By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has donated N30 million to the family of the late Army Officer, Lt. Colonel Thomas Ebisingha Alari, who lost his life in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the Timbuktu Triangle recently. Recall that beginning from December 2024 to January this year, Boko […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, Pharmacist Ikeagwuonwu Chinedu Klinsmann, has called on the people of Anambra to prioritize competence and leadership capacity over zoning formulas as the 2025 governorship election approaches. In a statement issued today, Pharm. Klinsmann emphasized that Anambra State needs visionary leadership that can address pressing […]

To strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare sector and improve access to quality medical services, SYNLAB, provider of medical diagnostics, has emphasized the need for greater collaboration among regulators, government agencies, and businesses.

By Bashir Bello Human rights lawyer Hamza Nuhu Dantani has raised the alarm over the National Assembly’s recent passage of the Police Act, which allows for the tenure extension of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun. Dantani argues that this move, influenced by President Bola Tinubu’s request for Egbetokun to remain in office until […]

Mr Abdullah Adeniji-Bello is a fifth-year student at the Lagos State University College of Medicine. (LASUCOM), studying Medicine and Surgery. Last December, he was honoured with the prestigious 2024 Diana Award, a global recognition established in memory of the late Princess Diana of Wales. The Diana Award recognizes young people making a difference in their […]

By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, believed to be loyalists of the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, yesterday clashed at the Secretariat of the party in Port Harcourt. The development resulted in shootings around the PDP Secretariat […]

By Benjamin Njoku The ancient town of Aguobu Owa in Enugu State is set to come alive next weekend, as it hosts the funeral rites of Lady Cordelia Ogbonne Anibeze, mother of Onochie Anibeze, Editor of Saturday Vanguard and  Professor Chike Anibeze of ESUT. The burial ceremony, which kicks off on February 4, with Christian […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu A devastating accident occurred on Friday in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, leaving several operatives of the Special Anti-Touting Squad (SASA), also known as Ndi Aka Odo, dead and others injured. According to eyewitnesses, the accident happened when the vehicle conveying the anti-tout operatives rammed into a tipper […]

The Igbo people believe that a well done burial ritual would determine the well-being of the deceased in the land of the “living-dead”

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has given reasons for postponing the commencement of registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) earlier scheduled to begin yesterday. In a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board said the registration will commence on Monday, 3 February. JAMB said the postponement became necessary to […]

Chief Gregory Mbadiwe, former Ambassador of Nigeria to the Republic of Congo and first son of late Nigerian nationalist, Dr. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe, is filled with immense pride as his first son, Ozuomba Mbadiwe, Esq., has been appointed to a key role within the Miss One Nigeria organization as Advisory Board member. This appointment marks […]

Dr Olaolu Mudasiru Foundation has awarded a standout student from the Nigerian Military School in Zaria, Eniolaoluwa Sohe, a scholarship. Dr Olaolu Mudasiru, better known as Dr Bob, was the son of a former military governor of Lagos State, Group Captain Gbolahan Mudashiru, retd. On December 11, 2022, Dr Bob was killed in a hit-and-run […]

Oxfam in Nigeria has officially handed over two blocks of classrooms and a VIP toilet to Bayan Dutse community in Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, providing a much-needed boost to education in the area.

The National Orthopedic Hospital (NOHIL), is pushing boundaries in clinical service delivery with the adoption of fully automated clinical services and operations.

A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Kolawole Babatunde, has described the appointment of the National Chairman of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the Chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) as well deserved.