The Metropolitan Police in London on Thursday said Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, have been remanded. According to reports, the duo have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court today. A source who is very close to the Ekweremadu family confirmed the incident. The source who spoke on […]

EU leaders are set to designate Ukraine and Moldova as official candidates for membership of the European Union (EU) at a two-day summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. The highly symbolic move amid the Russian invasion came after months of lobbying from war-torn Ukraine and close neighbour,  Moldova, to start the long process of […]

By Henry Umoru  ABUJA—FOLLOWING the  mass cross carpeting of members of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to other political parties, National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, yesterday got into a marathon meeting with senators, pleading with them not to leave. Adamu, who led other members of the National Working Committee, NWC, for the […]

By Miftaudeen Raji Days after his return from Egypt, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, visited Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Obi paid a visit to Wike on Wednesday at his private residence in Port Harcourt, the state Rivers State capital. On his arrival, Obi was ushered in where he had a […]

Gunmen yesterday attacked worshippers at Maranatha Baptist Church and St Moses Catholic Church in Robuh, Ungwan Aku, and locals at Ungwan Fada, Ungwan Turawa and Ungwan Makama in Rubu General area of Kajuru local government in Kaduna State. According to reports, the worshippers were attacked while rounding up their first mass at St Moses Catholic […]

By Biodun Busari Despite the growing popularity of the Labour Party (LP), emerging reports indicated the party was missing in action in Ekiti State where a governorship election is ongoing. According to Vanguard reporter, Rotimi Ojomoyela, who is in the state to monitor the ongoing voting exercise, LP’s ward agents were nowhere to be found […]

By Miftaudeen Raji Vice presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Ifeanyi Okowa has dismissed criticisms that does not represent the South Eastern geo-political extraction of Nigeria. Okowa, while speaking in an interview with Arise News on the The Morning Show, said he does not only represent the South-East, but also represents the South-South […]

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has emerged as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Mr. Okowa’s nomination was announced and confirmed by Atiku himself on Thursday at an unveiling event of his running mate held in Abuja. Atiku while speaking on his choice said his Vice […]

By Miftaudeen Raji The main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has dismissed speculations that its Selection Committee has settled for Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike as the party’s vice-presidential candidate. Vanguard had reported that the PDP Selection Committee, had yesterday, met to fulfill its mandate of recommending a running mate for the party’s presidential […]

The abducted Bishop of Jebba Diocese, Anglican Communion, Right Reverend Adeyinka Aderogba, his wife and the driver have been released after spending 48 hours in the den of the abductors. This was made public by the Diocese of Osun Anglican Communion on its Twitter handle on Tuesday evening, adding that they are being taken to […]

It seems the popular jibe thrown at Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun by the presidential flagbearer of All Progressives Congress Primary(APC), Bola Tinubu has become a title that has come to stay. Recall Tinubu on June 3, during the heat of a presidential campaign in Abeokuta lambasted Abiodun, whom he described as ‘Eleyi’ (this one) […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—14 serving justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, SCN (names withheld), are planning to confront the Chief Justice of the Federation, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad over welfare issues. Multiple sources told Vanguard that the aggrieved judicial officers said while the relevant Federal Government agencies saddled with the responsibility of reviewing […]

By Dayo Johnson, Ugochukwu Alaribe & Ibrahim Hassan SOKOTO—Six-two persons  were, weekend, reportedly abducted by gunmen in Sokoto and Abia states after attending weddings of their loved ones. At least 50 persons were reportedly abducted by gunmen following an attack on vehicles along Sokoto-Gusau road. Those abducted include telephone marketers at the popular Bebeji Plaza […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says he has dedicated his 2023 presidential campaign to the spirit of June 12. Tinubu made the remarks in a statement signed by his media aide, Mr Tunde Rahman, in Lagos on Saturday to commemorate June 12, the Democracy Day. Tinubu said, “First, it shows […]

By Biodun Busari The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has rolled out his Nigeria Economic Agenda which could address the persistent strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, as he has promised to allot 25% of budget to education. According to a report televised on […]