By Adeola Badru Six suspects arrested in connection with the crisis that visited the protest against police brutality at the Ogbomoso area of Oyo State last week were freed by the court as promised by the governor of the state, Mr. Seyi Makinde. The suspects, include Olaoluwa Busayo, Olagoke David, Olusola Matthew, Amole Adebayo, Adedokun […]

By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka There was pandemonium at the hill-side community of Ala Ugbele Obukpa, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as a 23-year-old boy identified as Ikenna  Sunday Eze, allegedly committed suicide, Sunday night. Though, he left no suicide note behind, one of his younger brothers,  Chidubem Eze, informed Vanguard that  he […]

…says no to violence perpetrated by hoodlums By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, on Monday, expressed support for total reformation of the Nigerian Police system as #EndSARS protests continue to rage across the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Director, ANEEJ, Rev […]

#EndSARS: Tacha speaks on Protest against police brutality Also read: #EndSARS protesters block Ebonyi govt House for 6 hours as Umahi promises to remove all police roads blocks in Ebonyi Vanguard News

Abakaliki-Ebonyi State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday urged the National Executive Committee of the Party to zone the presidential ticket of the PDP to the South East or else, it will not accept any other arrangement geared towards the conduct of the February 18, 2023 Presidential election.

By Adesina Wahab The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT and the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, have thrown their weight behind the decision of the Lagos State government to shut down schools following the violent dimension the #EndSARS protest has taken. In different chats with the Vanguard, the two bodies described the […]

Sweden has banned Chinese telecoms groups Huawei and ZTE from its 5G network for security reasons, the Swedish telecoms regulator said on Tuesday. The ban is in line with new legislation that entered into force in January 2020, following an examination by the Swedish armed forces and security service “to ensure that the use of […]

Perez Brisibe Twenty-Two years after the Jesse pipeline explosion claimed the lives of over a thousand persons in Jesse, Ethiope West local government area of Delta State, the Achoja Research Council has held a symposium to proffer ways to avoid future reoccurrences of such incidents. The event which was hosted by the executive assistant to […]

The Orile police station in Lagos state was on Tuesday set ablaze after a police officer allegedly shot a boy. It has nothing to do with protesters, according to reports. A police officer was said to have shot the young boy which got people in the area angry.

Says swift action needed before situation slips into anarchy By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja An international Civil Society Organisation, CSO, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Tuesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to address the nation in order to give clear-cut responses to the demands of EndSARS and EndSWAT protesters. This was contained in a statement signed by […]