It is no news that on Twitter recently, Uchenna Iyke Okpala a Nigerian singer also known as Ikon X trended for two days consecutively when he released the visuals of his song titled “Supa Woman” where he featured Selebobo. However, Ikon X (born 6 April 1993) is a renowned songwriter and a multi-instrumentalist, he is […]

By Rotimi Fasan First, a disclaimer to potential blackmailers, opposition (read ‘wailers’) hunters and would-be mind-readers who read meanings into and impute motives to other people’s words: Nigeria is best governed as a democratic state and the only civilised and acceptable way to change a non-performing government, for now, is through an election. The military […]

The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a Shari’ah Court Judge by unknown gunmen on Tuesday evening.

Inaugurates 200 shops, kick lamps, others in Lagos By Bose Adelaja The wife of Lagos State Governor Dr Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday advised traders and shop owners in the state to stop converting markets to living homes in order to minimise incessant fire outbreaks in the state particularly markets. Speaking at the official inauguration […]

By Arogbonlo Israel The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Youths Frontier has frowned at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invitation of its party official on alleged misappropriation of N10 billion. Recall EFCC on Monday, 17 May, invited three national officers of the PDP for investigation for alleged criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, diversion […]

By Festus Ahon & Ochuko Akuopha FOUR suspected armed robbers have been killed in a gun battle with police officers at Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State. Giving details of the incident, Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Mr Bright Edafe, in a statement said: “On 16/05/2021 at about 0200hrs, a […]

  By Henry Umoru PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that the Senate will not meet in plenary throughout next week. Speaking at Plenary Wednesday, Lawan said that the week will be dedicated to a zonal public hearing on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. He said, “We shall be devoting the […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi BRITISH High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the United Kingdom, UK, would deny visas to Nigerians who disrupt 2023 elections. Laing in a chat with Vanguard, yesterday, in Port Harcourt on her maiden visit to Rivers State, cautioned Governor Nyesom Wike and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to cement their […]

The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a Shari’ah Court Judge by unknown gunmen on Tuesday evening. The Command Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina. He said that the incident occurred at about 3pm in […]

By Afe Babalola, SAN, At the current rate at which the nation is spiraling, it is hard to conclude that Nigeria will remain intact till the end of the 21st century, which is another 80 years from now. This is very optimistic. Why do I say this? I grew up during the colonial days and […]

By Osa Amadi Organised by Signature Beyond Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos, each of the two exhibitions comes with a distinct feature within different genres. Ogbeyemi’s exhibition of welded-metal titled Ark Meta-Art and Ibiok’s paintings-themed Talkless Talk is showing from May 22-June 12, 2021, at Signature Beyond Gallery. “This should not be mistaken for two-artist exhibition,” curator […]

…How illicit finance flows out of Nigeria —Finance Minister By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Federal Government recovered  $700 million looted funds in the last four years, even as it just received the £4.2 million taken from Delta State’s treasury by an ex-governor of the state from the United Kingdom. The […]

By Okoh Aihe As the security challenges in the country grow more complex, usually some questions come to mind. For instance, what is the role of the National Space and Research Development Agency, NASRDA, and NIGCOMSAT in assisting and strengthening the nation’s security architecture, that is, if you permit the cliché? Why will they never […]

…Candidates, parents laud Senate’s intervention …JAMB’s inclusion of NIN for UTME registration inconsiderate — Ifeanyi Ubah …Don’t make NIN an exams condition — Ekwunife …NIN added to registration woes — Students By Henry Umoru  & Adesina Wahab The Senate yesterday asked the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and  the […]

People are getting exhausted under punishing surreal anomie, and with no help coming their way, it is a frightening time of holding on to straws, hoping that help would come miraculously