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Monday, 06 November 2017 03:32

Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border

A Saudi prince has been killed when the helicopter he was travelling in crashed near the border with Yemen, state television reported. Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, deputy governor of Asir province, was travelling with several officials when the helicopter crashed, Al-Ikhbariya news channel said.The cause of the crash is unknown. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a ballistic missile, fired from Yemen, near Riyadh airport the day before. Also this weekend, an anti-corruption purge targeted dozens of people, including 11 princes and four ministers, in a move seen to cement the power of the heir to the throne.The anti-corruption body is…

Monday, 06 November 2017 03:27

Oyo vows to eradicate quackery in health sector

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State government has expressed its determination to eradicate any form of quack practices in all private medical facilities and government owned hospitals. The state Commissioner for Health, Mr Azeez Adeduntan, gave the pledge while receiving members of the state House of Assembly Committee on Health, who paid him a visit on budget performance, in his office in Ibadan. Adeduntan explained that the expectations of the general public and indigenes of Oyo State are high as they want something good to showcase by the Governor Abiola Ajimobi's administration, noting that the state's Task Force set up to…

Sunday, 05 November 2017 04:08

Buhari publishes list of appointments, dismisses claims of lopsidedness

President Muhammadu Buhari has described as ‘divisive, mischievous and misleading’ a newspaper article, titled, ’81 of Buhari’s 100 appointees are northerners’. According to him, the article was meant to portray his administration in bad light. Also, the Presidency updated the list of Mr Buhari’s appointments to further debunk the publication. The updated list was released by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday. Adesina, in a statement, stated that the article was either an ignorant effort or a mischievous attempt to mislead the public. The publication’s inconsistencies and selective reportage, he said, …

Saturday, 04 November 2017 04:13

In tears-extracting statement, Tinubu says ‘I wish I could bring my departed son back’

A leader of All Progressives Congress, Mr Bola Tinubu, has spoken on the death of his son, Jide. In a statement he personally signed, Tinubu confirmed that the late Kazeem Olajide Babajide died on October 31. He was born on October 12, 1980. Tinubu expressed appreciation “to all who have demonstrated their sympathy and expressed their condolences over the loss.” “My son was a highly intelligent person with a vibrant personality and a zest for life. He followed his own course and made his own way on his own terms,” he said. Here’s the full statement:We want to express our…

Saturday, 04 November 2017 04:08

Buhari approves treatment of Ekwueme abroad

President Muhammadu Bubari yesterday approved the immediate medical treatment of former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme outside the country. The approval, according to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, followed a brief the president received yesterday on the medical state of the former vice-president. The approval, Shehu said, covered the immediate charter of an Air Ambulance for his emergency movement and the cost of treatment. He added that the president prayed God to grant the elder statesman speedy recovery. Thisday

Saturday, 04 November 2017 04:02

Niger Delta Avengers end ceasefire, vow to resume oil attacks

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, has announced an end to its cease-fire with the federal government, raising the prospects of renewed attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta. The announcement Friday by the group threatens the country’s fragile economic growth. In a statement posted on their website, the militants accused Nigeria's presidency of being insincere in its peace talks and promises. The group had declared a cease-fire back in August 2016. Attacks on oil installations in 2016 cut Nigeria's oil production from a peak of 2.2 million barrels per day to about 1.2 million, sending the country's economy into…

Saturday, 04 November 2017 04:01

After meeting Buhari, IGP says ready to appear before Senate

Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, yesterday ex-pressed his readiness to appear before the ad hoc committee set up by the Senate to probe the allegations and counter-allegations between him and lawmaker representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Mr Isa Misau. Idris said he would appear before the panel as a mark of respect for the Senate. The committee had on Thursday reported the police boss to the Senate over his non-appearance. Idris on Wednesday failed to appear before the committee but wrote through his lawyer, Mr Alex Iziyon, to inform the panel that his appearance would be subjudice as there…

Saturday, 04 November 2017 03:59

After online petition by aggrieved Nigerians, Lagos govt halts proposed Lekki toll hike

