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Wednesday, 18 August 2021 06:05

PIB has been signed into law by Buhari. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources explains two controversial provisions in the new law

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said that the idea behind the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari is to attract investors. The minister said this on Tuesday in Abuja while responding to questions on the three per cent allocation to host communities in the PIB. Sylva said President Muhammadu Buhari would on Thursday speak extensively on the law which would help to develop the oil and gas sector. “As a country, we have a direction that we are going to. So, right now, if you talk about three per cent in…

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 06:04

Malami speaks on suit by 36 states against FG over recovered loots

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, says stolen funds recovered from foreign countries are subject to international agreements by the parties involved. In a statement signed by Umar Gwandu, Malami’s spokesperson, on Tuesday, the minister said such recoveries are not subject to local legislation in view of multiple sovereignties involved. It would be recalled that attorneys-general of the 36 states sued the AGF over the alleged failure of the federal government to remit recovered funds into the federation account. As part of the reliefs sought, they had asked the court for “an order directing the president,…

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 06:03

‘What’s the difference between repentant terrorists and the Ighohos or ESN of Nigeria? Prosecute them or free all, Northern leaders tell FG

Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a political and cultural group of northern leaders, has asked the federal government to prosecute repentant insurgents. Over the past weeks, the Nigerian Army had taken custody of over 100 repentant insurgents who surrendered to troops in the northeast. Some of the Boko Haram leaders who surrendered had asked Nigerians for forgiveness. But Audu Ogbe, a former minister of agriculture and chairman of the ACF, in a statement on Tuesday, said apology isn’t enough, adding that the motive of the insurgents is questionable. “We are currently witnessing large scale surrender of large numbers of Boko Haram…

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 06:02

Acquire weapons to defend yourselves against bandits, gov tells Katsina residents

Governor Aminu Masari has urged Katsina State citizens resident in areas prone to activities of bandits to acquire weapons and defend themselves. Masari noted that it is morally wrong for people to submit cheaply to the bandits without any attempt to defend themselves, according to a statement by his Media Aide, Abdu Labaran, The governor said this during his visit to Jibia town to condole with the families of 10 people that were recently crushed by operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) through reckless driving. According to him, security is everybody’s business, pointing out that it is not the…

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 06:01

Policeman, wife, 5 children found dead inside their home in Osun

Tragedy struck on Tuesday at Elegbaata village, Oke Suna, Apomu, in the Isokan Local Government Area of Osun State, after seven people — a man, his wife and five children — were found dead in their apartment. It was learnt that one other member of the family, who also slept in the house, was rescued alive and taken to a hospital in Apomu, where he was receiving treatment. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said while eight people slept in the house on Monday, seven were found dead the following morning. The resident explained that people in the…

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 06:01

Former Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu laid to rest

Remains of former Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu have been laid to rest. His remains were buried at the Gudu Cemetery located in the nation’s capital Abuja. The brief ceremony was witnessed by some dignitaries, including the former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim and Former Borno governorship candidate Kashim Ibrahim-Imam amongst others. Speaking to newsmen after the interment service, Ibrahim-Imam who is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, described the late Mantu as a patriot who will be missed dearly. He prayed God to comfort his family and the people of Plateau…

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 06:00

Over 600 Afghans cram into U.S. cargo plane in desperate flight from Kabul

More than 600 Afghan men, women and children, crouching and crammed up against each other on the floor of a U.S. military plane, left Kabul after the city was seized by Taliban insurgents. A photograph showing the Afghan civilians - some clutching luggage, others bottle-feeding infants - on the C-17 cargo aircraft has gone viral on social media. A U.S. official told Reuters about 640 people clambered onto the flight from Kabul on Sunday, when thousands of people desperate to flee the country surged to the airport in the Afghan capital. “The unusually high number of passengers was the result…

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 05:54

Crypto platform hit by $600m heist asks hacker to become its chief security adviser

