January 11, 2020

Gbajabiamila Sends Message To Lawan

January 11, 2020 1:16 pm
Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has eulogised the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, who is marking his 61st birthday.

The Speaker said Lawan, who has been in the National Assembly since 1999 serving first in the House and later in the Senate, is one Nigerian that has actively contributed to the development of the country’s legislature.

In a congratulatory message he personally signed in Abuja on Saturday, the Speaker recalled the valuable contributions of the Senate President while he served as a member of the House and later as a non-presiding officer in the Senate.

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Kim Jong Un Likes Trump, America Deceived Us – North Korea

January 11, 2020 1:15 pm
North Korean President Kim Jong Un received birthday greetings from U.S. President Donald Trump, state news agency KCNA reported on Saturday.

Kim Kye Gwan, an adviser to the North Korean Foreign Ministry, said in the statement that Kim could personally like Trump, but would not lead his country on the basis of personal feelings.

“Although Chairman Kim Jong Un has good personal feelings about President Trump, they are, in the true sense of the word, `personal’.

“We have been deceived by the United States, being caught in the dialogue with it for over one year and a half, and that

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Nuclear Advancement: Russia Begins Training Of Ghanians

January 11, 2020 1:15 pm
Russia and three key Ghana universities are collaborating to help the Ghanaian upcoming engineers, physicists, doctors and researchers to receive world-class masters and postgraduate education in nuclear subjects.

Mr Valery Karezin, Director of Educational Projects and the Human Resources Service at the State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM), made this known in a statement on Saturday.

Karezin said: “About 300 students from more than 15 African countries are already studying nuclear specialties in Russia.

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“We also contribute to the development of higher education in the field, strengthening cooperation between higher

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FG Accuses Security Agents Of Impregnating Teenage Girls

January 11, 2020 1:14 pm
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Saturday said officials of the various security agencies in Nigeria do impregnate teenage girls in their host communities.

The FG, through the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) said the situation has been creating conflicts in various communities across the nation.

IPCR is an agency under the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saddled with the responsibility of resolving conflicts among individuals or groups.

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NAN reports that the agency is primarily a research centre, a think-tank and an agency to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity

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Justice Ekwo Summons CBN Governor, Emefiele, Over $53M

January 11, 2020 1:13 pm
Justice I. E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has summoned the Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele to appear before him.

Emefiele is summoned to answer questions on why he should not be committed to prison for defaulting in the payment of $53,000,000.00 (Fifty Three Million US Dollars) creditor balance.

Justice Ekwo issued the judgment summons to Emefiele in a case with Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/1193/2017 instituted against Central Bank of Nigeria as Garnishee/Respondent, Linas International Limited and the Minister of Finance as Judgment Debtors Garnishees by Mr. Joe Agi Judgement as Creditor/Applicant on behalf of a team

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Bayelsa: Gov. Dickson Orders Payment Of New Minimum Wage

January 11, 2020 1:13 pm
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has approved the payment of the ₦30,000 new National Minimum Wage to workers in the state with effect from January 2020.

Governor Dickson gave the approval on Friday during a meeting with the leadership of organised labour at the Government House, Yenagoa.

The governor directed the State’s financial team to follow through the template set by the National Wages and Income Commission in implementing the new salary level.

He explained that the meeting was convened to enable the state government and the labour unions jointly work out the modalities for the payment of the

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Fire

Anambra: One Collapse As Fire Guts Another Onitsha Market

January 11, 2020 1:12 pm
Properties worth millions were on Saturday destroyed in a fire incident at the old Automobiles spare parts Market Awada, Anambra state.

According to the Nation, one person reportedly collapsed during the incident, which occurred around 01:30: am.

The Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed who confirmed the incident in a statement said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

He said the Commissioner of Police, John Abang has sympathized with the victims of the inferno.

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He said, “Today, 11/1/2020 at about 01:30: am, there was a fire outbreak

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Armed Men Attack, Matchet Policemen On Duty

January 11, 2020 1:11 pm
Suspected armed men have attacked, matcheted and injured some Policemen and carted away their arms in Asaba, the Capital of Delta State, Nigeria.

The Policemen were said to be on “Routine stop and search duty” when the incident occurred on Friday, January 10, THISDAY can report.

The armed men who had laid an ambush in the area inflicted serious injuries on the Policemen before carting away their rifles.

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It was learnt that the injured Policemen are being treated in an undisclosed hospital.

When contacted for comments, the Delta State

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Amotekun: IPOB Reacts To Outfit, Blasts Ohanaeze

January 11, 2020 5:41 am

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Saturday commended Southwest governors for establishing a security outfit, South West Security Network also known as Operation Amotekun.

IPOB said the establishment of Amotekun was a dogged and courageous move to protect people of the South West.

 

 

Recall that six governors of the region had on Thursday launched the Operation Amotekun in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

However, a statement by IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful reads: “We the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great and indomitable leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu commend South-West governors, …

Lebanese, Lawyer, One Other Arrested For Human Trafficking

January 11, 2020 5:40 am
Three suspects have been arrested over alleged human trafficking of one Ms Ajayi Omolola in Kwara State.

The suspects were, Wasit Muhammad, a Lebanese, Olatunji Sanusi, a lawyer and one Tunde, while one Joseph also a member of the gang is currently at large.

Reacting to the development through his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin Friday, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq condemned in strong terms the rising trend of human trafficking in the country, describing it as inhuman and unacceptable.

He vowed that anyone caught should face the full weight of the law.

“The governor of Kwara State is horrified by the

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Plateau Attack: Details Of Buhari’s Meeting With Lalong

January 11, 2020 5:38 am
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, says the 19 Northern states have gone far in their efforts to introduce community policing in the region.

Lalong spoke with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said he was at the Presidential Villa to brief the president on security issues in Plateau, particularly the Jan. 9 attack in which 13 people died in Mangu Local Government Area, and the efforts being made to contain the situation, NAN reports.

Lalong said that his timely intervention and presence in the villages where the

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APC Reacts To Umahi’s Comment On Being Its Member

January 11, 2020 5:37 am
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebony State has reacted to claim by Gov. Dave Umahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he also belonged to APC.

The governor was quoted to have told the people of Ishielu and Onicha Local Government Areas at the Government House, Abakaliki, on Monday, that he was “100 per cent APC.”

Addressing newsmen at the end of the APC State Executive Committee’s meeting on Friday in Abakiliki, the Chairman of the party, Chief Eze Nwachukwu, called on relevant authorities to investigate the claim.

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