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Saturday, 05 August 2017 05:06

For the first time majority of Harvard’s incoming class is nonwhite

For the first time in Harvard University’s history, the majority of students accepted into the incoming freshman class are not white, a milestone for an institution that prides itself on educating future presidents, CEOs, and world leaders. But Harvard’s push to broaden the diversity of its student ranks comes as the Trump administration intensifies its focus on affirmative action policies and suggests it will investigate how colleges shape the racial makeup of their campuses. The US Justice Department is preparing to redirect resources from its civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to…

Friday, 04 August 2017 04:17

Buhari’s wife returns from London

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Thursday returned from London, United Kingdom almost one month after joining her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been receiving medical attention in the British capital since May 7. Mrs. Buhari, who left the country on July 2 had a stopover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, before continuing her journey to London on July 4. Director of Information to the Wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, confirmed on Thursday that the President’s wife returned to the country in the early hours of Thursday. Haruna added that Mrs. Buhari landed in Abuja and thereafter…

Friday, 04 August 2017 04:14

FG explains taxes on citizens living abroad

Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday gave clarifications on federal government’s plan on diaspora taxes. Mrs. Adeosun made this clarification during a Facebook LIVE video chat tagged “Tax Thursday”. While responding to questions during the tax programme, Mrs. Adeosun explained that the new tax regime was not meant for all Nigerians living in the diaspora. “It is not (for) every Nigerian; it is for Nigerians resident for tax purposes…If you are a Nigerian resident for tax purposes, it means you live in Nigeria for 195 days of the year,” she said. “We’ve signed bilateral agreements with many countries, there is…

Friday, 04 August 2017 04:09

US approves high-tech attack planes for Nigeria

The Trump administration is greenlighting a nearly $600 million sale of high-tech attack planes to Nigeria, officials said Thursday. The goal is to shore up the West African nation's ability to fight Boko Haram and other extremists, despite U.S. concerns about human rights abuses by Nigerian security forces. The sale will let Nigeria buy up to 12 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from Colorado-based Sierra Nevada Corp., according to officials who were briefed on the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly. The aircraft come with sophisticated targeting equipment that the…

Friday, 04 August 2017 04:06

Priest quits Catholic Church, says “I want to go to heaven when I die”

A Catholic priest in Uyo stunned radio listeners when he announced on a live programme that he was quitting the Catholic Church. Patrick Edet, who served under Catholic Diocese of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has been a popular voice on radio in the state through his weekly live programme called Grace and Inspiration. On Wednesday, on Planet 101.1FM, Uyo, instead of airing his usual inspirational message which has over the years endeared him to thousands within and outside the state, Mr. Edet dropped the shocking news. “On 31 of July, I resigned from my services, my duties and obligations as…

Friday, 04 August 2017 04:02

Flames engulf 86-story residential skyscraper in Dubai

A fire broke out after midnight in one of the world's tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below. More than 40 floors of the 86-story Torch Tower were burning on one side of the building, an Associated Press journalist near the scene of the blaze said. Building residents could be seen on the street outside crying with several saying the fire broke out just after 1 a.m. Friday local time. Dubai's Civil Defense announced at about 3:30 a.m. that firefighters had brought the blaze under control and that no injuries…

Friday, 04 August 2017 03:59

Trump administration moves to make tougher U.S. visa vetting permanent

The Trump administration moved on Thursday to make permanent a new questionnaire that asks some U.S. visa applicants to provide their social media handles and detailed biographical and travel history, according to a public notice. The questionnaire was rolled out in May as part of an effort to tighten vetting of would-be visitors to the United States, and asks for all prior passport numbers, five years' worth of social media handles, email addresses and phone numbers and 15 years of biographical information including addresses, employment and travel history. A State Department official declined to provide data on how many times…

