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Wednesday, 16 June 2021 05:47

Israel air strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza after arson balloons launched

Israel says it has launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for incendiary balloons fired from the territory. Explosions were heard in Gaza City in the early hours of Wednesday. Several balloons were sent from Gaza into Israel earlier on Tuesday causing multiple fires, according to the Israeli fire service. It is the first major flare-up since 11 days of fighting between the two sides ended in a ceasefire on 21 May. It followed a march by Jewish nationalists in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, which had drawn threats from Hamas, the militant group that…

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 05:53

Nigeria must restructure immediately or risk disintegration - Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, yesterday stated that Nigeria cannot remain one country if it fails to decentralise as fast as possible, adding that analysts, retired generals and others have maintained the same position. Soyinka spoke to ARISE NEWS Channel, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to be more sensitive to the agitations of secessionists rather than bully them. “If it (Nigeria) fails to decentralise, some people use the word restructuring, some use whatever. But if Nigeria fails to decentralise as fast as possible, manifestly, not as rhetoric, then Nigeria cannot stay together,” he warned, adding: “Again, it’s not Wole Soyinka saying this.…

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 05:52

7,400 wounded, permanently maimed soldiers treated in just one military hospital - Army

About 7,403 soldiers and officers of other security agencies have been wounded in the battle against bandits and insurgents, Nigerian Army has said. Some have been treated and discharged with different deformities while some soldiers have been maimed for life and would require cutting edge medical facilities to keep them alive. Acting Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna State, Stephen Onuchukwu, a colonel, made this known to a delegation of the Senate on Saturday. The delegation was led by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. The visit is part of the Senate’s activities to mark…

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 05:51

FG has paid $150m out of $500m loan obtained for Abuja-Kaduna railway - Minister

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says Nigeria has commenced repayment of loans obtained from China. Federal government had sought loan facilities from Chinese lenders to implement several infrastructural projects, including standard gauge rail lines. According to Debt Management Office (DMO), the total borrowing by Nigeria from China was $3.12 billion as at March 31, 2020. In an interview with Arise TV on Monday, Amaechi said Nigeria has never defaulted on loans from foreign countries and international lenders. The minister said the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan obtained $500 million from China but added that about $150 million had been repaid.…

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 05:49

Power outage spreads as generation falls another 23 percent

Power supply in Nigeria has failed to improve on last week’s performance, as it fell by 22.9 per cent from peak generation of 4,115 Mega Watts on Saturday to 3,172.20MW as at 5pm on Sunday, latest data from the System Operator has shown. According to the data, most power plants were operating far below capacity due to gas shortage with Olorunsogo power plant, 335MW capacity, and Sapele power plant, 450MW capacity, completely out. Egbin was generating at 746MW, Omoku 37.20, Omotosho (NIPP) at 105MW while Afam was generating at 80MW. Data showed that on the average power generation in the…

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 05:45

Bakassi Boys return to tackle insecurity in Anambra

Years after their disbandment, the Bakassi Boys, a vigilante group in the Southeast, have returned to some parts of Awka, Anambra State capital. However, it could not be confirmed who invited the dreaded vigilante group. When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ikenga Tochukwu, said he was not aware of the development. He said, “I received this as information from you. I don’t have any such details before me. “Meanwhile, I will make enquires please.” Asked whether the police would be ready with such arrangement, the PPRO said, “We are ready to work with any stakeholder in security.”…

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 05:42

One third of people in the UK who died from Indian Covid variant were fully vaccinated - Report

Almost one third of people in the UK who have so far died from the Indian variant had received both their vaccinations. Just weeks before England aimed to scrap coronavirus regulations for good, the variant – now officially named ‘Delta’ – has caused cases to soar, sparking fears of another wave of the disease. But infection numbers are not necessarily what will delay ‘Freedom Day’ on June 21, as scientists will analyse the number of people being hospitalised and dying from the virus. A new report from Public Health England (PHE) shows out of the 42 British people known to…

Monday, 14 June 2021 06:02

Tax payers contesting tax assessments in court to pay 50 percent of amounts before hearing - FIRS

Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says tax defaulters instituting legal cases against the agency will pay 50 percent of the assessed amount in dispute into an interest-yielding account of the federal high court before hearing. Muhammad Nami, executive chairman of FIRS, disclosed this on Friday during a public hearing organised by the house of representatives committee on public accounts investigating revenue leakages arising from tax waivers and incentives to foreign companies granted pioneer status. He said the new rule is contained in a recent practice direction issued by John Terhemba Tsoho, chief judge of the federal high court, Abuja, under…

Monday, 14 June 2021 05:51

Akeredolu tackles Buhari on grazing route, says open grazing outdated

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has questioned the workability of a return to open grazing, practised during the First Republic as directed by President Muhammad Buhari. Akeredolu, while addressing the audience at a June 12 Memorial Lecture in Akure, Saturday, said things had changed and creating cattle routes could dislocate already established developments. While fielding questions from Arise TV journalists on Thursday, the president said he had asked the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to begin the process of recovering land from persons who had converted cattle grazing routes for their personal use. The implication of the…

Monday, 14 June 2021 05:50

Afenifere faults Buhari over speeches

Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has come hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, describing his Democracy Day speech and recent interviews as falling short of what was expected of him as leader of a country. This is just as it said his administration is bent on taking steps not in the best interests of majority of Nigerians. The organization in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, expressed disappointment with the disclosure by the President that he had directed Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation to ‘re-open’ the grazing routes throughout the country. It said, “We…

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Sunday, 13 June 2021 06:01

FG spends N83 out of every N100 revenue to service debt - Report

Nigeria spent almost N1tn on debt servicing payments in the first quarter of this year, the latest data obtained from the Debt Management Office have shown. DMO had on Wednesday disclosed that the country’s total public debt increased to N33.11tn at the end of Q1 2021 from N32.92tn in December. It said the domestic debt rose to N20.64tn as of March 31, 2021 from N20.21tn on December 31, 2020 while the external debt fell to N12.47tn ($32.86bn) from N12.71tn ($33.348bn) in December. The total debt stock is made up of the domestic and external debt stocks of the Federal Government…

Sunday, 13 June 2021 06:00

Peaceful protests, rallies around the country as Nigeria marks Democracy Day

Nigerians, mostly youths, yesterday held peaceful processions and rallies in some states of the federation to mark this year’s Democracy Day. However, normal activities went on in some states just as residents in other states stayed indoors to commemorate the day. Some leaders across the country also used the occasion to send their goodwill messages to the citizenry. In Ogun State, some Yoruba nation agitators and youths yesterday joined June 12 protesters in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode and other parts of the state. Our correspondent observed a handful of protesters armed with #BuhariMustGo and #YorubaNation placards on the streets of Abeokuta. However,…

Sunday, 13 June 2021 05:59

Police fire teargas to break up #BuhariMustGo protests in Lagos, Abuja

Police fired teargas and detained several demonstrators in Lagos and Abuja on Saturday during protests over the country’s worsening security situation. Anger over mass kidnappings-for-ransom, a decade-long Islamist insurgency and a crackdown on protesters in Lagos last October has fuelled demands for the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to do more to tackle violence and insecurity. There was a heavy police presence in the country’s two major cities as several hundred people gathered to protest on Democracy Day, which marks Nigeria’s move to civilian rule more than 20 years ago. Reuters witnesses in Lagos and the capital Abuja saw police…

Sunday, 13 June 2021 05:59

They promised us N1,000 to rally for Buhari, protesters grumble over delayed payment

Some persons who held a rally in Abuja to support President Muhammadu Buhari amid the June 12 protests have claimed they were promised monetary compensation. As Nigeria celebrated Democracy Day on Saturday, protesters stormed major cities nationwide to demand better governance and improved living condition for citizens. But some of them have been attacked by both the police and opposing groups, including in Abuja where the pro-Buhari group mobbed a lone protester. In a video interview with RootsTV Nigeria, two ladies wearing T-shirts with the inscription, “I stand with Buhari, what about you?” said they were offered N1,000 to protest…

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