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A former governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, has bowed out of this earthly plane. Born August 21, 1936, Musa was a left-wing Nigerian politician elected Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria during the Nigerian Second Republic, holding office from October 1979 until he was impeached on June 23, 1981. His death was announced by his political associate and Senator Shehu Sani. “Alhaji Balarabe Musa has died. May Allah forgive his souls and grant him Aljanna firdausi.Amin,” Mr Sani wrote on Twitter. He is considered a progressive and worked with people of like minds to mobilise against the military junta of…

A prominent Nigerian pastor has queried “Who sent this guy to file this frivolous law suit?” after his name was listed as a defendant in the ENDSARS lawsuit. Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Pastor Sam Adeyemi is among the 49 persons dragged to Abuja Chief Magistrate Court by a human rights activist, Kenechukwu Okeke, over their alleged roles in the #EndSARS protests that swept the nation in October. Adeyemi who tweeted Tuesday said he was at a loss over the criminal complaint against him as it is claimed in some quarters that the ENDSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate only…

The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V has made a U-turn and pledged his support for Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade and his administration. Edidem Otu made his stance known Tuesday, when the governor paid him a courtesy call at his private residence in Adiabo, Odukpani Local Government Area. This is coming almost two weeks after the royal father asked the governor to step aside over his negligence that contributed to the vandalism, looting and destruction of public and private property in the state last month. During the visit on Tuesday, the Obong described the governor as “my…

By: Israel Umoh The gleaming spectre of Ken Saro-Wiwa, the Nigerian writer, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award appeared and animated literary minds and arenas across the globe on Tuesday, November 10, 25 years after his gruesome execution. Saro-Wiwa, the Rivers State-born human rights activist was Kangaroo-ed by military Tribunal and hurriedly hanged by the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha in 1995, an action that provoked international outrage and resulted in Nigeria’s suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations for over three years. In remembrance of his heroic deeds to humanity and environmental redemption, Uyo…

Lagos State peaks the chart of nine states as Nigeria recorded 152 COVID-19 infections, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. NCDC via its Twitter handle Tuesday night said “On the 10th of November 2020, 152 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “The 152 new cases are reported from 9 states- Lagos (93), FCT (21), Oyo (15), Rivers (11), Bauchi (7), Kwara (2), Bayelsa (1), Edo (1), and Plateau (1).” The health agency tweeted “Till date, 64,336 cases have been confirmed, 60,333 cases have been discharged and 1,160 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and…

Brazil’s health regulator said Monday it has suspended clinical trials of an experimental Chinese COVID-19 vaccine after an “adverse incident” involving one of the volunteers. The setback for CoronaVac, developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech, came on the same day US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said its vaccine candidate had shown 90 percent effectiveness, raising hopes of an end to the pandemic. The Brazilian regulator, Anvisa, said in a statement it had decided “to interrupt the clinical study of the CoronaVac vaccine after a serious adverse incident” on October 29. It did not say where the event took place or…

Veteran Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat has died, weeks after contracting Coronavirus, it has been confirmed. Aged 65, Dr Erekat was Palestine’s chief negotiator and international spokesman for more than three decades. He died in an Israeli hospital on Tuesday, weeks after testing positive for COVID-19, his party Fatah confirmed. Dr Erekat was involved in almost every round of peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine stretching back to the landmark Madrid conference in 1991, when he famously wore a black and white chequered keffiyeh – a symbol of Palestinian nationalism. A loyal aide to Palestinian leaders Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud…

Another #ENDSARS protest imminent if political office holders and policymakers in Nigeria continue to pay lip service to youth unemployment and empowerment. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, gave the warning when the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono, led top officials of his ministry to defend its 2021 budget before the Senate Committee on Agriculture on Monday, November 9. Lawan challenged his colleagues in position of authority to factor youth employment and empowerment into the 2021 budget to escape another round of #EndSARS protests. “Recently, we had protests by some of our youths. Some of them, very…

U.S. Attorney General, William Barr, has directed federal prosecutors across the country to examine allegations of fraud in the November 3 general elections. Barr’s directive is contained in a November 9 memo entitled, “Post-Voting Election Irregularity Inquiries” addressed to relevant divisions in the Department of Justice. It came two days after the projection of former Vice President and Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, as winner of the keenly-contested presidential election. The Republican incumbent President Donald Trump has not conceded, and is alleging that the election was stolen by the Democrats especially in battleground states. His campaign organisation has filed lawsuits in…

As Akwa Ibom Nigeria Labour Congress backtracked on its planned indefinite industrial action with the government, some people in the state have given knocks while others have heaped kudos on labour for the action. NLC had given Akwa Ibom government a 14-day ultimatum with effect from October 26, this year to implement its 13-point demand failure of which it would embark on an indefinite industrial action. However, the ultimatum expired November 9 but the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting of NLC, Akwa lbom State Council met at Workers’ Solidarity Centre, Atan Offot, Uyo and reviewed the ultimatum. In a telephone…