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Tuesday, 20 March 2018 04:58

Wake up to your responsibility, Sultan-led JNI tells Buhari

Jama’atu Nasril Islam under the leadership of Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has asked the President Muhammadu administration to wake up to its statutory responsibility of protecting lives and property of Nigerians across the country. The wake-up call, according to the Muslim body, became imperative following the killings by suspected herdsmen of villagers in Bassa LGA, Plateau State. National Publicity Secretary of JNI, Mr Khalid Abubakar-Aliyu, stated this in a statement in Kaduna on Monday. The religious body condemned the attack which left several people dead and over 150 houses destroyed. It cautioned security operatives against taking sides…

Tuesday, 20 March 2018 04:53

Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash-lands

A Nigerian Air Force plane has crash-landed in Kaduna. According to air force spokesperson, Mr Olatokunbo Adesanya, the plane was flown by a student pilot. “The student pilot, who was the only one on board, suffered minor injuries and is already receiving treatment at 461 Nigerian Air Force Hospital, Kaduna. “Chief of the Air Staff, Mr Sadique Abubakar, has immediately directed the constitution of a board of inquiry to determine the exact cause of the incident while efforts are ongoing to recover the aircraft,” he said in a statement. The incident, which happened on Monday, was said to be as…

Tuesday, 20 March 2018 04:51

Saudi women should have choice whether to wear abaya robe - Crown Prince

Saudi women should be free to determine what they wear as long as their attire is "decent and respectful", the kingdom's reform-minded crown prince said. With the ascent to power of young Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the kingdom has seen an expansion in women's rights including a decision to allow women to attend mixed public sporting events and the right to drive cars from this summer. The changes have been hailed as proof of a new progressive trend towards modernisation in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom, although the gender-segregated nation continues to be criticized for its continued constraints on women.…

Tuesday, 20 March 2018 04:50

Oyo SGBs commit N2b to education in one year - Ajimobi

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, on Monday, said School Governing Boards (SGBs) initiated by the state government have injected more than N2bn into the state’s education sector in the last one year. The governor made the disclosure during the foundation laying ceremony of University of Ibadan Alumni Association's guest house extension, held at the university. It would be recalled that SGB is a participatory model, which brings together all stakeholders in the education system in the management of public secondary schools in the state. Ajimobi stated that the state government has also awarded contracts estimated at…

Tuesday, 20 March 2018 04:46

Stephen Hawking may have been suffering from 'polio', says US expert

Stephen Hawking may have been misdiagnosed and actually a victim of polio, a US medical expert has suggested. Christopher B Cooper, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, said the probability the physicist’s famously debilitating condition was in fact amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was “low”. He said Hawking’s relatively young age of diagnosis, 21, and his 55-year period of survival does “not match our understanding of ALS”. In a letter to the Financial Times, the medic argued it is more likely Hawking’s neurological and motor system impairment was caused by poliomylitis, of which there…

Monday, 19 March 2018 04:26

Dapchi schoolgirls’ll be released in 2 weeks – Defence Minister

Defence Minister, Mr Mansur Dan-Ali, has given hopes that the 110 abducted students of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, might be released by Boko Haram in the next two weeks, noting that the federal government was closing in on them. The minister, who dropped the hint on a live Channels TV programme, Sunrise, weekend, said intelligence reports at his disposal indicated that the girls would soon be released, reinforcing President Muhammadu Buhari’s earlier disclosure that the Federal Government would rather negotiate the release of both Dapchi and Chibok school girls to ensure their safety. Asked to…

Monday, 19 March 2018 04:20

JAMB releases 1.3 million UTME results today

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it will release no fewer than 1.3 million results of candidates that sat for 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Monday (today) after they had gone through security checks and found to be without malpractice. JAMB Head of Information, Mr Fabian Benjamin, who stated this on Sunday in an interview with our correspondent, added that UTME results of Computer-Based Test centres where CCTV showed malpractices had been cancelled. The board said CCTV showed “strange things” such as CBT centre owners collecting money from candidates to engage in malpractices and also threatening JAMB officials…

