December 1, 2019

Nsugbe

Community Accuses Obiano’s Aide Of Threatening Mayhem

December 1, 2019 5:33 am

Nsugbe community in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State has raised the alarm that the Special Assistant to the Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Osita Nwoye is threatening to breathe mayhem on them.

Osita, whose controversial appointment as Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Nsugbe Development Union (NDU) is being resented by Nsugbe indigenes, had allegedly threatened to deal ruthlessly with the inhabitants of the town through his recent Facebook post in Akuoyibo Nsugbe Forum.

He had vowed to deal ruthlessly with any indigene that challenges the action of the state government in his Facebook post, insisting that “Obiano and …

Daughter Of Slain PDP Women Leader Urges More Women To…

December 1, 2019 5:31 am

Mrs. Courage Anyekojonwa, daughter of slain Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mrs. Salome Abuh yesterday asked women not to be deterred in participating in politics.

Anyekojonwa, however, said if women would be treated the way her mother was burnt to death, then politics was not worth their efforts to participate.

She spoke in Abuja on the sideline of protest embarked upon by women group under the aegis of Womanisfesto, saying the way her mother died was uncalled for.

She, therefore, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure justice was done over her death.

The protesters, led …

I’m Being Held For Political Reasons, Adoke Alleges

December 1, 2019 5:30 am

A former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Adoke (SAN), has asked the International Criminal Police Organisation (ICPO), commonly referred to as Interpol, to let him go, because authorities in Nigeria are only persecuting him for political reasons.

In a letter to Interpol, Adoke’s lawyer, Gromyko Amedu, who is based in the United Kingdom, said the continued detention of his client was in clear violation of Article 3 of the ICPO Constitution. Amedu alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was acting unlawfully.

Article 3 of the ICPO Constitution forbids Interpol from undertaking …

Aliyu Gambo: Nigeria Will End AIDS Epidemic By 2030

December 1, 2019 5:29 am

Nigeria earlier this year, launched a report which showed the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country has reduced from 3.5 million persons in 2005 to 1.9 million people by 2018. In an exclusive interview  Martins Ifijeh, the Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Aliyu Gambo said by 2030, Nigeria will be AIDS free.  He also warned employees from asking for HIV tests from their staff, among other sundry issues

What is the situation of HIV/AIDS fight in Nigeria?

We will say the situation is good at the moment. We didn’t know since the …

Southeast

2023: Southeast Needs To Work Hard For Presidency –Nwaka

December 1, 2019 5:29 am

Senator Emma Nwaka represented Abia North in the short-lived Third Republic. In this interview, the former Abia State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemned what he described as ‘coup’ staged these days by the nation’s election umpire in the name of elections.

He predicted what will happen in 2023 should “the brigandage” go unchecked.  Nwaka who revealed  why Abia North fell to the All Progressive Congress in the 2019 polls, warned governors on the bitter consequences of  playing god. He did not spare Southeast governors over the fate of the zone while hinting on why Enugu airport, Second …

No Cause For Alarm In VAT hike – Tayo Bello

December 1, 2019 5:27 am

Despite widespread opposition that trailed the Federal Government’s proposed increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) and its eventual approval by the National Assembly, an expert in Monetary and Development Economics, Dr Tayo Bello, says there should be no cause for alarm over the decision.

Acording to him, the action would not likely have significant negative effect on Nigerians.

In this interview, Bello, who is a lecturer in the Department of Private and Property Law, Babcock University, also enumerated some benefits accruable from the decision and speaks on other major economic issues.

The Senate last week approved the proposed increment

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Police Yet to Rescue Lecturer 4 Months After Abduction

December 1, 2019 3:53 am

Security operatives in Kaduna and Katsina States have not been able to rescue a lecturer with Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Abubakar Idris four months after he was abducted, THISDAY checks revealed.

Idris, an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Languages and Linguistics, was abducted by yet-to-be identified gunmen on August 2 at his residence in Shagari Low-cost, Kaduna, Kaduna State.

Since his abduction on August 2, THISDAY checks revealed that the captors of the lecturers had neither called for ransom nor disclosed any reason for the victim’s abduction.

However, a family member yesterday said immediately after the scenario, they reported …

Oil

Revealing Owners Of Oil Firms Is Anti-Corruption Measure

December 1, 2019 3:53 am

The extractive industry in Nigeria is one of the most opaque industries, often shrouded in secrecy. A recent announcement by NEITI that it will make public names of big players in the oil and gas sector may put an end to the opacity by opening a beneficial ownership register. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Mr. Waziri Adio, speaks to that in an interview with Nosa James-Igbinadolor 

NEITI announced it will open a beneficial ownership register for the oil and gas industry as soon as mid-December. What exactly does the register entail?

The register is designed to ensure ownership transparency. The quest …

What Is The $30bn Fresh Loan For? Increasing Debt Portfolio

December 1, 2019 3:51 am

President Muhammadu Buhari seeks to increase Nigeria’s total debt portfolio to about $97billion by borrowing about $30billion from external sources to execute critical infrastructure projects. While the argument on the part of government has always been that Nigeria’s debt to GDP ratio remains low, experts are worried that paying back the burgeoning debt is a major concern, as generating enough revenue to meet its budgetary obligations is still a nightmare for the government. 

President Muhammadu Buhari last week returned to the National Assembly to re-present the federal government’s request for a $29.96 billion fresh foreign loan. Buhari, in presenting the …

Abdulrasaq: Kwara Won’t Spare Public Funds Looters

December 1, 2019 3:49 am

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration would not tolerate any attempt to create distractions in attempts to unravel the case of the N5bn alleged to have been shared among former lawmakers in the state.

Abdulrazaq also said no government official would be spared if proven to have committed infractions against the law.

“A few days ago, some former Kwara lawmakers were alleged to have shared N5bn of taxpayers’ money among themselves. This of course followed a pattern of systemic looting of the treasury which has been discovered since we assumed office,” the governor said in a statement …

World AIDS Day: Despite Efforts, Challenges Still Persist

December 1, 2019 3:48 am

Since the first two cases of AIDS, which sent panic, doubt and disbelief to the nation, was diagnosed in Nigeria in 1985 and reported in 1986 in Lagos, the fight by both the Federal Government and donor agencies to bring an end to the epidemic has been intensified, but achievement is still dragging in some aspect. Thirty years after, challenges such as stigmatization, lack of fund, access to drugs and others have not been fully tackled.

The spread of the infection over the past years has a great impact on health, welfare, employment and the criminal justice sectors; affecting all …

Why We Met Sowore — Garba Shehu

December 1, 2019 3:48 am

Presidential spokesperson, Mr Garba Shehu, on Saturday night gave an account of what led to a meeting with detained activist, Omoyele Sowore, and some personalities allegedly to discuss his freedom.

An online medium, Premium Times, had named Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina; Isa Funtua; ThisDay Publisher, Nduka Ogbaibena; and Shehu among a team that went to meet with Sowore at the Department of State Services headquarters in Abuja allegedly on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari to negotiate his release.

The publication said it found out Buhari sent teams to Sowore to pressure him …

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