The naira yesterday lost N5 to close at N510 to one dollar at the parallel market over rising volatility in the foreign exchange market. The currency, which exchanges at N505/$1 at the weekend, failed to sustain last week’s rally. The pressure against the naira at the parallel market followed Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to […]
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state governors, Godwin Obaseki (Edo) (left); Umar Fintiri (Adamawa); Bala Mohammed (Bauchi); Nyesom Wike (Rivers); Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto); Seyi Makinde (Oyo) (Behind) Tambuwal; Samuel Ortom (Benue); Emmanuel Udom (Akwa Ibom); Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) briefing journalists after an emergency meeting in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Philip […]
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Deserted Coal Camp, Enugu, during the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)…yesterday Gunmen kill four, set buses ablaze to ensure compliance Anambra police command attacked amid security reinforcement Protest was 100% successful, says IPOB spokesman HURIWA faults Southeast governors’ silence The sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to […]
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The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has declared that it is the Rivers State Government and not the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), that should collect the Valued Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT) in the state. The court, presided over by Justice Stephen Dalyop Pam, also issued an order of […]
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Policemen have taken over the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja to stave off presumed violent protests against the caretaker leadership of the party. As of 11:20am, the policemen in about five hilux vans were strategically positioned along the Blantyre Street of the secretariat which was recently rechristened “Buhari House” […]
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Six NWC members: Chairman must go ‘I won’t resign from office’ Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors will today decide the fate of National Chairman Uche Secondus after consultation with party elders. The main opposition party remained polarised yesterday over Secondus. The party’s governors met yesterday on the raging controversy. After the meeting they announced that […]
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Following are images from across the South-East as captured by Vanguard reporters, as the IPOB sit-at-home order takes effect: Niger Bridge, Anambra. Photos: Chimaobi Nwaiwu Onitsha Terminal Park, Asaba-Onitsha-Enugu Expressway, Anambra. Douglas Road, Owerri, Imo. Royce Road, Owerri, Imo. Secondary school students sent home in Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State. Photo: Ikechukwu Odu […]
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There were killings in parts of the Southeast yesterday as residents were forced to stay at home following the call by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Major towns, markets and streets were deserted despite security agencies urging people to go about their normal business. IPOB had announced a sit-at-home to protest the arrest and […]
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday expressed shock over the death of the General Manager, Fresh FM, Mr David Ajiboye. He described the incident as a painful loss, praying to God to grant the Chairman of the Fresh FM Stations, Dr Yinka Ayefele, the Ajiboye family and the management of the FM stations the fortitude […]
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Online registrants hit 1.6 million 195,591 citizens added to voter register Nigerians on social media have hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the ongoing online Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).INEC had begun the online pre-registration on June 28, while physical registration commenced nationwide on July 26, 2021. Seven weeks after commencement of the exercise, […]
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