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As the 2019 general elections draw near in the country, key players are beating political drums for electorates to dance to their caprices. The battle is fierce. And the battlegrounds are rife for electioneering campaigns. In the political circle, career politicians are set for consultations while the political office seekers are working 24 hours to fulfil their mission. Their main article of stock broking business is lobbying. The ecclesiastical circle is no less a temple for politicking in some climes. Were it not so, two Nigerian reverend gentlemen reputed to be hearing from God and being at all times to…

Sweet revenge! A crocodile killed an Indonesian in his breeding farm. And other crocodiles took solace in the fact that they were not party to the death. Days after, Indonesian villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered 292 crocodiles in revenge attack, an official said. Photographs released by Antara news agency showed bloodied carcasses of the crocodiles in a large pile in the Sorong district of the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua. The head of Indonesia’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency in West Papua said that the 48-year-old victim had entered the crocodile farm and was likely picking grass…

The United Kingdom is accused of insincerity in its support to the Federal Government’s fight against corruption. Godfrey Utazi, Chairman Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes said the inability of the British government to either create necessary legislation or amend its banking laws to discourage offshore stealing and warehousing of looted funds from Nigeria, despite several advocacy has created the impression that the UK was merely paying lip-service to its promise to help President Muhammadu Buhari fight corruption in the country. In a chat with Vanguard in Abuja, Senator Utazi noted that financial institutions in the UK were in…

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Yekini Nabena, has accused the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, of being a double-sword agent in Nigeria’s current political crisis besetting the party. He challenged Saraki to declare his stance with regards to the formation of the Reformed APC as well as the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP. Nabena, whose challenge was contained in a statement issued Sunday, specifically accused Saraki of playing the role of a double agent in APC, saying he was free to associate with whoever he chose but must do so according to the rules of…

The District Circuit Court in Washington DC has dismissed the federal government’s request for it to set aside its $8.9billion arbitration award against Nigeria over alleged breach of contract. The court, presided over by Justice Christopher Cooper, said the request was denied not only on ground that it was belated, but also on the basis it sought the dismissal of the petition for the enforcement of the award. A government legal team, led by Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, left Nigeria on Wednesday morning to Washington DC to attempt to get the court to set aside…

Akwa Ibom commissioner has tasked journalists in the country to continue to play a big role in the nation building through objective reportage. Dr. Iniobong Essien, the state Commissioner of Environment and Mineral Resources emphasised the need for journalists to exhibit a sense of responsibility in the discharge of their duties. Reacting to a recent newspaper report credited to him by the Guide Newspaper, captioned, Commissioner helpless: ‘Governor Udom awards waste evacuation contract to wife, brother’, Essien described the report as absolutely false and called on the Nigerian Union of Journalist to ensure that its members adhere to the ethics…

By Innocent Okon Once upon a military government in Nigeria, there was a military President the Press nicknamed IBB. He did so many things right and so many things wrong! Arguably not an intellectual, but courted and retained services of intellectuals and critics both in his formal and kitchen cabinets. It was during IBB’s regime that Nigerians knew that there was a gulf between precepts and reality. Performance and theories. Walking the talk, and betraying ideology! He it was that appointed Tony Momoh as Minister of Information. Momoh is a Journalist and a lawyer. While on the job, Momoh disappointed…

After 20 years, France, Sunday, caught world attention and bathed again in the euphoria of World Cup glory. France overwhelmed Croatia in Russia to clinch their second FIFA World Cup, winning 4-2. The first was on home soil in 1998. This time, French President Emmanuel Macron was on hand at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium to take the trophy back to Paris, where a football fever has gripped the residents. They have won the World Cup for the second time, and the first time for 20 years, with coach Didier Deschamps becoming only the third man ever to take the trophy as…

Novak Djokovic earned his first Grand Slam title in more than two years by beating Kevin Anderson to win his fourth Wimbledon championship. Djokovic, seeded 12th, won 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-3) to claim a 13th Slam – his first major since the 2016 French Open. The Serb, 31, quickly took control to win the opening set in 29 minutes, breaking twice more in the second set. Djokovic saw off five set points in an even third set, dominating the tie-break to seal victory. He dropped to his haunches just inside the baseline as Centre rose to acclaim the champion, hugging…

After the victory of Dr. Kayode Fayemi of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Ekiti governorship polls, a Nigerian social media commentator and critic has told Ekiti people to shine their eyes against some tragedies that have befallen some APC states in the country. However, Ayodele Fayose as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governor has been resisting open-grazing method in Ekiti and has been carpeting President Muhammadu Buhari administration on Farmers/Herdsmen clashes that have led to countless deaths of innocent and defenceless Nigerians. Though APC/PDP states are vulnerable to the herdsmen attacks, most APC-dominated states: Adamawa, Benue, Nassarawa, Kaduna, Kogi,…