By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti  Government has described as untrue and misleading the social media reports that soldiers have taken over the Ado- Ekiti, the State Capital and chased protesters with guns. Ekiti Commissioner for Information and Value Orientation, Akin Omole said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, in Ado-Ekiti. Omole said  soldiers did not engage the …

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Ekiti  Government has described as untrue and misleading the social media reports that soldiers have taken over the Ado- Ekiti, the State Capital, and chased protesters with guns. Ekiti Commissioner for Information and Value Orientation, Akin Omole said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, in Ado-Ekiti. …

By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo Akwa Ibom State Government has set up a Judicial panel to investigate complaints of police brutality, human rights violations, and related extra judicial killings in the State. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem who stated this in a statement made available to newsmen Monday evening in …

PTDF By Michael Eboh The Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF, yesterday, called for research and the development of projects that would positively impact the Nigerian oil and gas industry and the global petroleum industry. Speaking at the documentation exercise of Local Scholarship Scheme, LSS, awardees, Executive Secretary of the PTDF, Dr. Bello Gusau, said the PTDF …

The ENDSARS Protest along Kachia road, Kaduna weekend. PHOTOS:Olu Ajayi. .Say, those opposed are mischievous, opportunists By Omeiza AJayi ABUJA: The Original Inhabitants Development Association of Abuja OIDA has dissociated itself from a self-styled “Indigenous People of FCT” led by the duo of Yunusa Yusuf and Isaac David and who are opposed to the ongoing protests against …

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has appealed to all active Retirement Savings Account (RSA) holders and retirees to cooperate with agents that would be visiting their organisations to carry out the Data Recapture Exercise (DRE) PenCom’s Head of Corporate Communication, Mr Peter Aghahowa,  made the appeal via a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday. He …

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has reiterated its commitment to checkmate activities of infiltrators and criminals who disguise as herders to wreck havoc in South East. MACBAN South East Chairman, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki  said this in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu. Siddiki said that the move was aimed at engendering …

By Boluwaji Obahopo- Lokoja As the #EndSARS protest ranges on across the country with hoodlums hijacking it in some states, ActionAid Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency addressed the country. The non-governmental organization who speaks through its country Director, End Obi in a statement yesterday said the failure …

To pay 400,000 beneficiaries month-end The Federal Government says it may consider the plea by some states for the extension of the registration time for the payroll support system to enable some states to meet their quota. This is as the government plans to pay over 400,000 staff of already shortlisted businesses by the end …

The mayor of eastern Congolese city of Beni on Tuesday said 900 prisoners had  escaped from  jail, including members of an Islamist militant group. Modeste Bakwanamaha said rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and other rebel groups were among those who had been sprung from the jail by attackers using welding equipment. Out of …

By Emma Amaize – Warri A coalition of nine renegade militant groups in the Niger-Delta region has declared support for the raging EndSARS protests across the country, saying they were ready to resume hostilities, attack oil and gas facilities if Federal Government did not meet the demands of protesting Nigerian youths. The militant groups under …

By Dennis Agbo The Chairman of National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu, NOHE, Cooperative Thrift, and Loans Society, Mr. Philip Ugwuona has raised the alarm that he has gone into hiding following intimidations and unwarranted arrests by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, monitoring team from Abuja. Ugwuona who spoke from his hideout said that the team …

Ndume …Orji Kalu, Nyame, Dariye pressured me to stand surety for him, Ndume laments By Ikechukwu Nnochiri THE Federal High  Court in Abuja yesterday gave Senator Ali Ndume, who is representing Borno South, 21 days, to produce former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who has repeatedly failed to appear for continuation …

The federal government has been advised to embark on thorough verification of data of investment of foreign investors in the country to further ascertain the investment status of foreigners for proper planning. This is contained a statement issued on Monday by a Kaduna based Non-Governmental Organization, Arewa Progressive Alliance, (APA), National Coordinator, Tijani Ahmad Girei, stressing …

By Dirisu Yakubu Minister of  Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, said, yesterday, that the Federal Government was set to apply for a $11billion  loan to construct Lagos to Calabar rail. Amaechi made the disclosur y during an interactive session with the South-East and South-South Professionals of Nigeria, SESSPN, in Lagos. The group had taken advantage of the …

Deacon Martins Ugbegwo, President of Isoko Professionals Association. By Juliet Umeh The Isoko Professionals Association (TIPA), a non-partisan group comprising professionals of Isoko North and South in Delta State has condemned the reported killing of some indigenes of Oleh Kingdom. In a statement in Lagos, President of the Association, Deacon Martins Ugbegwo, described the killings as …

File: Lawyers …Ayade swears in another Chief Judge, urges him to be fair By Ike Uchechukwu & Emma Una Legal  practitioners under the auspices of Concerned Laywers in Cross River State, yesterday, blocked the entrance to Governor Ben Ayade office in Calabar, demanding the appointment of a substantive chief judge for the state. Ayade’s had earlier …

Late JP Clark By Chris Onuoha Professor John Pepper Clark Berekedemo who passed on last week, was a renowned poet and playwright. Born in Kiagbodo to an Ijaw father and Urohobo mother, the deceased fondly called JP Clark, received primary education at a native school in Okirika, Burutu local government in the former Western Ijaw and …

CBN Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released its framework for the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP). The framework was released by the Development Financing department of the apex bank through its official website on Monday. It stated that the introduction of the Service-Based Tariff (SBT) in the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) effective Sept. …

The Madagascan government announced on Sunday, the end of the state of health emergency which was introduced due to the (COVID-19) pandemic. According the president Andry Rajoelina, the country had 96% recovery rate. He attributed the recovery to some of the measures taken like the distribution of more than seven million doses of Covid-Organics distributed …