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Monday, 13 November 2017 04:38

FG unfolds fresh plans for N’Delta devt

In view of recent threat by Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) to resume attacks on oil installations, the federal government at the weekend released plans for the development of the volatile oil-rich Niger Delta region. Nigeria depends on its oil for almost 90 per cent of its foreign exchange earnings and 70 per cent of total earnings. Sustained attacks on oil installations by Avengers in 2016 contributed to halving Nigeria’s oil output and plunging the country into its first recession in 25 years. But with the temporary end to hostilities secured by the government late last year, Nigeria has been able…

Monday, 13 November 2017 04:34

Ekwueme departs for medical treatment abroad

Second Republic Vice-President, Mr Alex Ekwueme, was on Sunday airlifted abroad for further medical treatment. Ekwueme was hospitalised at Memfys Hospital of Neurosurgery, Enugu, for chest infection on October 29. The elder statesman departed Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday in a white air ambulance with registration number N605AJ. However, Memfys Hospital ‎and family sources did not disclose the country where the former vice president would be receiving treatment. Some family members accompanied Ekwueme on the medical trip, while others came to bid him farewell. President Muhammadu Buhari had last week approved that Ekwueme be flown…

Monday, 13 November 2017 04:31

Protesters block Kaduna-Abuja highway over death of civilian JTF leader

Hundreds of villagers yesterday blocked Kaduna-Abuja highway, protesting the killing of Commander of Civilian JTF, Haruna Halilu, in their community by suspected kidnappers. The villagers, who are from Sabuwar Gayan, a village along the highway in Chikun Local Government of Area of Kaduna State, blocked the road around 2.05pm, lamenting the failure of government to tackle the kidnappers. Bearing Dane guns, sticks, machetes and other weapons, the villagers who were mostly women, children and youths said their village had been taken over by the kidnappers.The situation caused heavy gridlock as both lanes of the road were blocked for two hours.…

Monday, 13 November 2017 04:30

FG alerts airline operators on weather hazard

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has issued a weather alert to all airline operators indicating hazards associated with Harmattan dust haze in flight operations at this period of the year. A statement by NCAA General Manager, Public Relations, Mr Sam Adurogboye, on Sunday said the alert was important as Harmattan was a threat to aircraft particularly in areas of challenging terrains due to low visibility. Adurogboye said according to the Seasonal Rainfall Prediction issued by Nigerian Meteorological Agency, the prevailing weather condition is likely to herald a long and severe dust haze in the months ahead. He said: “The Advisory…

Monday, 13 November 2017 04:29

Ndume: Senate to appeal court judgement

Senate has concluded plans to appeal a Federal High Court judgement that declared suspension of a senator, Mr Ali Ndume, illegal. The court had also ordered that Mr. Ndume be paid all his outstanding salaries and allowances. The position of the Senate was conveyed in a statement by its counsel, Mr Mike Ozekhome, on Sunday. The Senate had on March 30 suspended Ndume, former Majority Leader, for 90 legislative days (six months). Ndume was suspended for raising a matter that the Senate investigate public allegations of impropriety against the Senate President, Mr Bukola Saraki, and another senator, Mr Dino Melaye.…

Monday, 13 November 2017 04:27

NASA to Buhari: ‘Change’ benefiting the rich than the poor

President Muhammadu Buhari has been charged to address injustices in the country to check growing insecurity and engender lasting peace. Such injustices include unemployment, bad roads, poor education, infrastructure, lack of quality health institution, corruption, lack of potable water, widening gap between the rich and the poor and herdsmen killing, among others. The president was also urged to work out a blueprint for Nigerians to work and live together as well as make people the cornerstone of his administration. These were part of the communiqué issued at the end of the 22nd annual National Conference of Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological…

Monday, 13 November 2017 04:25

Quake in Iran and Iraq kills more than 100

A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake has rattled the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing more than one hundred people.At least 129 people have died in western Iran's Kermanshah province, officials told state media. Six more have been reported dead in Iraq. The death toll is likely to rise. The earthquake sparked panic, with residents fleeing their homes for the streets. Mosques in Iraqi capital Baghdad have been saying prayers through loudspeakers.Many of the victims were in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab, about 15km (10 miles) from the border, Iran's emergency services chief, Pir Hossein Koolivand, said, according to Iranian…

