The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Oguduokwor Ward in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has officially expelled Chief Ali Odefa, the National Vice Chairman, South East, from the party. Chief Odefa was earlier suspended on September 11, 2024, by the Ward Executives for alleged anti-party activities. His suspension was subsequently upheld by a ruling […]
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has denied experiencing liquidity challenges when the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited invested $1 billion to support the plant’s construction. On December 16, the NNPC claimed that its $1 billion crude-backed loan was instrumental in supporting the refinery during liquidity challenges. But in a statement on Wednesday, Anthony Chiejina, group chief […]
Many children have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede that occurred at a carnival in Ibadan, Oyo state capital. The incident occurred in the Bashorun area of Ibadan on Wednesday. The exact number of casualties is still unclear, however, a statement by Dotun Oyelade, commissioner for information and orientation, said victims have been taken […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to the sales and distribution of counterfeit Paludex tablets and suspensions across Nigeria. In a statement on its X handle (formerly twitter), NAFDAC said that the Paludex Artemether/Lumefantrine tablets (80mg/480mg), were manufactured by Impact Pharmaceutical Ltd, No. 33A/33B Standard Industrial […]
PROTOCOLS: — The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima — Senate President, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio — Right Honourable Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas — National Chairman of our great party, Excellency, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje — State Governors here present — Distinguished Leaders and Members of the National Assembly — Senior Government Officials here present — Gentlemen of […]
President Bola Tinubu has arrived the National Assembly for the presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill before the joint session of the National Assembly. President Tinubu came into the Chamber with Vice President Kashim Shettima at 12: 12 pm. Prior to his arrival, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje […]
Femi Adesina, the former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has described him as a friend of the masses which underscored many of his policies and decisions while in government. Adesina said such considerations were responsible for his decision not to remove fuel subsidies as Nigeria’s president. Adesina disclosed this in […]
The Delta State Police Command has arrested one Mr. Destiny Ogbeh along with his master for the alleged killing of Progress Agidi, an 8-year-old boy suspected to have been murdered for ritual purposes. According to findings by Vanguard, Destiny Ogbeh, an apprentice to a native doctor in the community, lured Progress to accompany him into […]
Igor Kirillov, a general who headed Russia’s radiological, biological, and chemical protection forces, has been killed in a bomb explosion. Russian authorities said Kirillov was killed outside an apartment building, along with his assistant, when a bomb hidden in an electric scooter went off on Tuesday. Ukraine had declared the Russian general wanted for using […]
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected two bids to overturn a contested piece of legislation severely curtailing LGBTQ rights which was adopted by MPs earlier this year. “Until there is presidential assent to the bill, there is no act of which the Supreme Court will use its supervisory jurisdiction to overturn,” Avril Lovelace-Johnson, head of […]
