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Tuesday, 09 April 2019 04:29

Revolutionary Guard Corps: US labels Iran force as terrorists

US President Donald Trump has designated Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation. It is the first time the US has labelled another nation's military as a terrorist organisation. Iran retaliated by declaring US forces in the Middle East as a terrorist organisation, Iran state news reported. Washington-Tehran tensions have risen since Mr Trump withdrew the US from the international Iran nuclear pact. Labelling the Guards as a terrorist organisation will allow the US to impose further sanctions - particularly affecting the business sector, given the IRGC's involvement in Iran's economy. A number of IRGC and…

Monday, 08 April 2019 04:31

Nigeria’s economy continues to decline under Buhari - Bloomberg

Only economic growth can defuse poverty time bomb in Nigeria, Bloombergsaid in an editorial on Sunday. The New York-based international news agency, which described President Muhammadu Buhari’s record over the last four years as discouraging, wondered whether he “is up to the task” of reviving the economy. According to the editorial, one of humanity’s most hopeful developments in recent decades has been the dramatic drop in extreme poverty. It noted that in the year 2000, some 1.4 billion people lived at or below the global poverty line of $1.90 a day, adding, “Today, the number is about 600 million. This…

Monday, 08 April 2019 04:30

FG bans mining activities in Zamfara over killings

Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a total ban on mining activities in Zamfara State and its environs. The decision is part of fresh measures to restore peace to the state bedevilled by banditry. Hundreds of people have been killed or kidnapped by bandits in Zamfara in the past year. There have been suspicions that the criminality is a fallout of the artisanal mining of gold and lead in the state. The new measure banning mining was announced by Inspector General of the Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, while briefing State House correspondents on Sunday in Abuja. Adamu said the government…

Monday, 08 April 2019 04:25

Assist us with information, police chief pleads

Daniel Agbolade, Ibadan Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 11, Mr. Leye Oyebade, has appealed to people in the zone to support efforts of the zonal police hierarchy in nipping crimes in the bud before they blow up to crisis by volunteering information to the police. He said though the police have crime-mapped the entire zone to know the various crime peculiarities of the three states in the zone and how to combat them, the place of making prior information available to security operatives will go a long way to help them achieve proactive community policing…

Sunday, 07 April 2019 04:32

I’m one of the most unhappy leaders in the world - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerians that ending banditry remains a key priority of his administration. In a statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, Mr Buhari said that he would do whatever it takes to ensure the country’s security system confronts these public enemies with merciless determination. Buhari was reacting to recent spike in reported incidents of banditry and kidnappings in some parts of the country. The president condoled with all those affected by the unfortunate events. Buhari described as ridiculous allegation of indifference being levelled against…

Sunday, 07 April 2019 04:29

No deal with Onnoghen over resignation - Presidency

There is no deal between the Presidency and embattled Mr Walter Onnoghen on his exit as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Onnoghen who had been on suspension since January 25 following allegations of corruption against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), turned in his letter of resignation on Thursday. Then followed speculations that he had reached an agreement with the Presidency for the purpose of giving him a soft landing after National Judicial Commission (NJC) recommended that he should be compulsorily retired. However, highly placed Presidency sources said yesterday that at no time was a deal reached between…

Saturday, 06 April 2019 05:31

Mixed reactions as suspended CJN, Onnoghen, resigns

Mr Walter Onnoghen’s resignation as Chief Justice of Nigeria on Friday was greeted with mixed reactions from senior lawyers, Peoples Democratic Party and ruling All Progressives Congress. Onnoghen, who was suspended from office on January 25 by Federal Government for failing to declare part of his assets, tendered his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari late on Thursday, it was learnt. Surprisingly, the letter was sent to Buhari barely 24 hours after National Judicial Council reportedly recommended Onnoghen’s compulsory retirement from service after investigating allegations of misconduct levelled against him. Although the former CJN’s spokesman, Mr Awassam Bassey, has yet…

