The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said that media reports alleging the killing and drowning of 150 people in Kukuwa-Gari, Gujiba Local Government Area of Yobe, “cannot be substantiated’’.

Following the sustained air and ground offensive against remnants of Boko Haram terrorists still holed up in bunkers and other hideouts inside Sambisa Forest by airforce fighter aircraft, Nigerian troop’s yesterday succeeded in downing scores of the terrorists who attempted to flee the forest into neighbouring communities.

The Commandant, Nigeria Army School of Military Engineering (NASME), Makurdi, Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Ogunkale, has apologised to Gov. Samuel Ortom for soldiers’ attack on a community in North Bank on Aug. 15. Ogunkale tendered the apology during a courtesy call on the governor at the Peoples House, Makurdi, on Wednesday.

Seasoned Nollywood actress, Cynthia Agholor has been harping on decency in the industry and she brought it to bare in these new photos she released exclusively to Vanguard.

RIGHT OF REPLY RECENTLY, Mallam Modibbo Kawu, a columnist with Vanguard Newspapers wrote an article entitled, “Bukola Saraki in Maiduguri: Tentative first steps for 2019 presidency”. For those of us who know the writer pretty well, that compilation of fictions, fantasy and alleged hearsays that his article represents is not unusual. What is strange is […]

What exactly are dashing actor, Dave Ogbeni and ebony beauty actress, Yvonne Jegede up to? Nothing serious? I guess as much but sometimes photos tend to speak louder than voice.

At Astana
Astana (KAZ) 1 (Dzholchiev 14) APOEL (CYP) 0

At Barysaw, Belarus
BATE Borisov (BLR) 1 (Gordeychuk 75) Partizan Belgrade (SRB) 0

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal wanted to “kiss” Memphis Depay after he scored two goals and made another in his side’s 3-1 Champions League play-off win over Club Brugge.

Britain’s Sebastian Coe beat Sergey Bubka in a tight vote to become the new president of the IAAF on Wednesday at a time when the world athletics body is battling a series of doping controversies.

My girlfriend is an official member of a leading Pentecostal church and she takes her religion seriously – so much so that she always recoils at the idea of having sex. She says it’s against the teachings of the Bible. This makes me sad. I am a Christian myself and I go to a reputable orthodox church from time to time. My girlfriend’s attitude is really upsetting me.

The chilled political relationship between two former governors of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Mr. Babatunde Fashola came to the fore yesterday, when the mainstream of the state’s political class abstained from the launch of three books on Fashola’s stewardship of the state.

This certainly is not the best of times for operators of illegal refineries in Rivers State as men of the Nigerian Navy Ship, Pathfinder, are already making good their threat of putting them permanently out of business. In fact, in the last two months, 78 illegal refineries have been smashed in various creeks in the State.

Immediate past Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has slammed Edo State Governor, Adams Oshimhole, for describing the Agricultural Programme of former president Goodluck Jonathan as a scam.

Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju was the former governorof Anambra State between 1999 and 2003 under the platform of the PDP. He lost his bid for a second term following the intrigues that characterised the primaries of his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The Federal Government has ordered a full investigation into how a wanted terrorist was granted Nigerian visa in Lebanon to visit the country.