Today wednesday 13th July News Headline
Pro-Saraki senators threaten Buhari with impeachment
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Melaye attacks Senator Tinubu Misau: The Executive should toe the path of dialogue or else the Senate will go for the jugular Unity Forum member: What is the meaning of the jugular' Tell us; we dont know what you mean Misau: Impeachment, of course SOME senators are threatening to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. In the []The post Pro-Saraki senators threaten Buhari with impeachment appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Reps urge IG to probe Abuja preacher's murder
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Adeboye: she's gone to glory The House of Representatives yesterday directed Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris to ensure a thorough investigation of the killing ofa preacher, Mrs. Eunice Elisha Olawale. She was murdered around Gbazango-West area of Kubwa in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) while evangelising last Saturday morning. []The post Reps urge IG to probe Abuja preacher's murder appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Police recover N60m stolen bank money in Rivers
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The Police in Rivers State have recovered N60,250,000 cash belonging to a bank in Port Harcourt. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration) Uche Anozia broke the news at a briefing in Port Harcourt, Monday night. Anozia, who is the acting police chief, following the elevation of the last Commissioner of Police (CP), Foluso Adebanjo to Deputy []The post Police recover N60m stolen bank money in Rivers appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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MRS Holdings denies owing AMCON N81b
Buhari sends CBN, NNPC, others estimates to Assembly
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the budgets of agencies and corporations under the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007 to the National Assembly for passage. In a June 30 letter addressed to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the President said he was submitting the budgets of 38 agencies and corporations in line with []The post Buhari sends CBN, NNPC, others estimates to Assembly appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Police parade 11 suspected abductors of Sierra Leonean envoy
Hadiza Usman is MD of NPA
Ugwuanyi has wiped away Enugu people's tears, says PDP
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for 'wiping tears from the faces of the people'. The party's State Chairman Augustine Nnamani spoke at Ikem and Nkwo Nike during the inauguration of newly elected PDP executives in Isi-Uzo and Enugu East local government areas. The chairman said []The post Ugwuanyi has wiped away Enugu people's tears, says PDP appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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N2.8b NAMA fraud: EFCC opposes defendant's trip
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday asked the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, to refuse an official of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), who is facing a N2.8 billion fraud charge, permission to travel abroad for medical treatment. The applicant, Adegorite Olumuyiwa, was arraigned by the EFCC on April 12, with NAMA's []The post N2.8b NAMA fraud: EFCC opposes defendant's trip appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Summon: Senate threatens to arrest AGF
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The Senate yesterday threatened to invoke necessary legislative powers including arrest warrant to drag the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Ababukar Malami, to appear before it. The resolution followed explanation by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator David Umaru, on the circumstances surrounding the failure of Malami []The post Summon: Senate threatens to arrest AGF appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
BEDC to install additional 100,000 meters
BoI disburses N5.6b to MSMEs
Lifting economy from crashing crude oil prices
PenCom, operators working hard to capture informal sector
Rise of an interior design entrepreneur
Gas-to-power, others top govt attention
Funding threatens West Africa gas pipeline project
EU earmarks N2.03tr for Nigeria, others' EPA devt
NGO takes women empowerment centre stage
Lafarge Africa mulls dollar bond to stem forex loss
A patient's testimony
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Thumbs up for LASUTH it is not common for patients in this part of the world to speak glowingly about our hospitals and their personnel. Rather, what is common are stories cataloguing the sharp practices, lack of appropriate equipment, lack of empathy on the part of many of the personnel towards the patients, lack of []The post A patient's testimony appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
No respite
Save Baby Esther Ajayi
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The story of Baby Esther Ajayi, who fell into a bubbly pot of a neigbhours rice, should pierce many a soul, no matter how stony. Baby Esther was playing with her elder sister, who sat her on a pavement, in their 9, Olorunsola Street, Mushin, Lagos home. The play, between toddler and minor, soon turned []The post Save Baby Esther Ajayi appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Oshiomhole, Odubu join forces for Obaseki
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Governor, deputy reconcile Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and his deputy, Dr. Pius Odubu, have resolved their differences and vowed to work for the victory of Mr Godwin Obaseki during the election. Speaking at a stakeholders' meeting of the APC at the Government House, Benin City, yesterday, the governor said the APC family []The post Oshiomhole, Odubu join forces for Obaseki appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Governor recalls sacked aides
