Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday, refused an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for an arrest warrant to be issued with an order directing the INTERPOL to immediately arrest the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in …
By Tordue Salem, Abuja The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has proposed to spend the sum of N191.7 million on maternal and child health project which would cover 15, 184 lives in the country in 2021. The Executive Secretary of NHIS, Muhammad Sambo, disclosed this Wednesday during the defence of the 2021 budget proposal before …
By Peter Egwuatu As Nigerians continue to count their losses as a result of the effect of the EndSARS, the stock market for the three consecutive days of the week gained further traction as buying interest led to the upsurge in major market indices with investors gaining N387 billion in three days. Consequently, a major market …
Omo-Agege Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, on Wednesday, appealed to members of the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) to stop their planned attacks on oil facilities in the region. His Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, said in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja that Omo-Agege’s appeal came on the heels of recent …
…Says it defies conditional warfare rules …FG to unveil new cyber policy to check digital threats – NSA …Says social media escalated the EndSARS protests By Chris Ochayi Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, has declared Cyberterrorism as the most precarious challenge facing Nigeria today. Gen. Olonisakin, who spoke at the multi-stakeholders workshop …
Long queue of jerry cans at a petrol station as fuel scarcity bites harder, yesterday. By Bashir Bello The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Kano State branch has on Wednesday allayed the fear of possible petroleum products scarcity as a result of EndSARS protest which disrupted the distribution of the product. This was as …
…another bags 30 months imprisonment for human trafficking By Bashir Bello A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has on Wednesday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Suleiman Isa to five years jail term for being in possession of 16-kilogram cannabis Sativa, a narcotic drug. This was also as another man, Emmanuel Okpala (42-year-old) bags 30 months …
By Abdulmumin Murtala The Kano police command in the aftermath of the recent End SARS protests has arrested 59 suspects accused of looting hundreds of items belonging to members of the public at the Sabon gari quarters in Kano during the recent uncoordinated protest that took place last Tuesday in Kano. The police command in …
Rotimi Akeredolu Dayo Johnson Akure FLIGHT operations at the Akure Airport which was temporarily halted three days ago following the discovery of a crater dug on the runway of the airport has commenced. Vanguard gathered that the intervention of the Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu was responsible for the commencement of operation at the airport. …
The Rivers Executive Council has approved the employment of 5,000 youths into the State Civil Service. The approval was given at a meeting presided over by Gov. Nyesom Wike at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. Mr Kelvin Ebiri, the Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor, said that the government’s plan was announced to journalists …
The Federal Government under the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has introduced a disease resistance maize to farmers in Akwa Ibom. Mr Mmoeyak Usua, the Regional Director of the Council, South-South Zone, disclosed this during the 2020 Farmers’ Field Day organised by NASC in collaboration with Premier Seeds, Du Pont and Bayer Seed Companies in …
File photo. By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki The Supervising Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG South East Geopolitical Zone, DIG Celestine Okoye, Wednesday said the Nigerian Police was still collating the number of policemen killed in the South East region, following the #EndSARS protests. The DIG who is also in-charge of Information Communication Technology Force Headquarters, …
The Nasarawa Government says it is building a Bus Terminus in Karu and Lafia in the state, to help ease the traffic gridlock along Abuja-Keffi road. The state Commissioner of Works and Housing, Mr Philip Dada, disclosed this when he appeared before the Committee on Works of the State House of Assembly for the assessment …
By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City The police in Edo State paraded 126 suspected criminals including 10 prisoners who escaped from the two prisons in Benin when the #EndSARS protest was hijacked by hoodlums and those who broke into government and private warehouses carting away food and other items they claimed were palliatives for Covid-19. …
Gboyega Oyetola By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government has given commercial motorcyclists popularly referred to as Okada two weeks ultimatum to register their members or risk suspension of their operations. This is as the Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola disclosed that commercial motorcycles can only operate between 6 am to 8 pm henceforth. He disclosed …
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, on Wednesday, jailed a 29-year-old man, Adekunle Emmanuel, six months for shops breaking and stealing valuables worth N123, 500. Emmanuel of no fixed address was convicted on a four-count charge of burglary and stealing. The Magistrate, Mr Dehinde Dipeolu, sentenced the convict, following his plea of guilty, to six …
By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The Oyo State Police Command has officially confirmed that six policemen were killed exhibit room where police arms and ammunition was looted by hoodlums who mingled with #EndSARS protesters. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Joe Nwachuwu Enwonwu while parading suspects for alleged involvement …
By Paul Olayemi Six inmates, age ranging from 14-17 years, have escaped from the ministry of women affairs and social development ( Demand Home/Detention Centre) in Sapele, Delta State The inmates (all male) were said to have escaped from the juvenile remand home along Abeke road in Sapele, at the early hours of the morning. …
By Bashir Bello The Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria, BON has disagreed with the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC over N9 million fine slammed on three broadcast media stations, demanding for withdrawal of the sanction. Recall that NBC had recently slammed an N3 million fine on each of the broadcast media stations, Africa Independent Television, AIT, Channels …
Front Gate of University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan. By Ola Ajayi AS the appointment of the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan reaches the climax, some unions in the institution have shut the two gates to protest a proposed appointment of one of the candidates, Prof Kayode Adebowale, the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the institution. …
