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Wednesday, 14 February 2018 04:00

Atlanta-bound Delta jet makes emergency landing in Lagos

Delta Airlines says an engine issued forced a flight from Nigeria to Atlanta to turn back and make an emergency landing at the airport it departed from. Delta says Flight 55 from Lagos to Atlanta, Georgia, left around 10:50 p.m. local time Tuesday and returned to Lagos International Airport less than an hour later. A Delta statement says the A330-200 had an issue with one of its two engines. Delta says the flight landed safely and passengers were evacuated onto the runway down emergency slides. Delta says five passengers reported "non-critical" injuries during the evacuation, but the statement didn't elaborate.…

Wednesday, 14 February 2018 03:56

NPA asks NAFDAC, SON to vacate seaports in 24hrs

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has given a 24-hour ultimatum to officials of unauthorised government agencies to vacate the seaports or risk being arrested. The directive is in line with a new order issued to NPA by Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). PEBEC directed NPA to ensure strict compliance to the October 26, 2011, presidential directive on agencies permitted to operate in the ports. NPA, therefore, reiterated that only eight federal government agencies were allowed to operate and have physical representation at all port locations in the country. General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications of NPA, Mr Abdullahi Goje, in…

Wednesday, 14 February 2018 03:53

Nigeria reports 450 suspected cases of Lassa fever; 37 dead

World Health Organization says as many as 450 people may have been infected with Lassa fever in Nigeria in less than five weeks. In a statement Tuesday, WHO says 43 suspected deaths from the viral hemorrhagic fever were reported between Jan. 1 and Feb. 4 and 37 of them have been confirmed. Mr Wondimagegnehu Alemu, WHO Representative to the West African nation, calls it an "unusually high number of cases for this time of year." The disease is spread through contact with the bodily fluids of sick people. Humans often contract the virus from eating food contaminated by the urine…

Tuesday, 13 February 2018 04:48

Buhari to Nigerians: Expect enduring solutions to killings

President Muhammadu Buhari says he understands the seriousness and urgency of the nation's security issues. The president said his administration was determined to implement carefully considered solutions that would earn the confidence of Nigerians and stand the test of time. Mr Buhari stated this Monday on his official Twitter account, @MBuhari, after presiding over an expanded meeting of National Security Council. He said: "Today (Monday), I presided over a meeting of the Security Council. We fully understand the seriousness & urgency of Nigeria's security issues, and are determined to implement carefully considered solutions that will not only earn the confidence…

Tuesday, 13 February 2018 04:45

36 Govs back state police

Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Mr Abdulaziz Yari, on Monday said creation of state police would help in addressing spate of insecurity in the country. Yari, also the Zamfara State governor, said this at the end of a two-day summit organised by Senate Ad hoc Committee on Review of Current Security Infrastructure in Nigeria. He said that, “Today we have reiterated the position of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. “And the position of the security summit we held in August, that there is a need for the state police; we can say it is the only answer.” The Vice President had during…

Tuesday, 13 February 2018 04:36

Drama at NHIS office as police disperse workers protesting Yusuf’s reinstatement

It was drama on Monday at the headquarters of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Abuja, as workers continued their protest over the reinstatement of Executive Secretary, Mr Usman Yusuf, prompting police intervention. The protest was initially by workers in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to reinstate Yusuf, overriding the recommendation of Minister of Health, Mr Isaac Adewole. But on getting to NHIS headquarters, they encountered another group of workers protesting the reinstatement of the embattled Executive Secretary, who Adewole suspended in June 2017, following allegations of gross misconduct, and who is under probe for alleged N919million fraud. The…

Monday, 12 February 2018 04:25

Russian airliner crashes moments after takeoff, killing 71

A Russian airliner that had just taken off from the country's second-busiest airport crashed Sunday, killing all 71 people aboard and scattering jagged chunks of wreckage across a snowy field outside Moscow. The pilots of the An-148 regional jet did not report any problems before the twin-engine aircraft plunged into the field about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Domodedovo Airport, authorities said. The Saratov Airlines flight disappeared from radar just minutes after departure for the city of Orsk, some 1,500 kilometers (1,000 miles) to the southeast. Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov confirmed that there were no survivors. The 65 passengers ranged…

