The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has called for national unity in the fight against corruption and other sharp practices in the country. Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye made the call during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) led by its Managing Director, Mr Buki Ponle, to the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Owasanoye, who condemned the widespread perception of the fight against corruption from tribal, religious or political perspectives, called for proper advocacy and sensitisation to correct the misconception. “When we arrest someone for stealing, it is either the people will see it from tribal…
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I have not conceded defeat; Joe Biden and I have a long way to go, American President Donald Trump said on Sunday. Biden won 306 votes in state-by-state Electoral College that decides who wins the White House, against Donald Trump who garnered 232 votes. Trump had insisted that the United States Presidential election was rigged, noting that he would seek redress in Supreme Court. Reacting via his verified twitter handle, Trump admitted that Biden won the election, but won in the eyes of the fake news media. His words: “He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA.…
Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has faulted the freezing of accounts of #EndSARS promoters. In a special service at the church formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Bakare said every policy against #ENDSARS promoters and protesters is unacceptable for the peace and progress of the nation. He said the right to peaceful protest is one that every Nigerian, especially youths should not be deprived of. According to him: “This season of our national life requires deep humility, sobriety, and deliberate thinking through, both by the government and the governed, to ensure that our plans,…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, weekend, assured the people of the state that the 14.7km Ijebu-Ode-Epe Expressway would be ready for use by Christmas. Abiodun made this known while on an on-the-pot assessment tour of the road, noting that about eight to nine kilometres of one lane of the road would be completed in the next ten days. “The entire stretch going all the way from Epe to Ijebu-Ode would be completed by Christmas”, the governor said. He added that the award of the interchange flyover which would be in the form of a loop was done to ensure…
Not much is heard from the immediate former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, especially after he left office in 2019 following the last gubernatorial election in the state. But he spoke again on his 60th birthday which took place on Saturday, November 14, in which he expressed deep gratitude to God for preserving his life, PM News reports. Speaking with journalists on Saturday, Fayose disclosed that he will like to pursue the ambition to become a pastor to show how grateful he is to God. The former governor also revealed that will like to become Nigeria’s president some day. Fayose…
A Nigerian Army commander collapsed during a counterterrorism training on Saturday and died shortly thereafter at a military hospital in Maiduguri, Peoples Gazette can report. Lieutenant-colonel Isah Yusuf, commander officer of the 158 Task Force Battalion, collapsed at about 8:40 a.m. on Saturday while addressing the troops as part of a routine training against Boko Haram insurgents, sources said. He died at about 9:45 a.m. on Saturday at the Nigerian Army 7 Division medical facility in Maiduguri, military sources said under anonymity to the Gazette. It was not immediately clear the nature of his complications. A spokesman for the Nigerian…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo state, (AAUA) branch, has raised the alarm over the imminent collapse of the institution due to alleged underfunding by the state government. The union who expressed concerns over the state of the University during its congress held last week alleged gross neglect in the areas of funding, saying the monthly subvention had been drastically reduced by the state government to pittance. Speaking on behalf of the Union, the Branch Chairperson of the Union, Dr. Simon Ehiabhi, explained that the monthly subvention of the University in the 2015/2016 academic…
Tottenham forward, Heung-min Son has been forced to quarantine while on international duty after four members of the South Korea camp tested positive for coronavirus. Son is not one of the four to have tested positive but is now self-isolating in his hotel room as the rest of the squad await further test results. Those results will determine whether or not South Korea’s game against Mexico, set to take place on Saturday night in Austria, will go ahead. The Korea Football Association confirmed that Son’s teammates: Lee Dong-jun, Kwon Chang-hoon and Hwang In-beom, goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo and an unidentified member…
The Defence Headquarters on Saturday said the Air Component of Operation Thunder Strike has disrupted activities of cattle rustlers in Kwiambana Forest area in Kaduna State, killing several bandits. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement said the airstrikes, which took place on November 12, 2020, were carried out following reports that close to a 100 bandits armed with high-caliber weapons on motorcycles had rustled a large number of cattle and other livestock from Dankolo and Machitta villages. He disclosed that the bandits and the rustled livestock were subsequently spotted by a Nigerian Air Force aircraft on…
The Nigerian Army has said that they have not received any formal petition over their alleged shooting of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate on Oct. 20. The counsel for the Nigerian Army, Mr Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), made the assertion on Saturday before the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses ad Other Matters. Newsmen report that Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo was called to give evidence on behalf of the Nigerian Army on the events of Oct. 20. “I must submit today that there is no allegation whatsoever against the Nigerian Army before this…