March 18, 2019

Southern Kaduna blasts El-Rufai for bias, arrest of leader

March 18, 2019 3:14 pm

Adara Community has lambasted Kaduna State Government for what it called ‘failure to arrest the criminals responsible for killings in six consecutive attacks’ on villages in Kajuru and Kachia local government areas.

The community under the auspices of Adara Development Association (ADA) lamented despite six attacks on different Adara villages with hundreds killed and thousands displaced, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has arrested their ‘sons’, while none of ‘the killers’ has been arrested.

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President Trump tweets

March 18, 2019 3:04 pm

The President found a lot to be upset about over the weekend, and he took to Twitter to make sure everyone knew.

In a long series of tweets, Trump criticized the late Sen. John McCain, mused about a government inquiry into “Saturday Night Live,” and demanded that Fox News bring back host Jeanine Pirro. Pirro, whose regular show did not air Saturday, was reportedly suspended by the network after her widely-criticized comments about Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.

Though tweetstorms by the President are fairly commonplace now, this one stood out in stark contrast to what pretty much everyone else …

Governor Obiano’s five years of locust

March 18, 2019 2:56 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagu

17th of March heralded Governor Willie Obiano’s 5 years in office.

Governor Obiano was massively and overwhelmingly voted in by Ndi Anambra state.
Ndi Anambra only wanted someone that would continue from where Obi stopped; though they knew the big shoe Obi was leaving behind would be hard to fill.

Expectations were very high, as we were already used to good governance, because we had the best of it under Former Governor Peter Obi, and the PDP Vice Presidential Candidate in the just concluded 2019 elections.

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Christchurch attack

March 18, 2019 2:42 pm

It’s going to take a while to process Friday’s devastating pair of attacks on New Zealand mosques that left at least 50 dead. But changes are already being made — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Monday evening local time that the government has agreed to reform the country’s gun laws.

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Cyber crime in South East becoming alarming, says EFCC

EFCC arraigns suspected visa racketeer

March 18, 2019 2:28 pm

A suspected visas racketeer, Yomi Samson, was on Monday, arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdumalik of the Federal High Court 2, Ibadan, on a three-count charge bordering on possession of fake documents, obtaining money under false pretence and misleading an officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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Eight-year-old Nigerian becomes child-chess star in US

March 18, 2019 2:21 pm

Tanitoluwa Adewunmi, an eight-year-old Nigerian boy has become a child-chess star in the United States.

Adewunmi, whose family is homeless in Manhattan, has seven trophies after winning his category at the New York State chess championship, according to the New York Times.

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UPDATED: Delta suspends teacher over Success’s viral video

March 18, 2019 2:07 pm
The Delta State government has suspended the headmistress of Okotie-Eboh Primary School 1, Sapele Local Government of the state, Mrs. Vero Igbigwe.

She was suspended following the viral video where little Success Adegor was sent home over her parents’ failure to pay her examination levies.

Igbigwe was suspended on Monday when the Commissioner for Education, Barr. Chiedu Ebie, visited the school.

The head teacher, according to the commissioner, could not explain the alleged illegal collection of examination levies from the school students.

A statement by the commissioner explained why primary and secondary education in Delta remained free, insisting the head

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BREAKING: Delta suspends teacher over Success’s viral video

March 18, 2019 1:54 pm

The Delta State government has suspended the headmistress of Okotie-Eboh Primary School 1, Sapele Local Government of the state, Mrs. Vero Igbigwe.

She was suspended following the viral video where little Success Adegor was sent home over her parents’ failure to pay her examination levies.

Igbigwe was suspended on Monday when the Delta State Commissioner for Education, Barr. Chiedu Ebie visited the school.

The head teacher, according to the commissioner, could not explain the alleged illegal collection of examination levies from the school students.

Details coming…

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CBN vows to make Nigeria world’s third palm oil producer

March 18, 2019 1:40 pm

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has vowed to help push Nigeria to the world’s third largest producer of palm oil.

If successful, Nigeria will overtake Thailand and Columbia as a major palm oil producer in the world.

Addressing stakeholders in the palm oil industry in Abuja Monday, the Governor of the CBN Mr. Godwin Emefiele stated that “our ultimate vision is to overtake Thailand and Columbia to become the 3rd largest producer over the next few years.”

The CBN Governor noted that “if we had kept pace with our peers in supporting improved cultivation of palm oil, at the …

UK court opens way for $9bn claim against Nigeria

Court dismisses Delta APC executive committee

March 18, 2019 1:31 pm

A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba has sacked the Prophet Jones Erue-led executive council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State.

The court upheld the Chief Cyril Ogodo-led executive council as the authentic State APC executive body.

Although, Chief Ogodo was sworn in as the state chairman of the party by the former APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, his successor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, inaugurated the Erue body.

The court also sacked ward and local government executives in the Erue-led executive and upheld the Ogodo wards and local government executives.

Delivering the judgment, the presiding judge, Justice …

Sanwo-Olu condemns cases of Lagos collapsed buildings

March 18, 2019 1:18 pm

The Lagos State Governor-Elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday described recent collapse of buildings in the state as most unfortunate.

But he praised the swift actions taken by the current administration in the state to address the problem.

The Governor-Elect spoke with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari/Jubril alongside the Deputy Governor-elect, Femi Hamzat.

He said: “It’s an unfortunate incident. Incidentally when I was in government before, I used to be the Vice Chairman of the building collapse committee. It was something that happened about 8-10 years ago, which was what led to the creation of an agency …

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