January 23, 2020

Corruption: Malami Disputes Transparency Report On Nigeria

January 23, 2020 10:33 am

The Federal Government has reacted to the Transparency International Corruption perceptions Index released on Thursday

THISDAY had reported that Nigeria dropped two steps below on the 2019 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index.

In the latest release on Thursday, Nigeria ranked 146 out of 180 countries studied.

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But, reacting in an interview on Channels Television, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami who discredited the report said the Buhari led government has done more in the fight against corruption.

He also said there are no proofs by …

IPMAN Accuses FG Of Non Inclusion Of Fuel Pump Price

January 23, 2020 10:33 am

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigerian (IPMAN) has accused the Federal; Government (FG) of non inclusion during upward review of fuel pumps price.

IPMAN Caretaker Committee Chairman, Comrade Robert Obi made this known during an interactive session with the Management of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Calabar, Cross River State capital.

Comrade Robert lamented the challenges faced by members of IPMAN since the review of fuel pump price. “So, when the federal government adjusted pump price to N145, IPMAN was not invited to take part in the meeting where the N9 margin was arrived at because of the …

Staff Raise Alarm As Provost Escapes With ₦19m Official Car

January 23, 2020 10:32 am
There is tension at the Federal College of Cooperative, Ibadan, over the alleged refusal of the immediate past Provost of the college, Mr Felix Ikechukwu Okafor, to hand over a ₦19m official car to in his possession to the institution.

THISDAY gathered from staff of the college that some of them are worried over the refusal of Mr Okafor to had over the keys of the car to the institution four months after his retirement.

It was learnt that Okafor’s original retirement date was September 20, 2019 but instead of him to hand over to the officer next to him,

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Allison-Madueke Will Be Extradited This Year, Says Magu

January 23, 2020 10:32 am

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, wednesday vowed that a former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, would be extradited back to the country this year to face corruption charges.

He also accused some international partners, especially in the United Kingdom, of giving what he described as undue protection to the former minister.
Magu, during a visit to the Ibadan Zonal Office of the commission, said the agency was already changing its tactics and strategy of engaging foreign partners to ensure the extradition of the former minister.

Magu, while fielding questions from …

Adamawa Gov Raises The Alarm Over Renewed B’Haram Attacks

January 23, 2020 10:31 am

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has pledged to revamp the security apparatus in the state in order to contain Boko Haram’s renewed barbaric onslaught on Adamawa communities.

Fintiri made this pledge yesterday at a rally that was organised by the state government at Mahmud Ribadu Square, Yola, to celebrate the governor’s electoral victory at the Supreme Court.

He lamented that the insurgents beheaded the Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, Michika Local Government Council, Rev. Lawal Andimi, despite every effort made to save the clergy’s life.

The governor, who was received by a tumultuous crowd at the Yola …

Homosexuality: Gay Gene Ruled Out, Environment Blamed

January 23, 2020 10:31 am

Genes play just a small role in whether a person is gay, scientists have found, after discovering that environment has a far bigger impact on homosexuality.

In the biggest ever study into the genetic basis of sexuality, researchers from more than 30 institutions including Cambridge University and Harvard, looked at the DNA of nearly 500,000 people in Britain and the US.

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They found that genes are responsible for between eight to 25 per cent of the probability of a person being gay, meaning at least three quarters is down to environment.…

Again, PDP NEC To Meet In Ihedioha, Other Issues

January 23, 2020 10:31 am

Barely one week after the 87th National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met to discuss the nullification of the governorship election in Imo State by the Supreme Court that removed Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as governor, it will meet again on Monday to discuss the matter and other issues affecting the party.

In a statement issued wednesday, the National Secretary of the party, Senator Umaru Tsauri, who summoned the NEC meeting, said: “All members of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee (NEC) are hereby invited to the 88th meeting of the NEC on Monday, January 27, 2020.”…

Sack Burutai: CAN Chairman Tells Buhari

January 23, 2020 7:46 am

 

Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria in Adamawa State, Stephen Mamza, has urged President Muhammad Buhari to sack all service chiefs.

 

Mamza on Wednesday in Yola, the state capital, alleged that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai, and other service chiefs were only looting the country’s resources in the ongoing war against Boko Haram.

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He said, “It is no longer news that the top hierarchy of our military and other security agencies have become billionaires since this problem of Boko Haram insurgency started.…

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‘Yorubas Are Primitive’: FFK Replies Miyetti Allah

January 23, 2020 7:29 am

The former Minister of Aviation, Nigeria, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has taken to his verified Facebook page today to ‘strip down’ Miyetti Allah on their controversial statement of Yorubas being primitive people.

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“Our forefathers studied at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the 1800’s and our first lawyer was called to the English bar in 1879.”

“Their forefathers were rearing cattle at the time and they are still rearing cattle today. The first northerner to be called to the bar was in 1955 and even he was not a core northerner but a …

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Hails THISDAY At 25

January 23, 2020 5:42 am

A renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has lauded THISDAY Editors for recognising her as one of the one of the honourees in the THISDAY decade awards.

In a statement she issued yesterday, the young writer also thanked everyone involved in the voting process for the honour of being named “Woman of the Decade” alongside the UN Deputy Secretary General, Ms Amina J Mohammed.

“The thing about being recognised is that it is not the reason one does what one does, but it is always wonderful to get that validation. It means that somebody is saying to you “what you …

Perjury: Groups Challenge Omo-Agege To Show Documents

January 23, 2020 5:41 am

Guardians of Democracy and Development; Partners for Legislative Agenda for Nigeria; Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative; and a coalition of civil society and youth groups in Nigeria have challenged the Senate Deputy President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to present court papers absolving him of the allegations of perjury.

The coalition, in a statement yesterday by its Convener, Solomon Adodo, said it has also submitted a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the National Security Adviser; and the Chief of Staff to the President, insisting that it would only rest when the right thing is done.

The groups had earlier …

Nigeria NUC: Nigeria Needs 300,000 Additional Doctors

January 23, 2020 5:39 am

National Universities Commission (NUC) yesterday decried the shortage of medical practitioners in the country, disclosing that Nigeria needs at least 300,000 additional qualified doctors to meet the standard set by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The regulatory agency made the disclosure, even as Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, affirmed in Yenagoa that the vision of his government had always been to produce the highest number of qualified personnel in the country’s medical sector.

NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, who spoke during the maiden matriculation ceremony of Bayelsa Medical University (BMU) in Yenagoa, noted that the phenomenon of shortage …

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