A pastor and a blind man were among five people confirmed killed by bandits who attacked four communities in Shiroro council of Niger State. The communities are Nankuna, Nansa, Eburo and Lagodo in Erena District in Shiroro council. We learnt that the attack was heralded by an unidentified helicopter hovering over the area until the bandits completed their operations. A source in one of the communities said that the bandits invaded the communities simultaneously on motorcycles, saying that their numbers could not be ascertained. “We even thought that the helicopter came to attack the bandits for us but it was…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the entire world – the future of everything and the world of work, but perhaps the most visible effect of this disruption is most felt in the financial services sector, the markets and the global economy. In this regard, the banking sector is one of the most gravely impacted. It would be useful to reflect a little on the extent to which this is so in Nigeria and the meaning of the multi-dimensional implications, and hopefully, someday, someone will take on the task of analyzing in greater detail, bank-customer relations and the role of the…
A delegation of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) yesterday told President Muhammadu Buhari that it was wrong for the federal government to appropriate dividends from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited without remitting it to the Federation Account. According to a reliable source, the governors during a virtual meeting with the president, argued that the company was a national asset and proceeds from it like oil revenue, ought to be remitted to the Federation Account for distribution to the three tiers of government. We also gathered that the governors have also kicked against what they described as excessive deductions…
All Progressives Congress (APC) would today release the timetable for the party’s primaries for Ondo State governorship election. APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, told newsmen yesterday that the party would release the timetable today. Issa-Onilu, however, said the party had not decided on the mode of primary to be used to select the party’s governorship candidate. “The party has to meet to decide. The timetable for Ondo governorship election will be released today or tomorrow,” he stated. Meanwhile, the National Chairman of the party, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday inaugurated Mr. Waziri Bulama as the National Secretary of the…
A Kaduna Mobile Court has convicted a serving Army General for violating the COVID-9 lockdown order of the Kaduna State Government to contain the spread of the pandemic. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Aisha Dikko, said this in a statement issued yesterday. However, Dikko did not reveal the name of the military chief. The AG, who warned residents against violating the lockdown order, said the Kakuri Mobile Court arrested the army general at Toll Gate area of Kaduna-Abuja Expressway. She said the army chief, who was in uniform, was arrested while driving into the state from Abuja…
The Federal High Court has authorised judges to adopt virtual proceedings for cases in all its judicial divisions nationwide. The Chief Judge of the court, Justice John Tsoho, gave the new direction titled: ‘Practice Directions 2020 for the COVID-19 Period,’ which became effective from yesterday. However, the new rules provide that the proceedings could only be held virtually with the consent of parties and their counsel. Also, under the new rules, judges could not hear more than nine cases in a day. As at July last year, there were 36 divisions of the Federal High Court nationwide with 82 judges…
Crude oil prices jumped by about $2 per barrel yesterday with the global benchmark hitting one-month high and the United States’ crude climbing above $30 per barrel. The gradual recovery of oil prices was fuelled by optimism about the reopening of the economies and output cuts by major producers. While Brent crude was up $2.32 or 7.1 per cent at $34.82 a barrel, its highest level since mid-April, the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up $3.35 or almost 11.4 per cent at $32.78 per barrel, its highest since mid-March. Bloomberg reported that summer weather is enticing much of…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has appealed to the Joint Health Sector Union and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals (JOHESU), FCT Chapter, to extend the strike ultimatum they gave to the FCT Administration. The JOHESU had on May 7, given the government up to May 28 to address the irregularities in salary payment since January, non-payment of arrears of promotion from 2016, 2017 and 2018, delay in the release of conversion and proper placement of some of the workers, in order to avert workers’ strike. But Gbajabiamila, at a meeting with the officials of the…
A team of 19 specialists from Reddington Hospital has successfully performed Nigeria’s first complex open-heart surgery on a 66-year-old man who had multiple cardiac problems. With Nigerians now unable to travel abroad for medical tourism due to the travel ban caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the patient, Mr. Oluwatoyin Adebiyi, said he never thought doctors from Nigeria have the expertise to successfully carry out such a surgery. At a press briefing held yesterday to announce the feat, the Group Medical Director, Reddington Hospital Group, Dr. Tunde Lalude, said the complex surgery included a coronary artery bypass graft, repair of mitral…
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has debunked reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will be addressing Nigerians today (Monday). Mr. Adesina stated this on his Twitter handle, following the first phase of the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown. Adesina said there will be no presidential broadcast on COVID-19 updates today, stressing that none was planned. He added that the Presidential Task Force will, during its daily briefing, bring the nation to speed on the next steps to follow. “No presidential broadcast on COVID-19 updates today. “None was planned. Rather, the Presidential Task Force…