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Sunday, 03 June 2018 04:46

Woman loses job after criticising Osinbajo online

A Nigerian woman has lost her job a week after criticising Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, on Twitter. In the July 5, 2017 tweet, Ms Bolouere Opukiri described then-Acting President Osinbajo as ‘a novice’ for travelling out of the country at a time President Muhammadu Buhari was receiving medical treatment in London and tension was flaring between the executive and the legislature. Senators had criticised Mr Osinbajo’s trip the day before, with Mr Enyinnaya Abaribe of Abia saying it created “a vacuum” that Senate President Bukola Saraki should step in to fill. In another post…

Sunday, 03 June 2018 04:45

Water bill: Take opposition to N’Assembly, Presidency tells Wike, others

Presidency has advised state governors and others opposed to the bill on water resources sent to Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari to express their opposition to the bill through the National Assembly. The bill, seeking to concentrate control of water resources in the hands of Federal Government, had, on May 24, divided senators along regional lines. Ekiti, Rivers and Cross River states have also rejected the bill, while South-South Governors’ Forum, led by Mr Seriake Dickson, asked the President to immediately withdraw it. Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose; his Rivers State counterpart, Mr. Nyesom Wike; and Mr Ben Ayade…

Sunday, 03 June 2018 04:39

Pioneer lCPC Chairman, Akanbi, is dead

Pioneer Chairman of lndependent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (lCPC), Mr Mustapha Akanbi has passed on at the age of 86. Akanbi, a former President of Court of Appeal, died in the early hours of Sunday at his GRA residence in llorin, after a brief illness. A close Associate of the late jurist and lNEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Nasarawa State, Mr AbdulRahman Ajidagba, confirned the death. Also one of the sons of the late octogenarian and a professor of law at University of llorin, Mr Mohammad Akanbi, confirmed the death of the former lCPC Chairman. NAN

Sunday, 03 June 2018 04:27

A common ingredient in toothpaste may lead to higher rates of cancer, inflammation - Study

Toothpaste is one of many household products we use daily that containes the antimicrobial chemical triclosan. A recent study suggests that this chemical may aggravate inflammation in the gut and contribute to colon cancer for humans, as it did in mice. Triclosan is almost impossible to avoid — it's in hand soaps, body wash, kitchenware, and even some toys. This could mean health authorities will need to regulate the chemical's widespread use in products. The antimicrobial chemical triclosan is in thousands of products that we use daily: hand soaps, toothpastes, body wash, kitchenware, and even some toys. Work in our…

Saturday, 02 June 2018 04:55

The summit's back on: Trump, NKorea's Kim to meet after all

After a week of hard-nosed negotiation, diplomatic gamesmanship and no shortage of theatrics, President Donald Trump announced Friday that the historic nuclear-weapons summit he had canceled with North Korea's Kim Jong Un is back on. The June 12 meeting in Singapore, the first between heads of the technically still-warring nations, is meant to begin the process of ending North Korea's nuclear program, and Trump said he believes Kim is committed to that goal. The announcement puts back on track a high-risk summit that could be a legacy-defining moment for the American leader, who has matched his unconventional deal-making style with…

Saturday, 02 June 2018 04:53

Why we retained age requirements for Senate, Governorship — Ekweremadu

Deputy Senate President, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, has explained that the 35 years age qualification for the Senate and governorship was retained to correct the initial disparity in the 1999 Constitution between the age requirement for Senate and Presidency. Qualifying age for the Presidency, which used to be 40 years, has now been reduced to 35. The new law is aimed at relaxing some of the stringent and discriminatory provisions of the constitution. The bill was passed by National Assembly last year to alter Sections 65, 106, 131, 177 of the constitution, and it sought to reduce the age qualification for…

Saturday, 02 June 2018 04:52

Here’s the list of shortlisted candidates in police recruitment according to states, regions

