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MICROSOFT CO-FOUNDER PAUL ALLEN DIES OF CANCER COMPLICATIONS

By Eric Nnaji [update] FILE PHOTO: Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen on the field before Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S., February 2, 2014. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas/File Photo. Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, the man who persuaded school-friend Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard to start what became the world’s biggest software company, died on Monday at the age of 65, his family said. Allen left Microsoft in 1983, before the company became a corporate juggernaut, following a dispute with Gates, but his share of their original partnership allowed him to spend the rest of his life and billions of dollars on yachts, art, rock music, sports teams, brain research and real estate. Allen died from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer, the Allen family said in a statement. In early October, Allen had revealed he was being treated for the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, ...
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Nigerians are going through difficulties – Tinubu

Published   on   April 29, 2018 By   John Owen Nwachukwu A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bolaji Ahmed Tinubu, has identified what is dividing the country. He said lack of understanding of the difficult situation Nigeria is going through is the major cause of division among the people. Tinubu spoke at a book launch in honour of the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Illiasu Bashar held at the Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin-Kebbi. He served as the chief launcher of the book, where he harped on sustaining the unity of Nigeria. The former Lagos governor insisted that those who don’t want any region should remember that after the expiration of any government, citizens must continue to live together in peace. He said, “What is dividing us is lack of understanding of history. Whether you are from West, South or North, nobody has control over what God has for his life. “Who I am, where I am coming fro...
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BREAKING: SARS stops Senate delegation from seeing Dino Melaye at National Hospital

Published   on   April 25, 2018 By   Samson Atekojo Usman   Operatives of Special Anti Robbery Squad have stopped the delegation of the Senate from seeing Senator Dino Melaye who is receiving medical attention at the National Trauma Centre unit of the National Hospital, Abuja. DAILY POST which followed the Senate delegation learnt that Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district was in a state of coma as at Wednesday morning. Senators on the delegation are the deputy Senate leader, Bala Ibn’Nallah, Francis Alimekhena, Emmanuel Bwacha. The National Trauma Unit of the hospital was heavily guarded by stern looking operatives of SARS. The leader of SARS was identified as O. F. Onche who insisted that Senators cannot see Dino Melaye which according to him, was an order from above. “Senator Bala Na’Allah: We are Senators and we are here to see Senator Dino.” “SARS leader: I know you. You cannot see him now. It is an instruction.” “...
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Nigeria MPs Dispute Buhari's $496 Million Jets, ThisDay Reports

By  Tope Alake April 24, 2018, 9:30 AM GMT+1 Nigerian lawmakers are accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of withdrawing $496 million from the Excess Crude Account to purchase 12 Tucano fighter jets from the U.S. without consulting the National Assembly, Lagos-based ThisDay newspaper reported. Both chambers of the national assembly have summoned Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun, Defence minister Mansur Dan Ali, Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele and the Accountant General of the Federation Ahmed Idris, the paper reports, without naming its sources. Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina declined to comment on the purchase, referring the matter to the defence spokesman. “We don’t have anything to comment on because that’s purely an issue of process,” defense spokesman John Agim said by phone from Abuja. The U.S. agreed to sell the A29 Super Tucano Aircraft to the Nigerian government to fight Boko Haram Islamist militants, Nigerian Air Force spokesman AVM Olatokumbo A...
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INTERVIEW: What Nigerian govt must do to end health workers strike – JOHESU Vice Chairman

April 24, 2018 Ebuka Onyeji Vice Chairman of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), Ogbonna Chimela Ogbonna Chimela is the National Vice Chairman of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU). He also doubles as the President of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP). In this interview with  PREMIUM TIMES ‘ Ebuka Onyeji, Mr Chimela speaks on the implications if the ongoing strike by JOHESU is allowed to linger and why the demands of the union is non-negotiable. He also explained the genesis of the protracted rivalry between medical doctors and other health workers among other sundry issues in the health sector. JOHESU, the association of health workers apart from medical doctors and dentists, embarked on an indefinite strike last Wednesday and has crippled healthcare delivery in many parts of the country. Excerpts: PT: What do you think will happen in the health sector if government fails to meet your demands and the strike continues...
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INEC denies creating 30,000 new polling units

