Court strikes out eight of 15 counts against Kanu | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
But counts one, two, three, four, five, eight and 15 show some allegations, which the defendant has to answer. “The court shall proceed to try the defendant on those counts,” Justice Nyako ordered. But counsel to the Federal Government, Shaibu Labaran, urged the court to refuse the application, arguing that Kanu had allegedly violated the earlier bail granted him. Nyako adjourned the matter till May 18 for ruling on the bail application, and May 26 for commencement of trial. The separatist group had ordered South East residents to sit at home any day Kanu, would appear in the court as a mark of solidarity.
Source:The Guardian
April 09, 2022 21:35 UTC
Hope for infrastructure renewal as N15tr Infracorp starts operation | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The asset managers, which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, described as top-rated, are the AAA Consortium, Chapel Hill Denham, Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers and Sanlam Infraworks. Emefiele pointed out that the asset managers, who will be working concurrently to achieve set goals, “have concluded the initial discussions on how they will operate together to deliver infrastructure to the nation”. From public health, climate change and the energy transition to infrastructure and beyond, the public sector cannot resolve these issues by itself. However, as global trade networks retreat and agreements fail, Africa moves against this trend, providing opportunities to companies in Nigeria. For Nigerian companies to focus successfully on their competencies, they need to be assured of the infrastructure that they rely upon.
Source:The Guardian
April 09, 2022 15:14 UTC
2023: Ondo State First Lady Joins Race For Imo East Senatorial Seat
Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu- Akeredolu, yesterday, officially declared her interest to represent Imo East Senatorial District (Owerri zone) in the Senate in 2023. Her words: “I am running for Senate to represent Imo East Senatorial Zone. She maintained that since her 40 years of marriage (since 1980) in Ondo State, she has ensured good relationship between Imo and Ondo states via constant visits to Imo State every December and other festive periods except when she undertook a two-year study abroad. She also said she had used her Breast Cancer Foundation to touch the lives of many people in Imo State. Imo East Senatorial District has nine local councils comprising Owerri Municipal, Owerri North, Owerri West, Mbaitoli, Ikeduru, Ezinihitte Mbaise, Aboh Mbaise, Ahiazu Mbaise and Ngor Okpala.
Source:The Guardian
April 09, 2022 13:27 UTC
Lagos inducts 1,000 new teachers, tasks them on productivity
The Lagos State government has charged the newly recruited teachers in the state numbering 1,000 to take their job with utmost commitment and contribute meaningfully to the state teaching service and the education development as a whole. The chairman of the state’sTeaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mrs Elizabeth Olabisi Ariyo, gave the charge at the commencement of the ongoing induction programme organised for the new teachers in Ikorodu. “That is why I’m seeking your total cooperation and civility in all that you do. “So, you must be technically savvy to fit into the 21st Century best practices,” Mrs Ariyo further charged. She said the message for participants across the venues would certainly be the same.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 09, 2022 13:06 UTC
Police arrest lodger over fake credit alert
The Rivers State Police Command on Friday said it arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly purchasing goods with a credit alert. He paid for his lodging during their date, using fake credit alerts for services of about N111,000. Read Also How fake credit alerts from fraudulent customers plunge PoS operators, others into bad debtsThe case is currently with the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation and possible prosecution. The Commissioner of Police, Eboka Friday, urges all and sundry to employ caution in the utilisation of social media. Be wary of fraudulent credit alerts by unsuspected persons and be quick in reporting individuals with deceptive tendencies.”Copyright PUNCH.
Source:Punch
April 09, 2022 12:33 UTC
Wike will demolish mosques, Fayose will marginalize Muslims: MURIC
Or was it not Nyesome Wike who, contrary to Section 10 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, repeatedly declared Rivers State a Christian State? He said and we quote, “Rivers State is a Christian State and I have no apologies for saying that” (https://www.nairaland.com/5262619/governor-wike-rivers-christian-state/5)“That was on 23rd June 2019. No responsible political party will consider such a man for the post of president. “Wike did not stop at mere declaration of Rivers State as a Christian State. These are Christian political leaders who are notorious for marginalising Muslims and persecuting them.
Source:The Guardian
April 09, 2022 10:41 UTC
Groundnuts and pimples
I read it somewhere that groundnuts can cause pimples. I am a teenager who has a lot of pimples and at the same time, love eating groundnuts. Kindly advise me on what to do since I love eating groundnuts and gari a lot. Akin (by SMS)While acne is basically a condition where the glands are producing so much serums, the pimples seen on the skin is the manifestation of acne on the skin. Although groundnuts, cheese, butter and a whole lot of other foods have been stated to be the cause of pimples, nutritionists, dietitians, researchers and medical experts do not agree with this claim.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 09, 2022 08:35 UTC
‘No foreign coach can succeed in Nigeria now’ | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The NFF is reported to prefer a foreigner to lead the team after the people’s choice, Augustine Eguavoen, failed to qualify the Super Eagles for Qatar 2022 World Cup. “Everything in our football system for now is upside down,” Adelabu told The Guardian yesterday. “What happened to the millions of naira spent on Gernot Rohr, who was in charge as Eagles coach for five years? What is the NFF expecting from the new foreign coach? The Super Eagles will begin their campaign for the 2023 AFCON qualifiers in two months time.
