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Friday, 11 August 2017 04:21

Saraki sacks scores of aides

President of Senate, Bukola Saraki, has sacked several of aides thereby scaling down the number widely seen as wasteful. Daily Trust Newspapers says 98 aides were sacked, a figure disputed by Mr. Saraki’s spokesperson, Yusuph Olaniyonu; who, however, did not provide the actual number dismissed. Although Daily Trust reports 98 aides were affected, Mr. Olaniyonu said that figure was untrue, without giving any actual figure. He further stated that some of the affected aides were redeployed, while others were sacked. The affected aides include Director of Protocol, Arthur Ndiwe; and Head of Administration, Folasade Adekunle, among others. Some of the…

Friday, 11 August 2017 04:20

2016 was hottest year on record, international report confirms

A report compiled by scientists around the world confirmed Thursday that 2016 was the hottest year since tracking began. The State of the Climate in 2016 report, led by United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with the help of scientists from 60 nations, found that "the major indicators of climate change continued to reflect trends consistent with a warming planet." The comprehensive report came days after New York Times publicized a draft of a separate major climate change report that is awaiting Trump administration approval. The Times reported that scientists working on that quadrennial report feared that the…

Friday, 11 August 2017 04:15

Trump threatens NKorea with 'trouble,' escalating tensions

Not backing down, President Donald Trump warned Kim Jong Un's government on Thursday to "get their act together" or face extraordinary trouble, and suggested his earlier threat to unleash "fire and fury" on North Korea was too mild. "Maybe that statement wasn't tough enough," Trump said, in the latest U.S. salvo in an escalating exchange of threats between the nuclear-armed nations. A day after North Korea laid out plans to strike near Guam with unsettlingly specificity, there was no observable march toward combat, despite the angry rhetoric from both sides. U.S. officials said there was no major movement of U.S.…

Friday, 11 August 2017 04:13

UN: Sexual violence marks conflicts in Nigeria and Congo

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed says conflicts in Nigeria and Congo are marked by extremely high levels of sexual and gender-based violence - and both countries have "dismayingly low levels of women's political participation." She told U.N. Security Council Thursday that her most important message from a joint U.N.-African Union mission to the two countries from July 19-27 that focused on women in conflict is that greater investment is needed in women and girls "if we are to have sustainable peace and development." Mohammed said sexual violence is widespread in Congo, where 3.8 million people have fled fighting. In northern Nigeria,…

Friday, 11 August 2017 04:05

NUC approves academic programmes for TECH-U

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 14 programmes for the commencement of academic activities of the Technical University (Tech-U), Ibadan. A release made available to journalists by the media office of the university, said the approval cleared the way for the institution, the first technical university in Nigeria and West and Central Africa, to proceed with the admission of students beginning from the 2017/2018 academic session. It would be recalled that a five-member resource-evaluation team of NUC, led by Dr. G. B. Kumo, visited the university mid last month to assess its human and material resource readiness…

Friday, 11 August 2017 04:03

Reopening LAUTECH requires prayers - ASUU

Teachers of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, say prayers are required to reopen the university and have called on the students for prayers to make it happen. The teachers stated this on Thursday in a statement by chairman of the university’s chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Biodun Olaniran. According to Mr. Olaniran, in spite of the re-constitution of the governing council of the university, the prospects of its resumption remain bleak. “Really, I must say that hopes of resumption are bleak. The governing council has been trying its best but we have not received salaries because…

Thursday, 10 August 2017 03:44

North Korea details Guam strike plan, calls Trump's warning a 'load of nonsense'

North Korea dismissed on Thursday warnings by U.S. President Donald Trump that it would face "fire and fury" if it threatened the United States as a "load of nonsense", and outlined detailed plans for a missile strike near the Pacific territory of Guam. North Korea's apparently rapid progress in developing nuclear weapons and missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland has fuelled tensions that erupted into a war of words between Washington and Pyongyang this week, unnerving regional powers and global investors. Trump's unexpected remarks prompted North Korea to say on Thursday it was finalising plans to fire four intermediate-range…

