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UK Terrorism Threat At Lowest Level For 5 Years

UK Terrorism Threat At Lowest Level For 5 Years

November 5, 2019 8:46 am
The UK’s terrorism threat level has been downgraded from “severe” to “substantial”, the Home Office says.

But, Home Secretary, Priti Patel said that the UK was still at “a high level of threat” and an attack could “occur without further warning”.

The terrorism threat is now at its lowest since August 2014. Substantial is the third of five ratings at which the threat level can stand.

The separate terrorism threat level for Northern Ireland remains “severe”.

Ms Patel said in a statement on Monday that terrorism remained a “direct and immediate” risk to the UK’s national security.

Assessments determining …

2021: Anambra Must Elect Competent Leader –Igwe Nwankwo

2021: Anambra Must Elect A Competent Leader –Igwe Nwankwo

November 5, 2019 8:43 am

The traditional ruler of Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Chijioke  Nwankwo, has advised the people of the state to go all out for a candidate who could bring the state back on the path of development in the 2021 governorship election. The Osuofia II of Nawfia urged that party affiliation and where the person comes from should not be factors. He also spoke about the RUGA settlement and other matters.  

 

Recently, there were reports that traditional rulers of Anambra South had insisted that the governorship position be zoned to Anambra South. You are a …

Vivian Ogu: The Making Of Second Catholic Saint In Nigeria

Vivian Ogu: The Making Of Second Catholic Saint In Nigeria

November 5, 2019 8:39 am

They went straight to the barb wire fencing the portion of land having plants that have  grown to become thicket, held it and muttered some words.

Though one could not hear what they were saying, but it was obvious that they were praying and pouring their hearts and supplications to God just like the biblical Hannah did in Shiloh.

This was the portion of land where Vivian Ogu was killed and her corpse dumped by the daredevil armed robbers who invaded their home on November 15, 2009. The land has been demarcated and consecrated to be a holy ground where …

UBA Launches Nigeria’s First Self-Creating Debit Card

UBA Launches Nigeria’s First Self-Creating Debit Card

November 5, 2019 8:37 am
United Bank for Africa plc (UBA) has launched a self-creating debit card machine, the first of its kind in Nigeria.

Speaking at the 33rd opening ceremony of the Lagos International Trade Fair, its Deputy Managing Director, Mr Victor Osadolor, said the self-creating debit card would encourage increased usage of debit card and also offer the bank’s customers more options to pay.

He added: “We will continue to invest heavily in Information Technology (IT) to remain dependable to millions of businesses who have not only made the bank but also partners with us for growth.”

He said that the bank appreciates …

Putin Honours Afreximbank CEO With Russian National Award

Putin Honours Afreximbank CEO With Russian National Award

November 5, 2019 8:22 am

Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed the national honour of “The Order of Friendship” on Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Moscow. 

Spokesman of Afreximbank, Obi Emekekwue in a statement said the award took place during a ceremony held in the Kremlin, seat of the Government of the Russian Federation, and was witnessed by senior members of the government and other dignitaries.

The Order of Friendship is a state decoration established by Boris Yeltsin, the first president of the Russian Federation, and is awarded to Russian and foreign nationals for; Special merit in strengthening …

Kaduna Residents Storm Assembly In Protest Against Banditry

Kaduna Residents Storm Assembly In Protest

November 5, 2019 4:33 am
Tarabans laud army for clearing roads blocked by hoodlums
Amid the high rate of banditry in Kaduna State, residents of Rigasa community in Igabi Council, yesterday, stormed the House of Assembly in protest against kidnapping and armed robbery in their communities.The placard-wielding protesters urged the lawmakers to intervene and save them from the bandits.‘End Kidnapping in Rigasa and Environs’, ‘Stop Kidnapping in Rigasa Community’ and ‘Change Rigasa Policemen’ were among the inscriptions on the placards. The protesters arrived the Assembly around 11a.m., shortly after the presentation of the 2020 budget by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,
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FG Clears Air On N14b Transferred From NEPZA

FG Clears Air On ₦14b Transferred From NEPZA

November 5, 2019 4:28 am
Minister blames predecessor for confusion
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, has cleared the air on the suspicious ₦14 billion transferred to the Nigeria Special Economic Zones Company (NSEZCO) from the accounts of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA).At the investigative hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Adebayo said the transaction was in order, insisting that NSEZCO was not a private firm, but wholly owned by the Federal Government.He, however, faulted the procedure adopted by his predecessor, Okechukwu Enelama, in registering NSEZCO, saying the process created confusion, which made many Nigerians believe that it
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Why Saints May Not Save Judiciary, By Senate Panel

Why Saints May Not Save Judiciary, By Senate Panel

November 5, 2019 4:27 am
• ‘Africa loses $50b to corruption yearly’
• Presidency, Sani differ on border closure

Nigeria’s judiciary has fallen so low that not even saints may salvage it, according to a Senate panel. The panel lamented that the judiciary came to this sorry pass with the attendant high level of corruption because of a paucity of funds.But the panel is hopeful that a special intervention fund could bring sanity to the third arm of government.

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele (APC Ekiti Central), made these observations after a confirmation hearing session for

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Ekweremadu Urges Leaders To Honour Odumegwu Ojukwu

Ekweremadu Urges Leaders To Honour Odumegwu Ojukwu

November 5, 2019 4:25 am

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that the greatest honour political leaders can accord the leader of the defunct Republic of Biafra, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is to build a united but restructured and just Nigeria, which he lived and died for.

Ekweremadu disclosed this yesterday in his opening remarks as chairman of the second Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Lecture at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State.

His words, “From the structural imbalances, which inescapably counts against the South East zone in particular in its voting power at the National Assembly, the distribution of national …

Sudan PM Talks Of Peace On Maiden Trip To Darfur

Sudan PM Talks Of Peace On Maiden Trip To Darfur

November 4, 2019 3:35 pm

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said Monday his government was working toward bringing peace to war-torn Darfur as he met hundreds of victims of the conflict who demanded swift justice.

Hamdok’s one-day visit was his first as prime minister to the devastated region, where a conflict that erupted in 2003 has left hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced.

He met victims of the war in the town of Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur state, which houses several sprawling camps where tens of thousands of displaced have been living for years.

“We want justice! Send all criminals of …

Supreme Court Strikes Out Ex- CJN Onnoghen’s Appeal

Supreme Court Strikes Out Ex- CJN Onnoghen’s Appeal

November 4, 2019 3:33 pm
The Supreme Court on Monday struck out a referral appeal praying the court to determine the constitutionality or otherwise of the removal of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The referral appeal filed by Dr Samuel Nwawka was struck out by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, who led five justices after the appellant failed to appear and was not legally represented.
Nwawka had approached the Apex Court to invoke section 22 of the Supreme Court Act to determine Constitutional questions relating to the ways and manners the Federal Government caused the removal of Onnoghen’s as CJN through an ex-parte
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Woman Found Dead In Landslide After Storm Batters France

Woman Found Dead In Landslide After Storm Batters France

November 4, 2019 3:28 pm

A 71-year-old woman was found dead Monday after being engulfed by a landslide in the French city of Nice, as the south of the country counted the cost from a brutal storm.

Storm Amelie brought freak winds, downpours and monster waves to southern France over the weekend. The woman, 71, who died in her own back yard, was the only reported fatality.

The storm dropped trees on roads and railway tracks and ripped loose live electrical wires, leaving tens of thousands of people without power for hours on end, authorities said.

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