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Saturday, 08 July 2017 04:11

We won't support Nigeria’s break up - UK

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Paul Thomas Arkwright, yesterday said the United Kingdom was not in support of any agitation for Nigeria’s break up. He denied the insinuation that the British government was supporting those calling for the break-up of the country, adding that the UK was, and would always support Nigeria’s unity. Arkwright spoke in Ilorin, Kwara State during a courtesy visit to the state House of Assembly where he met with the Speaker, Dr Ali Ahmed and other principal officers of the house. Some agitators had claimed that some powerful nations like the US and UK were…

Saturday, 08 July 2017 04:04

Over 120 nations adopt first treaty banning nuclear weapons

More than 120 countries approved the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons Friday at a U.N. meeting boycotted by all nuclear-armed nations. To loud applause, Elayne Whyte Gomez, president of the U.N. conference that has been negotiating the legally binding treaty, announced the results of the "historic" vote - 122 nations in favor, the Netherlands opposed, and Singapore abstaining. "We have managed to sow the first seeds of a world free of nuclear weapons," Whyte Gomez said. "We (are) ... saying to our children that, yes, it is possible to inherit a world free from nuclear weapons." "The world has…

Saturday, 08 July 2017 03:59

Gonorrhoea is becoming untreatable, WHO warns

Gonorrhoea infections are increasing, but doctors are running out of antibiotics that can fight the increasingly resistant bacteria causing the sexually-transmitted disease, World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Friday. Gonorrhoea is caused by bacteria called Neisseria gonorrhoeae or gonococcus. It is mainly found in discharge from the penis and in vaginal fluid and can easily pass between people through unprotected vaginal, oral or anal sex. Two-thirds of the countries that report resistance data to the WHO have seen cases in recent years in which their antibiotics of last resort no longer worked against gonococci bacteria. “These cases may just be…

Friday, 07 July 2017 04:31

Jigawa declares public holiday to pray for Buhari

Jigawa Government has declared Friday (today) public holiday to enable public servants offer special prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari’s quick recovery. Mr Isma’il Ibrahim, public relations officer, Office of the state’s Head of Civil Service, announced this in a statement in Dutse on Thursday. Ibrahim said the State Executive Council took the decision at its sitting on July 5. He explained that the government declared Friday work-free day in order to enable public servants to join other citizens to offer special prayers for Buhari’s wellbeing. “During this day, it is expected that all public servants and the entire people of…

Friday, 07 July 2017 04:26

Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashes

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said its Agusta 109 Light Utility Helicopter crashed while undertaking a liaison mission in the North East. Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, said this in a statement. Adesanya said the helicopter’s target was to further enhance synergy between Nigerian Army and NAF in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the North-East. He said the incident, which occurred on Thursday, was as a result of technical fault. He added that “the experienced NAF pilots, however, successfully ditched the helicopter into a pool of water to minimise damage and loss…

Friday, 07 July 2017 04:23

Akin Osinbajo, 29 others named Senior Advocates of Nigeria

Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) on Thursday announced the appointment of 30 legal practitioners to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN. Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mrs Hadizatu Mustapha, made the announcement in Abuja while briefing journalists at the end of the committee’s 127th meeting. Younger brother of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Akin Osinbajo is among the 30 new SANs. Osinbajo was Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ogun state. Also, Oluwatoyin Bashorun, emerged as the only female approved for the legal rank among five females that applied. Mustapha, who is Secretary of LPPC, said…

Friday, 07 July 2017 04:21

Trump welcomed by cheering, flag-waving supporters in Warsaw

Donald Trump was welcomed Thursday by an enthusiastic crowd in Warsaw that chanted his name and waved U.S. and Polish flags when he delivered an address - just as Poland's government had promised. Poland's conservative government had reportedly promised the U.S. president enthusiastic crowds in its formal invitation - and it clearly delivered. People chanted "Donald Trump! Donald Trump!" before and after a speech in which the U.S. leader honored Poland's traditional patriotic values and sacrifices for freedom during World War II. Many in the crowd, which Warsaw police estimated at 15,000, said they had come from distant cities and…

