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Monday, 10 July 2017 04:17

Port workers go on strike Tuesday

Tin Can Island Lagos Port workers are set to embark on nationwide protests on Tuesday over their disagreement with some sections of the Ports and Harbour Bill, which they observed could lead to massive job losses. A source close to the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) said on Sunday in Lagos that the protests would take place simultaneously in all the seaports. The source said that the union observed inherent dangers in the bill which was recently passed by the Senate. He said that the protests were being jointly organised by the MWUN and the Senior Staff Association of…

Monday, 10 July 2017 04:13

Sultan laments social media effect on Nigerian girls

Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar III, has expressed concern at the effect of social media on Nigerian girls following attention diversion of students in the country. Abubakar expressed the feeling in Sokoto on Sunday at the closing ceremony of the 6th National Edition of the Quranic Recitation Competition. The Sultan said: “There is a disturbing development where the attention of students is being diverted from their studies. “This is through the use of various social media like Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, 2Go and Instagram, among others,” he said. The traditional ruler urged youths, particularly girls, to stop spending too much time…

Monday, 10 July 2017 04:11

Oyo govt insists Olubadan Chieftaincy law review not political

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan The last may not have been heard on the Olubadan Chieftaincy law review by the Oyo State government as the government on Sunday, said the massive attendance and response by various stakeholders to the ongoing Olubadan Declaration Review panel has justified and vindicated its action. Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, in a statement issued in Ibadan, said 91 out of the 118 memoranda received during the open sessions conducted by the panel requested for additional beaded crowns, while the remaining 27 called for the review of ascendancy into the Olubadan stool. He reiterated…

Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:22

Abacha injected Yar’Adua with virus that killed him - Obasanjo

A former President, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, revealed on Saturday that late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha wanted him, late Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and the June 12 hero, late Moshood Abiola, dead while in prison. He stated this at a dinner organised by an inter-denominational Christian organisation, Christ The Redeemer’s Friends International of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos Province 39 Chapter. The former president alleged that Yar’Adua was poisoned by Abacha’s killer squad, adding that he was to be next victim, but that he was saved by God’s divine grace. Obasanjo said, “Two people had earlier told me Abacha promised…

Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:21

Maitama Sule’s contribution beyond Kano – Jonathan‎

Former President Goodluck Jonathan said late former minister and permanent representative to the United Nations, Maitama Sule, promoted national interest during his life time. Jonathan said this in Kano on Saturday when he paid a condolence visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje at the Government House, Kano. ‎The former president also said Sule’s influence and contribution to national development went beyond Kano.‎ He described the late statesman as a patriot whose interest was the growth of Nigeria and the African continent.‎ “He was one of those leaders who shunned ethnicity, promoted national interest above all others and believed in corporate existence…

Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:18

How Idahosa converted my father in Ibadan crusade‎ - Fayose

‎Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, on Friday revealed that the late tele-evangelist, Archbishop Benson Idahosa, got his father converted to a born again at a crusade in Ibadan, Oyo State in 1980 and that his father later sowed the family's only car to propagate evangelism. Speaking in Benin while delivering the convocation lecture of Benson Idahosa University (BIU), Fayose said the decision of his father to give out the family's only Peugeot salon car drew the anger of his six wives and 27 children who felt bad about the decision. ‎"Archbishop Benson Idahosa came to Ibadan in 1980 for…

Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:17

Container crushes pastor, wife, kids, coming from Holy Ghost Service

A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), his wife, their two children and a church worker, were crushed to death by two containers yesterday in Lagos while on their way home from the monthly Holy Ghost vigil of the church. Three others were injured. Pastor Charles Ito and his wife Rosaline were killed. The names of the children and the church worker could not be immediately confirmed. Two tyres of the truck carrying the containers unexpectedly lost pressure which made the vehicle tilt heavily on one side, just by the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) terminal on the…

Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:15

Ivanka Trump replaces her father and takes his seat among world leaders at G-20 summit