Only 5,253 candidates out of the over 37,000 who sat for the police recruitment examination last week Friday made the cut for the next stage of the process, a list released by the agency shows. The successful candidates have been directed to report for medical screening between May 31 and June 3. Given the initial announcement that President Muhammadu Buhari gave approval for recruitment of 6,000 new officers, it remains unclear how the police authorities intend to come about the balance of the list they just released, even if all the candidates pass their medicals. Police Service Commission had said…

Saturday, 02 June 2018 04:48

17m people left Africa in 2017 – UN report

No fewer than 17 million Africans left the continent in 2017 in search of greener pastures, a new report by UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said. The ‘Economic Development in Africa’ report also said 5.5 million people moved to Africa from other continents while some 19 million international migrants moved within Africa. “Overall, some 19 million international migrants moved within Africa, and 17 million Africans left the continent during last year. The continent was also the destination for about 5.5 million people from outside,” the report found. It said the large-scale migration of people within Africa tended…

Saturday, 02 June 2018 04:47

Wild animals that escaped zoo have been found

Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that escaped from a German zoo on Friday afternoon have been found, local media reported. The animals escaped from a zoo in Lueneburg in western Germany after flooding caused by storms eroded fences, allowing them to break out, local authorities said. An escaped bear was found and had to be shot dead. The other animals were found later on Friday by a drone inside the zoo compound, local media said. Reuters

Friday, 01 June 2018 04:19

Obey court orders to avoid anarchy, Onnoghen tells FG, others

Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Mr Walter Onnoghen, has said that there may be anarchy in the country unless governments at all level learned to obey court orders and rule of law. Onnoghen gave the warning as guest lecturer at the first University of Lagos (UNILAG) Faculty of Law public lecture at the varsity’s main campus, Akoka, Lagos. The CJN spoke in a 17-page speech titled “The Rule of Law as Panacea for Peace, Security and Good Governance.” “Any government that is against the enthronement of the rule of law is by implication inviting anarchy into the system. A…

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Friday, 01 June 2018 04:14

Health workers union, JOHESU, suspends strike after six weeks

Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has suspended its nationwide strike that started six weeks ago. The union announced the decision on Thursday, via a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council meeting. In the communique signed by Mr Biobelemoye Josiah, national chairman of JOHESU, the union said the strike was called off because of the sympathy the union has for the suffering Nigerian masses and also to pave way for negotiations to continue on Monday. “We would like to place on record that JOHESU strike actions is neither ill nor politically motivated but in a bid to…

Friday, 01 June 2018 04:12

CBN deputy governor resigns

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deputy governor in charge of Operations, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, will resign his appointment with effect from July 15. Adelabu whose disengagement notice has already been accepted by President Muhammadu Buhari, has indicated interest to join the gubernatorial race in his home state, Oyo. In an acceptance letter dated May 24, Mr Buhari thanked Adelabu for his services to the country and wished him the best in his future ambitions. “While appreciating your services in Central Bank of Nigeria since April 9, 2014, I wish you the very best in your future ambitions and continued commitment…

Friday, 01 June 2018 04:11

Senate rejects Buhari’s CBN nominee, confirms four others

Senate has confirmed four of five nominees named as non-executive directors of the board of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The confirmed nominees are Ummu Jalingo, Justitia Odinakachukwu, Mike Obadan and Adeola Adetunji. It however, rejected Abdu Abubakar, as senators who screened him said they were dissatisfied with his responses to their questions. President Muhammadu Buhari had sent the five names to the Senate in April. The confirmation followed the adoption of the reports by Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions which screened the nominees on Wednesday. chairman of the committee, Mr Rafiu Adebayo (APC, Kwara South),…

Friday, 01 June 2018 04:07

Don tasks govts over Nigeria’s development

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan A Professor of Development Sociology at Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Mr. Olanrewaju Olutayo, on Thursday,, warned that Nigeria cannot develop as a country if it continues to copy developmental goals of so-called developed societies. He gave the warning while presenting the 429th inaugural lecture of the University titled, “Sabiticate is Equal to What?” He noted that Nigeria has been preoccupied with the colonial mentality of copying other countries rather than developing her own development needs, use indigenous resources and knowledge systems to drive it. While describing as balderdash the placement of Nigeria as 152 out…

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