December 10, 2019

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Told To ‘Stop The Genocide’ In UN Court

December 10, 2019 3:30 pm

Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi faced calls for Myanmar to “stop the genocide” of Rohingya Muslims as she personally led her country’s defence at the UN’s top court on Tuesday.

Myanmar’s civilian leader sat through graphic accounts of mass murder and rape as the west African state of The Gambia set out its case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Thousands of people back home in Yangon rallied in support of 74-year-old Suu Kyi, whose silence about the plight of the Rohingya has tarnished her international reputation as a rights icon.

Around 740,000 Rohingya …

Moderate Leftist Fernandez – The Man To Unite Argentina?

December 10, 2019 3:29 pm

Alberto Fernandez had long been a discreet backroom operator throughout his career in Argentine politics, but having been sworn in as president on Tuesday he announced big plans to rid the country of its political polarization.

Little known outside Buenos Aires politics until now, the 60-year-old law professor and Bob Dylan fan first burst onto the international stage by trouncing outgoing president Mauricio Macri in August primaries that were seen as a dress rehearsal for the presidential election.

Two months later he repeated the trick in elections, winning outright in the first round.

After he was sworn in on …

Ethiopia PM Abiy Urges Unity As He Collects Nobel Prize

December 10, 2019 3:29 pm

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed collected the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Tuesday, appealing for unity as ethnic violence flares in his country and reconciliation efforts with former foe Eritrea have stalled.

“There is no ‘Us and Them’,” he said in his speech at Oslo’s flower-bedecked City Hall. “There is only ‘Us’, for ‘We’ are all bound by a shared destiny of love, forgiveness and reconciliation.”

The Nobel committee honoured Abiy — Africa’s youngest leader at 43 — for the spectacular progress in the months after he took power in April 2018.

Just months into his premiership he …

Fowler’s Letter To SGF Seeking Renewal Of Tenure Leaked

December 10, 2019 1:23 pm

It has emerged that erstwhile Executive Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Mr. Babatunde Fowler, wrote the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha to facilitate the renewal of his four year appointment-on the day of its expiration- and before President Muhammadu Buhari named Mr. Muhammad Nami as the new chairman of the FIRS.

In a leaked letter to Mustapha, dated December 9, 2019, Fowler wrote to present himself for reappointment for a second term in line with the provisions of the FIRS Establishment Act 2007.

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Omoyele Sowore: Portrait Of A Life In Protest

December 10, 2019 1:22 pm

The mishandling of the Omoyele Sowore case has become clearly an albatross for the Nigerian government, an embarrassment for the incumbent Federal Government and a public relations disaster for both the Department of State Services and Nigeria as a whole. All of that was patently avoidable. Inadvertently, the Federal Government has turned Omoyele Sowore into a “hero”, a symbol for resilience against official impunity in Nigeria, and a poster figure for courage and boldness.

In using the law to paint him as “an enemy of the state”, they have ended up painting the Nigerian state as an “enemy of the …

ICPC Quizzes NDDC Officials Over Alleged Corruption

Imo Senator Converted Project To Private Hotel -ICPC

December 10, 2019 1:22 pm

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Offences Commission (ICPC) has accused an unnamed senator representing Imo State of diverting a constituency project to his personal hotel.

The ICPC Commissioner in the state, Udonsi Arua, made the allegation during the celebration of the 2019 United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day in Owerri, the state capital.

He further alleged that another federal lawmaker, who procured tricycles and buses for constituency project, also packed them in his residence without giving them to his constituents.

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Delivering a goodwill message on behalf of the ICPC Chairman, …

House Asks FG To Repatriate Illegal Aliens

December 10, 2019 1:12 pm

The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to immediately review the country’s immigration procedure with a view to restricting illegal immigration and repatriating illegal aliens residing in the country.

The House made the call following the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Rotimi Agunsoye, at the plenary Tuesday.

He said that while the continued closure of the Nigerian land borders for the past three months was a right step in the eight direction, the shutting of borders was not enough without the repatriation of illegal aliens in the country.

Agunsoye explained that the monstrous challenges bedevilling …

Of Democratic Ideals And Ogun 2020 Budget

December 10, 2019 1:11 pm

Last week, the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, presented a budget estimate of N449.974 billion for the year 2020 to the State House of Assembly. Before going into the details of the budget proposals, however, it is necessary to flag the philosophical background behind it. In presenting the budget, Prince Abiodun apparently took cognizance of the fact that budgeting, a critical aspect of governance and the socio-democratic process, has often been approached from a cavalier perspective in the country. No right-thinking person would doubt the claim that when budgets are not well thought out, faithfully implemented through cash …

Gunmen Kidnap 3 Construction Workers In Niger

December 10, 2019 1:10 pm

Police in Niger say gunmen have kidnapped two expatriates and a Nigerian staff of Triacta Construction Company in Galadima Kogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Adamu Usman, who disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday, said the gunmen who wore military uniform came to the village on over 20 motorcycles and attacked workers of the construction firm.

Usman said the incident occurred on Monday at about 12:45 hours along Shiroro-Galadima road.

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“The victims were seized by …

Electricity Tariff Increase Inevitable, Says FG

December 10, 2019 1:08 pm

The federal government has said it is expecting an improvement in electricity supply to Nigerian, just as it revealed that an increase in electricity tariff will be inevitable.

The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, said this a statement signed by his media aide, Aaron Artimas.
He said the government was heavily burdened by the financial interventions it was providing the power sector to cushion its challenges.

Mamman, equally complained that while the cost of electricity units in neighboring Niger Republic was higher than it is in Nigeria, consumers in Niger were prudent in their payment for electricity bills unlike in …

Izomor: Oil Industry Must Jettison Lowest Bidder Concept

December 10, 2019 1:07 pm

Mr Godwin Izomor is the Managing Director of MG Vowgas group, an operator in the oil and gas sector. In this interview, he speaks about challenges facing indigenous companies in the sector. Emmanuel Addeh brings the excerpts:

You have a huge facility here. What is the investment profile like?

The Ncdmb under-quoted our company at about $125 million, but this facility is over $175m.

How did this whole journey start?

The journey started in 2009, on May 11 precisely in my parlor in Woji here in Port Harcourt. I recruited two other staff, Victor and Aliu. Victor was earning …

Goods

Custom Impounds Goods Worth ₦995,539,642.00 Within 2 Months

December 10, 2019 10:11 am
 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) anti-smuggling teams in Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command have impounded several prohibited goods with/AK47 worth about  ₦995,539,642.00  within three months.
    The Public Relations Officer (PRO) in charge of the Command,Mr. Magaji Mailafiya who confirmed the seizure in a statement made available on Tuesday to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi disclosed that the smuggled items included AK47 ,sex enhancement drugs and gallons of vegetable oil.
    “In continuation of the fight against smuggling in the country, the anti smuggling Teams of Nigeria Customs Service, Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command headed by Comptroller Umar Gimba has made 29 arrests of items through credible
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