Friday, 07 July 2017 04:16

Senate approves NYSC, law school for Nigeria Open University graduates

The Senate has approved National Youth Service Corps scheme for graduates of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The approval followed the passage of the National Open University of Nigeria Bill sponsored by chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund, Senator Jibrin Barau, during Thursday’s plenary. According to him, the bill seeks to address issues relating to opening access for the teeming youth and adult working population to fulfill their dream of acquiring tertiary education. Barau said the objectives of the bill include to amend the existing legislation with a view to removing the perception of the public about…

Friday, 07 July 2017 04:15

Candidates to be registered under CCTV cameras, JAMB says in new rules

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has issued fresh standardisation rules, guidelines and registration processes to licensed operators of Computer Based Test, CBT, centres to eliminate fraudulent practices in the system ahead of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, examination. According to the new rule contained in a statement by the Board’s registrar, Isiaq Oloyede, at a meeting with CBT owners on Thursday, CBT operators are required to ensure that as soon as candidates complete their registration, they should upload the handwritten forms of the candidates. This it said will make easy for whatever errors to be easily identified…

Friday, 07 July 2017 04:13

Kano immortalises Maitama Sule, names varsity, road after him

Kano State government has renamed its Northwest University as Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano. The Northwest University is one of the two state-owned universities established by Kwankwaso Administration. While making the announcement at a briefing in Kano yesterday, Commissioner for Information, Mr Mohammed Garba, said the decision was taken during an extraordinary meeting of the State Executive Council Wednesday night. He said the council approved the renaming of the university to immortalise the late Danmasanin Kano, Yusuf Maitama Sule, for his contributions to the development of Kano State, the North and Nigeria. He disclosed that the council had also approved…

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Thursday, 06 July 2017 03:45

Magu: Osinbajo is on his own, Attorney General Malami says

The endorsement by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo of the continuous stay of Ibrahim Magu as EFCC chairman was not a collective decision, Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said on Wednesday. Addressing journalists after a meeting of Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, Malami said the Federal Executive Council never discussed the continued stay and possible re-nomination of Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the anti-graft agency. The Senate had twice rejected Mr. Magu’s nomination as EFCC chairman, basing their decisions on a report compiled by the State Security Service, SSS, accusing Mr. Magu of impropriety. Earlier on Tuesday, the upper legislative…

Thursday, 06 July 2017 03:44

FEC observes moment of silence in honour of Maitama Sule

Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday observed a minute silence in honour of Nigeria’s one-time Permanent Representative to the United Nations and First Republic minister, Maitama Sule. Speaking shortly before observing the moment of silence in Abuja, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo described the late elder statesman as a father of the nation and one of the great contributors to the growth and stability of the country. “He will be sadly missed by all of us who regarded him as a mentor and as a father of the nation and one of the great contributors to the growth and stability of…

Thursday, 06 July 2017 03:37

Osun varsity students in violent protest over killing of colleague

Students of University of Osun, UNIOSUN, on Wednesday went on rampage in Osogbo to protest the killing of their colleague, Oluwafemi Shonibare, by suspected ritualists. The students, who gathered at the popular Ola-Iya junction as early as 7.00 a.m., blocked all major roads with bonfire. This resulted in restriction of vehicular movement for hours in the state capital. The protesting students, who wore black shirts, trousers and skirts, chanted war songs and assaulted motorists and journalists covering the protest. They also invaded NUJ Correspondent Chapel’s office at Fagbewesa where they slapped a female journalist, Seun Adesokan, and assaulted others for…

Thursday, 06 July 2017 03:35

Osun govt vows to fish out killers of UNIOSUN student

Osun State government has vowed to deal decisively within the law with those found culpable in the murder of Timilehin Sonibare, a 400-level student of Osun State University, UNIOSUN. The government, apparently reacting to the violent protests embarked upon by the students on Wednesday to protest the killing, commiserated with the family of the deceased and the university community but called for calm. In a statement signed by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Adelani Baderinwa, the government assured the students that the perpetrators would be brought to justice. “We condemn in strong terms the wicked and conscience-less manner in which…

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