Новости за 21.07.2016

Sunday Aborisade and Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate, on Thursday, reshuffled its committees as part of efforts at ensuring peaceful resolution of the crisis among members of the All Progressives Congress in the red chamber. Members of the APC operating under the aegis of the Senate Unity Forum,  who had consistently mounted serious opposition against […]

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A representative of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Ms Katalaina Sapolu, has said that looters of Nigeria’s public funds have no justifiable reasons to complain of rights violation in the course of government’s efforts to recover stolen wealth from them. Sapolu, who is the Director, Rule of Law Division of the Commonwealth, said this […]

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Adewale Oluwatayo, has died in Abuja. He reportedly died on Wednesday, but information about the incident filtered into the National Assembly on Thursday. The deceased represented Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency of Lagos State. He was the Chairman, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government between 2004 and 2007 before serving as a […]

Ramon Oladimeji Counsel for Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), says his client is not aware of the suit reportedly filed against him by wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha. Aisha, it was learnt, had dragged Fayose to court for repeatedly alleging that she was one of those indicted for involvement in […]

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja                                                                                            The Senate on Thursday confirmed the receipt of a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the legislature to confirm the appointment of Justice Ejembi Eko and Justice Amina Augie as Supreme Court justices. The letter, which was read to members of the Senate by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, during the plenary, […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday confirmed that his administration is currently engaging Niger Delta militants in talks in order to end the spate of violence being experienced in the region. He said the talks are being done through oil companies and law-enforcement agencies and are meant a to find a lasting solution […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday assessed the nation’s economy and returned a verdict that 2016 has so far been a difficult year for Nigeria. It said things are expected to start picking up for the nation by next year. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, said these while […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday promised that his administration will continue to welcome innovative ideas in the gas, technology and agricultural sectors as ways of repositioning the nation’s economy. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke while receiving the Letter of Credence […]

Afeez Hanafi The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the pastor of a church in the Ayobo area of the state, Gabriel Olakitan, for allegedly defrauding a businessman of N3m. It was learnt that the 64-year-old suspect had sold a parcel of land in the area to the businessman and issued him a receipt to […]

United States Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Thursday said top economies should refrain from competitive currency devaluations — a message likely directed at China, which hosts a G20 finance ministers meeting this weekend. “The global outlook… underscores our focus on the commitment made at the last G20 in Shanghai to consult closely with one another […]

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho Thursday backed Sam Allardyce’s impending appointment as England manager saying he was a “good choice” for the job. “I think it’s the right person for that job,” Mourinho told a news conference in Shanghai on the eve of the International Champions Cup match against Borussia Dortmund. “I think he’s a […]

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, while ruling on the bail application of an ally of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Abiodun Agbele‎, awarded N5m as damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as compensation for the suspect’s “wrongful and illegal detention” from July 1 till date. […]

South African prosecutors said Thursday they would push for a longer sentence for Oscar Pistorius, describing his six-year jail term for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp as “shockingly too lenient”. After he was sentenced earlier this month, Pistorius’ lawyers said the double-amputee Olympic sprinter would not appeal against the term, which was criticised by many […]

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the release of an ally of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Abiodun Agbele‎, who has been in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission since June 27. Agbele was arrested by the EFCC in Lagos on June […]

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, may face conspiracy charges after new revelations emerged in the ongoing investigation into the arms scandal. A source at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which is investigating Okupe for receiving N100m from embattled former National Security […]

I belong to everybody. I belong to nobody.” That was the golden statement or word on the marble credited to President Muhammadu Buhari in his Inauguration Speech on Friday, May 29, 2015 at the Eagle Square, Abuja. With that particular statement, among other highlights of his Inaugural speech, the nation that has been put in […]

Rights activists, lawyers, lecturers and mothers comment on the appropriate punishment for rapists Tf the victim is an underage, the offence should be life imprisonment. This is because it is horrible and pervasive to defile a minor. Anybody who rapes a child is mentally sick. Such an individual should not live among people. But when […]

Tony Okafor The Anambra State Special Anti-Robbery Squad on Wednesday killed a female suspected robber and four others in a gun duel. The female suspect, identified as Commander, was described as the kingpin of the five-man gang. The suspects were said to be a notorious robbery and car-snatching syndicate. They were killed along Nnebis Road […]

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Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Archbishop of the Anglican Communion, Enugu Province, His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has warned that President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of governance may lead to the collapse of democracy in the country. The bishop, who said the President was acting like a ‘military democrat,’ warned that the Buhari government might […]

Comfort Oseghale THE Federal Government has issued guidelines on the felling of trees and exportation of wood. The Director of Forestry, Federal Ministry of Environment, Phillip Bankole, made this known recently while announcing the suspension of the ban on wood exports. Some of the guidelines include the issuance of a new international trade certification for […]

Comfort Oseghale In a renewed drive to shore up its revenue base, the Nigeria Customs Service has targeted the enforcement of excise duty payments. The Coordinator, Zone A, NCS, Eporwei Edike, made the call during a visit to the NIPOST office at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja. He was accompanied by the Customs Area Controller […]

’Femi Asu with agency report A number of Indian state-owned refiners have been actively picking up Malaysian oil cargoes for loading in July and August amid growing uncertainty over the exports of Nigeria’s crude grades, according to regional sweet crude traders. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited on Monday issued a spot tender to purchase several Malaysian […]

Ife Ogunfuwa The Federal Government has asked oil majors, which recently sacked some of their workers, to recall the affected employees. In order to retain jobs in the oil and gas sector, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, also asked the firms to reduce the salaries of top management staff. Ngige, at […]

The President/Chairman of Council, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Prof. Segun Ajibola, says the Central Bank of Nigeria must work to protect the new flexible exchange rate regime against sharp practices. According to him, the central bank must ensure that the policy does not promote black marketeering, while stressing that most businesses depend on […]