Thief steals car, returns baby found in car, yells at mum for leaving child in car
Oregon police are searching for a man who stole a car Saturday morning without knowing a child was in the backseat and came back to lecture the victim of the car theft for leaving her child unattended. When the suspect saw the child, he returned to the mother and reprimanded her, threatened to call the […]
StarTimes, others tipped to boost Africa’s digital TV penetration
By Prince Osuagwu If the reports of London-based Digital TV Research Ltd, is anything to go by, the African pay-TV market is set to reach 51 million subscribers by 2026. This means an addition of almost 17 million pay-TV subscribers between 2020 and 2026. However, the report, forecasted Nigeria to be the largest single country […]
Lack of scanners at ports compromising Nigeria’s security — REPS
House of Representatives yesterday said that lack of scanners at the various ports was compromising the nation’s security.
Subversive elements radicalizing Diaspora to promote destabilization of Nigeria from abroad – CNM
Some Nigerians with questionable character in the Diaspora have indulged in malicious campaigns to radicalize their compatriots and promote destabilization back home. This revelation was made by the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) in a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the group, these subversive elements intend to tarnish the image of leaders, while ultimately activating […]
‘Why Deep Blue project is still hanging’
By Godwin Oritse THE much awaited take-off of the Deep Blue Sea project, Nigeria’s maritime security initiative, appears to be in further wait before implementation as some preparatory activities are yet to be in place. A member of the Monitoring Committee on the project who spoke to Vanguard Maritime Report on the condition of anonymity […]
FDA warns against use of unregulated face masks
By Sola Ogundipe The general public has been warned against the purchase and use of certain brands of face masks that lack product notification certificates. The face masks in question, according to the FDA include Cherub Daily Protective Mask, Just Mask Anti Viral Face Mask, Health Master Disposable Protective Mask, Aidelai Disposable Face Mask, and […]
Wife kills husband’s 17-year old fiancee out of jealousy in Kano
By Bashir Bello, Kano A housewife identified as Suwaiba Shuaibu has allegedly killed her husband’s fiancee, 17-year-old Aisha Kabir in Gimawa Village, Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State few days to their wedding. The husband, Shahrehu Alhaji Ali and his fiancee, Aisha (all residents of the same area) were said to be in a […]
Samsung heightens mobile market competition with Galaxy S21
By Juliet Umeh Smart Devices Maker, Samsung, has unveiled the Galaxy S21 Series, saying it is one of its flagship devices that pushes the boundaries of what a smartphone can do. According to the company, Galaxy S21 is loaded with state-of-the-art innovations that allows a user make the most of every moment. It noted that […]
LAUTECH takeover: Oyo to pay Osun N8bn as assets sharing negotiation
OYO State Government, yesterday, approved the sum of N8billion to be paid to the Osun State Government, which formed part of assets sharing negotiation reached between the two states during the negotiation for the sole ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTEH), Ogbomoso.
School resumption: No Benue student has tested positive for COVID-19 — Commissioner
The Benue State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar Tuesday disclosed that the COVID-19 test conducted on returning students of schools in the state indicated that non contracted the virus.
COVID-19: Our testing, surveillance structures have collapsed — Dr Casmir Ifeanyi
Urges NAFDAC to do the needful about vaccines By Chioma Obinna & Gabriel Olawale A medical Laboratory Scientist & Public Health Analyst, Dr Casmir Ifeanyi, has lamented that the sampling and testing structures put in place in the country at the beginning of the pandemic have collapsed. In a chat with Good Health Weekly, Ifeanyi, […]
Owerri LGAs: The epicenters of COVID-19 in Imo ― Prof Maurice Iwu
By Chidi Nkwopara, Owerri Three out of the 27 local government areas in Imo State have been identified as the epicentres of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The Chairman, Imo State Task Force on COVID-19 Pandemic, Professor Maurice Iwu, who disclosed this yesterday, while speaking during a public enlightenment programme in Owerri, however, […]
Biden, Kamala inauguration: The triumph of democracy
TODAY, history, in the class of the famous American and French Revolutions, is being made in the United States of America. Although the history is taking place in the US, it represents a victory for all countries of the world where people value freedom. January 20, 2021, caps the victory of democracy in the age-long […]
Danger averted in Lagos as PMS-laden tanker spills content
Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, and another rescue team, on Tuesday, averted what could have resulted into fire disaster when a tanker with registration number LSD 155XT, loaded with 50,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, overturned, spilling its content in the process at Ogudu, under bridge inward Alapere area of Lagos State.
Enemies of Nigeria must be prepared to meet the masses – NDF
The National Democratic Front (NDF) has warned “enemies of Nigeria” to prepare to meet the masses, whose lives they are jeopardizing with their subversive activities. The NDF made this known on Tuesday in reaction to the alarm that these international organisations are colluding to undermine Nigeria’s war on terrorism. In a statement signed by its Director of Public […]
CORONAVIRUS: NCDC publishes new guidance on use of approved rapid diagnostic test kits
By Sola Ogundipe New guidance for State Governments, public and private institutions, on the use of approved Antigen (Ag), based Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) for COVID-19 has been published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. In a statement, the Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu said the rapid antigen kits were being […]
