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Sunday, 14 April 2019 03:58

Ex-Court of Appeal President, Mamman Nasir, is dead

A former president of Court of Appeal and the District Head of Malumfashi in Katsina State, Mr Mamman Nasir, is dead. Information Officer, Katsina Emirate Council, Mr Ibrahim Bindawa, made the announcement on Saturday in Katsina. He said the late Galadima-Kastina died in the afternoon at Federal Medical Centre, Katsina, after a protracted illness. Nasir was born in 1929 and attended Kaduna College where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1947 and later attended University of Ibadan where he obtained a certificate in Latin. He proceeded to Council of Legal Education in London for his bachelor’s degree in…

Saturday, 13 April 2019 04:46

Here’s sequence of events post Sudan military coup

The Latest on the situation in Sudan (all times local): 10 p.m. Sudan’s defense minister says on TV he’s stepping down as transitional leader a day after ousting the country’s embattled autocratic president. Gen. Awad Ibn Ouf also announced his successor, army Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, general inspector of the armed forces, as head of the transitional council. Ibn Ouf said: “I, the head of the military council, announce I am giving up the post,” he said, adding he took the decision to preserve unity of the armed forces. Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters have been rallying in front of…

Friday, 12 April 2019 04:43

Reps angry with Buhari over killings, summon him to appear before House

House of Representatives on Thursday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it and address Nigerians on the spate of insecurity across the country. The lower chamber of National Assembly said failure by the President to explain the issues raised by the legislative house would confirm the opinion of Nigerians that the administration had failed in its responsibility to protect lives and property. This is part of the resolutions passed at plenary when lawmakers unanimously adopted a motion moved by lawmaker representing Gwer-East/Gwer-West Federal Constituency in Benue State, Mr Mark Gbillah. The motion was entitled, ‘Resurgence of the incessant and…

Friday, 12 April 2019 04:42

Buhari to Service Chiefs: Be ruthless with bandits, kidnappers

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he had directed heads of security agencies in the country to clear bandits killing innocent citizens in Zamfara and neighbouring states immediately. He also ordered that kidnappers operating in all parts of the country should be given a similar treatment. The President had met with service chiefs and heads of other security agencies behind closed doors specifically to address the Zamfara nightmare and the rising kidnapping incidents in the country. Thursday’s directives came five days after Operation Puff Adder, a security joint operation targeted at tackling banditry in Zamfara and kidnappings along the Abuja-Kaduna…

Friday, 12 April 2019 04:41

Zamfara Emirs blast Defense Minister over accusation, say air strikes misdirected

Zamfara Council of Chiefs on Thursday said many innocent villagers had been killed in misdirected air strikes by the military in the ongoing fight against bandits in the state. Emir of Bungudu, Mr Hassan Attahiru made the disclosure at the end of an emergency meeting of the council on Thursday in Gusau, the state capital. He said, “The council noted that airstrikes undertaken by the military did not hit the main camps of the bandits. “Reports from Mutu in Gusau and Tsafe Local Government Area, Tangaram in Anka LGA and Dumburum in Zurmi LGA, among others, indicated that the areas…

Friday, 12 April 2019 04:39

Senate urges FG to intensify efforts for Leah Sharibu’s release

Senate on Thursday urged the federal government to explore the option of dialogue to quicken the release of Leah Sharibu, who is currently in Book Haram captivity. This followed a Point of Order, by Mr Shehu Sani (PRP-Kaduna) at plenary on Thursday. Sharibu is one of the 115 pupils abducted from Science Secondary School Dapchi, Yobe State on February 19, 2018. Referring to Order 43 of the Senate Standing Rule, under personal explanation, Sani said it was disheartening that fourteen months after captivity, Leah was still in the captivity of Boko Haram. He also drew attention to the fate of…

Friday, 12 April 2019 04:38

IAR&T has lived up to expectation as centre of excellence - Official

Daniel Agbolade, Ibadan Executive Director of Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, Mr. James Adediran, has lauded the institute for living up to expectations of its founding fathers as a centre of excellence in agricultural research since it was established 50 years ago. He gave the commendation while addressing journalists on activities to herald the 50th anniversary of the institute, Adediran who stated that the institute has achieved monumental feats in the areas of soil, crop and livestock research, improved farming systems, among others, insisted that he was convinced that the institute has lived up to the expectations…

