In a bid to further sustain the repositioning efforts of the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CEONCPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a group of party faithful in the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, have formed APC NEC – Integrity Group. The group which emerged from the Non-National Working Committee of National Executive Committee (Non-NWC NEC) has also appointed it’s leaders and conveyed same in a letter to the caretaker committee chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni. The Group in a jointly-signed letter by Hon. Abubakar Sadiq Saadu (Chairman) and David Okumba (Secretary) and made available to…
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Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has been arrested by the Department of State Services. He was arrested over allegations that he owns four properties and that he was allegedly transferring funds abroad through a third party. He was arrested at the Wuse II office of the DSS on Monday afternoon and is now undergoing interrogation at the DSS Headquarters In Aso Drive. The DSS in a 2016 report revealed that Magu was living in a N40m mansion. “In December 2010, the Police Service Commission (PSC) found Magu guilty of action prejudicial to state security…
• Cable TV shouldn’t raise tariff after COVID- 19 tax rebate — Minister The Federal Government has revealed plans to end the monopoly enjoyed by cable television service providers, especially Digital Satellite Television, owned by MultiChoice, a South Africa- based company. The plan is said to include ending exclusive rights to sporting events. Only DStv currently broadcasts major football competitions in Nigeria, especially the English Premier League. The government said it had amended Nigeria’ s broadcasting code to prevent DStv and others from monopolising their channels and contents. The House has been probing DStv for allegedly cheating its Nigerian subscribers…
Kanye West, the entertainment mogul who urges listeners in one song to “reach for the stars, so if you fall, you land on a cloud,” claimed Saturday he is challenging Donald Trump for the US presidency in 2020. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION,” the born-again billionaire rapper tweeted as Americans marked Independence Day. West offered no further details on his supposed campaign, four months before the November election, and it is unclear if he has officially registered…
Ifedayo Abegunde, the Secretary to the Ondo State Government, has resigned his position. Mr Abegunde, who tendered his resignation letter on Monday morning, told SaharaReporters that he resigned his position for “personal reasons”. He revealed that he had tried his best for the Governor Rotimi Aleredolu-led government and it was time for him to leave. Ifedayo Abegunde He said, “I have resigned from the government and I am no longer a member of the cabinet. “I will make further comment when the time is ripe for me to talk on resignation.” Asked if he would be defecting from the All Progressives Congress,…
A former national vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Inuwa Abdulkadir, is dead. He died on Monday morning. Mr Abdulkadir’s death was confirmed by a former senator and his political associate, Shehu Sani. Mr Sani confirmed the death of the politician in a Twitter post. Mr Abdulkadir was a member of the National Working Committee of the APC that was recently dissolved by the party’s National Executive Council. He was from Sokoto State and was a former commissioner in the state. Details later…
Barcelona on Sunday brushed aside Villareal 1-4 in a Spanish La Liga match to keep their title hopes alive. Antoine Griezmann answered his critics in style on Sunday by scoring with a sensational chip as Barcelona. After the humiliation of being brought on in the 90th minute against his former club Atletico Madrid, Griezmann was back in the starting line-up at La Ceramica and repaid the faith with a stunning goal, teed up by Lionel Messi. Messi also laid on a curling Luis Suarez shot into the top corner after Gerard Moreno cancelled out a Pau Torres own-goal that had…
Israel launched a new reconnaissance satellite early Monday, the defence ministry said, its latest asset to be deployed against arch-enemy Iran. “The Israel Ministry of Defence and Israel Aerospace Industries have successfully launched the ‘Ofek 16’ reconnaissance satellite” at 4:00 am local time (0100 GMT), the ministry said in a statement. The “electro-optical reconnaissance satellite with advanced capabilities… will undergo a series of tests,” it added. Minister of Defence and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz hailed the development. “The successful launch of the ‘Ofek 16’ satellite overnight is yet another extraordinary achievement” for Israel’s defence sector, he said. “Technological superiority…
Doctors in Cross River State have embarked on an indefinite strike over COVID-19 concerns in the state. The doctors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Medical Association, announced their decision to embark on an industrial action via a letter written to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire on Sunday. According to the State NMA Chairman, Dr. Agam Ayuk, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has not included Cross River in its daily update on COVID-19. The Ayuk-led NMA accused the state government of neglecting “her responsibility of contact tracing, treatment, and care for the five confirmed cases which may…
Britain will spend nearly $2 billion to help theatres, art galleries and other cultural institutions survive the coronavirus crisis, the government has said. The British arts and culture sector has been hit hard by the pandemic, with live performances still off the cards for now and venues facing an uncertain future under ongoing social distancing measures. A fund of 1.57 billion pounds ($1.96 billion, 1.73 billion euros) will help museums and historic palaces as well as companies involved in live music and independent cinema. “The money, which represents the biggest ever one-off investment in UK culture, will provide a lifeline…