President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to aggressively address the nation’s security challenges, saying things will never be the same again in 2021. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president made this position known while reacting to the release of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, at his country […]

By David Odama – Lafia The Nasarawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 46 years old, Amos John Ewuga, for alleged job racketeering, impersonation, and fraud. The command in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Muhammed Suraju Idris, explained that the Corps mounted surveillance and arrested the […]

..cancels large gathering By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo THE Secretary to State Government, SSG, and Chairman of COVID-19 management Committee, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem has disclosed that the state has recorded 48 new cases of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic in the less than two weeks. Ekuwem disclosed this in a statement tagged, “Second wave of COVID-19: Need […]

The US has suggested that the process to find a new Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) needs to be reopened, in what would be an unprecedented move. Donald Trump’s trade chief Robert Lighthizer told the BBC on Wednesday that the WTO needs “someone with real experience in trade”. The US opposes former World […]

By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday described claims by a former charman of the party, Anselm Ojezua that he was leaving the party with 150,000 members as spurious and unfounded. A statement yesterday by the State Assistant Publicity Secretary of the APC, Ofure Osehobor said Ojezua had […]

EDO state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday described claims by a former chairman of the party, Anselm Ojezua that he was leaving the party with 150,000 members as spurious and unfounded.
EDO state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday described claims by a former chairman of the party, Anselm Ojezua that he was leaving the party with 150,000 members as spurious and unfounded.

…Says Commission remitted N362.34bn to Government Coffers in 5years By Emmanuel Elebeke The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, Friday said that telecommunications industry has been positioned to drive the economic diversification plan of the Federal government. Prof. Danbatta made this assertion in his presentation to Course 29 Participants at the […]

…Tasks stakeholders on environmental degradation, others …Provision made in 2021 budget for completion of East-West road – Akpabio By Chris Ochayi President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, accepted to implement the 16-point agenda outlined by the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, as minimum preconditions for peace and stability as well as development in the region. President Buhari, who […]

By Paul Olayemi The people of Idjerhe and the traditional ruler of Idjerhe Kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Monday Obukowho Whiskey (JP), today poured a libation to the gods and cursed suspected cultists and crime perpetrators in the community. Vanguard gathered that the action was a result of […]

The outgoing Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU Ojo, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, SAN, on Friday recalled how a small group of people in the university community almost frustrated his efforts at repositioning the institution by trying to sabotage his programmes and policies.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has promised to dedicate the remaining period of his tenure in office to the provision of more infrastructures in parts of the state. The Governor who made the pledge Friday while Commissioning selected roads and primary school constructed in Otukpo and Agatu Local Government Areas, […]

…El-Rufa’i condemns attack, directs immediate relief intervention By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Following the killing of 7 natives in Southern Kaduna on Thursday night, Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state has directed the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to take inventory of the damages incurred and provide relief materials to the Gora Gan community with immediate […]

The National Economic Council, NEC, has expressed outrage at the kidnap of schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, proffering possible means by which future abductions can be stopped. The National Economic Council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo also expressed worries over the second wave of coronavirus in Nigeria, calling for strict […]

*Insists what happened in Kankara, Chibok & Dapchi unacceptable *Says no nation immune to terrorists attacks but Nigeria will keep watch over citizens By Soni Daniel, Editor, Northern Region A day after taking custody of the freed 344 boys captured from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, the Federal Government raised hope that […]

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Osun State House of Assembly on Friday passed the 2021 Budget estimate presented to it by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. The N109.8billion budget estimate was passed 38 days after it was laid before the lawmakers without addition or subtraction. The estimate tagged as Budget of Providence was made up of N50,620,238 […]