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Friday, 02 February 2018 04:22

Ajimobi, Alaafin reject cattle colony

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has advised the Federal Government against the planned establishment of cattle colonies across the country, describing the move as tantamount to modern slavery. He made his position known on the raging matter during a visit by Alaafin of Oyo, Mr Lamidi Adeyemi, who led some prominent traditional rulers to the Government House, Ibadan, on Thursday. Mr Adeyemi, who shared similar sentiments with the governor on the matter, also said the idea is ill-advised and unacceptable to the people of Oyo kingdom. The governor advocated true federalism as solution to the national…

Friday, 02 February 2018 04:21

Senate right to reject Magu as EFCC chairman, Court rules

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has affirmed the decision of the Senate to reject Mr Ibrahim Magu as chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Magu was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari twice. On both occasions, the Senate rejected the nomination. The court made the decision two weeks ago, but PREMIUM TIMES only got copies of the ruling on Thursday. According to the ruling, Justice John Tsoho ruled that EFCC was wrong in its assumption that the Senate was only there to confirm any choice made by the executive. The judge said the Senate has the powers…

Friday, 02 February 2018 04:19

Senate to Buhari: Sack Magu now or else ...

The Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency sack Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. According to the Senate, failure to do that means it would henceforth not attend to nominations from the Presidency, just as it vowed that it would not in any way, jettison its earlier position on the EFCC boss. According to the Senate, the impasse would persist until its power of confirmation of nominees to the boards of commissions established by enabling laws, but not listed in the 1999 Constitution as amended was clarified. Senate spokesman,…

Friday, 02 February 2018 04:17

NIA Directors write Reps, say new DG is a misfit

Some directors of National Intelligence Agency (NIA) have written to the House of Representatives Committee on Security and National Intelligence to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to drop Mr Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the new director-general of the agency. Writing for and on behalf of Concerned Directors of National Intelligence Agency, they used pseudo names such as E. O. Olanrewaju, Nelson Obiakor and Ahmed Sarki to protect their real identities. The directors, in an advertisement published in THISDAY Thursday, described Abubakar as a misfit and unqualified for the post of DG of NIA. Since his appointment a few weeks ago…

Friday, 02 February 2018 04:16

Cuba: Fidel Castro's son commits suicide

The 68-year-old son of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart, has died in Havana after taking his own life, according to state media. He was found on Thursday morning and is said to have suffered from depression. Popularly known as "Fidelito", he was first born son of the former president, who died in November 2016. Castro Díaz-Balart worked as a nuclear physicist and an adviser to the Council of the State of Cuba. He trained in science in the former Soviet Union, and served as vice president of the Academy of Sciences and Scientific Adviser of the State…

Thursday, 01 February 2018 04:15

Buhari to Senate: I have acted on Benue killings

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday tackled the Senate over its accusation that the Presidency did nothing about the January 1 killings in Benue State. Mr Buhari, in a letter to the Senate, said that it was incorrect to infer that nothing had been done, especially when the police were strenuously working to apprehend the killers. The President’s letter was in response to the Senate’s which detailed its resolutions on the killings and the way out of the development. The presidential letter dated 25 January, 2018 and addressed to Senate President Bukola Saraki is titled “Re: Report on the review of security…

Thursday, 01 February 2018 04:10

Fixing Nigeria requires more than God-fearing leader – Bishop Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mr Matthew Kukah, on Tuesday said fighting corruption and fixing Nigeria required more than a God-fearing leader. Kukah said this at the launch of a book titled “The Shadow List’’ written by Todd Moss and organised by African Centre for Media and Information Literacy in Abuja. He said to fight corruption and build the nation was not just about goodwill but about getting to the root of the matter and tackling it head-on. “I have said it severally; let Nigerians keep saying they want a God-fearing leader. “Nigeria does not need a God-fearing leader, because…

Thursday, 01 February 2018 04:05

Cameroonian troops enter Nigeria seeking separatists - NSCDC

Cameroonian troops crossed into neighbouring Nigeria in pursuit of separatist rebels, a Nigerian state defence spokesman and a former community leader said on Wednesday. Cameroon has been fighting Anglophone separatists who have taken up arms over the past year in an attempt to create a nation which they call Ambazonia. The insurgency represents the gravest challenge yet to the 35-year rule of Cameroon's President Paul Biya. More than 43,000 Cameroonians have fled as refugees to Nigeria to escape the government crackdown on the separatists, say local aid officials. The majority are in Nigeria's Cross River state, which borders southwest Cameroon.…

Thursday, 01 February 2018 04:02

Oyo govt redeploys 144 staffers from BCOS, set to restructure station

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State government on Wednesday, revealed its determination to reposition the state broadcasting station, Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) into a media and entertainment hub. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Olalekan Alli, made the disclosure while addressing journalists on the ongoing restructuring of the station, at the Film Theatre of Ministry of Information. Alli, flanked by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun; Head of Service, Mr. Soji Eniade; Project Director of BCOS, Mr. Yanju Adegbite; Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of…

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 04:37

Don’t engage Obasanjo in media war, Buhari warns aides

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned his media aides against “engaging or instigating attacks” against former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent statement on the performance of the president. Mr. Obasanjo last week issued a damning statement accusing Mr. Buhari of incompetence and asked him not to seek re-election in 2019. Following Obasanjo’s statement last week, Minister of Information, Mr Lai Mohammed, described Obasanjo as a patriot who meant well. Mohammed however, said the Buhari administration had performed well, even in the handling of the economy, which he said was the kernel of Obsanjo’s concern. He listed some of the economic…

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Wednesday, 31 January 2018 04:35

Buhari’ll end herdsmen-farmers clashes – Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday assured traditional rulers that President Muhammadu Buhari was committed to ending herdsmen-farmers’ clashes in the country. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Vice-President spoke while receiving a delegation from Batta and Bachamma communities in Adamawa State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo said, “President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to resolve the herdsmen-farmers clashes in Adamawa State. “Much damage has been done, not just security-wise, but to the psyche of the people. Due to the attacks, people are afraid. “We are also looking at repairing…

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 04:31

Herdsmen killings threat to national security - Aregbesola

Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has described killings by Fulani herdsmen as a threat to security in the country. He said the killing of unarmed innocent people, who were not in any state of war, was unjustifiable and should not be tolerated in any civilised society. The governor spoke at a conference titled, ‘African Knowledge and Alternative Futures,’ organised to honour Mr Toyin Falola, a renown professor of history, on his 65th birthday celebration. Aregbesola called on security agencies in the country to stamp out the heinous crime and arrest the perpetrators. He said, “As a people, we need…

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 04:29

Afenifere wants security architecture re-organised, removal of Defence Minister

Pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately reorganise the country’s security architecture to reflect the diversity of the country. The call was one of the high points of the communique issued at the end of its monthly meeting held at the Ijapo, Akure, Ondo State residence of its leader, Mr Reuben Fasoranti. At the meeting attended by notable leaders and members from the six South-west states, Kwara and Kogi States, the organisation declared that “the current situation where 16 out of 17 service chiefs in the country are from a section of the county…

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 04:18

Benue govt closes 2,219 schools

Benue State Government says it has closed down 2,219 secondary schools over poor standards. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Dannis Ityavyar, a professor, disclosed this on Tuesday in Makurdi, the state capital while fielding questions from members of the House of Assembly, who sought explanations over the dwindling standards of education. Ityavyar also disclosed that 19 tertiary institutions were closed down for the same reason. He said that the state government was working toward improving the quality of education, declaring that mushroom schools would not be allowed to operate. The commissioner expressed regrets that government had…

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