They sat patiently in a hall at the Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos, awaiting the arrival of the special guests of honour. They wore forlorn expressions suggestive of emptiness.

By Dayo Johnson, Akure An Akure High Court has sentenced a 50 year old welder,  Daniyan Ojo, to death by hanging  for causing the death of his wife, Docas Daniyan, three year ago. The accused committed the offence when he set their matrimonial home ablaze with his wife inside,  on September 14, 2019, at Irese […]

An angry Interior minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Friday expressed utter disappointment at the security officers who were deployed to defend the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service saying the facility was the most fortified in the country.

By Dayo Johnson, Akure A 22-year-old suspected female kidnapper, Adeola Omoniyi has revealed how much she was paid by her father,  Ilesanmi Omoniyi after each operation. Adeola who specialized in abducting toddlers in communities in Ondo state was paraded by the state police Command in Akure, the state capital. The suspect, who was  apprehended at Ore […]

The Itsekiri host communities to Chevron’s Olero, Dibi, and Abiteye Fields, have shut down the company’s operations in Delta State, demanding basic amenities and the need to convert VTP 5 and VTP 6 trainees to staff. The protesters, led by one Comrade Raymond Aderojo, began the shutdown this morning demanding Portable Drinking Water, Electricity, Health […]

•Escaped from prison through toilet •Suspect on our wanted list with six others after Owo jailbreak —Police By Dayo Johnson, Akure Oluwatosin Ikuhemeyin, 24, dropped out of school and joined a cult group known as “Aye” in lgbokoda, in the oil rich llaje council area of Ondo state. From being a member, he rose to […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The federal government on Friday said that the terrorists who attacked the Correctional Centre, Kuje in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) succeeded because they had superior fire power and came in huge number. The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, stated this while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the […]

Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has decried the worsening insecurity and high cost of living as Nigerians join the rest of Muslim faithful across the globe to celebrate this year’s Eid el Kabir.

THE people of Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, have regretted the presence of Lokpanta Regional Cattle Market located in the area, describing it as a constant source of sorrow, agony and misery instead of being a blessing.

By Dirisu Yakubu Alhaji Sule Lamido is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, whose stand against zoning the Presidential ticket in 2023 eventually paved the way for the victory of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar at the party’s presidential primaries. In this exclusive interview with Vanguard, Lamido […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Three Secondary School students and winners of the Nigeria Computer Society, NCS, computer quiz competition in Benue state have been awarded scholarships for further training on Information and Communications Technology, ICT, by the Special Adviser to the Benue State Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Terver Akase. The gesture was in […]

Eid-il-Adha: Oshodi urges pilgrims to intercede for Nigeria’s intervention

By Phrank Shaibu As far as politicians in Nigeria go, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, the Governor of  Rivers State, must rank among the most successful. One may not be at home with his style but no one can take away the fact that he has been victorious on all fronts of his life. Few politicians have […]

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South-South has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, demanding the dismissal of its Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mike Igini, within 48 hours. The petition, which was received on July 3 by the office of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, was […]

EID-AL-ADAH: Ajadi sends Goodwill messages, celebrates with Muslims