By Davies Iheamnachor A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded, Kelly Nwogu, the Managing Director of Livelihood Homes Limited, also known as, the Villa, in prison. Nwogu, who sells land at cheap rate, was arrested for allegedly defrauding 494 of his victims to the tune of N800,000,000.00 with this year. When the […]

The Nigerian Medical Association, Zamfara chapter, says it is preparing a Bill on Maternal Health Accountability, for submission to the State House of Assembly. The Vice-Chairman of the association, Dr. Mannir Bature, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Tuesday. Bature said the bill, likely to be known as “Maternal […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos will on Jan. 17, resume trial of a former Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli, and others charged with N3.6 billion fraud. The trial was slated in the cause list for continuation on Tuesday, but it has been rescheduled. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Justice Kudirat Akano of the Osun State High Court, Osogbo, on Monday evening sentenced a notorious cultist, Mutiu Rasak, to death by hanging for killing one Kehinde Adesina. According to proceedings of the court made available to journalists by the Information Officer in the Ministry of Justice, Opeyemi Bello, the convict […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Ahead of the Yuletide celebration, Lagos State Government, Tuesday, commenced the sales of LAKE Rice to prospectives Lagos buyers at subsidized rates of N17, 000 per bag of 50 kilograms. Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, disclosed this Tuesday, at a media briefing held at Agricultural Development Authority, ADA, Oko-Oba, Agege, to […]

Appeals to FG to quickly resettle them By Peter Duru – Makurdia The International Human Rights Commission, IHRC, has appealed to the Federal Government to quickly take steps to resettle the over 480,000 persons displaced by the herdsmen crisis in Benue state who are currently taking refuge in official and unofficial Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs […]

By Emma Amaize Chair Board of Trustees of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, on Tuesday, denied backing the Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The elder statesman, who called Vanguard on phone to refute media reports on the matter, later forwarded a statement, saying, “I did not […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government, Tuesday, urged stakeholders to utilize the expertise of mining professionals under the auspices of Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists, COMEG, to boost activities in the extractive industry. The appeal was made in an address delivered by the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan […]

Marie-Therese Nanlong – Jos Justice Daniel Longji of the Plateau State High Court, Jos, on Tuesday, berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for “laxity” in the ongoing trial of former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, for alleged misappropriation of N6.3billion. The judge had on November 18 fixed December 17, for hearing and […]

A police mobile officer, Salisu Ibrahim, who was attached to the Epe Branch of First Bank Plc, was on Tuesday sentenced to seven years imprisonment for accidentally shooting the bank’s security guard with his service AK47 rifle. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ibrahim, however, walked out of the court a free man, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja signed the 2020 appropriation bill of N10,594,362,364,830 into law. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the budget was increased from N10.33 trillion to N10.594billion by the National Assembly. NAN observed that N560.47 billion of the total budget is for statutory transfers while N2.7 trillion is for debt […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Former national Chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the proprietor of DAAR Communication, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, on Monday, denied rumours that he was defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress said the party has not done enough to attract people from the opposition. Speaking to […]

The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected an amendment to the 1999 Constitution seeking a single term of six years for the president and governors. The lawmakers who spoke during the debate on the bill expressed their opposition to the amendment. The sponsor, Mr. John Dyegh (APC-Gboko/Tarka Federal constituency of Benue State), however, said lawmakers […]

I boarded a commercial airliner heading to Lagos from Abuja. I was already seated, and strapping my seat belt, when a young man approached me. He must have been in his late 20s, or at most, early 30s. I shook hands, greeted him warmly, and he slipped something in my palm. He went back to his seat.

The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Dec. 23, to rule on a suit filed by Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow, to demand his unconditional release from the Department of State Service (DSS)’s detention. Sowore, in a motion ex-parte number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1409/19, filed by his lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, before Justice Inyang Ekwo, demanded for unconditional release […]