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Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and a Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Tuesday supported the move by the National Assembly members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to end insecurity in the country. It would be recalled that members of the opposition party at the National Assembly, had given President Buhari, …

• PDP’s problem not as bad as APC’s Muslim-Muslim issue – Jibrin• Wike’s camp rules out defection, vows to remain in party The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) will tomorrow meet to mediate in the lingering post-convention crisis, setting the stage for a face-to-face parley between two warring gladiators – Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State and Alhaji …

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige Tuesday, said he adopted voluntary conciliation for the resolution of the strike  by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), instead of arbitration, in order not to delay the resolution process. The Minister said he could have transmitted the matter to the Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP) or the National Industrial Court of Nigeria …

Two male adults were, on Tuesday, crushed to death during a fight at Oshodi-Oke inward Gbagada Expressway in Lagos State. The incident occurred in broad daylight near LASTMA office in Oshodi. Though details of what led to the fight could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, it was gathered that the victims were hit and crushed …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU) is being repositioned to become self-sustaining, and a world-class institution of learning capable of producing globally-competitive graduates. Obaseki stated this during the week, while addressing members of the Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), led by its Chairman, Mr. Odion Olaye, who were …

Terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train have released 5 more kidnapped passengers on Tuesday. The 5 victims are Prof. Mustapha Umar Imam, Akibu Lawal; Abubakar Ahmed Rufai, Mukthar Shu’aibu and Sidi Aminu Sharif. While confirming their release to journalists in Kaduna, according to the Vanguard, lead negotiator and Media Consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi; Malam Tukur Mamu said government …

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the commission has recorded a total of 12,298,944 fresh registrants, following the suspension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, which commenced on June 28, 2020. Recall that the commission had ended the exercise on Sunday, July 31, after a one-month extension from the initial 30 June deadline. The exercise is said …

The Nigerian Navy has charged 13 officers and ratings before a General Court Martial at the Western Naval Command headquarters in Lagos for offences ranging from conniving with crude oil thieves to pipeline vandalism and other maritime infractions. Sources told Vanguard that among those facing the Naval Court Martial were some officers who connived with people of some oil producing …

The Traditional Religious Practitioners’ Association (TRPA) in Nigeria, has dragged the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to the Federal High Court, sitting in Enugu, for its refusal to register the traditional worshippers as a religious body such as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). In its online application for registration to the …

President Biden issued a warning to al Qaeda and other terrorist groups around the world, saying the United States “will always do what is necessary” to ensure the safety and security of Americans. The remarks came as the President announced that a US drone strike killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul, nearly a year after the country pulled out of …