Hoodlums have broken into the Benin correctional centre, on Monday, setting inmates free. 

Denrele Animasaun Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.”― William Faulkner This is no ordinary time but this, is the right time. This is the  time that millions of Nigerians […]

By Ozioruva Aliu and David Royal Most prisoners escaped on Monday morning in Benin as suspected hoodlums attacked the White House  prison along Sapele Road in the City. The armed squad of prison officials were said to have  engaged the suspected hoodlums in gun fire which left some persons injured. Also destroyed was the High […]

ABUJA-A Coalition of 23 civil rights organizations has thrown weight behind the call by elders in the North under the aegis of Northern Elders for Peace and Development, that service chiefs be immediately relieved of their positions following the worsening insecurity in the country.

There is little or no vehicular movement around Ikeja Under Bridge inward Computer Village down to Ikeja along due to the #EndSARS protests. A video sent by a Vanguard reader shows Nigerians trekking to their destinations due. You may want to consider other routes to get to your destination if you need to get there […]

The Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) governorship candidate in the just concluded Edo State governorship election, Iyoha John Darlington, has lent his voice against the use of military force to halt the ongoing #EndSars protest across the country. He made the appeal while speaking to newsmen in Lekki, Lagos one of the flashpoints of the […]

The Honorable Minister of Communication and Digital Economy (Nigeria), Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has emphasized the need for African countries to build the data protections standard across their borders as it becomes essential for the new economy. He mentioned this while delivering the keynote address at the 1st Africa Data Protection Conclave which held […]

Kenya’s health minister has warned that rising Covid-19 infections in the country could lead to a second wave of the pandemic. Minister Mutahi Kagwe said infections spiked after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced further easing of restrictions. The infection rate had jumped to 12% from 4% last month, he said. There were also increased ICU admissions […]

By Dennis Agbo Amidst fears that the millitary’s proposed operation crocodile smile is aimed at countering the ongoing #ENDSARS protests in the country, Elder statesman, Senator Jim Nwobodo has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the agitation of the protesters instead of killing them. Nwobodo said that the army should face Nigeria’s enemies and […]

Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a resurgence in the spread of the disease. The Reuters tally is based on official reporting by individual countries. Experts believe the true numbers of both cases and deaths are likely much […]