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Eastern Security Network [ESN] members on Monday clashed with soldiers in Orlu town, Imo State southeast Nigeria which has lead to death and injuries, according to reports. Imo State, Govnor Hope Uzodinma has ordered a 6am to 6pm movement restriction order (curfew) in all local governments around the area. The dusk to dawn curfew affects the following areas: Orlu, Orsu, Oru East, Oru West, Ideato North, Ideato South, Njaba, Isu, Nwangele and Nkwerre. This comes after videos of the shootout between the ESN and security operatives started trending on Monday. Governor Uzodinma has said in a statement that things are…

The Buhari Administration has received criticism from the Ondo State government concerning the state’s decision to order herdsmen out of the state’s forest reserves. The commissioner for information and orientation, Donald Ojogo, on Tuesday, said the response by Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesperson, ”reeks of emotional attachment to the herdsmen”. “Mr Shehu’s statement is a brazen display of emotional attachments and it’s very inimical to the corporate existence of Nigeria,” the Punch Newspaper quoted Mr Ojogo as saying. “We need clearly defined actions on the part of the federal government to decimate the erroneous impression that the inspiration of these…

Governors from the Southwest region of Nigeria on Monday agreed to ban open grazing, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has said. He explained that decision was reached in Akure, Ondo state following a meeting with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and some security chiefs. In attendance at the peace meeting were Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Jigawa State and Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State. Detailing the resolution of Southwest governors at the meeting, Makinde wrote…

By Babafemi Ojudu It was in 2009. The Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin ordered a rerun in a number of polling units in the election between Segun Oni of PDP and Dr Kayode Fayemi of ACN. Oni had in the main election and the election petition tribunal that followed been declared winner of the gubernatorial contest. Our party , ACN contested this , hence the declaration of a rerun. The election which came three months after the Appeal Court judgement was like war. The PDP ruling at the Federal level did not want to lose Ekiti while the opposition ACN…

As Senate begins public hearing on bill Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) presently before the National Assembly will ensure that Nigerians benefit optimally from crude oil production and sale of fossil fuel reserves. Lawan stated this on Monday while declaring open a 2-day public hearing on the bill by the National Assembly. According to the Senate President, the National Assembly in its consideration of the piece of legislation, would ensure that the bill when passed into law, guarantees improved revenue earnings for the country. Lawan said, “let me say this, we (National Assembly) will…

N-power exit strategy: All’s well that ends well – Dapo Bruce It was the English bard, William Shakespeare who wrote the enigmatic play “All’s Well that Ends Well”, which is regarded alongside “Measure for Measure” and “Troilus and Cressida” as Shakespeare’s problem plays on account of the heroes and heroines who are flawed in many ways. A consideration of the trending news about N-power, one of the Federal Government’s flagship National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) will lead one to the same conclusion; all is well that ends well because despite some flaws in its original design, especially around the exit…

Chelsea have sacked manager Frank Lampard after 18 months in charge. Former Chelsea midfielder Lampard, 42, leaves with the club ninth in the Premier League table after last week’s defeat at Leicester City, having won once in their past five league matches. His final game in charge was Sunday’s 3-1 FA Cup fourth round win against Championship side Luton. Lampard was appointed on a three-year contract when he replaced Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge in July 2019. He guided them to fourth place and the FA Cup final in his first season in charge, but the Blues have now suffered as…

The Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Chris Ngige, in a statement during the weekend said that President Muhammadu Buhari has waived the ‘no work, no pay’ Trade Act for striking university lecturers to allow peace to reign. The Federal government has released N40billion for the payment of earned academic allowances for varsity lecturers and earned allowances for non-academic staff. N30 billion in revitalisation funds are also to be released by the Federal government to varsities by the end of this month. N10 billion out of the N40 billion was voted for the payment of earned allowances of members of…

Though no clear link has been found to the coronavirus vaccine, multiple agencies are investigating the cause of death of a person who died Thursday, hours after receiving his shot, Placer County officials announced on Saturday. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the individual tested positive for the virus in late December, KTLA’s sister station KTXL in Sacramento reported. “The individual was administered a COVID-19 vaccine several hours before their death on January 21, 2021,” the agency wrote. “The vaccine was not administered by Placer County Public Health.” Officials did not elaborate on where the…

France saw the biggest jump in hospital admissions for COVID-19 since mid-November, with the number of people in hospital with the virus up by 493 to 26,393, health ministry data showed on Sunday. The number of people in intensive care with the virus also rose again, by 69 to 2,965, also the highest one-day increase since early November. Two planes crash in mid-air killing five in France France also reported 18,436 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, down from 23,924 on Saturday but up from 16,642 last Sunday, and the seven-day moving average of new cases was above…