Some aggrieved members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun on Tuesday staged a protest to express their displeasure over alleged imposition of candidate ahead of the July 24 council polls in the state. The APC members from Abeokuta-North Local Government Area staged the protest at the premises of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) at […]

By Luminous Jannamike Churches in Abuja, the nation’s capital, have started organising special prayers and deliverance sessions for their members in order to avert the security challenges rocking the country. Vanguard learned that some church leaders in the FCT have maintained that the security challenge in the country was spiritual. They stated that only spiritual […]

The Police Command in Ekiti confirmed that seven people lost their lives, while many other passengers sustained injuries in an auto accident along Ilumoba-Aisegba road in Ekiti on Tuesday. A statement by Mr Sunday Abutu, the command’s spokesperson in Ado-Ekiti, said the incident, which occurred at about 6:00a.m., involved two vehicles on a collision. He […]

The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, said on Tuesday that attempts by the Federal Government to censor the media was worse than the infamous Decree 4 of 1984, which was promulgated during the military era, and vowed to resist it.

Ousmane Dembele will need surgery on the knee injury he suffered while on duty with France at Euro 2020. The Barcelona winger was hurt after coming on as a substitute for Les Bleus in the 1-1 draw with Hungary, managing just 30 minutes on the pitch before being replaced by Thomas Lemar on Saturday. After undergoing […]

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) extended its losing streak on Tuesday with a loss of N364 billion due to sell pressure in blue chips. Consequently, the market capitalisation returned to the N19 trillion mark, losing N364 billion or 1.81 per cent to close at N19.725 trillion from N20.089 trillion on Monday. Also, the NGX All-Share Index […]

England duo Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell will miss the match with the Czech Republic and must self-isolate up to and including June 28. It was confirmed on Monday that the Chelsea players had begun isolating after being deemed close contacts of Billy Gilmour, who tested positive for coronavirus after Scotland’s 0-0 draw with England […]

By Obas Esiedesa – Abuja The Federal Government has rolled out plans to ensure the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, as cooking fuel grows from the current five per cent to 90 per cent in the next ten years. The government expressed concern that over 900,000 people are negatively impacted annually from the use […]

The police in Kaduna state has foiled the kidnap of an expatriate in Dankande of Igabi Local Government Area of the state.

Belgium ran out clear winners of Group B at Euro 2020 after Romelu Lukaku scored in a 2-0 victory over Finland, who are still in with a chance of reaching the last 16 after finishing third. Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky was the game’s outstanding player before he scored a calamitous own goal in the 74th minute, […]

The Executive Chairman of the Delta State Universal Basic Education Board, Hon. Sunny Ogwu has stressed the need for an effective school evaluation as a panacea for improving learning outcomes and strengthening of the school system.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru IN a bid to find a lasting solution to the incessant clashes between farmers and herders, the joint climate change bill review committee and the legal working group Tuesday met to fast track the passage of the Bill on Climate Change aimed at ending the clashes. The joint team was from the […]

The United States Consulate’s Public Affairs Officer, Mr Stephen Ibelli, says that about 13, 000 Nigerian students are admitted in U.S annually. Ibelli made the disclosure during the launch of the ‘Windows on America’ Hub at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, on Tuesday. He described Nigerians as one of the most dominant immigrant groups in the US. […]

…as Rep. Umanah reminded Lai Mohammed how he used Twitter as opposition party’s Spokesman By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Isah Sheba Ibrahim said that the ban of Twitter operations in Nigeria was a sign of emerging totalitarianism. Ibrahim who represents Koton Karfe federal constituency of Kogi State spoke yesterday […]

An Estate agent Chidi Nwaya, who has been on the run for eight years, after falsely obtaining the sum of N28million, from a businessman under false pretense of helping him purchase property, has been remanded in prison custody by a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafa Balewa Square (TBS), annex of Igbosere.