Some members of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family and business elite have expressed frustration with the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure last month. It has sparked concern among several prominent branches of the ruling Al Saud family, which numbers around 10,000 members, about the crown […]

United States President, Donald Trump’s approval ticked up to 49 per cent its highest mark this year, according to a new Hill-HarrisX survey released on Wednesday. The figure marks a 2-point increase from a Sept. 11-12 poll, but a 2-point decrease from its previous peak of 51 per cent last August. Trump’s disapproval rating, meanwhile, […]

The Federal Government will appeal the order of a UK commercial court awarding 200 million US dollars conditional payment for granting stay of execution in a judgment debt against Nigeria over a botched gas contract.

Soni Daniel – Abuja A few hours after the Department of State Services (DSS) handed over the controversial former Chairman of the defunct Presidential Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), operatives of the anti-graft agency questioned him on issues relating to money laundering and contract scam worth […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Buhari Presidency to desist from any plot to push a third term agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari.

Soni Daniel – Abuja One week after securing the nod of the United Kingdom Commercial Court to appeal the $9.6 billion award earlier granted Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID), the Federal Government said on Wednesday the decision represents a major victory against the shadowy British Virgin Island firm. It would be recalled that apart […]

Evelyn Usman Policemen attached to Isolo division rescued seven stranded pregnant ladies between ages 13 and 27 years, at Cele bus-stop, along the Apapa/Oshodi Expressway, Lagos, in the early hours of Wednesday. Vanguard gathered that the ladies were on their way to the baby factory house in Ijegun, which was recently unconcerned by the police. […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has contributed to the success story of Nigeria, 59 years after independence. The Director of Public Affairs for the agency, Dr. Jimoh Abubakar, made this assertion on Wednesday in Abuja, as he emphasised the importance of the agency toward the country’s development. […]

Soni Daniel – Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) today handed over the former Chairman of the defunct Presidential Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A top source in EFCC confirmed to Vanguard that Maina was being questioned on various aspects of alleged financial crimes and […]

ABUJA- THE Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday commended the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige  for taking  firm patriotic measures   to stem the tide of  unfair labour practices in the Oil and Gas sector during the first term of the Buhari administration

…Judge Adjourns case to 2020 Soni Daniel – Abuja Fresh details have emerged as to how the duo of Samuel Saleh Umoru, Chief Accounting Officer of the Makurdi Zonal Office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB and Mrs. Philomina Chieshe, a Clerical Officer in the same office, conspired to stop the board’s auditor, […]

With Nigeria celebrating her 59th anniversary, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has on Tuesday eulogized President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that he stands atop all the Presidents that have ruled the country.

Rev Istifanus Koce of ECWA Good News Church, Kuje, FCT, on Sunday said that Nigeria’s problems were unrelenting because Nigerians were not prayerful. “Nigeria’s problems keep getting worse because we do not pray fervently. We must pray for our country and its leaders,” Koce said at the inauguration of new executive officers to pilot the […]

A former Governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, has called for sacrifice on the parts of the leaders and the citizens towards ensuring the development of the country.

Renown British broadcaster and co-presenter of the motoring show, Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson has called 16-year-old eco-activist Greta Thunberg a “spoilt brat” after she told the United Nations they had ruined her childhood with climate change. Speaking at the United Nations on Monday Greta broke down in tears while furiously scolding international delegates for not […]