Kabba Jailbreak politically motivated – Sources
There are indications that Monday’s jailbreak at the Kabba Medium Security Custodial Centre, MSCC in Kogi state might have been politically motivated following insinuation that most of the freed inmates were bandits who had planned to attack the state.
Activists raise alarm over payment of debts in Paris Club
HUMAN rights activists have raised alarm over what they tagged “monumental fraud and stealing” being carried out by some top federal government officials through collusion with and misrepresentations of the judgment creditors on the Paris Club Refund.
After Afghanistan, America’s next war
By Owei Lakemfa THE peace-loving United States, US, President Joe Biden on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 announced the birth of a new trilateral military alliance of Australia, UK, and US with the acronym, AUKUS. The alliance, he said, is to take on the threats of the 21st Century. Biden argued that the way to achieve […]
FIRS says CSOs need to register for tax, obtain TIN
Mr Temitayo Orebajo, Director, Tax Policy and Advisory Department, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says all Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are expected to register for tax purposes and obtain Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
Fresh petroleum crisis looms in South-East as IPMAN withdraws services
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members to withdraw their services from the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) loading depot in Enugu
Arden & Newton, Ford Foundation make case for women with disabilities in Nollywood
By Rosemary Iwunze Arden & Newton, a brand strategy consultancy in Nigeria, in partnership with Ford Foundation, is propagating a change in the manner women with disabilities are represented in Nigerian films. For years, Nollywood has misrepresented and mis-told the stories of women with disabilities without context. Despite its remarkable development in the last decade, […]
Police arrest man, 25, for allegedly having sex with a goat in Jigawa
The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-old-man for alleged sexual intercourse with a goat in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state
WAICA Re commits to finding solutions to climate change
As climate change continues to cause natural and man-made disasters, such as flooding, drought and deforestation across Africa, WAICA Reinsurance Corporation, WAICA Re is set to offer practical solutions to this scourge.
Generation Unlimited targets empowerment of 20m Nigerian youth
Wealth Generation Unlimited, GEN-U, was officially launched by Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja recently. In this interview with Vanguard, two principal officers central to its conception, Mr Peter Hawkins – Country representative for UNICEF Nigeria and Dr. Nadi Albino – Senior Adviser, Partnerships, Generation Unlimited HQ (New York), delved deeper into the thinking, […]
NFF thumbs up breweries for supporting Super Eagles
Foremost Nigerian brands, “33” Export Lager beer and Amstel Malta Ultra, were top on the list of brands celebrated on Wednesday night in Lagos by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.
Omotola co-authors Great Canadian Women Series book, ‘She is Enough’
A new book in the Great Canadian Women Series, ‘She is Enough’, which is co-authored by 13 extraordinary women, including Nigerian-Canadian Temi Omotola, is slated to be released in a few weeks.
