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Friday, 19 May 2017 03:22

Girl freed from Boko Haram not among Chibok ones

Nigeria-based movement campaigning for the safe return of all 276 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 says a young woman freed from the Islamic extremist group is not one of them. #BringBackOurGirls said Thursday the girl is not on their list. The movement said Nigeria's presidency has confirmed she was not among those taken in the mass abduction. Presidential spokesman on Wednesday said the government believed the escaped girl may have been from the Chibok group. She was found less than two weeks after 82 Chibok schoolgirls were released in exchange for five Boko Haram commanders. It was…

Friday, 19 May 2017 03:21

HIV vaccine ready soon - NACA

Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Sani Aliyu, says the world has made significant progress on HIV vaccine research and it is inching closer to licensable HIV vaccines. The director-general made this known at news conference as part of activities to commemorate the 2017 World HIV Vaccine Advocacy Day on Thursday in Abuja. Aliyu said the world has made significant progress in HIV vaccine research over the last 30 years when HIV was discovered. According to him, in 2009 the vaccine field achieved proof-of-concept that a preventive HIV vaccine is possible. “In 2012, three different HIV…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:34

Senate probes lopsided recruitment in DSS

The Senate is looking into the alleged lopsided recruitment at the Department of State Services(DSS), following public outcry in the country. Chairman of the Senate Commitee on Federal Character, Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura (APC, Zamfara) who stated this during plenary today said his committee is looking at it. He assured that his committee would ensure that justice is done. Kaura also said that there are issues with other agencies regarding compliance to the federal character law. In his remark, Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki commended the committee for looking into the matter. "We have taken note of this. I'm happy…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:31

Veteran Yoruba movie actress, Moji Olaiya, is dead

Popular Yoruba movie actress, Moji Olaiya, has passed on in Canada barely two months after she welcomed a child. She died on Wednesday night after she reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest. Although her family is yet to issue an official statement, her colleagues have taken to social media to express their grief. The 42-year-old star actress was the daughter of legendary Nigerian highlife maestro, Victor Olaiya. She welcomed her first child in Canada a few months after she officially divorced her first husband. She was previously married to Bayo Okesola. Her death comes as a rude shock because her last…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:28

French president talks to Putin, faces media troubles

French President Emmanuel Macron held a special security meeting, spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and convened his Cabinet for the first time Thursday - all under a growing cloud of concern that his office is trying to control the press. The government, appointed Wednesday, is a carefully calibrated balance of 22 prominent and unknown figures from the left and the right, half of them women. They arrived for their first meeting Thursday with smiles, posing for photographs on the front porch of the presidential Elysee Palace. After the meeting, Macron talked by phone with Putin about possible cooperation on…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:24

Here's why France's new president is visiting Mali

France's new president has chosen the West African nation of Mali for his first official visit outside Europe. Why? Here's a look at Emmanuel Macron's trip on Friday to France's largest overseas military operation - in a country where multiple extremist groups pose a growing danger to the region. WHAT'S THE THREAT? Several jihadist groups remain in northern Mali after occupying the vast region south of the Sahara in 2012, and they have been blamed for deadly attacks in neighboring countries that have alarmed the international community. A French-led military intervention pushed the extremists from their strongholds in 2013, but…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 03:40

Army chief's alert: UK, Ohanaeze, ACF, PDP warn soldiers against coup

Regional bodies, Peoples Democratic Party, civil rights groups and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria among others, on Wednesday, urged military officers and other individuals toying with the idea of a coup in Nigeria to perish the thought. Among those that condemned the alleged plot of a military intervention are United Kingdom Government; umbrella body for the North, Arewa Consultative Forum; the Igbo socio-political organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo; and a prominent lawyer, Mr Yusuf Ali (SAN). Also, two Civil-Society Organisations – Committee for the Defence of Human Rights and the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders – condemned the alleged romance between some…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 03:38

I'm the one to sign 2017 budget, Osinbajo says

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said last night that he would assent to the 2017 budget. Information Minister Lai Mohammed had earlier told State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by Osinbajo that the decision on who to sign the budget would be taken when the document is transmitted to the Presidency. But Osinbajo, via a Twitter statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, said the question on who would sign the budget was clear. According to the statement, when the time comes, everything is set and he is satisfied, the acting president will sign the budget. “Just so…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 03:37

Wealth held by Dangote, Adenuga, 3 others enough to end poverty in Nigeria – Oxfam

Oxfam International on Wednesday in Abuja unveiled its ‘Inequality in Nigeria’ report, which revealed the harsh economic reality in a country where 112 million citizens live in abject poverty, stating that the combined wealth of five of her richest citizens, put at about $29.9bn, could end extreme poverty in the nation. Quoting Forbes, the agency listed the five richest Nigerians as Aliko Dangote, with a net worth $14.4bn; Mike Adenuga, $9.9bn; Femi Otedola, $1.85bn; Folorunsho Alakija, $1.55bn; and Abdulsamad Rabiu, $1.1bn. According to Oxfam, the report exposes the large and growing gap between the country’s rich and poor, adding that…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 03:35

Senate bars NNPC, others from spending money

The Senate has directed Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other revenue generating agencies to stop further capital expenditure until they comply with the Fiscal Responsibility Act. ‎It said that the agencies had violated the Act and gave them two weeks to submit their budgets in accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of the law. ‎The directive was sequel to a motion on “Non-submission of 2017 Budget by Public Corporations in Violation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act” moved by the Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Na’Allah, at Wednesday’s plenary. He said that the Act stipulated that government’s revenue-generating agencies should…

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Thursday, 18 May 2017 03:31

Senate angry after Buhari's nominee assumed office without confirmation

A man appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to head Nigeria’s lottery regulation commission assumed office without Senate confirmation, contrary to the law establishing the body, Dino Melaye said on Wednesday, prompting Senate’s investigation. Lanre Gbajabiamila was one of the 23 persons appointed to head various federal agencies by Buhari, through an announcement made by Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on April 14. According to the announcement, the appointments were with immediate effect, brushing aside referral to the Senate for confirmation. Mr. Melaye, APC-Kogi, came under Order 43 – Personal Explanation – of the Senate Rules to…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 03:29

Former FBI chief Mueller appointed to probe Trump-Russia ties

U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday named former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and possible collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Moscow. The move followed a week in which the White House was thrown into an uproar amid rising demands by Democrats and some of Trump's fellow Republicans for an independent probe of whether Russia tried to sway the outcome of November's presidential election in favour of Trump and against Democrat Hillary Clinton. In a statement after the Justice Department announcement, Trump said he looked forward to a…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 03:27

Putin offers transcript to prove Trump did not pass Russia secrets

Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump had not divulged any secrets during a meeting in Washington with Russian officials and offered to prove it by supplying Congress with a transcript. But a leading U.S. Republican politician said he would have little faith in any notes Putin might supply. Two U.S. officials said on Monday Trump had disclosed classified information about a planned Islamic State operation to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov when they met last week, plunging the White House into a fresh controversy just four months into Trump's tenure. Trump, whose administration has been dogged…

Thursday, 18 May 2017 03:25

FG announces rescue of another Chibok girl

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday announced the recovery of another Chibok schoolgirl by the Nigerian military. Osinbajo broke the cheering news at the Federal Executive Council meeting. It came barely 12 days after the release of the 82 abducted girls by their captors. Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known to State House correspondents in Abuja. According to him, the affected girl has been brought to Abuja to join her colleagues who were rescued from captivity. “Yes, at the Federal Executive Council meeting, the Vice-President broke the cheering news to members of…

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