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Indication emerged yesterday that the Federal Government may have implemented the ‘no work, no pay’ policy for the striking university-based unions. This is even as the unions lamented that despite all the notices and letters sent to the federal government over the ongoing strike in the public universities, the government has not deemed it fit to either acknowledge the letters or …

Mr Musk will take Twitter private, and Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter common stock that they own upon closing of the proposed transaction. Twitter has agreed a definitive deal to sell itself to Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, at approximately $44 billion. It is the biggest social media acquisition, surpassing the $26.2 …

Insist Buhari must resign over insecurity The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to reassess the way it prosecutes its war against insurgency and terrorism to avert circumstances that gave rise to delay in weapons procurement from Western countries. The group said, rather than blame Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Matthew Hassan Kukah or NEF, …

The usual but controversial sit-at-home order in the South East took a different slant yesterday, as armed policemen stormed the state Headquarters of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, shooting sporadically. Some residents of Okigwe Road and Works Layout, who alerted Vanguard of the development, said they had scampered into the safety of their rooms. Speaking to Vanguard, a …

•Declare Yoruba’s presidential bid inelegant  •Say unfortunate Jonathan allowed himself to be disgraced Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, and other major socio political groups in different parts of the country, including Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Middle Belt Forum (MBF), have called on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other South West aspirants to withdraw …

For the first since the inquest began, the coroner barred journalists and other interested parties from covering the proceedings. A minor (name withheld) on Monday told Coroner Mikhail Kadiri at a magistrate court in Ogba that there has been a history of bullying in Dowen college. The coroner’s inquest aims to unravel the circumstances that led to the death of Sylvester …

The 10-year-old female student suspended by Chrisland Schools, Lagos State, over alleged sexual misconducts with a colleague during a school competition at Dubai, United Arab Emirate, has deleted all the videos on her account on a social media app, Likee. The account, with over 12,400 fans, drew attention shortly after a video clip of the pupil and her male colleague engaging …

Mr Osinbajo declared his intention to run for president on the platform of APC on April 11. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, said it would be an injustice if he did not contest the 2023 election with his vast experience in the last seven years in office. Mr Osinbajo said this when he visited Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo …

A political pressure group, Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPD), has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to adopt former President Goodluck Jonathan, as the party’s candidate for the 2023 presidential election. The National Coordinator of the group, Mr Ralph Okorie, who made the call on Monday at a news conference in Abuja, urged President Muhammadu …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Police Command has arrested and detained four of its operatives over the gruesome shooting to death of a vigilante member in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria. The officers include Inspector. Igere Victor, Sgt. Umhenin Stanley, Sgt. Okongor Ojong and Cpl. Monday Joel, all of New Benin Police Division in Benin …