News In Brief Today - 12/4/2016

Una well done..Una dey read this News headlines at all?The comments are so disappointing,if you cant read all why not pick one headline and discuss?it must not always be gossip that you should be interested in you hear?

Some people do not even know who the President of Nigeria is..LOL

1- Government warns employers against exposing workers to occupational hazards

The Minister of Labour and Employment,  Chris Ngige has warned employers of labour against exposing their workers to occupational hazards.

He stressed that the federal ministry of labour and employment would no longer tolerate the violation of legislations on industrial safety and health by construction companies and other employers of labour.

2- How Jonathan paid N400m into Metuh’s corporate account, by witness

A defence witness in the ongoing trial of  the National Publicity Secretary, People’s Democratic Party ( PDP ), Chief Olisa Metuh, yesterday narrated how former President Goodluck Jonathan paid N400 million into Metuh’s account.

The witness, a columnist with The New Telegraph Newspaper, Mr. Ike Abonyi, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the former president had asked for Metuh’s account details to enable him to transfer money for the image laundering of the party and himself.

3-National Assembly pads CCB’s budget by over N4 billion

As more details of the alterations the National Assembly made in the 2016 budget emerged yesterday, an insight was given into how the budget of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) was padded by over N4 billion while the recurrent expenditure was upped by another N224 million.

Some officials of the presidency queried the adjustments, suggesting that the unsolicited increase of the CCB’s budget is an attempt to stop the bureau from involvement in the prosecution of a top member of the National Assembly over a corruption case

4-ECOWAS Court rules in favour of Dasuki over illegal detention by government

Seeking to enforce his fundamental rights, former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki yesterday got the approval of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court in his suit against the Federal Government over his alleged unlawful arrest and detention without trial since December last year.

The court ruled that it has jurisdiction to entertain the suit brought before it by Dasuki for the enforcement of his fundamental rights to liberty and to own properties as enshrined in the provisions of the Nigerian 1999 Constitution and African Charter on Fundamental Rights of Persons.

In the ruling delivered by Justice Friday Chijoke Nwoke, the ECOWAS Court also dismissed the objection of the government to Dusuki’s suit on the ground that the objection was misplaced, misconceived, frivolous and lacked merit.

5-Kaduna SSG tells panel how 347 bodies got mass burial

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up in Kaduna State in the aftermath of the December 12clash between Shiites also called Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and soldiers in Zaria, was yesterday told that no fewer than 347 unidentified bodies were given mass burial in Kaduna.

Secretary to the Kaduna State Government, (SSG), Balarabe Abbas Lawal who made this known while appearing before the commission said the bodies were given a mass burial on 14 December, along Mando – Zaria road.

6-Scores killed in Taraba, as Fulani Herdsmen attack villages

Fulani herdsmen yesterday attacked  Angai and Ndole villages in Gashak Local Council area of Taraba State, killing several persons.

Following the incident, a large number of the local population has reportedly fled to the neighbouring Cameroun Republic and nearby local council areas.

7-500,000 apply for 10,000 police jobs in 12 days

For those groping for proof that Nigerians  seriously crave jobs, need not search any further but ask the operators of the police recruitment portal, who have in 12 days received more 500,000 applications for consideration in advertised 10,000 positions.

Spokesman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Ikechukwu Ani, informed The Guardian yesterday evening that “as at this morning (yesterday 11th April,) 9:20 am (local time), more than 487,000 applications were received successfully, so we are saying that at the close of the day, more than 500,000 must have applied. I can confirm that from the technical people.”

8-Nigeria to lead sub-Sahara’s economic rebound, says World Bank

The World Bank Group yesterday lowered its 2016 sub-Saharan African growth forecast to 3.3 per cent from a previous forecast of 4.4 per cent in October, citing plunging global commodity prices.

For Nigeria, it was a glimpse of positive outcome as it was included among the three economies in the sub-region to lead growth through projected stability in commodity prices next year.

9-Kalu’s trial over diversion of N5.6b begins May 16

A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday  fixed May 16 for rearraignment of former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu over alleged diversion of N5.6 billion belonging to the state.

This followed the Supreme Court judgment of March 18, where it dismissed the accused person’s objection to the charges preferred against him and directed him to submit himself for trial.

10-Minister urges Pinnick, Giwa to respect rule of law

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has urged the parties involved in the current Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) leadership crisis to respect the rule of Law.

Reacting to the ruling of a High Court in Jos last Friday, which nullified the election of the present NFF board,

the minister said in a statement yesterday in Abuja, ‎that the development has created confusion and apprehension in the minds of football loving Nigerians.

“I am therefore calling on all parties to the dispute to maintain peace, decorum and respect the rule of law. By this token, they must allow the judicial process to run its course.”

-Guardian

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