Ivanka Trump sat in as a replacement for President Trump at a G-20 Summit working session — putting the first daughter alongside heads of state such as Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Typically a government minister would stand in for a head of state if they were unable to attend such an event. However, Russia's summit representative tweeted that when President Trump was out of the room for bilateral meetings, the first daughter sat in a replacement. In the photo, Ivanka sat next to Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May on her left, and Chinese President…

Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:13

Nigeria, Somalia, others get $638M US aid

United States has announced more than $630 million in aid for Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria, where conflict has helped to cause what the United Nations calls the world's largest humanitarian crisis in more than 70 years. Saturday's statement says the total U.S. humanitarian assistance to the four countries is now more than $1.8 billion this fiscal year. While the United States is the world's largest humanitarian donor, President Donald Trump's proposed deep cuts to foreign aid have caused widespread concern. Tens of millions of people in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria face hunger amid conflict. Yemen has…

Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:12

FG summons Cameroon’s ambassador over Bakassi killings

Foreign Affairs Ministry has summoned Cameroon’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Abbas Salahedine, to give explanations on the reported maltreatment and killings of Nigerians in the Bakassi Peninsula by Cameroonian Gendarmes. In a statement, the government expressed dismay over the attacks said to have been occasioned by alleged non-payment of taxes on fishing activities. “The ministry has instructed the Nigerian Missions in Yaounde and Buea, to investigate the report with a view to confirming their veracity and inform Headquarters immediately,” the statement signed by the Ministry’s acting spokesperson, Jane Adams, said. “The ministry appeals to the Cameroonian authorities to exercise…

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Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:10

Nigerian Army holds strategic meeting of commanders

Commanding Officers of Nigerian Army will hold a five-day meeting in Kaduna to strategise on more efficient and functional ways of handling personnel and resources in peace time and war. A statement issued on Saturday by Col. Kingsley Umoh, spokesman of 1 Division, Nigeria Army, Kaduna, said Chief of Army Staff and Principal Staff Officers from the Army Headquarters would attend the event. He said that the Commanding Officers Workshop was the second to be held after the maiden edition which took place in Maiduguri from March 13-17, this year. “Over 75 Commanding Officers drawn from formations and units of…

Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:09

INEC deploys 14 new electoral commissioners

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deployed 14 newly sworn-in Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to states. Secretary to the Commission, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu, said in a statement in Abuja that Prof. James Apam from Benue was posted to Kogi, while Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda from Plateau was posted to Benue. Mr. Halilu Pai from FCT was posted to Plateau, Mr. Umar Ibrahim (Taraba) to Gombe; Mr. Ahmad Makama (Bauchi) to Taraba; Mr. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Adamawa) to Bauchi; and Prof. Godwill Obioma (Abia) to Ebonyi. Dr. Nwachukwu Orji of Ebonyi was posted to Anambra; Dr Iloh Chuks (Enugu) to Abia; Emeka Joseph (Imo)…

Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:07

Lagos flood: Police block Ahmadu Bello Way

An unprecedented flood took over the entire Ahmadu Bello way in Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, forcing some residents and commercial offices to unceremoniously vacate their premises. Lagos State Police Command has consequently temporarily closed the road for human and vehicular movements due to threat by heavy flood. Ahmadu Bello Way in Victoria Island, Lagos has been flooded due to continuous down pour experienced in the state since three days ago. The command’s spokesman, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, said that the second link-road to the Island coming from Lagos mainland was unsafe for motorists. Famous-Cole said that the down pour in…

Sunday, 09 July 2017 04:03

Oyo schools to wear new looks as Ajimobi commits to spend N5b

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State government says it will spend N5 billion to repair dilapidating structures in primary and secondary schools in the state. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela, made the disclosure during a meeting with the state chapter’s leaders and representatives of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON) and All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS). He also said the state government had received 70,000 books covering different subject areas such as Mathematics, English, English literature, Physics, Biology, Economics, Algebra, Chemistry among others from a…

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