By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Players of Osun United and Osun Babes Football Club on Monday protested the delay in the payment of their salaries by the State Government. The players bearing different placards protested to the Government House seeking the removal of the Commissioner for Youths and Sports in the State, Mr Yemi Lawal. ALSO […]

Founder and CEO of Sujimoto Construction Limited, Sijibomi Ogundele is not resting on his oars in ensuring that he delivers on his promise of building a luxury real estate that can compete with what is found in any other part of the world. Ogundele said that he was very clear from the beginning about his […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State, received more briefing on children kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, with an assurance from Governor Aminu Bello Masari of steady progress to bring them out unharmed. “We are making progress and the outlook is positive,’’ the Governor told newsmen after an hour meeting with the […]

I can’t stand on my feet anymore ― Mother Only 2 policemen were guarding the school ― Security expert By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A father whose 13-year-old son was among the students abducted in a boarding school in Katsina State has told the BBC Hausa service that he was worried because his son might be hungry and […]

…assures Buhari of steady progress in rescue efforts By Johnbosco Agbakwuru GOVERNOR Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State on Monday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the steady progress to rescue the children kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara of the state. A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media […]

By Bashir Bello A student (name withheld) of the attacked Government Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State who escaped from the bandits’ hideouts said two of the students have been killed. A parent of a missing student, Hajia Faiza Hamza Kankara, who spoke to Vanguard said the survivor student stated this while giving an account […]

By Olayinka Latona Bishop Stephen Adegbite has emerged as the new Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN Lagos chapter. He takes over from Apostle Alexander Bamgbola whose tenure has come to an end. The election which took place at the Hoares Memorial Methodist Cathedral, Yaba, Lagos had delegates from all the five blocs which […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti No fewer than 260 multiple birth mothers are expected to be empowered by the Ekiti State government with a sum of N24 million. This is just as the Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, stressed the need for robust family planning practice in the state to reduce maternal and […]

…as stakeholders share divergent views … Insurance to soon emerge as major driver of our economy- Rep Nwokocha The House of Representatives Committee on Insurance and Actuarial Services on Monday vowed to properly exhaust and streamline the Third Party Act of 1945 to fit into modern-day reality in the proposed 2020 Act. Speaking at a […]

By Gabriel Enogholase, Benin Commuters were yesterday stranded for hours following the non availability of the Edo City Transport Service, (ECTS), as staff loaded themselves into the company’s buses and drove off to the Government House to protest what they tagged unfair treatment meted on them by its management. Speaking with newsmen at the company’s […]

***advocates Age-Grade Youth system for empowerment By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, says over 2500 research products by Nigerian start-ups have now flooded the Nigerian markets. He said the start-ups were trained and nurtured by the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI), an agency of the Federal Ministry of […]

By Davies Iheamnachor, Port-Harcourt Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has nabbed eight suspects alleged to be involved in oil theft and illegal refining of petroleum products in different parts of the State. The civil defense corps also impounded five trucks used in conveying the stolen and illegally refined products. The […]

The Nigerian Army says 26 personnel have so far been tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Port Harcourt, Maj.- Gen. Johnson Irefin. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Musa said that a total of […]

The Founder and Team Leader of Youth Advocate for Change, Adeola Ogunlade, has called for the release of the missing 333 schoolboys in Kankara village, Katsina State.

Shina Abubakar Osogbo A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State on Monday remanded a leader of the State #EndSARS movement, Emmanuel Adebisi over alleged impersonation. Adebisi, who was popularly referred to as Captain during the EndSARS protest was invited by the Department of State Security to explain his role in the protest of December […]