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Saturday, 30 September 2017 03:37

Why Appeal Court ordered Dasuki to appear in Metuh’s trial

Appeal Court on Friday ordered State Security Service to allow former National Security Adviser, Mr Sambo Dasuki, to appear in court in the ongoing trial of former Peoples Democratic Party spokesperson, Mr Olisa Metuh. Metuh is facing trial on a seven-count charge of alleged diversion of N400 million brought against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.The fund was alleged to have been diverted from office of NSA, when Dasuki occupied the office. The Appeal Court presided by Mr Peter Ige faulted and overruled the decision of an Abuja division of the Federal High Court that Dasuki was a…

Saturday, 30 September 2017 03:35

Nationwide blackout as national grid collapses

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said a total system collapse of the national grid was recorded on Sept. 28 at 8:03 p.m., resulting in temporary loss of electricity generation for the nation’s power grid. A statement from TCN’s management on Friday in Abuja said that reports obtained from power stations and the sequence of events generated by Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) had revealed the cause of the collapse. It said SCADA system report indicated that the system collapse was triggered by the tripping of Egbin power plants Units ST4, ST6 and ST5. It, however, said that restoration of…

Saturday, 30 September 2017 03:33

A war between the US and North Korea is 'now a real possibility,' British think tank warns

* British think tank RUSI believes that a US-North Korea war is "a real possibility."* The war could be started by either side. It "will not be surgical or short," the think tank said, and there would be "scenes of carnage."* Even without nuclear weapons, such a war could kill hundreds of thousands of people in a week, produce millions of refugees, and wreck the global economy.* The UK should refuse to unconditionally support the US in this war, RUSI said. An acclaimed British defence think tank has warned that war between North Korea and the United States is "now…

Saturday, 30 September 2017 03:29

Baptist youths rally against drug abuse, other vices

PRESS RELEASE Royal Ambassdors of Baptist churches under the Lagos West Baptist Conference is staging a rally to kick against social vices in the community. The rally, anchored by the Anti-Social Vices Club which is an organ of the Royal Ambassdors ministry, is aimed at societal ills that have become endemic amongst the youth and adult. This year's rally is coming closely to the annual independence celebration of the nation - particularly to spread the message that true freedom only comes from God and as such people should desist from social vices. The rally is also coming at a time…

Friday, 29 September 2017 04:13

FAAC shares out N637.7bn as govt revenue increases

The nation’s federally collected revenue recorded an appreciation, occasioned by rise in oil earnings and other sources in August, leading to the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, sharing N637. 7 billion, among the three tiers of government, yesterday. This amount was made up of a statutory distributable revenue of N550.992 billion and Value Added Tax, VAT, revenue of N86.712 billion. The breakdown of the allocations showed that Federal Government received N273.095 billion; state governments, N173.806 billion, and local governments got N131.044 billion. Oil producing states received N41.977 billion as 13 per cent derivation revenue, while revenue generating agencies were given…

Friday, 29 September 2017 04:03

More than half of schools in Boko Haram's region are shut, UNICEF says

More than half schools in the state at the epicentre of Nigeria's conflict with Boko Haram are still closed, United Nations' children agency said on Friday, as the insurgency drags into its ninth year. The lack of schools could continue to fuel Boko Haram or similar movements in the future. Poor education for Nigeria's restive northeastern youth left them with few prospects, driving them to join the Islamist insurgency, experts say. The conflict has killed more than 20,000 people since 2009 and embroiled the region in one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with at least 10.7 million people in…

Friday, 29 September 2017 04:00

China to be US' 'greatest threat' by 2025 - Top US General

America's top military officer, Gen. Joseph Dunford, told Congress Tuesday China is likely to be the "greatest threat" of any foe to the US within a decade. "I think China probably poses the greatest threat to our nation by about 2025," Dunford told the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing on his re-appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dunford was responding to a question from Hawaii Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono, who noted that the general had previously identified Russia, followed by China and North Korea, as representing the greatest military threats to US national security during…

