By Charles Kumolu AWKA – Former Governorship Aspirant of All Progressive Peoples Party (APGA), Emeka Etiaba has said that he left the party because of allegations that he was using his ambition to destroy the party. He also denied allegations that he negotiated for a deputy governorship slot with another aspirant, even as he regretted […]

By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded that the late legal and civil rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi be immortalized on account of his unequalled commitment to justice and the rule of law. Without mentioning any of the past Nigerian rulers by name, Atiku said Fawehinmi was the “scourge of dictators,’’ […]

THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP), Benin zone, has arrested a Benin Chief, and four juju priests over alleged involvement in human trafficking.

Just as the funeral rites of the late legal luminary and human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN) who died last Saturday, began yesterday at his Ikeja, Lagos residence, his eldest son, Mohammed told Vanguard exclusively among others, that the man known as the Senior Advocate of the Masses, SAM, bought his own casket about six years ago, even before he was diagnosed of cancer of the lungs, which eventually led to his death.

By  Innocent Anaba LAGOS -A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in the National Assembly and Vice Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Army, Mr Matthew Omegara, has faulted the Federal Government’s interference in the creation of Local Council Development Areas by Lagos State Government, saying that the presidency lacked  the constitutional power to call for […]

Detectives at the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), have begun investigation into the death of a 28-year-old man, who reportedly slumped during a scuffle with his wife in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos.

Towards enhancing youths in the restive Niger Delta, the United Nations Office for Project Services (Africa Region) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Institute of Welding (NIW) for the setting up of skills acquisition centres in three states of the region. They include Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers states.

As part of measures to boost agriculture in the state, the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Rural Development, has handed over two completed agricultural projects to two communities in Badagry. Seven other projects which include four water scheme, a rural electrification, two jetties and a Neighborhood Watch office were also handed over to the communities.

CONFECTIONERY and food drink manufacturing giant, Cadbury Nigeria Plc, is to raise N22.2 billion from rights issue to repay the company’s bank borrowing, thus reducing its interest burden.

Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said anybody, including governors and legislators, who in any way champions a cause against Western education is a Boko Haram.