The UN refugee chief said Wednesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19, after leading the first day of the agency’s main annual meeting in person. Filippo Grandi, who kicked off UNHCR’s week-long Executive Committee meeting in Geneva on Monday, told participants via video-link that he would need to continue following the event from home. […]

As the campaign and other electioneering activities in the October 10 gubernatoroal election in Ondo State come to a close, I find it compelling and apt to write this final note to the good people of the Sunshine State on why the the incumbent Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, deserves to be re-elected.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it recorded 646 convictions and recovered more than N11 billion in monetary assets this year, despite the restriction imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Umar Abba, disclosed this while addressing the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes in Abuja on […]

By Perez Brisibe – Ughelli Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has asked the Delta State Police Command to release the videographer behind last Saturday’s viral video alleging the killing of one person by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta […]

Mr. Ade Adetimehin, the Ondo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in this interview, expressed optimism that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu will defeat those contesting against him in the October 10, governorship election adding that the APC has what it takes to win the poll.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin faced a quieter day than usual on Wednesday after handing power to a 16-year-old as part of a campaign to promote girls’ rights. Aava Murto, from Vaasky in southern Finland, said she was having an “exciting day” as she faced media on the steps of parliament after meeting with the […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano Officials of the Kano State Fire Service on Tuesday says it has lost not fewer than 13 persons to fire incidents in the month of September 2020. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Saidu Muhammad, who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen also said it saved […]

By David Royal Nigerian superstar singer, Ayo Balogun, a.k.a Wizkid, on Tuesday responded to a statement by the Special Assistant to President Muhammdu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, where she described him as a dumb kid for addressing President Muhammadu Buhari the way he did in a tweet. Onochie had in a tweet described […]

A Vanguard reporter identified as Arogbonlo Israel who is currently undergoing a one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ondo, has commissioned a three-room toilet for the ease of the pupils of Saint Theresa Primary school situated at Akure, the State Capital city.

By Chris Ochayi – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has reassured Nigerians on its commitment to deliver a better urban future despite the prevailing challenges within the housing sector. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, stated this at the virtual commemoration of the 2020 World Habitat Day, WHD, celebration at the Federal Capital […]