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The House of Representatives, Tuesday, is poised for war with theNigerian Police and the Directorate of State Security over their refusal to arrest ministers and heads of agencies summoned by the house. Consequently, the house has consolidated two Bills, seeking to penalise officers of the Nigerian Police and the DSS, for failure to arrest and compel the appearance of Ministers and Heads of agencies, who fail to honour summons of the National Assembly. The National Assembly is empowered by sections 88 and 89 of the 1999 Constitution, to investigate agencies and cause arrest, of those who do not cooperate with…

Nigeria’s economic losses are put at N10 trillion yearly caused by unsteady electricity supply, the World Bank has admitted. In a new report, the World Bank noted that transition from a publicly-owned to largely privately-owned power market, which began in 2013, did not bring the expected outcomes. “The sector is under severe stress,” it said, adding that the causes for the stress were interlinked and the result of key stakeholders falling short of their expected contributions for achieving sector turnaround. The report said this had led to a lack of trust between key stakeholders and among the general public with…

The West African Senior Examinations Council (WASEC) examination that was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic will hold from August 4 to September 5, 2020. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, who made the announcement at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday, said arrangement would be made for those wishing to attend revision classes. He stated that the country had more than 19,000 centres for the examination, adding that NABTEB and NECO would follow at after the WAEC examination. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has unveiled a new…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surged to 28,711 as 544 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This is as Akwa Ibom State netted eight new Coronavirus cases, bringing to the total number to 122. The NCDC stated this on its verified Twitter handle on Sunday night, saying that Lagos recorded 199 of the new infections. “On the 5th of July 2020, 544 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 28711 cases have been confirmed, 11665 cases have been discharged…

Akwa Ibom Government has given ExxonMobil, the oil giant, a seven-day ultimatum to comply with stipulated COVID-19 guidelines or the government will shut down its quarantine centres in the state. The Chairman of Akwa Ibom COVID-19 Management Committee, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, while speaking with Government House correspondents in Uyo on Saturday, accused ExxonMobil of flouting the AKSG/NCDC/WHO laid-down protocols in its quarantine centres. These breaches, according to him, are capable of endangering the lives of not just ExxonMobil staffers, but also that of the people in the state. Ekuwem, who is also the Secretary to the State Government, said the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to order an investigation into allegations that more than N300 billion of public funds was missed, mismanaged, diverted or stolen, as documented in the 2017 audited report by the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF). Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) also urged the President to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to urgently investigate the allegations. SERAP asked Buhari to publish details of N800 billion recovered loot and also urged him to direct Mr. Malami and the anti-corruption agencies to promptly…

A FRSC’s Mobile Court has convicted 122 motorists for flouting the COVID-19 guidelines in Uyo, the state capital and its environs The Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Akwa Ibom State Command, Oga Ochi, stated this in his office located at Idoro Road at the weekend during an interview with journalists said the command had arrested and prosecuted the people for convtravneing the COVID-19 guidelines. Oga noted that out of 122 persons, 92 who were mainly tricycle and minibus drivers were convicted for overloading of passengers against the recommended number of persons in a vehicle by the Nigeria…

Kanye West, the US rapper, is rated the highest-paid musician of 2020 in the world, according to Forbes. Kanye has a whopping $170 million in his kitty is trailed by Elton John with $81million and Ariana Grande, $72 million is in the third position. Jonas Brothers who has $68.5M is fourth, Chainsmokers with $68M is fifth; Ed Sheeran, $64M is sixth; Taylor Swift, $60M is seventh; Post Malone, $59M is eighth; while Rolling Stones with $59M and Marshmello with 56M occupy ninth and 10th positions respectively. Meanwhile, West brought earnings worth $170 million from the 2020 ranking at number two.…

Nigeria has recorded 603 more COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s total confirmed infections to 28,167. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in a late-night post via its verified Twitter handle on Saturday. Of the number, NCDC said 11,462 have recovered while 634 people have lost the battle to the virus. A breakdown of the figure of new cases shows that of the 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with Lagos peaking at 135. Others include Edo – 87, FCT – 73, Rivers – 67, Delta – 62, Ogun – 47, Kaduna – 20, Plateau –…

By: Alkali Tsoho Adams Oshiomhole grew to have a larger-than-life personality, though he is of diminutive stature. He is a native of Iyamho in Etsako land of Edo State. Iyamho used to be a sleepy community on both sides of the Auchi-Okpella section of Benin to Okene Federal Highway. It has now become the envy of neighbouring community like Igolo. It is said that the only profession that you start from the top is in grave digging. So his life started as a humble beginning in tailoring and textile in the then capital of Northern Nigeria where he rose through…