Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have won the chairmanship position in all the 33 Local Government Areas in Saturday’s council election in Oyo State. The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) announced the result on Sunday amidst controversy of irregularities during the voting process. The results were announced at the Conference Hall […]
President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration’s removal of the fuel subsidy was in the best interest of Nigeria, saying it was necessary not to plunge the country into bankruptcy. He stressed the country’s belief in economic collaboration and inclusiveness among other nations to drive stability on the global stage. Tinubu stated these […]
Fuel scarcity is biting harder in the ancient city of Kano as most of the petroleum stations have been shut down. Vanguard checks observed long queues in few filing stations still dispensing the product in the state capital. It was observed that independent marketers and some major marketers who were seen selling fuel […]
The Eselu of Iselu kingdom in Yewa North local government area of Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has opposed the call for the establishment of State Police, saying that the country is not yet ripe for the State Police. Oba Akinyemi, who spoke with journalists at the sideline of his birthday ceremony, held in […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said two notorious drug kingpins, Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian and Agbo Chidike Prince, have been sentenced to life imprisonment, bringing an end to their years of criminal enterprise of exporting cocaine across continents. According to NDLEA, Uwaezuoke’s journey to lifetime jail began when he was first arrested on […]
Oluwafemi ‘Tijion’ Esho, the British-Nigerian celebrity doctor who gave free botox to a patient in return for sex at his clinic, has been struck off the medical register in the United Kingdom (UK). According to the UK Telegraph, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), the tribunal service for doctors in the UK, announced the […]
Three days after the military authorities withdrew soldiers in Allawa Community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, bandits have raided the community, stealing foodstuffs. Daily Trust had reported how residents fled the community after soldiers withdrew following an ambush. One of the residents, Mallam Yahuza Allawa, who confirmed the invasion to our […]
Sunday 28 April 2024 Minimum Wage: Amid hardship, workers’ hopes for pay rise by May Day dashed Black weekend in Rivers as pregnant woman, others die, 79 vehicles burnt in fire disaster Enugu police rescues pregnant woman, arrest suspects We’ll continue to fight for actualization of Yoruba nation – Youth group IED ‘planted by […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over the “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing USD$2.04 billion and N164 billion oil revenues.” The suit followed the allegations documented in the recently published 2020 audited report by the […]
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has affirmed that he would not govern the state from a position of submission, amidst what he described as ongoing efforts to destroy the soul of the state. Fubara vowed that he would not rule the state on his knees. Fubara, who is currently engaged in a political dispute […]
