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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed Commissioners of Police in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to ensure that only checkpoints operationally expedient for crime prevention were put in place during the festive seasons. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, said the IGP ordered the commissioners of police to ensure that officers deployed to checkpoints eschew all forms of corruption, ostensibly in reaction to cases of alleged extortion of travellers and motorists, especially on major highways across the country. Mba said Commissioners of Police, Area Commanders and Divisional…

Some academic and non-academic staff in universities in the country have called on the Federal Government not to bow to the threat of industrial action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over the enrolment of federal workers into the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS. The unions, including the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Congress of University Academics, CONUA, also said even if ASUU goes on strike, the action would not be able to shut down the university system or cripple anything therein, including academic activities. Both unions made their positions…

Former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, appeared to have taken ill barely three days in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja. A source close to the investigation confirmed to Vanguard that as part of efforts by the anti-graft agency to conclude the interrogation of the former Justice Minister and charge him to court within the 14 days granted by an FCT High Court, the operatives took him on on sundry issues relating to the Malabu oil deal. Adoke, is reported to have cooperated with his interrogators who grilled him from 1 pm to…

Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, branch of the Nigeria Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, the weekend in Benin City, Edo State, gave the Federal Government a January 15 deadline to remove containerized trucks from all access roads to tank farms in Apapa, failing which members would withdraw their services nationwide. At a briefing after its Branch Executive Council, BEC, meeting, Otunba Salmon Oladiti,  National Chairman of PTD, said but for the promise not to disrupt fuel supplies and inflict pains on Nigerians during the yuletide, the union would have ordered members to down tools and begin an indefinite strike…

Ika local government council of Akwa Ibom State has banned sale of land in the area to corporate bodies. A byelaw enacted by Ika Local government Legislature said village heads or individuals are barred from negotiating or entering into any agreement for the sale of land in the area to corporate bodies without the consent or authority of the council’s chairman. This was contained in a letter signed by the clerk of the house, Ubong Udoh who is also a legal practitioner. Udoh who signed the letter for the house leader, Utibe Cletus, also a councilor representing Urban Ward 1…

Contrary to expectation by some football bookmakers and analysts, Akwa United, a two-time Nigeria Federation Cup champions, have cracked the shell of promising Akwa Starlets. At the end of the explosive encounter at Uyo Sports Stadium on Sunday, Akwa United powered past Akwa Starlets 1-0. Akarandut Orok struck in the 17 minutes in the first half to give the Boboye boys the three vital points needed to stay in the league another season. Before the epic match, Akwa Starlets were in top form having occupied the second position in the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, table while Akwa United were…

The Presidency declared Sunday that there was no sin having a cabal within government, saying elites blowing the issue out of proportion hated President Muhammadu Buhari because he refused to allocate oil blocs to themselves The declaration came against the backdrop of claims by some partisans and analysts that President Buhari’s government had been hijacked by a power-hungry cabal. According to the Presidency, no President can operate alone without having a team of close confidants. Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, who stated this at a dinner organized in Abuja weekend by the Press Corps of the ruling All Progressives Congress,…

Northern States Christian Elders Forum, NOSCEF, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to give the Christian community in the country Christmas gift by ensuring the release of Leah Sharibu from the custody of Boko Haram. The group also called on men and women of conscience to cry out loud, so the situation does not deteriorate further. It stated: “Dishonesty in government escalates crime and criminality. Let the spirit of Christmas revive our ways to ways of godliness. Let us pray that God will bring hope and righteousness to the state of despair and hopelessness in the nation. “May the Lord…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, Sunday, slashed the withdrawal fee from N65 to N35 charged for the use of other banks’ Automated Teller Machines. According to the CBN, the N35 ATM fee would be imposed on customers after the third withdrawal within one month. The new directive is part of the major highlights of the new Guide to Bank Charges released by the CBN on Sunday. It also removed Card Maintenance Fee on all cards linked to current accounts and also asked banks to charge a maximum of N1 per mille for customer induced debit transactions to third parties and transfers…

Frank Lampard out-witted Jose Mourinho as Chelsea powered to a 2-0 win at Tottenham on Sunday. The explosive derby featured a double from Willian, a red card for Son Heung-min and allegations of racist abuse. This is as Watford shocked Manchester United 2-0 at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford, north of London. Billed as a showdown between Mourinho and Lampard, an explosive London derby showed the student is more than a match for the man who served as his mentor during their time together at Chelsea. Blues boss Lampard pulled a tactical masterstroke as he cleverly changed his team’s formation,…