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Confusion enveloped an Italian court Monday as two lawyers purportedly representing the federal government surfaced in the trial of Shell and Eni executives over alleged corruption in Nigeria. Online portal, Premium Times, gathered that although the Italian court postponed to May 14 the start of the trial, one of the lawyers, a certain Mr. Sedu, declared his intention not to ask for damages from Eni. It reported on Saturday the expected postponement of the trial and possible transfer to another court. The trial was originally expected to start Monday but sources said the court might not be able to deal…

More than 46 million Nigerians are said be practising open defecation, Federal Ministry of Water Resources has stated, saying that federal government plans to eliminate it by 2025. Suleiman Hussein Adamu, the Minister of Water Resources, stated this during the official celebration of local government wide open defecation free status by Dass local government area under the Sanitation, Hygiene and Water in Nigeria (SHAWN) project held at the Waziri Mazadu primary school at Dass in Bauchi state. Adamu, who was represented by Musa Ibrahim, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, said more than two third of the Nigeria…

Father and son were Friday arrested by the Operatives of the Rapid Response squad of the Lagos State Police Command for selling Tramadol and other hard drugs to primary and secondary school pupils in Itire, Lagos. The father, Ibrahim Sheu (40) and Franku Ibrahim (23) were arrested after officials of the Office of Education and Quality Assurance, Lagos State, alerted the Rapid Response Squad officers about the incident. The suspects, who are petty traders of a kiosk in Adedeji Bus stop, Itire were caught selling the drugs to school pupils- some whom were interrogated and later released to their parents.…

The heavy indebtedness by African countries a few years after they were relieved of their debts by international financial institutions is causing the United States of America growing concern. The US Department of State, during a background briefing on the first trip of Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State to Africa, said such loans were unhelpful to the continent. Mr. Tillerson will meet with Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and also leaders of Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya during his travels from March 6 to 13. To date, debt reduction packages under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, HIPC, Initiative have been approved…

No fewer than 173 members of the House of Representatives have begun moves to override the rejection of the Peace Corps bill by President Muhammadu Buhari. Already, the lawmakers have appended their signatures to a document initially sponsored by four lawmakers in the house for the bill to become a reality, New Telegraph reports. They began coalition of signatures to veto President Buhari’s assent and make it an Act of Parliament. It was gathered that a lawmaker from Rivers state who spoke under anonymity said: “We need just 240 members to overturn the table against him (president) and we are…

Liberian government has solicited Nigerian counterpart to assist in providing her 6,000 teachers as part of the technical assistance agreement between the two nations. President George Weah of Liberia, who made this plea after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Monday, said his government inherited many problems which can only be tackled with assistance from countries like Nigeria. Premium Times reports that while speaking Monday, March 5, shortly after a closed-door meeting with Buhari at the State House Presidential Villa in Abuja, Weah said his government inherited many problems which can only be tackled with assistance from countries…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Sunday announced that it was spending N774 million daily (about N23.99 billion monthly) as subsidy on the 50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit consumed in the country. Maikanti Baru, the NNPC Group Managing Director, said the multiplication of filling stations had energised unprecedented cross-border smuggling of petrol to neighbouring countries, making it difficult to sanitise the fuel supply and distribution matrix in Nigeria. A statement issued on Sunday by Ndu Ughamadu, the firm’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division quoted Baru stating this when he led a management team of the corporation on…

A former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to remove the governors of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States in view of the persistent terrorists’ attacks and insecurity in the states. Clark, who stated this Monday in an open letter addressed to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), explained that the move would make the war on insurgency meaningful and easy. He accused governors Bindo Jibrilla (Adamawa), Kashim Shettima (Borno) and Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe) of frustrating efforts of the Federal Government in nipping the war in the bud because of what…

Two out of the 20 people suffering from cholera in Bauchi metropolis have been confirmed dead. Mr. Adamu Gamawa , the Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, who revealed this Monday while briefing newsmen, said the deaths occurred over the weekend. Gamawa said the agency, in collaboration with development partners , had made adequate preparations toward preventing the spread of the disease. “The State Rapid Response Team has commenced surveillance across the 20 local government areas in the state. “We recorded 20 cases of cholera in Bauchi metropolis and two out of them have been confirmed dead. “The…

A six-man kidnap gang reportedly met their end over the weekend in Agbor, Delta state. According to Instablog9ja, the kidnappers who constantly terrorize the people of Agbor were gunned down by security operatives. Photos circulating on the internet shows six dead men on a plank on the floor. However, their names and other information were not mentioned. See photos below: