Day: August 28, 2017

Between hate speech and freedom of expression

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Few weeks ago, the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, declared that henceforth, the Federal Government of Nigeria will classify hate speech as specie of Terrorism and offenders will be charged under the Terrorism Prevention Act, as amended. The Vice President, who is also a Professor of law stated that, Terrorism Prevention Act 2011 as amended defines ‘’terrorism as an act deliberately done with malice, which may seriously harm a country or is intended or can be reasonably regarded as having been done to seriously intimidate a population’’ and…

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Biafra: Nobody can arrest me – Kanu tells fed govt

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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has cautioned the Federal Government against any attempt to re-arrest him, declaring that anyone who attempts to carry out the action will die. Kanu said he won’t go on exile over threat to rearrest him. This is as the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), said it was ready to resist any attempt by the Federal Government to re-arrest the IPOB leader. Kanu spoke yesterday at Boys Technical College (BTC) located along Faulks Road…

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Court dissolves marriage over “barrenness”

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A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan,  on Monday  dissolved the four-year-old marriage between one Labake Fagbola  and her husband, Seun, over barrenness and  exploitation. Mr Ademola Odunade, the President of  the court held that the court was clearly convinced that Seun was taking undue advantage of Labake’s   childlessness. “ In the interest of peaceful coexistence, the union between Labake and Seun has ceased to be. “ To forestall any crisis and cheating, Labake shall give any of the property she is willing to give away to Seun  because she owns the…

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Nigeria’s economy getting better – Buhari

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After receiving briefings from the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma; his Finance counterpart, Kemi Adeosun, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, President Muhammadu Buhari declared on Monday that the nation’s economy is getting better. The briefings received by Buhari, who recently returned from a 103-day medical vacation in London, lasted over two hours, according to a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. He disclosed that the ministers and the CBN governor updated the…

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Nigeria trains Ghana on deposit Insurance

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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) is organising a five-day capacity building programme for senior officials of Ghana Deposit Protection Corporation (GDPC). In a statement signed by Mr Hadi Birch, Head Communications and Public Affairs, on Monday in Abuja, It said this was part of the NDIC’s efforts to assist member countries in the West African sub region to comprehend the relevance of Deposit Insurance System (DIS). According to the statement, it will help to ensure financial system stability. It named three officials of the GDPC who are attending the…

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Green card scam: Court rejects application to soften American’s bail condition

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An Ikeja High Court on Monday rejected an application to vary the bail conditions brought by Marco Ramirez, an American, accused of defrauding three Nigerians of $565,000 (N204.2 m) in a green card scam. In his ruling, Justice Hakeem Oshodi, the vacation judge said, “There is nothing before this court to support the claims of the defendant. “The application is dismissed and I order that the file should be returned to the registry.” Ramirez had approached the court through his counsel, Mr Ademola Adefolaju, to vary the bail conditions granted…

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Buhari regrets neglect of Cocoa sector

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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed regrets over the neglect of the cocoa sector over the years, saying his administration will work to re position it and other non-oil export commodities. Buhari said this at the First International Cocoa Summit organised by the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment in collaboration with Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja on Monday. The President, represented by Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the country’s annual production of cocoa declined from 420,000 tonnes in the 60s to…

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7m Nigerians suffer stress, depression

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Dr Olabode Shabi, Chairman of the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria, (SFPN) Ekiti Zone, has said that about seven million Nigerians currently suffer stress and depression. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the medical consultant made this disclosure at Ado Ekiti in a ceremony organised by the Information Chapel of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). In a paper titled “’Stress and Depression in Workplace: Strategic approach to management’’ he described stress as an exaggeration of normal physical response to events and life…

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PSG agree €180m deal to sign Mbappe from Monaco

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Paris Saint-Germain have agreed a deal to sign teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe from Monaco, French media reported on Sunday. Radio stations France Info and RMC reported that PSG had agreed to pay 180 million euros ($215 million) including bonuses for the French international striker. That would make him the second most expensive transfer in football history behind Neymar, who joined PSG from Barcelona for 222 million euros earlier this month. Despite the reports, Mbappe was named on the Monaco bench for Sunday night’s Ligue 1 meeting with Marseille. According to…

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Nigerian Agabi makes drones that smell bombs

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A Nigerian engineer and neuroscientist , Oshiorenoya Agabi is blazing a  trail in America’s Silicon Valley by developing drones that are capable of smelling bombs far away. Agabi is the founder and CEO of the Silicon Valley startup, Koniku, a wetware company which is the world’s first neurocomputation company. Koniku is a privately held, venture backed company using biological neurons to interface with the real world. They build systems that use real biological neurons for sensing, control and computation. The company is currently focused on two related technologies: the odour…

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