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Friday, 03 February 2017 02:59

Senate to block ‘outsiders’ from heading Customs

The Senate has commenced the process of amending the Nigeria Customs Service Act which aims at preventing appointment of Comptroller General from outside the Service. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, Senator Hope Uzodinma (PDP, Imo) disclosed this during a meeting with five former Comptroller-Generals of Customs on the amendment of NCS Act. Uzodinma said a Customs Commission will be established to replace the board of the NCS. The commission when established would be headed by a retired Customs CG. “The commission would monitor the NCS activities and replace the board of the NCS. The appointment…

Friday, 03 February 2017 02:57

Kaduna Disco sacks 530 workers

National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, on Thursday said the Kaduna Electric, has terminated the appointments of 530 of its members. Kaduna State Chairman of NUEE, Ephraim James, said that the company issued sack letters to the workers on February 1. “The termination letters are being dispatched in batches, but so far we can confirm that 530 affected personnel had so far received their letters,“ he said. In one of the sack letters obtained by NAN, signed by the company’s Managing Director, Garba Haruna, and dated January 31, 2017, the firm hinged the decision on a 'Talent Review’ conducted in…

Friday, 03 February 2017 02:56

Troops ‘arrest over 3,000 Boko Haram suspects in 3 weeks’

Nigerian troops have arrested some 3,332 Boko Haram suspects within three weeks, a senior commander said Thursday. Lucky Irabor, a major general and commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, responsible for fighting the insurgents in northeast Nigeria, said the military had also made an unprecedented capture of arms within the period. He said an anti-aircraft gun was amongst the recovered weapons. Mr. Irabor, who disclosed this at a press conference at the headquarters of the Theatre Command, said the arrested suspects were being interrogated to determine their levels of complicity. “At this level of the counterinsurgency operations, anyone found in the…

Friday, 03 February 2017 02:54

How my Boko Haram colleagues amputated my hand, leg

Muhammad Abubakar, a 31-year-old self confessed Boko Haram member, on Thursday said his hand and leg were chopped off because he was planning to surrender and quit the battle in Sambisa forest. Abubakar disclosed this to journalists in Maiduguri during a briefing organised by Major-General Lucky Irabor, Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, to update journalists on ‘Operation Rescue Finale’. Abubakar said he was punished because of his decision to renounce his membership of the group and embrace peace. “I had told a friend, Hassan Dan-Guduma, that I was going to surrender as the movement had no meaning to me anymore.…

Thursday, 02 February 2017 17:06

Don't put President Buhari under pressure for my sake, acting CJN Onnoghen advices Nigerians

Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has appealed to Nigerians not to pressure President Muhammadu Buhari into appointing him the substantive Chief Justice. Onnoghen made the appeal in a statement by his media aide, Awassam Bassey. President Buhari has come under criticism for not submitting Onnoghen’s name to Senate for confirmation as Substantive Chief Justice , almost three months since he was appointed in acting capacity. National Judicial COuncil had earlier recommended Onnoghen to President Buhari to be the substantive chief justice of Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr. Onnoghen’s role as Acting Chief Justice will lapse on…

Thursday, 02 February 2017 16:59

Man hangs self in Kano

A middle-age man identified as Nura was found hung on a tree plant in Tsamiya village of Gezawa local government area of Kano state. The man was suspected to have hung himself for reasons best knwon to him, an eye witness, said. "The man kept his shirt, shoe and a local counter (Charbi) under the tree and then wrote his name before he committed suicide," he said. As at the time this reporter visited the scene, the lifeless body of the man was still dangling on the tree. Daily Trust

Thursday, 02 February 2017 03:27

FG to raise VAT on champagne, other luxury items

Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the revised National Tax Policy. The policy will see the Value Added Tax on luxury items, like champagne, increasing from the current five per cent, among other changes. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of a meeting of the council presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. She was joined at the press conference by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; and the Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan had in 2014, while unveiling its…

