By Steve Oko – Aba Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Wednesday, pledged full support of the movement for the proposed one million man march by Yoruba self-determination groups in the South-West. The IPOB leader who made the pledge in a tweet, equally declared unflinching support for the liberation of all oppressed […]

Paul Rusesabagina, the polarising hero of the hit movie “Hotel Rwanda,” failed to show up for his trial Wednesday, after informing prison authorities he was quitting the process as he did not expect justice. Rusesabagina, whose actions during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide inspired the movie, has been charged with nine offences, including terrorism for starting an […]

The Southern Senators Forum (SSF) has pledged to continue to be united behind the 9th Senate, headed by Sen. Ahmad Lawan. Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, stated this on Wednesday while unveiling the new leadership of the group at a briefing with journalists at the National Assembly complex, Abuja. The  group had earlier held a […]

By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s priorities in a post-COVID-19 world include restoring economic growth in the immediate term, building resilience in the health sector, and repositioning the economy on a sustainable footing in the medium term while saving jobs and building domestic capacity and local production in critical areas. The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who disclosed this […]

By Bose Adelaja Three years after about 500 buildings were demolished in Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Ikorodu, Lagos State, the state governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, promised to compensate over 3,000 victims of the demolition exercise in the next 30 to 40 days. The Governor made the promise at the inauguration […]

Prof. Tahir Mamman, Chairman, All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Constitution Review Committee, has dismissed insinuations that the party would not be as strong as it is now with the exit of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Mamman stated in an interview with journalists on Wednesday, shortly after the APC’s constitution review committee meeting of its Northeast […]

…Okays N922.8m for fertilizer to 3 states affected by insurgency, flood disaster By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved over N82 billion for the completion of infrastructure projects within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Federal Government has said that Nigeria’s low rating by the transparency International (TI) corruption perception index was a result of the country’s opaqueness in doing business. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the […]

By Omeiza Ajayi Gunmen numbering about 12 have kidnapped four persons, including a staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA, from their homes in Kiyi community, in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Vanguard has learned. Mr Samuel Olalekan of the FCTA Information and Communications Department, was among those kidnapped by […]

The Federal Government will, on Thursday, tender the sum of one million, thirty thousand dollars allegedly recovered from rtd Air Commodore Umar Mohammed before  the Federal High Court, Abuja.   Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order, on Wednesday, after the currencies, stashed in three bags, were counted with a counting machine at the office of the […]

According to the Senate, the Fund will help in the  provision of  finance to support strategic aspects of agricultural development of Nigeria

… EL-Lab boosts case detection with 16-module GeneXpert machine By Chioma Obinna ONE hundred years after the launch of the Tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, Nigeria ranks worst in Africa and 6th among 20 countries with the highest burden of TB in the world. To this end, the country yesterday launched the first 16 Module GeneXpert machine […]

Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has reiterated his stand that bandits be given amnesty so they can lay down their arms. Gumi said this on Wednesday at a virtual event organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies on insecurity in Nigeria. The cleric said he was not justifying banditry, but that the herders […]

…As Nigeria vaccinates 215,277 eligible persons By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna Results from a US trial of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine may have included “outdated information” and that could mean the company provided an incomplete view of efficacy data, American federal health officials have stated. This development came as 215,277 eligible Nigerians were vaccinated with […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Federal Government Wednesday said that Nigeria’s low rating by the Transparency International (TI) corruption perception index was as a result of the country’s opaqueness in doing business. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the Federal […]