COVID-19 Restriction: Pastors deny ministry, members to evade arrest
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA – Three pastors of some new generation churches on Sunday in Abuja denied their ministries and followers after operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Ministerial Enforcement Team moved in to arrest them for violating the ban on congregational worship in the territory. The Pastors who had partitioned a mountain at […]
PHOTOS: PTF on COVID-19 briefs Buhari on journey so far
The meeting on Sunday was believed to be centered around reviewing the success/compliance level of the populace to the regulations and guidelines issued by the government. The President had on May 4, relaxed the lockdown and replaced it with a ban on inter-states travels and an 8pm to 6am curfew across the country. Vanguard News […]
Dead fishes: Direct NDDC to intervene in our plight, Bayelsa chiefs urge Buhari
By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenagoa Some traditional rulers in Bayelsa State have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to come to the aid of their impoverished communities. The Bayelsa chiefs’ appeal to NDDC over dead fishes was contained in a letter dated April 27, 2020, signed by […]
COVID-19: Understanding Wike Order 6 and death of Taskforce official
By Joel Charles. Around the world, measures have been taken by various governments to curtail the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) since the beginning of the year. Different measures were taken by different levels of government to safeguard the lives of their citizenry as the world transited into community transmission phase of the pandemic. In the […]
CSO bemoans increasing rights abuse in Plateau
*Hails new OPSH commander over adopted measures to halt recurrences By Joseph Erunke A civil society organisation, Global Peace and Life Rescue Initiative, GOPRI, has taken a swipe at the excesses of law enforcement agents particularly men of the Operation Safe Haven in dealing with innocent citizens in Plateau State, saying authorities must rise up […]
COVID-19: Chinese doctors in Nigeria, working hard to help, not missing ― Embassy
Soni Daniel – Abuja The Chinese doctors and medics, who arrived the country last month to help the Nigerian authorities in containing the ravaging Coronavirus, are actively working with relevant authorities and agencies, and are not missing. The Chinese Embassy in Abuja confirmed to Vanguard on Sunday that contrary to claims by one of the […]
