September 2020

Ogun Lawmakers Okay Abiodun’s Request To Access CBN Fund (1)

Ogun Lawmakers Okay Abiodun’s Request To Access CBN Fund

September 5, 2020 2:25 pm

Lawmakers in Ogun State House of Assembly have approved the request of the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun seeking the Assembly’s approval to access ₦2.5 billion in the ongoing intervention fund provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

The fund is towards strengthening the State Health Sector to enable it meet up with the rising demand for healthcare products and services as part of efforts at ameliorating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in the nation.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, who read the Governor’s letter dated 12th August, 2020 before the lawmakers at the Assembly Complex, …

How Obiano Borrowed ₦3B To Buy Cars For Traditional Rulers (1)

How Obiano Borrowed ₦3B To Buy Cars For Traditional Rulers

September 5, 2020 1:46 pm

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, recently presented 130 brand new Ikenga IVM SUV vehicles made by the Nigerian vehicle manufacturer, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) to 130 traditional rulers in the state.

The presentation is coming weeks after billionaire oil mogul, Prince Arthur Eze allegedly presented 12 Lexus 570 SUVs to 12 traditional rulers who were suspended for joining him to Abuja to see President Muhammadu Buhari. Eze had recently accused Obiano of ill-treatment to traditional rulers in the state by refusing to give five per cent of the state’s revenue to the traditional institution as had been agreed by …

Nigeria’s Economy Is Still Weak Under Buhari – Tinubu

Nigeria’s Revenue Formula Needs Review – Tinubu

September 5, 2020 1:02 pm
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for an urgent review of the revenue formula of the country.

According to Tinubu, if the fiscal elements of Nigeria’s economy are strictly supervised, the population of the country can be turned to prosperity rather than liability.

The APC national leader said this on Saturday in Akure, Ondo State capital during the commissioning of the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service Complex constructed by the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s administration.

Read Also: 16,700 Sign Reno Omokri’s Petition Against Tinubu

Commissioning of the complex was part of events to

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First International Flight Lands In Lagos Airport After 5 Months (1)

First International Flight Lands In Lagos Airport After 5 Months

September 5, 2020 1:01 pm

There was palpable joy on Saturday as the first international flight landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

This is coming after five months of the closure of the Nigerian airspace due to lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.

The aircraft operated by Middle East Airlines touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

Read Also: Ghana: International Flights Resume September 1

The Nation gathered that the plane which took off from Beirut, Lebanon, landed at the airport at exactly 02:27 pm.

 

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Trump Finally Agrees To Leave White House

Trump Called US Marines Killed In WWI Battle ‘Losers’: Report

September 5, 2020 1:01 pm
US President Donald Trump referred to US Marines buried in a WWI cemetery in France as “losers” and “suckers” for getting killed in action, according to a report friday in the Atlantic magazine.

 

The report, penned by the magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, said Trump had refused to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018 because “he feared his hair would become dishevelled in the rain,” although the official explanation offered by aides was that the helicopter due to take him there could not fly due to weather.

“In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning …

Kwara Gov Appoints Prince Abdulkadir As New Chief Of Staff (1)

Kwara Gov Appoints Prince Abdulkadir As New Chief Of Staff

September 5, 2020 8:43 am
Prince Mahee Abdulkadir has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.

Prince Abdulkadir is a son of the late 10th Emir of Ilorin, Mallam Aliyu Abdulkadir.

He will replace the late Chief of Staff to the governor, Alhaji Aminu Adisa Logun, who died recently of COVID-19.

Prince Abdulkadir was a former Permanent Secretary in the Government House, Ilorin in 2003.

He also served as the Clerk of the State House of Assembly in 2004, and left in 2007.

Read Also: Kwara Govt Probes ₦300m Controversial LG Funds

A close friend of the governor’s younger brother,

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FRSC dismisses eight personnel, gives reasons (1)

FRSC Dismisses Eight Personnel, Gives Reasons

September 5, 2020 8:43 am

The board of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has granted approval for the dismissal of 8 erring officers of the Corps in accordance with the provisions of its regulation on discipline.

