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News Politics774,000 Jobs: Buhari Warns Appointees, Says No Room for Disrespecting National Assembly

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 17, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday warns his appointees, says he would not tolerate any of them disrespecting the National Assembly. According to a statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistance on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President gave this warning while receiving the Senate President, Sen. Ahmad Lawan; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The statement is titled ‘President Buhari reads riot act...

Coronavirus Education NewsSouthwest States’ Decision to Reopen School: Another Milestone to Decentralization Evolution

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 16, 2020

Just like Amotekun, the six Southwest States – Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun and Ekiti – have agreed to reopen schools next month to enable Senior Secondary School 3 students to write the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The decision was taken at a virtual meeting organized by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission on Wednesday. Commissioners for Education in the six states, special advisers on Education and State Universal...

Corruption News NigeriaFull Details of Ex-NIMASA Boss’ Seven Years Imprisonment for ₦1.5b Fraud

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 16, 2020

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Executive Director (ED), Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba to seven years imprisonment for laundering ₦1,542,406,666.00. He was convicted by Justice Ibrahim Buba for seven counts of conversion and criminal breach of trust filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court ruled that the commission prove convincingly that the convict stole the money...

Foreign Policy News West AfricaECOWAS Appoints Ex-President Jonathan to Mediate in Mali’s Crisis

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 15, 2020

Economic Community of West African States has appointed former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan as a special envoy to resolve the political crisis in its member state, Mali. Jonathan is expected to bring together key parties together in the country, this include President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, opposition leaders, civil society and religious organizations for a dialogue on the crisis. In the recent week, protest has been rocking Mali, with protesters demanding for President Keita to step...

Health Jobs NewsLagos Begs Doctors to Suspend Strike, Resumes Work

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 14, 2020

The Lagos State Government has begged the striking doctors, under the aegis of Medical Guild, Lagos to suspend their strike. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, in a statement, assured residents of the state that services to all state-owned health facilities could still be accessed as negotiation is ongoing. The statement reads in part, “It is pertinent to note that the state government expresses extreme disappointment that the Guild continued with their warning...

NewsI Didn’t Pursue Personal Interest as A President – Obasanjo

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 14, 2020

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he never pursue personal interest as President, adding that everything he did as president was in the best interest of the country. He also said those who claimed that he had done nothing for the South-West or the Yoruba were wrong. The former President said he remained worried that despite Nigeria’s great countless potential for greatness, efforts were not being made to transform these potentials into reality. Obasanjo disclosed...

News PeopleFor the Igbo to Be President, They Must Love Themselves – Arthur Eze

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 13, 2020

A billionaire oil mogul, Prince Arthur Eze, has said for the Igbo to be president of Nigeria, they must love another and be united. According to the business mogul, it will take God for an Igbo man to become Nigeria’s President because they are not united. Speaking on the 2023 general elections, Eze advised that the Ndigbo not to crave for a President of Igbo extraction but a President who would champion the interest of...

Crime & Security News NigeriaFalana Denies Receiving ₦28m From Magu, Threatens Legal Action Against Newspaper

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 13, 2020

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana, has denied that report that he receives ₦28million from the embattling and suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, who is currently being investigated on corruption allegations by a presidential panel. Falana, in a pre-action letter signed by his lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fasuka (SAN), demanded a retraction of the claim by a newspaper that published the story...

News PoliticsUzodinma, Ngige, Nnamani, Others Meet for Igbo United Front

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 12, 2020

High-powered members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), South-East leadership, which consist of five ministers from the region, a former Senate President and members of the National Caretaker Committee of the party, Dr. Ken Nnamani, and Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, at a meeting at the Government House, Owerri, yesterday, resolved to present an impregnable and united front ahead of 2023. At the meeting, they also resolved to support President Muhammadu Buhari and the...

Military National Security News356 Nigerian Soldiers Resign, Cite Loss of Interest as Reason

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 12, 2020

356 Nigerian soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied for voluntary retirement. The soldiers applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, citing “loss of interest” as their reason for disengagement. The letter of the soldiers is dated July 3, 2020, with Reference NA/COAS/001, quoting the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service soldiers/rating/airmen (Revised) 2017. The voluntary disengagement of the 356 soldiers was approved. This was contained in...

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