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Sunday, 19 March 2017 16:35

Federal Civil Service begins job interviews 27 March

Interviews for recruitment into the Federal Civil Service will begin on 27 March in Abuja. They will end on 3 April. A director of Federal Civil Service Commission Mustapha L. Sulaiman, acting for the chairman announced this in Abuja. He said candidates already shortlisted under Batch A of the recruitment programme last year are expected to cross-check their names on the portal of the commission, using their state of origin. Shotlisted candidates are from the 36 states and Abuja. The interviews will hold at the Public Service Institute on Murtala Mohammed Express Way, Kubwa, Abuja. The recruiting ministries are those…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:58

Magu’s rejection not based on DSS report - Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the Senate did not reject acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, because of a damning report issued by the Department of State Services which questioned Magu’s integrity. Saraki said this in an interview with TVC News in Morocco where he attended an African summit on climate change and food security. The Senate President was reacting to a claim by a former Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume, who said last week that it was hypocritical of the Senate to allow Saraki to continue in office because he was in court…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:56

Buhari may back Customs boss against Senate

President Muhammadu Buhari may take sides with Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), in his ongoing face-off with the Senate over his failure to wear his uniform. Senators had on Thursday attacked Ali for honouring their invitation without wearing a uniform. They, therefore, asked him to return on Wednesday in the complete Customs uniform. But one of our correspondents gathered on Saturday that the position of the Presidency on the disagreement is that no law compels Ali to wear a uniform. A source who is familiar with the development said the position was based on legal advice…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:55

You have no right to banish Fulani herdsmen from Benue – Police Commissioner tells Gov Ortom

Benue State Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, has affirmed that no one has the right to banish Fulani Herdsmen from any state. Makama was reacting to the recent directive by Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, ordering Fulani herdsmen to vacate the state within 72 hours. The herders have been accused of killing Benue citizens, destroying their crops since the past five years. Following the incessant clashes between residents of the state and the visitors, which had resulted to loss of lives and property, the governor few days ago ordered them to leave. He said the herdsmen must leave since they…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:53

Evicted from Benue, Miyetti Allah commiserates with victims but vows to stay put

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), umbrella body of Nigeria’s Fulani herdsmen, has commiserated with Benue Government over recent clashes between herdsmen and Tiv farmers in some communities in Buruku Local Government Area of the state. The group’s message came Saturday, days after Benue State government ordered armed herders to leave the state, accusing them of killing locals in the latest outbreak of violence in the Buruku area. Miyetti Allah group said while it commiserated with victims and the people of Benue, the government’s eviction order was “unconstitutional”. In a statement, Secretary-General of the association, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, said MACBAN was…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:52

Don't forget us, says Chibok schoolgirl as third year of captivity approaches

A Chibok schoolgirl who escaped from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria has called on the international community not to forget those still in captivity. Next month will mark the third anniversary of the abduction of more than 270 girls. The militants are still holding about 195 of the young women. The pupil, speaking under a pseudonym, told an education conference in Dubai: "These girls are human beings, not something that we can forget about." The abduction of the schoolgirls in north-eastern Nigeria in April 2014 by the Islamist militant group caused a global outcry - and prompted campaigns about girls'…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:50

Of the 3 daughters I sent to Queen’s College, only 2 came back alive – Bereaved mother

She appeared inconsolable. And you couldn’t blame her. She just lost a daughter in circumstances she believed were clearly avoidable. Mrs Itulua is the mother of the student of Queen’s College, Lagos, Bithia, the second girl to die after sicknesses and deaths linked to contaminated water and unhygienic environmental condition of the elitist school. “Of the three daughters I sent to Queen’s College, only two came back home alive. Bithia died due to carelessness on the part of the school authorities”, the bareaved mother told Sunday Vanguard last week. Bithia is the second student to die after Vivian Osuinyi, who…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:46

Cross River chief judge is dead

Justice Okoi Ikpi-Itam, the Chief Judge of Cross River state is dead. He was 63 years old. Ikpi-Itam died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness. According to the wife of the deceased, Chief Magistrate Helen Itam, her husband took ill on March 16, 2017 and was taken to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) where he died. “He complained of feeling somehow in his body and decided to go for check up at a private hospital from where he went to UCTH when the illness became worse,’’ the wife said. She described her late husband…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:44

Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies

Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry has died aged 90, police in the US state of Missouri report. The singer was found unresponsive at lunchtime on Saturday, St Charles County police said. Berry's seven-decade career boasted a string of hits, including classics Roll Over Beethoven and Johnny B. Goode. He received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 1984 and was among the first inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. ■ Obituary: Chuck Berry In a statement on Facebook, the St Charles County Police Department said they were called to reports of an unresponsive man at 12:40…

Sunday, 19 March 2017 03:42

Man killed at Paris airport planned to 'die for Allah' - prosecutor

A man shot dead by French soldiers at Paris Orly airport on Saturday shouted he was there to "die for Allah" and tried to seize a soldier's assault rifle, apparently intending to open fire on passengers, a prosecutor said. The latest in a series of attacks in France forced the evacuation of France's second-busiest airport and thrust security back to the forefront of France's presidential election campaign. The attacker, named as Ziyed Ben Belgacem, arrived at Orly airport on Saturday morning, threw down a bag containing a can of petrol and seized hold of a woman air force member who…

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Saturday, 18 March 2017 03:05

Pressure on Buhari to disclose medical bills

President Muhammadu Buhari is under Pressure to disclose the amount of money spent on his medical treatment in London, the United Kingdom. Though many Nigerians showed gratitude to God for the President’s safe return to the country on Friday, March 10, 2017, after spending 49 days on medical vacation, they said it was still important for the citizens to know the cost of the President’s medical treatment abroad. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), and Campaign for Democracy, among others, said it had become imperative to release the…

Saturday, 18 March 2017 03:03

Don’t use Fanta, Sprite to take any drugs, FG warns Nigerians

Although they are safe for consumption, Fanta and Sprite should not be used to take any medicine, the federal government has said. Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, said the two beverages, manufactured by the Nigeria Bottling Company, NBC, are safe for human consumption but cannot be taken with any drug. The minister stated these on Friday, after a meeting with Department of Food and Drug Services, Federal Ministry of Health; National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC; and Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON; to address the concerns raised over the drinks by a judgement of a…

Saturday, 18 March 2017 02:59

Army, police using gunfire to clear Lagos slum: Reports

Thousands of people were fleeing a Lagos slum as security forces used gunfire and tear gas to make way for demolitions in defiance of a recent court order, rights groups said Friday. The operation was unfolding in Lagos, sprawling commercial hub of one of Africa's largest economies, Amnesty International and Slum Dwellers International said. Both the military and police were at the scene in the Otodo-Gbame waterfront community, said Amnesty International's Nigeria researcher, Morayo Adebayo, calling the situation "chaotic and dangerous." Bulldozers have destroyed the homes there, Amnesty International said. There were no immediate reports of deaths. A High Court…

Saturday, 18 March 2017 02:58

Trump to Merkel: We were both wiretapped under Obama

President Donald Trump has stood by claims he was wiretapped under Barack Obama, telling visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel: "At least we have something in common, perhaps." US intelligence agencies under Mr Obama reportedly monitored Mrs Merkel's phone, sparking an angry response. But both Republican and Democratic congressional leaders have said they do not believe Mr Trump was wiretapped. Mr Trump and Mrs Merkel have discussed key issues including Nato and trade. Her visit had been scheduled for Tuesday but was postponed due to a snowstorm. Mr Trump made his wire-tapping jibe in a joint press conference with Mrs Merkel.…

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