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Friday, 27 October 2017 04:14

I didn’t collect vehicles from IGP - Aisha Buhari

Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday said there was no truth in the claim that she received some vehicles from Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris. The lawmaker representing the Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Mr Isa Misau, had on Wednesday alleged that Idris gave two Sports Utility Vehicles to Mrs. Buhari. While appearing before the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Investigation of Various Allegations Levelled Against the Police, Inspector General of Police and the Police Service Commission, Misau said details of how Idris gave Mrs. Buhari the two SUV were contained in the documents the police…

Friday, 27 October 2017 04:05

Over 2,000 refugees have fled Cameroon to Nigeria in past two weeks - U.N. agency

More than 2,000 people have fled southern Cameroon and entered Nigeria over the past two weeks, fallout from renewed oppression of Angolophone Cameroonians in the predominantly French-speaking country, United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is now preparing a "very conservative" contingency plan for as many as 40,000 people fleeing Cameroon, Antonio Jose Canhandula, the agency's representative to Nigeria, told Reuters in an interview in Abuja. A cycle of state repression fuelling separatism has raised concerns the majority French-speaking Cameroon may face a prolonged period of violence, after soldiers shot dead at least…

Thursday, 26 October 2017 04:29

Buhari signs North-East Development Commission Bill

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the North East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2017. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Mr Ita Enang, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. According to him, the Act, establishes the North-East Development Commission. He noted that the commission had the mandate to receive and manage funds allocated by the Federal Government and international donor agencies for the resettlement, rehabilitation, integration and reconstruction of roads, houses and business premises of victims of insurgency. He added that the Act would also help in tackling the menace of poverty and…

Thursday, 26 October 2017 04:27

Maina yet another ‘mess’ left behind by Jonathan - Presidency

The Presidency on Wednesday said People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had no moral right to level any accusations against the current government in respect of Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, embattled former head of the presidential team on pension reforms. In a press release, Mr Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, described Maina as one of the monsters created by the former PDP government, and which are still rearing their ugly heads long after the Party was soundly defeated in the 2015 elections. “Over and over again, the President Buhari government has pointed out that the administration’s…

Thursday, 26 October 2017 04:26

Jonathan pushes back attempts to link him to the Maina scandal

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday pushed back against attempts to link him to the raging Maina scandal. Mr. Jonathan said the fact that efforts are being made to link him to the return and reinstatement of Mr Abdulrasheed Maina underscored how “uncoordinated and rudderless” the Buhari administration had become. “Are they saying it is President Jonathan that flew him back into Nigeria and promoted him in two levels ahead of where he was as at 2013 when he fled the from civil service?” Jonathan’s spokesperson, Mr Ikechukwu Eze, asked Wednesday night. “They should stop insulting Nigerians or seeing them…

Thursday, 26 October 2017 04:24

Buhari’s govt invited Maina to help the ‘change agenda’ - Maina family

The family of embattled former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, has said he was invited by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to assist it in reforming the pension sector. The Presidency has however dismissed this claim as “a freshly minted falsehood,” adding that “The family that made that claim simply wanted to be ridiculous. Please ignore them.” Spokesman for the Maina family, Mr Aliyu Maina, flanked by Salihu Maina and Ladan Abdullahi, addressed the media yesterday in Kaduna, where he promised to expose the cabal at the presidency responsible for their son’s…

Thursday, 26 October 2017 04:23

‘Can of worms’ as Misau mentions Aisha Buhari, others in IGP probe

Lawmaker representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Mr Isa Misau, on Wednesday opened a can of worms on the crisis between him and Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, saying the IG gave two Sports Utility Vehicles to wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari. Misau made more allegations when he appeared before the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Investigation of Various Allegations Levelled Against the Police, Inspector General of Police and Police Service Commission. According to Misau, details of how Idris gave Mrs. Buhari the two SUV were contained in the documents the police boss submitted to court in…