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Party chieftains who were sacked or suspended for supporting Odubu have been recalled by Governor Adams Oshiomhole in the spirit of reconciliation. Oshiomhole announced this yesterday at a reconciliation meeting between him and Dr. Odubu. He said the party primary was to demonstrate internal democracy and distinguish the All Progressives Congress (APC) from other political []The post Governor recalls sacked aides appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Ogiemwonyi rejects panel report
Is Igbo marginalised
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
As far as the Igbo are concerned, the Southeast geo-political zone is marginalised in many respects. They say the situation has changed from bad to worse under the Muhammadu Buhari administration and that this may not be unconnected with the fact that the zone did not vote for the President in last year's election. Assistant []The post Is Igbo marginalised' appeared first on The Nation
CJN and judicial rascality in graft cases
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Punch Editorial Board JUDICIAL ambush by politically exposed persons accused of corruption seems endless in the country, as moves are made to stall or truncate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's investigation of cases. The shenanigans should be checked. The encumbrance is being spawned by Iyiola Omisore, a former senator, alleged by the anti-graft agency []The post CJN and judicial rascality in graft cases appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Indiscipline, bane of PDP, says Mimiko
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Peter Dada, Akure Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has identified indiscipline as a major challenge confronting the Peoples Democratic Party. He decried the crisis besetting the party at the national level, saying it was wrong of the party's members to rush to court over a matter that could be settled within the party. He []The post Indiscipline, bane of PDP, says Mimiko appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Buhari has only fulfilled one campaign promise 'Report
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Toluwani Eniola A governance tracking tool launched by the Centre for Democracy and Development, Buharimeter, says President Muhammadu Buhari has only achieved one of the campaign promises he made during the 2015 electioneering. The national survey ' Buharimeter ' received responses from a cross-section of Nigerians, representing different social groups and government officials. The responses []The post Buhari has only fulfilled one campaign promise 'Report appeared first on Punch
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US nominates new ambassador to Nigeria
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Toluwani Eniola President Barack Obama has nominated Mr. Stuart Symington as the US Ambassador to Nigeria. The US President also nominated Kody Kinsley as an Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of the Treasury. This was contained in a statement published on the White House website on Tuesday. President Obama said, 'I am honoured that these []The post US nominates new ambassador to Nigeria appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Leadership Tussle: PDP secretariat remains shut 52 days after
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is yet to be reopened, 52 days after it was shut, just as the partys leadership crisis remains unresolved. A correspondent who visited the party's national secretariat on Tuesday reports that its entrance was still locked and manned by men of the Nigeria Police. As at []The post Leadership Tussle: PDP secretariat remains shut 52 days after appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
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We need youths' participation in leadership ' Olubode
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The Executive Director, LEAP Africa, Mrs. Iyadunni Olubode, says that young people should take the lead in solving societal problems in this interview with IFE OGUNFUWA What advice do you have for the unemployed and those who lost their jobs recently' No organisation can guarantee job security, even the people with jobs need to be []The post We need youths' participation in leadership ' Olubode appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
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Firm unveils vehicle that powers home
Disu now LASACO chairman
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Ife Ogunfuwa LASACO Assurance Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs. Aderinola Disu, as Chairman of the Board of Directors with effect from April1, 2016. A statement by the company stated that Disu took over from Ashim Oyekan who resigned from the board, having served the company for 19 years. According to the company, Disu []The post Disu now LASACO chairman appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
No plan to increase electricity tariff, says NERC
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Tuesday denied reports that there were plans to increase power tariffs across the country. Six months ago, NERC increased electricity tariffs for different categories of consumers by over 45 per cent, but it denied doing so this time around because of the prevailing economic situation in []The post No plan to increase electricity tariff, says NERC appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
FG, states to discuss strategies to boost IGR
