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Wednesday, 19 April 2017 03:07

Burkina Faso police stage nationwide protest over corruption

Burkina Faso police have staged a nationwide protest, calling it the first in a series of peaceful demonstrations against corruption and a lack of transparency among their leaders. One protest leader, Patrice Sanou, on Tuesday said more protests will follow. Tensions have grown within Burkina Faso's police forces in recent months. The police union has warned authorities about unfair treatment and pay among those guarding private buildings including banks, mining companies and hotels. The union is asking for the written contracts with companies who hire the police. The recent rise in fears over extremist attacks in the region is another…

Tuesday, 18 April 2017 02:54

System collapse twice in two days, as power supply worsens

Electricity supply has continued to worsen with the system recording threats of collapse in two days as low water levels at the hydro stations and challenges of gas supply hamper improvement in power generation in recent weeks. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola had told Arise Television that the frequent power outages were due to low water levels at the nation’s hydro power stations, with generation averaging 3,400 megawatts. THISDAY’s investigation revealed that the situation has worsened in the last one week with threats of system collapse occurring twice last week when daily generation went down to…

Monday, 17 April 2017 16:34

CBN speaks on N13 billion seized from Lagos apartment

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it was not sure, as at Saturday, that the recovered billions, in mint fresh notes, moved directly from the bank to Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA), which claimed ownership of the cash haul made in an Ikoyi private residence. The security agency had claimed that it received the funds directly from the CBN. But when contacted by PREMIUM TIMES to clarify its role in the disbursement of the funds, CBN spokesperson, Isaac Okorafor, said, “It is true Central Bank of Nigeria issues mint fresh notes, but it is only to banks. “After that (issuance to…

Monday, 17 April 2017 16:28

Fayose increases maternity leave period by 4 weeks

Ekiti State Government (EKSG) on Monday announced an increase in the maternity leave period for women in its public service from 12 weeks to 16 weeks. Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Information, Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Kola Ajumobi, said this at a public enlightenment forum in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. He said that the gesture was approved by the state governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, as part of his display of love and special regard for the womenfolk in the state. He said it was also aimed at encouraging exclusive breast feeding for newly born children in…

Monday, 17 April 2017 02:46

Big room for fraud as govt agencies give different oil production figures

There are still conflicting figures on how much crude oil Nigeria produces daily despite commencement of a scheme to monitor real-time crude oil production. In response to persistent calls for a more accurate surveillance of the nation’s oil production and export, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) launched the National Production Monitoring System (NPMS), an online platform to accurately monitor national crude oil production and exports. The scheme provides a system for direct and independent acquisition of production data from oil and gas facilities in Nigeria to ensure timely and accurate reporting of production figures and export data. The portal, which…

Monday, 17 April 2017 02:44

IGP orders dismantling of illegal roadblocks across Nigeria

Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the removal of all illegal road blocks by unlawful revenue collectors across the country. A statement issued by Force spokesperson, Mr Jimoh Moshood, in Abuja on Sunday, said that Special X-Squad Teams of the Force had been deployed to begin the exercise on April 17. Moshood said the exercise would remove obstructions on public highways and roads mounted by unlawful revenue and tax collectors including the transport union, NURTW. Moshood said the X-Squad teams were under strict instructions to also arrest, investigate and prosecute any person or group of persons found committing…

Monday, 17 April 2017 02:41

James Bond actor Clifton James dies at 96

Actor Clifton James, who appeared as Sheriff JW Pepper in two James Bond films, has died at the age of 96. He died close to his childhood home in Gladstone, Oregon, on Saturday due to complications from diabetes. James was best known for appearing alongside Sir Roger Moore in the Bond films Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun during the 1970s. His daughter Lynn said: "He was the most outgoing person, beloved by everybody." She added: "I don't think the man had an enemy. We were incredibly blessed to have had him in our lives."…

Sunday, 16 April 2017 16:27

Abuja airport runway ready on Monday – FAAN boss

Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said that the runway of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, would be ready by April 17, two days ahead of the deadline. Mr Saleh Dunoma gave the assurance in a statement signed by media consultant to the Minister of State for Aviation, Ariyo Akinfenwa, on Sunday in Lagos. “We will be ready on April 17 but we are leaving the remaining two days for Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). “We have written to them and they will come by today (Sunday) to do the preliminary inspection. “They have to certify…

Sunday, 16 April 2017 03:25

Buhari’s Minister owns $43m EFCC found in Lagos – Mike Ozekhome

Constitutional lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, says the millions of Dollars, Pounds and Naira, found in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, among other discoveries were meant to divert attention from the hunger, squalor, fear, disease, non-performance and cluelessness of APC government, adding a “serving Minister” owns the money. He added that the recent developments are ploy to making sure that Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, remains in charge of the agency. The human rights activist made the claim in a statement yesterday where he said that “the farcical story that National Intelligence Agency NIA, Nigeria’s…

Sunday, 16 April 2017 03:06

Shun begging, be productive, Sultan tasks Northern women

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar has noted with dismay the rate at which women engage in street begging which he said was against Islamic teachings. He spoke at the graduation of 2,000 women trained on various skill and trades which was organized by Wife of Sokoto state Governor, Hajiya Mairo Tambuwal in collaboration with the Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Committee. According to him, begging generate more harm than good in the society. He encouraged women to be productive and desist from begging. "Women are the pillars for societal development, thus they need to be encouraged and supported to…

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Sunday, 16 April 2017 03:03

North Korea flaunts long-range missiles in birthday parade

North Korea paraded its intercontinental ballistic missiles in a massive military display in central Pyongyang on Saturday, with ruler Kim Jong Un looking on with delight as his nation flaunted its increasingly sophisticated military hardware amid rising regional tensions. Kim did not speak during the annual parade, which celebrates the 1912 birthday of his late grandfather Kim Il Sung, North Korea's founding ruler, but a top official warned that the North would stand up to any threat posed by the United States. Choe Ryong Hae said President Donald Trump was guilty of "creating a war situation" on the Korean Peninsula…

Sunday, 16 April 2017 03:01

North Korean missile 'blows up' on test launch as Pence heads for South

A North Korean missile "blew up almost immediately" on its test launch on Sunday, the U.S. Pacific Command said, hours before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was due in South Korea for talks on the North's increasingly defiant arms programme. The failed launch from North Korea's east coast, ignoring admonitions from major ally China, came a day after North Korea held a military parade in its capital, marking the birth anniversary of the state founder, in which what appeared to be new long-range ballistic missiles were on display. Pence is due in Seoul at the start of a 10-day trip…

Saturday, 15 April 2017 16:04

Buhari to Nigerians: I've met your expectations

President Muhammadu Buhari says in the almost two years of his administration, he has worked hard to meet the expectations of Nigerians. He said said his administration had done this "by improving security, especially in the North-East; sustaining the campaign against corruption and have taken steps to-revitalize the economy.' President Buhari said this on Saturday in his Easter message to the nation. He said his government was determined, as never before, to continue with the fight against terrorism and insurgency; sustain the peace in the Niger Delta through engagements with stakeholders as well as restore peace and stability in other…

Saturday, 15 April 2017 16:03

N13.3bn Ikoyi loot: CNPP accuses FG of cover-up

Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has accused the federal government of plotting to shield the real owner of the sums of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 (about N13.3 billion) recently recovered from an Ikoyi apartment in Logos State, calling on Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prove to Nigerians that its activity was not lopsided by naming and prosecuting its true owner. The umbrella organisation of all political parties and association in the country warned that it will mobilise its members, well-meaning Nigerians, and civil society groups to resist any cover up of the real owner of the stashed…

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