April 2019

Ubani collapses in EFCC custody, rushed to hospital

April 2, 2019 8:35 pm

Former second Vice-President of Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), Monday Ubani was on Tuesday rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Abuja after he collapsed in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detention.

Ubani and Senator Christopher Enai, formerly representing Bayelsa state, were  detained by the EFCC on March 19 for failing to produce the chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Ngozi Olejeme, who they stood for as sureties.

Olejeme is facing a N6.4 billion fraud allegedly perpetrated while she was chairman of NSITF.

A member of Ubani’s family told the Nation on Tuesday night he (Ubani) collapsed in …

Oyo APC, Adelabu file petition against Makinde’s election

April 2, 2019 11:52 am
Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, have formally filed a petition before the election petitions tribunal to challenge the declaration of Seyi Makinde as the winner of the state’s governorship election.The party and its candidate want the tribunal to declare the APC candidate Adelabu the winner of the election.

The Petition has the INEC, as the first respondent while Makinde and PDP as second and third respondents respectively.

On March 10, INEC Returning Officer in the state Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe declared the result of the election at the State headquarters of INEC in Ibadan.

Ogundipe

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Greek PM hails new ties during North Macedonia visit

April 2, 2019 11:36 am
Greece’s prime minister was greeted with hugs and selfies on Tuesday during his landmark visit to newly renamed North Macedonia, where the neighbours celebrated a new start after resolving their decades-long identity row.The one-day trip came a little more than a month after Alexis Tsipras and counterpart Zoran Zaev finalised a deal that added “North” to Macedonia’s name to distinguish it from a bordering province in Greece.

“We are starting to cover lost ground to build a deep friendship, not only between our governments, but especially between our people,” Tsipras said.

It was the first official visit by a Greek

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German FA president Grindel resigns over €6,000 watch

April 2, 2019 11:24 am

The German football federation president, Reinhard Grindel, resigned on Tuesday, bowing to increasing pressure following allegations of undeclared earnings, the receipt of a luxury watch and general discontent with his leadership.

Grindel, who promised greater transparency after taking over in April 2016, apologized for accepting a watch worth about €6,000 from the Ukrainian businessman Grigoriy Surkis – a Uefa vice president and executive committee member.

“Everyone who knows me knows that I am not greedy and have been dealing with compliance issues for years,” Grindel said in a statement issued by the federation. “Mr Surkis had no financial interest in …

Why Nigeria cannot eradicate malaria now, by Onu

April 2, 2019 11:09 am

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has declared Nigeria can only eradicate malaria completely in the future but not right now.

He said although Nigeria possesses the bio and nuclear technology that can control and eradicate malaria from its boarders, it can only be sustainable when it is eradicated in the continent as a whole.

Onu added that the eradication of malaria in Nigeria will not be sustainable because after Nigeria eradicates the mosquito vectors, new ones will simply fly in from border countries.

The Minister stated these on Tuesday in Abuja, while receiving the report by …

Woman in court for gripping, squeezing manhood

April 2, 2019 11:03 am

A 31-year- old woman identified as Jennifer Ola has been arraigned before an Oredo Magistrate court for gripping and squeezing the manhood of one Luis Adjuya.

Jennifer was said to committed the offence alongside one Israel Idowu, aged 29.

Both were said to have committed offence on March 29, 2019 at No 8 Akali Street off Ekenwan Road, Bénin City.

Israel was accused of assaulting Luis with fist blows.

They both pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.

Police Prosecutor, Inspector Shaibu Mohammed, told the court the offences are punishable under Section 351 of the Criminal Code cap …

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Gang member kills colleague for protesting sharing formula

April 2, 2019 10:58 am

The Police in Bayelsa State are searching for a suspected armed robber identified as Oginivie, who allegedly killed a member of his gang, Gialaemi Ben, for protesting an unfavorable sharing formula.

Police Commissioner, Sholla David, explained on Tuesday the manhunt for Oginivie was following the arrest of other members of his gang after the murder of the 19-year-old Ben.

David, who paraded 15 suspects arrested for various criminal activities in the state, named other arrested members of Oginivie as Victor Meremunya 30, Isaac Ogan 22, Pereowei Ibiagbe 23, Tibolayefa Louis 23 and Gift Samuel 22.

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Again, UK Parliament rejects all alternative Brexit plans

April 2, 2019 10:43 am

UK lawmakers failed once again to find any way out of the Brexit deadlock after parliament rejected a series of alternatives to Theresa May’s withdrawal deal.

None of the four options on the non-binding ballot, which included a confirmatory referendum and remaining in the European Union’s single market, gained a majority on Monday.
The second or confirmatory referendum proposal had the most support among parliamentarians, with 280 votes.
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Why we didn’t confirm Magu, by Saraki

April 1, 2019 9:50 pm

Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday explained the controversial refusal of the Senate to confirm Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Saraki said that Magu’s appointment may have been confirmed but for the failure of the Presidency to explore the established channel of lobby.

Besides, he said that “political solution” should have been applied after the Senate rejected nomination  twice.

The Senate President spoke at the orientation programme organised for Senators-elect and House of Representatives members-elect ahead of the inauguration of Ninth National Assembly in Abuja.

Saraki attempted to parry questions on
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Obasanjo to PDP: purge yourselves of bad eggs ahead of 2023

April 1, 2019 9:41 pm

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to purge itself of “bad eggs and hypocrites” who “lack the commitment” to return the opposition party to its lost glory.

Obasanjo rued that many of the PDP leaders still preoccupy themselves with what ministers to “their pockets and stomach”.

He wondered why some of them left the party and others lost hope as soon as the results of the 2019 presidential election were announced.

The former president spoke on Sunday evening when Southwest PDP leaders, led by the party’s National Vice Chairman (Southwest), Dr. Eddy Olafeso, visited him …

Five dead from suspected food poisoning in southern France

April 1, 2019 9:25 pm

Five residents at a retirement home in southern France have died and more than a dozen others are in a serious condition after a suspected case of mass food poisoning, officials said Monday.

Twenty-two people at the privately operated Cheneraie residence in Lherm, a town south of Toulouse, began showing symptoms including vomiting after dinner on Sunday, police said.

Four deaths were initially announced by officials, and a source close to the investigation later told AFP that a fifth person had died.

The victims — four women and a man — were aged between 72 and 95.

Toulouse prosecutor Dominique …

Oil rises on Iran sanctions threat, Venezuela shutdown

April 1, 2019 9:13 pm

Price were also underpinned by a Reuters survey showing OPEC oil supply sank to a four-year low in March, and positive data from the world’s biggest economies, the United States and China.

Brent crude rose 26 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $69.27 a barrel by 0025 GMT, having earlier touched $69.29, a new high for 2019.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose 28 cents, or 0.5 percent to $61.87 a barrel, earlier reaching $61.89, also a new high for 2019. WTI closed up 2.4 percent on Monday.

The U.S. government is considering additional sanctions against Iran that would target
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