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Saturday, 07 July 2018 05:07

Twitter suspends over 70 million accounts in two months

Twitter Inc suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on the platform, the Washington Post reported. Twitter and other social media platforms such as Facebook Inc have been under scrutiny by U.S. lawmakers and international regulators for doing too little to prevent the spread of false content. The companies have been taking steps such as deleting user accounts, introducing updates and actively monitoring content to help users avoid being a victim to fake content. Twitter suspended more than 70 million accounts in May and June, and the pace has continued…

Friday, 06 July 2018 05:09

Only evil-minded people say I condone killings - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said claims that being a Fulani, he must be encouraging the killings being perpetrated by armed herdsmen in parts of the country seemed to him that there was no limit to the evil in the minds of men. He wondered how anyone in their right minds would suggest that he, who emerged as President with substantial votes from affected areas, would do any harm to the same people who voted for him. Buhari said this while receiving members of Christian Association of Nigeria from the 19 northern states and Abuja at Presidential Villa, Abuja. The…

Friday, 06 July 2018 05:08

Killings: CAN plans protest across Nigeria

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it is organising a three-day prayer and fasting to seek God’s intervention for an end to the growing rate of killings across the country. In a statement from media assistant to CAN President, Mr Adebayo Oladeji, the association said it will also embark on a peaceful protest across the country on July 11 to register its dissatisfaction with the spate of killings. “The leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared July 9-11, 2018 as national days of prayers and fasting against unwarranted killings in the land and calls on all well-meaning Nigerians,…

Friday, 06 July 2018 05:06

Senate adopts 20 recommendations to improve security

Senate has received and adopted the report from its Security Summit. The summit, held from February 8 to 12 in Abuja, was organised by the National Assembly with the aim to proffer solutions to the growing rate of insecurity in the country. Senate Leader, Mr Ahmed Lawan (APC, Yobe North) presented the report to the upper chamber after over four months. The report, which has 20 recommendations, called on the federal government to make more recruitments in to the various security agencies in the country as the current personnel are overstretched. In the report, Senate also called for low-interest rate…

Friday, 06 July 2018 04:58

Ex-Finance minister, Adamu Ciroma, dead, buried in Abuja

Former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria from 1975 to 1977, Mr Adamu Ciroma, is dead. He died at 83. Ciroma was buried at Gudu Cementary, Abuja, yesterday evening. Ciroma, also a former Finance minister during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, between 1999 and 2003, reportedly died at Turkish Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja, after a protracted illness. Meanwhile, it was beehive of activities and mixed emotions at his Wuse 2, Abuja residence. Aside close family members and friends, three People’s Democratic Party presidential aspirants and former governors; Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna) and Attahiru Bafarawa (Sokoto), were early callers…

Thursday, 05 July 2018 05:38

State police: Reps get bill, Saraki meets speakers

Barely 24 hours after the House of Representatives passed a resolution backing the establishment of state police, Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday received a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to accommodate state police. The bill was transmitted to Dogara by the sponsor and Leader of the House, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila. Its key provision is to amend Section 214 (1) of the 1999 Constitution by deleting the phrase “and subject to the provisions of this section no other police force shall be established for the Federation or any part thereof” immediately after the word “force.” New sections 215…

Thursday, 05 July 2018 05:21

Afenifere Oyo says 'no' to cattle ranches

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State chapter of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government not to use public fund to create cattle ranches because of the inherent danger such a move portends. The group in a press release issued in Ibadan and signed its Chairman, Mr Gbola Adetunji and acting Publicity Secretary, Mr Jare Ajayi, said cattle ranching belongs in the realm of 'private business'. "Why then should enormous public fund be devoted to establishing and promoting something that will be beneficial to some private individuals and endanger the lives of thousands, if not million…

Wednesday, 04 July 2018 04:01

N’Assembly moves to amend constitution for state police

Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday declared the country’s security system a “failed architecture” and backed the call for the establishment of state police to contain the escalating killings by herdsmen across many states. The federal lawmakers’ decision to grant the request of many prominent Nigerians, including governors, for state police is hinged on the continued killings in the country and the inability of the security agencies to end incessant violence and murders. The two chambers of the National Assembly have, therefore, agreed to amend the constitution to achieve this objective. To achieve the state police structure, the House…

Wednesday, 04 July 2018 03:57

Why I’m visiting Fela’s Afrika Shrine – Macron

President of France, Mr Emmanuel Macron, has said he decided to visit Afrika Shrine, founded by late music legend, Mr Fela Kuti, in Lagos because he has fond memories of the place. Macron said he has been looking for an opportunity to visit the shrine because, “I know the place and I have some memories.” The French leader, speaking during a press conference alongside his host, President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja, travelled to Lagos after the briefing. He told journalists that he hopes his return to the shrine as a serving president “will not spoil the party.” He said the…

Wednesday, 04 July 2018 03:53

Catholic Bishops to Buhari: Resign if you can’t stop killings

Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has again demanded the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over killings across the country. CBCN had in a reaction to an attack on some Catholic worshipers at a church in Benue State accused Mr Buhari of negligence in his constitutional role of ensuring the safety of lives and property in Nigeria and demanded his resignation. In a similar statement on Tuesday, CBCN said it was repeating the request for Buhari’s resignation because the issues raised in the body’s initial statement were ‘neglected’ by the presidency. “Barely two months ago, from the Eternal City of…

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Wednesday, 04 July 2018 03:51

Only one percent of Nigerian population in universities – NUC boss

Mr Abubakar Rasheed‎, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), said on Tuesday that only one per cent of Nigerian population form the total enrollment of students in the 164 universities across the country. Rasheed made this known in Abuja on the sidelines of the presentation of Provisional License to a new private university, Skyline University, Kano. Skyline University is the 75th private university approved by Federal Executive Council. ‎ Rasheed stated that the 75 private universities in the country accounted for 5.31 per cent of total enrollment in universities across the country. He described the situation as unhealthy and stressed…

Tuesday, 03 July 2018 05:36

Buhari gets new electoral act for assent

National Assembly has transmitted a new version of the amendment made to 2010 electoral act to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters (Senate), Mr Ita Enang, confirmed that the bill has been transmitted to the President through his office. The transmission came three months after the president rejected the earlier amendment made citing constitutional matters. The report of the conference committee on the new version of the act was passed on June 7, this year before the lawmakers proceeded on three weeks Sallah break. One of the contentious issues in the…

Tuesday, 03 July 2018 05:35

Police protest: IGP summoned to Aso Rock

Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, was on Monday at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja for a meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The meeting, it was gathered, was over the protest by mobile policemen in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, against six-month unpaid allowances. The officers were reportedly posted to Borno in January in order to fortify the insurgency-ridden state. Mr Osinbajo and IGP met behind closed doors at the vice president’s office. President Muhammmadu Buhari is currently in Mauritania for the 31st Ordinary Session of African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government. After the meeting,…

Monday, 02 July 2018 04:58

Buhari calls for repatriation of stolen assets without legal barriers

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on nations, where looted assets have been stashed, to release them without the usually long technicalities involved in the process of reptriation. Buhari, according to a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, made the call in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Sunday during his introductory remarks as leader of African Union shortly before commencement of the debate on African Anti-Corruption Year. The theme for this year’s session is: “Winning the Fight against Corruption – A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation.” “We must all collectively work to place high on the agenda the need for open and…

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