Thursday, 28 September 2017 05:28

NJC appoints controversial Ayo Salami head of committee on corruption cases

National Judicial Council (NJC) under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mr Walter Onnoghen, has established a Corruption and Financial Crimes Cases Trial Monitoring Committee (COTRIMCO) to monitor judges and courts handling corruption and financial crimes cases in the country. The council also appointed a former President of the Court of Appeal, Mr Ayo Salami, as chairman of the committee. Salami retired under controversial circumstances, following the refusal by former President Goodluck Jonathan to reinstate him after he had been cleared by NJC over his alleged links to chieftains of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). Prior to…

Thursday, 28 September 2017 05:25

Nigeria to exit 90 international organisations

The federal government says it will trim down Nigeria’s membership of over 310 international organisations and associated financial obligations to safeguard the nation from possible financial embarrassment. Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, made this known when she addressed State House correspondents on the outcome of Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. According to her, the annual commitment by Nigeria to these organisations stands at 70 million dollars. “Basically, Nigeria is member of 310 international organisations and a committee was set up to review the rationale for our continued membership…

Thursday, 28 September 2017 05:17

American church offers to sponsor four Chibok girls’ university education

Church of the Servant King, Gardena, California has asked for approval from the federal government to sponsor the university education of four of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls who recently regained freedom. The request was made through a letter by the pastor of the church, Mr Richard Read, to Minster for Women Affairs, Mrs Jummai Alhassan. The contact person of the church in Nigeria, Mercel Sunny, who delivered the letter to the minister. The church said it had made arrangement for the admission of the girls into HOPE International University, Fullerton, California for the 2017/18 academic session. The church said it…

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Thursday, 28 September 2017 05:16

Henceforth, no confirmed O-level results, no admission into tertiary institutions - JAMB

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said it would demand for the records of Ordinary and Advanced Level results of candidates recommended by tertiary institutions before offering them admission. JAMB Registrar, Mr Ishaq Oloyede, said this during this year’s meeting on admissions exercise/processes for Innovative Enterprise Institutions in Abuja on Tuesday. The registrar said that institutions must maintain the standard set by the board beginning from this year’s admission. ”From this year now, we are demanding records of the O levels of the candidates you are admitting and that is for the first time,” Oloyede said. “When you recommend…

Thursday, 28 September 2017 05:14

FG declares Monday holiday

The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 2, 2017 as public holiday to commemorate the nation’s 57th independence anniversary. Minister of Interior, Mr Abdulrahman Dambazau who made the declaration on behalf of the government on Wednesday in Abuja, congratulated Nigerians on the anniversary. He urged them to sustain the collective efforts towards maintaining and strengthening the unity of the country. Dambazau in a statement by Permanent Secretary, Mr Abubakar Magaji, emphasised government’s commitment to promoting national unity, economic growth and political development on democratic principles. He noted that in the past 57 years, Nigeria had made a lot of progress…

Wednesday, 27 September 2017 03:59

6m children in Nigeria malnourished – UNICEF

Over six million children in Nigeria under the age of five are stunted due to malnutrition, United Nations Childrens Fund, UNICEF, has said. According to the global agency, about 60 per cent of the 22.2 million children in that age bracket in the country face risk of poor development due to lack of early childhood development support. UNICEF Country Representative, Mr Mallick F‎all, said this on Tuesday at 2017 National Early Childhood Development (ECD) Conference. The conference, with the theme: “For Every Nigerian Child, Early Years Matter”, was organised by UNICEF, World Bank and Global Partnership For Education. “Nigeria is…

Wednesday, 27 September 2017 03:56

Irate Qatar Airways passengers cause commotion at Lagos airport

Some aggrieved passengers of Qatar Airways Tuesday caused a commotion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, over the delay of their flight for two days. The passengers had besieged the airline’s check-in counter, demanding to be put on any available flight to enable them meet their engagements outside the country. They had on Sunday boarded the flight at 10.00 a.m. en route Doha to connect to their respective destinations, only to be disembarked due to operational reasons. One of the passengers, Mr Segun Agbetuyi, in a text message, said they were taken to a hotel later on Sunday. “They…

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