…They’re impostors, jokers – Speaker Okiye By Ozioruva Aliu THE 17 factional lawmakers of Edo State House of Assembly led by Hon Victor Edoror held plenary yesterday where they said the approval given to Governor Godwin Obaseki by the other members led by Hon Frank Okiye to obtain N1.5 billion loan is null and void. […]

Former General Secretary of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Owei Lakemfa, has lamented that what the nation was witnessing in the name of subsidy was the government transferring its incompetence to Nigerians.

By Ozioruva Aliu TEN days to Edo state governorship election, Edo State Commissioner for Minerals, Oil and Gas, Joseph Ikpea Wednesday resigned his position from the cabinet and pledged his support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. In the letter dated September 9 and addressed to the governor, Ikpea […]

By Nwafor Sunday Reactions have continued to trail the arrest and death of the most wanted criminal in Benue state, Terwase Akwaza, alias ‘Gana’. According to the Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa state, Moundhey Ali, Gana was killed on Tuesday at a roadblock mounted by the army along Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi road following exchange of […]

By Nwafor Sunday Federal Government Wednesday asked the Management officials of federal tertiary hospitals across the country to replace striking doctors with Corps Members. This is to help fight coronavirus that has bedeviled human kind. Disclosing this in a statement, Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, said its high time well-meaning medical professionals should close ranks […]

By Nwafor Sunday President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday said that his new development plan will lift about one hundred million, (100m) Nigerians out of poverty by 2030. Buhari who inaugurated the National Steering Committee to oversee the development of the Nigeria Agenda 2050 and Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) to succeed Vision 20:2020 and the Economic […]

The Managing Director of Multichoice, John Ugbe has revealed that the production of this year’s Big Brother Naija cost the company a whooping N3.5 billion. Ugbe made the revelation at the ongoing Multichoice Showcase 2020 holding via Zoom. Details later… VANGUARD

By Emmanuel Okogba Terry Waya, father of Big Brother Naija housemate, Kiddwaya, will prevail on his son to give half of the money to Erica and the other half to charity if he wins. Terry said this in a video interview with journalist, Dele Momodu on Tuesday when he was speaking on how he felt […]

…Use of card readers for authentication affected …Distribution of election materials may be strained …Politicians hijack nominees for Supervising Presiding Officers, SPOs …No threat to polls, allegations misleading, mischievous – INEC By Charles Kumolu & Clifford Ndujihe BARRING last minute change of plans before tomorrow’s meeting, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is in a […]

By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-West, Udeme Akpan, Victor Young, Michael Eboh, Ediri Ejoh & Shina Abubakar Strong reactions have continued to trail the Federal Government’s deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry, following increase in pump price of petrol to between N160 and N162 per litre. Stakeholders in the polity, yesterday, dismissed […]