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Bill to increase power of Sharia passes second reading without debate

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By Admin - May 27, 2016 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter The bill to increase the powers and jurisdiction of Sharia Law in Nigeria has passed second reading in the House of Representatives without a debate. The bill, which is being sponsored by Abdullahi Salame, the lawmaker representing Gwadabawa/Illela federal constituency of Sokoto State, was said to have scaled through, “due to its sensitivity.” The Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Jonathan Gaza Gbefwi, made the disclosure, saying it had been discussed at the committee level. “The bill came up on the floor and was automatically referred to the ad hoc committee on constitution review. There was no debate on it either for or against because the House is a democratic representatives chamber of the Nigeri...

FG to establish six ICT universities

On May 27, 2016 5:05 pm In News Comments   By Emmanuel Elebeke ABUJA: The Federal Government has announced plans to establish at least one Information and Communications Technology (ICT) university in each of the six geo-political zones of the country. The minister of Communications Technology, Barr. Adebayo Shittu, confirmed this while delivering his keynote address on Friday, at a one day ICT sensitization workshop for secondary schools in the FCT, organised in collaboration with Totalview Nigeria and the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA. The Minister, who was represented by the Director of ICT in the ministry, Mrs. Monila Udoh, explained that the plan for the university was to close the digital divide that exists in the country at the moment. According to him, the university, when established, would  focus on “training teachers that w...
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By Danielle Ogbeche on May 27, 2016 Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, says the last has not been heard of the ongoing food crisis rocking the nation. The prophet made this revelation on his Emmanuel TV channel recently. He read out a transcript of the prophecies he had given during his New Year’s Crossover Service, highlighting particularly the national food scarcity. On food scarcity, Joshua said: “There will be large scale scarcity, shortage of food. As a state, country, continent, we have to go back to the farm to arrest, to alleviate the forthcoming situation. “It is only a shortage that you are experiencing now; you have not experienced large scale. “This one that I am saying now, ‘scarcity’, ‘large scale’, it’s a proverb. “Whatever you can do from now till December – all of your money you will use to buy food – you will not have enough to buy. If you are the type plannin...

Saraki celebrates Children’s Day, calls for implementation of Child’s Rights Act

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By Samson Atekojo Usman on May 27, 2016 google.com, facebook.com,tweet.com As part of activities to mark the 2016 Children’s Day, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and some of his colleagues spent the whole of Friday celebrating children of various ages. The school pupils and secondary school students, who arrived the Senate at 9 am and took a tour of the Senate Chambers, were later received by Saraki in his office who read to them from a story book titled: “Ngozi Comes To Town” written by Fatima Akilu and published by Cassava Republic. The Senate President admonished the children to read and take their studies serious so as to grow to become great leaders. He also presented packs of gifts, consisting reading materials to the children. After the reading session, the Senate President and other Senators including the Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the Chairman, Senate Committee on ...

Power Supply Drops to 2,665MW Due to Explosions, Gas Constraint

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February 29, 2016 Ejiofor Alike Inadequate supply of gas to the power station and explosions at transmission lines in the Lagos area and Jebba have resulted in a drop in electricity generation to 2,665MW, THISDAY has learnt. THISDAY gathered that with this development, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has directed the 11 distribution companies (Discos) nationwide “not to pick loads to avoid a system collapse”. Data obtained from a source at TCN on the “Daily Load Analysis and Day Ahead Consumption” for yesterday showed that between 1 am and 6 am on Saturday, generation fell to 2,500MW. However, between 6 am and 11.59 pm, the hourly dispatch to the Discos rose to 2,721.20MW, thus averaging 2,665.90MW for the whole day. The chief executive of one of the Discos, who did not want to be named, told THISDAY yesterday that with the a...

CHANGE: this is what you get when you vote

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February 29, 2016                                 President Muhammadu Buhari Says he’d rather invest in infrastructure to empower them Pledges support for two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian conflict  Nigeria, Qatar sign BASA, others Tobi Soniyi in Abuja ‎In what appears to be a major U-turn from the campaign promise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before the 2015 presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that payment of the N5,000 stipend to unemployed youths in the country, which was a major plank of his campaign, is no longer his priority. The president made the remark at the weekend in Saudi Arabia before his departure for Qatar. He said it was wise to use federal government funds to invest in infrastructure that would empower unemployed youths through agri...

Business: Islamic bank’s offer to Nigeria excites Buhari No.of Visitors of this News205

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Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday welcomed an offer by the Islamic Development Bank to organise a financing round-table in Abuja to mobilise more funds for investment and development of infrastructure in Nigeria. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President expressed his delight at the offer at a meeting he had with the IDB President, Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The President is currently on an official visit to Saudi Arabia.Ali was said to have assured Buhari that the IDB will work with its traditional partners such as the Saudi Fund, the Kuwait Fund, Arab Bank for Development in Africa and the Abu Dhabi Fund, to increase the quantum of funding available to Nigeria. Welcoming the offer, Buhari restated his government’s determination to revamp and diversify the Nigerian economy rapidly. He said, “The days of Nigeria as a big oil producer with plenty of mo...

