GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, yesterday, engaged in verbal war over the shooting and attack of party members at the inaugural sitting of the Election Petition Tribunal in Akure. Jegede had filed a petition against the electoral victory of Governor Akeredolu, who was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the October 10 election. At the inaugural sitting of the tribunal, the PDP accused the governor of mobilising thugs to the Tribunal venue to harass and attack its supporters and members. Vanguard gathered that…
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Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, has said the country’s population figure is officially 206 million. Kwarra broke the news yesterday while addressing reporters in Abuja on the commencement of the next Enumeration Area Demarcation. The NPC boss noted that since Nigeria had not been able to hold a census in the last 14 years, it would be difficult to know the exact population of the country. He said: “In the absence of actual census, we formally do projections and we have all along been doing our projections and we estimate that as of 2020, the estimated population…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged governors to work with local chiefs to keep the country safe and peaceful. Buhari spoke on Tuesday during a meeting with governors of the 36 states in Abuja. The President, according to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said working with monarchs and other community members would boost local intelligence gathering and aid the work of security agencies. Buhari, who listened to presentations by a governor from each of the six geo-political zones on the specific security challenges affecting each region, said: “The sub-region is no longer…
The Federal Government has claimed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had promised to call off their nine-month-old strike before Wednesday, December 9. This was contained in a statement from the media office of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, on Tuesday. Ngige insisted the government has delivered on offers made to ASUU. The Minister was reacting to claims made by ASUU president, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, that the government has failed to deliver on offers it made to them. Ogunyemi had made it clear the lecturers would not return to classes until their salary arrears were paid. …
The Senate yesterday expressed displeasure at reports that the nation loses over $120 million annually to the patronage of foreign shipping firms in the shipment of petroleum products. It has, therefore, directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to patronise and boost the capacities of local shipping firms. The yearly capital flights, due to the patronage of the foreign shipping companies came to the fore at an investigative hearing of the Senate Committee on Local Contents had with the NNPC management and Ship Owners Association of Nigeria. The Senate Committee, headed by Senator Teslim Folarin (APC Oyo Central), discovered at…
THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday received the newborn prince, Tadenikawo Adesoji Aderemi Ogunwusi. Oba Ogunwusi, during the eight-day celebration, named the newborn prince after the 49th monarch of the ancient town. A statement by the Ooni spokesman, Moses Olafare, said Oba Ogunwusi released the pictures of the prince to the public. “The prince came in a motorcade to the entrance of the palace and was received by the Agba Ife led by Obalufe of Ife, Oba Idowu Adediwura, the Modewa led by Lowa Adimula of Ife, High chief Adeola Adeyeye and Emeses led by Sarun Oriowo…
It is with sincerity and a great sense of humility that I write for the attention of the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Nwachukwu Enwonwu, to please as a matter of urgency send the rank and file of officers back to the streets in Ibadan to curb the increasing cases of theft. Citizens’ bag and phones are snatched in almost all areas within the city by hoodlums who use motorcycle and tricycle to dispossess the people of their belongings. There is a need to immediately curb the activities of these hoodlums terrorising the residents of Ibadan before the insecurity…
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved waivers for new members. This would allow them contest party primaries ahead of the 2023 elections without waiting for two years as required hitherto. On Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the APC NEC meeting held at the State House, Abuja. The gathering told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop “politicizing” insecurity in Nigeria. The APC body urged the opposition and all stakeholders to join hands with the federal government to end the challenge. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; House of Representatives Speaker,…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, said the caretaker extraordinary convention planning committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress-led by Governor Mai Buni has succeeded in bringing a new atmosphere of hope to the party. He also asked the leaders to respect party decisions. Buhari said this in his opening remarks at the ongoing meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President expressed delight that through the efforts of the 13-member committee set up on June 25, 2020, many party members who had earlier defected from the APC had returned while…
The Nigerian government has ordered the reduction of pump price of petrol from N168 per litre to N162.44 per litre. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige said the reduction would take effect from December 14, 2020. Ngige disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the end of a meeting with labour leaders which began at 9pm on Monday and ended at 1:30 am on Tuesday. He said a technical committee has been set up by the larger house to ensure price stability in the oil industry. The minister disclosed that the committee, which will report back to the lager…