Adegboruwa sues Buhari, others over Biafra killings

Adegboruwa sues Buhari, others over Biafra killingsuman rights activist and Lagos-based lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Attorney-General of the Federation before the Federal High Court, Lagos over what he called a constant invasion of Biafra protests by soldiers and policemen, leading to severe human casualties. In the new suit, which also has the Inspector-General of Police,...

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Buhari sends list of 47 ambassadorial nominees to Senate

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a list of forty-seven ambassadorial nominees to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation. The President of the Senate, Sen.Bukola Saraki, who read the letter to the Senate said that President Buhari requested the Senate to approve the list at the shortest time possible. “I have the honour to forward the attached list of 47 career foreign service officers as ambassador designates for consideration and confirmation...

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Family awaits autopsy on football legend, Stephen Keshi

• He complained of leg pains, never recovered from wife’s death • Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki, Atiku pay tributes Shock gave way to palpable grief. Still, disbelief was etched on the faces of the members of his family: Super Eagles’ former Captain and Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, could not have died. At his Benin home where he died at the age of 54, his mother and other family members await an autopsy. For now, they do not know the cause of...

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Rooney fights to prove England worth

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is facing the biggest fight of his 13-year international career to hold onto his England place going into the European Championship. England’s talisman ever since he burst onto the scene as a preternaturally gifted 18-year-old at Euro 2004, Rooney has gone to five major tournaments as one of the first names on the team-sheet. But competition from emerging stars such as Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy, coupled...

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Government orders scaling down of military presence in Niger Delta

Against the backdrop of the threats by the joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, (NDLF) to attack Presidential Villa, strategic place, military installations in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) and other parts of the country such as Abuja, Kaduna, Lagos, an emergency security council meeting was convened on Tuesday with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presiding. The meeting ended with a directive that the heavy military presence in the Niger Delta...

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Obama hosts Indian Prime Minister, unlikely friend

President Barack Obama welcomes India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House this week in a low-key nod to the improved ties between the world’s biggest democracies.That the pair would get along was not a given: When Obama came to office in 2009, the Hindu nationalist was banned from entering the United States over his role in anti-Muslim riots.But the ban was lifted after Modi was sworn into office in May 2014 and he has since made...

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Oil prices boosted by dollar slump

Oil prices pushed higher Monday thanks to a softer dollar after last week’s disappointing US jobs report, but gains were limited as producers increased their rig count.The US Labor Department said Friday that just 38,000 new jobs were created last month, a quarter of what was expected.With a US interest rate rise not now seen before September at the earliest, the dollar tumbled — making oil cheaper for anyone buying it with other currencies.At...

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Oyo NLC demands withdrawal of charges against union leaders

Labour threatens strike in three states over unpaid salariesAs the crisis between labour and the state government over the privatisation of public schools in Oyo State continues, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday demanded the discontinuation of the suit instituted against some of its members including the chairman, Waheed Olojede.Some labour leaders had last Wednesday disrupted the education stakeholders meeting convened by the state...

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Don’t cut corners, Adeboye tells youths

The General Overseer, The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Adejare Adeboye, has called on youths in the nation to depend on God, be obedient unto Him and resist temptation to adopt short cut to success.Ministering yesterday on the theme “No More Delay” with special prayers for the youth, matured singles and their families and those who have suffered delay in careers, promotion and child bearing at the RCCG Headquarters, Throne of...

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Market stakeholders harp on treasury automation for efficiency

Stakeholders in the financial market have raised concerns over the need to measure efficiency in treasury operation functions, especially as the current economic situation calls for transparency and cost reduction.Besides, they also articulated the need for control, risk reduction, process standardization, improvement and waste elimination, as well as seamless settlement of time sensitive deals, among the imperatives of automated treasury management...

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Troops raid another Niger Delta community, arrest six persons

• Oporoza allegedly looted by departing soldiers• Agip counts losses, stops 65,000 barrels per day crude outputIn less than 24 hours after soldiers withdrew from Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta State which they had occupied since a week, another detachment of troops yesterday raided Ogulaghan community around 8:20 a.m.They were in search of members of the militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) who last...

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Why we need better universities, not more

Let me confess from the outset that the fantastic title of this article is not original to me. It belongs to a concerned foreigner, Keith Richards who in an article on a similar subject in 2006 drew our attention to the implications of meretricious proliferation of universities without concomitant quality. I would like to provoke some thoughts and even debate this week on the present and future of this country that is at some crossroads at the...

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Nigeria is telecom investors’ haven, says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured international and potential investors that Nigeria remains a sure haven for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) investors with over 107 per cent teledensity for voice segment of telecommunications services already achieved. According to NCC quarterly magazine, its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof Umar Danbatta, gave this assurance during a panel discussion in Spain. Danbatta assured...

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Buhari, Jonathan in closed-door meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly met with his predecessor, former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday evening in his official residence at Aso Rock, Abuja. The closed meeting door reportedly took place at 9 pm on Thursday, barely 24 hours after Jonathan made an unexpected return from Côte d’Ivoire where he was said to be holidaying. A top Presidency source, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed in Abuja last night that the meeting, which...

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Michelle Obama takes swipe against Trump in New York

First Lady Michelle Obama took a veiled swipe at Donald Trump while delivering a passionate defense of immigration and diversity, in the final commencement address of her husband’s presidency on Friday. “Infusions of new cultures and new ideas, generation after generation, created the matchless alchemy of our melting pot and helped us build the strongest, most vibrant, most prosperous nation on the planet,” Obama told the 2016 graduating class...

