EARTH HOUR

The United Nations, on Saturday evening, switched off the lights at its headquarters complex in New York and other facilities around the world in observance of the 10th annual ‘Earth Hour’.
The global event was meant to put the spotlight on the issues facing the planet and to inspire millions across the world to live in a more sustainable manner.
In a message, Secretary-General António Guterres, said: “Climate change continues to imperil lives and livelihoods around the world.

PMB'S ADMINISTRATION RELEASES N1TRILLON FOR 2016 CAPITAL PROJECT SETS NEW RECORD

Money released for capital projects to federal ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, from the 2016 budget, have surpassed a record N1 trillion, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has disclosed.
Mrs. Adeosun described the achievement as the highest ever budgetary release in Nigeria’s annual funding for capital projects.
“So far, N1trillion has been released on capital allocations. This is the highest so far in the history of this country,” the minister said.

FORMER PRESIDENT OF EGYPT FREE AFTER SIX YEARS

Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Spring uprisings that swept the region, walked free on Friday for the first time in six years, his lawyer said.
He left the Maadi Military Hospital where he had been detained, heading to his home in Heliopolis.
A top appeals court cleared Mr. Mubarak earlier this month on charges of killing protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his 30 year rule.

SENATOR DINO MELAYE'S CERTIFICATE CONTROVERSY

The Ahmadu Bełlo University, ABU, Zaria has said it would not release information on the controversy surrounding the academic certificate Dino Melaye, the All Progressives Congress senator representing Kogi West District, until formally approached by the Senate.
Mr. Melaye, who says he graduated from the university with a degree in Geography, was last week accused of making false claim.
The online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, said Mr. Melaye did not graduate from ABU.

IPAC URGES ALL NDIGBO'S TO COME HOME

The Southeast caucus of Inter-Party Advisory Council, (IPAC), the umbrella body of registered political parties in the country, has called on all eligible Southeasterners to come home and be counted during the census. The group said that when the people of the geopolitical zone take part in the forthcoming census, it will help to ascertain the actual population of Ndigbo and also help in the distribution of infrastructure in the area.
The body also called on the Federal Government to unconditionally release the detained leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in obedience to a court order.

PEACE IN PDP AS THE TWO FACTIONS AGREES TO WORK TOGETHER

Supreme Court fixes May 4 to hear suit on Makarfi’s appeal
The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may be over soon. This followed the agreement reached by the two factions after a meeting yesterday to halt all forms of hostilities against each other.

MOTHER BEATS HER TEENAGE SON TO DEATH

A housewife, Bisola Olukoya, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing her 16-year-old son.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday said the suspect committed the crime at Onifade-Itele town of the state.
“One Mrs Bisola Olukoya of NO 40, Ifelodun Street Onifade Itele has been arrested by the Ogun State Command for beating her 16 years old son Toheeb Olukoya to death,” the police spokesperson said.
Mr. Oyeyemi said the incident happened on March 17. He said the suspect, while beating the deceased, used a plank to hit him on the head, after which the boy fell down and died.
He said the suspect hurriedly buried the deceased in connivance with her husband and ran away from the house.
The police spokesperson said immediately the information got to the police, the Divisional Police Officer in Itele Division, Lukmon Adejumo, led the detectives to investigate and the suspect was later traced and arrested at Iyana Ipaja in Lagos.
He said ‎the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.
He also appealed to the public to always control their temperament especially when correcting their wards.

source:premiumtimes

SWIPHA DRUG MANUFACTURING COMPANY TAKEN OVER BY FRENCH FIRM

A French pharmaceutical company specialized in generic and bio similar medicines, and a subsidiary of Servier, on Friday announced the takeover of all the activities of Swipha, a Nigerian company that manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products known for their quality.