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Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:17

Osinbajo wants banks punished for illicit funds

Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and an anti-corruption Chief, Mr Akere Muna, on Monday said banks and other financial institutions warehousing illicit funds should be made to face the consequences of the criminal conduct. Both said this in separate addresses at the “Conference on Promoting International Co-operation in Combating Illicit Financial Flows and Enhancing Asset Recovery to Foster Sustainable Development’’ in Abuja. According to Osinbajo, the transfer of illicit funds cannot happen without a “handshake’’ between the countries where the funds are transferred from and financial institutions and countries to which the assets are transferred. “There is no way it…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:15

Presidency slams NJC, vows to arraign reinstated judges

The Presidency has berated the National Judicial Council for reinstating six suspended judges who were under investigation for alleged corruption. Special Adviser to the President on Prosecutions, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, expressed dissatisfaction with the NJC during a live television programme on Channels TV, titled ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Monday. No fewer than five of the judges, who were suspended in October last year, had yet to be arraigned by the Federal Government, causing the Nigerian Bar Association to demand their immediate reinstatement. One of the reinstated judges, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, was arraigned but the charges were struck out by the court.…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:13

Nigerians on death row: again FG begs Indonesia

The Federal Government on Monday pleaded with the government of Indonesia to commute the death penalty passed on Nigerians in the country’s prison, to life imprisonment. Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, made the plea in a joint communique issued at the end of bilateral meeting between the minister and Mrs Retno Marsudi his counterpart from Indonesia. He said, “on consular issues, Nigeria recognises the drugs emergency situation in Indonesia and pleaded for commuting death penalty to life imprisonment.” This is not the first time that the government is pleading on behalf of Nigerians on death row in Indonesia. Available…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:12

No ID cards, no exams, says UI students’ union

President of the University of Ibadan Students’ Union (UISU), Mr Aderemi Ojo, has said the university, which was shut recently, will not begin examinations until the identity cards the students paid for are given them. He said: “The power we rely on is the power of democracy. I can assure you that exams will not be written if students don’t get ID cards. There are several students on campus who have been assaulted and embarrassed on the issue of ID cards. "Secondly, there are students who are supposed to receive scholarships who couldn’t scan their ID cards and send, even…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:10

UN, USA, others mourn UN population agency chief Babatunde Osotimehin

Head of the U.N. population agency, Babatunde Osotimehin, who was a global leader in promoting public health and sexual and reproductive rights and services for women and girls, died at his home, the agency announced Monday. Osotimehin, who was 68, had led the United Nations Population Fund, known as UNFPA, since 2011. The agency said he died Sunday evening. Born and trained as a doctor in his native Nigeria, Osotimehin was the country's minister of health before taking the reins of UNFPA with the rank of undersecretary-general. Prior to that, he was director-general of the National Agency for the Control…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:07

Arab nations cut ties with Qatar in new Mideast crisis

Saudi Arabia and other Arab powers severed diplomatic ties Monday with Qatar and moved to isolate the energy-rich nation that is home to a major U.S. military base, accusing it of supporting terrorist groups and backing Iran. The decision plunged Qatar into chaos and ignited the biggest diplomatic crisis in the Gulf since the 1991 war against Iraq. Qatar, home to about 10,000 U.S. troops and the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, criticized the move as a "violation of its sovereignty." It long has denied supporting militant groups and described the crisis as being fueled by "absolute fabrications"…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 05:05

West Africa bloc agrees "in principle" on Morocco membership

An official with West Africa's regional bloc says leaders of the 15-nation group have agreed "in principle" on Morocco's membership application for membership, though more assessments will be made. The official said Monday the ECOWAS commission will do its own study on Morocco's possible membership and report back to heads of state, who instructed them to "examine the implications" of allowing Morocco to join. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to speak to the press. Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania will be invited to the next ECOWAS meeting in Togo in December. Tunisia is seeking…

