February 2021

Court Rejects Abdurasheed Maina’s Bail Request

Court Rejects Abdurasheed Maina’s Bail Request

February 25, 2021 11:50 am

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has refused to grant Abdulrasheed Maina, a former Chairman of defunct Pension Reformed Task Force Team (PRTT) bail.

Recall that the court, on November 18, 2020, revoked Maina’s bail and ordered his arrest after he jumped bail.

The court also granted the EFCC’s request that his trial in the fraud charges is conducted in his absence.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, urged the Federal High Court, Abuja not to set aside its order of Nov 18, 2020, against the former Chairman of the defunct PRTT.

Counsel to the EFCC, Mohammed Abubakar, …

Ghana Security Forces Shut Down LGBTQ Office

Ghana Security Forces Shut Down LGBTQ Office

February 25, 2021 2:06 am

Reports say the Ghana security forces raided and shut down the office of an LGBTQ rights group in the capital, Accra, the organization has said after politicians and religious leaders called for its closure.

Gay sex is a criminal offense in the West African country and members of the LGBTQ community face widespread discrimination.

‘This morning, our office was raided by National Security,‘ the LGBT+ Rights Ghana group said on Twitter on Wednesday.

‘At this moment, we no longer have access to our safe space and our safety is being threatened,’ it said, adding that ‘a few days ago, …

Asaba Airport Concession Delta To Earn ₦100M Yearly

Asaba Airport Concession: Delta To Earn ₦100M Yearly

February 25, 2021 1:04 am

Delta State government has announced that it has finally signed off the Asaba Airport facility to concessionaires after many months of discussions in a deal that will earn the state, at least, ₦100 million in concession fee yearly.

The strategic move to further develop the airport and make it run profitably (the first of such concession in the country), will also earn the state 2.5 percent yearly revenue earnings over the next 30 years that the concession agreement would run.

In a related development, the Osubi Airport in Warri, Delta State, is scheduled to reopen in the next two weeks …

Zambian Police Officer Charged With Killing Protesters

Zambian Police Officer Charged With Killing Protesters

February 25, 2021 12:19 am

The Zambian police on Wednesday announced that they had arrested an officer on murder charges over the deadly shooting that resulted in the death of two anti-government protesters in December.

The officer by name Fanwell Nyundu, 25, is accused of killing two of the protesters as they demonstrated outside a police station where opposition party leader Hakainde Hichilema was being questioned.

‘The suspect is in police custody and yet to appear in court,’ police spokeswoman Esther Katongo said in a statement.

Nyundu would face two counts of murder when his trial commences.

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Dangote Set To Hold Arsenal Talks With Kroenke

Dangote Set To Hold Arsenal Talks With Kroenke

February 24, 2021 11:12 pm

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote is set to commence serious talks over a potential takeover at Arsenal in the nearest future. 

Dangote, whose media reputation may have been tainted following his recent personal affairs with his mistresses came public, has made no secret in the past of his desire to buy out Stan Kroenke at Arsenal and become the owner at the Emirates Stadium.

In June 2015, Dangote admitted he was interested in buying Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith’s 15.9% stake in 2011, which were eventually purchased by Stan Kroenke.

Read Also: Dangote Sued Me For Declining His Silence Money – Ex-lover

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Turkey Sentences Three To Jail Over Ghosn's Escape From Japan

Turkey Sentences Three To Jail Over Ghosn’s Escape From Japan

February 24, 2021 10:18 pm

A court sitting in Istanbul on Wednesday prescribed jail terms of four years three and two months respectively to two Turks for their role in the plot to smuggle former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in a musical instrument case from Lebanon to Japan.

The court jailed two pilots and an employee of a small private airline after finding them guilty of moving the former auto industry giant while he was out on bail facing financial misconduct charges in December 2019.

