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  By Emma Ella As part efforts to improve communications with its customers, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on Tuesday embarked on sensitisation visit to key states in the country. The visit was organised in collaboration with the presidential enabling business environment council which is intended to bring together management of the commission, stakeholders and members of the public. The visit was also aim at interacting on issues pertaining to the current reform initiatives of the commission to provide enabling business activities in the country. The Kano State sensitisation programme is the second after Lagos in the series in pursuit of the 60 days action plan of the federal government on ease of doing business in the country. In her opening remarks, the acting Registrar General, Azuka Azinge, told stakeholders and participants the commission reform initiatives on ease of doing business and the registration portal of the commission that the commis

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has replaced a former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, as the head of the Corruption and Financial Crime Cases Trial Monitoring Committee. The replacement followed last week’s resignation of Salami as the chairman of the 16-man committee as he turned in his resignation letter before a date for the Committee’s inauguration could be announced and To this end, the NJC, in a statement by the Director of Information, Mr. Soji, stated that Salami was replaced by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Suleiman Galadima, adding that the Justice Galadima-led committee would be inaugurated on Wednesday, November 1. Apart from Justice Salami, all other members previously announced by the NJC on September 27, 2017 remained on the new list of members released by the Council on Tuesday. “The National Judicial Council under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Mr. Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, GCON, has

A Facebook user,  named Donatus Enyeobi, who gave an unsolicited bit-by-bit tips on how to rape women, a young man,  goes into hiding after the post he shared on his Facebook page went viral and consequently drew the anger of Nigerians and anti-rape advocates. Enyeobi's action of teaching men interested in raping ladies shocked the social media space, especially the part where he admitted that his method has aided him in successfully raping several girls. On Facebook, which has since gone viral, the irascible young man wrote: "Well, for the guys that are interested, before you rape, make sure you punch her neck first so she can be unconscious. Then it will be easy to get into her pants. I am posting out of experience. Take it or leave it." As appalling as his post was, it wasn't surprising that it went viral with the general consensus being that he be found and brought to book. When initially confronted, he showed little or no remorse

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday re-ordered the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) to produce former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) in court tomorrow to testify in the ongoing trial of former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh. Abang, however, stepped down on the subpoena issued against former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on the ground that he (Jonathan) was yet to be served with the subpoena personally as required by the law. The judge however said Dasuki may not be compelled to testify in the trial until his motion, praying for adjournment, is fully determined by the court. Metuh and his company, Destra Investments Limited, are standing trial on a seven-count charge of money laundering involving alleged cash transaction of $2 million and fraudulent receipt of N400 million meant for procurement of arms from Dasuki when he was th

The memo of the Head of Federal Civil Service, Mrs.  Winifred   Oyo-Ita, has been revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari was aware of the reinstatement of a former Chairman of the Pension Reforms Commission, Mallam Abdulrasheed Maina, into the civil service. This was stated by  Oyo-Ita, in her memo, with reference number HSCSF/HCSF/LU/COR/FCSC/750/T, dated October 23, 2017, to the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari. In the memo, titled, “Re: Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina,” which was received in the office of the Chief of Staff to the President on October 23, Oyo-Ita claimed that she warned the President against it based on the implications such reinstatement would have on the anti-corruption war of the Federal Government. THEWILL recalls that the President had directed the HoS to investigate the circumstances that surrounded the return of Maina to the civil service following the public outcry that trailed Maina’s reinstatement. Maina, whose whereabouts is sti

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was on Monday declared victor of the country’s deeply divisive elections, taking 98 percent of the ballots cast in a poll boycotted by his rival Raila Odinga, sparking fears of further violence in flashpoint opposition strongholds. Despite his crushing win, the turnout of just 38.8 percent among 19.6 million registered voters is set to raise questions about the credibility of an election that has plunged East Africa’s most stable democracy into its worst crisis in a decade. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati said Kenyatta had received 7,483,895 votes to Odinga’s 73,228 — less than one percent of votes cast — in a sign the boycott had held. A total of 7,616,217 cast ballots in Thursday’s protest-hit election. The vote was the chaotic climax of two months of political drama after the Supreme Court overturned Kenyatta’s victory in August 8 polls over widespread irregularities and mismanagement by

