By Bashir Bello KANO – A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Nomansland, Kano State has on Wednesday remanded not fewer than 24 suspects apprehended in connection with the #EndSARS protest in the State. The suspects were arraigned by the police before the court on a six count charges of criminal conspiracy, trespass, inciting public disturbance, riot, …

Trump(R) and Biden (L). PHOTO: BBC By Nwafor Sunday United States President Donald Trump Wednesday criticized the ongoing general elections in the country. Trump who had earlier claimed premature victory, described the ongoing elections as strange, nothing that his votes disappeared magically. “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States in almost all instances …

…As Reps disagree over INEC budget By Tordue Salem – Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday, disclosed that it was prepared to begin the use of electronic balloting machines in 2021, starting with Anambra governorship election. The Commission also disclosed that it will begin the Continuous Voter Registration (CRV) and distribution of …

Professor Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will begin another round of voter registration in the first quarter of 2021. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday after appearing before the Senate Committee on INEC to defend the Commission’s 2021 budget. He said the voter registration exercise …

Oye Owolewa and Esther Agbaje By Nwafor Sunday Two Nigerian-Americans have reportedly won their respective positions in the ongoing United States general elections. No fewer than nine Nigerian-Americans vied for different positions in the election. Two has been declared winner. At the federal level, Oye Owolewa, whose father is from Kwara and mother from Oyo, …

By Bashir Bello A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Nomansland, Kano State has again granted a popular Kano singer, Naziru Ahmad (Sarkin Waka) bail of two reliable sureties in like sum of N1 million. Ahmad, was arraigned by the Kano State Censorship Board for allegedly releasing two uncensored and unlicensed musical songs titled “Gidan Sarauta” and …

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal government says it is committed to enabling the use of big data sources and other emerging technologies to improve public administration and service delivery as well as create new job and business opportunities for our youth. It said that the rapid evolution of data both as a critical raw material or …

Bandits …Abduct husband By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A pregnant woman caught in cross fire between security agents and bandits , was shot and died in the Rigachikun area of Kaduna. Locales said she was buried according to Muslim injunctions. The incidence happened at Rigachikun in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday. “The women …

Senator George Sekibo The Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District in Nigeria’s Senate, Senator George Sekibo, on Wednesday advised the Federal Government to succinctly look into the 5 points request of the #ENDSARS protesters. Sekibo disclosed this while responding to questions from newsmen at the National Assembly Abuja said: ” The sanity of a system …

By Clifford Ndujihe Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has written the Senate on how to wriggle out of the knotty and debilitating restructuring logjam. In what he termed: ”A Simple Way to Restructure Nigeria By Devolving Powers,” Agbakoba, who lamented that the states (federating units) don’t have power in …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, passionately appealed to men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to fully renew their ultimate commitment towards the provision of security of lives and property by returning to their duty posts across the state. Gov. Ugwuanyi made the appeal when …

Oye Owolewa Mr Oye Owolewa cruised into victory on Tuesday night to become the first Nigerian-American to be elected to the U.S. Congress. The 30-year-old is heading to the U.S. Senate to represent the District of Columbia (DC) as a shadow congressman under the Democratic Party. Owolewa garnered a whopping 164,026 votes, representing 82.84 per …

As PDF calls on entrepreneurs to maximize AfCTA with tech By  Gabriel Ewepu and Alice Ekpang – Abuja The National Information Development Agency, NITDA, has tasked business owners in the South East region of the country on adoption of digital technology to boost manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and profit making. This was stated by the Director, …

…Accuses ruling party for resisting calls for accountability By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday, kicked against the clamour for the regulation of social media by some governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, describing it as unconstitutional, anti-people and a suppressive design to cage Nigerians. The party in …

Sets up  up 8-Man Lagos Rebuild Trust Fund C’ttee As LAGESC commences clean-up process By Olasunkanmi Akoni Aftermath of the massive destruction of lives and property inflicted by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protests, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, signed an executive order for the rebuilding of the state. Sanwo-Olu also constituted the Lagos State Rebuilding …

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu injured, dead officers to get promotion -IG BY GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE BENIN  – INSPECTOR General of Police, Mr.  Muhammed Adamu, has assured that  officers and men of the force will continue to enjoy Health Insurance Scheme of the government even after their retirement. He also said the police was working with the …

By Prince Okafor Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and CNL (the NNPC/CNL JV), has announced the appointment of Mr. Richard (Rick) Kennedy to the position of Chairman and Managing Director. His appointment becomes effective November 1, 2020. According to a statement made available to …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, approved N87.538 billion for the construction of roads in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Oyo, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Benue States. This was disclosed at the end of the FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buahri at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. …

By Henry Umoru ABUJA- THE Senate said yesterday that if Nigeria as a country must strengthen the confidence of investors in the capital market, there was the urgent need for Stakeholders to work towards reviving the Nation’s economy. Speaking yesterday in Abuja during  an interactive session with agencies in the Capital Market Sector, Chairman, Senate Committee …

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has threatened to sanction contractors who do shoddy jobs in the construction and rehabilitation of schools in the states. The Commission warned that it would not allow dishonest contractors frustrate the federal and state governments’ good intentions to transform public primary schools across the country. …