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Thursday, 13 April 2017 16:14

NNPC confirms sack of officials, says replacements to be announced soon

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday confirmed the disengagement of officials linked with missing 130 million liters of petrol. A high ranking source in the ministry, who did not wish to be named, made the confirmation to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. The source said: ”a committee has submitted it’s report and NNPC has recommended their disengagement”. The officials were linked to the missing petrol stored at private depots through a thoroughput arrangement. Newsmen recall that Mr Henry Ikem-Obih, a Chief Operating Officer (Downstream) in NNPC, had on March 17, revealed that about 130 million litres stored at the…

Thursday, 13 April 2017 03:38

Why Buhari didn’t attend FEC meeting – FG

The Federal Government said President Muhammadu Buhari was absent at yesterday’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) because he was attending to other issues. Ministers had been seated awaiting the president’s arrival before Vice President Yemi Osinbajo called for recitation of the national anthem and presided over the meeting, which lasted three hours. It was the first time President Buhari would be absent at the FEC meeting since he returned to Nigeria from a medical vacation in London on March 10. President Buhari had, at that time, told the nation that he would, in some weeks’ time, go back…

Thursday, 13 April 2017 02:46

Why we won’t release ex-Benue governor Suswam - SSS

State Security Service, SSS, on Wednesday said it would continue to hold a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, accusing him of failing to cooperate with investigators. In a statement circulated to the media on behalf of the SSS, Tony Opuiyo said Mr. Suswam’s continued detention for over a month was legal. “The case of former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, is typical. “The Service has continued to hold him in line with the dictates of the law – more so that he has not cooperated on the issues concerning the recovery of large cache of arms at…

Thursday, 13 April 2017 02:44

FG confirms further negotiation with Boko Haram to free Chibok girls

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said negotiations are ongoing for the release of more Chibok schoolgirls still in the custody of the Boko Haram terrorists. He also expressed optimism that the dialogue would yield the desired result in due course. Osinbajo made this known on Tuesday evening at an interaction with journalists and activists at the state house in Abuja. “There is a lot of negotiation going on", he said. He said the government has “gone quite far” with negotiations to free more girls, but did not provide details of the negotiations for apparent security reasons. The vice president hinted…

Thursday, 13 April 2017 02:42

Coca Cola: CPC recommends regulatory review to protect consumers

Consumer Protection Council (CPC) on Tuesday made public the outcome of its investigation into possible safety issues in Fanta, Sprite and other select soft drinks, canvassing for regulatory review and actions for safer soft drinks in Nigeria. The Council’s investigation came on the heels of public outcry and consumers’ apprehension following the action at a Lagos High Court in a suit between Fijabi Adebo Holdings Limited, Dr. Emmanuel Fijabi Adebo and Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd, and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), which alleged that Fanta Orange and Sprite may have the potentials to be…

Thursday, 13 April 2017 02:41

Japanese warships to join US fleet near North Korea as tensions rise

Navy destroyers will join USS Carl Vinson for military drills amid fears Pyongyang plans further nuclear and missile tests Japan is preparing to send several warships to join a US aircraft carrier strike group heading for the Korean peninsula, in a show of force designed to deter North Korea from conducting further missile and nuclear tests. Citing two well-placed sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, Reuters and the Kyodo news agency said several destroyers from Japan’s maritime self-defence forces would join the USS Carl Vinson and its battle group as it enters the East China Sea. The move comes…

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 16:34

Buhari absent as Osinbajo leads FEC meeting

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided over today’s weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja. This was the first time he would be presiding over the meeting since President Muhammadu Buhari returned from his medical vacation in London, United Kingdom (UK) on March 10. President Buhari returned to the country on March 10, after he had spent 49 days attending to his health. The President was at the presidential villa as at 11 am Wednesday when the council meeting commenced‎. It is not clear why he stayed away from the meeting. FEC, as constituted, is presided by…

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 16:33

Buhari nominates non-executive directors of CBN board

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday forwarded names of five nominees to the Senate for confirmation as non-executive directors of the board of Central Bank of Nigeria. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the nominees were picked from five geopolitical zones of the country. The statement read, “In accordance with Sections 6 (1) (d) and 10 (1) and (2) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2007, President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, forwarded the list of his nominees to the Senate for confirmation as Non-Executive Directors of the Board of…

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 16:26

Easter: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays

The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 14 and Monday, April 17, as Public Holidays to mark Good Friday and Easter celebrations. ‎Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) made the announcement, contained in a statement signed by acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Muhammadu Maccido. ‎ The minister enjoined Christian faithfuls, and Nigerians, in general, to extend the “spiritual benefits of Easter, which are love, peace, justice, sacrifice and kindness to their daily living, and through this contribute to unity and peaceful co-existence among Nigerians.”

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 03:33

As you point finger at us, remember Pentascope, Reps dig out El-Rufai's dirty past

House of Representatives, yesterday, told Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i of Kaduna State not to deceive the public with his alleged published security vote. According to the lawmakers, what the governor published is his security budget and not security vote. The House also advised Governor el-Rufa’i to be conscious of his past and how the company he had interest in, Pentascope, allegedly operating from an abandoned church in The Netherlands, ruined the Nigeria Telecommunications, NITEL just as they asked him to publish the monthly breakdown of what he takes home as security vote. Addressing journalists, yesterday, Chairman, House Committee on Media and…

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Wednesday, 12 April 2017 03:32

Diezani bribe: INEC drags 6 Commissioners to presidency

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has written the presidency for further action on six of its former personnel involved in the N23 billion election bribe allegedly doled out by Diezani Alison-Madueke, former petroleum minister. They include one of its retired National Commissioner, and five Resident Electoral Commissioners. Malam Mohammed Haruna, INEC’s National Commissioner disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, while giving newsmen an update on the commission’s investigation. Haruna, who is also a Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, said the Commission has blacklisted and deleted a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), West African Network of Election Observers (WANEO) found…

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 03:30

Why I withdrew cash from my account - Patience Jonathan

Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan yesterday explained that she withdrew $100,000 from her unblocked Skye Bank account for medical treatment. Speaking through her solicitor, Barrister Charles Ogboli, the former first lady, said she never wanted to withdraw all the money, but just to ensure compliance to the order of court. “She wanted to withdraw $5 million on Friday but unfortunately there was no funds and they (the bank) pleaded with her that she can withdraw $100,000 in order to comply with the order of court. They have complied fully with the order of court", he said. “Therefore the Notice of…

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 03:29

Nigeria second to China in death sentences - Amnesty International

Amnesty International (AI), in a new global review of death sentences handed down by the courts in 2016, has stated that Nigerian handed down second highest number of death sentences in the world. China was ranked number one in the world. A statement by Isa Sanusi, AI’s Media Manager in Nigeria, stated that the massive and worrying spike in death sentences recorded in Nigeria in 2016 put the country at odds with the global trend towards the abolition of the death penalty, AI said in its 2016 global review of the death penalty, published on Tuesday. According to the human…

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 03:22

Onaiyekan joins BringBackOurGirls match

BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group continued its Seven-Day Global Week of Action on Tuesday with Catholic Archbishop for Abuja Diocese, John Onaiyekan, calling on the federal government to do more to free all Nigerians in illegal captivity. The week-long programme is to mark third anniversary of the abduction of Chibok schoolgirls who were seized by Boko Haram insurgents from their school in Borno State in 2014. Onaiyekan was one of the key figures from the two major religious groups in Nigeria who joined a solidarity march of the BBOG group to the junction of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The cleric and…

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