By Femi Fani -Kayode I read Reuben Abati’s excellent write-up titled “The Spiritual Side Of Aso Villa” and I concur with his submissions. I worked in the Villa for three years as President Olusegun Obasanjo’s spokesman on public affairs and a lot of gery strange things happened there. Amongst them is the fact that the […]

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Friday, commissioned Kwara State government’s asphalt plant, and directed the state Ministry of Works and Transport to immediately commence rehabilitation of major roads across the state to reduce hardship faced by road users and ease movement of people and goods.

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole on Saturday intercepted a suspected male suicide bomber in Madagali, Adamawa.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA- DEPUTY Minority Whip of the Senate, Senator Biodun Olujimi, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ekiti South has described comments by President Muhammadu Buhari that the wife, Aisha belongs to the Kitchen as a wake up call for women in the country. In a statement to Vanguard, Senator Olujimi while responding to President […]

The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon has welcomed the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls, following more than two years of captivity. In a statement in New York, he however expressed deep concern about the safety and well-being of the remaining schoolgirls and other victims of abduction by Boko Haram, who are still in captivity. The Secretary-General […]

Nigeria`s Consul-General in South Africa, Amb. Uche Ajulu-Okeke, has commended the Federal Government for the release of 21 Chibok girls abducted since 2014.

Sokoto – Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has granted full financial autonomy to the Judiciary in the state. The State Justice Commissioner, Mr Suleiman Usman, disclosed this in Sokoto on Saturday at a ministerial news briefing. Usman said the governor has graciously approved the payment of budgetary allocations consisting of salaries, overheads and capital […]

Nigerian opposition parties on Friday called for a change in electoral laws to allow municipal polls to be overseen by the national election commission and not “partisan” state authorities.

Dr Oluyombo Onafowokan, an Associate Professor, said on Saturday that the directive by the Senate that JAMB should extend the validity of its results to three years will have negative effect on the nation’s standard of education.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday heard how a former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, acquired a bulletproof car for his personal use.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo has refuted allegations that it is training thugs for People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the forthcoming governorship election .

Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will run his last race on home soil at June’s Racers Grand Prix before retiring from competition two months later, he said on Friday.

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said on Friday in Abuja that although Nigeria had people who could pray, they lacked commitment to righteousness.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has embarked on a more rigorous exploration for oil in the Gongola and other inland basin using the latest seismic data gathering technology .

Alhaji Zaki Ahmed, the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, said a jail break was averted at Federal Prison Bauchi on Sept. 9.