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Sunday, 15 April 2018 04:36

'Winnie!' South Africa bids farewell to Madikizela-Mandela

Tens of thousands of people sang, cheered and cried as the flag-draped casket of anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was escorted from her official funeral on Saturday, after supporters defended her complex legacy with poetry and anger. Thunder rumbled and it began to rain as the casket left the 40,000-seat stadium - a blessing, witnesses said. Heads of state joined the five-hour celebration of the powerful figure who will be buried as a national hero following lively debate over how she should be remembered after her death on April 2 at age 81. Often called the "Mother of the Nation" and…

Saturday, 14 April 2018 05:13

Explosions rock Syrian capital as Trump announces strikes

Loud explosions rocked Syria's capital and filled the sky with heavy smoke early Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced airstrikes in retaliation for the country's alleged use of chemical weapons. Syrian air defenses responded to the joint strikes by the United States, France and Britain.Associated Press reporters saw smoke rising from east Damascus and the lit-up sky turning orange for the blasts. A huge fire could be seen from a distance to the east. Syrian television said the attacks targeted a scientific research center in Barzeh, near Damascus, and an army depot near Homs. Syrian media reported that air…

Saturday, 14 April 2018 05:12

Rift among abductors of Chibok girls delays release talks - Buhari

Talks between the federal government and Boko Haram militants on the release of schoolgirls kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok in 2014 have been set back by disagreements among their abductors, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday. Buhari made the comments on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the abduction in which Islamist insurgents snatched 276 girls from their school, triggering a global outcry. Many managed to escape or were released, including 82 girls who were freed in an exchange deal that included several imprisoned senior members of Boko Haram. Despite pressure at home and abroad, government efforts…

Saturday, 14 April 2018 05:05

Nigeria still not a nation - Anglican Church

PRESS RELEASE Fifty Eight years after Independence, Nigeria is still in the doldrums as she is still battling to be a nation, says Ibadan Diocese of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). In a communique issued and signed by Mr Joseph Akinfenwa at the end of its second session of the 22nd Synod of the Diocese held at St David Anglican Church Ijokodo in Ibadan, the church notes that at every crossroad of the nation's problems,"we resort to and defend our sectarian interests, no wonder our national patrimony is so parlous and derelict " The communique states: “There is tension everywhere…

Saturday, 14 April 2018 05:04

55% of vehicles in Abuja not road worthy – Official

Head of Transportation Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Mr Kayode Opeifa, says about 55 per cent of vehicles on FCT roads are not road worthy. The transportation secretary made this known when he released motor vehicles and drivers licence statistics for FCT for the first quarter of 2018 in Abuja on Friday. Opeifa said of the vehicles inspected at the Abuja Computerised Vehicles Centres, between January and April 6, only 45 per cent passed the test. “In order to ensure that vehicles plying the territory roads are road worthy, the secretariat has therefore directed the commencement of ‘Operation Crocodile’ to…

Friday, 13 April 2018 04:19

We’re fully behind Danjuma, Taraba gov tells panel on ‘army collusion’

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State on Thursday threw his weight behind the recent statement by a former Chief of Army Staff, Mr Theophilus Danjuma, which accused the army of colluding with armed bandits and called for self- defence by citizens. Mr Ishaku disclosed this when he hosted the probe panel set up by Chief of Army Staff, Mr Tukur Buratai, a lieutenant general, to investigate recent allegation made against the armed forces by the elder statesman. “We in Taraba are fully behind what Danjuma said on self defence. “As an ex-army general with a high reputation, I think that…

Thursday, 12 April 2018 05:06

What I discussed with Buhari — Archbishop Justin Welby

Archbishop of Canterbury, Mr Justin Welby, on Wednesday afternoon made the update below on his Facebook Page Wednesday providing highlights of his discussions with President Muhammadu Buhari when both men met in London Wednesday. The Presidency had earlier circulated a statement detailing what it said both men discussed. The update by Welby was accompanied by a photograph showing him presenting a copy of his book, “Reimagining Britain: Foundations For Hope”, to Mr. Buhari. READ FULL STATEMENT BY THE ARCHBISHOP BELOW: It was an honour to meet President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria in London today. We discussed the complex security situation…

