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The initial court order freezing the accounts of the activists was widely condemned as an attack on democracy. The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unfreeze the accounts of 20 #EndSARS campaigners targeted by the apex bank after last year’s anti-police brutality demonstrations. PREMIUM TIMES reported on Sunday how the accounts of the …

The Nigerian police still routinely interfere in civil cases despite rebukes by the courts and clear provisions of the law. Early 2019, two months after he sold 2,000 fingerlings, the buyer returned to complain that all the fish had died and to demand either a refund of her money or replacement of the fish. “I told her there was no …

The plan to #OccupyLekkiTollGate came barely a day after the controversial ruling of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry to reopen the Lekki Tollgate. To counter the planned February 13 #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest at the tollgate plaza, some youth have announced a #DefendLagos rally to hold at the same venue. The plan to #OccupyLekkiTollGate came barely a day after the controversial …

Some of the country’s most notable diplomats, lawyers and teachers of diplomacy have asked the Senate to reject the nomination of the service chiefs as ambassador. Foreign affairs experts, including a former ambassador, academic and lawyers have called on the national assembly and even countries where they will be posted to reject President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of the immediate past service chiefs as ambassadors. …

*VP says the people are the party at APC membership & revalidation exercise in Ikenne *Adds: State Police will improve security We must resist any attempt to destroy the unity of this country. Our people have lived and worked together for decades, even centuries, Nigeria’s Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo said on Tuesday. He added: “While we must attend to the cries …

The Senate, on Tuesday, read a request from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for the confirmation of the newly appointed service chiefs. The request which was contained in a letter dated 27th January, 2021, was read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary on Tuesday. According to a statement by Lawan’s aide, Ezrel Tabiowo, the letter from …

The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has admonished Nigerians to be ready to bear the pains of increased petrol pump price as crude oil price climbs above $60 per barrel. Speaking at the official launch of Nigerian Upstream Cost Optimisation Program on Tuesday, Sylva said with no provision of subsidy in the 2021 budget, Nigerian National Petroleum …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured that bandits who disguise as herders to perpetuate violence, kidnapping and robbery will be treated as criminals, as the state firms up its security architecture to flush out criminals from its domain. The governor disclosed this during a town hall meeting at Odighi community in Uhiere Ward of Ovia-North East Local Government Area of Edo State, as part of a fact-finding mission to address the clashes between …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki said his administration will not politicise security issues in the state, noting that efforts are being taken to isolate and deal with the issues as they emerge so as to provide lasting security to communities across the stateThe governor made the remark when he led heads of security agencies in the state on a …

The drama surrounding acquisition of a million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine does not seem to be abating as BUA Group has described the Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID, as “petty” for disowning its (BUA) earlier claims on the purchase. As earlier reported by the Vanguard, CACOVID had issued a rebuttal on BUA’s earlier claim on the purchase of vaccines for Nigerians, …