*To save shipping companies $180m annually The Nigerian government has announced the engagement of an Israeli firm to police Nigeria’s territorial waters for three years and train members of the Nigerian Navy and security personnel after which the Nigerian security agents will take over the security of the nation’s waters. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, stated this on Monday while speaking at the World Maritime Day with the theme: ‘Connecting Ships, Ports and People’, held in Lagos. Ameachi, who did not mention the name of the Israeli firm, disclosed that the development would save shipping companies over $180 million (N55.62 billion) in security fees, adding that Meask alone pays $18 million annually for its ships to be escorted in and out of Nigeria. According to him, “Security is a major challenge globally especially in the Gulf of Guinea. There have been major concerns and developments to address the issues of Maritime security alon

Brazilian star Neymar, hasn't been at Paris Saint-Germain very long, but he is already believed to be unhappy at his new side and is beginning to regret his summer move from Barcelona. The forward recently left Barca for the Ligue 1 side for a world-record €222m fee, despite the Catalan side trying to block the move. He has already scored 10 goals and registered seven assists for the French giants, yet is said to be disenchanted with life in France at the moment. The Brazilian has had problems with teammate Edinson Cavani and is reported as being unhappy with Unai Emery's tactics as well. Neymar has also faced disciplinary problems, having gotten himself sent off during his last encounter in the French league. La Porteria, a Catalan TV station, tweeted: "La Porteria understands that the Brazilian regrets having left Barça and misses his life in Barcelona. "The player is unhappy with Emery and his methods. The player's environment does not

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Boss Mustapha as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and terminated the appointment of the suspended SGF, Babachir Lawal. The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,  Femi Adesina,  confirmed this development in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. Adesina said the president also approved the termination of the appointment of the suspended Director-General National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayo Oke. According to the statement, “President Muhammadu Buhari has studied the report of the panel headed by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, which investigated allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir David Lawal, and the Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke. “The President accepted the recommendation of the panel to terminate the appointment of Mr Lawal, and has appointed Mr Boss Mustapha a

  Emma Ella and Ola Akinbami Forty seven years after the Nigeria civil war ended with no 'victor no vanquished' terms, the federal government on Monday agreed to pay victims of the war a whopping sum of N88billion compensation. A breakdown of the compensation adopted by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice as consent judgment for government and the victims showed that N50 billion will go directly to the victims of the war in 11 affected states in the Southeast, South-south and parts of the North central region, while the remaining N38billion will go for the evacuation of abandoned bombs and other lethal weapons and construction of schools, courts, churches and mosque among others in the affected areas. In the consent judgement read by Justice Friday Chijioke Nwoke, the federal government is expected to pay the N50 billion into a United Bank of Africa (UBA) with account number 1018230076 belonging to Chief Noel Agwuoc

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced about £6 million pension funds to a United Kingdom bank account being managed by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation(OHCSF). According to The Nation reports, the cash is being suspected to have been tampered with by some government officials while 66 pension accounts linked to the OHCSF were uncovered. It quoted a source as saying: “The EFCC has done enough in unraveling pension fraud syndicate in OHCSF, Presidential Pension Reform Task Committee, Police Pension funds and the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) check-off dues among others. “It is certainly a huge racket by civil servants some of who are still in the system. For instance, our team uncovered £6m pension funds in an account in the UK. The money was for the payment of the pensions of some British colonial officers who served in Nigeria. Also, it was learnt that the anti-graft body had seized more houses believed to be owned by th

Senate President Bukola Saraki and House Speaker Yakubu Dogara are presently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo after the lawmakers and other principal officers of the National Assembly angrily left the pilot gate of the presidential villa when security officers insisted on frisking them and putting them through security before allowing them passage. The officers were scheduled to have dinner with the president and vice president where the proposed 2018 appropriation proposal approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, Thursday was to be discussed and a date agreed for the president to present it to a joint session of the National Assembly. The president’s spokesman, Femi Adesina in a statement Thursday confirmed the spat at the gate describing it as a “security mix up.” He said the dinner will now hold next Tuesday. “President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, host the leadership of the National Assembly to di