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Friday, 03 December 2021 06:05

Saraki mourns Wayas, speaks about how he consulted him as senate president

Former President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has mourned the passing of one of his predecessors in office, Second Republic Senate President, Joseph Wayas, whom he described as a true statesman and father-figure. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki condoled with the Wayas family, the people of Cross River State and Nigerians in general over the passing of the erstwhile Senate President, saying that Nigeria had lost one of its most illustrious sons. “My prayers are with the Wayas family over the passing of Joseph Wayas, who was the President of the…

Friday, 03 December 2021 06:04

Motorists stranded as drivers protesting serial kidnappings of colleagues block Edo highway

Thousands of travellers were stranded on Thursday on the Benin-Auchi Road as drivers blocked the route with their vehicles to protest against the abduction of one of their colleagues on Wednesday. The blockade, which was mounted along the road at Ugha community, left many commuters lamenting their fate. One of the drivers said they blocked the road to draw attention to the continuous abductions of their colleagues by gunmen on the route. He said, “One of our drivers was kidnapped on Wednesday and we reported to the police, but nothing is being done to search for him. Another one was…

Thursday, 02 December 2021 05:42

We need to end unhealthy competition between Nigeria and S’Africa, Buhari tells visiting president

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria and South Africa need to strengthen people-to-people relations to prevent unhealthy competition among their citizens. Buhari made the comment on Wednesday when he received President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa at the opening of the 10th Session of Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Abuja. He reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to improving a “special relationship’’ with South Africa, which he said will translate into gains for the continent, particularly in education, science, trade and investment, tourism, and security. The president said a strong bond between Nigeria and South Africa would be of great benefit to Africa…

Thursday, 02 December 2021 05:40

FG confirms first Omicron cases in airport arrivals

Nigeria on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in air passenger arrivals, but amended an earlier statement to say the travellers had arrived in Nigeria only over the past week. Initially, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that retrospective sequencing of previously confirmed Covid cases among travellers to Nigeria had identified the Omicron variant among a sample collected in October. An amended statement from the NCDC did not mention the October sample and a spokesman said that sample contained the Delta variant, not Omicron. First reported in southern Africa a week ago, Omicron has…

Thursday, 02 December 2021 05:37

IPOB says there’ll be no sit-at-home in Southeast as Nnamdi Kanu appears in court today

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says there will be no sit-at-home protest in the Southeast Thursday (today). Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB’s leader, is billed to appear in court today for the continuation of his trial. Although IPOB had suspended its sit-at-home directive in the Southeast, the proscribed separatist group said the sit-at-home order will only be enforced on the days Kanu will appear in court. But in a statement issued on Wednesday, Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesperson, said there “will be no lockdown tomorrow in any part of Biafra land” as a result of Kanu’s court appearance. “We wish to inform Biafrans,…

Thursday, 02 December 2021 05:35

Four injured after old WWII aircraft bomb explodes in Germany - Police

Four people were injured when an old aircraft bomb exploded at a bridge near Munich’s busy main train station on Wednesday, police said on Twitter, raising the number of wounded from three earlier. The Munich fire brigade said one of the people was seriously injured. More than 2,000 tonnes of live bombs and munitions are discovered each year in Germany, more than 70 years after the end of World War Two. British and American warplanes pummelled the country with 1.5 million tonnes of bombs that killed 600,000 people. Officials estimate that 15% of the bombs failed to explode, some of…

Thursday, 02 December 2021 05:33

Interview: Things Nigerians must resist as 2023 approaches – Taiwo Akinola

As the countdown to 2023 begins, Nigerians have been cautioned to ensure that those who continue to play the games of political manipulation, deceit, empty promises, ethnocentrism, reckless injustices should not be allowed to have their ways. Presiding Bishop of Rhema Christian Church and Towers, with the International headquarters at Sango Otta, Ogun State, Taiwo Akinola, laments that some of the present crop of leaders are glaringly inept, incompetent, arrogant, short-sighted and political interlopers. In this interview during the celebration of the church’s 30 years anniversary, Akinola also speaks on insecurity and its effects on the nation’s economy. What is…