Monday, 12 February 2018 04:22

Fulani groups meet, promise to stop killings

Fulani herdsmen who have been accused of serial fatal attacks on farmers in several parts of the country have now agreed to embrace peace and live peacefully with other Nigerians. All the associations under the ethnic nationality met in Minna, Niger state, on Sunday where they adopted the new policy of peaceful coexistence. The major Fulani associations, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders, Allah Katul Houre, and Gan Allah Cattle Fulani were present at the meeting held at Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre. Leaders of these groups, after listening to addresses of traditional rulers and top northern leaders at the…

Monday, 12 February 2018 04:19

Ex-minister John Shagaya dies in road accident

A former Minister, Mr John Shagaya, who was a retired army General and former senator, was on Sunday afternoon involved in a ghastly car crash. He died from the accident, an official confirmed. Mr Dan Dandur, a former chairman, Langtang North Local Government in Plateau, confirmed the death. Shagaya was said to have been returning from his country home in Langtang on his way to Jos when the accident occurred. PT

Sunday, 11 February 2018 04:44

I lack powers to create cattle colonies – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday disclosed that he does not have constitutional powers to create cattle colonies in any part of the country under the Land Use Act of 1978. Mr Buhari, however, assured that his administration is committed to laying foundations on which an egalitarian and progressive Nigerian, where every citizen can realise their full potentials without let or hindrance, could be attained. The president, who disclosed this in Port Harcourt at the South-South Zonal meeting of National Committee of Buhari Support Groups, NCBSG, explained that said provisions of the Land Use Act gave powers to state governors and local…

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Sunday, 11 February 2018 04:42

Buhari loses two family members ‘few hours apart’

President Muhammadu Buhari’s extended family has been struck by the loss of two senior members who died within a few hours of one another. Mrs Halima Dauda, buried in Daura on Saturday morning, was the president’s niece and younger sister to his close associate and nephew, Mr Mamman Daura. She died at about the age of 56, leaving behind 10 children, four of them male and six female including one of President Buhari’s personal assistants, Mr Mohammed Sabi’u Tunde. The burial, according to Mr Garba Shehu, spokesperson to the president, was attended by a federal government delegation led by Chief…

Sunday, 11 February 2018 04:30

Come visit: South Korea's leader invited to North Korea

A rare invitation to Pyongyang for South Korea's president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty's southern road tour, part of an accelerating diplomatic thaw that included some Korean liquor over lunch and the shared joy of watching a "unified" Korea team play hockey at the Olympics. Nothing has been settled on any trip north by South Korean President Moon Jae-in. But the verbal message on Saturday to come at a "convenient time" from dictator Kim Jong Un, delivered by his visiting younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, is part of a sudden rush of improving feelings between the…

Saturday, 10 February 2018 04:41

Buhari approves dismissal of two judges

Following recommendations from National Judicial Council (NJC), President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the compulsory retirement of Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Abuja Division of the Federal High Court and the dismissal from office of Justice O.O Tokode of Benin Division of the Federal High Court. According to a statement by presidential spokesperson, Mr Garba Shehu, the disciplinary actions on the two Justices are in pursuance of section 292 (1) (b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). Mr O.O. Tokode is also to refund all salaries and allowances earned illegally from December 2, 2015 when he…

Saturday, 10 February 2018 04:36

Babangida’s spokesman Kassim Afegbua narrates ordeal with police, SSS

Mr Kassim Afegbua, a spokesperson for a former military ruler, Mr Ibrahim Babangida, has chronicled his experience over the last one week. Afegbua’s ordeal started last Sunday when he released a statement on behalf of Babangida about the state of the nation. In the statement, Babangida expressed his misgivings about President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership and proposed a power shift to younger generations beginning with the 2019 elections. Hours after the statement was released, a counter-statement emerged. The second statement contradicted the first statement in some aspects and scaled down concerns about Mr. Buhari’s government in others. The confusion then drew…

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