The Department of State Security Service, DSS, has recorded a major success against criminals posing serious challenges to the nation through attacks on oil installations and kidnap of prominent Nigerians for pecuniary gains. The DSS said last night that it foiled fresh planned attacks on vital oil facilities in the Niger Delta region by arresting the masterminds of the onslaughts before they were able to carry out their nefarious actions. A statement made available to Saturday Vanguard in Abuja by the security agency and signed by Tony Opuiyo, said the DSS also arrested no fewer than 15 kidnap kingpins from various parts of the country, including the man who kidnapped the Personal Assistant to the Transport Minister, Igo Chinda.

By Benjamin Njoku The Senate has reiterated its commitment to remove any form of monopoly that can impede the development of private and public free trade zones in Nigeria. Speaking after inspecting facilities at the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL), members of the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment led by its chairperson, Senator Fatimat […]

The awesome powers of the president in a presidential democracy are rarely disputed. Indeed, even where you have the mildest or humblest of men as president, the overwhelming powers available to the presidency are enough to transform such a person into a power drunk individual. Thursday’s message from Chief Olisa Metuh, the once vibrant and vivacious spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP linking his refund of the N400 million allegedly given to him by President Goodluck Jonathan for party activities to his support of the Muhammadu Buhari administration’s anti-war was indeed instructive.

Operatives of the State of State Services (SSS) have arrested, Mr. Cornelius Ubara, the suspected abductor of 16-year old Miss Precious Osuji, who got missing from her home in Kapwa, a suburb of Lugbe in Abuja on November 13, 2015.

Irked by the colossal waste of money amidst the difficult economic situation in the country, the Federal governments yesterday, blasted Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) over N241.95 billion incurred on foreign and local trips, welfare, others.