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Sunday, 15 September 2019 05:03

Saudi oil strikes: US blames Iran for twin attacks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iran for Saturday's drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. He dismissed a claim by Yemeni Houthi rebels that they had attacked the two facilities, run by state-owned company Aramco. Saudi Arabia's energy minister said the strikes had reduced crude oil production by 5.7 million barrels a day - about half the kingdom's output. Correspondents say they could have a significant impact on world oil prices. TV footage showed a huge blaze at Abqaiq, site of Aramco's largest oil processing plant, while a second drone attack started fires in the Khurais oilfield. The…

Sunday, 15 September 2019 05:02

Xenophobia: South Africa’s President booed at Mugabe’s funeral

It was all jeers for President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa yesterday in Harare, Zimbabwe, when he joined other African leaders to pay tribute to Zimbabwe’s founding president, Robert Mugabe. The former Zimbabwean President had died on September 6, 2019 at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. The crowd booed him as he was introduced by the master of ceremony at the funeral held at the National Sports Stadium. The boos were in reaction to recent xenophobic attacks by South Africans on fellow Africans living in their country, including Nigerians and Zimbabweans. The MC pleaded with the stadium crowd to let Ramaphosa speak.…

Saturday, 14 September 2019 05:39

FG agency demands access to bank accounts of Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Muhammad, others

Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit has started investigating bank accounts of all judges in the country, including Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Tanko Muhammad. Also included in the “secret” investigation are Senate President, Mr Ahmad Lawan; his deputy, Mr Ovie Omo-Agege; Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila; his deputy, Mr Idris Wase, as well as other principal officers and members of the National Assembly. Also under investigation are the bank accounts of “other relevant politically exposed persons”. The unit has written to all banks in the country to send them the banking information of the affected persons. Our correspondent…

Saturday, 14 September 2019 05:38

State police? Forget it - FG

Federal Government has said that the proposed Community Police Policy is better than the state police being clamored for by many Nigerians, to strengthen security in the country. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, said this on Friday in Abuja during submission of the report of the Committee on Strengthening Internal Security Framework and Community Policing in Nigeria held at Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). According to him, the state police require each state government to create, recruit, train, and manage a policing system separate from the federal system, while community policing…

Saturday, 14 September 2019 05:35

Paris at standstill as transport strike causes 124 miles of traffic

Paris came to a standstill today as public transport worker unions protest a sweeping pension reform by French President. The French capital's public transport company, RATP, said 14 of the city's 16 metro lines have been closed and several others, including the RER suburban rail, are severely disrupted. On platforms, messages in French and English warned passengers of the strike - the biggest since 2007. Officials have noted a whopping 186 miles of traffic jams during the morning's rush hour, more than double the city's normal levels. The government issued warnings telling people to cycle to work and Parisians have…

Saturday, 14 September 2019 05:34

Robert Mugabe: African leaders gather in Zimbabwe for state funeral

African leaders are gathering in Zimbabwe's capital Harare as the country prepares for former president Robert Mugabe's funeral on Saturday. More than a dozen current and former leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, are expected to attend. A national sports stadium is expected to be filled with well-wishers. The funeral follows a row between the Mugabe family and the government over his burial. Some dignitaries, including Equatorial Guinea President Theodore Obiang Nguema, have already arrived. Mr Obiang, who came to power in 1979 and has so far outlasted Mr Mugabe's 30-year rule by a decade, said he was "a…

Friday, 13 September 2019 05:42

I’ve always appointed women as Finance Ministers. This is why - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said placing women in strategic positions of his government, like the financial sector, is to ensure effective management of limited resources available, and promote a stronger sense of inclusiveness. Mr Buhari said he preferred women to oversee the economic and financial hub of the country, Ministry of Finance, as they can readily deploy their experience in aligning resources with the needs of the country, explaining that the nation also had many female technocrats with local and international experiences on economy and finance. The president gave the insight into his preferred choice for Ministers of…

