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The Federal government has repatriated more than $1 billion stashed away by Gen. Sani Abacha, the late Nigerian Head of State, in Switzerland, while Swiss government says “there is no more loot left in the country.” Eric Mayoraz, the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, made the declaration at a ceremony hosted by the embassy to examine asset recovery efforts between Nigeria and Switzerland, using the ‘Abacha loot’ as a focus. Mayoraz stated that Switzerland had earlier returned to Nigeria $752 million, which the late dictator and family stashed away in Swiss banks and recently repatriated another $321 million, which is being…

It was black Thursday in Lagos as a 33,000-litre tanker loaded with fuel exploded on Otedola Bridge along Lagos/Ibadan expressway, killing many people and razing at least 67 vehicles. As at time of writing this report, 10 bodies that were burnt beyond recognition had been recovered while 67 cars also affected by the resultant fire were counted. It was gathered that tragedy occurred at about 6.05 pm after the fuel laden tanker which was heading inwards Berger, suddenly had a break failure. In a bid for the driver to control it, he reportedly rammed the vehicle into one of the…

An ardent Nigerian social media commentator wants President Muhammadu Buhari administration to have a rethink on the future of the country’s economy in going for more loans to finance projects. Before now, Buhari administration had indicated its intention to obtain $2.8 billion loan to finance the 2018 budget. In his Twitter handle Thursday, Reno Omokri, the former aide to the then President Goodluck Jonathan wrote “Not done with borrowing ₦11 trillion in three years, which is more money than the PDP borrowed in 16 years, the Buhari administration plans to take an additional $2.8 billion loan to finance the 2018…

Nigeria is said to have spent N26 million on imports of wooden toothpicks from China and Germany in the last three years. This is despite the inclusion of toothpicks on the dollar access prohibition list by the Federal Government within the same period. Yet, the government said toothpicks could be produced locally so there was no need spending foreign exchange importing them. Data sourced from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that Nigeria imported wooden toothpicks worth N11.46 million from China in 2016. This value excluded the amount spent on the import of rubber toothpicks, which are not too…

A consultant with Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA) in Ebonyi State died Tuesday night during the Super Eagles and Argentina football match. Canice Ebirim, the consultant, died during the heat of the match. Emeka Ogah, FETHA Chief Medical Director who confirmed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Wednesday said he received the news of his death at about 9 p.m. while the match was going on. Ogah said “Ebirim’s friend said that the deceased started moving suspiciously and solicited for assistance which made him intervene and take him (Ebirim) to the hospital,” he said. “Efforts made to revive him…

Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr says his players lost because they lack the big match experience. Nigeria’s Super Eagles lost to Argentina 2-1 after a tension-soaked World Cup match in Russia on Tuesday night. In another Twitter handle on Wednesday, Rohr wrote “World Cup: My young men will be ready by 2022.” The team is being expected in Nigeria Thursday from Russia. Meanwhile, Argentina that qualified for Round 16 of the mundial will trade tackles with France on Sunday.

Egyptian football buff, Abdel Rahim Mohamed died of heart attack after Egypt’s 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in the ongoing World Cup on Monday. Rahim was reported to have become increasingly emotional watching the game at TV studios in Cairo. When he was due to analyse Egypt’s 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia, he suffered heart attack and was rushed to hospital. In a report by Egypt Today, Mohamed taken to hospital by his son after the defeat was pronounced dead.

A Catholic priest has expressed fear over the loud-mouthed Nigeria’s secular status considering the roles played by any government in power in the country in undermining such constitutional conferral. Rev. Fr. Thomas Ebong in an interaction with Straightnews recalled that “Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari recently flew out to Istanbul for the D-8 meeting. I wonder how many Nigerians understand the meaning of D-8?” On October 17, 2017, Buhari arrived at Istanbul, capital of Turkey for the D-8 meeting. Ebong, a retired Dean of the School of Communication Arts, Akwa Ibom Sate Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, queried “In the Nigerian…

The Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, Wednesday, said the National Water Bill before the National Assembly may soon be passed into law in a few months. Adamu, who made this known at a one-day National Consultative Conference on Water Use Regulations, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Framework, organised by the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, NIWRMC, said the bill when passed into law, would benefit all Nigerians and also positively impact on the economy of the nation. He also explained that the bill was in the best interest of all parts of the country, contrary to misinterpretations designed…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said violation of human rights in the country was unacceptable. According to him, torture is a clear assault on the inherent dignity and fundamental freedoms of persons. Malami, who was represented by Mr. Dayo Apata, the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, stated this at the Commemoration of the 2018 UN International Day Against Torture in Nigeria-in Support of Victims of Torture in Abuja. In a press statement by his Special Adviser, Comrade Salihu Othman Isah, Malami added that  the…