Beyond the Headlines
Tragedy was averted on Saturday at Aba Central Police Station, Aba, Abia State, when an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ran amok and started firing sporadically and assaulting wives of other policemen in the area. Vanguard gathered that the incident began at about 7 pm when the policeman, identified as Henry, started assaulting women, children and […]
Akwa-Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the wherewithal to reunite Nigeria and restore it to its past glory. Speaking to newsmen after the graduation ceremony of the El-Amin International School, Minna, the Governor said Nigeria was at its peak of economic glory when the PDP was in charge. “I […]
Mr. Aminu Malle, the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, has thanked northern members of the House for protecting and promoting the interest of the North in the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill and the Electoral Act. The congratulatory message was sent on behalf of Wase by […]
A man known as the “Hollywood Ripper” was sentenced to death Friday for the gruesome killings of two women in their homes in the early 2000s. Michael Gargiulo, 45, was convicted in 2019 of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Among his victims was 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin, who was found […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stressed the need for leaders to remain calm in times of crises so that the people being led will follow in their footsteps. According to him, “the burden of leadership requires us to act in faith at all times in the midst of adversity.” He made this assertion Saturday at […]
A group, the Coalition of Kwara APC Young Stakeholders (CKAYS), has demanded the shutdown of the factional Secretariat of the party recently commissioned by the minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Ilorin. CKAYS, which also called for the replacement of the minister with a “loyal and dedicated” party member, demanded that the […]
Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige has asked the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to stop linking him to the re-arrest of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Ngige said as the Chief Labour Officer, he lacked the time to meddle into security and diplomatic matters, which clearly fall within the mandate of the Nigerian Security […]
Mr Augustine Okeke, Publicity Secretary of its Caretaker Committee said in a statement that the party was sure of victory going by the considerable public interest and commentaries that followed INEC’s action. He said the interests and commentaries indicated that PDP remained the peoples’ choice. “The considerable public interest, commentaries and concerns shown by Nigerians […]
The Miyyati Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has alleged that conflicts in Atyap Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf Local Government area of Kaduna State, have so far led to the killing of 16 persons, mostly women and children, while over 300 houses belonging to the Fulani were reportedly burnt to ashes in different villages […]
Dreams are finally coming true for Mary Daniel, the 27-year-old amputee water hawker, as she launched her new house in the Igando area of Lagos State on Saturday. The single mum, who used to sell bottled water on highways in the Oshodi area of Lagos, did the house warming ceremony for the house which she […]
