We’re hearing horror stories about election fraud — Trump

United States President, Donald Trump. PHOTO: Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday night again questioned the integrity of Tuesday’s presidential election and doubled down on his allegation of fraud against Democrats. In an address to the nation, Trump said he was hearing “horror stories” about how Democrats were manipulating the exercise, especially mail-in ballots. …

Sijibomi Ogundele: How to Make Nigeria and Its Youths Great

*How I Run Sujimoto Construction *My Story: From Agege to Ikoyi Sijibomi Ogundele Avant-garde, debonair, futuristic, and innovative is among the traits that describe the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Sujimoto Construction Limited, Sijibomi Ogundele. In an interview with Arise TV, the young vibrant real estate magnate opens a window into his life, grit, …

How we organised EndSars protest in Finland – Davids

A Nigerian, based in Finland, Davids Ohi Uhmo alongside other fellow compatriots came together to organised the #EndSARS protest in Helsinki which was successfully carried out. Davids and colleague made it official by taking permission from the Finnish authority and where given 2 vans of police for protection. The protest which was held on on …

Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency

Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency President Donald Trump erupted in a tirade of unsubstantiated claims that he has been cheated out of winning the US election as vote counting across battleground states early Friday showed Democrat Joe Biden steadily closing in on victory. “They are trying to steal the election,” an increasingly …

26th Nigerian Economic Summit gets new date

By Prince Okafor The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning have announced a new date for the rescheduled 26th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#26). The new date according to the organiser is now November 23rd – 24th 2020. The theme of the Summit, “Building Partnerships for Resilience”, …

Team inclusion wins EFInA’s Fintech4WD Hackathon

With the introduction of these solutions into the market, we aim to improve the operations of MSMEs by providing avenues to raise needed working capital for their businesses and avenues for economic growth. Following two evaluation rounds, the top 3 teams selected from the Hackathon are: First Place: Team Inclusion, comprised of Bright Mba, Precious …

We won’t be deterred by malicious threats in Nigeria – Amnesty Int’l

By Perez Brisibe Amnesty International, Nigeria has reacted to the seven day ultimatum issued by a Nigerian group for it to vacate the country or office large scale civil disobedience at its offices in Abuja and Lagos. It will be recalled that the group, Centre for African Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights, CALSER, in a briefing last …

Tank Farm fire: LASEMA urges calm, says fire under control

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Thursday night urged Lagos residents around Ijora Badia, where Oando Tank Farm is located, to remain calm as efforts are being made to put the fire which occurred at the facility under control. LASEMA Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said in a statement that a combined response team, made …

Gov AbdulRazaq affaires BOB’s Chairmanship of Kwara APC amidst impeachment plot

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrazaq By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state on Friday reaffirmed that Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (BOB) is still the chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. Vanguard reliably gathered that this affirmation became necessary in view of the uproar that greeted a stakeholders meeting …

EndSARS: El-Rufai visits Lagos, decries level of property destruction

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. Gov. Nasir El- Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday visited Gov.  Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to commiserate with him and the residents of the state over the mayhem that followed the EndSARS protests. El-Rufai, while speaking at Lagos House, Marina, decried the level of the destruction of public and …

GRAND ETHIOPIA RENAISSANCE DAM: New talks end in stalemate

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have once again failed to agree on a new negotiating approach to resolve a dispute over the dam that Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile River. The talks on Wednesday were the first since US President Donald Trump’s comments in which he said Cairo could end up ‘blowing up …

Police bullet crippled me, victim tells Ogun panel

By James Ogunnaike A victim of police brutality, Ganiu Kamol, yesterday, told the Ogun State Judicial Panel of Investigation how “unknown” police officers shot him in the leg and crippled him. Ganiu, who gave evidence before the panel sitting at the Magistrate’s Court 1, Isabo, Abeokuta, said he was shot in the leg by an unknown …

Govt officials going abroad for treatment should do so with own money – Senate

…No more foreign medical trips for Buhari, Senate warns State House officials …Says N1.3bn proposed for the State House clinic in 2021 budget …N1.3 billion is absolutely inadequate — FG ..Presidency keeps mum …Nothing on ground to convince us they will comply – NMA By Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru, Chioma Obinna, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Gabriel Olawale …

#EndSARS: We’re making efforts to fish out rogue elements in police — Buhari

…Seeks monarchs’ support to address youths’ demands …Gambari to lead Buhari’s team to states to interface with youths By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that efforts were being made to fish out rogue elements in the Nigeria police force. He also said his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, would lead senior government officials …

Digital inclusion gateway to Digital Nigeria ― NITDA DG

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi says NITDA is taking advantage of the spread of existing infrastructure across the country to accelerate digital inclusion. He said the focus is on skills rather than degrees to progressively increase the contribution of digital technologies to the economy. The …

Air Force deploys 4 drones to Zamfara, says Air Chief

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is deploying  Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as a drone, aircraft to Zamfara to enhance its air operations in the state. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar, disclosed this when he visited Zamfara on Thursday. Abubakar said he was in the state to further …

Nigerian lawmakers shun ECOWAS meeting AfCFTA, border closure

ECOWAS By Victoria Ojeme Lawmakers from Nigeria are conspicuously absent at the ongoing meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on the takeoff date of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement next year. Vanguard can authoritatively report that none of the nine Nigeria Members of Parliament in the committees …

UK government appoints British-Nigerian as UK Trade Envoy to Nigeria

BY Victoria Ojeme The UK Government has appointed  Helen Grant MP, a British-Nigerian, as new Trade Envoy to Nigeria. UK Trade Envoys are appointed by the British Prime Minister, and Helen Grant’s role will be to provide support to the UK Government’s trade and investment priorities in Nigeria through high-level engagement with Nigerian Ministers, by leading …