Ajimobi warns Olubadan to stay away from politics
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, has urged Oba Adetunji, the Olubadan of Ibadan to stay away from politics and not allow himself
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“Address the issues causing agitation”, Okupe writes FG
The Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has cautioned the Federal Government against the use
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“Arrest me, if you can”, Kanu dares FG
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader and Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu has dared the Federal Government to re-arrest him. He is threatening that anyone who
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“Stop this campaign of calumny” ,Presidency warns
The Presidency has alerted the public on an orchestrated campaign to smear President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari, by a
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Why we pegged the cut-off marks – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has defended the pegging of 120 as minimum cut-off marks for university admission. The decision, which
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ASUU to meet FG again on strike
There are indications that the Academic Staff Union of Universities may meet with the Federal Government this week over the ongoing strike by
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7m Nigerians suffer stress, depression
Dr Olabode Shabi, Chairman of the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria, (SFPN) Ekiti Zone, has said that about seven million Nigerians currently
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Boko Haram ‘commander’: I led Chibok schoolgirls kidnap
A member of the Boko Haram, Auwal Ismaeela, has confessed to leading the kidnap of 276 schoolgirls from the Government Secondary School in
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Dad would be proud of Nnamdi Kanu’s Biafra agitation — Ojukwu’s son
Emeka Ojukwu Jr., a legal practitioner and son of Igbo leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, tells BAYO AKINLOYE what he knows about Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting
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Boko Haram factions ready for talks, says ex-commander
Two factions of the Boko Haram insurgency group may be ready for talks with the Federal Government, Abdulkadir Abubakar, a former commander of
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Bishop Okoye tasks governments to upgrade medical facilities in Nigeria to stop foreign medical trips
The Auxilliary Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Jonas Benson Okoye has advised the government at all levels to place much emphasis on
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My government will make tourism a key revenue earner for Anambra State
The Gubernatorial Candidate of United Progressive Party, UPP, in the forthcoming November 2017 Governorship Election, Chief Osita Chidoka, has said that his
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Anambra Guber Election: Group condemns campaign of calumny against Prince Arthur Eze
A group known as The Coalition of Eastern Nigeria Political Pressure Groups has called on Anambrarians to disregard and dismiss a spurious publications
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The restructuring that will save Nigeria – Southern Leaders of Thought
Perhaps, the debate about how to restructure Nigeria is the in-thing today. An whereas there is a lot of channel noise in the
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Man attempts suicide over N24,000 debt
A man identified as Abiodun Onipede has been arrested for attempting to commit suicide over his inability to refund a N24,000 debt. The
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Bola Shagaya and EFCC in a face-off over freezing of N8. 6b accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen over N8, 627,458,773.36 billion in three accounts of Hajiya Muinat Bola Shagaya, an associate and
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Mayweather defeats McGregor in 10 rounds
Floyd Mayweather has defeated U.F.C. champ Conor McGregor Sunday Morning in the 10th round by technical knockout in Las Vegas.The junior middleweight bout
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Aba festival excites visitors as Obaseki harps on Unity in Diversity
Igarra, the administrative headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State was the destination on Friday for lovers of culture in
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FG bans fetish display at cultural festivals
The Federal Government has said that there is no room for any fetish cultural activities at the 2017 African Arts and Craft (AFAC)
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NPA repositions as the Board approves a new structure
The Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved a new organisational structure and the commencement of a Business Process Re-engineering initiative
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Anambra guber primaries: 19 fake delegates arrested as APC commences accreditation Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/08/anambra-guber-primaries-19-fake-delegates-arrested-apc-commences-accreditation/
19 persons believed to be fake delegates have been arrested in Anambra as the All Progressives Congress, APC, party has commenced accreditation for
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Prove Kanu right or wrong with plebiscite – Mbazulike Amaechi
First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi has described as superficial and biased, the official focus on the utterances and activities of the
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Biafra: Why North won’t allow Nnamdi Kanu go on – Unongo, Northern elders Forum chairman
“In the absence of a cat, the house becomes a playfield for rats”, so goes a Yoruba saying. Another like it notes that
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Three die protesting Owerri market’s demolition by Gov. Okorocha
Three people were killed on Saturday in a protest by Owerri natives following the demolition of the Eke Onunwa market by the state
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Cellphone radiation may cause male infertility – Expert
A Chemical Pathologist, Prof. Ganiyu Arinola, has advised men against putting cellphone in their trouser pockets, saying it may cause male infertility. Arinola,
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Bodybuilder Rich Piana dies at 46
The 46-year-old bodybuilder, Mr. Rich Piana, has been confirmed dead by his estranged wife who said she was “in tears” as she paid
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Cut-off mark: NANS threatens to call for scrapping of JAMB
The National Association of Nigerian Students has threatened to call for the scrapping of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board if it failed to
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Ohanaeze opposes re-arrest of Kanu, accuses AGF of bias
The president-General of Igbo socio-political organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, of exhibiting bias in his duties and has rejected fresh
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IPOB rejects Northern youths quit notice suspension, says Igbo must leave North
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is not fascinated by Thursday’s withdrawal of the quit notice issued to Igbo in the north by
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Trump pardons former Sheriff Joe Arpaio
President Donald Trump of U.S has pardoned controversial 85-year-old former Sheriff Joe Arpaio for a misdemeanor criminal contempt conviction. A statement issued by
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