Monday, 13 November 2017 04:23

Britain won't offer a new figure on Brexit bill to unlock talks - Minister

Britain will not offer a figure or a formula for how much it believes it owes the European Union, Brexit minister David Davis said on Sunday, after the EU demanded that London spell out its approach to the final bill to unblock talks. With no movement in the negotiations to unravel more than 40 years of union, Britain may miss a December deadline to move the talks to a discussion of future trade ties, which businesses say is vital for them to make investment decisions. Both sides are frustrated by the lack of progress, and last week the EU negotiator,…

Monday, 13 November 2017 04:22

Oyo releases 245 electronic C-of-O, dismisses ad-hoc staff at town planning offices

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Survey, Mr. Ajiboye Omodewu, has said 245 Electronic Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) are ready for collection at the Ministry. Omodewu who made the disclosure in Ibadan, also announced the dismissal of all ad-hoc staff at various State Town Planning Offices, directing that they should vacate the premises immediately. He reiterated that the state government had moved from analogue Certificates of Occupancy to electronic ones for efficiency and technological advancement. The commissioner stated that the electronic C of O has encrypted security code which is unique to the owner,…

Sunday, 12 November 2017 03:07

Nigeria Police rated worst in the world - Report

Nigeria has the worst police force in the world, according to World Internal Security and Police Index International, WISPI. The 2016 report rates the Nigeria Police Force the “worst” globally in terms of its ability to handle internal security challenges. The report was released by the International Police Science Association, IPSA, and the Institute for Economics and Peace, a nonprofit organisation that brings together experts, researchers and scholars concerned with security work from all over the world. The indices used in accessing 127 countries from four key areas, namely, capacity, process, legitimacy and outcomes, aim to measure the ability of…

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Sunday, 12 November 2017 03:03

Wike, Amaechi’s security details clash in Port Harcourt

Governor Nyesom Wike and Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, have accused each other of assault after their security aides clashed in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Mr. Wike said he was attacked by officers of the police special anti robbery squad attached to Amaechi’s convoy. In a statement by his spokesperson, Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, the governor said he was on project inspection when he was attacked at Nwanja Junction on Trans-Amadi Road, Port Harcourt. “The SARs Personnel and Soldiers in the Minister’s convoy hit down the Governor’s Escort Rider and attacked the policemen in the pilot car,” the statement said.…

Saturday, 11 November 2017 03:25

In meetings with christian and muslim leaders, Buhari promises to redress lopsided appointments

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja assured religious leaders, and all Nigerians, that his administration will address rising concerns about corruption, insecurity and injustice in various parts of the country. Mr. Buhari gave the assurance when he received a Christian delegation led by the president of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Mr Olasupo Ayokunle, and a Muslim delegation led by the Secretary General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Mr Khalid Aliyu, in separate meetings at the State House. The president told CAN delegation that he had already given instructions for the submission of all the names of heads of parastatals…

Saturday, 11 November 2017 03:23

Ndume floors senate as court declares his suspension illegal

Federal High Court, Abuja, has declared the suspension of Mr Ali Ndume by the Senate as illegal and ordered that he be paid all his outstanding salaries and allowances. Justice Babatunde Quadri in his judgment on Friday, set aside the suspension and ordered that Ndume be allowed to resume his duties in the senate as a senator. “The suspension of the plaintiff (Ndume) is hereby declared illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional. The purported suspension contained in the letter of March 30 is hereby set aside. “The first and second defendants (the senate president and the senate) are hereby directed to pay…

Saturday, 11 November 2017 03:19

Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, four others move to enact anti-open grazing law

After passage of anti-open grazing laws in Ekiti and Benue states, other states like Ebonyi, Ondo, Abia, Imo and Ogun are moving to introduce similar laws to curb clashes between herdsmen and farmers within their respective boundaries. Findings from the states showed that moves to introduce anti-open grazing laws were at various stages, with the bill having already passed second reading in Ogun State. A 2015 Global Terrorism Index pushed Fulani militants to the fourth position on the list of deadliest militant groups in the world with a record killing of 1,229 people in 2014 alone. Similarly, a 2017 research…

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