U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he would not seek to invoke the 25th Amendment of the country’s constitution, which would remove President Donald Trump from office by declaring him unfit to perform his duties. In a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Pence slammed Democratic efforts to pressure him into invoking the 25th Amendment, calling it “political games”. “Under our Constitution the 25th Amendment is not a means of punishment or usurpation,” Pence said. “Invoking the 25th Amendment in such a manner would set a terrible precedent,” he added. dpa
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Facebook was transferred to another judge on Tuesday so that it and a similar case filed by state attorneys general will be heard by the same person, according to a court filing on Tuesday. Both the FTC and a large group of state attorneys general, led by New York, filed lawsuits against Facebook in December before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging violations of antitrust law. Reuters
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has recorded 12 deaths and 1,270 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 102,601. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Tuesday. The public health institute confirmed 12 new deaths in the past 24 hours. This takes the nation’s death toll to 1,373 . The country has so far tested 1,033,858 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded in the country on February 27, 2020. The agency said the new infections were reported from 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to the breakdown…
Troops belonging to Operation Sahel Sanity have neutralised 10 suspected bandits and arrested three suspected informants and collaborators to bandits in Katsina State, an official has said. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, confirmed the development in a statement in Katsina on Tuesday. Onyeuko stated that the troops received an intelligence report on Jan. 2 about the movement of suspected bandits. He stated that the bandits were allegedly sighted, while crossing Garin-Inu in Batsari Local Government Area (LGA) and moving towards Bugaje in Jibiya axis of the state. According to him, troops deployed in Batsari swiftly mobilised…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Muhammadu Adamu on Tuesday ordered the posting and redeployment of 21 new commissioners of police to nine state commands and other police formations across the country. This is contained in a statement by CSP Aremu Adeniran a copy of which was obtained by ASHENEWS on Tuesday. The statement gave the names of the affected commissioners as follows: CP Adeleke Adeyinka Bode, mni, Kebbi state CP Philip Maku, SPU, FHQ, Abuja CP Ali Janga Aji, Sokoto State CP Ohikere S. Idris, fsi, Armament, FHQ, Abuja CP Daniel Sokari-Pedro, mni, CMDT Police College Ikeja CP John O.…
Dr Innocent Vakkai, the Taraba commissioner for Health, on Tuesday, denied local media reports that he embezzled the sum of N1.2 billion COVID-19 funds given to the state by the Federal Government to tackle the virus. Vakkai, who is also the Chairman, Taraba Technical Committee On COVID -19, refuted the allegations at a media briefing, in Jalingo, saying that the publication was the imagination of the publisher and thus false, with no iota of truth. He explained that all the monies sent to the state for support and management of COVID-19 were paid directly into the state government’s account and…
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Tuesday, said schools in the country will resume on January 18 until the Ministry of Education announces further directive. PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, stated this while featuring on a television programme monitored by Punch. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had on Monday, said the Federal Government would review the January 18 earlier date fixed for resumption of schools across Nigeria. The minister, who spoke at a PTF briefing in Abuja, attributed the decision to the second wave of COVID-19 currently ravaging the country. Speaking further on the issue on Tuesday,…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has injected N8 billion sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria into the Agro-Industrial Park project in Aboh-Ogwashi in Aniocha South Local Government Area. Mr Charles Aniagwu, the state Commissioner for Information, said this on Tuesday during an inspection tour of the project. He added that the project partners were also coming in with their resources to fund and develop the park. According to him, the agro-industrial park will be a catalyst for economic transformation in the state as it is a strong commitment of Okowa’s administration to grow a Delta economy not dependent on oil. Aniagwu…
The National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, and Zamfara State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, ZAMCHEMA, is set to accredit health facilities in the state. The accreditation is aimed at full commencement of service provision under the state contributory healthcare scheme, basic healthcare provision fund (BHCPF) and other programs to be implemented by the agency. ASHENWS reports that 147 primary healthcare centres across the 14 local government areas; 23 general hospitals and many registered private health facilities would be inspected by the teams. The commissioner of health, Yahaya Kanoma, represented by the permanent Secretary of the state ministry of health, Dr Habib…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange on Tuesday sustained positive posture, appreciating by 0.36 per cent due to buying interest on Dangote Cement and 26 stocks. Specifically, the All-Share Index increased by 145.17 points or 0.36 per cent to close at 40,295.95 against 40,150.78 on Monday. Similarly, the market capitalisation inched higher by N75 billion to close at N21.069 trillion from N20.994 trillion posted on Monday. The market gain was driven by price appreciation in medium and large capitalised stocks amongst which are; Dangote Cement, Ardova, NASCON Allied Industries, Dangote Sugar Refinery and May & Baker. Market closed breadth positive with 27…