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The Presidency said Thursday that the nation’s economy was on the right track with steady growth under the present administration. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina in a statement in Abuja, said though the opposition elements might not see the positive growth in the economy, the report of the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, was the evidence that the economy was in safe hands under President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. He said: “Some people have made it a pastime to talk as if there is no silver lining in the sky as far as the…

The Commander of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) in Rivers State, Mr. Akin Fakorede, an assistant commissioner of Police is seeking N2 billion damages from the Rivers State government over libellous publications. He has given the government a seven-day ultimatum to retract the libellous publications against him, and demanded an unreserved apology from the state government. Fakorede said the apology must be published on the front pages of national newspapers that carried the false publications. This, he said, should be published twice the number of times the advertisements ran in each newspaper. Fakorede’s lawyer, Ayodele Akintunde, in a 10-page letter,…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Thursday lashed at the House of Representatives, saying it acted illegally when it suspended its Former Chairman on Appropriation, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin for 180 legislative days. The court, in a judgment that was delivered by Justice John Tsoho, held that Jibrin acted rightly by exposing alleged “malfeasance” by leadership of the House with regards to the 2016 budget, to the appropriate anti-graft agency. Justice Tsoho maintained that Jibrin acted properly as he did not employ unlawful means to achieve his goal of exposing his corruption allegation against principal officers of the House of…

The re-trial of the embattled former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, in absentia, suffered a setback on Thursday, following the absence of his lawyer in court. Metuh’s lead counsel, Mr. Emeka Etiaba, SAN, was said to have gone to the Supreme Court to handle another matter. Consequently, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja who initially stood down the trial till 1p.m., subsequently adjourned the case till Friday. Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr.  Sylvanus Tahir had after Metuh’s case was called up around 1.50 p.m., applied for a further stand-down…

Catholic Priests of West Africa, CPWA, have in unison join in calling President Muhammadu Buhari to resign instead of seeking a second term in the office. Addressing newsmen in Alor Idemili South local government area of Anambra State, Rev. Fr. Martin Onukwuba, President of CPWA, said that CPWA supports the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria for their call on President Buhari to resign from office for his administration’s inability to tame the killer herdsmen. CPWA declared,“We support the stand of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria in calling for resignation of the President which is possible, because Nigerians are tired…

Residents of flood-ravaged areas in Aba, Abia State, may boycott the 2019 general elections if the federal and state governments as well as their representatives at various levels fail to address the situation. The residents drawn from Mathew Avenue, Railway Avenue, Ahuruonye and Nwaogu Street all in Obuda community told Vanguard that they are blaming their predicament on the representatives of the area, urging them to correct the ‘errors of the past.’ They lamented that they have been forgotten by the State and federal governments as every rainy season is a mourning period for them and threatened to boycott the elections…

If you’re a still a little hungry after dinner and are looking for a way to hold yourself over until breakfast, there are a few key things to keep in mind. While it’s true that a little “midnight snack” never hurt anybody, that isn’t a blanket rule that applies to all foods. There are ten key types of foods in particular that you should never eat at night for a number of reasons. 1 Red Meat A big, juicy steak may be delicious, but it’s hardly the best thing to eat right before bed. Red meat will kick your body’s…

Thousands of women and girls in the North-East Nigeria who believed they were freed from Boko Haram insurgents by Nigerian security forces were instead sexually abused in exchange for food and assistance, an Amnesty International investigation has revealed. The shocking claims were made by more than 250 people interviewed over a two-year period. Some allege they were raped by members of the Nigerian military and Civilian Joint Task Force (Civilian JTF), while others say they were starved. The troops ordered civilians out of their villages and into satellite camps, where thousands of people, including children, have died of hunger, the…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released the list of 58 illegal universities in Nigeria. The commission said the universities are yet to be licensed by the federal government and have been shut down for violating the national minimum standard for education. A Monday bulletin from the office of the Executive Secretary on NUC, dated May 14, listed all the illegal universities across the country. The universities are: 1. University of Accountancy and Management Studies, operating anywhere in Nigeria 2. Christians of Charity American University of Science and Technology, Nkpor, Anambra State or any of its other campuses 3. University…

The Federal Government, states and local governments shared N701 billion as revenue for the month of April, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse has disclosed. Isa-Dutse told newsmen Wednesday that the amounts shared were the outcome of Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC ) meeting. Giving a breakdown of the revenue accrued in April, the permanent secretary said mineral revenue increased by N50.7 billion, that is from N360.51 billion in March to N411.2 billion in April. He added that non-mineral revenue also increased by N81.25 billion, from N120 billion in March to N201.3 billion in April. He noted…