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Saturday, 11 March 2017 03:09

Nigeria Customs hands over 661 pump action rifles to SSS

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over the 661 pump action rifles seized by the Federal Operations Unit Zone “A” Ikeja, to the State Security Service (SSS) for further investigation. The Public Relations Officer of the unit, Jerry Attah, said on Friday in Lagos, that the rifles were seized on Sunday, January 22, 2017. The rifles were hidden in a Mack truck with registration number BDG 265 XG conveying a 1 x 40ft container before it was intercepted along Mile 2/Apapa road, Lagos. Attah recalled that the truck was immediately taken to the premises of FOU Zone A, Ikeja, where…

Saturday, 11 March 2017 03:07

Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians trapped by conflict - MSF

Hundreds of thousands of people in northeastern Nigeria remain beyond the reach of aid, trapped between Boko Haram Islamist insurgents and counter-insurgency operations that have left many without food or work, Doctors Without Borders said. Those who reach health centres report continuing violence against civilians by both sides in Borno state, said Bruno Jochum, general director of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Switzerland, upon return from the region. "There are hundreds of thousands of people who are not accessible today for humanitarian assistance," he told Reuters. "What we see is a civilian population who for a bit more than two years…

Saturday, 11 March 2017 03:02

South African taxi drivers hold airport protest against Uber

South African taxi drivers on Friday blocked roads around Johannesburg's main international airport to protest against ride-hailing company Uber, causing some passengers to miss their flights. The protest by drivers with metered cabs, who say Uber unfairly siphons business from them, caused morning traffic jams on two highways near O.R. Tambo International Airport. Police later cleared the roads. The impact of the blockade will continue "to be felt throughout the day due to earlier delays, particularly on flights that need to return to O. R. Tambo International Airport", Airports Company South Africa, which manages the airport, said in a statement.…

Friday, 10 March 2017 16:08

I have never been this sick - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had never been this sick. “I couldn’t recall being so sick since I was a young man, including in the military with its ups and downs", he said at a meeting he had with government officials. The President also said he could not recall the last time he had a blood transfusion. Buhari said with or without him, Nigeria will continue. Punch

Friday, 10 March 2017 16:03

Buhari speaks on London vacation, says more London medical trips ahead

President Muhammadu Buhari has released the following statement, explaining his London medical vacation, and indicating that he would make more travels to the British capital for further medical checks in the weeks ahead. Read full statement below: “I am deeply grateful to all Nigerians – Muslims and Christians alike who have prayed and are continuing to pray for my good health. This is a testimony that in spite of the hardship being experienced, Nigerians support the Government in its effort to tackle our country’s challenges. “The best way for me to repay you all is to re-dedicate myself to serving…

Friday, 10 March 2017 16:01

Buhari absent at Jumaat service

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday could not attend the Friday jumaat prayer in the Presidential Villa, Abuja That was the first time he would not attend the jumaat prayers while around in the Presidential Villa. Buhari had arrived from vacation in the early hours of Friday from the United Kingdom. Many Muslim faithfuls had turned up for the jumaat prayer. The Nation

Friday, 10 March 2017 15:58

Daura town agog as Buhari returns

Daura is agog with singing and dancing as people of the area are celebrating the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical vacation. Buhari, who had been on medical leave in the United Kingdom in the past 51 days, arrived Nigeria in the early hours of Friday. The president was received at the Kaduna International Airport by his wife, Aisha Buhari and other family members, Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, governors and other government functionaries among others. Malam Musa Mohammed, a local farmer could not control his tears of joy, adding “at last the president is back into the…

Friday, 10 March 2017 10:51

Buhari: ‘Osinbajo remains acting President as I’ll continue to rest'

