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Friday, 13 July 2018 04:45

Why Nigerians are being killed in South Africa – Ramaphosa

South African President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, on Wednesday explained that Nigerians were not deliberately being targeted to be killed in his country. Ramaphosa gave his view on the troubling issue when he paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. Xenophobic attacks have been going on in South Africa for over a decade with many Nigerians caught in the attacks. No fewer than 117 Nigerians have been killed in South Africa since February 2016. Though there have been interventions by Nigerian Mission in South Africa, these killings have persisted. In February, spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tope Elias-Fatile,…

Friday, 13 July 2018 04:44

State police bill passes first reading at Senate

A bill seeking an amendment to Nigerian Constitution to accommodate state and community policing was on Thursday introduced at Senate. The bill, titled, “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) Bill, 2018”, was sponsored by Deputy Senate President, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, and 75 other senators. It was read for the first time on Thursday. After its first reading, Mr Ekweremadu expressed his hope the bill would be read for the second time and sent for public hearing as soon as possible. The Senate had on July 4 directed its Constitution Review Committee to put in motion a machinery to…

Friday, 13 July 2018 04:42

FAAC suspends meeting indefinitely

The monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting has been suspended indefinitely. Yesterday’s scheduled meeting was the briefest, lasting less than an hour. Addressing reporters, Chairman of Commissioners Forum, Mr. Mahmood Yunusa said the meeting can only be reconvene after “the process is strengthened.” According to him, “the next meeting is a function of when we finish. What we are looking for is for the process to be strengthened, once the process is strengthened, there is no need for this fight.” He noted that the decision of state governments and other members of FAAC to oppose Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation…

Friday, 13 July 2018 04:29

31 lawyers appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN

Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has announced 31 lawyers as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). The new list was announced during a briefing at Supreme Court complex in Abuja on Thursday. Secretary of the Committee, Hadizatu Mustapha said the successful candidates will take their on oath on September 24. The new SANs include: OBA MADUABUCHI ESSIEN ESSIEN UDOM OLUYEMISI ADEFUNKE BAMGBOSE METONG BERTRAM ROBERT UROMBO WAHAB OLASUPO EGBEWOLE GEORGE CHIEDU IGBOKWE OLUBOWALE TAIWO OLUWOLE OSAMUDIANIE IYAMU ADEKOLA ADEYEYE OLAWOYE (Attorney General of Ondo state) STEPHEN OJ OMEKO ZAKARI ADEHI OLUSEUN TAKINTAYO AKINBIYI EMMANUEL OZOEMENAM ACHUKWU KENNETH CHUKWUEMEKA AHIA LOUIS MADUFORO…

Thursday, 12 July 2018 04:46

My security chiefs racking their brains to stop killings - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to be patient with him as his administration made efforts to tackle ongoing killings in parts of the country. He said members of his security teams were racking their brains to come up with a lasting solution. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, quoted the President as saying this while condemning killings of many people, including a district head, in and around Gandi village in Rabah Local Government of Sokoto State by bandits. “I wish to assure all Nigerians that their security is receiving the…

Thursday, 12 July 2018 04:41

Trump rattles NATO, questioning its value, assailing Germany

Under fire for his warm embrace of Russia's Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump jolted NATO summit Wednesday by turning a spotlight on Germany's ties to Russia and openly questioning the value of the military alliance that has defined American foreign policy for decades. Trump declared that a joint natural gas pipeline venture with Moscow has left Angela Merkel's government "totally controlled" and "captive to Russia." So, in a stroke, he shifted attention away from his own ties to the Kremlin just days before he meets one-on-one with Putin. With scorching language, the president questioned the necessity of the alliance that…

Thursday, 12 July 2018 04:34

Population Day: Expert warns against forcing women to embrace family planning

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan As the world on Wednesday marked World Population Day, State Team Leader of a non-governmental organisation, Nigerian Urban Reproductive Initiative (NURHI), Mrs. Stella Akinso, has warned against forcing women to embrace family planning, saying every woman has a right to determine when and the number of children she wants to have. She gave the warning during the programme to mark the day, put together by the organization, in conjunction with National Population Commission NPC), Association for Reproductive and Family Heath (ARFH), Society for Family Health (SFH) and National Orientation Agency (NOA), held in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.…