Friday, 04 August 2017 03:52

Navy changes date of 2017 recruitment exercise

Nigeria Navy, NN, says it has rescheduled the date for its 2017 recruitment aptitude test from October 7 to August 12. Acting Director of Information, Suleman Dahun, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. “All shortlisted candidates are to contact their chosen centres in the various states of the federation on August 12 for the test by 8. a.m. “Candidates are reminded to come along with copies of their online completed forms to the designated examination centres. “Names of candidates who are successful in the Aptitude Test will be published online on Aug. 21,” he said. Mr. Dahun…

Friday, 04 August 2017 03:50

Ajimobi launches N50bn healthcare fund, says govt committed to quality health care

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday, restated the commitment of his administration to provide quality health care to the people of the state, saying it is prepared to take health care services to the next level. He gave the commitment in his remark at the launching of the state N50b Healthcare Endowment Fund, which attracted donations and pledges from international organisations, private sectors, government functionaries, traditional rulers and eminent personalities, for the restoration and transformation of government hospitals and health centres in the state. The event held at International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. According…

Thursday, 03 August 2017 04:16

Keke NAPEP operators block Ebonyi Govt House

Hundreds of Keke NAPEP operators in Abakaliki on Tuesday embarked on a peaceful protest in front of Ebonyi State Government House Gate, blocking the road for hours that led to heavy gridlock over alleged levy of N3,400 by the state Ministry of Works. The protesters were aggrieved over taxation and the poor leadership of the union which had led to its factionalisation, chanting “no more union, no more union.” The protesters complained that because of the leadership crisis, they were exposed to excessive levies and victimisation by the agents and taskforce members, working for Ministry of Works. However, a team…

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Thursday, 03 August 2017 04:13

Court sacks all Akwa Ibom council chairpersons

A court in Akwa Ibom State has declared as illegal, local government caretaker committees in the state. The 31 local governments in the state have been run for about two years now by chairpersons handpicked by the state governor, Udom Emmanuel. A State High Court at Abak Judicial Division presided by Justice Ezekiel Enang declared on Tuesday that the setting up of the caretaker committees was unlawful because there were no provisions for such within the Nigerian Constitution. The court accordingly ordered Governor Emmanuel to dissolve the caretaker committees immediately. A lawyer, Nsikak Akai of the Nsikak Akai and Associates,…

Thursday, 03 August 2017 04:11

Emir of Kano faults Buhari's anti-corruption war

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday, faulted the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari's Administration, saying it would not achieve anything unless there are appropriate sanctions for offenders and monitoring of corrupt cases by the media. He also identified lack of discipline, sanctions, monitoring and evaluation of corruption cases as the four major problems aiding high level of corruption in Nigeria and other developing countries in Africa and Asia in general. Sanusi who was represented by the Sarkin Shanun Kano, Mr Shehu Mohammed, said this while speaking at an "International Conference on Tax Havens and…

Thursday, 03 August 2017 04:10

Don tasks African leaders on development

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Director, Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), Prof. Alex Ezeh, has challenged leaders in Africa and Nigeria in particular, to build strong institutions for it to experience development. Ezeh who said this while presenting a distinguished guest lecture of Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, titled, "Building Strong Institutions for African Development”, said at the moment Africa is characterized by weak institutions, social rules and warped accountability. The renowned demographer and public health expert identified a vibrant judiciary as critical to deepening accountability and checking corruption in the continent. While noting that universities…

Wednesday, 02 August 2017 04:07

Osinbajo appoints new heads for ICPC, Wages Commission, others

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has appointed a new chairman for the anti-graft agency, ICPC. The new chairman is Bolaji Owasanoye, a professor. The new appointment was contained in a statement by Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Professor Osinbajo also appointed 12 others as members of ICPC board while Musa Abubakar, a professor, will serve as secretary. The Acting President also appointed ‎Ekpo Nta and 10 others for the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission‎. Mr. Nta is immediate past chairman the ICPC. Read the full statement of the appointments below: Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has…

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