Saturday, 06 April 2019 05:25

UAE denies stopping issuance of 3 months visa to Nigerians

United Arab Emirates Embassy in Nigeria has denied suspending or stopping issuance of three months visa to Nigerians travelling to the country as a result of a robbery allegedly involving five Nigerians in Dubai. The embassy in its Twitter handle @UAEEmbassyNGR said: “In the light of the press report published this morning (Thursday 4/4/2019) alleging that United Arab Emirates has suspended issuing tourist Visa to Nigerian nationals, United Arab Emirates Embassy in Abuja would like to announce these news are inaccurate and stresses the importance of sourcing news from its official channel”. Meanwhile, the mission told newsmen in Abuja on…

Friday, 05 April 2019 04:28

Nigeria’s public debt climbs to N24.4 trillion

Nigeria’s total public debt rose by N1.96 trillion, or 8.74 percent, from N22.43 trillion as at September 30, 2018, to N24.39 trillion by December 31, 2018. Director-General, Debt Management Office, DMO, Ms Patience Oniha, told journalists while presenting the latest report on the country’s debt profile on Thursday in Abuja that the new figure represents a year-on-year growth rate of about 12.25 percent. Oniha said the report includes data on the composition of the public debt data and breakdown of the debt between the Federal and the State government, including Federal Capital Territory (FCT). DMO DG said the report showed…

Friday, 05 April 2019 04:27

Buhari travels to Jordan, Dubai for meetings on economy

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday departed Abuja for Amman to honour an invitation by King Abdullah II of Jordan to participate in World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa holding at Dead Sea, Jordan. Mr Buhari will deliver an address at the opening of the plenary alongside King Abdullah II and United Nations Secretary-General, Mr António Guterres, and join world economic leaders in an informal gathering at King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre. Presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina said the president will also hold bilateral meetings with some world leaders on the sidelines of the forum. He said…

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Friday, 05 April 2019 04:26

UAE suspends three-month Tourist Visa to Nigerians after Dubai robbery

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended issuance of three months visa to Nigerians. A travels and tours firm, Afric Holidays, announced this in a terse statement through its Instagram page Wednesday. The statement read, “Nigerian Passport holders are no longer eligible to three months UAE Tourist Visa. “Nigerian Passport holders are now restricted to one month, 96 hours and 48 hours UAE Tourist Visas till further notice.” The notice, according to The Herald is coming two days after five Nigerians were arrested for robbing a Bureau de Change operator of Dh2.3 million (N225.4 million) in Sharjai, Dubai. The suspects were…

Friday, 05 April 2019 04:24

Preliminary report shows significant similarities between Ethiopia Airlines and Lion Air crashes

Pilots on board Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 battled the plane's automated trim system for nearly the entire duration of the 6-minute flight, according to a preliminary report obtained by CNN Thursday. The pilots, unable to stabilize the 737 Max 8 plane even after following the emergency procedures recommended by Boeing, tried together to pull the airplane's nose up repeatedly during the last moments of the flight, the preliminary report revealed. But the downward force of the aircraft was too great for the flight crew to overcome. The pilot called out "pull up" three times to tell the second-in-command to raise…

Thursday, 04 April 2019 04:31

NJC advises Buhari to retire Onnoghen over ‘questionable cash’

National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended compulsory retirement of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter Onnoghen, based on “incontrovertible” findings on him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC). It asked President Muhammadu Buhari to give effect to the recommendation immediately. But NJC urged the President to allow Onnoghen retain his seat as a former CJN in Council of State. The council also said the CJN should be retired with full benefits. According to a source, who pleaded not to be named “because of the sensitivity of the matter”, the compulsory retirement of Justice Onnoghen was the major highlight of…

Thursday, 04 April 2019 04:30

Buhari directs finance ministry to sell all recovered assets

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed ministry of finance, led by Mrs Zainab Ahmed, to sell all recovered and liability-free assets in six months. A number of politicians and former government officials will be affected by this because some assets have been seized in the course of the war against corruption embarked on by the Buhari administration. Speaking on Tuesday while briefing House of Representatives joint committee on finance, appropriation, planning and economic development, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, minister of budget and national planning, said federal government is determined to improve its revenue generation in 2019. “Ministry of Finance, working with…

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