By Chimaobi Nwaiwu Nnewi – Hoodlums who cashed in on the #EndSARS, protest to burn Police Stations and loot their guns in Anambra State and other parts of Southeast in order to use them for armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent criminal activities in the State and beyond, may have entered into a voyage of death …

By Ike Uchechukwu The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has disclosed that they cannot go back to the classrooms on an empty stomach insisting that the Federal Government should adopt its recently invented payment system for Universities, “University Transparency and Accountability Solution”, UTAS as an alternative to IPPIS. ASUU also maintained that the Federal government …

PPIS is a cesspol of corruption,insinst on UTAS   By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar The Academic Staff Union of Universities ,ASUU,has disclosed that they cannot go back to the classroom on an empty stomach insisting that the Federal Government should adopt its recently invented payment system for Universities, “University Transparency and Accountability Solution”, UTAS as an alternative …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad has implored newly appointed judges of High Courts and Kadis of Sharia Courts, to shun all forms of gratification in the discharge of their legal duties. The CJN, who gave the charge on Monday in Abuja, also admonished the judges to be proactive and device personal means …

National Emergency Management Agency The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says no fewer than 158,000 people were affected by flood in 18 local government areas of Kebbi State. The Team Leader of NEMA’s Emergency Operation Centre in Sokoto, Alhaji Tukur Abubakar, made this known while speaking with newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday shortly after meeting …

By Harris Emanuel, Uyo Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and the Nigerian Navy have been commended for curtailing the nefarious activities of sea pirates and ensuring the safety of the people on the waterways. Fishermen and travellers have had gory experiences in the hands of sea pirates in recent times on the waterways. …

Judges urges them to shun gratification, delay in justice delivery By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA-The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Monday, gave judges across the federation the nod to adjudicate on cases through online platforms. The CJN, who spoke at the virtual opening ceremony of the Induction Course for newly appointed judges and Kadis, …

…insists on fine …NIPR appeals for review of sanctions Prof Armstrong Idachaba, acting Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, By Michael Eboh The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, yesterday, insisted that the three broadcast stations recently sanctioned acted irresponsibly in their coverage of the #ENDSARS protests and is not going back on the sanctions. Director-General of the …

Babatunde Fowler The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Monday invited a former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Babatunde Fowler over the N100 billion tax evasion allegations levelled against a tax firm, Alpha Beta Consulting. The former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Alpha Beta Consulting, Dapo Apara, had accused the firm of …

… Disappointed that health workers, facilities were not  secured Nigerian Medical Association, NMA By Chioma Obinna The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has expressed worry over massive destruction of health facilities and looting of medical supplies, consumables and vaccines by hoodlums, saying the attack would further worsen health services nationwide. In a press statement made available to Vanguard, the …

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja Aggrieved civil servants, Monday, laid siege on the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, owing to what they called federal government’s failure to pay their outstanding salaries. Vanguard reports that the aggrieved workers are protesting over unpaid salaries spanning two to three months. ALSO READ: Operation Burst …

By Dirisu Yakubu Aggrieved civil servants, Monday, laid siege in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, owing to what they called federal government’s failure to pay their outstanding salaries. Vanguard reports that the aggrieved workers are protesting over unpaid salaries spanning two to three months. A source privy to …

The Wife of Ondo State governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu on Monday reiterated her commitment towards reducing the rate of poverty among women in the society. Akeredolu made this known at pep talk delivered at BEMORE GIRLS family reunion at the Government House in Akure on Monday. Mrs Betty Akeredolu said that her mission was simple …

The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Yakubu Pam, has charged Nigerians to be true nationalists and begin to think deeply about the nation. The NCPC boss Rev. Yakubu Pam in Abuja stressed that there was an urgent need to rebuild the country positively with the entire platform that was available. Rev. Yakubu …

…insists on fine …NIPR appeals for review of sanctions By Michael Eboh The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Monday insisted that the three broadcast stations recently sanctioned acted irresponsibly in their coverage of the ENDSARS protests and is not going back on the sanctions. Director General of the NBC, Professor Armstrong Idachaba, who stated this when members …

By Ola Ajayi, Ibadan An Oyo State security outfit, ‘Operation Burst’ has ordered immediate arrest of some of its soldiers involved in the beating of a woman in Ibadan over alleged ‘indecent dressing’. The outfit has taken over the security of the state when policemen withdrew their services following violent assault on some of them during …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State Enugu State Government has lifted the 13-hour curfew imposed on Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South Local Government Areas, in the wake of the untoward activities of hoodlums and miscreants, who hijacked the otherwise peaceful #EndSARS protests in the state. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo …

File: Cross-section of Northern Traditional Rulers By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Governors from the 19 Northern states, members of the National Assembly from the region, Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and other prominent Nigerians of Northern extraction have converged on the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, the official seat of power in Kaduna …

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police have arrested a 31-year old man, Rexlawson Jonson over the gruesome murder of his girlfriend, 26 years old Patricia John. Jonson, an indigene of Ebonyi State, was arrested on the 30th of October 2020. The arrest of the suspect, according to …

Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) says it recorded no less than 200 cases of a meter bypass and 54 cases of transformer vandalism in six months. The JEDC Head, Corporate Communications, Dr Adakole Elijah, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Gombe on Monday, said 30 cases of transformer …