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Wednesday, 18 October 2017 03:52

Buhari signs University of Petroleum Resources bill into law

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja pledged continued support for the socio-economic development of the Niger Delta region. Giving the assurance at a brief ceremony in the State House to sign the bill establishing University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State, into law, the President said “this administration is fully committed to supporting the Niger Delta in its endeavours to achieve socio-economic development.” He appealed to all communities in the region to strive for peace through dialogue in resolving all conflicts not only among them, but also with business entities and the authorities. With the signing of the…

Wednesday, 18 October 2017 03:31

LAUTECH lecturers call off strike, resume Monday

Students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomosho will return to their classrooms on Monday for the first time in six months. This followed an announcement on Tuesday by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, calling off the protracted strike action involving the teachers and other workers of the university. The students have not resumed academic activities since April when they concluded their 2016/17 first semester examinations. They will now begin the second semester of the session, months after other universities in Nigeria began the 2017/18 academic year. Workers of LAUTECH had gone on strike on June 2 over…

Wednesday, 18 October 2017 03:29

Vaccination rumours: Parents withdraw kids from schools in Ondo

There was panic yesterday among parents of school children in Akure, Ondo State capital, as rumours spread that some pupils had died after they were given suspected deadly vaccine by unidentified soldiers. Many parents withdrew their children from schools before closing hours but were resisted by the schools’ management. As early as 9 am, rumours filtered that about 20 soldiers invaded some schools at Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area, and allegedly administered vaccine on some school children. Three of such children were rumoured to have died. But it was learnt that the rumour, which also went viral on…

Tuesday, 17 October 2017 04:22

Plateau’s madness gone too far - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the “madness” in Plateau State which led to recent killings of at least 20 people had gone too far. He has therefore instructed the military and the police to bring the violence to an instant end. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists. Shehu said Buhari was devoted to the sanctity of Nigeria’s unity, and he encourages Nigerians of all groups to learn to live together in peace and harmony. The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari has received with…

Tuesday, 17 October 2017 04:21

Agbakoba urges court to disqualify Buhari as Petroleum Minister

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mr Olisa Agbakoba has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from holding office as Petroleum Minister. Agbakoba prayed the court to declare that Section 138 of the 1999 Constitution bars the President of Nigeria from holding another executive office or paid employment, such as that of a petroleum minister. He is also seeking a declaration that by Section 147(2) of the Constitution, the President cannot lawfully hold the office of the Minister of Petroleum Resources without confirmation by the Senate. A restraining order, he contended,…

Tuesday, 17 October 2017 04:15

North Korea warns states - Don't join any U.S. action and you're safe

North Korea warned countries at the United Nations on Monday in a statement: don't join the United States in military action against the Asian state and you will be safe from retaliation. The caution was contained in a copy of North Korean Deputy U.N. Ambassador Kim In Ryong's prepared remarks for a discussion on nuclear weapons by a U.N. General Assembly committee. However, Kim did not read that section out loud. "As long as one does not take part in the U.S. military actions against the DPRK (North Korea), we have no intention to use or threaten to use nuclear…

Tuesday, 17 October 2017 04:07

Agency raises alarm over two emerging cassava diseases

West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE), the body in charge of addressing diseases of root/tuber crops, on Monday raised alarm over two emerging cassava diseases in Nigeria. Mr Justin Pita, Executive Director of WAVE, at the second Annual General Meeting of stakeholders from the West African sub-region in Abuja, identified the two new diseases as begomovirus and brown streak viruses. He said that the diseases, which originated from East Africa, were moving toward Central Africa and West Africa, adding that Nigeria was not, therefore, immune to its effects. He said that these viruses had negatively affected cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa,…

Monday, 16 October 2017 04:28

Buhari’s honeymoon with international community has ended - US intelligence expert

