By Adeola Badru, Ibadan Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately send an Executive Bill to the National Assembly to amend the Nigerian Constitution to devolve more powers to the states with respect to security arrangements culminating in some form of state policing […]

Thousands of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Action Alliance, AA, have dumped their party for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo state.

By Emma Una, Calabar Mrs. Ada Charles Egwu, Chairman of Biase Local Government Area has decried claims that some Fulani herdsmen have been killed by youths in the area. Mrs. Egwu who spoke with Vanguard on Monday stated that such rumours are dangerous and can lead to frosty inter-communal relationships between the herdsmen and natives […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu Elder statesmen and first Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, has told the Nigerian Senate President to keep quiet if he has no meaningful thing to say about the meeting of Southern Governors saying that Northern Governors have more unsolved problems facing them than their Southern counterparts. Chief Amechi while speaking on […]

  The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has described former Green Eagles goalkeeper Emmanuel Okala as one of the greatest goalkeepers Africa ever produced. The minister said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja while congratulating the football legend as he clocked 70. Dare heaped praises on him and thanked him […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu says Nigeria needs effective deployment of technology and innovation to achieve sustainable sporting development in the country. The minister stated this when he received the Vice-president of Counseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) and the President of the Organisation of Military sport in […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has inaugurated a nine-man committee to give policy direction to the implementation of the State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme The programme which was designed to support the livelihood of the poor and vulnerable households in the State, is a jointly developed […]

Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, says driving above the speed limit is one of the major causes of accidents in the state.

For many Nigerians in Diaspora, returning to the country to visit their families and friends is far from being an easy decision. There is the initial hesitation that arises from a deep-rooted fear of the unknown.

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has set modalities to commence commercial production of tomato puree – the concentrate used for making tomato paste.

By Chancel Sunday, Bomadi The Pere of Akugbene-Mein Kingdom in Bomadi local government area of Delta State, HRM Pere Luke, Kalanama Viii, has called on the federal government to as a matter of necessity, enshrine the role of traditional rulers in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The monarch made the call, Monday, […]

  By Etim Etim Some commentators have expressed concern about the recent trip Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made to Kampala to attend the sixth-term inauguration of President Yoweri Museveni. They argued that since the Ugandan leader had been in office since 1986, first as a military leader who seized power through a bloody coup, and […]

By Arogbonlo Israel AHEAD of the 2023 Presidential election, some Nigerians have started calling on their favourite politicians to join the race for the Number One citizen. Recently, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, made known his stance following calls to run for President in 2023. While speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, last […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet had any personal contacts with the leaders of Israel and Palestine, but this can be arranged quickly if needed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Last weekend, the Israeli air force launched an attack on a 15-storey building in the Gaza Strip housing offices of local and […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, the Office of the Vice President on Monday said that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has not declared interest to contest for the position of president. The Office in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disowned […]