Breaking!!! Pope Francis Pronounced "Biafra" and Addressed Protesters (Video)

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  This is a major breakthrough for Biafrans all over the world and many are happy with this since it is a very peaceful and wise way of demanding for freedom. The IPOB Italy zone has gathered in mass  for a peaceful protest in St Peters square in front of Pope Frances. This is happening even as Biafrans all over the world where given direct phone number of Pope Frances’ Secretary and all those around Vatican City who work with the pope. After thousands of calls their voices where heard and for the first time in history a major world leader Pope Frances Pronounced BIAFRA and addressed the Biafran Protesters. and guess what? he didn't ask them to stop agitating but rather promised to do what he can. He also asked Biafrans to be prayerful about it.

Obama Receives Formal Petition against Buhari for Disregard of Court Orders

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United States President, Mr. Barack Obama, Petition garnered over 4,000 signatories, 47,000 views Senator Iroegbu in Abuja
 United States President, Mr. Barack Obama, has been formally presented with over 4,000 signatory petition, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to respect court orders, uphold the constitution of Nigeria or resign from office. The petition, which is being championed by a Legal Practitioner, Constitutional and Human Rights Lawyer, Ms. Carol Ajie, was sent to Obama on Monday, urging him to bear his influence on Buhari to respect the rule of law. Ajie had in the petition which was  launch on the new year eve through the popular petition site Change.org, with over 4,000 signatories and 47,000 views,  also urged the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), lawyers, legislators, National Judicial Council (NJC) and benchers, among others, to “call on President Buhari to resign from office for his disobedie...

TOMPOLO IN SOUP as court ordered a bench warrant against him

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By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order sought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to serve the summons, compelling ex-Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a. Tompolo, to appear before the court to face a 40-count charge of fraudulent conversion of several millions of naira, dollars and property belonging to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to personal use. *Tompolo The order, which was granted in Charge No: FHC/L/553c/2015, was sequel to a motion ex-parte brought by the EFCC. Also affected by the order were ex-NIMASA Director-General, Mr. Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi, Tompolo’s company, Global West Vessel Specialist Limited, Odimixi Electricals Limited, Kime Engozu, Boloboere Property and Estate Limited, Rex Elem, Destre Consult Limited, Gregory Mbonu and Captain Warredi Enisuoh. The 40-count charge include the conversion of N601, 516.13 and $1,...

Ohaneze to Buhari: Release Nnamdi Kanu to us we will make him realise the futility in his pro- Biafra stance

By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – THE OHANEZE Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to release the detained director of Radio Biafra and leader of Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu to Igbo leaders, assuring that they would make him realize the futility of continuing his pro- Biafra stance. Chairman of state presidents of Ohaneze in the seven Igbo -speaking states, Dr. Chris Eluemunoh told reporters in Awka that Igbo leaders were equally concerned with the security challenges posed by the activities of the pro-Biafra group, adding that once Kanu was released to Igbo leaders, they would sit him down and discuss with him and make him realize the negative effects of continuing with efforts to actualize the Biafra Republic. According to Eluemunoh, a lot of discussions on how to tackle the issue of insecurity in the country were going on among Igbo leaders, adding that they believe that Kanu’s issue could ...

Missing budget: Senate sets up search c’ttee

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By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke A BUJA — SENATE President, Dr Bukola Saraki, tacitly admitted, yesterday, that the 2016 budget was missing from the National Assembly, when he openly said a search committee set up by the Senate for the missing document would present its report today. File: Buhari during the 2016 budget presentation to the National Assembly. Saraki’s confirmation of the report came just as Vanguard gathered that the search committee quizzed aides of President Muhammadu Buhari in the National Assembly as well as staff of the offices of the clerks to the Senate and House of Representatives, yesterday. Vanguard sources said those interrogated gave useful information to the committee which would be presented to the Senate in plenary today. The Senate President, who had earlier at the beginning of Senate’s session, yesterday, announced to senators that copies of the 2016 budget document would be made available to them today, in readiness for...

Biafra: Kanu’s detention‘ll create national problem —Cleric

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By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA—The General Overseer of Bethel House of God Mission, Awkunanaw, Enugu, Enugu State, Bishop Amaechi Agbo has advised the Federal Government to release the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu without further delay, to avoid throwing the nation into an unmanageable crisis. Nnamdi-Kanu in court He said Kanu’s continued detention will continue to create more problem for the Nigerian nation since according to him, detention of Kanu will not stop Biafra from becoming a reality, rather it would generate a crisis that will quicken the coming of Biafra. Bishop Agbo who spoke at a special service organised for Nigerian leaders, noted that Biafra will surely come to pass, but not as soon as it is being speculated, rather at the appropriate time when the crisis will possibly force Biafra to separate from Nigeria. “As for Biafra, it will come to pass but not now. Crisis will force Nigeria to separate from Biafra and nobody ca...

Buhari has huge burden to get Nigeria out of the woods –Kalu

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By Our Reporter on December 7, 2015 COVER … Says govt shouldn’t ignore agitations for-self determination Amid sliding value of the Naira and mounting complaints by private sector players on the tottering state of the economy, all appears not to be well with the Nigerian state. But former Abia State governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, says it is not time to despair because President Muhammadu Buhari is making efforts to rework the economy. In an interview with journalists at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on arrival from the United Kingdom, at the weekend, Kalu urged that Buhari should be given enough time to deliver on his promises, as he grapples with the burden of tackling Nigeria’s multi-faceted challenges. Excerpts: What is your take on plans by some s...