*I’m embarrassed as a lawyer; there’s no reason judiciary should lack financially — Omo-Agege *His resignation akin to vote of no confidence —Fashanu By Henry Umoru, Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Olayinka Ajayi Despite his resignation, the Senate, yesterday insisted it would go ahead with the probe of  former Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko […]

WEEKS after political parties in the country chose their flagbearers, the issue is yet to be finally laid to rest as a number of the presidential flagbearers are yet to make a final choice of running mate. Ever so inventive in the negative manipulation of the political process, Nigerian politicians have come up with the curious category of placeholders.

•Adjourns trial till Nov 14 as case shifts to A-Court •As hoodlums set fully loaded truck ablaze in Abia •I want Biafra land to be calm, peaceful —Nnamdi Kanu By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chimaobi Nwaiwu & Steve Oko ABUJA—The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, failed to persuade […]

The Wolverhampton University, United Kingdom, through the university’s Centre for African Entrepreneurship and Leadership (CAEL),  has invited notable Nigerians to its leadership conference. The international conference is the 2nd Global Annual Meeting of the Forum of Innovation in African Universities (FIAU) and will focus on African entrepreneurship. Among dignitaries to grace the international conference are […]

By Nwabueze Okonkwo, Onitsha Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed disappointment over the refusal of Abuja High court to grant the leader of the IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu bail yesterday. National vice chairman of the group, Damian Okeke Ogene who expressed the disappointment in a telephone chat with newsmen, said it has now become […]

Chelsea have reached a full agreement with Leeds United over a move for Raphinha this summer, according to Fabrizio Romano. The Brazilian has been linked with a move away from the Yorkshire club, with plenty of clubs interested. However, it appears that the Blues are the first team to make a breakthrough in talks with […]

THE ongoing political awakening of the Nigerian youth can be likened to a miniature copy of the famous Arab Spring. By 2010, stagnation, corruption and the oppression of the people by most governments in the Arab world had led to an atmosphere of despair and hopelessness. The social time-bomb exploded in Tunisia in December 2010 […]

By Arize Nwobu IN a recent report titled “Development Updates on Nigeria”, the World Bank highlighted the current challenges of the economy which include a threatening inflation rate which stood at 17.7 per cent as at May 2022, and said to be the highest in almost one year. The report noted that the inflation rate had […]

*Why we directed citizens to acquire guns – Matawalle *No need for Imo citizens to bear arms—Gov Uzodimma By Levinus Nwabughiogu & Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja AS the directive given by Zamfara State government to citizens of the state to acquire arms to defend themselves against bandits continued to generate reactions, the House of Representatives, yesterday, […]

The incident occurred on Thursday, June 22, at the popular Obanikoro bus stop, very close to Awoof fast food. An eyewitness who pleaded for anonymity told Vanguard that the driver who did not want his bus to be seized by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) who were on patrol, parked his […]