Senate removes direct primary clause, passes electoral act amendment
Nigeria Senate on Wednesday removed the clause that makes direct primary mandatory for the election of candidates in political parties from the electoral act amendment bill. Besides the amendment to Clause 84 of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has informed lawmakers that any further proposals for amendments will be considered and incorporated during the “clean up” of the Bill. Buhari advised the National Assembly to look into the areas of concern and transmit the bill to him for assent. House of Representatives speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and Lawan on Tuesday said the National Assembly will work on the proposed legislation and send it to Buhari. Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it will not release an election timetable until the electoral act amendment has been passed.
Source:The Guardian
January 19, 2022 12:49 UTC
The real essence of living
A review of The Human Condition by Oluwaseyi AdegunTHE whole essence of life is to serve God. With this collection, it shows that Oluwaseyi is born into his poetry touching the art of the matter – the essence of life. The demand ‘To hear my glad old father’s song’; the demand ‘To hear the glad and joyous song’; and the demand from man ‘To come and give a new song’. This is what the poet puts across to the reader in ‘The Nation’s Duty’, one of the great poems in the Nationhood theme. ‘Inspired’ is another great poem in ‘Inspiration and Motivation’ theme.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 19, 2022 11:00 UTC
Queiroz ready for knock-out stage
Egypt head coach Carlos Queiroz reassured the fans ahead of Sudan clash in AFCON, claiming that he’s ready for the knock-out stage. However, Queiroz’s men returned to winning ways as they have beaten Guinea-Bissau 1-0 in the Group stage second round fixture. The next test for Egypt will be against Sudan, with the two neighbouring nations clashing tomorrow, on the 19th of January. Speaking ahead of the match, Queiroz said, “We respect every participating team, and we do our best to prepare for every game. “We are prepared to put on a great show against Sudan, and I am happy with my players’ performances.”
Source:Punch
January 19, 2022 10:03 UTC
Guinea Bissau vs Nigeria: Eguavoen guarantees victory as Awaziem returns
Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has assured Nigerians of victory in Super Eagles’ final group phase game of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations against the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau. This is as versatile defender Chidozie Awaziem has been confirmed by Super Eagles’ medics to have returned to full fitness, on the eve of the team’s final group phase game of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations against the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau. In the second match of Group D, Egypt’s Pharaohs will contend with Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane. The Sudanese have only one point and would be able to proceed if they snatch all three points from the seven-time champions. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
Source:Punch
January 19, 2022 05:11 UTC
Equities investors earn N138bn amid renewed buying interest
At the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), on Tuesday, the benchmark index recouped previous day loss as a result of renewed bargain hunting activities. Also performance across sub-indices was largely positive, except for the NGX Insurance Index which fell by 1.61 per cent. The NGX Banking Index, NGX Consumer Goods Index, NGX Oil/Gas Index and the NGX Industrial Index rose by 0.98 per cent, 0.69 per cent, 0.25 per cent and 0.79 per cent respectively. Transnational Corporation dominated the volume charts as the top traded stock by volume for the trading session. The content of the article published by these online platforms is not new; it has been recirculated several times and has been debunked.Equities investors earn N138bn amid renewed buying interestEquities investors earn N138bn amid renewed buying interest
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 19, 2022 03:32 UTC
Nigerians want improved telephony services in 2022
As Nigerians navigate into the New Year, a major wish is to see improvement in telecommunications services across the board. To a greater extent, in 2021, the poor state of telephony services in the country pitted subscribers against the operators, the quartet of MTN, Airtel, Globacom and 9mobile. Pointing at the three leading players, MTN, Globacom and Airtel, subscribers said both voice and data services since the beginning of the year have been below par. He, however, said one of the key challenges confronting these companies is how they manage their service, which holds a great deal for customer satisfaction. He stressed that service quality and customer satisfaction are very essential in maintaining customer loyalty.
Source:The Guardian
January 19, 2022 03:28 UTC
N29bn fraud: Appeal Court orders ex-gov Nyako to open defence
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday ordered a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, to open his defence before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja. Abang had on July 19, 2021, ordered Nyako to enter defence in his ongoing trial. Justice Ige held that he had no doubt in his mind that the trial court was right in asking the defendants to enter their defence. “Appellant’s appeal is devoid of merit and the lower court was right in overruling the no-case-submission filed by the appellant. “The appellants are hereby ordered to enter their defence as ordered by Justice Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja,” Ige held.
