Month: July 2017

Senate considers 35 years age qualification for President, 32 other constitutional amendments

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The Senate has received the 33-item report on the fourth alteration of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. The report tabled at the upper legislative chamber proposes amendments which include reducing the powers of the federal government in the exclusive legislative list, financial autonomy for local government and state legislature; and downward review of the minimum age for elective public officers, among others. The report on constitution amendment bill was presented on Tuesday by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The alteration bill appears to resolve the “not too young to…

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SEC to sanction capital market operators, public limited companies over tax default

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked all Capital Market Operators (CMOs) and Public Limited Company (PLCs) to strictly comply with a new executive order on Taxpayers on Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) or face penalty. The Executive Order on VAID signed by the Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on June 29, 2017 stated that, taxpayers who are under all relevant Federal and State Tax laws are advised to regularize their tax status by honestly declaring their assets and incomes from sources within and outside Nigeria. “SEC…

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Sex workers fight over hotel space, land in court

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A 29-year-old sex worker, Beauty Tagbami, is facing trial at an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly cutting the face of her colleague with a razor blade. The accused, who resides at a hotel, appeared on a two-count charge of unlawful assault and assault causing bodily harm. Tagbami had entered a “not guilty” plea. The prosecutor, Insp. Cousin Adams told the Court that the accused committed the offences on July 23 at 2.50 a.m. at Lagoon Hotel in Sari-Iganmu in Orile area of Lagos. He said the accused…

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And they killed Nigerian Airways along with others

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On May 1, 1959, Nigerian Airways Limited was inaugurated during the tenure of Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola as Minister of Aviation giving Nigeria its fledging national carrier. Chief Raymond Njoku succeeded Akintola as the first Supervisory Minister to herald the new airline. The first board appointed by the government provided policy guidelines for the new Nigeria Airways was headed by Chief T.T. Solaru, while the first General Manager of the airline was an expatriate, Captain L.V. Messenger. Although the basic objectives of the new airline were to carry on the…

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Controversial Mandela book removed from shelves

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Following the protest by Graca Machel, the widow of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, the publishers of the controversial book, “ Mandela’s Last Years”, have pulled it from the shelves and immediately stopped issuing copies. Machel, had threatened legal action against his late husband’s personal doctor, Dr. Vejay Ramlakan, over a book that reveals previously undisclosed details of his patient. According to Africa Review, Dr Ramlakan, headed the former South African leader’s medical team until his death in December 2013 at the age of 95. He released his book, “Mandela’s Last Years’’…

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Lunch in London, anxiety in Nigeria

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“What’s gwan inna wa cwantry?” “What language is that?” “English of course.” “Sounds like Creole to me. Why don’t you just talk straight?” “Nobody talks straight in this country anymore.” “I still talk straight. I can’t start twisting my tongue because some people have lost it.” “Okay, I was asking what is going on in our country?” “Is that a direct question or a sly comment?” “Just answer the question” “What I know is that we are now truly, a country of hyenas, jackals and small animals. A big animal…

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Germany is for a united Nigeria – envoy

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The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Bernhard Schlagheck, says his country will support a more united and prosperous Nigeria devoid of wrangling. Schlagheck spoke during an interactive session with the leadership of the Enugu State Chapter of Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, in Enugu on Monday. The ambassador also said that the Federal Republic of Germany had confidence in Nigeria’s ability to deal decently with the call for the restructuring of the country for a more equitable nation. He, therefore, advised all stakeholders to respect the constitution and…

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Google releases the final Android O developer preview

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Google today launched the fourth and final developer preview of Android O, the latest version of its mobile operating system. As expected, there are no major changes in this release and, according to Google, the launch of Android O remains on track for later this summer. There’s still some time left before the official end of the summer (that’s September 22, in case you wondered), but given that Android Nougat was on a very similar schedule, I expect we’ll see a final release in August. The final APIs for Android O arrived with the…

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15 political parties back restructuring

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No fewer than 15 political parties on the platform of the Coalition for New Nigeria (CNN)  have expressed  support for the  restructuring of the country. CNN’s National Chairman, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, who addressed   newsmen on Monday in Abuja, said the coalition was determined to chart a new course for Nigeria. According to him, CNN is committed to the unity, indivisibility and progress of Nigeria. He said that the vision of the coalition was a  new Nigeria that would be  secure and prosperous through effective governance. “Our goal will be to…

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Facebook acquires Source3 in bid to prevent video, other Piracy

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In its battle against pirated content, Facebook has acquired a US-based startup Source3 to help it weed out pirated videos and other content that users share without permission. The startup builds technology to detect intellectual property that has been shared by Internet users without permission. According to a report in Recode on Monday, Facebook was acquiring both the technology and some of the core team members of Source3. “We’re excited to work with the Source3 team and learn from the expertise they’ve built in intellectual property, trademarks and copyright. As always, we are focused…

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