Reps Clash With Office of National Security Adviser, Over Whereabouts of $44m Recovered from Lagos Apartment
The House of Representatives and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) on Tuesday clashed over the whereabouts of the $44 million recovered from the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA) by Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) at a residential apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, four years ago.
The disagreement came to the fore during an investigative hearing by the House...
Covid-19: US Records 600,000 Deaths as Number of Cases from Indian Variant Rises
The United States on Tuesday recorded 600,000 deaths from COVID-19, data from Johns Hopkins University has revealed.
However, the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and gives the country a renewed optimism as they look forward to summer.
The average number of COVID-19 deaths each day in the past week was 343, which is about five times higher than...
Adamu Garba Explains Why Google Deleted His Crowwe App
Politician and one-time presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba has revealed reason for the removal of his Crowwe App on Playstore by Google.
Recall that Google on Monday, June 14, deleted Crowwe App days after federal government suspended Twitter.
Vanguard learnt some aggreived Nigerians had taken to Playstore to discredit the app following the suspension of Twitter.
“We took down Crowwe App because we...
Gov Uzodinma Announces Insurance Policy For Imo Police Officers
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has announced the introduction of a policy that would insure the lives of personnel of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in the state.
Uzodinma made this disclosure during his visit to the Police Command Headquarters in Owerri, on Tuesday.
He was at the command to commiserate with the NPF over the officers who lost their lives...
Buhari Flags Off $12bn NLNG Train 7 Groundbreaking
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday flagged off the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7, a project he said would help propel Nigeria as a major gas exporter and a fully industrialised nation. Project promoter, NLNG, says the project would attract $12 billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
Buhari, who launched the project virtually during the ground-breaking ceremony held in Bonny...
Abducted Crossriver State NLC Chairman, Ben Ukpepi Regains Freedom
The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Cross River chapter, Mr Ben Ukpepi, has regained freedom from his abductors, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Ukpepi, who was released on Sunday evening after being in captivity for six days, was kidnapped in his residence in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River, near Calabar.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state,...
Monarchs, Political Elites Aiding Herdsmen Attacks – Ekiti Farmers
Farmers in Ekiti State have accused monarchs and political elites in the state of aiding criminal herdsmen on the incessant attacks, abduction of farmers and the destruction of their farmlands and crops.
The Chairman of the state chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (ALAN), Adeniran Alagbada, while presenting a paper at the “Statewide Security Conference” organised by Ekiti...
Twitter Writes FG, Demands Dialogue
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed this when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
“I can...
MACBAN Dissociates Self From Jihadist Attack Threat In Delta
In the wake of the threat issued to the Delta State Government by an unnamed Fulani Group about an imminent attack, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has slammed reports linking it to the threat.
Ripples Nigeria had reported that a group simply identified as ‘Fulani Jihadists’ threatened to attack the state if the governor, Ifeanyi Okowa did not...
President Buhari Is Not Marginalizing Southeast – Gov Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has defended President Muhammadu Buhari on the appointment of people from the South-East into his cabinet, adding that the President is not aware of the alleged marginalisation in the region.
Umahi who is the Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, while speaking on a Channels Television programme, Politics Today on Monday, insisted that “leaders of...