The pilots — Noyan Pasin and Bahri Kutlu Somek — and MNG Jet employee Okan Kosemen were facing a potential …

Biden’s CIA Nominee Vows To Focus On China's Rising Profile

Biden’s CIA Nominee Vows To Focus On China’s Rising Profile

February 24, 2021 9:35 pm

Veteran US diplomat William Burns, who was recently nominated by president Joe Biden to lead the CIA, on Wednesday pledged to keep the agency free of politics while maintaining that China would be his main focus should he get the nod.

Burns was picked by to replace retiring Central Intelligence Agency Director Gina Haspel and with a major mandate to restore an air of independence after former president Donald Trump allegedly tried to manipulate the country’s spies for political reasons.

Speaking on Wednesday, Burns the Senate Intelligence Committee that his career in the Middle East and Russia made him …

Buhari Should Lead Dialogue With Us If He Is Serious - Bandits

Buhari Should Lead Dialogue With Us If He Is Serious – Bandits

February 24, 2021 5:33 pm

A group of bandits has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to personally oversee peace talks with them if he is truly committed to the ongoing peace talks. 

In recent times, bandits have been carrying out series of mindless attacks and kidnappings in northern Nigeria with so much impunity.

Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, had met with some of the bandits in the forests of Zamfara, appealing for peace, just last week, he met another set of bandits, this time in Niger State.

However, in a sudden twist, a masked bandit was seen in a viral video saying that if …

2023 El-Rufai Can Never Be Jonathan’s Running Mate - Omokri

2023: El-Rufai Can Never Be Jonathan’s Running Mate – Omokri

February 24, 2021 4:37 pm

Popular motivational speaker Reno Omokri who is a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, can’t run as Jonathan’s mate in the 2023 presidential election.

Omokri, to begin with, stated that his former boss has no intention to run for president in 2023. He also said Jonathan has no plan to dump the People Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress.

Omokri made these disclosures when he spoke on Wednesday while featuring on a PUNCH Online interview programme, The Roundtable.

There have been political permutations and re-alignments amongst members of the PDP …

Buhari Must Act Fast To Save Nigeria - Catholic Bishops

Buhari Must Act Fast To Save Nigeria – Catholic Bishops

February 24, 2021 3:25 pm

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has fired a warning to President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast and salvage the situation of the country or watch it crumble owing to the terrible trend of insecurity.

The Christian clerics lamented that recent happenings in Nigeria are pointers to the fact that the Federal Government has ‘failed’ to hold Nigeria together, which has given rise to non-state actors in self-defense and protection.

In a joint statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the President of CBCN, Archbishop Augustine Akubueze, and Secretary, Most Rev. Camillus Raymond Umoh, reiterated that the ‘survival …

FG Finally Set To Place 5,000 Boko Haram Suspects On Trial

FG Finally Set To Place 5,000 Boko Haram Suspects On Trial

February 24, 2021 2:09 pm

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to commence the trial of over 5,000 suspected Boko Haram members who are in various detention facilities across the country.

This was made known by the Director-General of Legal Aid Council, Aliyu Abubakar, when he paid a courtesy visit to Borno Governor Babagana Zulum at the Government House, Maiduguri.

Abubakar mentioned locations where the suspected insurgents were being detained to include; Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri, Kainji Correctional facilities.

Read Also: Christians, Foreigners Also Boko Haram Members – Zulum

He said the trial would be conducted by the Office of the Attorney General of …

Senate Approves Buhari’s $2.6bn Foreign Loan Request

Attack On Students: Senate Probes $20m Safe School Initiative Fund

February 24, 2021 11:11 am

The Senate has mandated the Committees on Education (Basic and Secondary) and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND to investigate the utilisation of over $20 million (USD) funding proposed and budgeted for the initiative over the years.

The probe would cover monies donated by foreign governments and agencies to the initiative.

On Tuesday, the upper chamber considered a motion on the “Urgent need for the Restoration and Revalidation of the Safe School Initiative in Nigeria.”

Read Also: Senate Orders Arrest Of NDDC Management Over ₦2.6bn Fraud

The sponsor, Senator Stephen Adi Odey (PDP – Cross River North) recalled that the initiative was …

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