Gunmen kidnap two poultry farmers, one other in Kogi, demand N15m ransom
Investigations on-going, PPRO reacts By Boluwaji Obahopo The abductors of Kabba poultry farmers have demanded for N5 million each to release their victims. The kidnappers yesterday (Wednesday) evening, had struck Kabba and abducted three persons. It was also discovered that one other villager, Mr. Tunji Mesoniale was shot dead around the poultry farm where the […]
Fresh petroleum crisis looms in South-East as IPMAN withdraws services
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members to withdraw their services from the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) loading depot in Enugu
Arden & Newton, Ford Foundation make case for women with disabilities in Nollywood
By Rosemary Iwunze Arden & Newton, a brand strategy consultancy in Nigeria, in partnership with Ford Foundation, is propagating a change in the manner women with disabilities are represented in Nigerian films. For years, Nollywood has misrepresented and mis-told the stories of women with disabilities without context. Despite its remarkable development in the last decade, […]
Police arrest man, 25, for allegedly having sex with a goat in Jigawa
The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-old-man for alleged sexual intercourse with a goat in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state
WAICA Re commits to finding solutions to climate change
As climate change continues to cause natural and man-made disasters, such as flooding, drought and deforestation across Africa, WAICA Reinsurance Corporation, WAICA Re is set to offer practical solutions to this scourge.
Generation Unlimited targets empowerment of 20m Nigerian youth
Wealth Generation Unlimited, GEN-U, was officially launched by Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja recently. In this interview with Vanguard, two principal officers central to its conception, Mr Peter Hawkins – Country representative for UNICEF Nigeria and Dr. Nadi Albino – Senior Adviser, Partnerships, Generation Unlimited HQ (New York), delved deeper into the thinking, […]
NFF thumbs up breweries for supporting Super Eagles
Foremost Nigerian brands, “33” Export Lager beer and Amstel Malta Ultra, were top on the list of brands celebrated on Wednesday night in Lagos by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.
Delta revokes multi-million Asaba-Oko road contract
DELTA State Government, yesterday, revoked the multi-million naira contract for the construction of Asaba/Oko-Amakom/Oko-Obiokpu/Oko-Anala Road awarded in 2018 due to poor performance.
Omotola co-authors Great Canadian Women Series book, ‘She is Enough’
A new book in the Great Canadian Women Series, ‘She is Enough’, which is co-authored by 13 extraordinary women, including Nigerian-Canadian Temi Omotola, is slated to be released in a few weeks.
Tech Talents will revitalise Nigeria’s economy, says an expert
Tech experts in the Nigerian tech sector have affirmed that grooming the tech talents within the country will stimulate growth for the economy.
Nigerians are dying from high cost of cooking gas, Onuesoke cries out
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, and former Delta State gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has raised the alarm over the incessant increase in the price of Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, known as cooking gas across the country to the detriment of the already downtrodden consumers.
