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The ongoing war in Sudan and the Nigerian Embassy has been accused of neglecting her students in times like this. Reports indicated that over 200 civilians were killed in the war that erupted in Khartoum between aggrieved parties in the country. Speaking in an interview with the Voice of America ( VOA) Hausa […]
A Police Inspector in Delta State, Ubi Ebri has been dismissed after he allegedly killed a 26-year-old businessman Onyeka Ibe over an N100 bribe. Late Onyeka refused to pay an N100 bribe when the police accosted him along the Ugbolu-Asaba road in the State. The incident reportedly took place in front of Federal Medical […]
Two females, 24-year-old Miracle Orji, and 34-year-old Blessing Ani have been arrested for child stealing and trafficking by Police officers serving in Special Weapons and Tactics, SWAT of Enugu State. They were arrested following credible information which led to the rescue of two children, four-year-old Ogechi Eneh, a female, and one-year-old Destiny Okechukwu, a […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday restored Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume as non-Executive Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited NNPCL. The Court voided the sack of the businessman and set aside the removal done on January 17, 2023, by President Muhammadu Buhari on the ground that the action of […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has been kidnapped after his driver and a personal aide were shot and killed in Rivers State on Monday. Reports say the SAN was trailed and attacked around the Obiri-Ikwerre interchange in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. According to a source who spoke to Vanguard, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has asked Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner in Adamawa, to stay away from its office in the state. The directive was conveyed in a letter yesterday, signed by Rose Oriaran-Anthony, secretary to the commission. The REC had declared Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has frowned at what he termed the spate of ethnic and religious prejudice in Nigeria, saying that it has deeply penetrated the nation’s fabric, especially in elections. He spoke on Monday at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State at a lecture […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the R21 malaria vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Monday at a press briefing in Abuja. This makes Nigeria the second country to approve the new malaria vaccine developed […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate as the winner of Sokoto South Senatorial District. Declaring the results of the supplementary elections, the Returning Officer for the Sokoto South Senatorial District, Abubakar Bagudo, said Mr Tambuwal scored 100, […]
An unusual silence has echoed from the camp of President-elect Bola Tinubu after his Guinean diplomatic passport surfaced on social media, sending internet users into a frenzy over how the new leader of Africa’s largest economy lied to the nation’s electoral commission while under oath. On Saturday night, minutes before midnight, independent journalist David […]
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