*Defiant protesters, police clash *Igboho men stay away, activist speaks from hiding *Traditionalists lead agitators to protest venue *Afenifere: FG muzzling freedom of expression *S/West govs meet *Regional groups kick By Dapo Akinrefon, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Shina Abubakar,   Chinonso Alozie & Deola Badru The suppression of yesterday’s Yoruba Nation rally by security agents in Lagos has attracted […]

•I feel ready to go — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala By Issa Aremu ON March 1, a good working Monday, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Finance Minister and the first woman and African to be appointed as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, resumed her first day of work as WTO chief. In welcoming her, the trade organisation […]

A hybrid party that will accommodate aggrieved members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and those of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the run-up to the 2023 general elections is being worked on by former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Sunday Vanguard learned.

Insecurity, banditry and kidnapping have impacted negatively on the economy, increased capital flight, caused overwhelming of health resources and worsened the health indices in the country.

•‘How we will decide suspect’s fate’ •Says our campuses are haven for drug users •‘Security agent, one other caught supplying    sex drops, other narcotics to varsity students’ By Chris Onuoha Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, the 21-year-old girl and 300-level student of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, suspected of murdering Usifo Ataga, Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, […]

… Addresses water issues soldiers face  By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday visited Malam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, located in the fringes of Lake Chad in northern Borno.   The visit aimed to start preparing the liberated Boko Haram stronghold for reconstruction and safe return of refugees, who […]

By  Adémólá Òrúnbon IT is almost 22 years of democratic rule in Nigeria. There is no better time than now to assess the suitability of the 1999 Constitution. It is even more compelling in the light of recent happenings in the country, especially the wanton killings by the Boko Haram, kidnapping of innocent people by […]

Yobe state Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has charged Nigeria’s new Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd) on building a stronger relationship between Nigeria and the Benin Republic.

Ghana confirmed a community infection of the Delta variant of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday, the Ministry of Information said. “The Ghana Health Service informed the COVID-19 Task Force on Friday that the Delta Variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus had been recorded within a community in the latest round of genomic sequencing,” said the ministry […]

The Kwara Government has pledged to rid the state of quacks in the health sector. Dr Raji Razaq, the state Commissioner for Health, said the present administration of Gov. AbdulRahman  AbdulRazaq has warned quacks in the health sector to leave the state. Razaq said this on the sidelines of the state’s maternal,  perinatal death surveillance […]

The Sector ‘C’ Coordinator of the Surveillance and Enforcement Team of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Eshanekpe Israel, a.k.a Akpodoro has raised the alarm that men in police uniform are after his life.

By Sunny Ikhioya RECENTLY, some people brought up the Asaba massacre saga as a reminder of the outstanding issues of the Nigerian civil war (1967-1970) and someone said we should forget it. For those involved in perpetrating or upturning of the status quo, it is very easy to forget. However, those who lost dear ones […]

*Gov’s convoy attacked, lawmaker killed on same road By Musa Na Annabi It used to be the preferred road to travel by many. But not anymore. The once peaceful and safe Sokoto/Gusau Road, which was the major route for motorists travelling to Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara and the North-western zone of Nigeria, has now become a […]

A sociocultural and intelligence group, Yoruba Security Group (YSG) has condemned with strong voice, the attack allegedly carried out at Chief Sunday Igboho’s residence by security operatives. The group, in a statement released to the press, stated their shock at which the unwarranted attack was melted on a freedom fighter. According to a statement signed […]

By Sola Ogundipe The World Bank has announced a provision of $4.4 billion for the purchase and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines for 51 developing countries, but Nigeria is not listed among the benefiting countries half of which are in Africa. The financing is part of the Bank’s commitment to help low- and middle-income countries acquire […]