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Passersby were seen heaping curses on an unknown person for abandoning a baby who later died on a dumpsite at Ikoku Junction, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, Wednesday. Residents of the area said they woke up Wednesday morning to see the baby, wrapped in a white cloth, abandoned in the middle of a refuse dump in front of St. Thomas Anglican Church, Mile 2, Diobu. Some of the onlookers, who spoke to Vanguard, expressed sadness with the attitude of the person that abandoned the baby. One of them, a lady, who identified herself simply as Charity,…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has reiterated the need for Nigeria to remain united in order to move forward and compete favorably with other nations of the world. Bello, who said Nigerians must resist the present urge for war, said those fanning the embers of disunity were doing so for “selfish and egocentric reasons.” He said the nation could benefit immensely from its diverse geography and culture, urging Nigerians to avoid statements capable of “tearing the nation apart”. The governor said: “We are all brothers and sisters brought together by God to make Nigeria great. Nigeria can only benefit…

Motorists and residents in the Badagry-Seme Expressway axis are groaning over the dubious activities of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, officers, who operate illegal checkpoints along the route. Vanguard observed that multiple checkpoints are mounted by Customs officials at Agbara, Elijah, Mowo, Gbaji, Atinporomeh, Ibereko, Badagry and Sultan Beach, where personnel are seen openly harassing private and commercial drivers. At each checkpoint between Seme and Badagry, they collect a toll ranging from N100 to N1,000 from each driver of a commercial vehicle, while anyone with a bag of rice parts with between N500 and N1,000. It is reliably gathered that some officers…

Alexis Sanchez, the Chile international has been linked with a move to Old Trafford, despite widespread reports initially indicating that switch was to Manchester City. Sanchez comes to the end of his contract at Arsenal this summer, which means that if the Gunners do not sell him this month, they risk losing him for free come the end of the season. According to The Telegraph, the 29-year-old has agreed a four-year deal with the Red Devils, and will pocket him £270,000 a week after tax. The publication adds, though, that the transfer hinges on Henrikh Mkhitaryan and whether or not…

Nigeria has filed a claim of $875 million against JP Morgan Chase, accusing it of negligence in transferring funds from a disputed 2011 oilfield deal to a company controlled by the country’s erstwhile oil minister. A spokeswoman for JP Morgan dismissed the accusation on Thursday, saying the firm “considers the allegations made in the claim to be unsubstantiated and without merit.” The suit filed in British courts relates to a purchase of the offshore OPL 245 oilfield in Nigeria by oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and Eni in 2011. At the core of the case is a $1.3 billion payment…

Following the need to nip insecurity in Nigeria in the bud, the Senate, Wednesday, deferred for two weeks its proposed National Security Summit. The Senate had earlier scheduled the security summit for Wednesday and Thursday next week, just as it decided to postpone the event, realizing that the date was fixed in a hurry. It would be recalled that the Senate had on Wednesday after a debate on issues related to the security developments in the country, agreed to hold a national security summit in Abuja with various stakeholders, to come up with lasting solutions to the serious security situation in the country. Also…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kaduna Wing has called off the 10-day indefinite strike action they embarked upon in the state public schools over the sack of 21,780 teachers who failed the competency test. Comrade Audu T. Amba, the NUT Chairman, announced the suspension Thursday after an emergency meeting of the State Wing Executive Council (SWEC). The state chairman, who stated that the NUT supports the State Government in the quest towards qualitative education in the state, said, “The state wing of the NUT, Kaduna state met today January 18, 2018 to review the situation in the light of…

Passage of PIGB will curb future fuel scarcity – Saraki Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Wednesday extolled the House of Representatives on the passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, meant to curb the problem of fuel scarcity in the country. In a video message on his facebook page, Saraki, who facilitated the passage of the same bill by the Senate earlier in 2017, said: “Wednesday after nearly two decades of back-and-forth, near-misses and ‘near-passages’, the 8th National Assembly finally reached a milestone with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, otherwise known as PIGB. This is historic.…

The House of Representatives Committee on Interior Wednesday demanded the Ministry of Interior to produce the evidence of remittances of internally generated revenue of more than N1.4 billion into the federation account that was not included in the 2017 budget performance report or forget about its overhead expenditure for 2018. The committee in session also kicked against repeated duplication of line items such as computers and other accessories in the 2018 Budget of the Federal Ministry of Interior. The lawmakers also demanded that all evidences of remittances of the over N1billion IGR be forwarded to them for verification. The committee…

Sule Lamido, a one-time governor of Jigawa state Wednesday accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of lying itself to power, and described President Muhammadu Buhari as “intolerant and vengeful.” Lamido, who was speaking at the 15th Daily Trust Dialogue which had as its theme, ”Nigeria and the Challenges of 2019” in Abuja, said: “If you destroy too much, one day you will also lead. “Mr President, I am sure when you were coming here, you saw fuel queues everywhere. You are the Minister of Petroleum. When are you going to demonstrate and go on strike? “Typical of you APC,…