By Olasunkanmi Akoni Aggrieved Farmers in Afero, Itoikin Community, in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, have staged a peaceful protest, calling on President Bola Tinubu and the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for immediate intervention over the forceful acquisition of their farmlands, duly allocated by the state government. The Farmers, under the aegis of […]

The Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association, Warri Chapter has described the death of its Chairman, Omoefe Pela Taiga as a great loss, not only to the Association, but to the legal profession and the society at large.

By KUNLE SALAKO Entering a new year is like starting the journey of life on a new page. It is an opportunity to make a fresh start and set a new trajectory in terms of habits, practices, beliefs, relationships, attitudes, and such other inherent determinants of human activities.   It is in realisation of this opportunity to […]

The Nigerian government has struck a deal with leading sugar refineries in a major move to combat skyrocketing sugar prices and ensure affordability during Ramadan.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni At least 11,885 participants have benefitted from the Lagos State Government Micro-Enterprise Support Scheme, MESI,q across 19 skills acquisition centres in the last four years in Lagos. Meanwhile, so far about 18,092 students have graduated from various Lagos State acquisition centres from 2019 till date. Also empowered in the last four years […]

A non-governmental organisation, i-Scholar initiative, has said it would assist young Nigerians with the payment of standardised test fees for international post-graduate programmes.

Youth of Aminkale Town in Agbado-Oke-Ode Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Lagos State, have staged a peaceful protest to condemn the planned imposition

By Olasunkanmi Akoni At least 11,885 participants have benefitted from the Lagos State Government Micro-Enterprise Support Scheme, MESI,q across 19 skills acquisition centres in the last four years in Lagos. Meanwhile, so far about1 18,092 students have graduated from various Lagos State acquisition centres from 2019 till date. Also empowered in the last four years […]

By Laolu Elijah Ibadan—The Oyo State government has pleaded with the leadership of a church that shares a boundary with St. Paul’s Primary School, Odo Ona, Ibadan to stop leasing the school’s open land as burial sites. The appeal was made, yesterday, by the Executive Chairman, of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Nureni […]

By Providencer Ayanfeoluwa LAGOS—The Muslim Association of Nigeria, MAN has attributed Nigeria’s woes on greed, impunity on the part of the nation’s leaders and lack of institutional capacity to sanction offenders. MAN, in its communiqué at the end of its 36th National Conference held in Lagos on December 30, 2023, with the theme: “Nigeria and […]

By Akpokona Omafuaire UGHELLI—There is an uneasy calm in Enenurhie community over the death of a youth leader, Oyibo Diamond, in police custody at Ughelli A Police Division, Delta State. Vanguard gathered that the deceased, a father of five, arrested and detained on December 20, 2023, allegedly died on Christmas eve in detention in unexplainable […]

Police operatives in Nasarawa State are currently working round the clock to unravel how a baby, who was delivered around 3:00 am on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, was stolen around 6:00 am, three hours after at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Youth of Aminkale Town in Agbado-Oke-Ode Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Lagos State, have staged a peaceful protest to condemn the planned imposition of a Baale on Aiyetobi Community of Aminkale. They described the move as “a flagrant disregard to the wishes of the people and a clear violation of the […]

By Dickson Omobola  A Turkey-based Nigerian activist and blogger, Tenny Omo Ologo, has denied involvement in the alleged death threats by some persons against Liam and Omowunmi, the widow and son of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, otherwise known as Mohbad. Omo Ologo reacted in the wake of a petition written to the Lagos State Police […]

Niger State High Court has sentenced one Tunde Tayo to death by hanging for the murder of Abdullahi Janiya Yahaya in Maitumbi area of Minna, Niger State in 2019.