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The federal and state governments will on Wednesday meet in Kano to brainstorm on strategies to boost internally generated revenue in the states. This, according to the Ministry of Finance, is part of efforts aimed at increasing revenue generation to fund the 2016 budget as well as other infrastructure projects. A statement []The post FG, states to discuss strategies to boost IGR appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
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Dangote Cement to recruit 5,000 workers in Ghana
New airport terminals nearing completion ' FAAN
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Comfort Oseghale The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said the new terminals being constructed at four international airports located in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano and Abuja are at advanced stages of completion. The General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, Yakubu Dati, said in an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday that the agency would take []The post New airport terminals nearing completion ' FAAN appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Sanusi faults power sector setup
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Tuesday queried the role of the Power minister with respect to delivering electricity to households and businesses across the country. Sanusi stated that while he was governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, he often asked people to tell him what the responsibility of []The post Sanusi faults power sector setup appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Settle your electricity bills, FG directs MDAs
Buhari appoints BBOG campaigner, Usman, as NPA MD
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Comfort Oseghale The Nigerian Ports Authority on Tuesday, got its first female Managing Director with the appointment of the 'Bring Back Our Girls' campaigner, Ms. Hadiza Usman to the position. President Muhammadu Buhari had approved her appointment as a replacement for Habib Abdullahi who was sacked from the position for a second time. According to []The post Buhari appoints BBOG campaigner, Usman, as NPA MD appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
IOC recognises Toriola's Olympic feat
AFN names 35 athletes for Olympics
Olympics: Lasisi writes off Nigeria's boxing hopes
Nigeria's defence, diplomacy and religion
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Lekan Sote Probably, in justifiable desperation to quickly end the Boko Haram insurgency, President Muhammadu Buhari committed Nigeria to a military alliance with the Saudi Arabia-led Coalition of Islamic Countries against international terrorism. And he got a royal flack from Nigerian Christians. He may have reasoned the way socialist Lenin famously did in accepting aid []The post Nigeria's defence, diplomacy and religion appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
How to 'defeat' EFCC or die trying!
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Japheth Omojuwa The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission 'carry' you' What's there' It simply means you have arrived! Whatever you do, never plead guilty! The EFCC's budget is not even up to N15bn, yet as a bonafide big thief worth N25bn, you already know you can match the EFCC naira for naira. Remember that its []The post How to 'defeat' EFCC or die trying! appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Facebook faces $1bn lawsuit over Palestinian attacks
Man kills Ogun worshipper for stepping on his toes
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Samson Folarin The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for one Kehinde Lawal for allegedly killing a technician, Mutiu Edunjobi, in the Isheri area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect stabbed the father of two in the neck with a sharp object during Ogun festival in the area. Our correspondent []The post Man kills Ogun worshipper for stepping on his toes appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Wanted Lagos rapist rapes 60-year-old, blinds daughter
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Afeez Hanafi A serial rapist in Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State, is on the run after allegedly raping a 60-year-old woman, identified simply as Francisca. After raping the sexagenarian, the armed assailant reportedly stabbed her in the cheek and brutalised her 10-year-old daughter, Marvellous, when she wanted to raise the alarm. PUNCH Metro learnt that the []The post Wanted Lagos rapist rapes 60-year-old, blinds daughter appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Ogun police arrest suspected militants, others
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday paraded three suspected militants accused of terrorising residents of Ebute and Ibafo in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were identified as Ifeanyi Eze, Sobijo Uriel and Ugbosua Pere. Pere reportedly claimed to be the secretary of the group. Addressing []The post Ogun police arrest suspected militants, others appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
LASG director, son regain freedom after three-day abduction
N20m ransom demanded to free Foursquare member
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Kidnappers have demanded N20m ransom from the family of a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Calabar, Mr. Patrick Obasse, who was abducted on Sunday. Obasse, who is a worker of the Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State, was abducted at about 9am on his way to the church. []The post N20m ransom demanded to free Foursquare member appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Detained seven-year-old boy in protective custody ' Police
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday said a seven-year-old boy, Chibuike Oramalu, who was detained over an alleged murder in Enugu State, was in 'protective custody'. PUNCH Metro had reported that Chibuike, a primary two pupil of a nursery and primary school, had been detained since May 30, 2016, after accidentally firing []The post Detained seven-year-old boy in protective custody ' Police appread on punch
