The militants group, Forest Soldiers, FF, aka Isaac Boro Last Born, which on Monday gave the federal government two weeks ultimatum to enlist it in the amnesty programme or risk the severe bombings of government and oil facility in the South South zone, Friay reiterated its warning to the federal government and the international community that it was going ahead with the attacks at the expiry of the ultimatum.

Nigeria has arrested seven suspects for allegedly supplying high-calibre explosives and detonators to militants wreaking havoc on key pipelines and facilities.

By Godfrey Bivbere Importers have described the discriminating exchange rate of N197 to a dollar recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for pilgrims as against N313 for the business community as a fraud by some persons in government to get funds out of the country. In an exclusive shat with Vanguard, Okechuku […]

The President of the South-South Chiefs and Council of Elders (SSCE), Dr Abdulwahab Udosen, has urged the Federal Government to withdraw troops from the Niger Delta region.

Following the recent allegations by the former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin
that the leadership of the lower chamber of the Nigerian Senate padded the 2016 budget, Leader, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Thursday, arrived Mr. President’s office in As Rock for a closed door meeting at about 2.30pm.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, dashed hopes of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Abia state, Dr. Alex Otti, to benefit from the high court judgment that sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu from office.

The remains of Mrs Caroline Onoh, the wife of a former governor of old Anambra, Christian, was interred at Ngwo in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State amidst tributes. The deceased was buried after a requiem mass held at the Holy Ghost Cathedral, Enugu.

As the nation celebrates the Dream Team’s 5-4 win over Japan at the ongoing Rio Olympics games, a mournful atmosphere has dented the joyful mood as Nigeria football’s Youth international, Peter Ogaba, is dead.

High Chief Raymond Dokpesi has picked the form for the national chairmanship position of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the national convention billed for Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Friday that it had started issuing Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to all those it registered in 2014 in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the commission’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Alhaji Garba Galadima, in Gusau.