November 18, 2019

NYSC Hostels Fixed 5 Months After AbdulRazaq’s Visit

November 18, 2019 10:53 am

Kwara Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has renovated the decrepit hostels of the state’s National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) camp, barely five months after he described the facilities as  penitentiaries not fit for human living.

The renovation came three months after his administration also supplied the facilities with 400 mattresses, 200 double-bunk beds, 100 long benches, and consumables which the government said were meant to make the camp more conducive for the corps members.

AbdulRazaq had on June 20 paid an unscheduled visit to the Yikpata (Edu local government area of Kwara State) camp of the NYSC where he lamented the condition …

Hate

A Senator’s Hate Speech

November 18, 2019 10:53 am

By the time you read this, Bayelsa and Kogi states will have (s)elected new governors. While Senator Diri Douye is aiming to fit into the big shoes of Countryman Governor, Seriake Dickson, the APC and  its candidate, David Lyon are determined to dislodge PDP from the Government House where it had been landlord since 1999.

To be able to achieve their aim, both fair and foul means are game to the combatants in the two states. Already, few heads have been blown off and blood is still flowing in the streets of the confounded states. Decent minds are mystified that …

Plateau Not Receiving 13% Derivation For Mining Exploration

November 18, 2019 10:51 am

Plateau State has never received 13 per cent derivation that accrues to states engaged in mining exploration, Governor Simon Lalong has said.

The governor pleaded with the Minister of Steel and Mines, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, to ensure the state gets its 13 percent derivation and approve the licence for the establishment of Plateau Mineral Development Company.

Lalong disclosed this at the weekend when the minister paid a visit to Government House, Jos. Lalong who was represented by his deputy, Prof. Sunni Tyoden appreciated the minister for the visit and pledged an harmonious working relationship with  the ministry.

“Everybody knows …

Holy War: Ebonyi Pastors Fight Over Gov Umahi’s Manna

November 18, 2019 10:50 am

The leadership crisis that erupted among a group of pastors in Ebonyi State operating under the aegis of Divine Mandate Pastors’ Forum shortly after the election of Chief David Umahi as governor in 2015 is gradually taking a distasteful dimension.

Although the matter was allegedly laid to rest sometime in 2017 in a controversial way; a development which paved way for the emergence of Pastor Eunice Oyeyemi of Christ Embassy, Abakaliki as the new leader of the group, at the moment, the forum has been polarised again.

The two camps appear to have drawn a battle line with fists tightly

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End insurgency Now, Baba Aladura Tasks FG

November 18, 2019 9:56 am

The Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide, (Dr.) David Bob-Manuel, has called on the Federal Government to end insurgency.

He made the call while dedicating the Oil Mill Branch and Akpajo Branch II Pro-Cathedral of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide in Port Harcourt Rivers State.

He said the leadership of the Order was worried about the endless insurgency in parts of the country and would appreciate if the government and Nigerians work to end it.

Read Also: Falana Calls for Suspension of Morocco From AU

 

“We, of the …

Blind African Student Dragged By Ankles Out Of Oxford

November 18, 2019 9:55 am

One of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious debating societies has been slammed after a blind Ghanaian postgraduate student was ‘dragged by his ankles’ and thrown out of a debate in a ‘disgraceful’ incident. 

Ebenezer Azamati was expelled from a debate at the Oxford Union after he attempted to attend a talk on the motion ‘This House has no confidence in HM Government’. Oxford University said: “The Oxford Union is an independent society. The university has no control over its events.”

The 25-year-old arrived early at St John’s College on October 17 to reserve a seat as he was worried there …

Woman Drags Businessman To Court For Alleged Sodomy

November 18, 2019 9:55 am
A physically challenged mother, Latifa Umar, on Monday, dragged Rabiu Abdulrazak, a businessman to a Sharia court l sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna for allegedly having sex with her eight-year-old son.
The complainant, who resides at Kano road area of Kaduna, told the court that the defendant had been taking her son out without her consent.

“He used to take my son out to spend one or to two days with him; my son always comes home late at night; when I asked him about my son, he pushed me and called me a mad woman,” she said.

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Perm Sec, Pregnant Wife, 2 Kids Burnt To Death In Benue

November 18, 2019 9:53 am
The Acting Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology, Mr Seker Akaa, his pregnant wife and two kids were burnt to death in a fire incident in Makurdi early hours of Monday.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Benue, DSP Sewuese Anene confirmed the inferno to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi.

Anene said the fire started at about 2.40 a.m at Kwarafa Quaters, Makurdi.

NAN reports that three other flats were also burnt including the resident of Evangelist Daniel Unongo, Chaplain of Benue Government House, who is also Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Samuel

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Police

Chile’s President Condemns Police Violence After Unrest

November 18, 2019 9:52 am

President Sebastian Pinera condemned on Sunday for the first time what he called abuses committed by police in dealing with four weeks of violent unrest that have rocked Chile.

“There was excessive use of force. Abuses and crimes were committed, and the rights of all were not respected,” the president said in a speech to the nation as it marked a month of turmoil that has left 22 people dead and more than 2,000 injured.

Furious Chileans have been protesting social and economic inequality, and against an entrenched political elite that comes from a small number of the wealthiest families …

Air Peace Signs Order For 3 E195-E2 Jets, Worth $212.6m

November 18, 2019 7:58 am
Air Peace Airline says it has signed a contract with Embraer for three additional E195-E2 aircraft, worth $212.6 million.

The company in a statement on Sunday in Lagos said the contract confirmed the purchase rights from the original contract signed in April. It said the new E195-E2s would be included in Embraer’s 2019 fourth-quarter backlog, and the $212.6 million was based on Embraer’s current list prices.

The E195-E2 is the largest aircraft in the E-Jet E2 family.

It has been designed to maximise returns and efficiency on high-density routes with its high-aspect ratio wings and swept tips, combined with other …

Falana Calls for Suspension of Morocco From AU

November 18, 2019 7:57 am

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, has called for the suspension of Morocco from the African Union over the alleged illegal occupation of parts of the territory of Western Sahara.

The human rights lawyer made the call to African leaders at the recently concluded international conference on Western Sahara in Paris, capital of France.

Falana, who is also the legal adviser of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic for Africa, argued that the enlistment of Morocco to the AU in January 2017, while occupying Western Sahara, violated some provisions of the constitutive act of …

IDPs

Report: ₦1.2tn Spent On IDPs By Govts, Donor Agencies

November 18, 2019 7:56 am

The International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said weekend that the federal government and the international community have so far expended ₦1.2 trillion on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-east.

The Norwegian-based centre said the amount was spent on health, housing and livelihoods of displaced persons.

This is coming as Nigerian troops mounted sustained onslaught against terrorist groups, Boko Haram and the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) and rescued an octogenarian, three children and women from insurgents.

Also, the British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) has commenced the training of a fresh batch of 758 Nigerian Air Force …

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