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Nigerian Army was on Saturday alleged to have rejected witness summons issued for Major General Godwin Umelo and Lieutenant Colonel S.O Bello by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and the Lekki Toll Gate Incident. Both men were summoned by the panel to explain their role in the military’s operation at …

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Saturday urged troops not to be distracted by the threats by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes against Nigerian forces in the North East. According to the Nation, Buratai in a statement through the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Sagir Musa, in Abuja also enjoined troops …

She listed some of the war crimes to include “murder, rape, torture, and cruel treatment.” There is a ‘reasonable basis’ to believe that Nigeria’s security forces have committed various ‘war crimes’ while waging war against Boko Haram, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, said in a report on Friday. She listed some of the war crimes to include …

United States Supreme Court rejected a bid from Texas’ attorney general — supported by President Donald Trump — to block the ballots of millions of voters in battleground states that went in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. The court’s move to dismiss the challenge is the strongest indication yet that Trump has no chance of overturning election results in court …

The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abulrasheed Maina, who is facing money laundering charges, on Thursday, collapsed before trial Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Maina slumped shortly after the court resumed proceedings in the 12-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him and his firm, Common Input …

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. The statement quoted Okonjo-Iweala as disclosing this after a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, …

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday assumed office to commence his second tenure for a period of five years. Yakubu at the expiration of his first tenure on Nov.9 handed over the affairs of the commission to National Commissioner, Ahmed Mu’azu, while awaiting Senate confirmation for second tenure. Yakubu, at a brief takeover ceremony at …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved the recruitment of 500 professionals into the state’s civil service. This follows projections by the Edo State Civil Service Commission that nine per cent of the state’s workforce will attain the age of 60 or 35 years in service within the next five years, while three per cent of the total workforce …

By Okhide Em’ya David . The collapse of server of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, has put the fate of thousands of post-UTME candidates who sat for the examination  on  Tuesday December 8, 2020  hanging. Investigation reveals that the  servers of the school collapsed on Wednesday. A Short Messaging Service, SMS, sent out on Wednesday afternoon directed the affected candidates, …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that an effective implementation of innovative ideas in the port sector will rapidly change the narrative, the perception, and the ranking of Nigeria in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International. This, according to him, is aside the benefit of improved efficiency in the operations of the nation’s seaports. Prof. Osinbajo (SAN) …