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Monday, 04 February 2019 03:59

How we survived helicopter crash with Osinbajo - Buhari’s adviser

Mr Babafemi Ojudu, a political adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday thanked safety measures and quick response of security personnel for saving himself and 11 others who were in the helicopter that crashed on Saturday. Ojudu was on the delegation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo when the accident occurred as their chopper was landing in Kabba, Kogi State. Caverton Group, an air charter service which operated the Augusta A139 helicopter, blamed “unusual weather conditions” for the crash in a preliminary statement. Further investigations are expected. In a Facebook update, Ojudu said he was calm during the accident, although the…

Monday, 04 February 2019 03:57

Buhari salutes Osinbajo’s spiritual strength after crash

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for his “resilience” over how he handled the helicopter crash. According to a statement from Mr Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesman, Mr Buhari called the Vice-President on phone and praised him for continuing with campaign activities despite the crash. Buhari said it “takes tenacious spirit and amazing spiritual strength to survive a helicopter crash without being paralysed by its impact.” Shehu quoted the President as telling Osinbajo during the phone call that, “We give glory to the Almighty God for sparing your life. I’m impressed by your tenacious spirit which enabled…

Monday, 04 February 2019 03:49

Ex-senator, Waku is dead

A former Senator, Mr Joseph Waku is dead. According to a family source, Waku died yesterday evening at National Hospital in Abuja after a brief illness. Born on June 12, 1946, Waku was elected Senator representing Benue North-west district at National Assembly in 1999, on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A native of Waku village in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Waku was at the Senate between 1999 and 2003. Waku will be remembered for his strong opposition to administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Thisday

Sunday, 03 February 2019 04:53

Osinbajo, again, escapes death as helicopter crash lands

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo escaped death on Saturday as his helicopter crash-landed in Kogi state, his spokesperson, Laolu Akande, said. Mr Akande in a tweet said, “VP Osinbajo’s Chopper crash lands in Kabba, but he and the entire crew safe. He is continuing with his engagements and plans for the day in Kogi State.” Details of the incident were not immediately clear. It is the second time Mr Osinbajo’s helicopter would crash-land. In June 2017, he survived a similar accident when the chopper he was traveling in crash-landed shortly after take off in Gwagawalada, Abuja. He was in the area…

Sunday, 03 February 2019 04:52

Labour Minister, 10 others on-board Osinbajo’s crashed helicopter

Vice-president’s office has released additional details about the incident. Mr Laolu Akande, a presidential spokesperson, said 12 people including minister of state for labour and productivity, Mr Stephen Ocheni, senior presidential aides, security officials were on board the helicopter. “We are grateful to God for His protection and safety, and we thank the crew and security personnel for their prompt response and service. We are also grateful for the tremendous expressions of concern and affection, as well as prayers from all. “As is procedural, a full investigation into the causes of the incident would be conducted by aviation authorities,” the…

Sunday, 03 February 2019 04:50

Why our helicopter carrying Osinbajo crashed - Caverton Group

An air charter service, Caverton Helicopter, on Saturday blamed hazy weather conditions for the helicopter crash involving Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The Lagos-based firm said the incident occurred at about 3:00 p.m. in Kabba, Kogi State, confirming earlier account of Mr Osinbajo’s office. Mr Josiah Choms, an executive at Caverton, said Mr Osinbajo was being conveyed in an Augusta AW139 chopper when it lost control as it was about to touch down. Osinbajo was on a campaign mission ahead of the presidential elections later this month. The accident was due to “unusual weather conditions,” Mr Choms said, adding that there were…

Saturday, 02 February 2019 04:04

Universities remain shut as FG, ASUU fail to reach agreement

For the ninth time in about three months, Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday, failed to reach a compromise on ending the three months old strike by university lecturers. The lecturers, demanding implementation of the agreement entered into by the government with the union, have been on strike since November 2019. The union is insisting on government releasing the sum of N50 billion as part of the first tranche of the revitalization fund. Government on its part, said it does not have the resources and cannot afford to release N50 billion, adding that it had…

