July 2020

Fuel, Power Tariff Hike: Nigerian Govs To Meet Buhari

SA, SSA: Nigerian Governors Wasting Money In Office

July 25, 2020 10:09 am

A Special Adviser is a political appointee who assists a government minister. They add a political dimension to the advice and assistance available to Ministers while reinforcing the political impartiality of the permanent Civil Service by distinguishing their source of political advice and support. 

While a senior Special Assistant is appointed to provide special assistance to the administration staff in their everyday activities, perform and execute special assistance duties as assigned in various projects, provide special assistance to the top management of an organization in implementing policy decisions, handle and manage various special assignments as directed by the top management.…

Fani-Kayode At 60: I’ve Been Subjected To Greatest Humiliation

Fani-Kayode Hails Buhari, Jonathan Over Peace Moves In Mali

July 25, 2020 8:36 am

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan after both leaders met in Mali to engage in further consultations towards finding a political solution to the crisis in the West African nation.

Africa Daily News recalls that Buhari and Jonathan met in Bamako, Mali on Thursday where they will confer with ECOWAS heads led by President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger Republic.

Jonathan had on Tuesday briefed Buhari after his initial trip to Mali.

Read Also: It Is Over For Tinubu In Politics – Fani-Kayode

He visited the State House, Abuja, …

700 Ex-military Officers Amputated, Dismissed Over Boko Haram

Boko Haram: Terrorists Asked To Release Bodies Of 5 Aid Workers

July 25, 2020 8:35 am

The international NGO community in Nigeria has demanded for the release of the remains of the five aid workers executed by terrorists in Borno State to their families and calls for the unconditional and immediate release of other two aid workers whose whereabouts remain unknown.

A statement by Moshood Raimi, Senior Information Management Officer, Nigeria INGO Forum and made available to DAILY POST on Friday, said, since the beginning of 2019, eight aid workers were executed following their abduction, while the whereabouts of two others remain unknown.

Read Also: Security Conditions Worsening For Nigerians – US Reacts To Boko Haram

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Covid-19: Kwara Discharges Five Patients, Confirms New Cases

Kwara Governor, Abdulrazaq Loses Father

July 25, 2020 8:32 am

Alhaji Abdulganiyu Folorunsho Abdulrazaq, SAN, father of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, is dead.

A statement by Dr Alimi Abdulrazaq made the announcement on Saturday on behalf of the family.

Aged 93, late Abdulrazaq, the first Northern Nigerian lawyer, Mutawali of Ilorin and Tafida of Zazzau (Zaria) died in Abuja in the early hours of Saturday.

Read Also: COVID-19: Kwara To Announce Position On Eid-el-Kabir Friday

Born in 1927, late Abdulrazaq who was chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers, died peacefully at about 2 am on Saturday, according to the statement.

He also served Nigeria in various …

How Ngige Begged Tinubu For A Car In 2004 – Ex-Aide, Akunna

How Ngige Begged Tinubu For A Car In 2004 – Ex-Aide, Akunna

July 25, 2020 8:32 am

A former Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has claimed his ex-boss begged Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for an armoured car.

The ex-aide, Chuks Akunna’s disclosure is coming at a time when Ngige compared himself to Tinubu.

The Minister had while appearing before an ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives, told a lawmaker, James Faleke that he was “Tinubu’s mate.”

Read Also: ₦48bn Proceeds Entered Pockets; Officials Flew First Class – Ngige

Ngige, while answering questions over an alleged breach of a presidential directive, compared himself …

Omoba James Ademuyiwa Oyebanji

A-List Nollywood Filmmaker, Oyebanji Begins Online Training

July 25, 2020 6:12 am

Veteran filmmaker, director, and producer Omoba James Ademuyiwa Oyebanji has announced the date for his proposed online filmmaking coaching classes.

The program would encompass all categories of film making, movie production, directing, and video editing classes which would all run for one month.

Read Also: Veteran Nollywood Director Oyebanji, Organises Workshop

The Live classes have been scheduled to hold on the 3rd of August on the Google classroom page.

