By Peter Okutu Abakaliki—One of the leading commercial banks in Abakaliki, has been closed down by the Ebonyi State Government over the bank’s inability to pay its tax. The bank was carrying out its business transactions earlier in the morning yesterday when the taskforce team from the Ebonyi State Board of Internal Revenue Service stormed […]

AS the nation hobbles towards a potentially explosive election period, there is the need to sound a note of caution that things may spiral out of control; desperation may push people to tread on the path of the unorthodox, and to manipulate information for their own inordinate end. A personal experience has informed this preceding cryptic opening.

By Ikechukwu Odu One of the suspected ritualists, who allegedly killed Nkemdili Eze at Ede Oballa, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Chidera Agbo, said the girl was sacrificed because their deity needed the blood of a virgin to be powerful. Agbo reportedly made the confessional statement shortly after he was caught by the Neighbourhood […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja THE Presidency last night confirmed gunmen attack on the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari’s advance team to Katsina. The Presidency also said that two persons, who sustained injuries as a result of the attack, were receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. President Buhari is expected to be in Katsina, his home […]

By Ndahi Marama Maiduguri—Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, yesterday in Maiduguri inaugurated two committees to manage repatriation of refugees from neighbouring countries and manage issues of repentant insurgents. The governor also set up another committee to facilitate the safe  resettlement of displaced citizens back to Gudumbali and Mairari towns in Guzamala Local Government Area, […]

Northern leader warns Atiku against dropping Okowa as running-mate

A coalition of Northern leaders have stated their position in the struggle for a suitable presidential pair for APC Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. They maintained that balancing regional lines in the choice for a Vice President is key to the party’s victory in 2023

•I’m not authorised to speak on ASUU, says spokesman, Education ministry  By Adesina Wahab & Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE ongoing strike embarked upon by four university-based unions has taken a new twist, as lecturers in medical schools of some Federal Universities have distanced themselves from the industrial action. This came on a day the Academic Staff Union […]

Passion, strong motivation for entrepreneurs in beauty sector ― Skin therapist Mimi Whyte Femi

Mimi Whyte Femi: Making a difference with her Skincare brand

WHEN Rabiu Kwankwaso came on Channels TV last Sunday, curious Nigerians expected him to “show himself”. Oh, how he did! What else did he have to offer beyond sharing red and white caps, strutting like an overdressed cockatoo with bellhops bowing and scraping to him before he boards a car, and propagating Arewa irredentism? Being […]

Correctional Service denies death of suspected ritualists in Ogun

By Evelyn Usman Mercury Maritime Concession Company ,MMCC has begun the construction of a $50 billion deep seaport industrial project at Escravos, Delta State ,with a view to decongesting the Lagos ports as well as creating job employment. Already, the infrastructure development company said it had secured 31 ,000 hectares of land in Gbamaturu, Delta […]

Insecurity: We’ll adopt ways to defend our people — S-West govs

‘Refineries’ accidents hinder petrol supplies’, late Mohammed Barkindo’s last conversation with Vanguard on Fuel Subsidy