Wednesday, 01 December 2021 06:06

#EndSARS: No evidence 9 persons were killed by security personnel at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos govt says in White Paper

Lagos government has released the white paper on the report submitted by the judicial panel set up to probe cases of police brutality in the state. Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos commissioner for information, in a statement on Tuesday, announced the release of the white paper. The development comes two weeks after a four-member white-paper committee was set up by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, following the submission of the panel’s report. On November 15, the panel submitted two reports — one on police brutality cases and another on the Lekki incident investigation. According to the white paper released on Tuesday, the…

Wednesday, 01 December 2021 06:05

Falz, ‘Mr Macaroni’ turn down Sanwo-Olu’s invite for ‘peace walk’

Nigerian rapper Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana has described the invitation to a peace walk by Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as a disrespectful joke. “This suggestion of a ‘walk for peace’ sounds like a joke and a very disrespectful one at that,” Falz said on Twitter hours after Sanwo-Olu extended an invite to him and a few others in a statewide address. Sanwo-Olu, in his speech earlier in the day, touched on the reports submitted by a judicial panel set up to investigate cases of police brutality in the state. The panel also investigated the killing of unarmed anti-police brutality protesters…

Wednesday, 01 December 2021 05:56

Oyo NAWOJ calls for proper implementation of law prohibiting violence on women

As the world marks this year’s International Day for the elimination of violence against women, Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has called on the state government to do more in the enforcement and implementation of the Violence Against Persons Law 2020. The association in a statement jointly signed by its Chairperson and Secretary, Jadesola Ajibola and Stella Oyebanji respectively, observed that since the VAPP law was assented to by Governor Seyi Makinde, the implementation has started at the family court and it is working in the state and gave kudos to the family court…

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Tuesday, 30 November 2021 06:07

FG spent N2.18trn servicing capital market debt in 10 months - Report

Servicing of debts acquired through instruments issued by the Federal Government in the Nigeria capital market totaled N2.18tn as of October 30, an analysis of data by our correspondent has shown. Data from listed debt instruments on the FMDQ Exchange showed that repayments by FG on bonds, promissory notes, Sukuk, savings and green bonds altogether amounted to N2.18tn. FG bond payments are structured with coupons paid semi-annually and are used to fund specific infrastructure projects. Debt Management Office of Nigeria had disclosed in its Actual Domestic Debt Service reports for January-March and April-June that the Federal Government’s total domestic debt…

Tuesday, 30 November 2021 06:05

CBN mandates e-Form ‘A’ for BTA/PTA, remittances, others

Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said it has deployed electronic Form ‘A’ for invisible transactions. The e-Form ‘A’ is meant to replace its hardcopy starting today. The Bank also said that customers would pay a charge of N5,000 as fee per declaration of e-Form ‘A’. The apex bank disclosed this yesterday in a circular titled, “Automation of Form ‘A’ on the Trade Monitoring System. The circular signed by Director Trade and Exchange Department, Ozoemena Nnnaji stated: ”This is fo inform all authorized dealers and the general public of the deployment of e-Form ‘A’. “Accordingly, the e-Form ‘A’ shall replace the…

Tuesday, 30 November 2021 06:03

Kaduna begins transition to four-day working week

Kaduna state will begin a transition to a four-day working week from December 1, the state government has announced. The government said, in the interim, it will permit public servants to work from home on Fridays. Eventually, the new measure will also affect the organised private sector in the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Muyiwa Adekeye, Media Adviser to Governor Nasir El-Rufai. According to the statement, the measure is designed to help boost productivity, improve work-life balance and enable workers to have more time for their families, for rest and for agriculture. “The measure…

Monday, 29 November 2021 05:52

More omicron cases detected across continents as world rushes to learn more

Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it’s not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus. The variant was identified days ago by researchers in South Africa, and much is still not known about it, including whether it is more contagious, more likely to cause serious illness or more able to evade the protection of vaccines. But many countries rushed to act, reflecting anxiety about anything that could…

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