By Emmanuel Ado Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, the 20th Chief of Air Staff, of the Nigerian Air Force undoubtedly came adequately prepared for the top  job, the dream of every pilot and professionally equipped for the urgent task of rebuilding the Nigerian Air Force(NAF), which despite its present travails has continued to give a good […]

…NDVGG backs ultimatum By Emma Amaize, Samuel Oyadongha & Ozioruva Aliu There is indication that Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio is reportedly awaiting further directives from President Muhammadu Buhari on the inauguration of the substantive board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. This came as a coalition of militant groups from the […]

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State yesterday implored security agencies especially the police in the state to enforce President Muhammadu Buhari’s shoot-on-sight order against those bearing illegal arms. Recall that the President earlier in March gave the directive at the height of the criminal and banditry activities in the state. Despite the directive, Zamfara has […]

By Udeme Akpan THE price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium oil grade, Thursday, further increased to $70.15 per barrel from $69.38 per barrel, recorded yesterday, as the just-concluded Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and Non-OPEC Ministers meeting continues to impact the market. Oil ministers, who attended the 17th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, ONOMM, […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Serie A Champions, Inter Milan have unveiled Simone Inzaghi as the new head coach and replacement for Antonio Conte who departed the club after falling out with its owners. Inzaghi before the appointment coached fellow Serie A side, Lazio and led them to a 5th place finish last term. [ALSO READ] Incredible […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, said he would dethrone any traditional ruler found selling employment opportunities ceded to indigenes in his domain

Investigations however revealed that under the new harmonized terms and conditions of service for the armed forces, military officers who want to proceed on such retirements can only do so willfully or voluntarily.

…He doesn’t speak for Gov Diri-DG …take a listen to the post that caused trouble for Kemepadei By Soni Daniel, Abuja Barely 24 hours after Vanguard broke the story of the arrest and detention of a blogger, Prince Bodmas Kemepadei, one of the media aides to Bayelsa State Governor, the governor has distanced himself from […]

The INC leadership called on Ijaw youths to be calm, saying a committee has been set up to investigate the issues arising from the IYC protest

By Innocent Anaba, Henry Ojelu & Onozure Dania Dania In response to the agitations for a review of the 1999 Constitution, the National Assembly penultimate week, kick-started a public hearing in the six geopolitical zones in the country. Vanguard Law & Human Rights, in this edition, sought the views of senior lawyers on key areas […]

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has, again, decried government’s inability to stop killings and banditry, saying the country’s leaders have no blood in their hearts.

The Nigerian Police, on Wednesday, said it had discovered some cells of the proscribed IPOB, in two senatorial districts of Edo State

By Soni Daniel, Abuja In a bid to further checkmate the widespread effect of corruption in the public service, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, has called on the Code of Conduct Bureau to begin the publication of assets declared by public and civil servants. Currently, […]

In Lagos alone, a total of 455 cases of child protection concerns were recorded in one year. The violence was rarely an isolated incident

The duo made the request while concluding keynote addresses presented before the plenary at the official opening of the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament sitting in Abuja