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'Atiku is destined to be president of Nigeria'

‘Atiku is destined to be president of Nigeria’

June 6, 2019 12:04 am

A traditional medicine practitioner in Anambra State, Igwe Onyeachonam Ofomba, has predicted that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has been destined to become Nigeria’s President this year.

He said by divine arrangement, Atiku would emerge victorious at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, insisting that if the tribunal does not declare Atiku winner, he will resign his traditional medicine practice.

Ofomba made the declaration at this year’s celebration of the Onwa Nge Festival in Nando Community, Anambra East Local Government Area.

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He added …

UN chief pledges support for UNGA’s President-elect

UN chief pledges support for UNGA’s President-elect

June 4, 2019 11:48 pm

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday pledged his support to the vision of the President-elect of the 74th UN General Assembly (UNGA), Ambassador Tijani Mohammad-Bande.

Guterres gave the assurance in his statement shortly after the election of Mohammad-Bande at the 87th  plenary meeting of UNGA in New York, United States (U.S.).

The president-elect, who is Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, emerged through acclamation at an event witnessed by world diplomats and government officials from Nigeria.

Guterres said: “It is my pleasure to congratulate Prof. Tijani Mohammad-Bande as President of the 74th session of UNGA.

“Prof Bande, you bring many …

Trump forgets own gift to Queen

Trump forgets own gift to Queen

June 4, 2019 8:23 am

The US President’s memory lapse regarding a gift he’d presented wasn’t the first, as in December his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. confessed that his father was known to be something of a “regifter”.

In a saving face moment, first lady Melania Trump appeared to come to her husband President Donald Trump’s rescue during their UK state visit on Monday when he seemingly failed to recognise a pewter horse statue he had previously given as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II, writes the Guardian.

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Prosecutor requests jail term for Bouteflika-era tycoon

Prosecutor requests jail term for Bouteflika-era tycoon

June 3, 2019 3:22 pm

An Algerian prosecutor requested Monday that a business tycoon linked to ousted leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika be sentenced to 18 months in prison for “forgery”, according to an AFP correspondent.

Ali Haddad, who owns Algeria’s largest private construction company, has been detained since his arrest on March 31 while trying to cross into Tunisia, days before Bouteflika stepped down in the face of country-wide protests.

He was carrying two passports — which is forbidden under Algerian law — and is also accused of carrying undeclared foreign currency.

“This is a political trial, the charge of fraud has no (legal) basis,” Haddad’s …

Atiku, Obi want replacement of Bulkachuwa in case

Atiku, Obi want replacement of Bulkachuwa in case

June 3, 2019 12:21 am

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Peter Obi, have asked the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, to name her replacement in the five-man panel constituted to hear their petition.

In a letter by the Atiku-Obi presidential election petition legal team, the candidates reminded Justice Bulkachuwa that she promised to name her replacement while withdrawing from the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) panel on May 22.

Atiku and Obi, in the letter dated May 31, and signed by Silas Joseph Onu, drew Justice Bulkachuwa’s attention to …

Ihedioha signs three more bills into law

Governor Emeka Ihedioha in the eye of the storm

June 2, 2019 11:30 am

By Ejimkeonye Caesar Munachiso

I have never been a fan of former Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State due to gubernatorial flamboyance and his trivialization of governance through constant exhibition of acts of superlative “iberiberism.”

The ‘do or die’ disposition with which he tried to perpetuate himself in office through his son-inlaw easily attest to the mess he made of Imo State and the need to cover it up by hook or by crook.
Thus anyone, especially those who rejected him and voted for Emeka Ihedioha would naturally expect a Hercules in Ihedioha, for the Augean stable needs thorough cleaning. …

Face-off: APC NWC members back Oshiomhole

June 2, 2019 12:02 am

The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Lawal Shuaibu  may have lost his battle to get Comrade Adams Oshiomhole sacked as the party’s national chairman.

Shuaibu who launched an Oshimhole –must-resign campaign last week, does not have the support of the majority of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) members save for one or two.

Chairmen of the party in the Southsouth states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers, have given him a seven-day ultimatum to apologise to Oshiomhole or incur the wrath of the people of the zone.

Some members …

US White House Lawyer Emmet Flood quits

US White House Lawyer Emmet Flood quits

June 1, 2019 9:49 pm

President Trump on Saturday announced the departure of top White House attorney Emmet Flood, who represented the administration during Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 22-month Russia probe.

Trump tweeted that Flood will step down on June 14.

“Emmet Flood, who came to the White House to help me with the Mueller Report, will be leaving service on June 14th.

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“He has done an outstanding job – NO COLLUSION – NO OBSTRUCTION! Case Closed! Emmet is my friend, and I thank him for the GREAT JOB he has done,” Trump wrote.

Flood, …

Imo retirees lament non-payment of over 80 months pensions

No excuse for me not to perform as Imo governor – Ihedioha

June 1, 2019 12:01 am

Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has said his government would not relent in its resolve to deliver dividends of democracy to the people of the state.

Ihedioha stated this yesterday shortly after his official visit to the Government House, Owerri, where he inspected government facilities including the offices, conference halls and residential buildings, among others.

The Imo governor said that despite the deplorable state of facilitates he inherited from the immediate past governor, Rochas Okorocha, he would not give excuses for not performing as governor.

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He also accused …

‘We will work for a greater Lagos’

‘We will work for a greater Lagos’

May 30, 2019 9:49 pm

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unfolded his development agenda in his inauguration speech titled: “Awakening a greater Lagos,” and called for the cooperation of Lagosians to achieve the people-oriented programmes.

By the grace of Almighty God and Your votes, I stand before you today as your Governor.

This day marks the beginning of a new chapter in our journey to greatness. Today, I ask you to join me on this journey to awaken a Greater Lagos.

When we speak of a Greater Lagos, we speak not empty words.  It is a deep and profound assertion we mean.

We intend …

China set to hit back at US with rare earths

China set to hit back at US with rare earths

May 29, 2019 6:09 am

President Xi Jinping’s visit to a rare earths plant last week had sparked speculation that China would use its dominant position as an exporter of rare earths to the United States as leverage in the trade war.

Rare earths are a group of 17 chemical elements used in everything from high-tech consumer electronics to military equipment. The prospect that their value could soar as a result of the trade war caused sharp increases in the share prices of producers, including the company visited by Xi.

While China has so far not explicitly said it would restrict rare earths sales to …

How I was chased with cutlasses - Senator Monsurat Sunmonu

How I was chased with cutlasses – Senator Monsurat Sunmonu

May 28, 2019 12:39 am

The Senator representing Oyo Central, Monsurat Sunmonu yesterday recounted how scores of residents of Ibadan community chased her and members of her entourage with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons over an alleged government’s neglect and unfulfilled electoral promises.

The lawmaker, who presided over Oyo State House of Assembly for four years as the first female Speaker, said she escaped death by the whiskers as the irate residents vented their anger during a campaign tour to  Oke Ayotuntun Oki, Egbeda Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State .

Senator Sunmonu spoke at the inauguration and handing over of the Ibadan Erosion Control Project …

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