Kaduna Police aborts lecture on corruption
By Emeka Mamah Kaduna—Officers and men from the Kaduna State Police Command, weekend, aborted a lecture on corruption earlier billed to take place at the Kagoro Town Hall, in southern Kaduna. “The action of the police is a clear indication that those in government are not sincere with the fight against corruption,†said one of […]
12 Nigerian banks make world’s top 1,000
TWELVE of the 24 Nigerian banks have been listed in the Global 1,000 bank ranking by the Banker magazine that does global ranking of banks in the last 20 years.
Gunmen invade Unilorin staff quarters
By Demola Akinyemi ILORIN — Official quarters of the Senior Staff of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State were, weekend, stormed by gunmen who carted away property worth thousands of naira. Informed sources told Vanguard that although no life was lost during the attack, no fewer than eight official quarters of the senior staff of […]
Rep escapes assassination
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dave Salako, was at the weekend saved from an assassination attempt on his life at his Apo Legislators’ residence, Abuja.
Kwara NDLEA arrests 4 suspected drug traffickers
By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — men of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kwara State have arrested four suspected drug traffickers including a widow with a total of 48.3 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) in their custody. Similarly, the command also arrested a 57-year-old Alfa Sule Akanbi of Gaa Iman in Ilorin metropolis […]
Kenya displace USA, Nigeria flops
After Nigeria’s team to the 6th IAAF Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy, failed to achieve anything of substance, attention shifts back to the local scene as athletes round off training ahead of the Mobil Track and Field Championship slated for next weekend in Abuja.