Friday, 13 September 2019 05:41

RUGA, Almajiri, insecurity dominate Northern Govs meeting in Kaduna

Northern States Governors Forum yesterday rose from an emergency meeting in Kaduna, adopting the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) as a system that would engender modernisation of pastoral activities. It clarified that the scheme was different from Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) settlement project. In a communiqué read to newsmen by its chairman and Governor of Plateau State, Mr Simon Lalong, the body said the plan would ensure resettling of dislocated populations in conflict zones and incorporating them in the new scheme of things. Pleading with other states to key into the pilot project, Lalong stated that the programme provides a…

Friday, 13 September 2019 05:39

Amaechi, Saraki divide roles in Transport Ministry

Federal Government has given approval for the construction of $5.3 billion Ibadan-Kano standard gauge rail line. Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this on Thursday at the third Maritime Stakeholders’ Interactive Forum. “Just yesterday, we got the approval to complete the $5.3bn Ibadan to Kano rail project. We have also applied for funding to commence a coastal rail for the Port Harcourt to Warri segment,” he said. According to a statement issued by Federal Ministry of Transportation in Abuja, the minister also revealed that Minister of State for Transportation, Ms Gbemisola Saraki, would be in charge of all maritime…

Friday, 13 September 2019 05:37

Women, youths block major N’Delta road over 3-year power outage

Unable to endure further three years blackout, residents of Agbarha-Otor community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State on Thursday halted commercial activities at Ughelli axis of the ever-busy East-West Road over three years power outage by Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC). Agbarha-Otor community is the country-home of the Ibru dynasty which is host to Michael and Cecilia Ibru University and the East West Road connects the oil-rich states of Edo, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers in the South South. The angry protesters, comprising women, children and youths armed with banners and twigs of trees, besieged the road chanting…

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Thursday, 12 September 2019 05:48

Nine soldiers killed, 27 missing in latest Boko Haram attack on military base in Borno

Boko Haram Islamist militants killed nine Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gudumbali, Borno state, three soldiers and an official from a security agency said on Wednesday. A decade-long insurgency in the northeast, started by Islamist group Boko Haram in 2009, has claimed more than 30,000 lives. A breakaway faction that pledges allegiance to Islamic State has become the dominant group in the insurgency, carrying out attacks on military bases over the past year. The soldiers and security officer, all of whom spoke on condition of anonymity, said Islamist militants attacked troops on Tuesday at a…

Thursday, 12 September 2019 05:46

Nigeria land borders remain shut – Customs CG

Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Hamid Ali, says Nigerian borders will continue to remain closed until countries sharing border with Nigeria come into term with the conditions laid down by federal government. The Customs CG made this known when he visited Maigatari Nigeria/Niger Republic border on Wednesday, saying Nigeria could no longer fold its arms watching such countries flourishing at the detriment of Nigerian economy. Ali, who arrived border town of Maigatari in a chopper, told journalists that countries sharing border with Nigeria had continued to encourage the importation of all forms of contraband that are known…

Thursday, 12 September 2019 05:44

UK relaxes rules on foreign students staying back for jobs

Laws limiting how long foreign students can stay in the UK after graduating are to be relaxed. International students will be able to remain in Britain for two years after graduating, to find work. The Prime Minister said the changes, due to come into effect for those starting courses next year, would help those studying in the UK begin their careers in the UK. It marks a shift in policy designed to add flexibility to the system for graduates from the era, when student numbers were included in overall targets. The announcement coincides with the launch of the world's largest…

Thursday, 12 September 2019 05:42

Xenophobia: 187 Nigerians return as S’African govt frustrates others from making trip

The number of Nigerians that made it back to Nigeria drastically reduced following moves by South African government to frustrate the evacuation efforts. Only about 187 adults and children were successfully evacuated on Wednesday as against the 320 Nigerians expected back home. The flight arrived Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 9.43pm. One of the returnees, Mr Uche Victor, told journalists that he left his wife who he said was a Cameronian and a young daughter behind. He said, “I’m bleeding because I left my wife and baby but I have to come back because my mother cries for me…

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