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Oil dropped to about $83 a barrel, Monday, pressured by expectations that some Iranian oil exports will keep flowing after the U.S. reimposed sanctions, easing a strain on supplies. Two companies in India, a big buyer of Iranian oil, have ordered barrels in November, India’s oil minister said Monday. The Trump administration is considering waivers on sanctions, a U.S. government official said on Friday. “One way or another, it looks as though India is going to take some Iranian crude,” said Olivier Jakob of Petromatrix, adding that the development was helping oil to “retrace some of the price surge we…

Negotiations by the Tripartite Committee on a new National Minimum Wage have run into a stalemate, following the federal government’s stance that it cannot afford more than N25,000 per month. But Organised Labour and Organised Private Sector, OPS, have agreed on a N30,000 minimum wage per month. This is even as Ayuba Wabba, President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, told newsmen in Abuja yesterday that the Tripartite Committee has completed its assignment for onward submission to President Muhammadu Buhari. When the tripartite committee resumed sitting last Thursday, the Federal Government shocked other social partners with its presentation of N21,700. Recall…

Stakeholders and experts in conflict resolution in Nigeria, Monday in Abuja, proffered panacea to the lingering herders-farmers clashes in the country. They spoke at a National Summit on conflict resolution organised by Vintage Press Limited publishers of The Nation and TV Continental with the theme: “Towards an Enduring Peace.” The Summit was aimed at creating a platform to find lasting solution to the seemingly intractable herders- farmers clashes in the country. The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fuani Socio- Cultural Association in their presentation, said  the search for enduring peace between farmers and herders in Nigeria was fundamental to the attainment of…

After entreaties and bare-faced threats, a middle aged man popularly known as Overcomer, the dreaded militant from Akwa Ibom State, came out from the jungle, surrendered arms and embraced the peace initiative of the State Government. An indigene of Ikpe in Etim Ekpo local government area, Unyime Friday Ibanga otherwise known as Overcomer is one of the cult-leaders – turned militants whose suffocating influence spanned the entire contours of Ukanafun and Etim Ekpo. Last week (October 2), Governor Udom Emmanuel had issued a 24-hour ultimatum to Overcomer to surrender or be fished out by the security agents. Also known as…

Two Nigerian Senators, Monday, turned down police invitation to appear for interrogation over their roles in last Friday’s protest of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The duo- Senators Dino Melaye and Ben Murray Bruce, who were directed by the Force Headquarters to appear before the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Commissioner of Police at 10am Monday, did not turn up. As at 5:30 p.m, when this report was being filed, the two federal legislators had not reported. The command’s spokesman, Anjuguri Manza, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, told Vanguard that the politicians were yet to be sighted. “We have not seen…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, Monday, gave the Federal Government 30 days to extradite an alleged fugitive to the United States of America, USA, to face criminal trial over his alleged involvement in health care fraud. The Court, in a judgment by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, said it was satisfied that Ayodeji Temitayo Fatumbi (a.k.a Paul Olawale), had a case to answer before the United States District Court for the Central District of California. It okayed an application for extradition the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, filed on July 3, which…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has told Alhaji Atiku Abubakar who is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2019 presidential candidate that the seat of Nigeria’s president is not for the highest bidder. In a statement by Yekini Nabena, its acting spokesman, Monday in Abuja, APC, however, congratulated Atiku on his emergence, noting that in assessing candidates to be voted for during elections, Nigerians would normally consider the candidate’s background and antecedents. “The pertinent question to ask about Atiku is what his scorecard in public office was? Regrettably, Atiku’s scorecard is abysmally low and he has proven to be an untrustworthy…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Monday, dismissed a suit filed by Benue State government to challenge the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investigate its finances. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, held that EFCC had the legal competence to investigate any allegation or reasonable suspicion of financial impropriety involving officials of any state government. Justice Dimgba held that powers the law conferred on EFCC under sections 6, 7 and 38 of the EFCC Act were very broad and not confined or limited to geographical or territorial boundaries. He said…

Harry Kane, Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante are among the latest Premier League names to be added to the 30-man long list for this year’s Ballon d’Or. They are joined by Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann and Real Madrid midfielder Isco from La Liga. Hazard was voted second best player at the World Cup behind Croatia captain Luka Modric while Tottenham striker Kane claimed the Golden Boot at the finals this summer with six goals. Chelsea midfielder Kante was a pivotal figure in France’s World Cup success and helped his club win the FA Cup in May. Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin…

Sensational Kylian Mbappe proved at the 2018 World Cup that he is one of the emerging players to attract global attention. At 19, Mbappe, the Paris Saint Germain superstar pumped four goals into the goal-mouth of Lyon in a span of 13 minutes on Sunday. He fired a shot in the 61st minute that bounced off both posts in into the back of the net, and he added three more goals in the 66th, 69th and 74th to double his season scoring total in Ligue 1. Mbappe, the mercurial player is now tied with teammate Neymar as the top scorer…