Thursday, 02 February 2017 03:26

Nigerian university announces cure for HIV/AIDS

Prof. Francis Otunta, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, in Abia, has confirmed the discovery of a new drug for the treatment and cure of HIV/AIDS. Otunta told newsmen at the university campus on Wednesday that the finding followed years of scientific research by the institution. He said that the breakthrough was made by Prof. Maduike Ezeibe, a researcher in the university. According to him, Ezeibe had presented the drug to the University management, Senate and Council, where he explained the processes he went through to arrive at his finding. The VC also said that Ezeibe…

Thursday, 02 February 2017 03:24

Onnoghen: Presidency warns against blackmail, says Buhari has done nothing wrong

The Presidency, Wednesday warned Nigerians against capitalizing on the delayed transmission of the name of Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to the Senate to blackmail President Muhammadu Buhari. It also flayed what it called attachment of ethnic, religious and sectional meanings to the development, saying Buhari’s appointments so far have shown him as a detribalised president. Reacting concerns raised by many Nigerians, especially the Cross River State National Assembly Caucus over delay by the president in sending the name of Onnoghen to the Senate for screening and subsequent confirmation as substantive CJN, Special Assistant to the President on…

Thursday, 02 February 2017 03:20

Nigerian woman incurs £.5m bill after delivering quadruplets in London hospital

One of the largest hospitals in Britain is chasing a bill of more than £500,000 from a Nigerian woman who gave birth to quadruplets. The 43-year-old, named only as Priscilla, went into labour three months early shortly after landing at Heathrow airport in November. She had intended to give birth to the babies in Chicago, in the US, where she has family – but was turned away by border officials upon arrival. They claimed that although she had a visa, she did not have the required documents from a hospital stating that she had the money to pay for the…

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Thursday, 02 February 2017 03:18

UN official, 4 others killed in attack along Cameroon-Nigeria border

The United Nations is strongly condemning an attack along Cameroon's border with Nigeria that killed a U.N. independent contractor and four others. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for West Africa, said in a statement Wednesday that the attack took place near Kontcha, Cameroon. The contractor's nationality was not released. Three Nigerians and one Cameroonian also were killed in the Tuesday afternoon attack. Several others were wounded. The U.N. says the group was part of a technical monitoring team carrying out a field mission related to border demarcation. There are no immediate claims of responsibility, and it is…

Thursday, 02 February 2017 03:17

Why I’m leading anti-government protest – 2face

Despite the controversy around his planned anti-government rally, Nigerian musician, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2face, has insisted on going ahead with the rally and provided reasons for it. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, the singer said the protest would kick off on Monday from the National Stadium, Surulere in Lagos at 8 a.m. and terminate at the National Theatre in Iganmu area of the city. Defending his choice of venues, the multiple-award winning artiste said “The National Theatre and National Stadium are the two national icons that epitomise our decline as a nation.” 2face also…

Thursday, 02 February 2017 03:14

Osinbajo swears in 5 NPC Commissioners

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday in Abuja swore-in five new commissioners of the National Population Commission, NPC. The swearing in of the commissioners followed their successful screening by the Senate, on December 12, 2016, after their nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari. The appointment of the commissioners was also endorsed by the National Council of State last year. They are Benedict Ukpong, Akwa Ibom; Gloria Izonfuo, Bayelsa; Kupchi Iyanya, Benue; Haliru Bala, Kebbi; and Eyitayo Oyetunji, Oyo. This is the first time the acting president will be administering oath of office on political appointees as President Muhammadu Buhari is on…

Thursday, 02 February 2017 03:02

Fayemi slams N3b libel suit on Fayose’s aides

Minister of Mines and Steel Development Kayode Fayemi has sued a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Samuel Omotoso and Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media Lere Olayinka for libel. Fayemi, a former governor, is claiming N3 billion as damages from Omotoso and Olayinka in the suit filed by his counsel, Rafiu Balogun, at a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court for alleged offensive statements. The minister’s action followed the defendants’ failure to retract the libellous statements and tender a public apology as demanded by Balogun, in a November 19 letter. The plaintiff is seeking, among…

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