President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Tunde Rahman, and 19 others as senior special assistants and special assistants in his government. Though the appointments have not been officially announced by the government, Vanguard reliably gathered that those that were appointed have been notified. Recall that Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator […]

  The senate has resolved to probe expenses incurred by the federal government in 30 months, under the petrol subsidy regime. The resolution by the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday, during the plenary, was a sequel to a motion moved by Chiwuba Ndubueze, a lawmaker representing Imo north. Moving the motion, Ndubueze said, while President […]

  Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola says he nearly committed suicide following the loss of $480 million in the diesel market when he failed in business around 2008. He disclosed that his failure was so abysmal to the extent that his colleagues mocked him when Akin Akinfemiwa, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Geregu Power Plc, […]

  The Asset Recovery Committee set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, on Tuesday, raided an automobile shop owned by ex-Governor Samuel Ortom in Makurdi, the state capital. Some vehicles were seized during the operation. The committee reportedly used towing vans to pull out some vehicles after attempts to drive them away failed. […]

  Not all land borders shut by the Federal Government across Nigeria in 2018 have been reopened, the acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Wale Adeniyi, has said. He said only six strategic land borders were reopened in 2021. Adeniyi stated this on Tuesday after a private meeting with the President Bola Tinubu […]

  It was a black Tuesday in Enugu as several people including a family of four have reportedly died in an accident at a military checkpoint in Enugu State. The accident happened at Ugwu Onyeama along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway around 9 am on Tuesday. According to some eyewitnesses, five persons died on the spot, while many […]

  Wednesday 12 July 2023 Naira devaluation: Nigerian students face tough times in UK, tuition soars by 60% Panel storms Ortom’s automobile workshop, impounds vehicles APC crisis deepens as Omisore labels Lukman ‘black sheep’ Tribunal: Former Borno deputy gov Dibal testifies for Sanwo-Olu FULL LIST: Nigerian Presidents who have chaired ECOWAS Gun-wielding hoodlums kidnap Ebonyi […]

  Suspected diphtheria outbreak has killed at least 30 children and left 42 at the isolation center of the Specialist Hospital in Potiskum Local Government area of Yobe State. Tandari, Misau Road, Sabuwar Sakateriya, Arikime, Ramin Kasa, Boriya, Igwanda and Texaco quarters are the most affected areas, Daily Trust can confirm. A source at the […]

  The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Vincent Jeffrey Ehizojie, to death by hanging for killing his employer, Olusola Olusoga, the owner of Etashol Hotel and Suites and the manager of the hotel, Tunji Omikunle. Justice Oyindamola Ogala, condemned Ehizojie to death after she held that the […]

  Femi Adesina, a former spokesman for ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, says the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, is still pained that the former head of state didn’t patronise him (Kukah) as Nigeria’s President. The ex-presidential spokesman stated this in a tweet on Tuesday hours after the cleric said Nigerians witnessed the […]