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•We’re determined to proceed with election, says INEC The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno, yesterday, warned that nobody or group should test the resolve by the federal government to guarantee the November 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State. The NSA, who spoke at a meeting of inter-security agencies for the elections, where the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu also said the commission was determined to ensure that the Anambra election takes place as scheduled, because according to him, 12 out of 14 items had already taken place. Also, a coalition of civil society organisations based in the…

Weeks after the Chief Justice of Nigeria (NJC), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, who was angered by conflicting orders from courts of coordinate jurisdictions, issued a stern warning to judges on the need to act right in nation’s interest, it appears an end is not in sight yet to the impunity of some of the judges and justices in the country. Unfortunately, the unsavoury dispositions of some of the justices and judges to democratic concerns, have continued to decimate the gains of the nation’s 23 years of unbroken civil rule. Even when they know full well they lack the jurisdiction to entertain…

The Osun State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, as part of his commitment to improve the welfare of retired civil servants and workers of the state, has released the sum of N300, 000 to pay pension arrears to 1,501 retirees. This is aside the statutory remittance Oyetola makes every month, being the sum of N508,000,000 approved for the payment of retired civil servants, and an additional sum of N150,000,000 approved for the payment of retirees under the contributory pensions scheme. In a statement signed by the state Head of Service, Dr. Festus Oyebade, the Osun State Government reiterated its commitment to…

The Anambra State Government has adopted Saturday as a school day to replace Monday, which has been marked as the sit-at-home day by the Indigenous People of Biafra. This was made known in a recent memo by the government titled, ‘Anambra State Government Approves Saturday as School Day’, adding that Saturday classes commence on October 30, 2021. The statement read, “I am directed by the Executive Secretary to inform you that the Anambra State Govt. has approved Saturdays as school days in place of Mondays. “All HMs are to notify teachers, pupils as well as parents about the new development.…

Manchester United’s historic 5-0 thrashing at the hands of fierce rivals Liverpool has left manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer clinging to his job despite signing a new three-year deal just three months ago. Solskjaer has failed to win a trophy in nearly three years in charge at Old Trafford and tangible signs of progress after finishing second in the Premier League last season have been blown away amid a run of five defeats in their last nine games. United are already eight points off the pace at the top of the table and there is a growing consensus that they need…

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said his state is not at war with the Federal Government over the controversial Value Added Tax (VAT) as insinuated in some quarters. He noted, however, that the state is not a slave to the Federal Government and would continue to pursue its right within the ambit of the Constitution. The governor, who spoke at a public lecture on ‘Taxing Powers in a Federal System’, held in Abuja at the weekend, said Rivers and the Federal Government are co-equal because they derive their lives from the Constitution. He spoke through the Attorney General and…

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, looked pitiable as Mohamed Salah-led Liverpool delivered a masterclass that left even the most diehard Red’s supporter in shock. Salah hit a hat-trick as Liverpool humiliated Manchester United, romping to a stunning 5-0 victory at Old Trafford in the Premier League yesterday that leaves Solskjaer’s future in serious doubt. United were 4-0 down at halftime for the first time in the Premier League after shambolic defending and the sense of chaos was added to when substitute Paul Pogba was sent off 15 minutes after entering play. The United hierarchy has shown faith in Solskjaer…

Contrary to speculations in certain quarters, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is very much in the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, the Dr. Aliyu Kurfi-led Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG) has restated. In a statement yesterday, the group described those behind the report as citizens who meant no well for Nigeria. Kurfi said as concerned stakeholders, PCG would not be drawn into “needless conflicts with others who wish to contest or back other candidates for the 2023 presidential elections.” He maintained that Osinbajo’s “strong focus on his responsibilities, along with a decidedly non-desperate disposition towards the 2023 presidential race…

In a surprisingly crowded week, President Muhammadu Buhari vows to sustain the nation’s democratic order and do the needful in terms of ensuring that governorship election holds in Anambra on Nov. 6. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had threatened to lockdown the entire Southeast for six days if its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is not released unconditionally before Nov. 4. However, the Federal and Anambra state governments had since dismissed the threat, assuring that nothing would stop the conduct of the election on Nov. 6. President Buhari made the federal government’s position…

The Tinubu Support Group (TSG) yesterday asked the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu to publicly declare his ambition to run for presidency in 2023. TSG, an umbrella organisation housing an amalgam of sibling groups, also urged Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, to respond to the clamour by declaring his intention to contest for the President of Nigeria. TSG’s Director-General, Alhaji Umar Mohammed these calls at the inauguration of its State Steering Committees and unveiling of insigna in Abuja, yesterday. While there are permutations in the political space that Tinubu is eyeing the…