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa, said he will continue to rest while Vice President Yemi Osinbajo continues as Acting President. Buhari‎ arrived 8.37 am at Presidential Villa and emerged from the Presidential Chopper at 8.42 am. He was received by the members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), all heads of security agencies and the governors Kogi, Yahaya Bell and Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari‎. He later met with them at the First Lady Conference Room at the Presidential Villa. Addressing those at the meeting, he expressed gratitude to Nigerians who prayed and called for more support as…

Friday, 10 March 2017 10:47

Osinbajo, ministers, others receive Buhari at Presidential Villa

President Muhammad Buhari has arrived at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after nearly 50 days of successful medical vacation in London. The presidential chopper carrying the president from Kaduna landed at about 8.36 a.m. The presidential plane that brought him from London earlier landed at the Nigeria Air Force base Kaduna at about 7.47 a.m. The president was received on arrival at the villa by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, cabinet ministers, service chiefs and Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris. Others included Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara and top government functionaries. The President also met with members of the Federal Executive…

Friday, 10 March 2017 10:44

Family confirms death of Ogbemudia

News of the death of Dr Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, former military and Civilian Governor of the defunct Midwest and Bendel state, has been confirmed by members of his family. Ogbemudai died at on Thursday at a private hospital in Lagos at the age of 84. Mr Sam Ogbemudia (Junior) confirmed death of his father in his official residence on Friday in Benin. He said he would miss everything about his father. He said his father taught him almost everything in life from childhood to adult. “I learnt so much from him. He was a wonderful man. I will miss everything…

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Friday, 10 March 2017 10:41

U.S. gives reasons for deportation of Nigerian with valid visa

United States Embassy in Abuja on Wednesday provided a possible reason for the deportation of a Nigerian believed to be a victim of the ongoing immigration overhaul by the Donald Trump administration. Mr. Trump recently intensified a crackdown on immigrants from specific countries across the world, majority of them Muslim-majority countries. But despite the U.S. State Department’s position that the new rules will not affect Nigeria, there have been reported cases of deportation involving Nigerians in recent weeks. On Tuesday, a Nigerian man who was turned back at the entry point in Los Angeles, California, in February, called the attention…

Friday, 10 March 2017 03:33

Your accusations ‘storm in a tea cup’, Fashola blasts Ambode

Former governor of Lagos State and minister of works, Babatunde Raji Fashola has replied his successor, Akinwunmi Ambode over the latter’s accusations that his ministry was frustrating him. Ambode told newsmen on Wednesday that Fashola’s ministry was delaying his plans to rebuild Lagos Airport-Oshodi road and also the handover of the presidential lodge in Marina. His third complaint was that Fashola’s ministry had failed to expedite action in refunding the N51billion spent by the state on federal roads. Fashola’s ministry posted a blow-by-blow response to Ambode’s accusations late Thursday and also revealed that the two men have had a not-so-warm…

Friday, 10 March 2017 03:29

South Korea court removes President Park from office over scandal

South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye on Friday, removing her from office over a graft scandal involving big business that has gripped the country for months. Park becomes South Korea's first democratically elected leader to be forced from office. A presidential election will be held in 60 days, according to the constitution. "We remove Park Geun-hye from office," Lee Jung-mi, acting president of the court, told the hearing. "Her actions betrayed the people's confidence. They are a grave violation of law which cannot be tolerated." The ruling to uphold parliament's Dec. 9 vote to impeach…

Friday, 10 March 2017 03:28

Apostle Suleman demands retraction, N1 billion from Keyamo

General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has threatened legal action against the lawyer representing a Canada-based Nigerian, Stephanie Otobo, for alleged slander. The cleric also demanded N1 billion from the lawyer “for all the injuries inflicted” on him. Suleman stated these in a statement on Thursday by his lawyer, Osa Director. He gave Mr. Keyamo seven days to retract the allegations levelled against the cleric by his client. Keyamo had signed two letters, dated March 6, wherein Suleman was alleged to have impregnated Ms. Otobo and abandoned her, afterwards. According to the letter, Suleman allegedly promised marriage…

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