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Melaye attacks Senator Tinubu Misau: The Executive should toe the path of dialogue or else the Senate will go for the jugular Unity Forum member: What is the meaning of the jugular' Tell us; we dont know what you mean Misau: Impeachment, of course SOME senators are threatening to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. In the []The post Pro-Saraki senators threaten Buhari with impeachment appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Reps urge IG to probe Abuja preacher's murder
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Adeboye: she's gone to glory The House of Representatives yesterday directed Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris to ensure a thorough investigation of the killing ofa preacher, Mrs. Eunice Elisha Olawale. She was murdered around Gbazango-West area of Kubwa in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) while evangelising last Saturday morning. []The post Reps urge IG to probe Abuja preacher's murder appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Police recover N60m stolen bank money in Rivers
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The Police in Rivers State have recovered N60,250,000 cash belonging to a bank in Port Harcourt. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration) Uche Anozia broke the news at a briefing in Port Harcourt, Monday night. Anozia, who is the acting police chief, following the elevation of the last Commissioner of Police (CP), Foluso Adebanjo to Deputy []The post Police recover N60m stolen bank money in Rivers appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
MRS Holdings denies owing AMCON N81b
Buhari sends CBN, NNPC, others estimates to Assembly
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the budgets of agencies and corporations under the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007 to the National Assembly for passage. In a June 30 letter addressed to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the President said he was submitting the budgets of 38 agencies and corporations in line with []The post Buhari sends CBN, NNPC, others estimates to Assembly appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Police parade 11 suspected abductors of Sierra Leonean envoy
Hadiza Usman is MD of NPA
Ugwuanyi has wiped away Enugu people's tears, says PDP
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for 'wiping tears from the faces of the people'. The party's State Chairman Augustine Nnamani spoke at Ikem and Nkwo Nike during the inauguration of newly elected PDP executives in Isi-Uzo and Enugu East local government areas. The chairman said []The post Ugwuanyi has wiped away Enugu people's tears, says PDP appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
N2.8b NAMA fraud: EFCC opposes defendant's trip
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday asked the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, to refuse an official of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), who is facing a N2.8 billion fraud charge, permission to travel abroad for medical treatment. The applicant, Adegorite Olumuyiwa, was arraigned by the EFCC on April 12, with NAMA's []The post N2.8b NAMA fraud: EFCC opposes defendant's trip appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Summon: Senate threatens to arrest AGF
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The Senate yesterday threatened to invoke necessary legislative powers including arrest warrant to drag the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Ababukar Malami, to appear before it. The resolution followed explanation by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator David Umaru, on the circumstances surrounding the failure of Malami []The post Summon: Senate threatens to arrest AGF appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
BEDC to install additional 100,000 meters
BoI disburses N5.6b to MSMEs
Lifting economy from crashing crude oil prices
PenCom, operators working hard to capture informal sector
Rise of an interior design entrepreneur
Gas-to-power, others top govt attention
Funding threatens West Africa gas pipeline project
EU earmarks N2.03tr for Nigeria, others' EPA devt
NGO takes women empowerment centre stage
Lafarge Africa mulls dollar bond to stem forex loss
A patient's testimony
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Thumbs up for LASUTH it is not common for patients in this part of the world to speak glowingly about our hospitals and their personnel. Rather, what is common are stories cataloguing the sharp practices, lack of appropriate equipment, lack of empathy on the part of many of the personnel towards the patients, lack of []The post A patient's testimony appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
No respite
Save Baby Esther Ajayi
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The story of Baby Esther Ajayi, who fell into a bubbly pot of a neigbhours rice, should pierce many a soul, no matter how stony. Baby Esther was playing with her elder sister, who sat her on a pavement, in their 9, Olorunsola Street, Mushin, Lagos home. The play, between toddler and minor, soon turned []The post Save Baby Esther Ajayi appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Oshiomhole, Odubu join forces for Obaseki
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Governor, deputy reconcile Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and his deputy, Dr. Pius Odubu, have resolved their differences and vowed to work for the victory of Mr Godwin Obaseki during the election. Speaking at a stakeholders' meeting of the APC at the Government House, Benin City, yesterday, the governor said the APC family []The post Oshiomhole, Odubu join forces for Obaseki appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Governor recalls sacked aides
