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Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Kogi state, the candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement, APM, Yusuf Dantalle has raised alarm over what he called a threat to his life because of his refusal to quit the race. Dantalle who doubles as the national chairman of the party also accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of working in sync with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to prevent thirteen political parties from participating in the election. Briefing newsmen at the party’s national secretariat yesterday, Dantalle said INEC officials deliberately left their duty posts on Monday to stop…

Unknown armed men yesterday attacked Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftains including state officials of the party on Zaki Biam- Katsina/Ala road and took one of them, Ben Kiregh hostage leaving other with serious gunshot wounds. Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness that the victims were on their way from Zaki Biam to Katsina Ala town for a PDP zonal meeting called by Senator Gabriel Suswam to discuss the security situation in the area when they were ambushed on the way. According to the witness, “they were travelling in the car of the State PDP Legal Adviser to Katsina/Ala town for a…

The Insights by Lateef Adewole This government can be considered to be a “cheetah” when it comes to adding more financial burdens and inflicting pains on already dying Nigerians and their businesses, while they suddenly become “snail” when it comes to delivering good governance to the same citizens. In the past few weeks, the government and its agencies have been introducing one form of taxation or another. Firstly, it was the proposed introduction of charges on online transactions, then the resuscitation of the previously suspended charges on cash deposits by individuals and corporate organisations into their bank accounts. Again, there…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has assured Nigerians of President Muhammadu Buhari`s efforts to ensure better livelihoods for all the citizenry of the country. Mustapha gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja, at a news conference organised by his office to highlight some of the key activities to mark Nigeria`s 59th Independence Day Anniversary. Represented by Mr Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Economy and Political Affairs Office, SGF office, Mustapha said the struggle for Nigeria’s independence from its inception was not an easy one. According to him, it was as a result of intellectual…

A Mother and Child Hospital worth N200m is to be built in the oil rich Ode Ugbo in ilaje council area of Ondo state by Chevron Nigeria Limited. Chairman of the Amalgamation of Ilaje Ugbo Coastal Communities Association (AMAICOMMA), Pius Orisabinone said this at a town hall meeting in Ode-Ugbo. “The essence of this meeting is to brief our people on how far we have gone and what we are planning to do. We have built walk-ways and jetties from which over 40 communities have benefitted. “We also have Mother and Child Hospital coming on the way. It is going to be a…

The Network of International Human Rights Organisations and Coalitions say it may soon adopt detained Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore, as a “Prisoner of Conscience”. The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) said on Monday in Lagos that it was working with renowned rights groups across the world to ensure that Sowore was adopted as a Prisoner of Conscience unless the Federal Government releases the activist without further delay. They also expressed shock that the Nigerian authorities were making frivolous charges against Sowore who had been in custody since Aug. 5. The group also called for the release…

The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Monday attended the Supreme Court Special Session marking the 2019/2020 legal year. Osinbajo attended as a special guest. The event was hosted at the Supreme Court premises, three-arms zone, Abuja. The legal year, in English law as well as in other common law jurisdictions, is the calendar during which the judges sit in court. It is traditionally divided into periods called “terms.” Abuja-Osogbo bound passengers kidnapped in Osun Osinbajo, while speaking at the event reaffirmed the position of President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration to uphold the rule of law. The event which was…

Kidnappers struck again in Osun State as an Abuja-Osogbo bound bus was attacked along Imesi-Ile Obokun road. It was gathered that the bus parked at motor park before it was attacked and some passengers were forcefully taken away by the hoodlums. A relative of one of the kidnapped victims, Tunde Adejumo told Vanguard that the buses were coming from Abuja and were attacked by the hoodlums at Imesi-Ile-Ibokun road in the state. The victim, Kabirat Adejumo, according to Tunde was communicating home as the bus travelled home bound but suddenly stopped calling which arouse their suspicion. “When it was about…

Service Chiefs have finally appeared before the House of Representatives to discuss the national security issues. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Adamu Muhammed, are however absent at the meeting as they sent representatives. According to the Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, the meeting is aimed at finding out how the National Assembly can be Of help in the fight against insecurity, and also why there are still growing concerns of insecurity in the country despite the claims of success made by the military. READ: Gov. El-Rufa’i enrols son in public…

Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State on Monday enrolled his six-year-old child, Abubakar into primary one in Capital School Malali, Kaduna, a public school, in fulfilment of a promise he made in 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that El-Rufa’i had in a state broadcast in December 2017, promised to enrol his child in a public school when he turns six years. “The move is part of reforms to revamp public schools in the state to make them more competitive. “We are determined to fix public education and raise their standards so that private education will become only…