Judge’s absence stalls Ize-Iyamu’s N700m fraud case
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, on Thursday adjourned till July 7 the trial of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 19 election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and four others. Ize-Iyamu and the four others are standing trial over an alleged N700m fraud case preferred against them…
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Why we’ve not published Nigeria’s unemployment figures for two years – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) will soon commence publishing (un)employment statistics two years after it stopped, the Statistician-General of the Federation, Yemi Kale, has said. Mr Kale said the bureau was faced with insufficient funding but has received funds from the federal government “to continue the survey.” “But this was slowed down by the (coronavirus) pandemic…
BREAKING: Unknown men forcefully move COVID-19 patient from treatment centre in Delta
APPREHENSION, Monday enveloped Asaba metropolis and its environs as seven men reportedly stormed the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Asaba and forcefully moved a 53 years Chief Nursing Officer, Mr Michael Mordi who tested positive for COVID-19 from thehospital. The men, who Vanguard gathered came in two cars, entered the hospital premises at about 6pm, against…
Be prepared to welcome independence of Biafra in no distance future – Nnamdi Kanu
Having successfully celebrated May 30th Biafra day, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday assured Biafrans and indeed the entire Igbo to be prepared to welcome the sovereignty and independence of Biafra in no distance future. Kanu has been struggling for the actualization of Biafra sovereignty and has been…
BREAKING: Former NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru, is dead
The immediate past Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, is dead. Baru’s death was announced by the current GMD of the corporation, Mele Kyari, on Saturday morning. The former NNPC boss was said to have died late last night. In a tweet via his official Twitter handle, Kyari described his…
Obasanjo, Jonathan, Kufour, 12 ex-African leaders back Adesina
Some former African leaders including Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr Goodluck Jonathan have expressed their support for the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina. In a statement signed by some of the past presidents, they said Adesina had been doing a remarkable job in steering the organisation. Part of the statement reads,…
Lagos BRT increases fares by 50%
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Primero Transport Services Limited, operators of the Bus Rapid Transport, have said fares will increase by about 50 per cent. The company on Thursday said it got approval from the regulator of the sector, the Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, to increase the fares. Earlier, the…
Scrap security vote, NLC tells governors
The Nigeria Labour Congress has said the security votes in the executive arm of government should be scrapped from the budgeting system, to avert abuses in line with the reality of the COVID-19 financial constraints on the country. The NLC stated this in a communique obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday, adding that…
We’ve issued identity numbers to 41 million Nigerians –NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission says it has enrolled and issued 41 million Nigerians with National Identity Number as of today. The Director-General at the NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, in an interview with journalists, said enrolment was ongoing for Nigerians in the Diaspora in 15 other countries. According to him, the NIN has been approved by…