President Buhari posed for a photograph with wife Aisha, VP Osinbajo and his son Yusuf at home on Sallah day.
Friday, 8 July 2016
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has petitioned International Criminal Court, ICC, alleging crimes against humanity against state governments owing workers arrears of salaries.
In a petition dated July 7 and signed by its Executive Director, Tokunbo Mumuni, SERAP urged ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to investigate what it described as collective punishment and crimes against humanity on workers owed salaries.
“We are seriously concerned that non-payment of workers’ salaries by several state governments in Nigeria has made life impossible to live for the workers and their families.
“We also urge you to bring to justice anyone who is responsible for the inhumane acts committed against Nigerian workers and prohibited under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to which Nigeria is a state party.”
SERAP observed that due to unpaid salaries, Nigerian workers have been subjected to “severe deprivation, mental and physical health challenges. This means that individual liability may attach to governors who continue to hide under the excuse of ‘limited allocations from Abuja’ to deny these workers the fruit of their labour.”
Thursday, 7 July 2016
The Flying Eagles departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja on Thursday aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight for Khartoum for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying match against their Sudanese counterparts.
On the trip were 18 players and nine officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.
The Media Officer of the team, Mr Adewale Ajayi told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN in Abuja on Thursday that Zamfara FA Chairman, Ibrahim Gusau was leading the delegation.
The match will be played by 8 pm on Sunday.
It was on Tuesday that the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, paid the fines for the release of five convicted inmates of the Garu Satellite Prison in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
Mre Buhari who was represented by a prominent member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Mustapha Fari said that the gesture was part of a nationwide visit by her Foundation, "Future Assured" to mark the holy month of Ramadan.
She disclosed that Future Assured would be paying fines to free inmates and offer donations to prisons across the country.
She told the freed inmates that the gesture was to enable them enjoy the festive season with their families. She assured that they would be given transport fares to facilitate their journey home, even as she urged them to be of good behavior.
Items like bags of rice, cartons of soap, detergents and Anti malaria drugs were also donated by the foundation for the use of the remaining inmates at the prison.
Lawyers appearing before Nigerian Army's Special Court Marshal must be robed.
citing Section 131 (2)(d) of the Armed Forces Act Cap A20 laws of the Federation of Nigeria, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai gave the directive in the convening order for the Special Court Marshal which is expected to assemble at the Army Headquarters Garrison Conference Hall at Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja.
The order also specified the dress code for officers appearing before the SCM.
“All officers are to wear No. 4 dress while soldiers are to wear No. 5 dress throughout the duration of the court.”
“All lawyers are to be robed. However, serving officers and soldiers who are lawyers have the option of wearing either No. 4 and 5 dress respectively."
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have discovered how Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose acquired five houses worth N1.35b within his first six months in office.
The properties are said to include four duplexes in Lagos and one on Abuja.
Three additional persons have been invited for questioning on Friday by the anti-graft agency. They include Oyin Daramola, an estate agent, said to have sold the four properties in Lagos to Fayose. Daramola told the EFCC operatives that she did a legitimate business.
Sources said that Fayose's associate, Abiodun Agbele has been moved to Abuja from Lagos for further interrogation.
Fayose was sworn into office on October 16, 2014 but by April 2015, he had bought four units of four-bedroom duplexes in Lagos and one in Abuja.
Each of the four duplexes located at Tiamiyu Savage Street in Victoria Island, Lagos cost $1.3m.
Those expected to be questioned on Friday are Daramola of Still Earth, her former accountant and a consultant from Philberth simply identified as Titilayo.
“We are going to interact with these three people on Friday as part of the ongoing investigation of the governor. We had a preliminary interface with Daramola, who was innocently manipulated by Agbele and the governor for a legitimate business,” said an EFCC source.
Daramola was reported to have told the EFCC that she did legitimate business with the governor.
“You can check my background and business records, I have never been involved in shady transactions. Even the purchase of the duplexes, I made sure every process is documented without cutting corners," she said.
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