Thursday, 31 January 2019 04:16

Onnoghen loses bid to stop CCT trial

Court of appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed a motion filed by Mr Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria, seeking stay of proceedings on his ongoing trial at Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Federal government is prosecuting him for alleged false assets declaration. Onnoghen had approached the court, arguing CCT had no jurisdiction to preside over the case. But on Wednesday, a three-man panel led by Mr Abdul Aboki, ruled that charges brought against Onnoghen were criminal in nature and that the proceedings before CCT cannot be stopped. The appellate court said going by provisions of the criminal justice…

Wednesday, 30 January 2019 05:45

Nigeria remains as corrupt as it was before Buhari – Transparency International

Nigeria is still perceived as a country deep in corruption without clear policies to address the menace, Transparency International said on Tuesday. The anti-corruption campaigner released its 2018 Corruptions Perceptions Index (CPI) Tuesday, finding Nigeria has “neither improved nor progressed in the perception of corruption in the public administration in 2018.” Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Transparency International Chapter in Nigeria, said Tuesday that “Nigeria scored 27 out of 100 points in the 2018 CPI, maintaining the same score as in the 2017 CPI.” In the country comparison, Nigeria ranks 144 out of 180 countries this year as opposed…

Wednesday, 30 January 2019 05:44

NJC gives Onnoghen, Acting CJN seven days to respond to petitions

National Judicial Council has given seven days to suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter Onnoghen, to respond to a petition written against him. NJC also gave the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Ibrahim Muhammad, seven days to respond to a separate petition written against him. NJC said in a communique at the end of its emergency meeting on Tuesday that it received two petitions against Muhammad and one against Onnoghen. A fourth petition was written against chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr Danladi Umar. According to NJC, it addressed three of the petitions and directed the one…

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Wednesday, 30 January 2019 05:40

Lawyers in Rivers, Ogun, others boycott courts, Lagos, Kano ignore NBA

Lawyers in many states on Tuesday complied fully with the boycott courts order given by leadership of Nigerian Bar Association to protest suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. Consequently, judicial activities were paralysed in courts across many states including Taraba, Cross River, Edo, Ogun, Enugu, Benue, Rivers and Ekiti. However, their colleagues in Oyo, Lagos, Yobe and Kano states disobeyed the NBA order, while it was partially obeyed in Federal Capital Territory and other states. In Jalingo, Taraba State capital, investigations revealed that most cases were stalled as lawyers were not in courts.…

Wednesday, 30 January 2019 05:39

PSC approves appointment of 8 new DIGs

Police Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday approved the appointment of 8 new Deputy Inspector-General of Police, just as it announced its approval of the re-constitution of the Management Team of Nigeria Police based on zonal representation with effect from Monday, January, 28, 2019. The approval was made at PSC’s 4th Plenary Meeting held in Abuja on Monday and Tuesday, January 28th and 29th, 2019. A statement by Head, Press and Public Relations, PSC, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, said the meeting was presided over by its Chairman, Mr Musiliu, Smith, a retired Inspector- General of Police. Those to wear the new rank…

Wednesday, 30 January 2019 05:38

Reps approve N30,000 as new minimum wage

Members of House of Representatives on Tuesday set the new National Minimum Wage as N30,000. They reached the decision a day after conducting a public hearing on the bill for a new national minimum wage. Lawmakers at the Tuesday plenary considered the report of the ad hoc committee that looked at the bill clause by clause. Passing the bill for the third reading on Tuesday, lawmakers unanimously approved the N30,000 recommendation by the committee in consonance with the resolution by tripartite committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Buhari in a letter read to the lawmakers by the Speaker,…

Wednesday, 30 January 2019 05:36

14.3m Nigerians abuse cocaine, tramadol, others – FG

Report on the first-ever National Survey on Drug Use in Nigeria, presented by Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja, has shown that 14.3 million people, representing approximately 14.4 per cent of the country’s population (between age 15 and 64), abused drug substances in the past one year. The project, supported by United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, and European Union, was carried out by National Bureau of Statistics and Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse as part of a large-scale project being implemented in Nigeria under the 10th European Development Fund Modality. According to the survey, 10.6…

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