By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE former Archbishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Wednesday poured encomiums on Archbishop emeritus, Most Rev (Dr) Patrick Ekpu and six others who he said laid the foundation for the modern Catholic church in Nigeria. He said some of the others were Archbishops Joseph […]

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Aminata Diallo was taken into police custody on Wednesday over an alleged link to an attack on one of her teammates.

By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The Ogun State command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded a suspect, Francis Adekunle,  who allegedly swindled a 32-year- old woman of N800, 000 while in the Ibara Correctional facility before his release in October.  The NSCDC Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Dyke Ogbonaya, […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni As search and recovery operations is wounding up at the scene of the collapsed 21 storey building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, two additional bodies were on Wednesday, recovered, making the total casualties to reach 45, according to Lagos State Goverment. Meanwhile, the state government said contrary to speculations, no directive has been […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has reopened the Olusosun Landfill after a 48-hour closure. Speaking on the reopening, the Managing Director, LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, said the temporary closure of the landfill became necessary to prepare it for the anticipated increase in waste disposal activities during the forthcoming Yultide festivities. According […]

Against the backdrop of the success of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national convention, governors elected on the platform of the party have shifted their attention to 2023 with the aim of having one of their own fly the party’s Presidential flag, Vanguard gathered, Wednesday.

By Arogbonlo Israel Charles Soludo, a village boy who has risen through the ranks to become an icon in the annals of the Nigerian history, has not only put his name on ‘hall of fame’ but also inspired many by his recent feat at the just concluded Anambra gubernatorial election. The first class graduate just […]

Eight natives were killed by suspected herdsmen who invaded two villages, Kibori and Atagjah, in Atyap Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Paris, France, said that the outlook on Nigerian economy remains bright, with sustained investments in infrastructure, particularly ICT, that favour global businesses and a friendly regulatory environment that supports Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). President Buhari stated this in his remark at the Nigeria International Partnership Forum, with […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Command on Wednesday arraigned one Tope Jimi Fagun before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a-two count charge of impersonation and obtaining N70 million  by false pretence.