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Tuesday, 25 April 2017 03:39

Adetayo, Punch reporter recalled to Aso Villa

The Presidency has recalled the Correspondent of Punch Newspapers, Olalekan Adetayo, attached to the State House, Abuja, barely 10 hours after his expulsion from the beat. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, confirmed this development in a message addressed to Chairman of the State House Press Corps, Mr Ubale Musa. The presidential spokesman revealed that the recall of Adetayo followed the intervention of Director-General of the Department for State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura. According to him, his office and that of the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity will resolve…

Tuesday, 25 April 2017 03:36

Autopsy suggests Senator Adeleke had ‘drug overdose’

The autopsy done on the remains of Isiaka Adeleke, Osun West Senator who died on Sunday in Osogbo is suggesting that the late lawmaker had an overdose of painkillers in his system, family and medical sources have said. The sources said a medical examination of the tissues taken from the Senator’s body indicated he was injected with an overdose of painkillers. “We learnt he was injected by one of his personal physicians said to have administered similar drugs on him in the past to suppress nagging pains in one of his legs", one source said. Another source claimed the man…

Tuesday, 25 April 2017 03:34

FG proposes confab to end herdsmen-farmers clashes

The Federal Government says it will hold a national conference to discuss and proffer solutions to farmers/herdsmen clashes currently ravaging the country. Mr Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this when a joint dialogue to analyse the root causes of the crisis submitted its report in Abuja on Monday. Ogbeh said the government would engage all stakeholders involved in cattle breeding, as well as farmers to discuss and analyse the situation with a view to finding solution to the crisis. The minister listed other stakeholders to be involved in the conference to include policy makers, security agencies,…

Tuesday, 25 April 2017 03:27

War looms as entire U.S. Senate go to White House for North Korea briefing

Top Trump administration officials will hold a rare briefing on Wednesday at the White House for the entire U.S. Senate on the situation in North Korea. All 100 senators have been asked to the White House for the briefing by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Monday. While administration officials routinely travel to Capitol Hill to address members of Congress on foreign policy matters, it is unusual for the entire Senate to…

Tuesday, 25 April 2017 03:26

ALIBABA'S JACK MA: 'In the next 30 years, the world will see much more pain than happiness'

Jack Ma, Chinese tech billionaire and chairman of ecommerce giant Alibaba, has a chilling warning for the world: Get ready for a whole lot of pain. "In the next 30 years, the world will see much more pain than happiness," the Chinese entrepreneur said at a conference in China, according to a report from Bloomberg. "Social conflicts in the next three decades will have an impact on all sorts of industries and walks of life." Ma's doomsaying was about the potential threat posed to society by automation. Over the coming decades, robotics, AI, and ever more advanced manufacturing is expected…

Tuesday, 25 April 2017 03:23

Ex-envoy, Campbell asks Trump to revoke visas of corrupt Nigerian rulers

Nigerian leaders suspected of corruption may soon find themselves shut out of the United States after a special report from Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) urged President Donald Trump administration to “revoke the US visas of political figures suspected (not necessarily proven) of kleptocracy.” CFR is a US think-tank which specialises in foreign policy and international affairs, and its reports help shape America’s foreign policy decisions. The special report was co-written by John Campbell, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at CFR and an expert on Nigeria, having served as a US ambassador to Nigeria from 2004 to…

Tuesday, 25 April 2017 03:22

Nigeria shows off new air assets for Boko Haram fight

Nigeria's air force has shown off new assets it says will be used to combat the Boko Haram insurgency in its north and oil militants in its south. The West African nation's air force over the weekend demonstrated a new attack helicopter during 53rd anniversary celebrations. Chief of defense staff, Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin, says the military now can "deliver appropriate firepower at the right time and at the right place." The military also expects that the Trump administration will move forward with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram despite concerns over abuses committed…

Tuesday, 25 April 2017 03:20

Lagos seals off Osinbajo's former pastor, Tony Rapu’s church

The Lagos State Government has approved the sealing of a Lekki-based Church, This Present House, for violating building regulations. The church, christened ‘The Dome’ is on Freedom Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. It belongs to a popular pastor, Dr. Tony Rapu. According to a statement, the owners of the church contravened the Lagos State Regional and Urban Planning Law 2010 by building without title documents and requisite building permit. The statement by Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Anifowoshe Abiola, stated that the government would not fold its arms and watch a brazen contravention of the law that could…

Tuesday, 25 April 2017 03:19

3 African countries chosen to test 1st malaria vaccine

Three African countries have been chosen to test the world's first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization announced Monday. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will begin piloting the injectable vaccine next year with hundreds of thousands of young children, who have been at highest risk of death. The vaccine, which has partial effectiveness, has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives if used with existing measures, the WHO regional director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, said in a statement. The challenge is whether impoverished countries can deliver the required four doses of the vaccine for each child. Malaria remains…

Monday, 24 April 2017 18:23

Buhari’s CSO expels Punch Newspaper correspondent from Aso Villa

Chief Security Officer, CSO, to President Muhammadu Buhari has expelled the correspondent of Punch Newspapers, Lekan Adetayo, from Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Adetayo said it was because of a story about Buhari’s ill health which was published by the newspaper on Sunday. PT

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Monday, 24 April 2017 18:22

Adeleke’s burial: Mob collapses canopy on Amosun, Akeredolu, others

Angry supporters of late senator Adeleke collapsed canopy on Governors Amosun, Akeredolu, former Governor Oyinlola and chased out Idiat Babalola, who is a commissioner nominee of Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Babalola who was seated among the dignitaries including the younger brother of the deceased, Deji Adeleke, was chased out by youths who alleged that the former governor was poisoned by some APC leaders. The irate youths said Babalola was being touted to become the running mate of the anointed candidate of the APC. Problem started when Babalola was sighted by the mourners who demanded that she should be sent out. Despite…

Monday, 24 April 2017 18:20

Adeleke buried amidst tears

The remains of Sen. Isiaka Adeleke has been buried at his residence in Ede on Monday. The corpse was brought to the residence from Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo at about 10:46am, where the Chief Immam of Ede, Alhaji Moshood Akaje, performed the funeral prayers at about 11:03 am. Adeleke’s body was immediately buried after the prayers amidst tears by families, friends and political associates. Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti and Ibikule Amosun of Ogun, were among the dignitaries that attended the burial. Earlier in his sermon, Alhaji Ibrahim Adekilekun, Chief Imam of Ansarudeen,…

Monday, 24 April 2017 02:57

$43m Ikoyi cash: More heads to roll

Several top government officials may be suspended soon in connection with the N15 billion hauled from a private apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos. President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday suspended Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke. He also ordered a top level investigation headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. A source hinted yesterday that some other government officials had been linked to the issue. The president has told the committee no one should be spared. The three-man panel is to unravel the circumstances in which the NIA came into the possession of the fund. The panel will also unravel…

Monday, 24 April 2017 02:56

N’Delta militants threaten to resume bombings

A coalition of militant groups in the Niger Delta region has threatened to resume attacks on oil installations in the region over alleged unfulfilled promises by the Federal Government to the people of the oil rich region. The militant groups, under the aegis of the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators, said in a statement sent via email to our correspondent on Sunday that the Federal Government, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, was not sincere in resolving the crisis in the Niger Delta. The statement was signed by the leader of Niger Delta Watchdog, ‘General’ John Duku; ‘General’ Ekpo…

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