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A High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital has issued a Bench Warrant for the arrest of a Professor of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State over his alleged involvement in electoral fraud during the 2019 general elections. Professor Ignatius Uduk is accused of trying to rig the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District election. The HOD Voter Education, Odaro Aisien made this known in a statement signed on Monday. “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after several unsuccessful attempts to serve the Professor with the summons to appear before the Court in Charge No.HU/240C/2020, the Independent National Electoral…

As United Kingdom Parliament opened Monday, its members took a swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for the attack and intimidation of protesters who took part in the #EndSARS demonstrations. The members sought sanctions on government officials and security agents such as visa ban, freezing of assets, and stopping the funding and training for the Nigeria Police Force. The debate was sequel to a petition started by Silas Ojo which had garnered over 200,000 signatures. The debate by members of the Petitions Committee, which took place at the Westminster Hall,  kicked off with Theresa Villiers, a member of the…

Despite threats of sanction from the Federal Government over its investigative report on the shootings at Lekki Poll Plaza during the #EndSARS protests, CNN has released a second report on the incident. In the first report, CNN shows in the footage the arrival of Nigerian soldiers at the scene, shooting of protesters and cartridges left after shooting by the soldiers. The fresh report also shows protesters running as soldiers open fire at the tollgate. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had last week described CNN’s report on the Lekki shootings as poor journalism, adding that the network deserved…

Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 95 percent effective according to a second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its developers said on Tuesday. The two-dose vaccine will be available on international markets for less than $10 (8.40 euros) per dose, they said, and will be free for Russian citizens. It can be stored at between two and eight degrees Celsius (between 35.6 and 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit), they said, instead of the temperatures below freezing required for some other vaccines. The calculations of its effectiveness were based on preliminary data obtained 42 days after the first dose, Russia’s health ministry,…

Kaduna State is leading other states as Nigeria’s COVID-19 new cases dropped to 56, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed. NCDC in its Twitter handle on Monday reported that Kaduna topped the chart with 18 followed by FCT and Lagos with 17 and six COVID-19 infections respectively. According to the health agency, “On the 23rd of November 2020, 56 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria.” “The 56 new cases are reported from 10 states- Kaduna (18), FCT (17), Lagos (6), Plateau (5), Kano (3), Kwara (2), Yobe (2), Ekiti (1), Niger (1), and Rivers (1).”…

A Nigerian-born researcher is one of those leading the research at Pfizer for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Onyema Ogbuagu who is an Associate Professor of medicine at Yale University has dispelled misconceptions concerning the COVID-19 vaccine noting that there is no sinister plan in the development of the vaccine. Speaking concerning some misconceptions about the vaccine, in a series on Tweet on his official handle, he said misinformation about the pandemic may lead to loss of lives. Ogbuagu’s in a series of Tweets Let’s dispel some rumors especially because misinformation about COVID-19 may and can cost lives.…

https://youtu.be/MTKMUEpHWoE The United Kingdom Parliament has begun a debate on the fallout of the #EndSARS protest that generated a lot of talking points from most parts of the world. Having gathered well over 200,000 the UK Parliament set aside a debate to weigh into what went down on 20th October 2020, where an encounter between the peaceful protesters and the formation of military personnel have continued to generate controversies. The matter was raised by Theresa Villiers, member of parliament for Chipping Barnet. Villiers said the UK sanction regime gives the country “a powerful new tool to hold to account perpetrators…

The Federal Government says it is processing $750 million World Bank loan for state governments to stimulate local economy and support vulnerable household’s consumption. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who stated this at the inauguration of the Federal Steering and Technical Committees of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES), in Abuja, said “the loan is part of windows of opportunities to mitigate the effect of COVID-19.” Ahmed maintained that the diverse and severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic had continued to be felt across the world with significant consequences on informal…

By: Israel Umoh Roar, Roar! Big, Big Moving, Lumbering Big paws Large mouth Terrifying fur Yet no teeth Just Claw-less and Clueless Women boo Children Unafraid Once a huge and fearful animal Now a walking carcass A shadow of its former self Nigerians almost organised a requiem mass for Organised Labour typified by Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress as soon the planned nationwide strike on September 28 failed. The purported strike was called to compel the Federal Government to reverse the hikes in Premium Motor Spirit called petrol and electricity tariff. Since the Organised Labour bungled the opportunity…

At least, seven soldiers and one Joint Task Force civilian have been feared dead following a landmine ambush in the northern axis of Borno State on Saturday. The deceased, who were on escort duty en-route Baga, came upon the landmines planted by suspected Boko Haram members followed by heavy gunfire on the convoy. The convoy consisted of truckloads of food heading to Baga town of Kukawa local government area. The food supplies were to be distributed to returning Internally Displayed Persons by Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum. Some of the civilians who escorted the food were natives of Baga living…