The people of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom, on Monday, gathered at the historic town of Ewu to crown their new monarch in the person of HRM Gabriel Owhodje Macaulay, Aroh I of Ewu Kingdom amidst pomp and pageantry.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, on Monday swore in Justice Salisu Garba as the substantive Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) High Court, Abuja. Muhammad presided over the swearing-in ceremony at the ceremonial court of the Supreme Court in Abuja. Garba was in January 2021 sworn-in as acting Chief Judge of the […]

Nigerians have been acknowledged as key players on the global music scene for quite some time, but in 2021, Nigerian artistes have effectively staked their claim as a dominant force in global music. This dominance culminated in the top Nigerian talents, Burna Boy & Wizkid, scooping Grammy Awards at this year’s Grammy Awards Show. While […]

By Omeiza Ajayi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has unveiled an all-female combatant squad as part of its safe schools initiative. It has consequently announced the first phase of deployment of some of the personnel to schools in the Federal Capital Territory FCT and Katsina states, promising to deploy more to other […]

.Says action hurting Nigeria, Lagos economies .Receives 250 pages of abandoned buildings recommended for removal By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged the Federal Government, FG, to have a rethink over the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria by embarking on dialogue with the aim of resolving the issues. Recall that FG […]

“I am just coming back from Odugbeho and I can confirm that 27 persons were killed and some sustained injuries when herdsmen attacked the community at about 6pm on Sunday.

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The report reads further, “An earth-tremor of low magnitude occurred in Nigeria at 11:11:25.6 am (GMT) on 5th June, 2021. The origin time is 11:11.08.2 am (GMT) (Figures 1 to 3).

 By Dapo Akinrefon Scores of protesters on  Monday morning stormed the office complex of Somolu Local Government Area, thereby preventing staff of the council from gaining access into the Secretariat. The protesters, numbering over 100, were seen carrying placards with various inscriptions written on them, as they also chanted different protest songs to drive home […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–AHEAD of the 2023 presidential election, a leading All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA group operating under the aegis of APGA Movement for United Nigeria,AMUN,has launched the Atiku/Soludo Presidential campaign. The group which addressed newsmen at the venue of the event in Abuja, said the choice of the duo was conceived out of […]

By James Ogunnaike Gunmen suspected to the herdsmen on Sunday night killed no fewer than three persons at Amule Kanji village in the Imeko local government area of Ogun State. The three victims were identified as Tunde Taiwo; John Taiwo and Femi Bara. Vanguard gathered that the killers of the trio might be fleeing herdsmen […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned “the patently unlawful and unconstitutional directive by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to all broadcast stations in the country to suspend the patronage of Twitter with immediate effect.”

New research reveals that African arts are some of the continent’s most notable modernist artists; together they provide a range of insights into the interests and concerns that pervaded the era of independence.

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja Concerned about what it called serial abuses of the fundamental human rights of citizens, a frontline rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called on new Chief of Army Staff, General Farouk Yahaya to prioritize rules of engagement by men and officers of the army. In […]

“We have it on good records that about 105 medical doctors have resigned their employment from the Teaching Hospital in the last year alone.