*Says infection cases presently stand at 660,000 By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE West African Health Organisation,WAHO,has said a total of 10,000 deaths arising from the COVID-19 pandemic have been recorded so far in West Africa. Also,the regional health organisation said about 660,000 cases of COVID-19 infections have been recorded in the region. READ ALSO:COVID-19: WHO says shortage of […]

Staff Union of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment under the auspices of the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) on Wednesday shut down the ministry in protest to what they (Union) called a deplorable state of affairs of the Ministry.

Three clerics were on Wednesday re-arraigned in an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court by the Lagos State Government on an eight-count charge of rape and abuse of corpses of their congregants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jacob Farinmade, Abraham Olujobi and Olatunde Taiwo plead not guilty to three charges of […]

The Imo State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed that three persons were shot dead by unknown gunmen at Anara Market in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Tuesday night.

By Godwin Oritse AFRICAN Marine Environment Sustainability Initiative, AFMESI, has called for fast tracked action against plastic pollution with a view to sustaining the nation’s aquatic lives. Speaking at the just concluded third edition of the annual Symposium of AFMESI, Executive Secretary, Chiamaka Mogo, said that   the marine environment must be protected so as to preserve […]

An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced Friday Imoh, a 43-year-old auto-mechanic to life imprisonment for defiling his 10-year-old neighbour (name withheld). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye sentenced Imoh after finding him guilty. He was found guilty of a two-count charge of defilement of a […]

Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, Abia State, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere has described the emergence of Professor Chukwuma Soludo as the winner of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State as an eye-opener that people need a technocrat without excess luggage and political godfathers.

A 43-year-old businessman, Afamefuna Udensi, on Wednesday, appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos, on alleged importation of fake Tramadol drug. The defendant is being prosecuted by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on charges bordering on alleged importation of fake Tramadol drug. He was arraigned on three counts […]

The Kwara Fire Service on Wednesday recovered the lifeless body of a 17-year-old Girl, Aminat Abdulkadir, who drowned in a well since four days ago. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at Aduagba-OkeAdini Alagbado area in the Ilorin East local government area of the state Some personnel from the state […]

… victim in perfect condition,we’re investigating the matter  ..NSCDC By Ike Uchechukwu Calabar An unidentified personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC,has shot a middle aged man for urinating opposite the State Command office in Calabar, Cross River State capital. Vanguard learned that the Labourer simply identified as  Nwa Aba, aged 32, […]

The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Imo State Chapter, on Wednesday said the party was fully ready to take over Imo state in 2023.

By Godwin Oritse THE Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said the continued presence of unseaworthy vessels in the waters of the West and Central Africa has become a threat to lives and the ecosystem in the regions. Speaking at the just concluded 11th  meeting of the […]

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has assured one of the frontrunners for the National Chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress APC Mallam Saliu Mustapha of support.

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh, has received the prestigious Zik Leadership Prize in Public Policy for 2020. The organisers of the award, the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC), said Jamoh was honoured for his giant strides in repositioning the Agency with initiatives that had inspired tremendous […]

Roads and streets of Onitsha the commercial city and Nnewi the industrial town of Anambra State, were completely deserted on Wednesday, as residents and traders observed another sit-at-home in solidarity with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB who appeared in court today.