July 2020

Easter: Jonathan, Gov Ishaku, Sani Felicitate With Christians

Jonathan Appointed ECOWAS Special Envoy For Mali

July 14, 2020 2:04 pm
Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a special envoy to lead the sub-regional body’s mediation mission in Mali.

As a Special Envoy, Jonathan is to facilitate dialogue with all principal stakeholders in Mali, including President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, opposition leaders, civil society as well as religious organisations, towards resolving the worsening socio-political situation in the West African country.

Speaking ahead of his scheduled departure for Bamako on Wednesday, Jonathan promised to do his best to ensure that the mission achieves the desired result.

He also thanked …

SARS: Senate President Reacts, Buhari Listened To Peoples Voice

Illegal Miners Are Criminals Undermining Nigeria – Lawan

July 14, 2020 2:03 pm

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said foreigners and anyone involved in the illegal mining of solid minerals in the country are engaged in criminal enterprise that undermines the sovereignty of the Nigerian State.

Lawan stated this in his remarks after the Senate considered a report of the Roundtable Discussion on the Need for Continuous Implementation of Policy Reforms for the Diversification of the Nigerian Economy through the Solid Minerals Sector.

The report was put together by the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, Mines, Steel Development and Metallurgy, Chaired by Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura.

The Senate President in his …

Wike Warns Akpabio - No Harm Must Come To Nunieh

Wike Warns Akpabio: No Harm Must Come To Nunieh

July 14, 2020 2:02 pm

Governor Nyesom Wike-led Rivers State Government on Tuesday warned that no harm must come to former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joy Nunieh, in the ongoing probe of the commission.

Nunieh had been engaged in accusations and counter accusations with the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, who supervises the NDDC.

But the government in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, called on forces behind the probe to ensure the security of Nunieh.

According to the government, they would never support any action capable of …

Akpabio Vs Nunieh - Femi Fani-Kayode Reacts To Squabble

Akpabio Vs Nunieh: Femi Fani-Kayode Reacts To Squabble

July 14, 2020 10:35 am

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, took to his verified Facebook page yesterday to react to the squabble between former Managing Director of the Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC Joy Nunieh and Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.

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He wrote:

I have known Joy Nunieh for many years. She is a very tough cookie and exceptionally intelligent. She is NOT crazy, wayward or flippant.

She is a beautiful, righteous and principled lady, who is a brilliant lawyer and who …

Osinbajo Kicks Against Prohibition Of Cryptocurrency

Osinbajo Clears Air On 2023 Presidential Ambition

July 14, 2020 10:34 am

Nigeria’s vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo, has no intention of contesting to be president in 2023, according to his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande.

Akande stated this while answering questions on an Instagram Live chat with the publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, on Monday.

Momodu asked Akande if the attacks his principal, Yemi Osinbajo has faced recently, was part of a plan to disrupt any ambition the vice president has in 2023.

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In response, Akande insisted that Osinbajo’s major focus was to support President Muhammadu …

UK Bows To U.S. Pressure, Bans Huawei From 5G Network

UK Bows To U.S. Pressure, Bans Huawei From 5G Network

July 14, 2020 10:33 am
Bowing to U.S. pressure, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from his country’s 5G network by 2027.

Britain’s National Security Council (NSC), chaired by Johnson, decided on Tuesday to ban the purchase of 5G components from the end of this year and to order the removal of all existing Huawei gear from the 5G network by 2027.

Telecoms companies will also be told to stop using Huawei in fixed-line fibre broadband within the next two years.

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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Oliver Dowden announced …

Pondei’s NDDC Interim Management Committee Sacked

NDDC Blames COVID-19 For Delay In Paying Scholarship Beneficiaries

July 14, 2020 9:53 am
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has attributed the delay in meeting its obligations to the beneficiaries of its 2019 postgraduate foreign scholarship programme to the lockdown created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the inquest by the National Assembly.

The NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili in a statement in Port Harcourt said the commission was making concerted efforts to effect the required payments.

He said contrary to claims in some quarters, the NDDC had not abandoned the scholars, describing them as the commission’s ambassadors.

He said: “We are doing everything possible to make sure that the beneficiaries of the

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U.S. Executes By Lethal Injection Murder Convict Daniel Lewis

U.S. Executes By Lethal Injection Murder Convict Daniel Lewis

July 14, 2020 9:52 am
The U.S. government on Tuesday carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades, putting to death Daniel Lewis Lee, by lethal injection.

Lee, a white supremacist, was involved in the killing of an Arkansas family as part of the 1990s plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest.

He murdered an Alabama gun dealer, his wife and their 8-year-old daughter in 1996.

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Lee, 47, of Yukon, Oklahoma, died by lethal injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, AP reported.

“I didn’t do it,” Lee

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Premium Times Publisher Olorunyomi, 3 Others Win Press Freedom Award

Premium Times Publisher Olorunyomi Wins Press Freedom Award

July 14, 2020 9:51 am

Publisher of Nigeria’s online newspaper Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi is among four journalists to be honoured in November with the 2020 International Press Freedom Awards.

The three other co-winners announced Monday by the U.S. based Committee to Protect Journalists(CPJ) are from Bangladesh, Iran and Russia.

All the four, CPJ said, have been arrested or faced criminal prosecution in reprisal for their reporting.

CPJ will also honour lawyer Amal Clooney with the Gwen Ifill Award. The Award is given annually by CPJ’s board of directors to recognize extraordinary and sustained commitment to press freedom

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Buhari Govt Not Ready To Respect Nigerians’ Rights – Falana

Magu Didn’t Pay Falana ₦28m – The Nation Retracts Story

July 14, 2020 7:30 am

Nigerian News Agency, The Nation Newspapers have taken to their social media pages to tender an apology to Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) on their recent publication about ₦28 million being paid to him by the suspended Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ibrahim Magu.

Respected rights crusader, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), was not paid ₦28 million or any sum to handle any case by the suspended Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ibrahim Magu.

He also never prosecuted any case for the commission.

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This is contrary to …

Obasanjo - As President I Didn't Pursue Personal Interests

Obasanjo: As President I Didn’t Pursue Personal Interests

July 14, 2020 7:30 am

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said everything he did while in office was in the best interest of the country rather than for his personal gains.

He also said those who claimed that he did nothing for the South-West or the Yoruba were wrong.

The ex-President said he remained worried that despite Nigeria’s enormous potential for greatness, steps were not being taken to translate that potential into reality.

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Obasanjo said these in an interview with The Point Newspaper, published in the tabloid’s Monday edition.

Obasanjo said, “People who worked with

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'How Uzodinma Diverted ₦3 Billion ISPADEC Fund'

‘How Uzodinma Diverted ₦3 Billion ISPADEC Fund’

July 14, 2020 7:08 am

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State is fast building a reputation, a reputation of being the most controversial Governor in the South East of Nigeria. From fraudulent Government practices under him to neglect of infrastructure and workforce management.

Recently, the former deputy governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon Gerald Irona who was reacting to the allegations of him sponsoring salary pensions made by the Uzodinma led government opened a can of worms on how he diverted and mismanaged ₦3bn Imo State Oil Producing Areas Commission (ISOPADEC) funds.

Speaking through his media aide Walter Duru, he denied the protest allegations leveled …

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