By Omeiza Ajayi For Students and Staff of the Junior Secondary School (JSS) Gosa, a sleepy town along the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua/Airport road, Abuja it was celebration galore last week as a Non-governmental Organization NGO, the Israel Ibeleme foundation, commissioned a block of three classrooms for the school. Founder of the NGO, Mr Israel Ibeleme […]

Ben Agande, Kaduna The Kaduna State police Thursday dispersed a group of Islamic Movement in Nigeria protesters at the Central area of Kaduna Metropolis and Zaria. ALSO READ: BayelsaDecides: I’m disappointed with what I see compare to other countries ― Goodluck Jonathan State Police Public Relations Officer, Yakubu Sabo in a statement made available to journalists […]

By Prince Okafor The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has disclosed that some part of Abuja will experience total power outage tomorrow. The outage which will last for four hours, according to the company is targeted towards carrying out its annual system maintenance. In a statement by the company, it stated that “There will be […]

Abuja will host the first phase Grand finale of the biggest TV Reality show in Nigeria called Strongest State in Nigeria. Strongest State in Nigeria TV Show which aims to solidify Nigeria’s unity has completed its first phase after a three months intensive camping in Saminaka, Kaduna State and will be holding a top-notch event […]

“I did sought medical attention but not as overblown by the opposition party.” Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu stated while clearing the air on his absence from the state.

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, will chair the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) committee which will interact with relevant government agencies and prepare modalities for accessing a $750 million World Bank grant. Obaseki who disclosed this on arrival at the Benin Airport after series of meetings in Abuja, said the $750 million grant has […]

A photojournalist with the Vanguard Newspapers, attached to the Aso Rock Villa, Mr Abayomi Adeshida, was on Thursday morning beaten up by security details of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The incident took place at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja during the opening session of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora […]

The Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden Attijjaniyya, an Islamic sect plans to hold Maulud celebration in Abuja on Nov. 9, the National Secretary of the sect, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Qasim, has said.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Detained activist and convener of the RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare (aka Mandate), who are facing a treasonable felony charge, on Wednesday, failed to regain their freedom after they perfected all their bail conditions. However, a member of their legal team told Vanguard that the Department of State […]

…26 suspects arrested Joint Counter Kidnapping operation conducted by the FCT Police Command in synergy with the Nigerian Army, and other security agencies have successfully smashed the notorious kidnapping gang terrorizing Kuje, Rubochi, Kwali and Abaji axis in Abuja whose victims included NSCDC personnel, a Police Inspector and several other victims. Consequently, twenty-six (26) kidnap […]

Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has registry had conducted 1,928 marriages between January and October. Mr Akinwumi Akintayo, the Registrar of Marriages, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday, in Abuja, that the registry also settled and reunited 15 couples within the same period. He, however, decried the high rate of divorce in […]

Demolishes illegal structures on ‘Right of Way’ By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Capital Territory FCT Ministerial Task Team on Traffic Control has arrested a sacked Police Constable, Tanko Bala who has been intimidating road users and road traffic officials while using his private vehicle for commercial transport business. This was as the task […]

    A Karmo Grade I Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered that three security guards, who pleaded guilty to stealing their employer’s concrete mixer machine and generator set, value N850,000 be remanded in a correctional facility. The police charged Danladi Sunday, Kelechi Ogbonna, and Stanley Paul who all work at Kwochasun Global Guard Idu, […]

By Omeiza Ajayi As part of renewed efforts to eliminate the persistent traffic gridlock along the Dutsen Alhaji axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, the FCT Ministerial Task Team on free flow of traffic in the territory has ordered banks and owners of business premises around “Dutsen Alhaji first gate area” to immediately […]

As it confirms another kidnap case By Joseph Erunke The Nigerian Police has confirmed the report that two persons have again, been kidnapped in Abuja but kept mum on the identities of the victim who were reported to its personnel. The FCT Police Command, in a statement through ASP Yusuf Mariam, Deputy Police Public Relations […]