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By Emma Nnadozie, Kingsley Omonobi, Demola Akinyemi, Brisibe Perez, Esther Onyegbula, Ozioruva Aliu and Ibrahim HassanWuyo The insecurity situation in the country is currently on the upswing, as robbers, cultists and kidnappers have taken over most cities, especially in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests which led to withdrawal of policemen from most metropolis. Recall that most cities, particularly in the south of the country, have witnessed less policing in the last few weeks, heightening fears among citizens, and not even the intervention of Police high command and prominent citizens has led to any improvement in policing. In Lagos, Edo,…

By Ross Harvey In a historic US election, President Donald Trump was ousted from office by Joe Biden. Biden won 50.8% of the popular vote, while Trump still managed 47.5% in the largest voter turnout since 1908. The presidency of Donald Trump is widely viewed as anomalous, a monstrous blip in an otherwise healthy and deeply consolidated democracy. This would be a mistake. A deeper analysis reveals that populism can take root even in societies with relatively broad-based access to political and economic opportunities. Globalisation, accelerating apace since the end of the Cold War in 1989, has resulted in a…

Lagos State has recorded 136 Covid-19 cases 24 hours after it reported no new infection. From the report of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 7 other states have also reported new Covid-19 infections. These include Kano-4; Niger-3; Ekiti, Kaduna, Ogun, and Taraba-2; FCT-1. The 152 new cases reported by the NCDC take the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Nigeria to 65,148. There are 44 Covid-19 patients discharged across Nigeria in the last 24 hours to take number of successfully treated cases in the country to 61,073.

As part of measures to plug all revenue collection leakages the Benue State Government has pledged to strengthen revenue generated internally and provided operational vehicles for the Joint Taskforce to check illegal tax collection activities. State Governor Samuel Ortom who presented the vehicles in Makurdi the State capital equally provided mobility for the Yam and Pig Farmers Associations of Nigeria. Illegal tax operations have been a clog in the wheel of revenue generation in the State with prominent people regrettably involved. In view of this, Governor Ortom provided logistics to the Revenue Board to strengthen its operations. The Governor stated…

About 160 journalists were attacked in Nigeria in the last two years, a report, has shown.The report was prepared by the PTCIJ’s press freedom project and collated cases through the Press Attack Tracker, a civic technology tool designed to track and report attacks on the press.The tool provides a data-driven advocacy response to the continued repression of the media through physical attacks, arrests and detentions, unconstitutional legal proceedings, repressive laws, and cyber attacks amongst others.The report shows that the police, thugs and political figures were responsible for most of the attacks faced by journalists. The other aggressors are civilians, the…

Nigerian music star, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke has got internet users buzzing as he finally dropped his much-anticipated album. The singer’s body of work was released on November 13, 2020, as promised. In no time, fans had listened to all the tracks and shared their hot takes on it on their social media pages. The 17-track album featured an array of top American artistes such as Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Lil Baby and more. Other talented African artistes were also featured on the body of work and some of them are Sauti Sol (Kenya), Sho Madjozi (South Africa), Tiwa Savage and…

The Federal Government has embarked on the distribution of grants of twenty thousand to a thousand vulnerable rural women in the Gombe state. The distribution was supervised by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Hajia Sadia Umar Farouque of who said the grants were given to these women following the harsh economic conditions as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. The women who were drawn up from the eleven local governments areas of the state were asked to use the money judiciously to the benefit of their families. Some respite for the rural women in Gombe as the Federal Government begins…

Effective November 13, Nigerians may begin to buy fuel from filling stations at prices between N172 and N175, or higher. This is because the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) has adjusted the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, from N147.67 to N155.17. The PPMC is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and currently imports almost all of Nigeria’s petrol. A memo, seen by ait.live dated November 11, shows that the new price regime becomes effective on November 13, 2020. The memo, signed by Ali Tijani of the PPMC, shows that the landing cost…

The Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC has handed-over additional working documents to the field forensic auditor appointed to probe the activities of the commission. Acting Managing Director of the NDDC Professor kemebradikumo Pondei who handed over the items said the commission was determined to ensure the implementation of President Mohammadu Buhari’s directive on the forensic auditing of the commission. Acting Managing Director of the NDDC Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei who handed-over vehicles to field forensic auditors said the exercise was not about witch-hunting but to reposition the commission for better service delivery. The lead consultant of the forensic auditors Joshua Bashiru…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community and investors to take advantage of Nigeria’s diversity in human and natural resources for investment. He said youth development, integration and employment remained priorities for his administration. Speaking at a ceremony to receive the Letters of Credence of the Ambassadors of Belgium, Mauritania, Austria and Norway at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, the President said “Nigeria is ready to pursue broader dialogue, as well as enhance cooperation and collaboration on the basis of constructive mutual respect and a shared vision for our future. “As you may know, Nigeria is an ethnic and culturally…