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AMCON: Falana Makes Revelations On Buhari’s Appointment

December 19, 2019 5:37 am

A frontline human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, (SAN), has declared that the law does not support the confirmation of Adamu Lamatek as the chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).

President Muhammadu Buhari had nominated Adamu as AMCON’s new chairman in line with an amendment of the AMCON act that provides for a part-time chairman who shall be a deputy governor in the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Falana’s position was contained in a statement he signed and made available newsmen on Wednesday.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who backed his claims with some sections of the AMCON …

California Power Firm To Pay $1.7bn Over Wildfires

December 18, 2019 3:29 pm

A California energy supplier has reached a nearly $1.7 billion settlement with regulators for its role in causing devastating wildfires in 2017 and 2018 that killed more than 100 people in total.

Faulty Pacific Gas and Electric power lines were blamed for sparking last year’s so-called Camp Fire in northern California, the deadliest in the state’s modern history.

Under the draft deal published Tuesday, PG&E shareholders will foot the bill for wildfire-related costs, as well as forest fire-fighting measures and the upkeep of electrical equipment blamed for causing several fatal blazes.

It cannot pass the costs on to ratepayers.

PG&E …

Tokyo Court Rules On High-Profile Journalist Rape Case

December 18, 2019 3:27 pm

A Tokyo court will Wednesday rule on a damages lawsuit by journalist Shiori Ito, who has accused a former TV anchor with close ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of rape.

Ito, 30, is seeking 11 million yen ($100,000) in compensation from former reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi, claiming he raped her after inviting her to dinner to discuss a job opportunity in 2015.

The case has made headlines in Japan and abroad, as it is rare for rape victims to report the crime to the police — according to a 2017 government survey, only four percent of women come forward.

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US, UK Approve Roche’s $4.3bn Purchase Of Spark

December 18, 2019 3:21 pm

Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche said it had received the necessary approval from competition authorities to acquire US gene-therapy group Spark, after the two companies reached a multibillion-dollar deal earlier this year.

Founded in 2013, Spark Therapeutics specialises in a new and growing segment of medicine for genetic diseases such as blindness, haemophilia, and neurodegenerative conditions.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) “unconditionally cleared Roche’s pending acquisition of Spark”, the Swiss company said in a statement on Monday.

“All antitrust approvals required to complete the offer have now been received,” it said, after confirming earlier Monday that Britain’s Competition and Markets …

Boeing Says To Halt 737 MAX Production Next Month

December 18, 2019 3:17 pm

Boeing said Monday it would temporarily suspend production of its globally grounded 737 MAX jets next month as safety regulators delay the aircraft’s return to the skies after two crashes.

The decision confirmed investor fears that the company’s recovery from the crisis is dragging on longer and creating more uncertainty for Boeing than executives anticipated.

Boeing’s travails since March have weighed on the US economy, holding down American manufacturing output, trade and sales of durable goods while damaging the company’s performance on Wall Street’s benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average.

In a statement, the company said it would continue to pay …

Jordan, A Blockbuster Location For Hollywood

December 18, 2019 3:17 pm

The lunar landscape of Jordan’s Wadi Rum valley gets a starring role this week when the next and final episode of the Star Wars saga opens to global audiences.

The spectacular desert, with its shimmering red sands, majestic dunes and stunning rock formations was also where Peter O’Toole was filmed riding his horse in the 1962 epic “Lawrence of Arabia”.

From Matt Damon in “The Martian” to Will Smith in Disney’s “Aladdin”, Jordanian authorities have worked to ensure the country’s diverse landscape features in some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters.

“When you travel to locations everything changes inside of you,” Smith …

Instagram Says Will Fight Misinformation With Fact-Checks

December 18, 2019 3:15 pm

Instagram on Monday went global in its fight against misinformation, making alliances with fact-checkers around the world to expose deception in shared photos or videos.

The Facebook-owned social platform launched a fact-checking program in the US early this year.

“Today’s expansion is an important step in our ongoing efforts to fight misinformation on Instagram,” the service said in an online post.

“Photo and video based misinformation is increasingly a challenge across our industry, and something our teams have been focused on addressing.”

Instagram began working with third-party allies in the US to help identify, review and label bogus posts.

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No Longer In The World –Shina Peller Resigns From Quilox

December 18, 2019 12:25 pm

A member of the House of Representatives and owner of Quilox night club, Shina Peller, has revealed that he has resigned from the management of the club since he became a member of the House.

The lawmaker revealed this while speaking on a motion to prevent sales of alcohol to underage.

Chinedu Martins on Wednesday moved a motion on the need to curb consumption of alcohol by underage youths in Nigeria.

Peller while speaking on the motion said: “When I was in the world, we don’t sell alcohol to underage.” Adding “in line with the constitution, I have stepped …

S/Court Upholds El-Rufai’s Election As Kaduna Governor

December 18, 2019 12:22 pm

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the election of Nasir El-Rufai as Governor of Kaduna State.

Recall that the Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna State had in November dismissed an appeal by Isah Mohammed Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the verdict of the election petitions tribunal which affirmed El-Rufai’s victory at the 2019 gubernatorial election in the state.

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The court had ruled that El-Rufai was duly re-elected as Governor of Kaduna State.

Recall that the gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, lost at …

APGA Has Collapsed-Party Chieftain Blows Hot

December 18, 2019 12:22 pm

Ex-House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) for Bende federal constituency seat of Abia state, Nnamdi Udensi, has declared that the party being chaired by Ozonkpu Victor Oye, has collapsed.

Udensi opined that many party leaders and stakeholders have continued to dump APGA due to the alleged impunity that was perpetrated during the 2018 primaries by Oye and his hirelings.

The APGA chieftain who made this known in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Umuahia, asserted that the alleged impunity led the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) losing many elective positions during the 2019 general elections …

New Minimum Wage: NLC, TUC Threatens Govt With Strike

December 18, 2019 12:21 pm

The organised Labour in Kwara State has threatened to embark on industrial action if the state government fails to implement the ₦30,000 new minimum wage.

The labour union comprising of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, issued the threat during an emergency meeting held at the Labour House in Ilorin, the state capital, yesterday.

NLC and TUC explained that the state Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has refused to constitute a minimum wage committee despite efforts to convince him, hence the threat to embark on strike.

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Why Ize-Iyamu May Not Replace Obaseki In Edo

December 18, 2019 5:52 am

Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes that the botched Mega Rally in Benin City to announce the entry of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu into the All Progressives Congress may have unintentionally strengthened the hand of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State

Majority of the people who thought Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State was weak and cowardly have been forced to have a rethink since the enduring standoff between him and predecessor and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) began. What is becoming clearer by the day is that Obaseki is not a pushover who could be tossed around by a political …

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