June 19, 2020

Unions Oppose South Africa Airways Rescue Plan, Vow Court Action

Unions Oppose South Africa Airways Rescue Plan, Vow Court Action

June 19, 2020 9:18 am

Two South African unions on Friday rejected job cuts proposed to rescue South African Airways from bankruptcy.

The rescue plan has cost the government more than a billion dollars to stave off bankruptcy.

State-owned SAA went into a form of bankruptcy protection in December.

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Since then state-appointed administrators have been trying to see what they can salvage.

Unions had been in discussions with them and had previously accepted that some job cuts would be necessary.

The current plan, which would involve laying off about 90% of …

Malami Leads Moves To Sack Ibrahim Magu, In Damning Memo To Buhari

Malami Leads Moves To Sack Ibrahim Magu, In Damning Memo To Buhari

June 19, 2020 9:16 am
Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, has recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari the sacking of Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Malami, in a memorandum to the president, anchored his recommendation on several grounds “ranging from diversion of recovered loot to insubordination and misconduct” by Magu.

According to a ThisDay report Malami included in the memo, a short list of three candidates for consideration to replace Magu.

The report also claimed that Malami made 22 weighty allegations against Magu.

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Malami alleged accounting gaps or discrepancies of …

Abia Govt Blasts Churches For Violating COVID-19 Directive

Abia Govt Blasts Churches For Violating COVID-19 Directive

June 19, 2020 9:09 am

The Abia State Government has berated some churches in the State for paying lip service to Government directives and order on COVID-19.

Recall that the State Government had mandated 50 persons per stream of every church service, as well as other necessary protocols as part of precautionary measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease.

On Wednesday, the Abia State Enforcement Team of Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19, sealed Chapel of Answers International Church, located at Jubilee Road in Aba, for allegedly violating the State Government’s guidelines on social distancing.

The Enforcement team faulted the church for having more than

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There Is No Democracy In Nigeria, Only Civilian Govt – Idongesit Nkanang

There Is No Democracy In Nigeria, Only Civilian Govt – Idongesit Nkanang

June 19, 2020 9:07 am

Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanang (Rtd.) was the first indigenous Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom State and National Chairman, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF. In a chat with Lovina Anthony, our correspondent in Uyo, Nkanang gave an insight on how Nigeria had fared in its 21 years of unbroken democracy. He gives reasons why there is the need for restructuring. He speaks on marginalisation in the Niger Delta and the urgency with regard to signing the electoral bill into law.

Excerpts:

D.P: How do you rate 21 years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria?

My rating is that Nigerians are ready for

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PDP Postpones Edo Primaries As Obaseki Meets Power Brokers

PDP Postpones Edo Primaries As Obaseki Meets Power Brokers

June 19, 2020 6:24 am

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of the party’s Edo state governorship primary election.

The primaries, which were originally slated for Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, 2020, have now been moved to Tuesday, June 23.

The spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, made this known in a statement on Thursday.

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He said the decision was predicated on exigencies of party activities.

The announcement followed a series of meetings between the embattled governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and …

Kathryn Wheelbarger Pentagon Official Quits Because Of Trump

Kathryn Wheelbarger Pentagon Official Quits Because Of Trump

June 19, 2020 6:21 am

Kathryn Wheelbarger, one of the Pentagon’s most prominent and respected policy officials, is resigning after three years in the job.

She is quitting at a time when critics have accused President Donald Trump of prioritising perceived “loyalists” for top national security posts, Reuters reported.

Wheelbarger, who is highly regarded by national security experts in Trump’s Republican Party and among Democrats, did not explain the reasoning for her departure in her resignation letter.

She had been named by the White House on Feb. 13 to a senior intelligence position.

But in a surprise move last week, the White House instead …

Ekwunife Declares Intention To Succeed Obiano As Anambra Governor

Ekwunife Declares Intention To Succeed Obiano As Anambra Governor

June 19, 2020 6:19 am

The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial district, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, has declared her intention to run for the governorship position of Anambra State in 2021.

Anambra will in November 2021 be going to polls to elect a successor for Governor Willie Obiano who is doing his second term in office, after winning re-election in 2017.

Kingsley Ubani, Special Assistant on Media to Senator Uche Ekwunife, announced this in a press release on Thursday night, saying that the Senator has declared her intention in a small gathering on people from Nri and Igboukwu in Anaocha and Aguata Local Government Areas of

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FG Has No Plans For Re-Opening Of Universities – ASUU

Why We Are On Strike – ASUU

June 19, 2020 6:17 am
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, revealed why the union is on strike.

ASUU noted that the ongoing industrial action was predicated on getting revitalization funds and unpaid earned academic allowances.

The union maintained that ensuring that government sets up and conduct visitation to universities, address proliferation of state universities and issues of governance in them and the conclusion of the renegotiation of 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement also formed part of the reasons the union is still on strike.

ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, in a strike bulletin 9 on Tuesday, noted that speedy completion of the

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Kenya outmuscles Djibouti to pick Africa’s last seat on UN Security Council

Kenya Outmuscles Djibouti To Pick Africa’s Last Seat On UN Security Council

June 19, 2020 4:15 am

Kenya has outmuscled Djibouti to clinch Africa’s last non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.

Kenya will serve a two-year term in the powerful council beginning Jan. 1, 2021.

Its victory came during the second round of voting by member states in the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday.

The results were announced by the President of the Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, who presided over the election.

Kenya secured 129 votes, just one point above the required two-thirds majority of 128 votes, as against Djibouti’s 62.

Africa has three non-permanent seats, currently occupied by …

Forbes-Celebrated Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $11m Fraud In US

Forbes-Celebrated Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $11m Fraud In U.S

June 19, 2020 4:14 am

Invictus Obinwanne Okeke, the Nigerian businessman who was arrested by the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigations, has pleaded guilty to $11 million (₦4.2 billion) fraud charge.

The Forbes-celebrated entrepreneur was arrested in August, 2019 for allegedly being the ringleader of a cybercrime syndicate. According to the FBI, his organised syndicate had defrauded several American citizens to the tune of $11m “through fraudulent wire transfer instructions in a massive coordinated business email compromise scheme.

Invictus Obi has pleaded and is waiting to be sentenced in October. The 32-year-old admitted to American prosecutors that he was involved in computer-based fraud between …

WHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free

WHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free

June 19, 2020 4:13 am

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of its documentation for the free status.

The UN health agency made this known in a tweet via its regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, official twitter account on Thursday.

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According to the agency, Nigeria’s complete documentation for the wild polio virus-free status was accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC).

“Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for Wild Polio virus-free status was accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for

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