The United States Mission to Nigeria has warned Nigerians against a fraudulent visa report being circulated on social media. The fraudulent visa press release had claimed that the US was issuing a new type of work visa to Nigerians. But the US Mission on Friday in a visa fraud alert urged Nigerians to disregard information […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians against the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers imported from Mexico. Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general, NAFDAC, said in a public alert issued on Monday that the US Food and Drug Agency (USFDA) had placed all alcohol-based hand sanitisers from Mexico on a countrywide […]
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has placed a N200,000 bounty on Chidi Nwankwo, an inmate who was set free by members of his gang, in Anambra. Last Friday, two prison warders were killed when gunmen attacked a vehicle of the correctional service conveying some inmates to court. In a statement on Monday, Francis Ekezie, spokesperson […]
There are plans by terrorist groups, Al-Qaeda and ISIS to penetrate Southern Nigeria, the United States has warned the Nigerian government. The US says the dreaded groups are looking to make an inroad into Southern Nigeria, this is just as It confirmed that Al-Qaeda has started penetrating the north-western part of the country. In a […]
A Nigerian lady identified as Funmilayo Victoria Fehintola has been found roaming at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammad Airport in Lagos. The 31-year-old who is alleged to have lost her memory was reportedly deported from Oman. She arrived in Nigeria onboard an Emirates airplane with passport number A10173960. Her documents show that she […]
Kano Pillars FC of Kano has declared one of its players, Sunday Chinedu missing. Idris Malikawa, Media Officer of the club, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Kano. Malikawa said that the player was given a four-day casual leave by Technical Adviser Lionel Soccio, to visit his family, but has yet to return […]
The Department of State has raised the alarm that criminal elements are planning to bomb public places during the yuletide seasons. The alarm is contained in a statement made available to Vanguard on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya. Although Afunanya did not name the specific place earmarked for […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday urged the federal government to immediately restrict flights, temporarily, from the United Kingdom. Atiku’s call comes on the heels of news of a new strain of COVID-19 circulating in the UK. The new strain is said to be more infectious than the original COVID-19 virus. Several countries, including […]
A tanker conveying petrol has exploded near Otedola Estate on the outbound service lane of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. A video on social media showed thick, dark flames leaping into the air, clouding the evening sky as vehicles continued to move on other lanes of the Expressway. The Otedola section of the Expressway has been noted […]
….Give us maximum cooperation or heads will roll’ Suspected armed robbers have written to the residents of Dejuwogbo, Oke Ota-Ona area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. In the letter, the robbers warned the residents to give them “maximum cooperation or heads will roll”. The robbers told the residents to expect them on December 24, 25 and […]
