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Wednesday, 11 April 2018 04:02

FG confirms receipt of $322.5m Abacha loot

PRESS RELEASE The attention of Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has been drawn to false media reports of a “strongly-worded letter to the President” objecting to the payment of $16.9 million fees to two lawyers for the recovery of Abacha funds. 2. The Minister wishes to dissociate herself and Federal Ministry of Finance from recent malicious and misleading media reports on the Abacha refunds. The Minister had at no time written any letter to the President or any member of Federal Executive Council (FEC) on the payment of lawyers for the Abacha recovery. 3. She also refuted the flawed…

Tuesday, 10 April 2018 04:14

Ondo lawmakers disown Akeredolu on university fee hike

Ondo State House of Assembly has declared that the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, is acting alone on the recent 500 per cent increase in tuition fees for Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA). This is even as students of the institution thronged the streets of Akure, the state capital, on Monday to protest the hike by the state government. Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Mr Fatai Olotu, who spoke on behalf of the assembly, told journalists in Akure that the action of the state government was at variance with the submissions made at the meeting with the…

Tuesday, 10 April 2018 04:03

After 'no hell' report, Pope gives the devil his due

Pope Francis has put Satan in his place, citing the devil repeatedly in a document published on Monday following a Vatican rebuke last month of a journalist who quoted him as saying hell does not exist. In the document known as an Apostolic Exhortation called "Gaudete et Exsultate," (Rejoice and Be Glad), the pope also bewails the amount of defamation and slander spread online by some Roman Catholic bloggers and Twitter users. Satan gets more than a dozen mentions in the document as Francis talks about how life can be "a constant struggle against the devil, the prince of evil".He…

Monday, 09 April 2018 04:36

Buhari leaves for London for meetings with May, others

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday 9th April, 2018 for an official visit to Britain where he is due to hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister Mrs Theresa May, prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings scheduled for 18th to 20th April, 2018. The President will also meet Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Plc, Mr. Ben van Beurden in connection with Shell and other partners’ plan to invest $15b in Nigeria’s oil industry. These investment ventures will lay the foundation for the next 20 years production and domestic gas supply,…

Monday, 09 April 2018 04:30

Nigerian teen, Ruti Olajugbagbe wins N50m in UK singing competition

A Nigerian, Ruti Olajugbagbe, has won the 2018 edition of The Voice UK. The 18-year-old was crowned winner on Saturday night beating runner-up Donel Mangena. While Ruti was the second favourite to win The Voice 2018, she fought off stiff competition from the other finalists to win the final. She emerged champion after three incredible performances, with her final song, Dreams by The Cranberries, to be released as her debut single. Earlier in the show, she was joined by coach Tom Jones to sing Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’. This was followed by her version of Daniel Bedingfield’s If…

Monday, 09 April 2018 04:29

North Korea tells US that Kim Jong Un ready to discuss nuclear weapons

North Korea's government has communicated with United States to say that leader Kim Jong Un is ready to discuss his nuclear weapons program with President Donald Trump, officials said Sunday, increasing the likelihood that the unprecedented summit will actually occur. The confirmation from Pyongyang directly, rather than from third countries like South Korea, has created more confidence within Trump's administration about the wisdom of holding such a meeting, as U.S. officials make secretive preparations. The Trump administration has long said that if the North Koreans weren't ready to discuss giving up their nuclear program, there was no reason for the…

Monday, 09 April 2018 04:28

Syria conflict: Strikes hit Syrian airfield - Report

Several people have died or were injured after a military airport in Syria came under missile attack, the country's state media reported. State news agency SANA said several missiles struck the Tayfur airbase, also known as T4, near the city of Homs in the early hours of Monday. Details are still emerging and it is not clear who is responsible.It follows international alarm over a suspected chemical attack on the rebel-held town of Douma. US president Donald Trump branded Syria's President Assad an "animal" on Sunday, warning that he, along with allies Iran and Russia, had a "big price to…