Cryptocurrency platform Poly Network was hit with a major attack last week which saw the hacker, or hackers, make off with more than $600 million worth of tokens. In a bizarre twist, the hacker has now returned most of the stolen money but is withholding more than $200 million of the funds until "everyone is ready." Poly Network promised the hacker a $500,000 bounty for the restoration of user funds, and even invited them to become its "chief security advisor." The cryptocurrency platform targeted in a massive heist is now inviting the hacker behind it to become an advisor to…

Tuesday, 17 August 2021 05:59

States drag FG to Supreme Court over N1.8trn recovered loot

Attorneys-general of the 36 states have sued Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), over the alleged failure of government to remit recovered funds into the federation account. Amongst the reliefs being sought in the suit marked SC/cv/395/2021 and filed before the supreme court, the state attorneys-general are asking the court for “a declaration that by the provisions of Section 162(1) and Section 162(10) of the Constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), all income, returns, proceeds or receipts howsoever described derived from confiscated, forfeited and/or recovered assets constitute revenue of the federal republic of Nigeria, which…

Tuesday, 17 August 2021 05:57

Nigeria’s subsidised petrol smuggled to Benin, Chad, Mali - Customs boss

Nigeria Customs Service has said Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, is being smuggled out of Nigeria in large quantities after it has been subsidised by the Federal Government. According to the border security outfit, the petroleum product is being diverted to as far as Mali. Controller-General of the NCS, Hameed Ali, decried that the Department of Petroleum Resources had approved the establishment of filling stations along the land borders, while Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation keeps supplying the commodity to the stations against Customs’ advice. Ali said the situation was responsible for the increasing volume of fuel being released…

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Tuesday, 17 August 2021 05:56

Chaos, desperation at Kabul airport as Biden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan

Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul’s airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the United States to pause evacuations, as President Joe Biden confronted mounting criticism over the U.S. withdrawal. Chaotic scenes at the airport included a group clinging to a U.S. military transport plane as it taxied on the single runway. One person appeared to fall from the plane during takeoff, according to television footage. U.S. troops fired in the air to deter people trying to force their way on to a military flight evacuating U.S diplomats and embassy staff, a U.S. official…

Tuesday, 17 August 2021 05:55

Afghan president fled with cars, helicopter full of cash, says Russia

Russia’s embassy in Kabul said on Monday that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country with four cars and a helicopter full of cash and had to leave some money behind as it would not all fit in, the RIA news agency reported. Ghani, whose current whereabouts are unknown, said he left Afghanistan on Sunday as the Taliban entered Kabul virtually unopposed. He said he wanted to avoid bloodshed. Russia has said it will retain a diplomatic presence in Kabul and hopes to develop ties with the Taliban even as it says it is no rush to recognise them…

Tuesday, 17 August 2021 05:51

Katsina youth block roads to protest killings

Angry youth and displaced persons protesting incessant killings and attacks by gunmen have blocked the roads in Yantumaki village of Katsina State. Communities in Dan Musa, Batsari and Safana local government areas in the state have seen a rise in attacks in recent weeks. The governor, Aminu Masari, last week, while hosting the Chief of Army Staff, lamented that communities in the frontline local government areas are under daily attacks by bandits. Yantumaki protest A resident of the village, Abdulaziz Yantumaki, said that some angry youth started the protest Monday morning before some of the displaced persons joined. “We (Yantumaki)…

Tuesday, 17 August 2021 05:50

After losing 3 professors to Covid-19, UI opts for virtual lectures

Following the loss of three of the institution’s professors to the rampaging coronavirus pandemic within days, authorities at University of Ibadan (UI) have announced adoption of a blended mode of teaching on the campus for the rest of the ongoing second semester examination. The decision was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the university’s Registrar, Olubunmi Faluyi. Though the university did not confirm the cause of the death of the three dons, findings by this newspaper indicated that they died of the pandemic. The statement, however, confirmed the increasing number of coronavirus cases at both the main campus…

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