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Credible elections the new normal under Buhari The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that his party is crumbling under his watch. In reacting to the recent comments by the national chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus on President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) decision to defend and support free, fair elections, particularly the 2019 elections as opposed to previous PDP militarized elections, the APC calls on Secondus to focus on the PDP which has become shockingly rudderless under his watch. Under Secondus, the…

Imo State Police Command have arrested 15 people who allegedly attacked the convoy of Governor Hope Uzodimma on Monday. He was on his way to the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, to inaugurate an officers mess built by the state government when the incident occurred. The hoodlums, armed with guns and machetes, claimed to be staff members of the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC) protesting non-payment of salaries. The government said its position that most of the protests in the state were sponsored by the opposition had been vindicated. Commissioner of Police Isaac Akinmoyede said the suspects claimed…

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba on Monday explained why the Department of State Services (DSS) invited him for questioning at its headquarters in Abuja. He said invitation following what he called a misunderstanding of the words he used on a national television programme broadcast last Thursday. Na’Abba, a co-Chairman of the National Consultative Front (NCFront), had criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration during the television interview and in a statement for allegedly not handling the country’s affairs effectively. The ex-Speaker described the country as a failed state, adding that, Nigerians have a right to self-determination. “There…

There was heated argument at the House of Representatives Hearing Room 028 yesterday between Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and House Committee Chairman on Treaties, Particulars and Agreement, Ossai Nicholas Ossai. It was during the legislative hearing on the loans agreements signed by the ministry. At issue was an alleged $33 billion loan which Ossai said Nigeria had signed. But the minister denied any such agreement. The drama unfolded before Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muhammed Bello. Amaechi, who had warned the committee against scrutinising the Chinese loans, repeated his…

Manchester City have reignited their interest in Napoli’s Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 29, following their Champions League exit. (Talksport) Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke claims the club is under no pressure to sell Manchester United transfer target Jadon Sancho, 20, despite accounts showing a £39.8m loss for the financial year to 30 June 2020. (Manchester Evening News) Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham and Leicester have all asked Brighton about the potential price of 22-year-old English centre-back Ben White, who impressed on loan at Leeds last season. (Sun) Arsenal are drawing up the formal paperwork for striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s new three-year deal which is worth more than £250,000 per week. (Mail) Manchester United are…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 417 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Monday. The 417 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 49,485. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 337 patients from isolation centers across the country with two new deaths reported. Nigeria announces 325 new coronavirus cases Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 207 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 16710. Kaduna state reported 44 new cases, Ondo recorded 38…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, has arrested a serving military personnel, Lance Corporal Ajayi Kayode and 26 others for alleged internet fraud in the Lekki axis of Lagos State. Kayode, with service number NAF18/34732, was arrested in his military attire during an early morning raid at 6B, Fatai Idowu Arobike, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, on Saturday, August 15, 2020, following intelligence received from concerned members of the public about his alleged involvement in criminal activities. He was arrested alongside Kalu Emmanue; Hassan Sunday; Odinaka David Okem; Victor Ochiabuito; Christopher Prince; Victor Ologhu; Alex…

The acting chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mohammed Umar on Monday warned Designated Non-Financial Institutions, (DNFIs), across the country against un-reported suspicious transactions to appropriate government agencies. He said stiff penalties would be meted out to any erring DFNI in this regard. Umar made the declaration at EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja, during the opening ceremony of a four-day training on “Asset Tracing and Investigation,” organized by the EFCC for its officers, drawn from its 14 zonal offices. The training, which is aimed at further equipping the Commission’s officers with skills on how to trace, identify and recover proceeds of…

Our children must know where they are coming from… Vision is important, so too is memory” Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the reintroduction of history into the curriculum of primary and secondary schools across the country last year by the Federal Government was not just borne out of the need to restore the subject in schools but in recognition of its contribution to the socio-political, economic and cultural development of Nigeria. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Monday at the inauguration of the Nigeria History Fund by the James Adekunle Ojelabi Foundation. The fund is dedicated to, among other things, supporting…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Monday arraigned Godwin Job (a.k.a Nifemi) before Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan. The defendant was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on stealing. The charge is contrary to section 399 (9) of the Criminal Code Law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State. The petitioner alleged that, sometime in August, 2019, the defendant who was employed as a barman and hotel attendant at Femfitt Hotels Limited, informed him that his car had a flat tyre and offered to help him change the tyre. He…