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Month: April 2018

Trump to Buhari: America won’t accept killing of Nigerian Christians by herdsmen
April 30, 2018
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| Foreign Relations, Slider

  President Trump and President Buhari at the White House today. President Donald Trump of the United States of America while hosting Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on his first day visit to the American leader at the White House, told the Nigerian helmsman that based on reports filtering from his country, America will definitely not accept the killing of Christians in that country in whatever guise. The American leader said this while playing host to his Nigerian counterpart at…

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Nigeria restates commitment in checking terrorism finance
April 30, 2018
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  The Federal Government has affirmed its commitment to the global fight against the financing of terrorism. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, gave this pledge at an International Conference against the financing of terrorism in Paris, France. The Conference, which had as theme “No money for terror”, was hosted by the French President, Emmanuel Macron and was attended by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde; President of the World Bank Group, Jim Kim; U.S….

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Court convicts SAN of bribery, sentences him to one month in prison
April 30, 2018
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  Nwobike, (Ph.D; SAN.). A senior Nigerian lawyer, Dr. Joseph Nwobike, (SAN) who was earlier today convicted for bribery, has been sentenced to one month in prison by Justice Raliat Adebiyi of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja Division. Dr. Nwobike was convicted on 12 counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice. He was sentenced to one month in prison for each of the 12 counts. But because the sentences are to run concurrently, he would spend…

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N109.9m fraud rocks National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu
April 30, 2018
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| Business, Health, Slider

Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole. A total of N109.9 million deposited by staffers of the- National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu in a business venture by its cooperative, ‘National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu Staff Co-operative Thrift and Loans Society limited (NOHESCT&LS Ltd)’, has been allegedly embezzled or misappropriated by officers of the cooperative society.  Investigations revealed that since the election of the current executive in July 9th 2015, under a special general meeting (SGM) led by Engr. Philip Ugwuonah and Uchenna Odo,…

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Obasanjo asks Nigerians to rise against Buhari in 2019
April 29, 2018
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  Chief Obasanjo. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said anyone who wants things in Nigeria to continue the way they are now must must have his head examined. Obasanjo said this on Saturday while inaugurating the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) in Oyo state. He asked members of the movement to get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) and be ready to rescue the country in 2019. In what could be seen as an indirect reference to the political situation under Sani…

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Unethical practice: Supreme Court removes lawyer’s name from practitioners roll
April 29, 2018
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Mr. Ugwuonye.  The Supreme Court has finally struck out the name of controversial Lagos lawyer, Mr. Emeka Ephraim Ugwuonye, from its roll. The apex court’s decision to delist the lawyer was conveyed to him in a letter dated 24 April, 2018. The letter (Ref No. 197/SCN/LIT/100118) was signed by Mrs. Gertrude B Bari-Nyana on behalf of the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, titled: “Re-BB/LPDC/217/16 Nigerian Bar Association V. Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye”. “This is to notify you of a…

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12 die on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway ghastly accident
April 28, 2018
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  The accident scene. Twelve persons have been confirmed dead and five others injured in an accident involving a Volvo truck and a Ford bus at Foursquare area on Lagos /Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), confirmed the accident. Akinbiyi explained that the accident was caused by wrongful overtaking on the part of the Ford passenger bus with registration number AAA 886 XR, which led to a…

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Melaye’s recall: INEC adopts transparency process, despite low turnout
April 28, 2018
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INEC officials in Lokoja: Very few voters showed up to verify signatures for Melaye’s recall Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot be held responsible for the poor turnout of petitioners in Saturday’s verification of signatures for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye, an official has said. The INEC Federal Commissioner in-charge of Kogi, Kwara and Nasarawa states, Alhaji Mohammed Haruna, made the statement in Lokoja after the end of the exercise. Haruna said that the main concern of INEC…

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EKDC to cut power supply to Ikoyi, environs, Sunday
April 28, 2018
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  The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced a five-hour outage in Ikoyi and environs from 10.00am to 3.00pm on Sunday. Mr Godwin Idemudia, the EKEDC General Manager, Corporate Communications, said in a statement on Saturday that the outage would enable the company to carry out maintenance work. According to the general manager, the maintenance work will be carried out on the company’s 33KVA Bus Section 11 at the Fowler Injection Substation. “We solicit understanding from all our…

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Buhari’s impeachment motion: Edo group threatens to recall Senator Urhoghide
April 28, 2018
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Senator Urhoghide moving the motion for President Buhari’s impeachment at the Red Chamber. A group under the aegis of Edo South Youth Coalition, on Friday, threatened to begin the process of recalling Senator Matthew Urhoghide  for daring to move a motion calling for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari if he fails to apologise to him and retract his earlier statement within 48 hours. The group in a communique issued and signed by its leader, Hon. Ehis Odiase and made…

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