On:  April 22, 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied creating 30,000 additional polling units in order to compromise the 2019 general elections. Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party`s (PDP), on Friday alleged that INEC was planning to create 30,000 illegal polling units in some remote areas. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, on Sunday in Abuja, urged Nigerians to disregard the allegation. Oyekanmi explained that the commission received 3,789 requests nationwide for the creation of new polling units. He said that in response to the requests, the commission directed its Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to thoroughly asses and provide it with information on new settlements not served or inadequately served by existing polling units. He added that the commissioners were also to provide information on areas with natural barriers that...
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Chelsea team to face Southampton: Morata & Cahill dropped as Hazard returns in FA Cup semi-final

By Oliver Harbord Chelsea Correspondent 07:50, 21 APR 2018 The FA Cup is the final chance for Chelsea to win some silverware this season and at least put a bit of gloss on what has been a slightly disappointing season across the other competitions. With the top four Premier League spots maybe out of reach for the rest of the campaign, winning the FA Cup could be the first time Antonio Conte wins a cup competition as a manager and so he will go to the full strength of his squad. Marcos Alonso is still suspended, but it is likely that Emerson Palmieri will not start the match and instead you could see Davide Zappacosta start the game in the left wing-back role. Up front might be where the biggest decision will come, and Olivier Giroud's performances might warrant a start for the Frenchman over Alvaro Morata, with Eden Hazard and Willian likely to come back into the side after being rested against Burnley on Thursday night. At the same time, Cesc Fabregas wil...
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IPL 2018: MS Dhoni reads the game incredibly well, Shane Watson praises CSK skipper

 Shane Watson and MS Dhoni  , AFP It seems MS Dhoni has acquired another fan. His Chennai Super Kings teammate Shane Watson was all praise for his skipper after CSK registered a 64-run victory over Rajasthan Royals on Friday.  Watson's century helped his side get to a big total in their first game at their new home in Pune. Watson smashed a 57-ball 106.  Watson praised Dhoni after the match, “MS reads the game incredibly well. His feel for the game is as good as anyone that’s ever played the game. His intuition on the ground is incredible…"  "Our bowling plan comes in from what MS feels and his tactics on the ground. It’s a pretty powerful combination,” Watson said at the post-match press conference. Watson also admitted that he is learning a lot from the former India captain. “I’ve always watched him from far away. He’s so incredibly calm… Well he looks calm, maybe not so on the inside always but he looks so calm. Also, how he tactically reads t...
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Don’t send Nigerian refugees back to Boko Haram violence, UN urges Cameroon

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Critics inciting youths against Buhari –Lai Mohammed

Published April 21, 2018 Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari has passion and concern for Nigerian youths, as opposed to what the critics of his administration want the people to believe. He said this on Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State while fielding questions from journalists at the ongoing African Drum Festival. The minister dismissed reports quoting President Buhari as describing all Nigerian youths as lazy and always waiting for free things. He noted that the current administration had invested in the youth with some of its programmes. He said, “Some people have just made it their full-time job these days to scrutinise and twist whatever the President says out of context. “I wonder how a government that has employed 100,000 unemployed graduates and also feeds about 7.5 million people daily could be tagged anti-youth. “Our social investment prog...
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Bandits kill 30 in fresh attacks in Zamfara

File Photo: The victims of Zamfara attack by gunmen in February. Fresh killings reported in two LGAs Bandits have again killed about 30 people in Kabaro and Danmani villages in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A witness, Mr Shuaibu Kabaro,   in Maru  said that the suspected gunmen attacked the two communities and the incident was immediately reported to the security agents. He said three of the bandits were arrested by security agents following the prompt report of the incident to the security personnel. Shuaibu said, the gunmen in turn went and mobilized more gangs and returned in multitudes to carry out the attack which left about 30 dead and many others injured in the two communities. The Maru Local Government Council Chairman, Alhaji Salisu Dangulbi and the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Mohammed Shehu both confirmed the killings. According to them, many of the villagers deserted their homes for fear of furt...
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One woman's fight: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala memoir offers guide to fighting corruption

By  Raj Kumar   //  19 April 2018 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former finance minister of Nigeria. Photo by:  Overseas Development Institute  /  CC BY-NC WASHINGTON — Picture this: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the time serving her second stint as Nigeria’s finance minister and sitting before President Goodluck Jonathan in his stately office, had just poured cold water on a foreign investment deal that sounded promising but could lead to Nigeria holding the bag — and around $2 billion in debt — if the project didn’t work out. As she reflects on that moment from 2014 in her just-released memoir “Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines,” the prominent global development leader recalls, “The presidential adviser had the 'I told you so' look, as though he was thinking, once you get this woman involved, then this won’t work." The glittering facts about Okonjo-Iweala are widely known in global circles. She is a former managing directo...
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