi bares breasts in protest at jail sentence

A Ugandan academic who once called President Yoweri Museveni a "pair of buttocks" has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Activists condemned the jailing of Stella Nyanzi for cyber harassment, saying it undermined Uganda's commitment to freedom of expression. She attended Friday's sentencing via video link, against her will, and exposed her breasts in protest. She was acquitted on a second charge, of "offensive communication". But when this was announced on Thursday, she gave a passionate speech in which she said she was disappointed with that verdict, prompting cheers from her supporters. "I intended to annoy Yoweri Museveni. We…

Friday, 02 August 2019 05:06

Did Nigerian Army secretly bury 1,000 soldiers? Here’s the ‘account’ of those who claim to know

Military authorities secretly buried more than 1,000 soldiers, killed in the battle with insurgents, in a bid create the impression that the counter-insurgency had been won, The Wall Street Journal, has reported. The newspaper reported that military sources said the number of soldiers buried in that manner could be higher than 1,000. But Defence Headquarters has dismissed the report, saying it had no graveyards where soldiers were secretly buried. It said that fallen heroes were given full military burial according to global best practices. However, the paper insisted that on the eve of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Borno State…

Friday, 02 August 2019 05:04

Atiku calls for commission of inquiry over alleged secret burial of soldiers

Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Atiku Abubakar, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a judicial commission of inquiry headed by a non-partisan and reputable jurist, to unravel the authenticity of the report. Abubakar, in a statement, said if the report was true, he received it with a sense of heartbreak and shock. According to him, it is heart-breaking for families and friends of those soldiers who, if the report was true, had lost their loved ones, without being allowed to bury them or even to have any sense of closure as regards their fate. He said, “I…

Friday, 02 August 2019 05:03

Soldiers to be deployed as Lagos-Ibadan expressway closure starts Monday

The planned partial closure of a part of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for reconstruction has been shifted to Monday, August 5, our correspondent has gathered. Information gathered on Thursday from the construction firm handling the section one of the road from Lagos to Sagamu Interchange, Julius Berger Nigeria, indicated that reconstruction work might not begin fully until Monday as against the August 3 notice earlier given. This, the source said, was to enable Federal Government to conclude its sensitisation of leaders of the communities along the axis and other stakeholders to get their buy-in and ensure the smooth execution of the project.…

Friday, 02 August 2019 05:02

Saudi announces August 10 as Arafat day, Sallah following day

Saudi Supreme Court confirmed Thursday that the crescent moon of Dhu Al-Hijjah has been sighted. Hajj will, therefore, begin on Friday August 9. Pilgrims will spend the day on the plains of Mount Arafat on Saturday August 10, and Eid Al-Adha will start on Sunday August 11. Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) is expected to confirm the sallah day for Nigerian Muslims. Nigerian Muslims observed the last Eid el-fitr celebration on the same day with Saudi Arabia. As of Wednesday, 1,249,951 Hajj pilgrims had arrived in the Kingdom for the pilgrimage, according to statistics issued by Saudi General…

Thursday, 01 August 2019 05:50

You must be loyal to Buhari, Constitution, army chief tells officers

Chief of Army Staff, Mr Tukur Buratai, wednesday demanded absolute loyalty of officers and men of Nigerian Army to the president and the constitution, saying such a requirement is non-negotiable for military professionalism. He charged personnel to remain apolitical and uphold the tenets of the military profession. Buratai gave the charge in Abuja while declaring open the fifth edition of a three-day procurement seminar for commandants, bursars and administrative officers of command security schools with the theme ‘Enhancing the Capacity of Personnel for Efficient Procurement and Financial Management in Command Secondary Schools’. He said officers must remain apolitical, take right…

Thursday, 01 August 2019 05:49

IMN suspends protests indefinitely as it dialogues with FG

Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Wednesday suspended demonstrations to free its leader, Mr Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. ”The move was taken in good faith out of respect for some eminent people and groups, whose input in the resolution of the problems appears genuine and we sincerely hope an amicable way could be found to solve the crises surrounding the illegal detention of our leader for almost four years now,” IMN spokesperson Mr Ibrahim Musa said in a statement Wednesday night. The announcement comes a week after federal government obtained a court order that proclaimed IMN a terrorist organisation. Rights groups and…

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Thursday, 01 August 2019 05:46

Hamza Bin Laden: Son of Osama 'dead', US officials say

Son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, Hamza, has died, according to US intelligence officials. Details of Hamza Bin Laden's place or date of death remain unclear in the anonymously-sourced reports. In February, the US government offered $1m for information leading to his whereabouts. Hamza Bin Laden, thought to be aged about 30, had released audio and video messages calling for attacks on the US and other countries. The reports were first carried by NBC and New York Times. US President Donald Trump refused to comment on the issue when asked by reporters on Wednesday, as did the White House…

Wednesday, 31 July 2019 04:24

Senate rubber stamps all Buhari’s 43 ministerial nominees

Senate on Tuesday confirmed all 43 ministerial nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari. The screening of the ministers began last Wednesday and ended yesterday (Tuesday). One of the last three ministers to be screened on Tuesday was former information minister, Mr Lai Mohammed. Mohammed was on Tuesday given the traditional “take a bow and go” treatment. He was asked to ‘take a bow’ and not be questioned on the grounds of hard work and loyalty. The former minister, who was the last nominee to be screened, had addressed the Senate briefly, where he said he had suffered backlash on social…

Wednesday, 31 July 2019 04:23

Lawan names Senate committee chairpersons, deputies: Here’s the full list

Senate President, Mr Ahmad Lawan, has named chairpersons for the Senate’s 69 standing committees. The announcement was made shortly after the lawmakers unanimously voted to embark on the Senate’s annual recess. As expected, some senators loyal to Senate president were given committees that are considered to be key. Generally, Appropriation Committee, which deals with federal budgets, is considered as the most important committee. Senate Services is also highly ranked as it takes care of Senate and members’ affairs. Committees on petroleum and gas are also important, while public accounts is traditionally headed by the opposition as it provides checks on…

Tuesday, 30 July 2019 03:47

There’s growing tension, resentment all over Nigeria, Abdulsalami says in peace meeting in Minna

Former military head of state, Mr Abdulsalami Abubakar has expressed concern over growing tension and resentment in the country occasioned by security challenges. Abubakar said the problems, which revolve around issues and matters of peaceful co-existence and security demand urgent actions by governments and well meaning Nigerians. The former head of state spoke in Minna, yesterday, at the opening of a two-day roundtable discussion organised by the General Abdulsalami Abubakar Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution. “This roundtable is the centre’s contribution to the search for solutions to some of the problems we are currently experiencing as a nation, particularly…

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