November 2019

North-East State Assemblies Initiate Bill To Regulate NGOs

November 23, 2019 9:07 am

The State Houses of Assembly of the six North-east states of  Adamawa,  Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Gombe and Taraba, have introduced a bill to regulate and co-ordinate the activities of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the Boko Haram insurgents ravaged region.

This may not be unconnected to the recent allegation made by the Nigerian military that some NGOs under the guise of providing succour to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are fronting for the Boko Haram insurgents.

Read Also: Nigeria, Indian Sign MoU To Produce IED Detectors

The   Chairman of North East Speakers Forum (NESF) and the Speaker of Bauchi State House …

Fishermen Lament Over Dangote Refinery: What’s Left For Us?

November 23, 2019 9:06 am

Nigeria is Africa’s largest importer of foreign fish, with a demand for more than 3m metric tonnes each year. Despite having an Atlantic coastline of 853km (530 miles), the country is unable to provide fish for a population that is predicted to double by 2050.

In Lagos, and particularly in Epe, fishermen and farmers are having to travel further to get fish. The Lekki lagoon, previously a fisherman’s paradise, is being slowly depleted by various megacity projects, the biggest of which is an oil refinery owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.

To make way for infrastructure development, the government …

Air

Air Peace: Allegation Against Allen Onyema False

November 23, 2019 7:19 am
Ejiro Eghagha, AirPeace Chief of Administration and Finance has denied allegations made against her by the  US Attorney in Atlanta, Georgia in relation to purchase of Aircraft, Aircraft spares and Aircraft maintenance for her employer.
Eghagha insists that none of the allegations involve any third  party funds but relate to funds belonging to her employer and utilized in the Airline business.
This response is coming a few hours after news  involving the  Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline broke.
He is being charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving
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‘Eleko of Eko’ Or ‘ The Oba Of Lagos’

November 23, 2019 5:34 am
It is not uncommon nowadays to find people refer to the stool of Oba of Lagos, as the Eleko of Eko, a title that delimits the expansive domain to a shrink of its original space and magnitude. This is particularly disheartening because there is no such official title as Eleko of Eko in the entire history of Lagos and its kingdom.
Unfortunately, this falsehood seems to be entrenched in the fabric of the Lagos society to the extent that even people in the “ EseIga “ (that is those in the immediate outer recess of the palace” are victims
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EFCC Uncovers Alleged ₦5bn Kwara IGR Diversion

November 23, 2019 5:32 am

The Ilorin Zonal  office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) yesterday disclosed that, it had uncovered the sum of  ₦5 billion allegedly diverted  by the 24 ex-lawmakers of the Kwara State House of Assembly, the immediate past Commissioner for Finance, Mr.  Ademola Banu and some companies through the State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS)  without following due process between  2015-2019  in the state.

Already, the anti-graft agency has commenced full interrogation on the immediate past chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service,  Professor Muritala Awodu, a former member of the  State House of Assembly,  Hon. Moshood Bakare …

Elumelu, Kenyans Feature In African Voices

November 23, 2019 5:30 am

Economist, phiIlanthropist and entrepreneur, Anthony Onyeamaechi Elumelu, and two Kenyan change makers will this week feature in the compilation edition of African Voices, a magazine programme of the Cable News Network (CNN).

The Kenyans include Elizabeth Njoroge, founder of the Art of Music Foundation who deploys the transformative power of classical music to provoke positive change in the lives of young Kenyans and Peter Tabichi, 37-year-old winner of the 2019 Global Teacher Prize.

Elumelu, 56, will share the details of how his sheer grit and raw confidence earned him his first job as a salesman at the defunct All States …

Mompha Sues EFCC, Demands ₦5m As Damages

EFCC To Arraign Mompha, Others Over Alleged ₦33bn Fraud

November 23, 2019 5:29 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos office is to arraign Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha before a Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday November 25, 2019.

A 14-count criminal charge bordering on money laundering has been filed and served on the suspect who is currently in the custody of the commission.

He is to be arraigned alongside his company, Ismalob Investments Limited, the firm through which he allegedly laundered N14 billion.

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The social media celebrity was arrested based on actionable intelligence linking him to …

DRDB

Nigeria, Indian Sign MoU To Produce IED Detectors

November 23, 2019 5:28 am

The Defence Research and Development Bureau (DRDB) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India, to produce the Ramon Improvised Explosive Device (IED) materials detector with standoff at distance.

With the agreement, the DRDB is free to make use of the DRDO’s photonics laboratory in India to produce the IED detector, which in turn will be deployed to troops fighting the counter-insurgency war in the Northeast. The MoU was signed on behalf of the Federal government by the Director General, of the bureau, Air Vice Marshall Onyemaechi Osahor, and the Indian …

‘Committed To Building A Smart Nigeria’

November 23, 2019 3:25 am

When geeks talk about anything smart – smart home, smart office, smart city – it tends to ends as gobbledygook. But when you meet the folks at Triangle, the subject matter is crystal clear, as simple as abc. They don’t just explain. They give an experience.  And their office is just perfect for exhibition. There, recently, I tasted a futuristic moment.  It was a piece of mirror in the toilet. While brushing your teeth, you can transform the mirror to give you a sort of “mirror, mirror on the wall magic.” From the screen, you can make phone calls …

Contract Extension: Rohr Gives NFF 2-Month Ultimatum

November 23, 2019 3:25 am
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has threatened to quit his job if the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) fails to extend his contract within two months. His current contract with the Nigerian Federation is expected to expire in June next year.

Recent reports claimed that Rohr had held talks with the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, where the German tactician demanded the extenuation of his contract by two or three years.

The Super Eagles are unbeaten since the conclusion of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, registering back-to-back impressive draws against Ukraine and Brazil and have maximum

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Ndidi

Ndidi Not For Sale, Rogers Insists

November 23, 2019 3:24 am
English Premier League side Leicester City are not planning to sell Wilfred Ndidi and other key first team players in the January transfer window, according to manager Brendan Rodgers.

The Nigeria international is known to be on the radar of the top clubs in the English topflight but a departure from the King Power Stadium in the winter transfer market is certainly not on the cards.

‘’We want to grow, and there’s a lot of development left in this squad. We’ve absolutely no plans to lose anyone in January,’’ Rodgers said to The Telegraph UK.

‘’Our job is to keep …

DSS

Sowore, Bakare Sue DSS Boss, For ‎₦1bn

November 23, 2019 3:23 am

Embattled Publisher of Sahara Reporters and his compatriot Olawale Bakare also in Directorate of State Security Services have sued the Director General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, claiming ‎₦1 billion.

The duo took out the action in a Federal High Court, Abuja where they are each claiming N500 million as damages for the violation of their fundamental rights to life, dignity of their persons, fair hearing, health, freedom of movement and association.

According to the court papers, their arrest and the attack on them by the operatives …

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