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Tuesday, 11 February 2020 05:27

Burkina Faso president heads ECOWAS committee to probe Nigeria’s border closure

The Authority of Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government has constituted a committee, headed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso, to study and make a full report on Nigeria’s land border closure with her neighbours. In a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, the decision was made on the margins of the 33rd AU Summit to discuss the issue and other pressing regional matters. Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, told journalists after the three-hour closed door session that the meeting attended…

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 05:23

Court discharges ex-gov Aliyu from corruption charges

A former governor of Niger state, Mr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, and two others standing trial along with him at Niger State High Court for alleged corruption since 2017 have been declared not guilty. The two others are former Chief of Staff, Government House during Aliyu’s administration, Mr Umar Nasko, and the state’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Mr Tanko Beji. The trio were being tried for alleged diversion of N2 billion ecological fund. The case had lingered for over three years and had witnessed three separate trial judges presiding over it at different times. Last month, counsels to the plaintiffs…

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 05:21

A school girl was found using an ATM gallery light for her school homework. This is how Nigerians reacted to the scene

Reactions have trailed the action of a pupil, simply identified as Dele, found reading at the gallery of an Automated Teller Machine belonging to the First City Monument Bank in Ondo State. A Twitter user, Bada Maruf, said he was about using the ATM when he saw the pupil. According to him, the pupil was making use of the ATM light to sort her homework when he saw her. Although he did not give the exact time and day he saw the pupil at the ATM gallery, Mattew made the post at 10.08pm on February 5. Maruf tweeted, “I saw…

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 05:18

Back in the public eye, masked Xi Jinping warns of ‘grim’ fight with coronavirus

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China’s fight against the coronavirus outbreak, which has exposed the country’s vulnerabilities, remained “grim” but called on officials to have full confidence that they would triumph over the disease. The coronavirus, which was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December and has since spread throughout the world, has so far sickened more than 40,000 with a pneumonia-like illness and killed more than 910 people, the majority of them in China. The World Health Organisation has declared it a global emergency. China’s state media reported on Monday that Xi…

Monday, 10 February 2020 05:53

We warned Nigerians that ‘Buhari lacked the will, competence and commitment to lead’ - Northern Elders

Arewa leaders, under the auspices of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), yesterday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of failing governance test by allowing insecurity and poverty to thrive in Nigeria. Led by Mr Ango Abdullahi, a former vice chancellor ABU, the body handed over the verdict yesterday when it reviewed the state of the nation in Kaduna State. Speaking at a press conference in Zaria, Abdullahi said NEF would have “refrained from comments on major developments relating to management of national security and governance because it is convinced that these are times which require the highest levels of responsibility and circumspection in…

Monday, 10 February 2020 05:52

Buhari, Canada PM hold talks to strengthen ties

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, described Nigeria-Canada relations as very cordial, expressing his desire to further strengthen bilateral ties. The Nigerian leader met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the margins of the 33rd AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In remarks before the press, Mr Buhari underscored the warm and friendly relations between Nigeria and Canada, noting commonwealth membership of both nations and the choice of Canada for higher education by Nigerian students. ‘‘We have a lot of students in Canada. We are aware of our vital roles to keep the country together.…

Monday, 10 February 2020 05:51

Southwest govs to apply for gun licence for Amotekun operatives

There were indications on Sunday that South-West state executive councils would on Wednesday discuss the bills on Amotekun corps. It was gathered that a security network agency would be established in each state to oversee the Amotekun corps. Ondo State Attorney General, Mr Kola Olawoye, said after the passage of the bill, each state would apply to Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, for a gun licence for the Amotekun corps. South-West governors, had at a summit organised by the Development Agenda for Western Agenda on January 9 agreed to set up Operation Amotekun to address killings and kidnapping…

Monday, 10 February 2020 05:50

Why we’re opposed to Amotekun - Miyetti Allah

Following reactions that greeted the formation of Southwest regional security organization, codenamed Amotekun, a Fulani socio-cultural organization, Miyetti Allah has alleged that the aim of security formation is ‘to cleanse the Fulani tribe from the Southwest’. Leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, in Bauchi state, Mr Sadiq Ahmed said the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) also known as Amotekun, lacks the legal framework to succeed. The elder statesman who admitted on Saturday that the nation was facing serious security threat called for the restructuring of the security architecture in the country. According to him, “I can tell you one thing,…

Sunday, 09 February 2020 05:12

China's virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall

Mainland China’s death toll from the new virus outbreak has risen to 811, surpassing the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS pandemic. However, the number of new cases reported over the last 24 hours on Sunday fell significantly from the previous period, something experts see as a sign the spread of the virus may be slowing. Another 89 deaths were reported, while 2,656 new cases were added for a total of 37,198. On Saturday, 3,399 cases were reported for the previous 24 hours. SARS is widely considered to have killed 774 people and sickened 8,098, mainly in mainland China…

Sunday, 09 February 2020 05:11

Thailand shooting: Soldier kills 20 in gun rampage

A soldier who killed 20 people in a gun rampage in the Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima has been shot dead by the security forces, Thai police say. Jakraphanth Thomma on Saturday killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a military camp. The suspect continued his attack on the streets and in a shopping centre in Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat. The gunman, who posted material to social media, was shot dead after being cornered all night in the building. His motives for his actions remain unclear. "We don't know why he did this. It appears he went…

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Saturday, 08 February 2020 05:18

NEPAD supports Buhari on border closure

The ongoing closure of Nigeria’s land borders has been hailed by a key African development agency as necessary to curb economic criminalities in West Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari has been criticised by leaders of other West African countries for ordering the closure of Nigerian land borders, shutting trade along crucial routes with its neighbours. Critics hinged their argument on how badly-timed Nigeria’s decision was, coming as the continent was adopting African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The policy, signed in 2018 and now adopted by 54 out of 55 member states of the African Union, seeks to engender a more…

Saturday, 08 February 2020 05:15

Sultan chides Nigerian elite, says they have failed to lead well

Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on Friday said Nigerian elites have failed the country by not addressing the insecurity ravaging parts of the nation, leading to bloodbaths. The president-general of Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs was speaking at the second ‘Plateau State Forgiveness and Reconciliation Day’. The day, held in commemoration of victims of past violent crises in the state was held at the Forgiveness Garden on Friday in Jos. Plateau Peace Building Agency, in partnership with Interfaith Mediation Center Kaduna, had in 2019 initiated efforts at reconciling aggrieved parties, which led Governor Simon Lalong to declare every…

Friday, 07 February 2020 05:21

Economic Advisory Council gives first briefing to Buhari, enumerates challenges

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday received an important briefing by the new Economic Advisory Council (EAC), giving firm commitment that his administration would be bound by their advice on economy related matters. At a meeting with the Doyin Salami-led eight-member council at Presidential Villa, Abuja, Mr Buhari gave the first directive from their recommendations that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, address immediately the observed lapses in coordination between ministries and all agencies of government. In his remarks after listening to the report of macroeconomic importance and their views and recommendations, Buhari said on the issue of…

Friday, 07 February 2020 05:20

Senate constitutes Constitution review committee

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, constituted a 56-member Constitution Review Committee to handle all bills seeking one alteration or the other in the 1999 Constitution. The committee consists of eight principal officers who will serve as steering committee heads within the larger committee, a senator from each of the 36 states and two senators from each of the six geo-political zones. The announcement of Deputy President of Senate, Mr Ovie Omo-Agege as chairman of the committee and presiding for the first time since inauguration efffectively laid to rest rumour of rift between him and Lawan. For several months, there have…

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