February 2020

Bayelsa

Bayelsa And The Fall Of A Narccist

February 25, 2020 9:53 am

Following the inauguration of the reconstituted National peace Committee of the All progressive Congress, it is widely anticipated that the Chief Bisi Akande led Committee will resolve all lingering issues considered to be fuelling the hostilities within the ranks of the ruling party. Regrettably, the nullification of the electoral victory of the candidate of the All Progressive Congress at the Bayelsa State Governorship Election by Supreme Court appears to have undermined this glimmer of hope. Apparently, the pronouncement of the Apex court presents a window of opportunity for a section within the party hierarchy, which has consistently advocates for the …

FG Moves Bill To Ban Plastics Production

February 25, 2020 9:53 am

The National Assembly and the Federal Ministry of Environment are said to be putting the finishing touches to a bill meant to outlaw the production of plastics in Nigeria. It was gathered that the bill is meant to protect aquatic life in the Gulf of Guinea, of which Nigeria’s territorial waters is directly linked to.

A member of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Sen. Tolulope Odebiyi, disclosed this in Lagos at the launch of the Maritime Action Plan for Marine Litter and Plastics Management in Nigeria. Sen. Odebiyi, who drafted the proposed bill, represented the Chairman of the …

El-Rufai

El-Rufai Wants To Be Vice President – Arewa Youths

February 25, 2020 9:52 am

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, President-General, Yerima Shettima on Tuesday insisted that Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State was working towards becoming the Vice President in 2023.

Shettima, who spoke with reporters, made the remark while condemning the governor for saying the Southern part of Nigeria should be allowed to produce the country’s next president.

El-Rufai had said the North had no justification to hold onto power at the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second tenure in 2023.

The governor had stressed that the South should be allowed to produce the country’s next president in the interest of …

Kenya To Privatise Sugar Factory

February 25, 2020 7:10 am

Industry experts count the high cost of production and poorly funded government factories with aging machinery among the problems facing the East African nation’s sugar industry. According to a statement, the government would act on all of the recommendations made by a task force formed to focus on reviving the sector, Reuters quoted Kenyatta’s office to have said in a statement. The task force recommended reintroducing a levy.

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“The sugar levy will be charged on consumers so as to raise the revenue needed to assist farmers to develop

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World’s Oldest Living Male Is Dead

February 25, 2020 7:09 am

Local Japanese authorities announced the death of a 112-year-old Japanese man recognised as the world’s oldest living man.

Chitetsu Watanabe, a resident of the central Japanese city of Joetsu, received an official certificate as the world’s oldest living man from Guinness World Records on Feb. 12.

He was born on March 5, 1907, and died on Sunday at a nursing home.

After graduating from agricultural school, Watanabe moved to Taiwan to work at a Japanese sugar production company there.

 

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Following an 18-year stint there, he served in …

Olisa Metuh

Breaking: Metuh Guilty Of ₦400m Money Laundering

February 25, 2020 7:09 am
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday found the Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP, former Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh guilty of ₦400 million money laundering.

Ruling on the first count in his judgement, Justice Okon Abang ruled that a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, unlawfully transferred the sum of N400 million to the defendants in November 2014.

Abang held that Metuh and his firm. Destra Investments Limited reasonably ought to have known that the sum of N400 million paid to them formed part of the proceeds of the unlawful activity of the ex-NSA because they had no form of a …

Breaking: Kaduna Assembly Speaker, Shagali quits

February 25, 2020 7:08 am

Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, on Tuesday morning, resigned his position as the Speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly.

According to sources from the Assembly, he tendered his resignation before the house during the plenary session.

The 40-year-old lawmaker was elected as the Speaker of the 5th Kaduna State Assembly on 8 June 2015.

He has been representing Sabon Gari constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly since 2011.

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He was elected under the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the opposition political parties founded by his mentor Muhammadu …

Amotekun

Insecurity: No Going Back On Amotekun – Lagos Assembly

February 25, 2020 7:07 am

The Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has declared that the new security outfit, Operation Amotekun, has come to stay in the state and the South West.

The lawmaker stated this on Monday at a public hearing on a bill to establish the security operation in Lagos state.

According to Obasa, the outfit had become important for the security of the lives and properties of the people of the region.

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“I’m sure we all recall the incidents before the establishment of Amotekun, the killings, maiming, kidnapping

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Ikeja Electric To Refund Customers For Prepaid Meters

February 25, 2020 7:07 am

Ikeja Electric (IE) said it is designing a proposal to refund its customers for prepaid meters procured under the ongoing Meter Assets Provider (MAP) scheme.

Mr Felix Ofulue, Head, Corporate Communications, IE, made this known in Ikeja on Tuesday.

Ofulue said that the proposal was, however, subject to the approval of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

A customer under the network currently pays N39,765.86 for a single-phase meter and N72,085.68 (VAT inclusive) for a three-phase meter.

Ofulue said the refund would either be in discounted tariffs or release of energy usage to cover the amount over a period of …

Senior Pastor Adewale Giwa

Pastor Giwa Begs Trump To Save Nigerians From Buhari

February 25, 2020 7:07 am

Senior Pastor Adewale Giwa of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry released a three-page letter to the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, asking him to save Nigeria from President Muhammadu Buhari and Boko Haram.

The open letter is a response to the Boko Haram rehabilitation agency bill being sponsored at the National Assembly. The pastor alleged that Boko Haram has enriched some people by the millions paid by the Nigerian government as ransom.

He added that it is no longer news that terrorism has become a lucrative business under the leadership of Buhari, …

local government autonomy

Why Governors Are Against Local Government Autonomy

February 25, 2020 5:02 am

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Asiwaju Rotimi Ajanaku has explained the rationale behind the opposition of local government autonomy by some state governors.

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Ajanaku, who addressed journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Monday insisted that the main reason was corruption.

He added that some governors were against the autonomy of local government in the country because some of them have no human feelings and no consideration for the masses.

“Why are the governors adamant and unwilling to allow local government in their states to

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Kobe Bryant’s Wife Sues Helicopter Company After Crash

February 25, 2020 5:02 am

Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, has sued the owner of the helicopter, which crashed and killed her husband and their daughter.

Her lawsuit alleges wrongful death and claims the pilot, Ara Zobayan, was careless and negligent.

Vanessa believes Zobayan should have aborted the flight amid cloudy conditions.

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Zobayan was among the nine people killed in the crash last month.

The lawsuit comes as a public memorial service was held for Kobe and all those who lost their lives in the crash.

In early February, Vanessa announced the service would be held

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