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DSS, Judiciary Ridiculing Nigeria, Says Soyinka

November 14, 2019 1:03 pm

•Tasks CSOs on concerted efforts against rights abuses
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday called on the Department of State Services (DSS) and the judiciary to apologise to Nigeria, lamenting that the nation was being ridiculed before the world on account of the actions of the duo.

In a statement entitled, “Sowore, Human Rights and the Rule of Law,” the poet called on civil society organisations (CSOs) to coordinate their responses to alleged rights abuses by state agents.

He claimed that government officials were on a mission to enthrone a “pattern of conduct that openly scoffs at the role of …

Controversy Trails $1bn Ogoni Cleanup Project

November 14, 2019 1:02 pm

A leading international advocacy organisation on environment, Environmental Rights Action (Friends of the Earth), has faulted the ongoing $1 billion Ogoni cleanup exercise in the Niger Delta. It said the lack on seriousness on the part of the government is a major threat to its completion.

Executive director of the organisation, Godwin Uyi Ojo, while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, said the agency of government handling the project, Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), is yet to define clear parameters on how it intends to execute the project, despite the availability of over $100 million at its disposal.

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Just In: House of Reps Approve Army’s Operation Positive ID

November 14, 2019 10:39 am

The House of Representatives on Thursday permitted the military to go ahead with the Operation Positive Identification exercise in the country. The Reps agreed that the Army should regularly brief the Committee on Army led by Mr Abdurazak Namdas, for proper assessment of the exercise

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In general, the House resolved, “That the Army can continue with the OPI but in collaboration with other relevant security agencies such as the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Police Force, who should take the lead in the identification process. “That a joint intelligence and monitoring …

House Passes VAT Increment Bill for Second Reading

November 14, 2019 9:10 am

House of Representatives has passed the Finance Act (Amendment) Bill for second reading, a component of which seeks to increase the Value Added Tax from five per cent to 7.5 per cent.

The amendments seek to provide for a review of tax provisions and make them more responsive to tax reform.

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The bill, which has seven components, seeks to amend the Companies Income Tax Act, Value Added Tax Act, Customs and Excise Tariff (Consolidation) Act, Personal Income Tax Act, Capital Gains Tax Act, Stamp Duties Act and Petroleum Profit …

Electrifying Rural Communities

November 14, 2019 9:09 am

From Kogi to Kebbi and Akwa Ibom States, the rural electrification project is being carried out simultaneously in communities by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), a federal government initiative, thus lighting up the communities with clean, affordable and durable energy.

The REA, which is the implementing agency under the Rural Electrification Fund (REF) is driven to power rural communities through off-grid independent power plants. Nonetheless, the REF was set up to maximise the economic, social and environmental benefits of rural electrification grants, to promote off-grid electrification, and to stimulate innovative approaches to rural electrification.

In the first phase, the …

Oyo Residents Assured Of Open Government

November 14, 2019 9:07 am

Oyo State Governor Oluseyi Makinde has declared the readiness of his administration to earn the people’s trust by engendering open governance.

Delivering the keynote address at the town hall meeting on 2020 Budget held at Atiba Hall, Oyo town, the Governor, represented by the Chief of Staff, Oyo State, Chief Bisi Ilaka, mentioned that his government is set to redefine governance and establish a strong foundation for open government initiative.

The essence of the stakeholders meeting, it was stated, was to give everyone a sense of entitlement and for the Oyo State government to be adequately informed about the needs …

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‘How Can You Be A Governor And No Road To Your Village’

November 14, 2019 9:06 am

Dr. Alex Otti, former banker and gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Abia State tells Vanessa Obioha that the socio-economic situation in the country and his home state, Abia have gone worse, because no one paid attention to the warning in his 2014 book, ‘Saving the Future: An Agenda For Economic Development and Prosperity.’

Are you sometimes frustrated with the increasingly bad situation in the country; such that you want to assume a posture of unconcern, after all, you are comfortable?

I think it is an attitude issue. Once you let yourself get frustrated, then you will …

Osinbajo Didn’t Pray for Buhari’s Death, Says Aide

November 14, 2019 7:37 am

Senior Special Assistant to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, has denied allegations that his principal visited a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) where he and other congregants allegedly prayed for the death of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Akande said this in an article published in reaction to columnist, Dr. Festus Adedayo’s opinion piece.

Adedayo had, in an article published last Sunday in several online platforms (titled, ‘The Trials of Brother Osinbajo,’ said he received information that Osinbajo, who is a Senior Pastor with the RCCG, had, in a gathering with members …

Car Crash Claims 13 Lives Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

November 14, 2019 7:36 am

Thirteen persons have been killed in a crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway with 10 others injured. The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the deaths and the crash which occurred around Sapade near Ogere area of the state.

According to the Public Education Officer of the command, Florence Okpe, the crash occurred around 7 p.m. in the area where a diversion was created by a construction company currently working on the stretch of the road in the area.

“The fatal crash involved a total of 37 people comprising 20 male adults, 15 female adults, and two …

Bayelsa Radio Staff, Four Others Killed At PDP Rally

November 14, 2019 7:34 am

Simon Onu, an Outside Broadcast (OB) van driver with Radio Bayelsa was yesterday in Nembe, Bayelsa East, killed at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign rally, while many others were critically injured and rushed to hospitals in Yenagoa, the state capital.

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THISDAY gathered that Onu, who was close to the source of the gunfire, was trying to drive off to save the van when he was hit by the bullet, which killed him instantly.

The incident, which happened in volatile Ogbolomabiri, disrupted the rally while Governor Seriake Dickson and the …

Group Condemns Use of Caskets in Bayelsa Campaigns

November 14, 2019 6:03 am

An accredited election monitoring group for Saturday’s governorship poll in Bayelsa, Search for Common Ground (SCG) has condemned the deployment of hate speech during the current campaign in Bayelsa, especially the use of coffins by political parties.

Joy Baiye, Media and Communication Coordinator, Search for Common Ground, told journalists in Yenagoa, that the action was capable of heating up an already charged atmosphere as the election draws nearer.

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Ms Baiye noted that as an organisation that works in the area of peace-building, the group was greatly concerned with the …

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