The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, has intercepted 52 persons who allegedly violated the COVID-19 lockdown order in the state. The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in the state, Mr Ayeni Olasunkanmi, made this known in a statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]

Video by Abayomi Adeshida 160 Nigerians based in New York, United States arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Presented by Abayomi Adeshida 10/05/2020. The breakdown is as follows: 92 male, 60 female, 8 infants. Total 160. The flight arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 11.00am on Sunday. Video by Abayomi Adeshida. […]

By Chioma Obinna In the last few weeks, many patients have been denied access to healthcare for fear of the unknown by the healthcare professionals in many hospitals across the country. In Lagos, there have been stories of people resorting to self-help s a result of the development. Sunday Vanguard spoke to the National President […]

By Agbonkhese Oboh Since the songbird, Simi, dropped a single, ‘Duduke,’ celebrating the baby she is carrying, the unborn baby has become, not just a child celebrity, but a symbol of love and hope for many. The viral song took on a life of its own with the #DukukeChallenge,  where everyone becomes “pregnant,” miming the […]

Cross River State coronavirus disease (COVID-19) curfew enforcement personnel flogged violators at  Triangle, opposite water board, Marian, Calabar. Video below: Vanguard News Nigeria.

Oil marketers,  Sunday, , accused the Federal Government, especially regulatory agencies in the Nigerian petroleum industry of fuelling uncertainty and not providing clarity on policies in the downstream petroleum industry.

THE COVID-19 pandemic has compelled a lawmaker in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Seyi Adisa to go on Facebook live chat to engage the people of his constituency, as another alternative to connect with them.

The Edo State Government, as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, has ramped up ongoing screening and testing exercise across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs), screening over 104,186 persons, testing about 704 residents and contact tracing over 689 others who have had various degrees of contacts with confirmed cases. Commissioner […]

KANO – Coordinator, Kano State Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Tijjani Hussain has on Sunday said no fewer than 47 health workers in the state have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

ASABA-A Naval Rating who tested positive of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic in Delta State, Saturday escaped from the State treatment centre at the State University Teaching Hospital Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the State after threatening those working at the centre with a knife.

UGHELLI – THE Global Center for Good Governance, GCGG, has tasked the Senate on the need to embark on a thorough probe of the allegations leveled against the Interim Management Committee, IMC of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

WARRI: A Naval officer has allegedly escaped from the COVID – 19 Isolation centre in Oghara, Ethiope West local government area, Delta state.

China on Sunday reported the first case of coronavirus in over a month in Wuhan, the city where the outbreak first started in December last year. China’s National Health Commission also reported the first double-digit increase in countrywide cases in nearly 10 days, saying 14 new infections had been confirmed. Two of the cases were […]

By Victor Young Organised labour in maritime sector has accused Rivers State government of arresting dockworkers returning from essential duties. The maritime workers threatened to shut the nation’s maritime sector by Wednesday if the workers are not released unconditionally in the next 48 hours. ALSO READ: Maritime industry’ll never be the same after COVID-19 — […]

Five players from Spain’s top two leagues have tested positive for coronavirus, La Liga confirmed on Sunday. Players in Spain’s top-flight and Segunda division were allowed to carry out individual work at training grounds last week. The move was the beginning of a staggered training programme, with the aim to restart competitive games in the […]