December 2019

Maina, Son Sent To Prison

December 19, 2019 5:57 am

Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTM), and his son, Faisal, are to remain in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, till January 2020.

Justice Okon Abang, who gave the order, on Wednesday, adjourned hearing on Abdulrasheed’s bail variation application till Jan. 13, 2020 while Faisal’s trial continuation was adjourned till Jan. 20, 2020, NAN reports.

Earlier on Wednesday, Justice Abang had said that though it would not be convenient for the court to take trial, bail variation arguments would be taken.

EFCC’s counsel, Mohammed Abubakar, however, said he was ready for trial continuation and that the next witness …

US: Presidency Reacts To Trump’s Impeachment

December 19, 2019 5:54 am

The US presidency also known as the White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment” and voicing confidence the president would be acquitted in the Senate.

“Democrats have chosen to proceed on this partisan basis in spite of the fact that the President did absolutely nothing wrong,” spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement, calling the votes in the House of Representatives an “unconstitutional travesty”.

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Grisham said that there were no fact witnesses in the hearing and alleged bias …

District Head Kidnapped In Kaduna

December 19, 2019 5:43 am

Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, on Wednesday, abducted District Head of Birnin Gwari Central, Alhaji Abubakar Yahaya along Kaduna- Birnin Gwari highway.

The suspected kidnappers also abducted a former Educational Secretary identified as Ibrahim Musa, popularly known as Ibrahim ES.

THISDAY gathered that the incident happened around 12: pm Wednesday at Labi, along the highway.

A source from Birnin Gwari, who doesn’t want his name in print, told DAILY POST that the district head and the former ES were travelling in the same vehicle when they ran into the bandits.

“They were both travelling in the same vehicle when

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EFCC Recovers Additional ₦70m In Kwara

December 19, 2019 5:42 am

The Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Wednesday disclosed that it has recovered additional Seventy Million Naira for the Kwara State government in its ongoing efforts to recover funds allegedly stolen by corrupt individuals.

The commission had on October 11, 2019, handed over the sum of N112m recovered to the state Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq in Ilorin.

Speaking as a guest, Wednesday, on the Nigerian Television Authority program, Ilorin, ‘Morning Safari’, the zonal head, Isyaku Sharu said the N70m was recovered in the ongoing investigations of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, KWIRS.

He said” we …

Davido Disclaims Viral Video Advertising COZA Church

December 19, 2019 5:41 am

Popular Nigerian Singer, Davido has reacted to the outcry from Nigerians over a viral video of him advertising an upcoming event in Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA.

Davido in the viral video posted by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo on his official Instagram page was seen with a young girl advertising the program.

However, Davido has come out denying knowledge of the video.

According to him, he just made a video for a fan for personal use and had no idea it was going to be used for an advert.

He threatened to take the case further if COZA and those involved

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Boko Haram/ISWAP: US Reacts To Execution Of Aid Workers

December 19, 2019 5:40 am

The United States, US Embassy has condemned the recent violent attacks on humanitarian aid workers in Nigeria.

Four aid workers, working on a health project implemented by the INGO Action Against Hunger, were recently murdered by Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents.

They were among the six aid workers who were abducted on 26 July when their convoy came under attack near Damasak, in Mobbar local government area.

One of the drivers was killed during the attack and another was earlier executed on 24 September 2019.

In a statement on Wednesday by its Public Affairs Section, US also called for the protection of …

FAAC: FG, States, LG Share ₦635.8bn [See Breakdown]

December 19, 2019 5:40 am

Alhaji Isa Dutse, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said on Wednesday in Abuja that the Federal, States and Local Governments had shared the sum of ₦635.8 billion for the month of November.

Dutse disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), meeting.

He explained that the amount shared included Value Added Tax (VAT), exchange gain and Forex Equalisation.

According to him, the gross statutory revenue generated for the month was N491.8 billion, which was lower than N596.04 billion received in the previous month, with a difference of N104.1 billion, NAN reports.…

Another Yola Professor Kidnapped

December 19, 2019 5:39 am

Another professor at the Moddibo Adamawa University of Technology (MAUTECH) has been kidnapped.

This is the third time kidnappers would pick a professor at the university in less than three months.

A family source said Wednesday that Kayode Shogbesan, a Professor of Fishery, who is also a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Yola, was abducted on Tuesday night.

He was kidnapped around the University, located in Girei, headquarters of Girei Local Government Area, near the state capital, Yola.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, said the professor was kidnapped as he was returning home …

AMCON: Falana Makes Revelations On Buhari’s Appointment

December 19, 2019 5:37 am

A frontline human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, (SAN), has declared that the law does not support the confirmation of Adamu Lamatek as the chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).

President Muhammadu Buhari had nominated Adamu as AMCON’s new chairman in line with an amendment of the AMCON act that provides for a part-time chairman who shall be a deputy governor in the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Falana’s position was contained in a statement he signed and made available newsmen on Wednesday.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who backed his claims with some sections of the AMCON …

California Power Firm To Pay $1.7bn Over Wildfires

December 18, 2019 3:29 pm

A California energy supplier has reached a nearly $1.7 billion settlement with regulators for its role in causing devastating wildfires in 2017 and 2018 that killed more than 100 people in total.

Faulty Pacific Gas and Electric power lines were blamed for sparking last year’s so-called Camp Fire in northern California, the deadliest in the state’s modern history.

Under the draft deal published Tuesday, PG&E shareholders will foot the bill for wildfire-related costs, as well as forest fire-fighting measures and the upkeep of electrical equipment blamed for causing several fatal blazes.

It cannot pass the costs on to ratepayers.

PG&E …

Mega-Fan Campaigns For Princess Leia Star In Hollywood

December 18, 2019 3:28 pm

Dressed in white robes and sporting Princess Leia’s distinctive spiral bun hairstyle, Kristin Grady walks up and down Hollywood collecting signatures on behalf of her idol.

She believes the late actress Carrie Fisher deserves her own star on the Walk of Fame — and hopes this week’s new “Star Wars” film will boost her campaign.

The conclusion to nine films spanning four decades, “The Rise of Skywalker” will be the last to feature Fisher, who appears posthumously in unused footage from previous episodes.

Grady believes it may be Fisher’s last chance to take her place alongside 2,600 stars bearing the …

PSA And Fiat Chrysler Poised To Announce Merger MOU

December 18, 2019 3:27 pm

French carmaker PSA and Fiat Chrysler will on Wednesday announce a memorandum of understanding for a mega-merger to create the world’s fourth-largest auto producer, a source close to their talks said.

The MOU announcement is set to come before the Paris and Rome stock exchanges open for trading, the source added.

Earlier Tuesday another informed source said that PSA’s supervisory board had approved the deal under which shareholders in the two groups would split the capital of the merged firm on a 50/50 basis, without any plant closures.

“PSA’s supervisory board has approved the merger agreement,” the source told AFP …

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