Akeredolu orders probe By Dayo Johnson— Akure A man Oluwapelumi Fagboyegun has alleged that the Ondo State Chief Judge, Olarenwaju Akeredolu, detained him for three years for going to their father’s house. Oluwapelumi who claimed to be a stepbrother to the Chief Judge made the allegation in two minutes, seventeen seconds video that went viral […]

Victor Ogunyinka Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has joined the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. Gbenga was a front row member of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, having led the campaign team of defeated presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku. Daniel is expected to pick up the membership card of APC […]

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday as the first female and first African head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, saying a stronger WTO would be vital for the global coronavirus recovery. The WTO called a virtual special general council meeting at which member states officially selected the former Nigerian finance minister and World Bank […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Fire is currently raging at Iddo Railway Terminal, Ijora Olopa Area of Lagos state. Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the fire outbreak, said men of the federal and state fire services are on ground battling to put out the raging fire. According to eyewitness, […]

We don’t support violence, brigandage, jungle justice and unnecessary self-help Dayo Johnson – Akure Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, has appealed to residents, in particular the Yorubas in Ibadan, Oyo State not to take laws into their hands following the violence that erupted in Shasha. A statement personally signed Saturday night […]

By Bunmi Sofola That famous scene in When Harry Met Sally summed up the situation perfectly. As Meg Ryan’s character showed, faking an orgasm is not difficult for the average woman. It is often thought that those who do so are simply trying to spare their partner’s feelings. But a survey commissioned by Cosmopolitan magazines […]

By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, has directed all their party supporters in the state to reserve their weapons against 2023 elections to attack anyone that attempts to rig elections there and then. He called on the supporters to decisively deal with any […]

By Bose Adelaja A tragedy occurred, on Friday, in Atoyo area of Ogun State when a yet-to-be-identified truck driver was roasted to death during an accident involving his truck. The incident occurred at about 10.45 am, outbound Ijebu-Ode, along Ijebu-Ode/Benin Expressway. According to eyewitnesses’ account, the victim who was the only occupant of the Diesel- […]

By David Royal The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos Chapter, on Thursday mourned the demise of Lagos state’s first civilian governor, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande. Jakande who died at the age of 91 according to the Union was “an erudite journalist, publisher, administrator par excellence and a political giant”. A press statement jointly signed […]

***Our people now live in fear in the South West ***Yoruba monarchs secretly invited me to rescue the region ***I can’t be intimidated; I only fear God ***Only a Yoruba bastard won’t support my cause ***We’re not waging war against Fulani ***Report of me fighting Boko Haram without govt support is fake By Deola Badru […]

***Army, police takeover communities By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Following an inter-communal clash between Erin-Osun and Ilobu communities in Osun state, the state government has declared a 24-hour curfew in Irepodun and Orolu local government areas of the state until further notice. Violence broke out between the two neighbours situated in Irepodun on Saturday over […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, LPDC, has ordered the removal of former Attorney General of Cross River, Joseph Abang, from the roll of legal practitioners in the country. The legal body gave the order after it found that the former AG engaged in an “infamous conduct”. It ordered that the Respondent should […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia One week after armed robbers shot dead a Point of Sale (POS) operator along Market Road, Aba, Abia State, another operator identified as Ezinne Grace Iroh, has been killed at Ukaegbu Road, in Ogbor Hill area of the city. Sources told Vanguard that the gunmen numbering three stormed Ezinne’s shop […]

By Ola Ajayi, Ibadan A leader of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State, Tajudeen Salaudeen has reportedly died in an accident. He was said to have crashed his motorcycle when trying to avoid a pothole on Thursday at Sawmill area, on Ilero road. Saturday Vanguard gathered […]

By Harris Emanuel – Uyo The board of State Secondary Education Board (SSEB) in Akwa Ibom state has stated that it would give preference to first-class graduates in the ongoing recruitment of 1000 teachers to teach in Secondary schools in the state. Chairman of the board, Ekaette Ebong Okon, dropped the hint while interacting with […]