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Party chieftains who were sacked or suspended for supporting Odubu have been recalled by Governor Adams Oshiomhole in the spirit of reconciliation. Oshiomhole announced this yesterday at a reconciliation meeting between him and Dr. Odubu. He said the party primary was to demonstrate internal democracy and distinguish the All Progressives Congress (APC) from other political []The post Governor recalls sacked aides appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Ogiemwonyi rejects panel report
Is Igbo marginalised
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
As far as the Igbo are concerned, the Southeast geo-political zone is marginalised in many respects. They say the situation has changed from bad to worse under the Muhammadu Buhari administration and that this may not be unconnected with the fact that the zone did not vote for the President in last year's election. Assistant []The post Is Igbo marginalised' appeared first on The Nation
CJN and judicial rascality in graft cases
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Punch Editorial Board JUDICIAL ambush by politically exposed persons accused of corruption seems endless in the country, as moves are made to stall or truncate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's investigation of cases. The shenanigans should be checked. The encumbrance is being spawned by Iyiola Omisore, a former senator, alleged by the anti-graft agency []The post CJN and judicial rascality in graft cases appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Indiscipline, bane of PDP, says Mimiko
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Peter Dada, Akure Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has identified indiscipline as a major challenge confronting the Peoples Democratic Party. He decried the crisis besetting the party at the national level, saying it was wrong of the party's members to rush to court over a matter that could be settled within the party. He []The post Indiscipline, bane of PDP, says Mimiko appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Buhari has only fulfilled one campaign promise 'Report
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Toluwani Eniola A governance tracking tool launched by the Centre for Democracy and Development, Buharimeter, says President Muhammadu Buhari has only achieved one of the campaign promises he made during the 2015 electioneering. The national survey ' Buharimeter ' received responses from a cross-section of Nigerians, representing different social groups and government officials. The responses []The post Buhari has only fulfilled one campaign promise 'Report appeared first on Punch
read more...
US nominates new ambassador to Nigeria
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Toluwani Eniola President Barack Obama has nominated Mr. Stuart Symington as the US Ambassador to Nigeria. The US President also nominated Kody Kinsley as an Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of the Treasury. This was contained in a statement published on the White House website on Tuesday. President Obama said, 'I am honoured that these []The post US nominates new ambassador to Nigeria appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Leadership Tussle: PDP secretariat remains shut 52 days after
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is yet to be reopened, 52 days after it was shut, just as the partys leadership crisis remains unresolved. A correspondent who visited the party's national secretariat on Tuesday reports that its entrance was still locked and manned by men of the Nigeria Police. As at []The post Leadership Tussle: PDP secretariat remains shut 52 days after appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
We need youths' participation in leadership ' Olubode
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
The Executive Director, LEAP Africa, Mrs. Iyadunni Olubode, says that young people should take the lead in solving societal problems in this interview with IFE OGUNFUWA What advice do you have for the unemployed and those who lost their jobs recently' No organisation can guarantee job security, even the people with jobs need to be []The post We need youths' participation in leadership ' Olubode appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Firm unveils vehicle that powers home
Disu now LASACO chairman
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Ife Ogunfuwa LASACO Assurance Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs. Aderinola Disu, as Chairman of the Board of Directors with effect from April1, 2016. A statement by the company stated that Disu took over from Ashim Oyekan who resigned from the board, having served the company for 19 years. According to the company, Disu []The post Disu now LASACO chairman appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
No plan to increase electricity tariff, says NERC
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Tuesday denied reports that there were plans to increase power tariffs across the country. Six months ago, NERC increased electricity tariffs for different categories of consumers by over 45 per cent, but it denied doing so this time around because of the prevailing economic situation in []The post No plan to increase electricity tariff, says NERC appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
FG, states to discuss strategies to boost IGR
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The federal and state governments will on Wednesday meet in Kano to brainstorm on strategies to boost internally generated revenue in the states. This, according to the Ministry of Finance, is part of efforts aimed at increasing revenue generation to fund the 2016 budget as well as other infrastructure projects. A statement []The post FG, states to discuss strategies to boost IGR appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Dangote Cement to recruit 5,000 workers in Ghana
