Train Attack: Gumi’s aide, Mamu hands over 7 freed captives to their families
Lead negotiator and Media consultant to Sheikh Gumi,Malam Tukur Mamu has reunited the 7 victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack on Saturday night with their respective families , calling on Nigerians to thank Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State for the crucial role he played that led to the freedom of the captives.
Olunloyo not dead but critically ill – Family
The family of a former governor of Oyo State, Dr Omololo Olunloyo, yesterday, said the octogenarian was not dead but critically ill and being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan.
Itsekiri host communities’ protest against chevron enters day 2
The protest against Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL by Itsekiri host communities to Chevron’s Olero, Dibi, and Abiteye Fields, entered day 2 today, with the protesters claiming that soldiers purportedly sent to address the situation yesterday, left after talking to them. The protesters began the obstruction of the company’s operations in Delta State yesterday, over demands […]
Kaduna pilgrim dies after climbing Mount Arafat
Another Nigerian pilgrim, Hasiya Aminu, from Kaduna State is dead.
Anxiety in PDP over Wike, APC govs meeting
The decision of Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, to host some All Progressives Congress,APC, governors believed to be close associates of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has sparked fresh anxiety in the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP.
Cartoon: Sarge goes traditional
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2023: APC fails to upload candidates for 25 NASS seats; INEC rules out Lawan, Akpabio
…as INEC rules out Lawan, Akpabio By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Following its inability to resolve several internal crises among its members, All Progressives Congress, APC, may not field candidates for 25 National Assembly, NASS, seats, Sunday Vanguard learned. At the end of the deadline for submission of candidates for NASS seats on June 17, APC […]
Flood sweeps away vehicle occupants, 16 passengers feared dead in boat mishap
Tragedy occured in Lagos as occupants of a Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, were swept away by raging flood in Agege area as a result of torrential rainfall which lasted several hours on a day Muslims marked Eid-el Kabir.
ASUU strike: Nationwide blackout looms as workers threaten to shut down power sector
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Workers in the power sector have threatened to shutdown electricity supply in the country should Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, declare a nationwide protest over the protracted industrial crises in the country’s educational sector. Under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, the workers argued that the carefree attitude of […]
Kila, Uriesi present key papers as LAAC Conference draws nearer
Prof. Anthony Kila and Mr. George Uriesi, the Centre Director at the Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ibom Air, respectively are among the dignitaries that would participate at the forthcoming 26th annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC). The conference with the […]
Delegates ask court to nullify Ndokwa/Ukwuani Fed Constituency Primaries
By Henry Ojelu Eight statutory delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta state has asked a Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta state to nullify the Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency Primaries held on May 22, 2022 for not complying with the electoral act 2022 and other extant laws guiding the conduct of party primaries. […]
