Day: July 12, 2017

Lagos/Suleja floods: Is NEMA overwhelmed?

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In Nigeria the rich and the poor don’t often cry or wail in solidarity. But an irony has occurred which necessitated the meeting of these unlike minds- the rich and the poor. That necessity which the mother of the irony that birthed in Nigeria is the natural cum man-made disaster of floods which occurred in two distant places-Lagos and Suleja. Lagos and Suleja in Niger State as we write are substantially flooded. This floods in Lagos affected mostly the affluent members of the society because of the fact that majority…

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Tottenham in last-minute bid to steal Iheanacho from Leicester

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Tottenham Hotspur have emerged as late contenders in the race to sign Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho. The 20-year-old Nigerian international Iheanacho has long been linked with a departure from the Etihad, with the arrival of Gabriel Jesus at the club earlier this year pushing the youngster further down the attacking pecking order behind the Brazilian and fellow South American superstar Sergio Aguero. It was reported on Monday afternoon that Leicester City had secured a deal for the youngster worth a fee in the region of £25 million, having beaten…

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China’s Nobel laureate suffers organ failure

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The hospital treating China’s cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo offered a grim update on his health on Wednesday, but human rights groups cautioned that the authorities may be manipulating the medical reports. The 61-year-old democracy advocate’s liver function continued to deteriorate and he suffered from “shock and organ failure”, according to the First Hospital of China Medical University in the northeastern city of Shenyang. The hospital’s website has been giving regular updates about Liu’s condition since he was admitted early last month after he was transferred from prison due to…

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Reps ask Osinbajo to swear in ministers-designate

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The House of Representatives has asked Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to swear in the ministers-designate from Kogi and Gombe states. The lawmakers who gave the directive at Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja asked the Acting President to induct the ministers-designate, as well as allocate portfolio and official duties to them within the next one week. The directive followed a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by one of the lawmakers representing Kogi State, Honourable Sunday Karimi. In his motion, Honourable Karimi informed the House that the Federal Executive Council, as constituted,…

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NNPC pledges steady product supply

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged that despite challenges in the downstream petroleum sector, petroleum products would continue to be available in all parts of the country. The NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru, made the pledge on Tuesday at the end of the 24th, 25th and 26th Annual General Meeting of its downstream subsidiaries, the Nigerian Products Marketing Company (NPMC) and the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC) in Abuja. In a statement by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Baru…

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I am not fighting with National Assembly – Fashola

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The Minister of Power, Works, and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has said that he is not fighting with the National Assembly but only had a mere misunderstanding with them. Mr Fashola told State House correspondents on Tuesday that his disagreements with the lawmakers over the ministry’s budget should not be misconstrued as a personal fight but one geared towards finding best ways to implement the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan. The arguments began when the minister criticised the National Assembly for allegedly inserting projects outside the purview of his…

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Nigeria’s economy will bounce back In 18 months – Osinbajo

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The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has promised a major turnaround for Nigeria in the next 12 to 18 months. To achieve this, Professor Osinbajo has asked the private sector to partner with the Federal Government and help upscale the nation’s economy. The Acting President made the call on Tuesday at the fourth Presidential Quarterly Business Forum at the State House in Abuja. Addressing private sector stakeholders at the forum, he stressed the need for Nigeria to make progress despite obvious budgetary constraints. On her part, the Minister of Finance,…

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11 persons killed as multiple explosions hit Maiduguri

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At least 11 persons were killed in multiple bomb explosions on Tuesday night in Maiduguri. A reliable security source, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN that the first and second explosions occurred at about 9.45 p.m. at Mulaikalmari, some six kms away from Maiduguri. The source said that eight persons, including the suicide bombers were killed in the attack. Three persons were also killed and five others wounded in the third and fourth explosions, which occurred about 20 minutes later at Polo-Sabon Gari area of Maiduguri, according to the source, who…

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VP Pence distances himself as Russia probe threatens Trump

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US Vice President Mike Pence sought Tuesday to distance himself from the snowballing scandal over possible collusion with Russian election interference that increasingly threatens President Donald Trump. After Trump’s son Donald Jr. admitted to meeting a Russian lawyer offering dirt on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton last June, Pence declared in a statement that he knew nothing of the meeting — which took place well before he became Trump’s running mate in the election. “The vice president is working every day to advance the president’s agenda, which is what the American…

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Europe rights court bans full veil in public

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The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld a Belgian ban on wearing the full-face niqab veil in public, calling the restriction “necessary in a democratic society”. The veil is controversial across Europe, with some countries banning the garment in public in the name of safety and rights groups arguing that this amounts to a violation of civil liberties. The court ruled that the ban sought to guarantee social cohesion, the “protection of the rights and freedoms of others” and that it was “necessary in a democratic society”, a…

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