Thursday, 26 October 2017 04:18

New screenings to start for all US-bound airline passengers

All incoming flights to the United States will be subject to new security screening procedures, including both American citizens and foreigners possibly facing security interviews from airline employees, a U.S. government official said Wednesday. The announcement from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration comes after five global long-haul airlines - Air France, Cathay Pacific, EgyptAir, Emirates and Lufthansa - said they would begin the new security interviews starting Thursday. A sixth carrier, Royal Jordanian, said it would begin the new procedures in mid-January after U.S. authorities granted RJ's request for a delay in implementing the measures. However, the airlines offered different…

Thursday, 26 October 2017 04:13

In partnership with Oyo govt, Microsoft provides 800 computers for digital literacy

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State government on Wednesday, said it is partnering Microsoft and Signal Alliance on its digital literacy programme, saying 800 computers will be provided across eight centres as the pilot scheme. Special Adviser to Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Education, Mrs Bisi Akin-Alabi, made the disclosure during a press conference attended by representatives of Microsoft Nigeria, Signal Alliance, Tertiary Institutions, Schools Governing Board and other stakeholders held at the Film Theatre of the State Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism in Ibadan. She stated that the state would launch digital literacy centers to prepare the state towards producing…

Wednesday, 25 October 2017 04:39

Maina: NASS constitutes probe panels; Dambazau tells fugitive to surrender to EFCC

Minister of Interior, Mr Abdulrahman Dambazau, has asked wanted former chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, to report to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Dambazau’s directive is contained in an official correspondence sent to EFCC by the ministry. It was learnt that the letter was in response to a letter written to the ministry asking that it makes Maina available for questioning. Sources within EFCC said the usual procedure for inviting senior government officials is to write to the head of the ministry or agency where the person works. A source at EFCC said, “The Ministry of…

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Wednesday, 25 October 2017 04:36

FG, states, LGs share N558bn for Sept

Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) yesterday shared N558 billion to the three tiers of government being revenue for the month of September 2017. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said the gross statutory revenue of N423.961bn received for the month was lower than the N550.992bn received in the previous month by N127.023 billion. The minister, represented by Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, at the meeting yesterday in Abuja, said there was a significant increase in revenue from export sales of $176.4 million due to an increase in crude oil production by 4.12million barrels. Giving the breakdown, the Federal…

Wednesday, 25 October 2017 04:32

Trump allows refugee admissions to resume with new screening

President Donald Trump on Tuesday allowed the resumption of refugee admissions into the U.S. under new, stricter screening rules but ordered nationals from 11 countries believed to pose higher risk to U.S. national security to face even tougher scrutiny. Officials refused to identify the 11 countries, but said refugee applications from those nations will be judged case-by-case. Trump issued his new order on refugee screening as the administration's four-month ban on refugee admissions expired. It directs federal agencies to resume refugee processing, which he clamped down on shortly after taking office. The new "enhanced vetting" procedures for all refugees include…

Wednesday, 25 October 2017 04:27

Einstein's theory of happiness sells for $1.3M at auction

While Albert Einstein's theory of happiness may be relative, it fetched $1.3 million at a Jerusalem auction on Tuesday.The Nobel-winning scientist's musings, on a handwritten note, may not be as famous as his groundbreaking theory of relativity, but they still shed light on one of the great modern minds. Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions said Einstein was traveling in Japan in 1922 when he was told he would be awarded the Nobel Prize in physics. In Tokyo, Einstein scribbled the note in German to a bellboy after he did not have cash to give him a tip."A calm and modest life…

Wednesday, 25 October 2017 04:25

Ibadan is UNESCO learning city - Oyo govt

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State government has said its efforts at turning around the education sector in the state is yielding fruitful results as Ibadan, capital of the state, has been adopted as a learning city by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). It also stated that the state will be honoured with the UNESCO institute of lifelong learning progress award. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mrs Bisi Akin Alabi, who made the disclosure, said the recent educational policies embarked upon by Governor Abiola Ajimobi, have brought the state into recognition by UNESCO, adding that policies…

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