November 6, 2019

Iheme-Nwosu: Lawyers Boycott Courts In Edo, Imo

Iheme-Nwosu: Lawyers Boycott Courts In Edo, Imo

November 6, 2019 5:18 pm
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Benin and Owerri branches, have  embarked on boycott of courts over the kidnap of  Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division.

Justice Ihem-Nwosu of the court of Appeal was abducted along Agbor-Benin Expressway on October 31 by armed men who killed her police orderly.

In a statement issued in Owerri and signed by Damian Anosike (Chairman) and Justin Osuebi (Secretary), Imo NBA described her abduction as unacceptable, regrettable, condemnable and barbaric.

It said the boycott would last three days within which the police and other security agencies were expected to rescue the …

Buhari, Atiku And The Supreme Court Verdict

Buhari, Atiku And The Supreme Court Verdict

November 6, 2019 5:12 pm

The curtains fell, last week, on Atiku Abubakar’s spirited bid to have the courts overturn the February 23 election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office. The prayer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate that he be declared winner of the presidential election ran into a brick wall as a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed, threw out the appeal for lacking in merit.

With that submission, the contention over the poll has finally been laid to rest but the fireworks from Atiku and the PDP …

Iran Nuclear Deal: Uranium Enrichment To Resume Underground

November 6, 2019 5:11 pm
The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran unveiled advanced centrifuges at Natanz

Iran will begin enriching uranium at its underground Fordo facility on Wednesday, rolling back another commitment under a 2015 nuclear deal.

President Hassan Rouhani said the step was reversible if world powers party to the accord upheld their commitments.

Enriched uranium can be used to make reactor fuel but also nuclear weapons.

This is the fourth step taken by Iran since July in response to sanctions the US reinstated when abandoning the deal.

The 2015 accord was intended to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions in return for relief from sanctions

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Paris Climate Accords: US Notifies UN Of Withdrawal

Paris Climate Accords: US Notifies UN Of Withdrawal

November 6, 2019 5:11 pm
The United States  has begun the process of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, notifying the UN of its intention to leave, as other countries express regret and disappointment at the move.

The notification begins a one-year process of exiting the global climate change accord, culminating the day after the 2020 US election.

The US government says the deal puts an “unfair economic burden” on Americans.

The agreement brought together 188 nations to combat climate change.

There has been widespread international condemnation of the US move.

The Paris accord, agreed in 2015, committed the US and 187 other countries to keeping …

Chinese Pilot Banned From Flying After Cockpit Photo

November 6, 2019 5:05 pm

A Chinese pilot has been banned from flying after a photo went viral showing a female passenger in the cockpit.

The photo was taken in January on an Air Guilin flight from Guilin city to Yangzhou city, state media said, but was widely shared this week – causing the airline to take action.

It shows a woman posing in the cockpit with refreshments laid out next to her.

Air Guilin said in a statement the pilot had violated air safety regulations.

‘Thanks to the captain’

The incident took place on 4 January on flight GT1011 from Guilin city to Yangzhou

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MTN Nigeria Launches Music Streaming Platform

MTN Nigeria Launches Music Streaming Platform

November 6, 2019 5:05 pm
MTN Nigeria has announced the launch of a music-streaming platform, MusicTime! MusicTime! allows passionate music lovers to choose from millions of songs available across the globe. 

Developed in partnership with Simfy Africa, MusicTime! is a fascinating music streaming service, which offers the best listening experience in local and international music. The platform allows you to enjoy music the way you want it, how you want it and when you want it. This launch demonstrates yet another bold step by MTN in its quest of achieving a bold digital growth strategy.

Making the announcement, the Chief Operating Officer of MTN Nigeria, …

PDP Alleges Plot To Arrest Members

November 6, 2019 5:04 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm  over a desperate plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the forthcoming election in Bayelsa State through the help of military operatives brought into the state to arrest chieftains of the party so that it can rig and cause mayhem on election day.

.Director, Media and Publicity,  Douye/Ewhurudjakpo campaign organisation, Jonathan R. Obuebite said  the security personnel currently in the state capital have been mandated to arrest and detain notable key stakeholders and faithful of the PDP who APC leaders see as a treat to their plans to …

PDP Planning To Engage In Vote-Buying – Lyon

November 6, 2019 5:03 pm
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, has accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state of stashing cash to buy votes during the election. 

Lyon while leading campaign in Yenagoa, the state capital and its environs, said PDP had resorted to vote-buying in a desperate move having seen that it stood no chance to win the poll following the general acceptance of a progressive movement in the state.

The APC candidate accompanied by the House of Representatives member representing Nembe/ Brass Federal constituency, Israel Sunny- Goli, his counterpart representing Southern Ijaw Federal …

Bid To Disqualify PDP Candidate Fails

November 6, 2019 5:02 pm

A Lokoja High court, yesterday, adjourned  a case seeking to disqualify the candidate of the peoples Democratic party, PDP, Musa Wada, from contesting the election to Nov 27.

Abubakar Idris, the son of former governor of the state had dragged Wada who is his brother in-law to court on the ground that he was not properly elected as the standard bearer of the party and urged the court to disqualify him and declare him( Abubakar) the winner of the party’s primary election.

The court had adjourned the case last Friday till Tuesday, November 5 after all the witnesses of …

Wamakko, Others Win At Court Of Appeal

Wamakko, Others Win At Court Of Appeal

November 6, 2019 5:02 pm

The Court of Appeal in Sokoto has upheld the election of Aliyu Wamakko as senator representing Sokoto North district.

The appellate court in its ruling dismissed the appeal brought by Ahmed Mohammed Maccido of the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP).

Maccido had  challenged the judgement of the National and States Assemblies Elections Petitions Tribunal which dismissed his petition for being statute barred, as it was filed out of time.

Justice Hamman Akawu Barka, who read the judgment yesterday, dismissed the appeal, saying, “we found out that, it is statute barred, as it was filed out of time. I however make no …

Lagos Roads Of Death And Distress

November 6, 2019 4:34 pm

“In Lagos, you don’t avoid potholes and craters; you choose the ones to plunge into.” That is one of the popular jokes currently making the rounds among commuters and motorists across Lagos State.  

But in truth, it is no idle joke. It is a graphic illustration of the nightmare that Lagos roads have descended into. Roads in Lagos have collapsed, transforming into highways dotted in all areas by monstrous potholes. Each day, commuters groan that they are dying slowly as a result of the state of Lagos roads.

A report by the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) states that Lagos …

ICAN Delists, Suspends Over 25,000 Non-Financial Members

November 6, 2019 3:31 pm

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has delisted 14,337 non-financial members who are owing the association dues for more than three years effective from November 1, 2019.

The professional accountancy body, in a statement signed by its registrar John I. Evbodaghe, said it has also suspended 11,240 members who are owing dues covering between than six months to three years.

“Council has directed that members should be given two weeks grace period ending November 19, 2019 to further reconcile their financial status with the Institute.” the statement said.

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