By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, describing their safe return as a big relief to their families, the entire country and international community. In a statement issued last night by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on […]

By Bashir Bello Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State says no ransom was paid to secure the release of the abducted students. Masari disclosed this in an interview with a German radio, Deutsche Welle, DW, monitored by Vanguard correspondent on Thursday night. The Governor said the release of the students was facilitated by the […]

By Soni Daniel, Abuja Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has tested positive to COVID-19 and gone into isolation. The Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor, Dr Makut Macham, confirmed the development in a statement in Jos on Thursday. According to Macham, the development followed COVID-19 test conducted on the governor and members […]

..Commends stakeholders for unity By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, following the successful conduct of its Kano state congress in the 44 local government areas of the state on December 12, 2020, has upheld the election of a new executive committee for the state. The decision of the […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Osun State Government has ordered all schools in the state to proceed on Christmas and New Year holiday with effect from tomorrow, Friday, December 18, 2020. This according to a public service announcement issued by the Coordinating Director Ministry of Education, C. K. Olaniyan is to ensure safety student and the […]

No fewer than 344 of the students kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, last Friday night, have been released.

By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA The Federal Government has expressed concern at the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying its earlier decision to reopen the economy may have to be reviewed. Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha disclosed this at Thursday’s briefing […]

By Bashir Bello No fewer than 344 students kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State by bandits last Friday night have been released. Abdul Labaran, the Director General, Media to the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, confirmed the release of the students to Vanguard. ALSO READ: Police have right to kill in […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has been hailed for attracting more federal infrastructural projects to Lagos State. Traditional and political leaders from Epe Federal Constituency of Lagos State, who paid the Speaker a thank-you visit over the facilitation of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Epe-Ketu-Itoikin express road […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said uplifting Nigeria through representation, is a collective effort of all the 360 members from the six geopolitical zones of the country.

*Calls for renewed commitment to duty By: Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has approved the promotion of 4,134 Traffic Warden Officers to their next ranks. This was made known on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba in a statement. The statement said, “The promotion includes 65 Officers […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, yesterday, raised the alarm that the continued spread of COVID-19 was putting increased pressure on the country’s already fragile health systems as well as the economy even as it released a new advisory for Public Sector Leaders and Business Owners On the resurgence of COVID-19.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged security agencies to investigate an intelligence report linking a North-West governor to banditry, abductions, and other violent crimes in the zone.

Nigeria will host the World Summit for Single Market in Africa on March 23, 2021, an official has said. Mr. Angelo Elosia, the Chairman/Chief Coordinator, Invest in Africa World Summit and Expo said this while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the Invest in Africa World Summit and Expo 2020 with Digital Economy in […]

Today at its monthly meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, members of the National Economic Council, NEC, expressed alarm at the spike in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria and decided to act on the strict enforcement of measures to contain the spread of the disease across the country. In a resolution released after […]