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Nigeria may lose out on fresh $1.4bn US health aid over Christians persecution 

By Nkiruka Nnorom  Nigeria may be excluded from a new $1.4 billion U.S health and humanitarian assistance package announced earlier this week if the Federal Government fails to take measurable actions to address violence against Christians, according to terms contained in a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding signed by both countries. The MOU, signed on December 20, […]
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How stretcher denied Rimi chance to live, by driver

In shah Allah, (by God’s grace), this will be the last time I will embark on night journey as long as I live.’ These were the last words of the late Second Republic governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, after an encounter with bandits on Sunday night at Darki and Gadar Janna, 50 kilometres to Kano city.

Obasanjo, Danjuma renew feud at airport

THE feud between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and General Theophilus Danjuma, played out at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, yesterday, as the former shunned the latter.

Fire guts UCH, destroys property

The University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan was gutted by fire Monday which affected the tailoring section of the hospital. It took men of the Oyo State Fire Service about six hours before they were able to put out the fire. Though, no life was lost, Vanguard gathered that property worth millions of naira was destroyed.

Ikimi warns on moves to scuttle mega party

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—FORMER Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi, has warned that it would be dangerous for the nation’s democracy if the efforts by some political leaders to form a mega party that will serve as an alternative to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, failed to succeed. He noted that some politicians were bent […]

Tension still high in Ajegunle over alleged Police killings

THE face-off between aggrieved residents of the densely populated Ajegunle in Ajeronmi\Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State and policemen attached to Ajeromi Divisional Headquarters which culminated into the death of about four youths last week is far from over as angry youth were spotted in groups yesterday ostensibly planning a reprisal on the police station.

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