By Paul Olayemi – Sapele A 37-year old man has been electrocuted to death after he tried switching from a generating set to electricity power while watching TV in Sapele, Delta State. The incident was said to have happened on Sunday afternoon, at about 1:35 pm along Oleh road in the timber town. According to an eye witness …

By Kingsley Omonobi The Defence headquarters on Monday disclosed that troops fighting banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling in the North Central states, at the weekend storm Hideouts of the criminal elements in Benue and Nasarawa states and during the operation, killed some bandits, arrested four others and destroyed their camps. Making this known in a statement, Coordinator, Defence Media …

Oil prices dropped more than $1 a barrel on Monday, hitting their lowest since July. The drop is coming after Saudi Arabia made the deepest monthly price cuts for supply to Asia in five months as optimism about demand recovery cooled amid the coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude was at $41.75 a barrel, down 91 cents or 2.1 per …

President Muhammadu Buhari Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity has stated that in these trying times, Nigeria is fighting multiple challenges along with COVID-19. The presidential aide stated this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday while reacting to comments on the Buhari administration following an upward review of the pump price of …

Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, said on Sunday that many passengers were burnt beyond recognition when their vehicle went into flames on the Ihiala/Onitsha road in Anambra State. Kumapayi said that they were yet to know the actual number of people that died in the accident because they were …

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has deployed proactive intelligence gathering mechanism and crime-fighting measures to beef up security in the territory. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Anjuguri Manzah disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Also read: Igbo leaders to Nwobodo: South-East governors are weak, stop defending them …

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it has remitted N362.34 billion into the Federal Government Consolidate Revenue Fund from 2015 to date. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC,  Prof. Umar Danbatta disclosed this at a function in Abuja. According to him, the revenue was realised through spectrum fees and operating surplus, which he said helped to boost …

Another batch of 27 stranded Nigerian girls evacuated from Lebanon by the Federal Government and the Lebanese government, as well as its community in Nigeria arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday. Receiving them, Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who represented the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, …

The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau has arrested one James Dogo, for falsely parading himself as military personnel. Dogo was arrested alongside one Dotun Shomoye, who specialises in printing identity cards for fake security personnel. Other 20 suspected criminals, who are between the ages of 20 and 25, were arrested for armed …

The Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC, had, Wednesday, announced a new ex-depot price of N151.56 for petrol, raising pump rice of the product to N161 per litre, a development some see as insensitive, in view of the prevailing Covid-19 induced economic hardship. But the move is one economic experts would certainly describe as ‘long overdue’, largely because it signals …

…Berate FG for failing to live up to its promises on micro-economy …Urge President to focus on poverty alleviation programmes …Say Nigerians deserve to live better lives By Luminous Jannamike Senior Catholic Prelates have asked the Federal Government to reverse the latest increment in the prices of petrol and electricity. The Archbishops, while condemning the increase in fuel price, …

. Lt-Gen Alani Akinrinade …Wants Amotekun to develop into state police By Shina Abubakar Retired military officer, General Alani Akinrinade has said security architecture should not be exclusively control by the Federal Government, as efforts to secure the nation should be community driven rather than using a centralized structure. Speaking in his country in Ife-North Local Government at the …

Captain Hosa Okunbo …How my quarrel with Obaseki started …Why I’m defending myself against his attacks …Obaseki has good plans for Edo on paper, nothing on ground …If you saw his plans on Power-point, you ‘ll kiss his feet …Obaseki found himself in politics, an unfamiliar turf …He doesn’t have attributes of a good leader …I knelt, begging Obaseki …

…Lament spate of violence across the country …Urge him to implement findings on anti-corruption fight President Muhammadu Buhari Perez Brisibe – Patani Anglican Bishops in the country, have expressed concern over the spate of borrowings by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and cautioned that the increasing spate of borrowings by the Federal Government is undermining the national sovereignty of …

Garba Shehu …Says history‘ll judge Buhari better than critics expect By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Presidency last night came to the defense of President Muhammadu Buhari over the removal of petroleum subsidy that led to the increase in the petroleum pump price saying previous administrations lacked the courage to take the action. It also said President Buhari had to take …

The Kwara State University, (KWASU), Malete The Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, on Sunday denied the rumour of school fees increment being peddled in the social media. A statement from the Acting Registrar, Mohammed Shuaib, said there was no iota of truth in the rumour. ”We, however, wish to state that there is an ongoing …

Electricity By Udeme Akpan & Gabriel Ewepu Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, have petitioned the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, seeking to return the privatized power assets to government over what they considered as undue interference in their operations. Investigations by Vanguard, yesterday, indicated that their action was propelled by recent developments, especially the planned forensic audit of the operations …

The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced the reopening of two of its recreational parks for public use, stressing that visitors to the parks must comply with the subsisting COVID-19 protocols. Mrs Titilayo Ajirotutu, the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Parks and Gardens (LASPARK), disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos. According to …

Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq Federal Government has donated assorted food items for distribution to 26,067 households who were victims of Boko Haram insecurity and floods in Borno. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, said this on Sunday while briefing the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur in Maiduguri. Farouq said was in …