Senate President Lawan Ahmed has called on Nigerians to put their tribal, religious, and political affiliations aside and unite to make the nation great. Ahmed made the call on Sunday during a thanksgiving service and 10th anniversary celebration in honour of the late Chief Johnson Kalu, the father of the Chief Whip of the Senate, […]

A major storm swept across Britain and into northern France on Sunday, leaving thousands of households without power. Around 18,000 households in northern France are without electricity, with coastal regions of Brittany and Normandy worst affected, the AFP news agency reported, citing the network operator Enedis. The weather service Meteo France warned of strong gusts […]

Colgate, the world’s leading and the most chosen toothpaste brand has launched a new thematic campaign to drive awareness around cavities & oral care in general in the Nigeria market with The new thematic campaign tagged “Calcium in, Cavities out”. According to the Chief Executive Officer, Colgate Tolaram LFTZ Enterprise, Mr. Girish Sharma, the new […]

By Oludayo Tade THE unsmiling and gloomy faces of Nigerians on the streets invite a probe into their lived experiences and everyday encounters with a view to unpacking how leadership cluelessness and underperformance continue to negatively impact the lives of the majority. Whether holding an umbrella or a broom, the gluttonous leadership structures elevate primitive […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is implementing one of the world’s largest and far reaching social investment programmes. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the social investment programmes were targeting […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta At least, one person has been confirmed dead following a clash between officers of Nigeria Customs Services and some rice smugglers in Oke Ola area of Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government area of Ogun State on Saturday. Vanguard learnt that trouble started when Customs officers stormed a hideout where the imported […]

By Chinedu Adonu Pandemonium broke out in Oruku community, Nkanu East local government area of Enugu State as gunmen invaded the community on Saturday and killed their traditional ruler Late Igwe Emmanuel Chidiebere Mba, The traditioner ruler, Mba was shot dead by armed men who claimed to be policemen from Force Headquarters, Abuja. It was […]

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp sees no reason why Mohamed Salah would want to leave the Premier League champions but says he would not keep the Egyptian forward at the club against his will. Salah told Spanish newspaper AS in an interview this month that he admired Real Madrid and Barcelona, fuelling talk in the British […]

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that 70 percent of  the sub-sectors surveyed for its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) experienced contraction in December. The report showed that out of 31 sub-sectors surveyed, 22  recorded contraction while nine recorded growth. This represents a downward trend when compared to  the November survey. Out of the 31 […]

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported  838  new cases of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The centre announced this on its verified website on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 925,215 persons have been tested since the first confirmed case of the virus was announced on Feb, […]