By Bashir Bello, Kano A gas explosion has rocked Sheka quarters in Kumbotso local government area of Kano State, leaving not fewer than 20 persons injured and shops razed by fire. It was gathered that the gas explosion went off around 8pm on Thursday night at a gas cylinder refilling shop. A resident of the […]

Ambassador Dr. Hillary Emoh is the founder and principal partner of the Leaders Without Borders Development Centre(LWBDC). He is a bilingual and an effective communicator, adept at managing simultaneous projects, raising brand awareness, expanding company, media penetration and international sales. Dr. Emoh in a chat with the media stemming from the successful hosting of the […]

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal received a hero’s welcome Friday on his return to Sokoto after last weekend’s Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Primary. A mammoth crowd besieged the Sultan Abubakar Airport to receive the govenor and his entourage. Due to the large crowd that received him, the governor’s convoy moved at a snail pace from the […]

Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba disclosed yesterday that more Police Special Operational Units and Assets have been deployed to the South-East in the bid to strengthen the anti-secessionist operation in that part of the country through Operation Restore Peace.

Ughelli Constituency urges Solomon Awhinawhi to seek redress in Court

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, Thursday, tasked African Countries on green initiative to combat threat caused by CO2 emission

By Biodun Busari The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reiterated that it will not make a decision on the presidential candidate to support in 2023 until all political parties have concluded their primaries. The group, through his National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia disclosed this to Vanguard in a telephone interview on […]

In 2015, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, learnt the hard way when disillusioned Nigerians voted the party out of power. As if led by people under a spell, the party to the disappointment of many has not been effective as an opposition party either.

Restore our mandate: APC stakeholders in Kosofe Constituency demands

 By Biodun Busari  The Leader of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shettima, has said the ball is in the court of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governors to allow or disallow President Muhammadu Buhari dictate to them on who succeeds him in 2023. Shettima disclosed this to Vanguard on Thursday in an […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu, ABUJA Sixty-five days after bandits attacked Kaduna bound train and abducted its passengers, the families of the victims have cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari, informing him that 62 persons are still in captivity. They said that a two-year-old baby and aged and sick parents were among the abducted persons yet to be […]

*President not looking north for successor — Source *South-West divided between Tinubu and Osinbajo *How Aregbesola created problems for Tinubu By Clifford Ndujihe, Dapo Akinrefon, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & John Alechenu The seven-man Presidential Aspirants Screening Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has cleared all the 23 aspirants it […]

The Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ Reunion show Premiered Thursday at 10 pm on all selected Africa Magic platforms. Viewers and fans across Africa gushed over their favourite housemates again during the reunion show. Here are stunning photos from the reunion:

By Yinka Kolawole A World Bank report has indicated that  COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation,  and ongoing uncertainty around the Russia-Ukraine  war  pose serious challenges to Nigeria’s poverty reduction goals. However, World Bank economists, Jonathan Lain and Jakob Engel, while disclosing this in a blog presentation titled, “Barriers to trade, barriers to poverty reduction? How Nigeria […]

 By Peter Duru, Makurdi GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom has said the deliberate failure of the Federal Government to check the activities of armed Fulani herdsmen in parts of the country is fuelling insecurity and insurgency in Nigeria. The Governor made the assertion yesterday against the backdrop of the statement by the recently kidnapped Prelate of Methodist Church […]