Thursday, 29 March 2018 11:13

Use Easter lessons to renew Nigeria – Glo tells Christians

Grandmasters of data, Globacom, has advised Christians in the country to use the lessons of Easter to renew and position Nigeria for all round breakthrough. In an Easter message to Nigerians, Globacom said promotion of love, unity and good neighbourliness which would engender peace and economic prosperity should be given priority by all. The company stressed that the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ heralded a season of renewal, hope, peace and joy for mankind adding that Christ’s ultimate sacrifice on the cross is a demonstration of selfless love which should be copied by all to make the world a…

Monday, 26 March 2018 04:30

Northern govs meet Miyetti Allah over herdsmen-farmers clashes

Northern States Governors’ Forum has held a meeting with national leadership and state chapters of Miyetti Allah cattle Breeders Association as part of efforts to find lasting solutions to clashes between herders and farmers across the country. The meeting, held in Sokoto, had in attendance NSGF Chairman and Governor of Borno State, Mr Kashim Shettima; host governor, Mr Aminu Tambuwal, and their counterparts from Kano, Mr Abdullahi Ganduje, and Kaduna State, Mr Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai joined the meeting after it started. Though no formal communique was issued at the end of the meeting, reports indicated that the gathering discussed the…

Monday, 26 March 2018 04:29

We know Borno community leaders having contact with Boko Haram – Army commander

Theatre Commander of the counterinsurgency operation in North-east Nigeria, Mr Nicholas Rogers, said the military is aware that some local community leaders in Borno State have communication contacts with the outlawed Boko Haram group. Rogers, a major general, said the local community leaders should try and leverage on their link with Boko Haram in talking them into giving up their hostility and embracing government’s offer of amnesty. The Theatre Commander made this remark during the official reopening of the major Maiduguri-Bama-Banki road that links the two local government headquarters on Saturday. The road was being reopened four years after it…

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Monday, 26 March 2018 04:27

Police chief denies own comments after Boko Haram failed to release Leah Sharibu

Realising that the only Dapchi girl still in Boko Haram captivity was not released contrary to what he earlier told Nigerians, Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has attempted to walk back his statement by claiming he was misquoted. Idris had on Saturday afternoon said Leah Sharibu, the Christian girl whom Boko Haram refused to free with her schoolmates earlier this week, may be released before the end of the day. He made the statement at the headquarters of Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri as he concluded his two-day tour of three states in North-east. “I am…

Monday, 26 March 2018 04:26

Special report: Amosun’s assault on education in Ogun State

INTRODUCTIONIf there is an area in which Ogun State prided itself as leader in Nigeria, it is education. Not only that Ogun State indigenes and residents excelled in various educational pursuits in almost six decades of post independent Nigeria, the State led all others in terms of access to education. When Nigeria celebrated her 50th Independence anniversary in 2010, the Federal Government honoured 50 greatest Nigerians of all time. Among those 50 Nigerians, seven (7) were Ogun State indigenes who attained greatness by virtue of the education they had. Chief Obafemi Awolowo who democratised education and made it available to…

Monday, 26 March 2018 04:25

Dapchi schoolgirls reunited with parents after release

Relatives say more than 100 girls recently released by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram have been reunited with their parents in Dapchi, Yobe state. Mr Bashir Manzo, head of the group of parents whose children were abducted, said the children were reunited with their parents Sunday. Five of the schoolgirls kidnapped in mid-February died during the ordeal, and one Christian girl remains in captivity. Authorities have said they believe the girl will soon be released, though Manzo said even if true it would take several days for Boko Haram to reach Dapchi from their hideouts. The federal government denies…

Monday, 26 March 2018 04:24

Obasanjo gets new job

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has inaugurated an Advisory Council for the inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2018), with former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as Chairman. Jean-Louis Ekra, a former President of Afreximbank, is Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Council, which is charged with providing guidance for the preparations for the trade fair scheduled to hold in Cairo from 11 to 17 December 2018. Also represented on the Council are the African Union Commission; the African Development Bank; the Pan-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry; the World Trade Centre, Miami; the International Trade Centre; Egypt, as the host country, the AfroChampions Initiative;…

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