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104 migrant bodies washed up on Libyan beach

The bodies of at least 104 migrants have washed up on a beach in the western Libyan town of Zwara, the navy said Friday, warning however that the toll could rise. “The number of bodies retrieved Thursday evening was 104 but the toll is expected to rise since an average boat carries 115-125 passengers,” Libyan navy spokesman Colonel Ayoub Qassem said. People smugglers have exploited the chaos gripping Libya since the 2011 uprising that overthrew...

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Swiss raid on FIFA amid new revelations on Blatter payments

Swiss investigators have searched the FIFA headquarters as the world football governing body revealed that former president Sepp Blatter and two of his deputies awarded themselves more than $80 million in often suspicious payments over the past five years. On a day that FIFA also had to deny media reports that new president Gianni Infantino was under investigation, it said Blatter, former secretary general Jerome Valcke and finance director Markus...

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Tunisia’s president backs national unity government

Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi on Thursday said he would support a government of national unity, as long as it included Nobel Prize winning groups the UGTT union and UTICA. Any change of government would require the decommission of the current government, then negotiations between all the groups involved, including political parties, unions and employers. Essid was already forced into a broad reshuffle in January, when the country witnessed...

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20 things a guy shouldn’t do or ask when he meets a lady

1. Men shouldn’t be looking at their phone more than the Lady. 2. Talking about your Bank account or how much your father has puts ladies off (Bragging). 3. Smelling Bad (Mouth or Body Odor is a No. No). 4. Don’t ask, ‘Are you a virgin?’ 5. Don’t ask her how many guys she’s been with (Body Count). 6. If she’s going to pay the movie or dinner tab let her know in advance (No unexpected ATM failures, I forgot my wallet at home). 7. When your phone...

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Angola president appoints daughter boss of oil firm

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has named his billionaire daughter Isabel to head the state oil firm Sonangol, according to a government statement published late Thursday. He appointed the 43-year-old Isabel dos Santos chairwoman of a new board of directors of Sonangol, after sacking the previous board last month. Isabel dos Santos has been ranked by Forbes magazine as the richest woman on the continent. Critics say she amassed her...

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Serena struggles again but into French Open final

Serena Williams kept alive her hopes of making Grand Slam history in Paris on Friday, but she was again well below her best in a 7-6 (9/7), 6-4 French Open semi-final win over Kiki Bertens. For the second straight day, the 34-year-old American looked out-of-sorts and at times exasperated before finally clawing her way back to stay alive. She will now play Garbine Muguruza in Saturday’s final with the prize for her being a 22nd Grand Slam title,...

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Drug, food counterfeiters may face life imprisonment – Saraki

The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that individuals convicted of producing and selling counterfeit and fake drugs as well as unwholesome processed foods may be jailed for life. Saraki, who spoke at the public hearing on a Bill for an Act to Amend the Counterfeit and Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods Act, added that such convicts could be fined up to two million naira. He further said that upon conviction, assets...

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No minister is bigger than the legislature – Enang

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, said no minister was bigger than the legislature. Enang told newsmen in Abuja on Friday that all ministers and heads of agencies were subject to the authority of the National Assembly as stipulated in the Constitution. He said that such situation where some minsters considered themselves bigger than the legislature may have existed...

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Court grants female muslim students order to wear veil in Osun schools

An Osogbo High Court has granted the prayers of female Muslim students to wear Hijab (veil) in all public primary and secondary schools in Osun. The court, presided by Justice Jide Falola, in a 51-page judgment delivered on Friday, held that any act of molestation, harassment, torture and humiliation against female Muslim students using Hijab constitutes a clear infringement on their fundamental rights. Falola cited Section 38 of the 1999 Constitution...

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South African elephant charges action hero Schwarzenegger

Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted that “some of us had to change our pants” after an elephant charged a vehicle he was in while on safari in South Africa. Schwarzenegger posted a video of the charge on...

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NLC Protest In Abuja Against Hike In Fuel Price

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by Mr Ayuba Waba are on the streets of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital to protest against the recent hike in the price of petrol. The protest is also a fallout from the negotiation meetings between the workers union and the federal government which ended in deadlock as the...

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Michael Jackson’s father has been hospitalised again

Joe’s children include Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael that made up pop band, Jackson 5. Photo: AFP Michael Jackson‘s father, Joe Jackson was reportedly rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on Friday, May 13 after feeling weak during routine check-up with his doctor...

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EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo disappears from radar

Egyptian search teams combed the Mediterranean for signs of an EgyptAir flight with 66 people on board that vanished from radar en route from Paris to Cairo on Thursday, the airline said. There were 56 passengers, seven crew members and three security men on board the Airbus A320, EgyptAir said, adding that the passenge...

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Caring for mothers and children is a necessity

The essence of this article is to address the lack of insensitivity suffered by the expectant and nursing women in our society from three fronts. The fronts are basically the office, the homes and the society at large. Women and children have been identified as the most vulnerable group in the society; this is not because they don’t have the capacity to become vociferous contributors to...

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Iheanacho has given Manchester City youth hope, says Pellegrini

Manchester City’s outgoing Manager, Manuel Pellegrini, has predicted that many of the exciting youngsters at the club’s academy will soon break through into the first team. The Chilean took charge of his final game on Sunday with 19-year-old Kelechi Iheanacho scoring the only goal as City drew 1-1 with Swansea City to effectively secure Champions League football for next season...

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