By Omeiza Ajayi The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has rescheduled its nationwide State Congresses earlier slated for October 2. The exercise has now been rescheduled for Saturday, October 16, 2021. While no reason was advanced for the postponement, Vanguard gathered that it was due to logistic challenge and the need to carry every stakeholder […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has rescheduled its nationwide State Congresses earlier slated for October 2.

Twenty-one-year-old, Chidiebere Emenike, who allegedly stole 5 amplifiers from a school, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendant was brought on two-count charges of stealing and conspiracy. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Prosecutor, Insp. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that the defendant had […]

Women’s football and FIFA’s desire to see more African teams qualify for the ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023, were the focus of a working visit by a FIFA delegation to Nigeria. Led by FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura and including FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman, the delegation attended […]

Professor Dapo Asaju, former Vice Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University and keynote speaker at the launch of the biography of the General Overseer of Deeper Life Church, Pastor W.F Kumuyi, titled, “W.F Kumuyi: Defender of the faith”, has challenged Pastor Kumuyi and his counterpart, Pastor A.E Adeboye of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, to speak out on the debilitating insecurity and myriads of other problems strangling Nigeria before the situation becomes irredeemable.  

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Borno State, on Wednesday, suspended its 2019 gubernatorial candidate, Mohammed Alkali Imam and former state Chairman of the party, Zannah Gaddama, for alleged anti-party activities and hijacking forms made for the coming Saturday’s congresses.

GOVERNOR Willie Obiano of Anambra State has advocated for revenue allocation formula of 50% for the states, 30% for the local government areas and 20% for the Federal Government.

A RESEARCH conducted by Evidence and Collaboration for Inclusive Development, ECID, a nongovernmental organization, has revealed that no fewer  than 90,000 children are out of school in Anambra State.

Organised Labour in the Food and Beverage sector has raised the alarm over plans by the Federal Government to impose excise duty on non-alcoholic drinks, warning that such tax will cripple the sector.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday, announced that Delta had been selected as innovation and acceleration hub of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in South-South. The Senior Economic Adviser to UNDP, Dr Amarakoon Bandara, disclosed this at a one-day stakeholders’ workshop organised by the Directorate of Sustainable Development Goals, Governor’s Office, Asaba, and […]

Less than forty eight hours after he joined forces with other prominent Nigerians to float Rescue Nigeria Project (RNP) also known as Third Force, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Wednesday stormed Ilorin to seize the mansion of the immediate past Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed in Ilorin over N5billion debt he’s owing the corporation.

A Nigerian, Okey Eze, who claims to be a tiler by profession has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with 350 wraps of cocaine worth over a N2.3billion in street value.

Nigeria’s inability to meet its 1.54 oil production OPEC quota in the past few months has been blamed on huge cost of restarting fields and ongoing pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta.

The Imo State Police Command on Wednesday said it burst kidnappers den in Idembia, Izza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, arrested Six suspected kidnappers and rescued two victims.

AHEAD of the 2023 general elections, former Presidential Candidate and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has cautioned against the rising bickering over which region should produce the President, saying political parties have no power to zone elective offices.