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• Gunmen kill four, set buses ablaze to ensure compliance• Anambra police command attacked amid security reinforcement• Protest was 100% successful, says IPOB spokesman• HURIWA faults Southeast governors’ silence The sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protest the detention of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government, yesterday recorded total compliance. IPOB had …

Clerk of the National Assembly, Ojo Amos Olatunde, has said it is unfair for Nigerians to describe the National Assembly as a rubber-stamp to the executive. Speaking on Tuesday at the Model Legislative Assembly (MLA) programme organised by the Policy and Legal Advocacy Center (PLAC), Olatunde explained that Nigeria has continued to experience democratic renewal due to the progress made …

All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors have counselled striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to decentralise their line of negotiations by engaging defaulting State governments to resolve the ongoing nationwide faceoff. The Governors under the auspices of Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) at its meeting in Abuja on Sunday noted that most of the grievances of the Resident …

From next year, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) would require candidates to submit their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to register for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the regional examining body. The Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, who said during a briefing on Tuesday at WAEC Headquarters in Yaba, Lagos that the decision was in line …

WASHINGTON— USCIS announced today that applicants filing for lawful permanent resident status are now able to apply for a Social Security number (SSN) or replacement card as part of the adjustment of status application process. Previously, these individuals had to apply for a Social Security number at a Social Security office. USCIS is revising Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent …

…10 rapists convicted in six months No fewer than seven fathers are currently awaiting trial for alleged rape and defilement of their daughters in Akwa Ibom State. The wife of the state governor, Dr Martha Udom Emmanuel who made this known at the weekend during an interaction with newsmen in Uyo, said her pet project, the Family Empowerment and Youth …

Nigeria’s Federal Government has adopted the Kingdom of Jordan as a new permanent Christian pilgrimage destination, noting that the shift was meant to boost relationship with the Arab nation. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Reverend Yakubu Pam, disclosed this during a meeting with the Jordanian Minister of Tourism and Antiques, Mr Nayef Alfayez, according Vanguard report. …

Newly appointed Coordinator of the Edo State Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Dr. Georgina Eromosele, has promised to ensure justice for the victims of rape and other gender-based violence in the state. Eromosele, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, called for the support of residents to tackle sexual and gender-based violence including rape and domestic violence, in line with the …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has asked the National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, to resign from office. Members of the caucus, in a communique signed by its leader, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) and Deputy Leader, Chukwuka Onyema (PDP, Enugu), made the call after a virtual meeting on Saturday. They blamed the recent woes befalling …

After an abrupt postponement announced on Sunday night, the Nigerian government has said the second phase vaccination against the coronavirus would commence on August 16. This was contained in a terse statement issued early Monday morning by the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib. The statement reads; “The start date for the vaccination …