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 04:52

Stop quackery in health sector to arrest untimely deaths - NURHI

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State Team Leader of Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI), Mrs. Stella Akinso, has called for stiff penalties as a way of stopping quackery in the health sector which has led to the death of many Nigerians. She made the call in Ibadan, at a Media Round Table on 'Save Motherhood' organized by Development Communications (DevComs), Network in conjunction with NURHI. While speaking on the rationale behind the programme, she said it was to ensure that women are free from complications prior, during and after child birth. Akinso urged governments and private individuals to allocate substantive…

Monday, 05 June 2017 04:07

Presidency plots to drag N’Assembly to supreme court over 2017 budget

Owing to the unending disagreement with the legislature over the extent of its power of appropriation, the executive has resolved to approach the Supreme Court for interpretation of Section 80 of the 1999 Constitution, which grants the National Assembly the power to approve appropriated public funds, presidency sources said. According to sources, the Muhammadu Buhari administration is determined to end the perennial disagreement over the extent of the power of the legislature to appropriate public funds and would be asking the highest court in the land to determine whether the National Assembly has the latitude to revise estimates proposed by…

Monday, 05 June 2017 04:05

Presidency denies allegation of nepotism against Osinbajo

The Presidency on Sunday faulted an allegation of nepotism recently levelled against the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, by one Ismaila Farouk. Farouk, in a message, that went viral on the social media, accused Osinbajo of appointing his aides majorly from his church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, or from the South-West, where he hails from. But a statement from the Presidency on Sunday quoted Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Legal Matters, Dr Bilkisu Saidu, has dismissing the allegation while speaking on “Shirin Safe,” an interview programme on BBC Hausa Radio on Sunday. The statement quoted Saidu as describing the…

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Monday, 05 June 2017 04:02

CJN appoints new S-Court Chief Registrar

Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has okayed the appointment of Mrs. Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha as the new Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court. A statement from the CJN, yesterday, indicated that Mrs. Mustapha will assume office on July 1, to replace the current Chief Registrar, Mr. Ahmad Gambo Saleh. The statement further revealed that Saleh will on the same day resume in his new position as the Secretary of the National Judicial Council, NJC. Mrs. Mustapha’s elevation to the apex court was contained in a Letter of Offer of Appointment dated May 31 and signed by the…

Monday, 05 June 2017 03:56

Morocco king skips W. Africa summit after Israel attends

Morocco's king is skipping a regional meeting of West African leaders amid his country's bid to join the bloc known as ECOWAS. King Mohammed VI canceled his trip to the Sunday gathering because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among those attending. Morocco is one of the Arab League countries with no diplomatic ties with Israel. Both Israel and Morocco are looking to increase investment and business ties in West Africa. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who hosted the summit Sunday, is stepping down from the presidency after serving two terms. She will be replaced as ECOWAS chair by the…

Monday, 05 June 2017 03:54

Petroleum marketers in Ekiti suspend strike

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, in Ekiti on Sunday suspended its strike action. IPMAN embarked on the action on May 25, over demolition of some petrol stations and revocation of some Certificate of Occupancy by Governor Ayo Fayose. The suspension of the strike is contained in a communiqué issued in Osogbo at the end of a peace meeting called by Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state. The communiqué, which was signed by Mr. Aregbesola, Mr. Fayose and representatives of the marketers, was made available to journalists at Osun Government House where the peace meeting was held. According to…

Monday, 05 June 2017 03:52

Ajimobi, Emefiele, others to commission TechU buildings

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Fellow and former President of the Academy of Science, Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe, former Head of Service of the Federation, Prof. Oladapo Afolabi, and the Olubadan in Council are among the dignitaries expected to be part of the official commissioning of the CBN intervention project for The Technical University, Ibadan (TechU), by Governor Abiola Ajimobi. The state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, who made the disclosure in Ibadan, said the commissioning will come up on Tuesday, at the Tech U permanent site, km…

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