Finally, 136 abducted Tegina pupils released; on their way to Minna
By Wole Mosadomi Minna- At last, the 136 pupils of the Salihu Yanko Islamiyya School in Tegina, Niger state have been released after spending almost three months in the hands of their abductees. The pupils were said to be released in Brinin Gwari in Kaduna state around 8:pm today. The exact number of pupils that […]
Benue youths arrest notorious electricity installation vandals
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Two suspected vandals were, Thursday, arrested by the Aliade Community youths for vandalizing a Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JED, Distribution Transformer located at the LGEA Primary School, Aliade in Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State. According to a statement made available to Vanguard in Makurdi by the Head, Corporate […]
Customs hands over N100m seized pharmaceutical products to NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday, received assorted unregistered pharmaceutical products worth N100 million seized by the Nigeria Customs Service. The drugs were handed over to NAFDAC in Kaduna by the Comptroller, Zone B of Customs Federal Operation Unit, MrAl-Bashir Hamisu. Hamisu said that the pharmaceutical products were seized […]
No Channels TV journalist was arrested, says DSS
The Department of State Services, DSS, has debunked reports that it arrested Channels TV journalists over an interview the station granted Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.
Ortom accuses presidency of failed plot to instigate crisis in Benue
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has demanded an apology from the presidency for accusing him of stirring ethnic tensions and calling for genocide in the country saying no amount of amount of blackmail and media attack will discourage him from speaking against the injustice and pain the present government […]
Igbo group carpets Garba Shehu over attack on Ortom
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has carpeted Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu over his verbal attack on Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State.
BREAKING: UCL DRAW: Man City, PSG in group of death, as Chelsea tackle Juventus
By Temisan Amoye The 2021-22 UEFA Champions League Group stage draw and Awards night held today at Istanbul, Turkey The 32-team draw featured four teams each from the English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga. The French Ligue 1 rounding up the top 5 European leagues have two representatives. Former Chelsea legends […]
Heavy rainfall prediction: Lagos directs residents of low lying areas to relocate
Reassures residents of adequate containment measures By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has directed residents of low-lying areas, especially those in the river banks to relocate in view of the heavy rainfall and attendant flash flooding prediction by Nigerian Meteorology Services, NIMET, in the state. The state government, however, reassured residents that irrespective of the […]
Blame insecurity on open grazing —Ohanaeze youths
Briefing newsmen in Abakaliki, Damian Okafor, National Youth Leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, who stated that Igbo youths were standing by the unanimous decision of the 17 southern governors made known to the general public through a communique on May 11, 2021 added that “anybody that is subscribing to open grazing in Igbo land is […]
How OCDA, others allegedly conspire with criminals, threaten health, security of Imolites
There is palpable fear and unease among Imo residents over the activities of some staff of the Owerri Capital Development Authority (OCDA) and the Imo State Waste Management Agency (ISWAMA), which they noted have continued to threaten peace and security in the state, as well as the health of Imolites. Describing the action of the […]
IGP receives NPF panel report on DCP Abba Kyari
By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba on Thursday, 26th August 2021, received the report of the NPF Special Investigation Panel (SIP) investigating the alleged indictment of the erstwhile Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). A statement by CP […]
