Miffed by unceasing cult killings in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State esiecially in December, residents of the town have cried out to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to intervene. This is coming after two persons were reportedly shot dead few hours to the New Year 2021 believed to be a revenge mission between members […]
The United States is expected to approve the low -cost AstraZeneca /Oxford Covid vaccine in April, a senior official said , more than three months after Britain ’ s green light on Wednesday . Moncef Slaoui, the chief advisor to Operation Warp Speed , the military – led US effort for vaccines, told reporters that […]
End of the year and New Year celebrations turned sour for some families in Benin City, the Edo state capital, following the killing of a motor mechanic and a commercial bus driver. In the first incident, a Volkswagen mechanic, identified as Emmanuel Michael, was shot dead on Wednesday, at about 6 pm, while working at […]
…FG declines responsibility, explains their position The United Arab Emirate (UAE) has arrested and detained, without prosecution, many Nigerians in a series of sting operations targeted at irregular migrants. VANGUARD gathered that on the 9th of December 2020, security operatives raided the homes of many African migrants, most of whom are Nigerians living in Al […]
The Imo State police command, yesterday, said that it has arrested few persons connected to the kidnap of the auxiliary Bishop of Owerri Archdiocese, Moses Chikwe. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed this to journalists in Owerri. He mentioned that among the victims rescued was Bishop Chikwe’s driver and a 33-year-old, one […]
The registration of new members and update of register of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will commence on Jan. 25, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The party said this in its New Year message to Nigerians, issued by John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary of its Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), on Friday in […]
Many Nigerians have demanded the release of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and other activists being detained by the police at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The citizens on social media asked President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene as the police have failed to speak on the arrest of the activists, 24 hours after. PREMIUM […]
Chimamanda Adichie , novelist, says she doesn’t attend the Catholic churches in Nigeria because activities became “way too much” about money, fundraising, and thanksgiving. She spoke of her agnostic approach to religion in a recent interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, a television host. The 43-year-old writer, while noting that she still considers herself a Catholic nominally, […]
The abducted sister of Honourable Sunkanmi Babalola, the Deputy Majority Leader in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mrs Jumoke Babalola Oludele, has been released after spending 11 days in captivity. Oludele, who was kidnapped at Monatan area of Ibadan on Monday, December 21, 2020, was set free at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, January […]
The federal government has approved the launch of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) mobile app for subscribers to link their national identification number (NIN) with “up to six extra” phone numbers. Femi Adeluyi, technical assistant of information technology to Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, announced the launch of the app in […]
