The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tasked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari to be accountable to Nigerians following the myriad of problems in the country. The party said as it celebrated with Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah on Eid el-Fitr which marked the successful completion of the […]
A man has been arrested in Rivers State for allegedly attempting to bride the Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder with N700,000 to release his seized boat containing 80 drums of illegally refined diesel. The wooden boat and products were intercepted during a recent operation by the agency. The man who gave […]
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation and a presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Nigerians must hold politicians accountable for their actions in governance. He spoke on Tuesday at the 2022 World Press Freedom Day organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital. […]
A widow, Jamila Abdullahi, 30-year-old, has been arrested by operatives of the police in Kano for dealing in illicit drugs. Jamila, a resident of Kwanar Ungogo Quarters, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State was arrested for the second time within a month. Confirming the development, the spokesperson of Kano Police Command, SP Abdullahi […]
By Cheta Nwanze ONE of the best pieces written about Nigeria’s Igbo problem by a non-Igbo person was recently republished by David Hundeyin in his BusinessDay column. There are two parts to it— The conversation we don’t want to have about Biafra (1 & 2). I highly recommend that you read it. Reading the […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has challenged the Minister of State for Education and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, to explain to Nigerians how he came about N100million to purchase the APC Presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination Form. According to ASUU, in serious climes, Nwajiba should […]
There was pandemonium at the Ebonyi State People’s Democratic Party, PDP Secretariat on Tuesday following heavy shootings by unknown gunmen who operated along the ever busy Enugu-Abakaliki express road. Vanguard investigation revealed that party faithfuls had assembled at the party Secretariat awaiting the arrival of materials for distribution before the heavy shooting erupted. The […]
Prof. Pat Utomi has said flaws in the nation’s constitution are responsible for some of its challenges. Utomi, who is chairman of the Nigeria Political Summit Group and the National Consultative Front (NCFront), said this at a press conference on Tuesday. He said arrangements had been concluded for a multi-stakeholder National Constitution Reform Dialogue, […]
Kautukari, a community in Chibok LGA of Borno state, is currently under attack by suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). A resident told TheCable the insurgents invaded the community around 6pm on Tuesday and started shooting randomly. The suspected ISWAP fighters are reportedly setting houses ablaze while locals are […]
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has arrived Nigeria on a two-day official visit to Africa’s most populous country. He proceeded to Borno, the state ravaged by a decade-long insurgency as Nigeria makes concerted efforts to wipe out terrorism. According to the United Nations information center in Nigeria, Guterres is expected to meet with […]
