A middle-aged woman, said to be mentally deranged, dumped her two daughters inside a well in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

By Emmanuel Iheaka The Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Amara Iwuanyanwu, has been removed. This was sequel to a resolution signed by 18 out of the 27 lawmakers of the assembly, presented before the plenary on Tuesday. Member for Orsu State Constituency, Hon. Ekene Nnodim, submitted the resolution. Receiving […]

Primary school teachers are entitled to 100% salary payment ― NUT We can no longer cope with shortage of teachers ― ASUSS I was paid N16,000 out of N45,000 monthly salary ― LG worker By Arogbonlo Israel Some primary school teachers and local government workers in Kogi have decried what they termed “neglect and lack […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, said it was concerned that yet to be identified security agents that invaded the residence of one of its Justices, Mary Odili, last Friday, seemed to have been on a mission to maim and kill her under the guise of executing a search warrant it described […]

…as AGF exonorates self, says I am ready for probe By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, BoSAN, on Tuesday, stormed the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, to register their displeasure over last Friday’s invasion of the home of Justice Mary Odili […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria needs a cumulative of $1.5 trillion dollars over ten years, to achieve an appreciable level of the National Infrastructure Stock. This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. According […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, BoSAN, on Tuesday, stormed the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, to register their displeasure over last Friday’s invasion of the home of Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court by yet to be […]

*Commends Army Chief,Lt. General Farouq Yahaya on achievements *Hails improved synergies among Nigerian Army,Air Force, Navy, others ABUJA–THE Global Peace and Life Rescue Initiative,GOPRI,a civil society group with vested interest in peace building in Nigeria,has commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Farouq Yahaya, over success achieved by the Army in the counterterrorism war. […]

By Shina Abubakar Orangun of Oke-Ila, Oba Adedokun Abolarin, on Tuesday said Yoruba leaders should draw development agenda for the race rather than living in past glory. He lamented the rate Yoruba youths are running away from the country due to the volume of poverty in the country despite numerous resources available within the region. […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, on Tuesday, maintained that illegal gold mining was responsible for the ranging violent crimes in Zamfara State. The ICPC boss, who spoke at the 4th Annual public awareness lecture series on Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru A Niger Delta Group under the aegis of South-South Study Group, 3SG, has raised the alarm over the alleged plot by some federal legislators to remove the 13 percent oil derivation. The 3SG in a statement Tuesday, signed by Prince Otoks Dan-Princewill, claimedthat the plot was being hatched by 59 lawmakers from […]

By Sola Isola – Ibadan Gunmen reportedly attacked the residence of Professor Banji Akintoye, the Coordinator of Yoruba self-determination group, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), in Ekiti on Saturday. This was contained in a statement made available to Vanguard by Maxwell Adeleye, Communications Secretary, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide on Tuesday in Ibadan. It further noted that […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, Tuesday, said that his office proposed N36 million in the 2022 budget to combat antelopes, snakes and other reptiles that trouble them. He also said that his office would incur extra charges in the payment of personnel attached to Nigeria’s foreign missions and embassies […]

To improve Nollywood Movies in terms of distribution and production, the government has been urged to support Nollywood movie projects that would equally add to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP.  Speaking during a media parley in Lagos, Executive Director, Sky Film Distribution, Mr. Macauley Akaniyene, insisted that the approach to film distribution and re-inventing […]

By Chioma Obinna The Lagos State Government has pledged to take over the hospital bills of the injured victims of the Ikoyi building collapse even as it disclosed that three out of the nine rescued victims on admission at the General Hospital Lagos have been discharged. The Deputy Governor of the State, Dr  Obafemi  Hamzat […]