DJs are underpriced in Nigeria— DJ Bimmer
DJ Bimmer (Hammed Abiodun Oyenuga) is one of Nigeria's best. But “To be honest with you, one of my frustrations about being a DJ (disk jockey) here in Nigeria is that we are been treated like nothing—underpriced.”
Behold 8 Nollywood beauties to watch out for in 2021
Nigeria is home to a vibrant, dazzling and glamourous movie industry. With an array of stars gracing screens and stealing hearts with their talents and looks, Nollywood is definitely a force to reckon with. As 2021 kicks off in earnest, we take a look at fast-rising actresses to watch out for this year.
SERAP writes Lawan, Gbajabiamila, seeks probe of ‘missing N4.4bn NASS funds’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to “use their good offices to urgently probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies allegations that N4.4 billion of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing, misappropriated, diverted or stolen, […]
Gunmen kill POS operator in Aba
By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia One week after armed robbers shot dead a Point of Sale (POS) operator along Market Road, Aba, Abia State, another operator identified as Ezinne Grace Iroh, has been killed at Ukaegbu Road, in Ogbor Hill area of the city. Sources told Vanguard that the gunmen numbering three stormed Ezinne’s shop […]
Period Poverty: NGOs empower rural dwellers to change the narrative
Dookwase must often make the hard choice between getting food for daily sustenance or hygienic sanitary pads for menstrual purposes. Her situation is pitiful as she must favour food over the ‘luxury’ of sanitary pads. Thus, she resorts to alternatives that are neither hygienic nor safe.
How to start teaching children the ways of God
Simon Ifeanyi Ezeh Pro 22:6 – Your child will surely be the way you trained him. Isa 55:10, Matt 24:35, Mark 13:31, Luk 21:33, and Isa 55:10 – All these five scriptures emphasize the infallibility of God’s word. Lk6:46-49 – It’s the application of God’s word that saves, not just glib confessions. This article is […]
Rice processors appeal to FG to criminalise foreign rice sales
The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RPAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to criminalise the sales of foreign rice in the country. The Director General of the association, Mr Andy Ekwelem stated this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Saturday over the influx of smuggled rice into the country. Ekwelem cautioned if the government did […]
Behold, 8 Nollywood beauties to watch out for 2021
By Juliet Ebirim Nigeria is home to vibrant, dazzling and glamourous movie industry. With an array of stars gracing screens and stealing hearts with their talents and looks, Nollywood is definitely a force to reckon with. As 2021 kicks off in earnest, we take a look at fast-rising actresses to watch out for this year. […]
IGANGAN: Fresh tension as suspected herders attack two
…Self-imposed curfew, police deploy men By Ola Ajayi, Ibadan SUSPECTED herders have allegedly attacked two persons with machete at troubled Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. According to Mr. Taiwo Adeagbo, a resident, the herders attacked the two persons in their village around 1a.m yesterday. As a result, youths of the […]
How Davido, Wizkid, Olamide, Burna Boy broke streaming records in 2020
From all available statistics, facts and figures no other Nigerian musical artiste, male or female, was able to pull off what the quartet of Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy and Olamide pulled off in 2020.
Fall of Service Chiefs Amid Insecurity: Special forces, not infantry, officer should head Army — Gen Williams, ex-Defence Chief
…Says Nigeria’s worst corruption rating not unexpected By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor General Ishola Williams retired as Commander of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), the think-tank of the Nigerian Army. Before then, he was the Chief of Training, Operation and Plans (CTOP) at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ). Since Williams retired from the military, he has […]
DHQ bungled opportunity to end Boko Haram war — Retired Col Stan-Labo
‘Armed forces failed to move battle from stabilization stage to consolidation stage’ Says new Chiefs must avoid predecessors’ pitfalls to succeed By Chris Onuoha Col Hassan Stan-Labo is a veteran and retired officer with a wealth of combat operational experience spanning his duty tour of Liberia, Sierra Leone, The West Darfur and Bakassi Peninsula as […]
Culturati: Providing economic emancipation, social cohesion for Africans-Aregbe
Determined to bring development to Africa, the convener of the continent’s largest cultural fusion, Culturati, Idris Aregbe, has disclosed that the movement would be intensifying efforts towards ensuring social cohesion and economic emancipating of more Africans to ensure the continent be at par with others financially. Aregbe said that ensuring social cohesion within the continent […]
Retired General’ Message to Service Chiefs: Watch out for pitfalls
By Bashir Bello, Dennis Agbo, Nnamdi Ojiego, Marie-Theresa Nanlong & Egufe Yafugborhi As the new Service Chiefs settle down to confront the worsening security challenges in the country, retired senior military have charged them to avoid the pitfalls of their predecessors. The former security officers, who spoke to Sunday Vanguard, on the appointment of the […]
Why I prefer Davido to Wizkid — Jim Iyke
Superstar and widely acclaimed Nollywood “Bad Boy”, Jim Iyke has chosen his favourite between the two Nigerian leading Afro-pop stars— Wizkid and Davido.
COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 1,883 new infections in Nigeria in 24-hour
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,883 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 130,557. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website late Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 1,270,523 people since […]