Monday, 19 March 2018 04:10

Facebook's Zuckerberg comes under fire from UK, US lawmakers

Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic criticized Facebook and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, after reports surfaced that another company, Cambridge Analytica, improperly harvested information from 50 million Facebook users. A British lawmaker accused Facebook on Sunday of misleading officials by downplaying the risk of users' data being shared without their consent. Conservative legislator Damian Collins, who heads the British Parliament's media committee, said he would ask Zuckerberg or another Facebook executive to appear before his panel, which is investigating disinformation and "fake news." Collins said Facebook has "consistently understated" the risk of data leaks and gave misleading answers…

Saturday, 17 March 2018 04:15

Buhari appoints members for food security council

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved members for the National Food Security Council which he will inaugurate on Monday. The council, which he will personally chair, has governors of Kebbi, Taraba, Plateau, Lagos, Ebonyi and Delta states as members. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, other members of the council are Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Chief of Staff to the President; National Security Adviser; and seven ministers. The ministers to be represented are that of Agriculture and Rural Development; Finance; Interior; Industry, Trade and Investment; Water…

Saturday, 17 March 2018 04:13

Benue killings must stop - Adeboye

General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Mr Enoch Adeboye has visited Benue State where he prayed that God should bring an end to the continuous bloodshed occasioned by incessant attacks by herdsmen. He said the killings of innocent souls across the state must stop now. Speaking during a prayer session organized for the state at the Government House on Friday, Adeboye who identified with the pains of the Benue people over the killings said he would have been in the state earlier but for the fact that he was instructed by God not to visit before President…

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Saturday, 17 March 2018 04:10

Buhari plays father’s role at Dangote daughter’s wedding

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Kano attended the wedding Fatiha of Mr Aliko Dangote’s daughter, Fatima, and her groom, Jamilu Abubakar. The wedding Fatiha between Fatima and Jamilu, son of a former Inspector-General of police, Mr Muhammad Abubakar, took place at 12 noon at the Kano Emir’s palace. The wedding was conducted by the Emir of Kano, Mr Muhammadu Sanusi II, and supported by the Chief Imam of Kano, Mr Sani Zaharaddeen. Mr. Buhari, in his capacity as the bride’s father, received N500,000 dowry from representative of the groom at the occasion. Other important personalities that graced the occasion…

Saturday, 17 March 2018 04:09

Glo-sponsored African Voices showcases ace photographers

Cable News Network (CNN) International this week showcases the behind the scene activities of a couple of ace photographers of African descent on its magazine programme, African Voices. The edition has the theme “Through the Lens”, and will feature Gerald Rambert of Mauritius; Omar Victor Diop of Senegal and Adnen Chaouchi of Tunisia. A vignette made available to Globacom indicated that Rambert, a deep sea photographer will explain how his passion for the aquatic life led him to spending hours in the water and finally to underwater photography. Rambert is reputed for being a photographer for many upscale magazines across…

Saturday, 17 March 2018 04:08

NJC appoints 60 judges for 25 states: Here’s the full list

PRESS RELEASEThe under-listed are the names of the Sixty (60) successful Judicial Officers recommended by the National Judicial Council at its 85th Meeting to their various State Governors. 1. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE, ONDO STATE i) Hon. Justice O. O. Akerodolu 2. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE, PLATEAU STATE i) Hon. Justice Yakubu Gyang Dakwak 3. APPOINTMENT OF THREE (3) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, ADAMAWA STATE i) Danladi Muhammed ii) Fatima Ahmed Tafida iii) Bulila Ladukiya Ikharo 4. APPOINTMENT OF TWO (2) HIGH COURT JUDGES, AKWA-IBOM STATE i) Bassey Bassey Nkanang ii) Uwem Freedom Ibritam 5. APPOINTMENT OF ONE (1) JUDGE, HIGH…

Saturday, 17 March 2018 04:05

Sultan calls on Muslims to look for ‘new moon’

Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Friday called on Muslims to look out for the new moon of Rajab 1439AH. The monarch made the call on Friday in Sokoto in a statement signed by Mr Sambo Junaidu, Wazirin Sokoto and Chairman of Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to Sultanate Council. “This is to inform Muslim Ummah that Saturday, March. 17, 2018, which is equivalent to 29 day of Jimada Assaniya 1439AH, shall be the day to look for the new moon of Rajab 1439AH. “Muslims are, therefore, requested to start looking out for the new moon of Rajab…

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