New airport terminals nearing completion ' FAAN
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Comfort Oseghale The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said the new terminals being constructed at four international airports located in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano and Abuja are at advanced stages of completion. The General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, Yakubu Dati, said in an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday that the agency would take []The post New airport terminals nearing completion ' FAAN appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Sanusi faults power sector setup
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Tuesday queried the role of the Power minister with respect to delivering electricity to households and businesses across the country. Sanusi stated that while he was governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, he often asked people to tell him what the responsibility of []The post Sanusi faults power sector setup appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Settle your electricity bills, FG directs MDAs
Buhari appoints BBOG campaigner, Usman, as NPA MD
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Comfort Oseghale The Nigerian Ports Authority on Tuesday, got its first female Managing Director with the appointment of the 'Bring Back Our Girls' campaigner, Ms. Hadiza Usman to the position. President Muhammadu Buhari had approved her appointment as a replacement for Habib Abdullahi who was sacked from the position for a second time. According to []The post Buhari appoints BBOG campaigner, Usman, as NPA MD appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
IOC recognises Toriola's Olympic feat
AFN names 35 athletes for Olympics
Olympics: Lasisi writes off Nigeria's boxing hopes
Nigeria's defence, diplomacy and religion
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Lekan Sote Probably, in justifiable desperation to quickly end the Boko Haram insurgency, President Muhammadu Buhari committed Nigeria to a military alliance with the Saudi Arabia-led Coalition of Islamic Countries against international terrorism. And he got a royal flack from Nigerian Christians. He may have reasoned the way socialist Lenin famously did in accepting aid []The post Nigeria's defence, diplomacy and religion appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
How to 'defeat' EFCC or die trying!
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Japheth Omojuwa The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission 'carry' you' What's there' It simply means you have arrived! Whatever you do, never plead guilty! The EFCC's budget is not even up to N15bn, yet as a bonafide big thief worth N25bn, you already know you can match the EFCC naira for naira. Remember that its []The post How to 'defeat' EFCC or die trying! appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Facebook faces $1bn lawsuit over Palestinian attacks
Man kills Ogun worshipper for stepping on his toes
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Samson Folarin The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for one Kehinde Lawal for allegedly killing a technician, Mutiu Edunjobi, in the Isheri area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect stabbed the father of two in the neck with a sharp object during Ogun festival in the area. Our correspondent []The post Man kills Ogun worshipper for stepping on his toes appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Wanted Lagos rapist rapes 60-year-old, blinds daughter
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Afeez Hanafi A serial rapist in Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State, is on the run after allegedly raping a 60-year-old woman, identified simply as Francisca. After raping the sexagenarian, the armed assailant reportedly stabbed her in the cheek and brutalised her 10-year-old daughter, Marvellous, when she wanted to raise the alarm. PUNCH Metro learnt that the []The post Wanted Lagos rapist rapes 60-year-old, blinds daughter appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Ogun police arrest suspected militants, others
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday paraded three suspected militants accused of terrorising residents of Ebute and Ibafo in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were identified as Ifeanyi Eze, Sobijo Uriel and Ugbosua Pere. Pere reportedly claimed to be the secretary of the group. Addressing []The post Ogun police arrest suspected militants, others appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
LASG director, son regain freedom after three-day abduction
N20m ransom demanded to free Foursquare member
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Kidnappers have demanded N20m ransom from the family of a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Calabar, Mr. Patrick Obasse, who was abducted on Sunday. Obasse, who is a worker of the Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State, was abducted at about 9am on his way to the church. []The post N20m ransom demanded to free Foursquare member appeared first on Punch Newspapers.
read more...
Detained seven-year-old boy in protective custody ' Police
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday said a seven-year-old boy, Chibuike Oramalu, who was detained over an alleged murder in Enugu State, was in 'protective custody'. PUNCH Metro had reported that Chibuike, a primary two pupil of a nursery and primary school, had been detained since May 30, 2016, after accidentally firing []The post Detained seven-year-old boy in protective custody ' Police appread on punch
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