…International Criminal Court opens inquiry into ‘crimes’ committed during #EndSARS protests …Ministers from South-West submit report to FEC, ask FG to probe military involvement in Lekki shootings …Seek compensation for affected SMEs, support for Lagos State Govt …Obasanjo blames #EndSARS protest on poor investment in youth devt …Ozekhome, other activists, lawyers react to govt’s clampdown on …

By Emma Ujah The federal government will realise the sum of N105 billion from the privatisation of Afam Power Plant. The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Mr. Alex Okoh, stated this in Abuja, yesterday. According to him, the deal will be sealed at the Villa. He said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the BPE …

…Reps threaten to delete new request for partitioning, furniture …Era of estimated billing over — Momoh By Levinus Nwabughiogu A melodrama,  yesterday, ensued during the presentation and defence of 2021 budget by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, as its Chairman, James Momoh and Accountant could not produce the contract sum for the renovation of the …

Professor Mahmood Yakubu …Calls on NASS to amend the Electoral Act to accommodate diaspora, early voting …Says INEC set for totally different salary structure for staff …Notes INEC had 1,700 pre, post-election cases in 2019 By Henry Umoru CHAIRMAN, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said yesterday that voters’ registration will take place during …

Fifle: Northern Govs By Ibrahim Hassan Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, yesterday berated recent expanded meeting of the Northern Governors’ Forum, NGF, claiming the meeting relegated more serious issues of security, youth restiveness, unemployment, poverty, dwindling fortunes of agriculture and general economic decline to focus on less important issues. At a briefing yesterday in Kaduna, CNG …

Kanye admitted defeat in a tweet and also hinted at a possible second attempt at the presidential election in 2024. He obtained more than a thousand votes in all of the 12 contests he was in, according to preliminary tallies by news media outlets. Kanye get nearly 6,000 votes in Colorado, a state that went to …

The Military Pension Board (MPB) has appealed to the Senate to increase its budgetary allocation to enable it to meet payment of benefits of retirees of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Chairman of the MPB, Commodore Saburi Lawal, made the call in Abuja on Wednesday when he appeared before Senate Committee on Defence, to defend …

Hundreds of state police and left-wing protesters were locked in a tense standoff in downtown Portland late Wednesday after rampaging anti-Trump groups smashed shop windows a day after the election, prompting the state governor to activate the National Guard. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s office declared a riot and made at least nine arrests, citing “widespread violence” …

Delaying cancer treatment by just a month can put patients at a sharply greater risk of dying, according to research published Wednesday, the latest to sound the alarm over the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on other health conditions. Treatment delays happen in normal times, but the spread of Covid-19 has caused unprecedented disruption to healthcare services. …

PDP and its colour flags The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected alleged moves to regulate social media in Nigeria. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Wednesday described it as unconstitutional, anti-people and attempt to silence Nigeria. Ologbondiyan said that the attempt to censor …

By Henry Ojelu A large expanse of land measuring over 23 hectares located at Odo-Nikin, Alasia in Eti-Osa local government area of Lagos State is currently the subject matter of a protracted legal battle between a property development firm, Cosmopolitan Properties Ltd and the ancestral owners of the land. While Cosmopolitan properties claim its ownership of …

The Kaduna State Government has lifted the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed in all the 23 local government areas of the state with immediate effect. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. According to him, heads of security agencies have been notified …

By Simon Adewale The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, Effurum, Delta State, Prof. Rim-Rukeh Akpofure, has commended the developmental role of the institution’s alumni association, describing them as “good and worthy ambassadors of the university who conform to the institution’s motto that reads ‘excellence and relevance’.”  Akpofure, who spoke recently at the …

The Inter-Faith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP), has urged Nigerian youths to stand up and ensure unity and peaceful coexistence, which is paramount for sustainable development of the country. Bishop Sunday Onuoha, Chairman, IDFP, who made the call at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, cautioned youths against the circulation of destructive audio and Video …

Anambra House of Assembly By Vincent Ujumadu The Anambra State House of Assembly will hold a special session today in honour of the late Dr Edwin Onwudiwe, a second republic senator and Commissioner for Health in the old Anambra State.  A statement by the deputy speaker of the house, Dr Pascal Agbodike, described Onwudiwe as not …

Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa,  Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has commended another Nigerian-American, Esther Agbaje, for winning the Minnesota Representative ticket in the United States. This was contained in a statement signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head, Media, Public Relations, and Protocols Unit (NIDCOM), in Abuja on Wednesday. Dabiri-Erewa rejoiced with Agbaje for being the first Nigerian-American …

…as NMA down tools over colleague’s kidnap By Ike Uchechukwu Medical Doctors in Cross River on Wednesday downed tooled over the kidnap of their colleague ,Dr Godwin Udo by gunmen on Sunday despite the 6pm to 6:a.m curfew imposed by the state government. Vanguard learned that the medical practitioner who is with the University of …

To strengthen the confidence of investors in the capital market, the Senate on Wednesday tasked stakeholders on the need to revive the Nigerian economy. Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, gave the task during an interactive session with agencies in the sector. He said that as stakeholders, they must come together with …

AVM Kinsley Lar (in white gloves) in a group photograph with wife and other senior Military personnel at the pulling-out parade. By Evelyn Usman AVM, Kingsley Lar has urged Nigerians to desist from speaking ill of Nigeria but to do all within their ability towards building a united and better country. This admonition was given by …

Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to the establishment of a strong and sustainable national fleet. Jamoh in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday said that the desire for a Nigerian shipping line was gradually being achieved. Jamoh said this while receiving members of …