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Ahead of Saturday, September 29 primaries of All Progressives Congress (APC), the national working committee (NWC) of the party has approved different modes of running the primary in the 36 states of the federation. In states where governors have strong opponents, indirect primary was adopted while other states without tough opponents would engage in direct primary. Direct primary involves all card-carrying members of the party electing candidates while indirect primary involves use of delegates to elect candidates. However, in Lagos, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, seeking re-election has tough opponents engage in direct primary. Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun)…

Luka Modric was named the world’s best male player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in London. The Real Madrid midfielder, 33, beat former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, now with Juventus, and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to the award. Modric won his third Champions League title in a row in May and guided Croatia to their first World Cup final in July in Russia. Brazil and Orlando Pride forward Marta won the best female player award. France’s Didier Deschamps – whose side beat Modric’s Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final – was named best men’s coach. Salah received the Puskas award…

For the first time this year, oil price has risen from $79 to $82.00 per barrel in the international market following high demand from major importing countries. Specifically, the price of Brent, usually used to benchmark other prices rose from $ 79.90 to $82.10 while the WTI and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC basket of 15 crudes stood at $ 72.32 and $78.81 per barrel respectively. In its report sent to Vanguard, OPEC stated, “the price of OPEC basket of fifteen crudes stood at $78.81 a barrel on Monday, compared with $77.08 the previous Friday, according to OPEC…

As the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, prepares for Osun State governorship re-run election on Thursday, key foreign missions in Nigeria are united in appealing for calm, orderliness and end to vote buying. While calling for greater peace and orderly conduct during the rerun, the missions of European Union, United Kingdom and the United States commended INEC for the polls held on Saturday. The election, which held on Saturday, was declared inconclusive, following inability to conduct voting in seven polling units across three local governments. Candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Gboyega Oyetola and his Peoples Democratic Party,…

All Progressives Congress, APC, has cautioned Prince Uche Secondus, the national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against exposing the country to ridicule, urging him to comport himself and measure his utterances or be ready to roll in the mud. “We advise Prince Secondus not to descend to the level unexpected of his office, less he enters the boxing ring with its attendant mud and dirt. His action will only bring him personal attacks, ridicule. A word is enough for the wise,” the party warned. In a statement Tuesday in Abuja, Yekini Nabena, spokesman of the party, noted that the…

Three years after the presidential elections, General Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee, Tuesday, released a stunning report that former President Goodluck Jonathan who was candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, conceding defeat early to All Progressives Congress, APC, denied him an opportunity of arresting, prosecuting and possibly jailing some key members of the then opposition party. The report listed the people who would have been jailed to include Muhammadu Buhari, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar for committing treason against the Nigerian state. The revelation which is coming over three years after the 2015 election that saw Buhari defeating the then sitting…

Despite the fact that Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is yet to lift a ban on political campaign, some major political office seekers in the country have subtly commenced their electioneering campaign in earnest, Straightnews has learnt. Investigations by Straightnews show that in Akwa Ibom State, stunning billboards of governorship contenders under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and All Progressives Congress, APC adorn such major roads as Nwaniba, Oron, Abak and Uyo Village, Ikot Ekpene Roads as well as Bassey Wellington Bassey Way End, among others. Large-sized billboards showing Governor Udom Emmanuel either standing or sitting alone or…

The federal government has released N22.68 billion for the settlement of retirement benefits of former staff of liquidated Nigeria Airways. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who announced this in a meeting with the retirees in Abuja Monday, also announced another N20 billion for public universities in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari, according to her, gave the approval due to his concern over the plight of the former staff of the liquidated national carrier. She said: “Upon my resumption of Office as Minister of finance, some pending fiscal issues in the aviation and education sectors were immediately brought to my…

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for collaborative efforts among nations to fight human trafficking and smuggling of persons. Buhari made the call at the 16th INTERPOL Conference on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Monday in Abuja. The President, who was represented by Mr Olusegun Adekunle, Permanent Secretary, General Service Office, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said: “Human trafficking requires our collective efforts to eradicate which destroying the future of our youths.” He said Nigeria was among the first set of countries to domesticate United Nations relevant protocols on trafficking in persons and smuggling of persons.…

Operators of a wonder bank in Calabar, Cross River State have bolted away with N27 billion belonging to more than 13,000 depositors. Micheno Multipurpose Cooperative Society, MMCS, is owned and operated by one Michael Eke, had promised depositors of N100,000 and an additional N50,000 at the end of 40 days, and those who deposit N150,000 would get the sum of N300,000 at the same period while a deposit of N1million would earn a N500,000 profit at the end of the same period while deposits above N1m are calculated in N1m units. The scheme berthed in Calabar in June…