Day: November 21, 2017

Why judiciary needs urgent reforms-Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has listed a few areas of reforms the judiciary needs to undertake in order to improve its integrity and gain public confidence. The public expects fairness, impartiality and speed in the administration of justice, he said at the opening of judges’ conference in Abuja yesterday. The conference titled “Strengthening Judicial Integrity and the Rule of Law” is holding at National Judicial Institute. The president noted that court cases drag on for years and sometimes decades without resolution especially at the Appellate levels. “Reform of the judiciary should…

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Queen Elizabeth, Philip mark 70th year of marriage

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage on Monday, becoming Britain’s first reigning couple to mark a platinum wedding anniversary. The decades-spanning marriage of the Queen — the nation’s longest serving sovereign — has outlasted those of all prior British monarchs. The royal couple will not hold any public events but have invited family and friends to Windsor Castle for a private dinner on Monday evening, according to media reports. Earlier in the day the bells of Westminster Abbey, where Elizabeth married the Duke of Edinburgh…

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Anambra election: What Obiano’s victory says about Buhari – APC Cheiftain, Njeze

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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ejike Njeze, has revealed that the landslide victory of Governor Willie Obiano in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Anambra state portrays President Muhammadu Buhari as a leader whose promise of free and fair elections across the country was in good faith. Njeze said the fact that Obiano won with a landslide showed that the President’s promise and commitment to free and fair poll was genuine.‎ The APC chieftain said this in Abuja on Monday while reacting to the outcome of the…

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British businesswoman Amanda Staveley bid £300m for Newcastle

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A British businesswoman has made a formal offer of around £300 million ($397 million, 338 million euros) for Premier League club Newcastle United, according to British media reports on Monday. Several media outlets, including the BBC, said Amanda Staveley’s financial firm PCP Capital Partners had made a bid to Newcastle owner Mike Ashley. Newcastle are yet to comment on the reports. PCP Capital Partners is believed to have been in talks with Newcastle about a potential takeover for several weeks. Sportswear magnate Ashley announced he wanted to sell the club…

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Chevron contributes $5m to HIV fund to in Nigeria

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Chevron Nigeria Limited, (CNL), an affiliate of Chevron Corporation (Chevron), announced the disbursement of US$2.5 million donated by Chevron to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), for the implementation of the Chevron-Global Fund Anti-Retroviral Treatment Service Maintenance Program (ART Program), in Delta, Bayelsa, Ondo and Lagos States. In 2018, a final instalment of US$2.5 million will be disbursed to support these HIV programs, amounting to a total contribution of US$5 million by Chevron These funds are in addition to US$6.7 million earlier donated by Chevron…

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Eedris Abdulkareem replies 2Baba after he asked him to stop talking nonsense

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2face Idibia recently went on a twitter rant against Eedris Abdulkareem, who in recent interviews berated the quality of music being released, slammed Bobrisky and asked 2face to show love to Blackface ‘because he made him who he is today’. “I was very happy. I wanted him to talk. 2face is a very good, nice and simple guy. I was on tour with 2face, Blackface, Plantashun Boiz, the remedies, and I saw what Blackface did to 2face. When I came back to Lagos, I went solo and did a song called Wakka wiki MC. At…

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India launches first electric car charging station, oil import from Nigeria plunges

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The world’s third biggest oil consumer, India, has launched its first Electric Vehicle (EV) charging facility, a major boost to the country’s 2030 target to switch fully to electric mobility. The launch came less than 48 hours after Japanese automakers, Toyota, the world’s No. 2 automaker and Suzuki, the third largest car maker in Japan on local sales, finalized an agreement to manufacture and sell electric vehicles  in India by 2020. The move, particularly the involvement of Suzuki gives further credence to the government’s vision of switching to alternative fuel…

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Nigeria floats US$3bn dual-tranche bond

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The Federal Government yesterday said it has priced its offering of $3bn aggregate principal amount of dual series notes under its US$4.5 billion Global Medium Term Note programme (increased from US$1.5bn). The notes comprise a US$1.5bn 10-year series and a US$1.5 billion 30-year series. The 10-year series will bear interest at a rate of 6.5%, while the 30-year series will bear interest at a rate of 7.625%, which will be repayable with a bullet repayment of the principal on maturity. A statement yesterday by the Special Adviser to the minister…

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Police Hunt Burna Boy Over Attack On 2kay

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Police in Lagos are on a manhunt for popular musician, Damini Ogiulu alias Burna Boy for his alleged involvement in the attack on David Abiye alias 2Kay. Abiye was attacked by four armed men inside his room 847, at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island on October 22. Abiye was a guest artist at a big show at Eko Hotel organized by Buchwyld network limited which featured many other artists. During the attack the suspect made away with 2Kay’s property worth over N13 million. Lagos State Commissioner Imohimi Edgal said investigations conducted…

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N/Korea plans another missile launch, spies say

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South Korean spy agencies fear North Korea may fire an “array of ballistic missiles” before the year’s end in a bid to show its strength and deter the United States and its allies from further interference in Pyongyang’s nuke and missile programs. South Korea’s parliamentary intelligence committee was briefed by Seoul’s National Intelligence Service in a closed door meeting Monday where new intelligence on North Korea was discussed, Reuters reported. North Korea launched its last missile in early September, with the ICBM flying over Japan. “The agency is closely following…

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