Lagos State government has halted proposed tariff hike on Lekki-Epe Expressway and Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge by Lekki Concession Company, LCC. Mr Steve Ayorinde, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, in a statement on Friday said the state government had directed the company to put the decision “on hold” as the necessary consultations with stakeholders are yet to be concluded. “While government recognises the need for periodic review of tariffs and any other levies appertaining to road infrastructure maintenance in the state, the public and critical stakeholders as the ultimate beneficiaries of such facilities must always be carried along at all times,”…

Saturday, 04 November 2017 03:57

Zambia gives Apostle Suleman’s pastor 48 hours to leave country

Zambian authorities have given a pastor of Apostle Johnson Suleman’s Omega Fire Ministries International in Lusaka 48 hours to close shop and leave the country. Zambian government alleged that Pastor Augustine Oso Ebosele’s conduct has divided the Omega Fire Ministries into two parties, adding that there are fears the cleric’s continued stay in the country and the acrimony in the church could result in the breakdown of law and order. Reports said Mr Ebosele’s four-year work permit expired in June. However, instead of renewing the permit, the Zambian immigration authorities gave the pastor four months extension to wind up his…

Saturday, 04 November 2017 03:54

Trump tugged in different directions as he heads to Asia

President Donald Trump is being pulled in different directions as he heads to Asia on a grueling 12-day trip. The president's loyal supporters are eager to hear him take a hard line on the Chinese trade and economic practices he railed against as a candidate. But many in his administration are pushing Trump to sweep those concerns aside as he works to pressure China's Xi Jinping to tighten the screws on North Korea. At the same time, much of the president's attention has been occupied by urgent matters at home, including indictments against two top campaign aides, the deepening Russia…

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Saturday, 04 November 2017 03:52

Here's what's really terrifying about the Twitter employee who disabled Trump's account

* President Donald Trump's Twitter account was taken offline by a departing employee for eleven minutes, and it's a glaring security issue * What if the employee instead had composed a tweet bashing a company's stock, or declaring war on North Korea?* For eleven minutes on Thursday night, the world experienced a first: US President Donald Trump was not on Twitter. Trump's account was temporarily kicked offline, as a result of the actions of a Twitter employee. At first, Twitter said it was an "inadvertent" human error. But the company followed up a couple of hours later and said the…

Saturday, 04 November 2017 03:49

WhatsApp messenger hit by temporary outage

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messenger suffered a temporary outage in India and many other countries, according to reports from multiple users on Facebook and Twitter on Friday. Users in countries ranging from Brazil and Russia to Vietnam and Myanmar reported on social media that WhatsApp was down in their countries. The extent of the outage and the reasons for it were not immediately known. 'Whatsappdown' was the top trending item on Twitter in India, which is WhatsApp's biggest market with about 200 million of its billion-plus users. It was also a top trending item on Twitter in Pakistan, Britain, Germany and…

Friday, 03 November 2017 03:53

FG to raise N1trillion from sale of oil assets

The Federal Government is considering selling some of its stakes in oil joint ventures to raise about $3 billion (about N1 trillion) in order to reduce the deficit for 2018 budget. The proposed 2018 budget of N8.6trillion has about N3.3trillion deficit, according to details of 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The asset sales proposal is contained in the FG’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, released by Ministry of Budget and National Planning. It said that the government’s stakes in other oil and non-oil assets would be significantly reduced. The debate on the sale of…

Friday, 03 November 2017 03:51

Senate accuses Fashola’s power ministry of $385m fraud

Senator representing Kogi West, Mr Dino Melaye of All Progressives Congress, on Thursday called the attention of the Senate to alleged “monumental fraud” in the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing headed by Mr Babatunde Fashola. Melaye alleged that the Ministry squandered $385 million on projects not appropriated in the budget between 2013 and 2016. He said that $300 million of the fund was given to IBEX while another $35 million was paid to General Electric and some others. “Mr. President, in line with the anti-corruption posture of this chamber and especially now that our cries, observations are yielding dividends…

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