Cougar’ is a sophisticated word introduced to the dating scene a few years back.  A cougar, aka Puma, aka American mountain lion, is a fierce-looking animal who stalks its prey relentlessly

The advent of COVID-19 vaccines may be bringing back ugly years of vaccine hesitancy which experts fear may erode gains already made in routine immunisation

A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Concerned Nigerians, CN, wrote the United States Embassy, demands placement of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on terrorist watch-list over alleged support of terrorist organisations

By Victoria Ojeme The United States Embassy in Nigeria, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, and the Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), condemned the attacks in separate statements on their Twitter handles. “The Embassy of the United States condemns the recent attack […]

Mr Erastus Awortu, chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Andoni local area council has emerged winner in the just concluded council poll having pulled the highest number of 107,658 votes. Mr Michael Blessed, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Returning Officer, made the declaration on Saturday shortly after results collation in […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the country’s COVID-19 active cases increased by 39, bringing the total number to 7,821

By Nnamdi Ojiego The claim that all the 19 northern governors worked against former President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015 presidential election, has been dismissed by a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang. A former governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, had said northern governors under the auspices of Northern Governors Forum, NGF, […]

How we did it in 3 months – Gen. Marwa By Kingsley Omonobi, Abuja Imagine what would have been if illicit drugs with a cash value of over N75 billion were to circulate in streets across Nigeria and getting to 15 million people. Also imagine what would have been without the arrest of over 2,175 […]

By Benjamin Njoku Popular Onitsha-based cleric and self-acclaimed lion, Prophet Chukwuemeka Odumeje, who opened up on how he acquired his spiritual powers as published yesterday, in Vanguard, has also revealed how he got the gift of singing. According to the controversial pastor, he started singing in his mother’s womb. “I started singing in my mother’s […]

… want issues addressed in 120 days We are in support of struggle – YCE By Adeola Badru Hundreds of agitators under the aegis of ‘Ilana Omo Oodua,’ yesterday, occupied the streets of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, seeking self-determination for the Yoruba nation. The group, in a peaceful rally against what they described as the […]

Says Jonathan, Buhari scuttled 2016 headcount ‘Nation needs N280b, 36 months preparation’ By Nnamdi Ojiego Chief Eze Duruiheoma, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, is the immediate past Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, the body saddled with the responsibility of organizing census, amongst others. In this interview, the former Chairman of the Peoples […]

…as experts blame trust deficit By Chioma Obinna For decades now, vaccination programmes in Nigeria have been making progress. But the advent of COVID-19 vaccines may be bringing back ugly years of vaccine hesitancy which experts fear may erode gains already made in routine immunisation. According to experts, vaccine hesitancy is a continuum between vaccine acceptance […]

By Tony Nwankwo, with agency reports Queen Elizabeth II said a final goodbye to Prince Philip, her husband of more than seven decades, during an intimate funeral on yesterday. The Queen sat alone in the quire of St. George’s Chapel during the funeral of Prince Philip, the man who had been by her side for […]

Says Igbo have rejected new security outfit, embraced ESN ‘Yoruba defended Igboho but S/East govs see Kanu as a threat’ By Chimaobi Nwaiwu Ever since the South-East governors announced the formation of a regional security outfit, Ebube Agu, there have been mixed reactions from the zone. Instead of widespread optimism, skepticism over the prospects of […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the Digital Switch Over (DSO) will help to boost the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of States through its value added services