Matthew Page, former US intelligence community expert on Nigeria, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s integrity is at stake. Page said this in reaction to the $25 billion alleged fraud scandal rocking the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC). He said Buhari came with the promise to fight corruption and appoint incorruptible people in his government but that the anti-graft war “has been significant but selective”. Page said the honeymoon period between Buhari and the international community has ended. He spoke in an interview on The Osasu Show, hosted by Osasu Igbinedion. “The honeymoon period for Buhari with the international community is over,…

Monday, 16 October 2017 04:26

State House hospital replies Aisha Buhari, says received N1.2 billion in 3 years

State House Clinic received N1.2 billion (N1, 195,257, 021) between 2015 and 2017, as expenditure, the presidency said on Sunday. The amount consists of N970 million (N969, 681, 821.53) for capital projects and N226 million (N225, 575, 200.60) for recurrent expenditure, Mr Attah Esa, a deputy director Information said in an official statement. The hospital and its management have come under intense criticism from Nigerians including Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mrs. Buhari lamented lack of basic amenities despite the allocations to the hospital, calling for probe. “I called the Aso Clinic to find out if they have…

Monday, 16 October 2017 04:24

FG says no plan to issue visas on arrival for Africans

The federal government says it has no plans to start issuing visas on arrival for all Africans. African Union's political affairs office had tweeted on Friday that Nigeria announced the plan at a retreat for permanent representatives to the continental body. Nigeria's information minister, Mr Lai Mohammed told The Associated Press on Sunday: "It is not true that we have any such plans." Africans need visas to travel to 55 percent of the continent, according to AU figures, and officials say that hurts trade. AU has advocated for a single African passport and for abolishing visa requirements for all African…

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Monday, 16 October 2017 04:20

Ophelia threatens Ireland with worst storm in 50 years

Ireland dispatched its armed forces to bolster flood defences on Sunday and warned people against non-essential travel as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia threatened the country with its worst storm in 50 years. Ophelia, the sixth major hurricane of the Atlantic season, is due to make landfall on the south west coast of Ireland at around 0500 GMT on Monday, the Irish weather service said, describing the storm as "unprecedented." Hurricane force winds are likely off Ireland's south coast but they are expected to ease before they reach the coastline, said the weather service, which has declared a Status Red…

Monday, 16 October 2017 04:16

NKorea diplomacy continues until 1st 'bomb drops' - Tillerson

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the North Korean crisis "will continue until the first bomb drops." That statement comes despite President Donald Trump's tweets a couple of weeks ago that his chief envoy was "wasting his time" trying to negotiate with "Little Rocket Man," a mocking nickname Trump has given the nuclear-armed nation's leader Kim Jong Un. "I think he does want to be clear with Kim Jong Un and that regime in North Korea that he has military preparations ready to go and he has those military options on the table.…

Monday, 16 October 2017 04:14

Ajimobi, wife offer scholarship to indigent varsity students

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and his wife, Florence, at the weekend, separately offered scholarships to indigent students of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, where the first lady bagged the honorary Doctor of Science in Public Administration. Alaafin of Oyo, Mr Lamidi Adeyemi and a philanthropist, Mr Tunde Afolabi, were also honoured with the institution’s honorary doctorate as part of its 9th convocation ceremony, which also witnessed the award of first and post graduate degrees. The governor announced the scholarship award in his remarks at the event, while his wife had earlier in her acceptance speech promised to sponsor ten…

Sunday, 15 October 2017 04:24

It is official: North got lion’s share of World Bank projects under Buhari

Contrary to President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim on Friday that his discussion with the President of the World Bank Group, Mr Jim Yong Kim, was twisted, a huge chunk of the financial institution-backed projects in partnership with the Federal Government is based in the North. The President has always been accused by his critics of favouring the northern part of the country, citing lopsidedness in various appointments made by his administration. The latest criticism happened when Kim, divulged that Buhari had asked the bank to concentrate on northern Nigeria. The Presidency, however, said what the President asked for was “rebuilding of…

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