Beyond the Headlines
One Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu has deposed to an affidavit to testify against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB who’s currently standing trial for treasonable felony. Mr Ofoegbu, popularly known as ‘Ijele Speaks’ in a copy of the affidavit he posted on his social media page said he’s ready to […]
There are strong indications that some members of Ebonyi State House of Assembly have begun the process for the impeachment of the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Odefa Obasi Odefa from office. This is coming on the heels of his (Odefa) refusal to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State. Vanguard reliably […]
Explosives believed to have been planted by terrorists have gone off at Galadima-Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. This happened few hours after bandits invaded three communities, few meters away from Galadima-Kogo. Details of casualties were sketchy as at the time of filing this report, but Sani Abubakar Yusuf Kokki, the Co-Convener […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, weekend, described the Federal Government as an entity that lacked integrity and should not be trusted. It also described the government as slave merchant, which only listened to and implement destructive policy recommendations of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, and World Bank against the larger interest […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the expansion of eNaira for cross-border transfers and agency banking may boost money-laundering/financing of terrorism. The Bretton Woods institution said this in its recently released staff country report titled ‘Nigeria: 2021 Article IV Consultation’. In October 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled the country’s first Central […]
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, who is currently in custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over his alleged involvement in drug trafficking, on Monday, took the Federal Government to court. Kyari, in his suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, is praying the court to compel the NDLEA to grant him […]
The Federal Government says it has not been informed of the hike in air fares effected by airline operators. Domestic airlines have hiked their fares by about 100 per cent, with a one-way economy ticket selling for over N50,000 Speaking with Daily Trust, the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa […]
THE Police High Command has begun moves to sanitise its Intelligence Response Team, IRT, following the arrest of its former Commander, DCP Abba Kyari, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, last week, over his indictment in the 25kg cocaine deal . As at yesterday, Vanguard gathered that all state coordinators and team […]
Ahead of 2023 general elections, the immediate former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has disclosed that the All Progressives Congress and the People Democratic Party have nothing new to offer Nigerians. Kwankwaso made the assertion at the weekend while featuring on a local radio, Nasara FM, in Kano. According to him, […]
Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has informed Nigerian youths that they will become presidents of the country after him. There has been clamour for youths to occupy top political positions in the country, which gave birth to the #NotTooYoungToRun movement. Speaking on Sunday when he visited Lamidi Adeyemi, the […]
