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Chelsea strengthened their case for Champions League qualification and harmed champions Liverpool’s own top-four hopes as Mason Mount’s goal gave them victory at Anfield. The Blues were the better side and had an early Timo Werner finish disallowed by the video assistant referee for a fractional offside. But Mount did give them the lead before the break, cutting inside for a low finish. Liverpool felt they should have had a penalty, but N’Golo Kante was ruled not to have handled on purpose in the box. Chelsea, who are now 10 games unbeaten under Thomas Tuchel, move up to fourth in…

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his directive given to security agents to shoot anyone bearing AK-47 rifles in the country. The Governor, who gave the commendation on Thursday in Makurdi, the state capital, said the President’s order would reduce the level of criminality, banditry, and militia herders’ attacks on Benue communities as well as in other parts of the country. “I wish to commend Mr President for his recent order against those bearing AK47 rifles. This I am sure will reduce the high rate of criminality, banditry, and militia herdsmen attacks on our farming…

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has assured the people of Ondo state that the concept of state police in Nigeria would soon be realised. Governor Akeredolu who spoke at the swearing-in ceremony of his Chief of Staff, Chief Olugbenga Ale, said he would not be distracted. Akeredolu said the reappointment of Chief Ale was as a confirmation of his dedication to duty and loyalty. He said he would only appoint people who are ready to make genuine sacrifices and dedication would be engaged to serve in his second term. Akeredolu insisted that those who would constitute a burden to serious…

Says Nigeria a transit route for traffickers Senate President Ahmad Lawan has attributed the lingering insecurity to the funding activities of drug barons who provide insurgent groups such as Boko Haram, bandits and kidnappers with arms and ammunitions to undertake criminal activities in the country. Lawan made this known when the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Buba Marwa (retd), paid a visit to his office on Thursday at the National Assembly, Abuja. According to him, such drug barons who engage in trafficking heroine, cannabis and cocaine have made Nigeria a major transit route for…

The federal government of Nigeria has said it would commence the rollout of the 3.92 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the National Hospital, Abuja, on Friday with some frontline health workers in the facility. It also said President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) will receive their COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday, a day after its roll out. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents on Thursday by the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, during the second edition of State House weekly ministerial briefing, held in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa,…

Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Apo, Abuja on Thursday, May 4, 2021 granted bail to Abiodun Waheed Hassan and his company, Bestworth Insurance Brokers Limited. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Hassan and his company, Bestworth Insurance Brokers Limited, on a five count charge of criminal breach of trust in relation to the payment of twenty-six billion naira (N26bn) outstanding insurance premiums and claims of deceased and incapacitated staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. Counsel for the defendants had in a motion filed before the Court, urged the court…

Contrary to the fake posts and news making the rounds on social media, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has never made any statement threatening that IPOB must be “crushed by fire by thunder.” It is not even in the character of the VP to make such statement or the manner in which it was said. The alleged statement is all lies. The Vice President has always called on all Nigerians to unite and build this country. Osinbajo is concerned about the security of lives of all Nigerians, and ensuring that security agencies protect all Nigerians. Nigerians, please ignore the fake news…

Aerial supply of arms, ammunition and food to bandits is a major reason for the imposition of ‘no fly zone’ order on Zamfara State, it was learnt on Wednesday. Besides, helicopters are also used to illegally transport gold mineral from the state. President Muhammadu Buhari slammed a “no fly” order on the state on Tuesday after the National Security Council meeting. It also banned all mining activities in the state until further notice. Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State described the decision as “fantastic” and “long-overdue”. But, Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle rejected it, saying “the security council does not…

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Saturday receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine publicly. The decision to have the President and Vice President receive the COVID-19 vaccination in the open was to correct the misgivings in some quarters over the efficacy of the vaccine. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at the second edition of the State House weekly briefing. The second edition was focused on Nigeria’s Response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the last one year, and especially the National Vaccination Response. Shuaib said that the…

Conveys President Buhari’s congratulatory message to outgoing PFN President VP thankful for solidarity visits that “encouraged me”, honoured with award At a defining moment in the history of the country, the church must stand as the light of the nation, and Christians as the purveyors of justice and voices of peace, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo gave the admonition yesterday at the 16th Biennial Delegate Conference of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) held at the Michael Okpara Square in Enugu, Enugu State. Speaking on the theme of the conference “the unquenchable light”, Prof. Osinbajo said…