Friday, 12 April 2019 04:34

WikiLeaks’ Assange hauled from embassy, faces US charge

British police on Thursday hauled a bearded and shouting Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy where he was holed up for nearly seven years, and the U.S. charged the WikiLeaks founder with conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to get their hands on government secrets. Police arrested Assange after the South American nation revoked the political asylum that had protected him in the embassy, and he was brought before a British court — the first step in an extradition battle that he has vowed to fight. Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said he decided to evict the 47-year-old Assange…

Thursday, 11 April 2019 04:32

Senate set for showdown with Buhari, to override presidential veto on two bills

Senate has resolved to override the veto of President Muhammadu Buhari on the constitution amendment (Fourth Alteration No. 28) Bill 1999, and Industrial Development (Income Tax Relief) amendment Bill. The two bills were part of the 17 bills that the president declined to assent. Mr Buhari also forwarded his reasons for rejecting the bill to the National Assembly. The constitution amendment bill seeks to stipulate the time within which the president or governor shall lay Appropriation Bill before National or State Assembly. It also seeks to ensure early presentation and passage of appropriation bills. Buhari’s reason for declining assent to…

Thursday, 11 April 2019 04:31

Here are approvals for projects granted by FEC chaired by Osinbajo

Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a contract of N2.8 billion for installation of a digital web-based integrated system to aid prisons decongestion in Nigeria. This was announced Wednesday by Minister of Justice and Attorney-General the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the council. The meeting was chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Malami said the contract is to improve the country’s justice system and decongest its prisons. He said it will also assist stakeholders in the office of Attorney-General, Nigeria Prisons Service, Nigeria Police as well as selected courts,…

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Thursday, 11 April 2019 04:28

World Bank Report indicts FG over fraudulent petrol imports

A World Bank report called the “Nigeria Biannual Economic Update” for 2018, released on Monday disclosed that Nigeria spent N731 billion to subsidise petrol consumption in the year under review. The report, which is a product of the staff of the World Bank and tells of key developments in Nigeria’s economy in the recent past, summarises the staff’s assessment of likely economic outcomes in the short-to-medium term, given policy developments; as well as highlights key short-term risks in the country. It explained that within the year under consideration, Nigeria’s oil sector declined in its productivity, ending on 1.9 million barrels…

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 04:37

Buhari closes in on Obasanjo as he vows to probe alleged $16b power expenditures

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Dubai, said that he was ‘going slow’ because of his experience during the military era. The president said in his second term, he would be steadfast. Buhari was responding to a question by one of the Nigerians in the UAE. The president was asked: “What are you doing to bring treasury looters to justice? Your boss, your subordinates and others. Many are saying the president can only bark, he can’t bite. When are you going to bite like lion? “I have once ruled this country, some of you know that once upon a time I…

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 04:36

Boko Haram makes bold move to overrun Yobe capital

Boko Haram yesterday launched a bold attack on Damaturu, Yobe State capital. The attack forced the town into an early lockdown as vehicles were not allowed to come into it or out of the town. Many of the residents were forced to stay indoor as the military engaged the insurgents, who were said to have tried to gain entry into the town through Maisandari, on the outskirts. Some of the residents of Maisandari, who spoke to our correspondent, said the attackers came through the eastern part of the town and started shooting sporadically. One of the residents, Mr Abba Mohammed,…

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 04:33

Northern leaders meet over killings

Worried by the increasing rate of banditry in the North, particularly in Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna and Sokoto states, the apex northern socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum, has convened a meeting of its board of trustees. A member of the Board of Trustees of ACF, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the meeting, slated for Wednesday (today), would discuss the rising incidence of kidnappings and killings in the North in particular, and the country in general. Although spokesman for ACF, Mr Muhammad Biu, declined to comment on the allegation against traditional rulers, he confirmed that the forum’s BOT would meet…

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