The Ministry of Power is to collaborate with the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) to improve power generation, transmission, and distribution in the country. Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, made this known when he received the National Executive Members of the NSE in his office. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has dismissed a Corps Assistant Illiya Ibrahim of the Gwagwalada Division Abuja from the service in relation to the looting of Covid-19 palliatives discovered in a warehouse in Gwagwalada, Abuja. The Media Assistant to the Commandant General NSCDC, Ekunola Gbenga, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists …

Pioneer member of University of Benin Law Class, Mrs. Juliet Osaghae Osiyen, protesting against police brutality in Nigeria as part of #EndSars protests in London Nigerians resident  in London have continued to demand an end to police brutality and bad governance in the country. In their numbers,  they flooded the major streets in the city,  calling …

Gen Abayomi Olonisakin, Chief of Defence Staff Says it defies conditional warfare rules FG to unveil new cyber policy to check digital threat ― NSA By Chris Ochayi Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Tuesday, declared cyberterrorism as the most precarious challenge facing Nigeria today. General Olonisakin, who spoke at the multi-stakeholders workshop for …

Early votes in the 2020 U.S. presidential election hit 69.6 million on Tuesday, according to the United States Election Project. This represents more than half of the total 137 million ballots cast in the 2016 presidential election. The data came in the “2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics” published on the website of the body, which …

Aminu Tambuwal Joseph Erunke THE Federal Government, Tuesday, disputed the claim by the Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, that it was the cause of the delayed distribution of COVID-19 palliatives to citizens in the state. The Sokoto State governor, while defending his administration’s delay in the distribution of the relief items to residents of the state, …

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Fuel Scarcity— Motorists queuing for fuel in Abuja, yesterday  Abayomi Adeshida Nigerians have been urged to resist the urge to engage in panic buying of petroleum products due to the current fuel scarcity of products in some of the distribution outlets across the country which was occasioned by the recent rally by youths across the country …

The Kubwa Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Abdullahi Bello, on Tuesday, said the hoodlums who looted the NYSC Orientation Camp in Kubwa almost stabbed him while trying to safeguard the facility. Bello, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said he and his men had to retreat to avoid the …

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State. Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has informed residents of the state that there were no more unshared COVID-19 palliatives in the state as all items meant for them have been shared. Umahi made the clarification on Tuesday in a broadcast to the people over the recent disturbances in the state …

By Emma Amaize Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, yesterday, said the Nigerian Army has been speaking out from both sides of the mouth on the role soldiers played in the ignoble Lekki toll gate, Lagos,  shooting of #EndSARS protesters. The South-South regional group in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Ken Robinson, said, in one …

Afenifere …Stop attacking our people, NEF warns Southerners By Dapo Akinrefon & Luminous Jannamike THE Northern Elders Forum, NEF, yesterday, lamented the killings and wanton destruction of private assets reportedly belonging to Northerners in parts of the South as hoodlums looted communities in the region. The NEF, in a statement by its Director of Publicity and …

File photo. By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor, Evelyn Usman, Omeiza Ajayi, Bose Adelaja, Bashir Bello, Aliu Dangida & Luminous Jannamike The Presidency expressed concern last night when informed that policemen have still not returned to the streets despite violence engulfing most of the cities in the country. A Presidency source said the Inspector-General of Police was …

…Says ‘We believe in one Nigeria’ By Vincent Ujumadu THE youth wing of the apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that the organization believed in the indivisibility of Nigeria, insisting that it would not be part of any agenda that would bring disunity in the country. In a statement yesterday, the president of Ohanaeze …

…Palliatives distribution in Sokoto delayed at minister’s request — Tambuwal …Sokoto gov’s claim untrue, says source in Humanitarian Ministry …No reason to hoard palliatives—Ondo govt …CACOVID explains delay in distribution of palliatives …ICPC to investigate alleged hoarding of palliatives By Dapo Akinrefon, Olasunkanmi Akoni & Joseph Erunke The controversy surrounding COVID-19 palliatives which has resulted in …

Street of Ondo The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the death of two policemen and a civilian in the aftermath of the EndSARS protest which was subsequently hijacked by hoodlums. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Bolaji Salami, made this known while parading 18 suspected looters and arsonists before newsmen in Akure …

By Evelyn Usman  After one week of silence from the Nigerian Army on the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate, Lagos, it has declared the allegation as unfounded, describing it as the handiwork of mischief makers. Recall that the protest took a violent twist after the alleged Lekki massacre, as hoodlums  hijacked …

FG begins inspection of weights and measures of oil pump in Bayelsa By Prince Okafor  The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Tuesday, debunked the rumours of impending scarcity in Abuja. This is coming against the backdrop of visible queues at various filling stations. Also, some others are not operational despite the regularisation of …

Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Faruk, says she has forgiven those who accused her of hiding COVID-19 palliatives meant for the poor. She stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Gusau on Monday in Gusau. “I am aware many people have made various spurious …

Nigeria Customs Service Stories by Godfrey Bivbere AS the attacks on government and private facilities spread across the country the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has disclosed that six of its Commands were affected. The attacks on five, namely, Ogun1 Idiroko, Jigawa, Adamawa, Kwara and Edo Commands, according to NCS, were successful. Attempts to attack Commands …