Source:Punch
January 19, 2022 02:57 UTC
Court grants Instagram celebrity, Mompha, N200m bail
Instagram celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, has been granted bail of N200 million by the Justice Mojisola Dada-led Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday. The Court also requested two sureties, one of which must own a property valued at N100 million within its jurisdiction. He had filed for bail through his lawyer, Gboyega Oyewole (SAN). The PUNCH had earlier reported that Mompha was re-arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on January 10 for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
Source:Punch
January 18, 2022 22:50 UTC
VIDEO: How my passport was stolen at Lagos Airport –UK-bound grandmother
Grandmother, Chioma Ashiegbu, who was heading to the UK last December has revealed how a check at the last boarding gate led to her passport missing. Her son, Ubadire, also shared efforts made to recover the passport. To date, none of those efforts has yielded any positive fruit. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
Source:Punch
January 18, 2022 22:35 UTC
Troops repel attacks in Kaduna, rescue eight, kill three terrorists
Military authorities have reported to the Kaduna State Government that troops engaged and repelled terrorists during operations in Chikun and Igabi local government areas of the state. The troops fought their way through an ambush, which they cleared aggressively as they approached the scene of the attack. “The troops pursued the terrorists through their withdrawal route and in the process rescued eight persons who had initially been taken, hostage. The rescued persons are listed as, Likita Igah, Nancy Likita, Genesis Likita, Wilson Likita, Mary Kalat, Victor Joel, Simon Musa Ali and Rufus Elisha. He commended the troops’ swift response to the attacks and their relentless force in beating back the outlaws to rescue the citizens.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 18, 2022 17:19 UTC
IPOB: Ozekhome leads legal team as Nnamdi Kanu arrives in court
“Yes, I’m now in the legal team and that’s why you’re seeing me in court,” Ozekhome said. Ejiofor had in a statement announced that the fortification of Kanu’s legal team was the Christmas gift to Kanu when they visited him at the headquatres of the DSS where he was being detained. Although he was not oblivious of my arrangement to enlist the assistance and co-operation of a Senior Attorney, he did not know that I could get a Senior Attorney of the rarest breed. I must state here and now that the Senior attorney involved has been my mentor over the years. He has worked from the sidelines with our legal team since 2016.
Source:Punch
January 18, 2022 15:18 UTC
UPDATED: Four die, 12 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway auto crash
Four persons have lost their lives while 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a motor accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Sector Command, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Okpe said two vehicles were involved; a Mazda bus with registration number APP111XM, and a HOWO tanker that had no registration number on it. “A total of 12 persons were injured; nine male adults and three female adults. “He also commiserated with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact FRSC Ogunmakin for more information about the crash.”Copyright PUNCH.
Source:Punch
January 18, 2022 15:08 UTC
Global police take down criminal private network | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Police have taken down a global virtual private network used by criminals to do business online, which left more than 100 firms at risk of cyberattacks, the EU’s policing agency said on Tuesday. Officers in Europe and North America seized or disrupted at least 15 servers hosting users and VPNLab.net, a service provider that offered criminal groups shielded communications and internet access, on Monday, Europol said. “The VPN provider service… was being used in support of serious criminal acts such as ransomware deployment and other cybercrime activities,” Europol said. Law enforcement agents honed in on the VPN service provider, established in 2008, after multiple investigations showed that criminals were using it for activities such as disseminating malware, malicious software designed to infiltrate or disrupt computer systems. “Other cases showed the service’s use in the setting up of infrastructure and communications behind ransomware campaigns, as well as the actual deployment of ransomware,” Europol said.
Source:The Guardian
January 18, 2022 12:29 UTC
Anchor International launches campaign against vices among youths | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The initiative was founded unofficially in 2001 by Bolarinwa Omotosho with the support of other notable Nigerians. The non-governmental and non-profit organization based in Lagos, launched the “I am Forever Precious Campaign” on December 18th, during the Mega Youth Summit, at the Africa Theological Seminary auditorium in Lagos. The “I am Forever Precious Campaign” is a “Zero Tolerance” alliance campaign against the use of pornography, drug abuse, child abuse, rape, sex for grades, prostitution, and youth trafficking that has become a global menace. However, he promised that they would not relent on their focus on the Train-A-Girl Child project currently embarked on by this organisation, he added. He called on the general public to join this coalition to tackle this plague and establish a zero-tolerance policy.
Source:The Guardian
January 18, 2022 11:19 UTC
Bandits kill 16 people, including soldiers, police officers in Kebbi – Official
At least 16 people have been confirmed killed in an attack on Friday by suspected bandits in the Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The police spokesperson in the state, Nafi’u Abubakar, said two soldiers, a police officer and 13 residents were killed during the attack at Dankade village. The police spokesperson also debunked reports on some news platforms that 50 deaths were recorded in the incident. “Thirteen civilians were killed, and we also eliminated an unknown number of bandits in the duel.”Mr Abubakar said the bandits also set some houses ablaze. There have been cases of killings and adductions by bands of armed bandits in Kebbi as in some other states in the Nigerian Northwest.
Source:The Guardian
January 18, 2022 11:07 UTC