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http://ift.tt/2s728MD Following violent clash between members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, Lagos State Government in Oshodi area, Lagos State Government has assured residents of safety of lives and properties even as it urged them to go about legal businesses without any fear. The post Photos: Lagos Task Force takes over Oshodi, environs appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2s72XF5

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Backs Labour, Students, vows to resist fuel Tax. The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), umbrella organization of all registered political parties and associations in Nigeria, has rejected the process and the outcome of theSaturday’s local government election in the Benue State. It described the outcome as an “unprecedented rape of democracy and rubbishing of every tenet of free, fair and credible election at the local government level”. The CNPP in a statement by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, while demanding for its cancellation, observed that “the process was tailored by the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) and the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) and Governor Samuel Ortom to produce APC Chairmen in the state irrespective of the people’s choice. It said, “The voters apathy marred the election in all 23 Local Government Areas of Benue State on Saturday, which resulted in low turnout of voters across the state cl...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J There has been a massacre in Sime, Tai Local Government Area of Ogoniland, Rivers State as 14 persons have been reported dead while many were equally wounded following a bloody clash between cult groups in the early hours of Friday. The clash is coming barely few weeks after the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, extended a second round of amnesty programme to the local government area asking members of various cult groups in the area to renounce their membership and surrender their weapons. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Tai Local Government Mr. Bob Uelor Nkue condemned the massacre and said the security agencies are on top of the situation. He however lamented that only a few of the cultists surrendered their weapons and denounced their cults despite the Wike-led amnesty programme. Urging the people of the area not to flee the area as many of them had begun doing, Mr. Nkue said there was no cause for panic. “I total...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J … Urges Deltans to attend finals of sports festival OIL companies operating in the Niger Delta region have been advised to ensure harmonious relationship with their host communities. The Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa gave this advice today when he paid a courtesy visit on the Ovie of Ozoro Kingdom, HRM Anthony Ogbogbo. According to the Governor, “I believe that the Federal Government is becoming responsive to issues relating to oil exploration activities on the host communities and the oil companies should relate harmoniously with their host communities for peace to reign.” He stated that his administration would not condone any action which will lead to breach of peace or will affect oil exploration activities in the state, assuring that operators of OML 30 in the state would be reached to ensure that they work peacefully with the Ozoro Kingdom. The Ovie of Ozoro had said there would be dispute with operators of OML 30 if the company fail...

http://ift.tt/2pWUAKU (FILES): This file photo taken on February 01, 2017 shows US National Security Advisor Mike Flynn speaking during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2017. The White House announced February 13, 2017 that Michael Flynn has resigned as President Donald Trump's national security advisor, amid escalating controversy over his contacts with Moscow. In his formal resignation letter, Flynn acknowledged that in the period leading up to Trump's inauguration: "I inadvertently briefed the vice president-elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador." / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM Barack Obama warned his soon to be successor Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as his national security advisor, a former administration official told AFP Monday. As President Trump sought to blame the Obama administration for missing Flynn’s links with Russian contacts, the for...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J You’ve been quoted in my #Storify story “My original business is in trading – Peter Obi ” http://ift.tt/2pAVXia The post Video: My original business is in trading-Peter Obi appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2oYGmEZ

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, yesterday, succumbed to the pressure from workers in the state, to enter into a fresh agreement with the workers against the 70/30 payment of salaries in the state. It was like a drama, irrespective of the low turn out at the Heroes square, venue of this year’s workers day, while the governor was delivering his speech the workers were agitating. Okorocha who could not control the level of agitation, asked the workers several questions which bordered on their welfare. However, concluded that the end to “the level of suffering of workers in the state will be solved by entering into a new agreement to see how the workers will start receiving 100 percent of their salaries. “I say this because the 70 percent for workers and 30 percent for government based on the allocation coming to the State is not favouring the workers.” “I will also lift ban on promotion because there are so many vacancies in ...

http://ift.tt/2qlK9OC Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal raises his trophy as he celebrates after winning Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem at the end of the ATP Barcelona Open "Conde de Godo" tennis tournament final in Barcelona on April 30, 2017. Nadal won 6-4, 6-1. Josep LAGO / AFP Rafael Nadal romped to his 10th Barcelona Open title on Sunday as he swept aside Austria’s Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-1 for a 51st clay-court crown. The Spaniard has made the perfect start to the clay-court season and will aim for a 10th French Open next month after also claiming his 10th title at the Monte Carlo Masters last week. Nadal won in Barcelona between 2005-2009, 2011-13 and now in the last two years. The 14-time Grand Slam champion looks like the man to beat in Paris as on the court newly baptised in his name he failed to drop a set all week. Thiem had shocked world number one Andy Murray in Saturday’s semi-finals and showed some early resistance. The world number nine even...