Guinea has for the first time admitted that 30 people died in days of violence following a constitutional referendum in the southeast of the West African state, but blamed the political opposition. Clashes erupted in the town of Nzerekore on March 22, the day of the constitutional referendum that the opposition had boycotted over fears […]

FIRST and foremost, I congratulate you for the decisive action on the closure of the country on time. For the tremendous efforts by the authorities to trace, isolate and quarantine the first carrier of COVID-19 to Nigeria. Very few people understood the urgency at hand.

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday announced Federal Government’s plan to establish a Mobile Police Squadron Base in Isa and Sabonbirni Local Government Areas of the state.

By Rotimi Fasan NIGERIA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic both exposes the fault lines of our peculiar federal structure as well as throw light on our present bind and the way to achieving nationhood as a federation of states with disparate needs, goals and concerns. In the weeks following the announcement of the country’s index […]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering after Twitter moved a day earlier to add fact checks to two of his tweets. The president can’t unilaterally regulate or close the companies, which would require action by Congress or the Federal Communications Commission. But that didn’t stop Trump […]

 The Lagos State Government on Wednesday promised to deliver the Agege flyover bridge in September to tackle gridlock on the axis.

Dr Frederic Oladeinde, Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, says more Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will soon be rolled out to address the chaotic situation at major bus stops.

Transparency in Petroleum Exploration and Development Initiative, TIPEDI, has asked NASS, not to interfere with the work of NDDC-IMC.

By Ozioruva Aliu Governor Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, expressed confidence that he would win a second term in office despite the crisis in the party. Speaking on a national television monitored in Benin City, the governor said: “I am not a violent person. But I am confident that the way I got into power is […]

 Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has urged researchers and scientists to investigate and do studies on COVID-19, just as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicated interest to support initiative.

…As Odubu, Airhiavbere, others throw weight behind him By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA – A Governorship aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has explained his grievances with the state Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, saying it would be politically suicidal for the party to present the incumbent for a […]

By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin There was pandemonium at the Kwara State House of Assembly as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member-elect, Hon Abdulraheem Agboola, and his sympathizers barricaded the entrance of the Assembly complex. Vanguard reliably gathered that Hon. Agboola reportedly blocked the main gate of Kwara Assembly complex following his inability to enter […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy and thundery activities across the country from Thursday to  Saturday.

By Bashir Bello – Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has on Wednesday abolished the Almajiri system of education in the state, insisting that all Almajirai repatriated to Kano from other states would be enrolled into conventional education system. This was also as it says 28 out of the repatriated Almajiri children to […]

For being found in possession of fraudulent emails by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a man, Sunday Nwanga, has been sentenced to eight months in prison by an Ikeja Special Offences Court.