Thursday, 12 April 2018 05:01

Nigeria’s population approaches 200m, 7th largest in the world - NPC

National Population Commission (NPC) has put Nigeria’s current population at 198 million people with urban population growing at an average annual growth rate of about 6.5 per cent. Chairman of NPC, Mr. Eze Duruiheoma, stated this in New York while delivering Nigeria’s statement on Sustainable Cities, Human Mobility and International Migration at the 51st Session of Commission on Population and Development. Duruiheoma said: “Nigeria remains the most populous in Africa, the seventh globally with an estimated population of over 198 million. “The recent World Population Prospects report predicts that by 2050, Nigeria will become the third most populated country in…

Thursday, 12 April 2018 04:57

Crash kills 257 in Algeria's deadliest aviation disaster

A hulking military transport plane crashed just after takeoff in Algeria Wednesday, killing 257 people in the worst aviation disaster in the North African nation's history and plunging the country into mourning. Soldiers, their family members and a group of 30 people returning to refugee camps from hospital stays in Algeria's capital died in the morning crash of the Russian-made II-76 aircraft. The plane went down in a field just outside a military base in Boufarik, 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Algiers, and was devoured by flames, killing 247 passengers and 10 crew members, the Defense Ministry said. There…

Thursday, 12 April 2018 04:52

OAU promises probe of sexual harassment allegations

PRESS RELEASE Attention of authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has been drawn to an audio recording, now trending on the social media, of a telephone conversation ostensibly between one Professor Akindele and a female student of the University. The recording suggests that the lecturer was demanding sex in return for grade which clearly amounts to sexually harassing the lady. Since the matter came to our notice, the University has begun the process of identifying the characters involves in this apparent breach of its regulations, the Code of Conduct for the University Community and the Anti-sexual Harassment policy, in full…

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Thursday, 12 April 2018 04:49

Ondo states reasons for AAUA fees hike

Ondo State Government on Wednesday reacted to the continued resistance by students and other stakeholders to the increase in the tuition of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. A statement issued by Commissioner for Information, Mr Yemi Olowolabi, noted that the increase became necessary due to the need to shore up funding for the institution, and the inability of the government to effectively fund it due to the current financial crisis. Olowolabi said the government was compelled to explain its role in the increase in tuition for the state-owned university, stating that the new tuition, which is about 500 per cent…

Wednesday, 11 April 2018 04:08

Buhari makes new appointments for INEC, 16 agencies

The federal government has approved the appointment of seven Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in addition to 16 new Chief Executive Officers of some agencies. A statement issued yesterday by Director Information, Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Lawrence Ojabo, said the RECs were appointed for the initial term of five years with effect from April 17, 2018 when they are to be sworn in by INEC Chairman, Mr Mahmood Yakubu . The new RECs are Mr Emmanuel Hart, Mr Mohammed Magaji Ibrahim, Mr Cyril Omoregbe, Mr Uthman Abdulrahman Ajidagba, Mr.…

Wednesday, 11 April 2018 04:07

Nigerians protest against Buhari in London

A group of Nigerians resident in UK on Tuesday staged a protest against President Muhammadu Buhari. The protest took place at the Abuja House official residence of the president in London. The protest came 24 hours after Mr. Buhari declared his intention to contest for another term in office as president of Nigeria in 2019. The presidency, however, said the protest was sponsored by supporters of alleged looters and corrupt elements within and outside the country. A source in the presidency said those affected by Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade were jolted by his decision to seek re-election, “forcing them to push…

Wednesday, 11 April 2018 04:03

Ortom to IDPs: Go home and defend yourselves

Benue State Governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, told Internally Displaced Persons, displaced due to Fulani herdsmen attacks, to go back home and use stones to defend themselves. This, he said, was because he was tired of keeping IDPs in Camps. Ortom explained that killings in the state had become one too many to such an extent that people were running from their homes. The governor said this during his visit to displaced persons forced to flee their homes after armed herdsmen attacked Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. Ortom stated that the killings were becoming uncontrollable…

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