Thursday, 10 August 2017 03:42

'God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong-un', President's evangelical adviser says

Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, one of President Donald Trump's evangelical advisers who preached the morning of his inauguration, has released a statement saying the President has the moral authority to take out North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “When it comes to how we should deal with evil doers, the Bible, in the book of Romans, is very clear: God has endowed rulers full power to use whatever means necessary - including war - to stop evil,” Jeffress said. “In the case of North Korea, God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong-un.” Jeffress said in a phone…

Thursday, 10 August 2017 03:33

Oyo Information Summit: Media stakeholders call for restrain on inflammatory reports

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Media stakeholders numbering over 800, who converged in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, for the maiden edition of Oyo State government Information Summit, on Wednesday, cautioned media practitioners from reporting inciting as well as divisive messages that could lead to chaos and precipitate anarchy in the country. The two-day summit, which had in attendance Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, his counterpart from Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, media chiefs, media regulatory agencies, government functionaries, public relations practitioners, Information Officers, Communication lecturers, reporters, broadcasters, lawyers, communication students and others, advocated the promotion of language for peace and…

Wednesday, 09 August 2017 03:53

Charly Boy collapses as police crack down on anti-Buhari protesters

Charly Boy, entertainer and activist, on Tuesday, collapsed at the Unity Fountain after inhaling teargas from canisters fired at protesters by anti-riot policemen. The police also fired high velocity stream of water at the protesters who were demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari either resume office or resign. Buhari has been in the UK where he is receiving medical attention since May 7 – more than 90 days. On Monday, a coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of ‘Concerned Nigerians’ hit the streets to demand that the president either resume office or resign. The group vowed to continue their…

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Wednesday, 09 August 2017 03:52

#ResumeOrResign: Why we attacked anti-Buhari protesters – Police

Police on Tuesday gave reasons why officers attacked participants at a rally protesting President Muhammadu Buhari’s indefinite medical vacation in London. An entertainer and rights activist, Charlie Boy, and Uyi Amadin, a security correspondent with Silverbird Television, as well as his cameraman, sustained injuries during the clampdown. Tuesday’s exercise marked the second day of the action, which began on Monday morning at Unity Fountain, Abuja. The demonstrators are calling on the president to either return to the country or resign. The president has been away since May 7, 93 days ago, with citizens having only a sparse idea about his…

Wednesday, 09 August 2017 03:43

Buhari’s govt under God's curse, can’t get anything right until Amaechi apologises - Bishop

Seun Adeoye, presiding bishop of Sufficient Grace and Truth Ministry (SGTM) in Osun state, says the current administration cannot get anything right until Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, apologises for his “wrongs”. In a statement issued in Osogbo, the state capital on Tuesday, Adeoye said Amaechi had “offended men of God” when he alleged, in 2015, that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan bribed Christian leaders. He accused officials of the current administration of using “all sorts of blackmail” to get All Progressives Congress(APC)-led government into power though “Amaechi was the major culprit.” He also said the current administration had the potentials of…

Wednesday, 09 August 2017 03:40

North Korea says considering strike on Guam after Trump warns of 'fire and fury'

North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with "fire and fury". The ratcheting up in tensions rattled global financial markets and prompted warnings from U.S. officials and analysts not to engage in rhetorical slanging matches with North Korea. Pyongyang said it was "carefully examining" a plan to strike Guam, an island of around 162,000 in the western Pacific and the site of a U.S. military base that hosts…

Wednesday, 09 August 2017 03:34

Badoo boys: Bizman petitions IG over threat to life

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan The recent arrest and detention of a Lagos-based businessman, Mr Abayomi Alaka, by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly sponsoring the dreaded Badoo boys, on Tuesday, took a new dimension as he accused the police of persecution. Alaka, an independent oil marketer, while speaking with journalists in Ibadan, alleged that he was being persecuted over his inability to raise the money demanded by the police. While explaining that his life has been under threat since his unconditional release by the police, Alaka further revealed that he was coerced by the police to part with some money…

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