September 27, 2019

59th Independence: I Weep For Nigeria - Izuogu

59th Independence: I Weep For Nigeria – Izuogu

September 27, 2019 7:45 pm

Ahead of Nigeria’s 59th independence anniversary, member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Ezekiel Izuogu has joined prominent Northern elders like Tanko Yakassai, Balarabe Musa and other Nigerians to make a case for a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction in 2023.

Chief Izuogu, who emphatically declared that Nigeria has not fared well in her 59 years of independence, insisted that if given the opportunity to occupy the number one political office in the country after President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, the Igbo would take Nigeria to the moon.

In this exclusive chat with Daily …

‘Unprecedented’ Monsoon Rains Leave 14 Dead In West India

September 27, 2019 6:32 pm

The Western Indian city of Pune was battered by 140 mm (5.5 inches) of rain in 48 hours this week, in what the Maharashtra state chief minister called an “unprecedented” level of monsoon rain.

“Last night in Pune there was a lot of heavy rain that developed into an unprecedented storm,” said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, in a video he tweeted.

“Because of this, a large amount of water entered low-lying areas and caused a lot of damage. There is the possibility that some people were swept away and some people were killed after a wall collapsed over …

Mosque, Church And Synagogue To Share Home In Abu Dhabi

September 27, 2019 4:47 pm

As world leaders gathered at the United Nations, the United Arab Emirates laid out its vision for religious harmony, unveiling plans for an interfaith complex in the country’s capital that will house a mosque, a church and a synagogue.

Commissioned by the Higher Committee for Human Fraternity, The Abrahamic Family House will serve as a place of individual worship but also for inter-religious dialogue and exchange.
The initiative was born out of Pope Francis’ visit to the UAE in February during which the Pope and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb signed a joint declaration promoting human fraternity.
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PMB Meets Nigerians In New York, Speaks On Climate Change

September 27, 2019 4:30 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in New York met with some Nigerian youths where he gave insight into severe climate challenges confronting the country.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Buhari met with the youngsters under the aegis  of Nigerian Youths’ Climate Group shortly before departing the United States for Abuja at the conclusion of his engagements on the sidelines of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74).

According to the statement, the president blamed Nigeria’s experience on climate change on the country’s proximity to Sahara Desert, shrinking Lake Chad,
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Nigerian ‘Torture House’: Many Freed In Kaduna Police Raid

September 27, 2019 3:33 pm

Nearly 500 men and boys have been rescued from a building in the northern city of Kaduna, where the detainees were allegedly sexually abused and tortured, Nigerian police said.

Children as young as five were among those in chains at what was thought to be an Islamic school, officers said.

Kaduna police chief Ali Janga told the BBC the building was raided after a tip-off about suspicious activity.

He described it as a “house of torture” and a place of human slavery.

Eight suspects, most of them teachers, were arrested. The police chief said the detainees – some with …

Fulani Teenager’s Kidnappers Nabbed, ₦1m Ransom Recovered

September 27, 2019 5:34 am

The Oyo State Police Command, on Thursday, arrested the kidnappers of a 17-year-old boy, Shakiru Weti, and recovered the ₦1m paid as ransom by the relatives of the victim.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Shina Olukolu, who paraded the suspects, said the kidnappers engaged police personnel in a gun battle while trying to rescue the victim.

Olukolu said the family members were encouraged to agree to pay the amount demanded, while detectives laid ambush for the kidnappers.

He stated, “On September 17, 2019, around 10am, one Alhaji Abdul Saliu, the Sariki Fulani of Oyo State and resident …

EFCC Arraigns FBI Wanted Suspect For Internet Fraud

September 27, 2019 5:25 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, arraigned a suspect declared wanted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations, Joseph Oyediran, before a Kwara State High Court.

Oyediran was arraigned on five counts bordering on Internet fraud and other related offences and obtaining money under false pretences.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

It was gathered that the 36-year-old benefited about ₦60m from Internet fraud via the use of Western Union Money Transfer.

The charges read in part, “That you, Joseph Oyediran, aka Joe MG and Morris Graves, sometime in May 2015, within the jurisdiction of …

UK Court Stays Execution Of $9.6bn Debt Against Nigeria

September 27, 2019 4:59 am

Reprieve came the way of Nigeria on Thursday as a UK Commercial Court granted a stay of execution of the 9.6 billion dollar judgment debt made against the country over a botched gas contract.

A statement on the court’s decision in London was made available to newsmen in Abuja by the office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

“Earlier today, the UK Commercial Court granted the Federal Government of Nigeria’s request for leave to appeal, enabling the Government to appeal the Court’s recognition of the UK Arbitration Tribunal in the UK Court of Appeal.…

Who Is The ‘god’ Of The African Man – Onyeka Chiemelie

September 27, 2019 4:36 am

The human mind is very powerful when left to wander far and wide without restrictions, without direction.

A critical, analytical mindset is a dangerous thing to lose because this is what births all forms of creativity and inventions.
The mind would wander earlier today as I sat on my bed with legs crossed and eyes affixed to a vantage point deeply thinking on the sophisticated creations of man in advancing healthcare through the advent of medicine and drugs, the inter-ballistic missiles and weaponry to promulgate and enhance warfare, the hybrid communication gadgets and the sophisticated technologies.
You cannot take it
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Blame Citizens For Challenges In Power Sector – Mr Speaker

September 27, 2019 4:03 am

Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila says that unpatriotic activities of serving and retired public office holders are responsible for the socio-economic misfortune in the power sector.

Gbajabiamila spoke while declaring open the investigative hearing into the Federal Government’s abandoned power projects from 1999 to date.

The speaker, represented by the Chief Whip, Rep. Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno), expressed his displeasure with the state of power in the country.

He said that the motion on the need to review government’s expenditure on the power sector to ensure sustenance of the power reform programme in Nigeria was referred to the …

Willie Is Taking Us Back To Egypt – Ndi Anambra

September 27, 2019 3:02 am

There is this age long maxim that says ‘Success without a successor is failure in disguise’. Today, this wise saying is being made manifest in Anambra state as the good people of the state have continued to bemoan what they refer to as unfortunate taking back to Egypt by this current Administration.

Recall that the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi recorded tremendous success in almost all facets of development within his eight years tenure. Obi in his days employed and appointed the finest of technocrats to work with, and together they formulated the developmental blueprint …

ABU Fires 16 Workers For Sexual Harassment, Others

September 27, 2019 2:22 am

Authorities of the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Thursday fired 15 lecturers for offences bordering on sexual harassment, negligence of duty and corruption.

It was gathered that the lecturers were from different departments and faculties in the institution.

A source said, “It is true that the Ahmadu Bello University management sacked some lecturers.”

Read also: Mobile Money agent rapes Co worker to death in Ogun state.

When contacted, the Director of ABU’s Public Affairs, Dr Sama’ila Shehu, confirmed the dismissal.

Shehu added, “Not all of them are lecturers though, but they are  all ABU staff members. …

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