For more information, interested participants are to call the following numbers: +2347030612883, +2348023239948.

He can also be reached by email on: Onyebanjijames@gmail.com.

 

 

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Chad Army Officers Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking

Chad Army Officers Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking

July 25, 2020 5:12 am

Chadian army officers and intelligence officials were sentenced on Friday to up to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, the state prosecutor and their lawyer told AFP.

In January, a vehicle carrying 246 cartons of the opiate painkiller Tramadol, with an estimated value of 12.3 billion CFA francs (18.8 million euros, $21 million), was seized on its way to neighbouring Libya, a judicial source said.

An army general, two colonels and a head of the National Security Agency were among 10 people sentenced in the capital N’Djamena.

“Of the …

US Navy Honours Nigerian Officer For Accountability

US Navy Honours Nigerian Officer For Accountability

July 25, 2020 5:11 am

The United States Navy has awarded a Nigerian officer, Lieutenant Victor Agunbiade, its medal of commendation for his meritorious service.

The US Navy said Agunbiade effectively managed its largest cash disbursing office handling $45 million (N17 billion) in cash transaction.

Read Also: 17 Sailors Hospitalised After Navy Ship Catches Fire In San Diego

This, it said, accounted for around 70 per cent of its overseas disbursing volume.

According to the award citation, Agunbiade earned the honour while serving as cash Disbursing Officer at the navy’s Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti between October 2019 and July.

The citation added: “Additionally, he managed …

Naira Weakens Marginally To Dollar

Naira Weakens Marginally To Dollar

July 25, 2020 5:10 am

The Naira on Friday weakened marginally against the dollar at both the parallel market in Lagos and the investor’s window.

The Nigerian currency traded at ₦472.5 to the dollar at the parallel market, down by 0.5 points from ₦472 exchanged on Thursday.

The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at ₦582 and ₦530, respectively.

The Naira closed at ₦389.50 to the dollar at the investor’s window, down by 1.50 points from N388 it traded on Thursday.

Market turnover at the investor’s window stood at 12.61 million dollars.

It, however, …

There Is Smear Campaign Plot Against Buhari - Presidency

Presidency Denies Dissolving NDDC Interim Committee

July 25, 2020 5:09 am

The Presidency on Friday denied reports that it has dissolved the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission.

There have been recent calls by the National Assembly for the dissolution of the committee and the return of the NDDC to the Presidency for direct supervision.

For instance, the Senate ad hoc committee set up to unravel the alleged financial recklessness of the IMC to the tune of tens of billions of naira on Thursday lamented the extra-budgetary spending of the IMC, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately dissolve the committee.

Read Also: NDDC Contracts: Paul Ibe Shows Video

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Egypt Arrests New Suspect In Gang Rape Case

Italy Seeks To Keep COVID-19 Recovery Money Out Of Mafia Hands

July 24, 2020 5:56 pm

It seemed like an excellent deal for an Italian company struggling because of the coronavirus.

The Milan-based web design company in June applied for a government-backed loan worth about $290,000 to help get through the pandemic-related economic downturn. The funds were released, but there was a significant problem: The company had not lost revenue; it had never generated any business.

The firm was apparently a money-laundering front for the Greco clan, a branch of the powerful ‘Ndrangheta Mafia based in Calabria that controls most of the cocaine trafficking in Europe, according to authorities.

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Lekki Tollgate: Peaceful Protest Is Our Right – Charly Boy

Charly Boy Gushes About Family’s Vintage Car

July 24, 2020 5:10 pm

Nigerian singer, Charles Oputa who is popularly known as Charly Boy has opened up about his family’s age-long vintage vehicle. 

The car, which is an Austin 40 Devon (and similar 2-door A40 Dorset) is an automobile that was marketed by Austin from 1947 to 1952.

Talking about how the car has served his family for years, Charly Boy took to his official Facebook page to explain how salient the car has been in his life.

Read Also: Mrs Margaret, Charly Boy’s Mother Dies At The Age Of 101

“This Car is Older Dan Me.”
“One of our family treasures.”
“Immediately

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