UBA announces new group managing director, executive board members

United Bank for Africa, UBA Plc, has announced the appointment of Oliver Alawuba as Group Managing Director, overseeing all the Group’s banking operations across its 20 African country network as well as globally in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, and the United Arab Emirates.
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COVID-19: 19 months after, FCTA reopens Abuja’s Millennium Park

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has reopened the popular Millennium Park, 19 months after it was closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the territory. The FCT Administration had in December 2021 shut down the park in order to contain the epidemic. Bello who led officials […]

Man kills sister’s friend over N50,000, buries corpse in room

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa RESIDENTS of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital where shocked to their marrow, when the news broke that a young man, Joseph Ekala, 27, murdered his sister’s girlfriend, Miss Kate, 25, and buried her corpse in a shallow grave in his apartment. Parading the suspect alongside 13 other suspects at the state […]

Fatal auto crash claims four lives in Delta 

By Jimitota Onoyume, Warri Four persons lost their lives in a fatal auto crash around Ekiugbo  axis of the East West road, Delta state.  Vanguard gathered that the sad incident occured  yesterday when a vehicle allegedly loaded with  petroleum product rammed into a stationary truck by the side of the road. Sources around the scene […]

Monkeypox: LASUTH confirms Vanguard’s story, says no cause for alarm

By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna The management of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH on Monday confirmed the case of monkeypox reported in the hospital as published by Vanguard even as it explained that all necessary measures have been taken in line with global best practices to avert crisis. Confirming the development in […]

Premier League captains to decide on ‘taking the knee’ this season

Club captains in the English Premier League (EPL) will meet again this week to decide on whether to continue taking the knee before matches during the upcoming season. The anti-racism gesture has been a regular feature of English football since the summer of 2020 and was viewed as a crucial symbol in the sport’s fight against […]

Commonwealth Games: Yusuf wins 4th medal for Nigeria

Islamiyat Yusuf has won Nigeria’s  fourth medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday. Yusuf clinched Bronze medal in women’s weightlifting 64kg event, with 93kg in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk. Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Edwin Peter competed in the Men’s -66kg elimination Round of 16 Judo event. Peter did not advance […]

Abiodun presents 13 SUVs to Ogun judiciary

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday presented thirteen Sport Utility vehicles to the state justice sector. According to the governor, the presentation of the vehicles was to enhance the welfare of judges and smooth running of the State judiciary. Presenting the vehicles to the State Chief Judge, Mosunmola Dipeolu, […]

NDDC: Delay in board inauguration may lead to renewed hostilities in the region – Groups

Community Development Committee of Oil and Gas Producing Areas of the Niger Delta (CDCOGPAND) and Oil Mineral Producing Communities Traditional Rulers Forum (OMPCTRF) have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to implement his “renewed promise last week to inaugurate the Board of NDDC, whose members he duly nominated, equally forwarded to the senate for screening and confirmation […]

Buhari has improved FMB service delivery, says Fashola

John Alechenu, Abuja The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has said the quality of service delivery of the Federal Mortgage Bank greatly improved under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He also noted that the bank has contributed positively to the development of the housing sector in Nigeria . The […]

65-yr-old visually impaired begs Ugwuanyi for accommodation

A visually-impaired man, Mr Anibueze Nnadi, whose building was demolished in September 2021, has again appealed to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State to come to his aid. Nnadi’s house still under construction was allegedly demolished by Eze Christopher Okwor, the Traditional Ruler of Ihekwuenu-Aku Autonomous Community in Igboetiti Local Government Areas of the state. […]

BBNaija: Hermes emerges as Head of House, Chichi, Dotun as Tail of House

By Adeleye Adegboyega Level 1 housemate Hermes has emerged as the BBNaija S7 Week 2 Head of House, replacing fellow housemate, Elloswagg; Level 1 House wins the HOH game for the second consecutive week. The feisty contest featured all housemates except current Head of House, Elloswagg as well as new/fake housemates, Deji and Modella. The […]

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