Tension in Okorocha’s camp over court order for forfeiture of properties
By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri There has been disquiet in the camp of Senator Rocahas Okorocha, representing Imo West Senatorial district, following the interim order from Owerri High court which ordered for the forfeiture of the “illegally acquired” properties by Okorocha in Imo while he was governor for eight years. Vanguard investigation yesterday in Owerri, revealed […]
HAPPENING NOW: Vanguard’s CBN/Bankers’ Committee Initiative for economic growth
Vanguard hosts the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, with the Bankers’ Committee to thinker on economic growth.
Abduction of students: We may shut down all schools — NUT, NANS
By Adesina Wahab With the incessant kidnapping of innocent students in schools in some parts of the country by bandits, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, and the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, on Friday said they would shut down schools since the lives of students and teachers are no longer safe. Speaking in […]
Northern governors resolve to work with FG in fight against insecurity
The 19 Northern Governors have resolved to work with the Federal Government to tackle the insecurity bedevilling the region and to create a conducive atmosphere for socio-political, economic growth and development of the country. In a communique issued at the end of a meeting in Kaduna, the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Governor Simon […]
Cameroon soldiers raped 20 women, killed man ― HRW
Cameroonian soldiers raped at least 20 women, including four with disabilities, and killed a man in a raid last year in an English-speaking secessionist region, Human Rights Watch said Friday. HRW said the attack against the village of Ebam, in the country’s southwest, was one of the worst the army has committed in its four-year […]
Zamfara Govt confirms abduction of female students
The Zamfara Government has confirmed the abduction of female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of the state. The confirmation was made by the Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran, in a brief interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Friday The […]