The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja.

Kazeem said that the dismissal was part of the efforts made to rid the FRSC of undisciplined and corrupt elements.

Read Also: FRSC Set To Commence Enforcement Of Speed Limit Devices

He also explained that the officers had been found culpable of offences ranging from

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COVID-19 - Nigerians shouldn’t relax yet – Ooni of Ife (1)

COVID-19: Nigerians Shouldn’t Relax Yet – Ooni Of Ife

September 5, 2020 8:42 am

Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has warned Nigerians against relaxing in the observation of necessary protocols as COVID-19 cases continue to drop.

Ogunwusi told State House correspondents after a courtesy visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday.

Read Also: President Buhari Pays Tribute To Late Ooni Of Ife, Oba Adesoji

The monarch said he was hopeful that COVID-19 pandemic will soon end and people will return to normal lives and activities.

“No, we cannot relax; it is not possible; COVID-19 is real; we have to keep protecting ourselves.

“ We have to

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COVID-19 - Nigeria Records 156 New Cases, 1,051 Total Deaths (1)

COVID-19: Nigeria Records 156 New Cases, 1,051 Total Deaths

September 5, 2020 4:48 am
A total of one hundred and fifty-six, 156, new cases of COVID-19 infections have been recorded in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced the figure on Friday night in a tweet via its official Twitter handle.

NCDC said Lagos State recorded 36 cases, while FCT followed with 35 cases.

Read Also: Buhari Approves Phase III Of National Response On COVID-19

Nigeria now has a total of 54,743 confirmed cases and 1,051 deaths.

“The tweet reads: 156 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-36
FCT-35
Oyo-29
Kaduna-10
Abia-9
Osun-5
Ogun-5
Enugu-5
Rivers-4
Nasarawa-3
Ekiti-3
Imo-3
Edo-2
Kwara-2
Katsina-2
Plateau-2

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IGP, Usman Baba Withdraws Senior Police Officers From EFCC

Choice Of EFCC Chairman Divides Aso Rock

September 5, 2020 4:47 am

Indications at the Presidency may have sealed any hope of recalling the suspended acting chairman of the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, a Commissioner of Police (CP). He was suspended on July 7, 2020 on allegations of official corruption.

In order to justify his suspension, Malami instituted a probe panel headed by retired Justice Ayo Salami. Magu is being accused of sharp practices while he held sway at EFCC. But Magu is accusing his accusers of exercising
vendetta, on him claiming innocence.

Saturday INDEPENDENT discrete investigations authoritatively revealed that the Director of Operations Deputy …

Diezani’s Partner Kola Aluko To Lose $25m Los Angeles Mansion (1)

Diezani’s Partner Kola Aluko To Lose $25m Los Angeles Mansion

September 5, 2020 3:57 am

The United States Department of Justice has begun proceedings to seize a $25m mansion in Los Angeles belonging to Kola Aluko, an ally of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria.

Aluko and Olajide Omokore, had in 2011 to 2015 allegedly conspired with others to bribe Alison-Madueke in order to win oil production contracts worth $1.5bn, according to a civil forfeiture complaint.

According to Africa Intelligence, the US government told a US District Court in Southern District of Texas that the mansion was bought to “launder ill-gotten gains” from Nigeria.

Aluko, an ally of Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s …

Pope Francis Looses Personal Doctor To COVID-19

Pope Steps Up Call For Poor Country Debt Cancellation

September 4, 2020 6:34 pm

Pope Francis renewed a call on Tuesday for the cancellation of debt owed by poor countries in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it was time for restorative justice.

The pope is preparing for an audience with the public on Wednesday, his first since the pandemic hit Italy nearly six months ago.

“I repeat my call for the cancellation of the debt of the most vulnerable countries, in recognition of the severe impact of the medical, social and economic crises they face as a result of Covid-19,” the Roman Catholic Church’s highest official said.

“We also need to ensure …

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