The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has released Captain Warredi Enisuoh, Executive Director of Operations and Technical of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL, the pipeline surveillance company operated by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who the anti-graft agency detained January 19. Report from Vanguard gathered that EFCC freed Enisuoh from its custody, Tuesday, about 72 hours after the company raised the alarm about his detention. Enisuoh, who spoke to Sunday Vanguard on phone, yesterday, confirmed his release but pleaded that he would not want to make comments on his ordeal since he has a matter with…
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At least three policemen were shot dead and another injured when unknown gunmen attacked policemen at the border checkpoint along the Enugu/Abakaliki expressway. The hoodlums who operated in a Sienna bus reportedly opened fire at the checkpoint killing three policemen on the spot. Another policeman who was shot on the leg is said to be receiving treatment at a hospital in the Ebonyi State Capital. The incident took place Saturday night at the border checkpoint between Enugu and Ebonyi States. Police spokesperson in Ebonyi, Chris Anyanwu confirmed the incident. “Yesterday’s attack by unknown gunmen at Ebonyi/Enugu boundary took place…
Three people were shot dead and four wounded in fresh US shooting. Reports said the shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. in the Beverly Crest neighborhood. This is at least the sixth mass shooting in California this month. The report said emergency services rushed to the swanky address in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles overnight, where they found three people dead in a vehicle parked outside. Four others were being treated in hospital Saturday, two of them for critical injuries. According to metro.us, last Saturday, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran gunned down patrons at a ballroom dance hall in…
All is now set by a Federal High Court in Abuja to deliver a landmark judgment on Monday, January 30 in a suit seeking removal of President Muhammadu Buhari from office on account of alleged illegalities in the 2019 presidential election. The judgment billed to be delivered by Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo will also resolve a request seeking to stop the conduct of the 2023 Presidential election. A notice for the judgment delivery just sighted by our correspondent at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja indicated that the verdict would be handed down by 9 am by Justice Ekwo.…
The Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] has extended the deadline for old naira notes with extra 10 days. In a statement issued on Sunday by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, the bank says the new deadline is now February 10. More to come….
The Osun Election Petition Tribunal has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the July 16 Governorship election, Adegboyega Oyetola, were able to prove a case of forgery against incumbent Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke. The Tribunal had earlier observed Oyetola had presented forgery case, established against Governor Adeleke, was not enough to disqualify him from contesting the July 16 Governorship election, adding that he had acquired additional qualifications. Delivering the majority judgement, the Tribunal led by Justice Tertsea Kume, noted that the petitioners were able to prove forgery case against Governor Adeleke as EC9, which is…
Manchester City on Friday night beat EPL table toppers, Arsenal, to qualify for the 5th round of the English FA Cup. Nathan Ake’s strike earned Pep Guardiola’s men a place in the fifth round in world’s oldest football competition. The Dutch defender was the unlikely match-winner with a composed finish to inflict a first defeat on the Premier League leaders since November.
Dozens of residents of Osun State trooped out on Saturday to protest the verdict of the Tribunal, which sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke. Recalls that the Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Friday sacked Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate,6 after it said it found proof of over-voting. It also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately withdraw the certificate of return issued to Governor Adeleke, and present it to his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola. Despite the plea for calm, this morning, some major roads in Osogbo and Ilesa were blocked by protesters, said to be unhappy…
Manchester City on Friday night beat EPL table toppers, Arsenal, to qualify for the 5th round of the English FA Cup. Nathan Ake’s strike earned Pep Guardiola’s men a place in the fifth round in world’s oldest football competition. The Dutch defender was the unlikely match-winner with a composed finish to inflict a first defeat on the Premier League leaders since November.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Friday attributed the lingering fuel scarcity in the country to a disruption in the product distribution chain caused by activities of cross-border smugglers. In a statement on Friday, the agency said “the current distribution hitch is heightened by activities of cross-border smugglers, who divert PMS meant for the Nigerian market to neighbouring countries where PMS prices are significantly higher than Nigeria’s regulated price.” However, the agency claimed that there is petroleum motor spirit (PMS) sufficiency of over 1.6 billion litres as of 26 January both on land and marine.…
2023: G5 Gov inaugurates Peter Obi campaign team in Benue Ahead of the 2023 election, Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has reportedly inaugurated a campaign team for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in Benue. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that according to an associate of the governor, who pleaded anonymity, while Ortom had not openly endorsed a particular candidate, he had called on his foot soldiers to embrace Obi. “Governor Ortom has already inaugurated an Obi team using his most trusted aides and allies,” Punch quotes the source as saying. “Former governorship aspirant, Professor Dennis Tyavyar, is Chairman…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the train services along the Abuja-Kaduna corridor. The suspension of the services followed a derailment of the train at Kubwa area of Abuja on Friday. The Abuja-bound train derailed with no casualty or fatality recorded, Meridianspy gathered. An official of the NRC at the Kubwa train station who pleaded anonymity told The Nation that the incident occurred at about 3:15 pm which coincided with the arrival of the afternoon train. The number of passengers and crew members on board could not be ascertained. This incident is coming barely a week after train…