Source:The Guardian
April 09, 2022 04:19 UTC
Monarch cries out over assassination of community leader | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The monarch while bemoaning the assassination of the President General of his Town Union, Raphael Amuche on Thursday night by suspected AK-47-wielding youths in the community, called on governments to expedite actions in order to save further loss of innocent lives. He also said that his subjects have deserted the community for fear of falling into the hands of the gunmen. He stated that the President General of the Town Union was shot in the bathroom as he bent down to scoop water around 9pm. “He was killed by AK-47 wielding youths who laid ambush on him in a banana plantation close to his Asadu village, Iggah. Meanwhile, Valentine Anikwe, a son to a native doctor in Iggah community, David Anikwe, who was allegedly assassinated by the gunmen on February 17, 2022, has called on the government to bring killers of his father to justice.
Source:The Guardian
April 09, 2022 02:52 UTC
IPOB: Court strikes out eight of 15 terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Friday, struck out eight of the 15 terrorism and felony charges preferred by the Federal Government against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Nyako freed Nnamdi Kanu on the eight counts while ruling on a preliminary objection filed by the IPOB leader. “I humbly urge my lord to use your discretion to grant him bail subject to my lord’s condition,” he said. He said because the IPOB leader jumped bail, that was why the court revoked his bail and ordered his arrest anywhere he was sighted. On his part, Ozekhome told journalists that the remaining seven counts affirmed by the court would be challenged at the Court of Appeal.
Source:Punch
April 08, 2022 18:58 UTC
Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng found guilty in billion-dollar 1MDB scandal
Ng had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and money-laundering under US foreign anti-corruption laws. Ng’s lawyers had claimed that Leissner, a cooperating government witness who pleaded guilty to similar charges in 2018, had falsely implicated him. The charges against both men stemmed from a scheme in which Goldman helped 1MDB raise $6.5bn through three bond sales. Ng is the first and probably only person to face trial in the United States over the scheme. Goldman in 2020 paid nearly $3bn in fines, and its Malaysian unit agreed to plead guilty.
Source:The Guardian
April 08, 2022 17:20 UTC
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker convicted in £3.4bn plot to loot Malaysian state fund
A former Goldman Sachs banker has been convicted of bribery and other corruption charges accusing him of participating in a 4.5 billion dollar (£3.4 billion) scheme to ransack the Malaysian state investment fund known as 1MDB. Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf Of Wall Street (Alamy/PA)The embezzlement bankrolled lavish spending on jewels, art, a superyacht and luxury property. The spoils even helped finance wild parties and Hollywood movies, including 2013 Martin Scorsese film The Wolf Of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Prosecutors alleged that he and other Goldman Sachs bankers helped 1MDB raise 6.5 billion dollars (£5 billion) through bond sales — only to divert 4.5 billion dollars to themselves and their co-conspirators through bribes and kickbacks. He was ordered to forfeit 43.7 million dollars as part of his guilty plea and agreed to testify against Ng.
Source:The Guardian
April 08, 2022 17:13 UTC
Court bars Ondo govt from demolishing Trade Fair Complex
An Ondo State High Court Sitting in Akure, on Friday, restrained the state government from demolishing structures at the state Trade Fair Complex situated along Igbatoro road, in the state capital. “It all started like a joke, when on 24th March, 2022, occupants of business premises in the Trade Fair Complex received a Notice to Quit the complex within 14 days. “If indeed, the government is desirous of establishing a business district, is the trade fair the most suitable place in Akure? “Our desire to turn the moribund Trade Fair Complex which had since transmuted to a criminals’ hideout to a fruit-bearing business hub remains unwavering. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…Court bars Ondo govt Court bars Ondo govt
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 08, 2022 16:33 UTC
Global food prices hit record high amid Ukraine war
The rise was led by vegetable oils, cereals and meat sub-indices, according to details highlighted in the FAO Food Price Index report released on Friday. The report said the FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index averaged 248.6 points in March, up 46.9 points from February and hitting a new record high. “The sharp rise of the index was driven by higher sunflower, palm, soy and rapeseed oil prices. “Noticeably, volatile and higher crude oil values also lent support to international vegetable oil prices,” it said. “International poultry meat prices firmed, fuelled by reduced supplies from leading exporting countries following avian flu outbreaks, further impacted by Ukraine’s inability to export poultry meat amid the ongoing conflict.
Source:The Guardian
April 08, 2022 16:32 UTC
Who’s behind Nigeria’s high-profile train attack?
Last week, a string of attacks in northwestern Kaduna state culminated in an assault on a train running from the capital Abuja to Kaduna city. At least eight people were killed, a number of passengers were abducted and gunmen released a video showing a high-profile captive. Analysts say some Boko Haram militants also operate in Niger State and the al-Qaeda linked Ansaru group is present in Kaduna State. One security source said the speaker in the Kaduna video had a Kanuri Hausa accent, indicating he was from the northeast. But he said the use of explosives in the train attack may point to some jihadist collaboration, perhaps with Ansaru elements.
Source:The Guardian
April 08, 2022 13:09 UTC