Wednesday, 11 July 2018 03:52

It’s unfair to accuse Buhari of killings – Gowon

A former Head of State, Mr Yakubu Gowon, says it is unfair to blame President Muhammadu Buhari for the incessant killings in the conflict between farmers and herders in some parts of Nigeria. Gowon, Nigeria’s military ruler between 1966 and 1974, said he believed the president had no hand in the killings. “The Buhari I know will not be involved in such things. Certainly, no leader will encourage his people to be killed.” He spoke on Tuesday at Plateau State Government House when he paid a condolence visit to Governor Simon Lalong over the resurgence of violence in the state.…

Wednesday, 11 July 2018 03:50

Tambuwal blames killings on leadership failure

Governor of Sokoto State, Mr Aminu Tambuwal, says killings of policemen by criminals have strengthened the argument that the nation’s security architecture needed to be overhauled. The governor described as worrisome a situation where policemen, who had the constitutional duty of protecting citizens, were themselves being killed by criminals. According to him, the pervading insecurity in the country is blamable on failed leadership. In a statement personally signed by him on Tuesday, Tambuwal recalled that only last week seven policemen were gunned down in Abuja with their arms taken away by the assailants. This, he noted, came only weeks after…

Wednesday, 11 July 2018 03:34

Third Mainland Bridge to be closed for repairs

Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, said on Tuesday that consultations had begun for the closure of Third Mainland Bridge for repairs. Kuti said ministry of works was going to hold a meeting with stakeholders on Wednesday to discuss how to manage traffic during the repairs. He, however, did not specify the exact date the bridge would be closed to traffic or how long the repairs would last. According to him, stakeholders attending the meeting to discuss the repairs include traffic regulatory agencies, transport unions, truck owners and drivers’ unions, law enforcement agents, among others. “Federal Executive…

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Tuesday, 10 July 2018 05:39

Certificate scandal: Adeosun silent as NYSC promises probe

Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun has maintained a studied silence more than 48 hours after she was accused of forging her National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) exemption certificate. This is even as NYSC vowed to investigate the origin of the “purported exemption certificate” in question. An online newspaper Premium Times had at the weekend reported that the minister forged an exemption certificate after failing to do the one-year national service, which is mandatory for graduates below 30 years at the time of graduation. Breaking its silence on the matter yesterday, management of NYSC issued a terse statement saying that based…

Tuesday, 10 July 2018 05:38

FG, states grow external debt by 114% under Buhari

Federal Government and the 36 states of the federation as well as Federal Capital Territory grew the country’s external loan commitments from $10.32bn in June 2015 to $22.07bn in March 2018, investigation has shown. This reflects an increase of $11.76bn or 113.94 per cent growth in the country’s external debt within 33 months. The period is within the presidency of Mr Muhammadu Buhari, as he took over the reins of government on May 29, 2015. In naira terms, statistics obtained from Debt Management Office in Abuja on Monday showed that the country’s external loans rose from N2.03tn as of June…

Tuesday, 10 July 2018 05:36

Trump picks Kavanaugh for court, setting up fight with Dems

President Donald Trump chose Brett Kavanaugh, a solidly conservative, politically connected judge, for the Supreme Court Monday night, setting up a ferocious confirmation battle with Democrats as he seeks to shift the nation's highest court ever further to the right. A favorite of the Republican legal establishment in Washington, Kavanaugh, 53, is a former law clerk for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Like Trump's first nominee last year, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Kavanaugh would be a young addition who could help remake the court for decades to come with rulings that could restrict abortion, expand gun rights and roll back key parts…

Tuesday, 10 July 2018 05:35

United States asks Nigerian authorities to end killings

Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Mr David Young, has condoled with the people of Plateau State over the recent killings in the state. Young, who extended his country condolence on Monday in Jos when he visited Governor Simon Lalong, urged Nigerians to embrace peace and promote unity in the country. He emphasised the need for the people to speak peace and work ways to ensure that the realisation of and affirm the need for peaceful coexistence among them. The deputy chief of mission said life was sacred, irrespective of who and where the citizens might belong.…

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