2 LAWMA highway sweepers crushed to death in Lagos
•As commercial drivers protest against LASTMA •Task Force deny involvement By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Efe Onodjae Lagos—Tragedy struck, yesterday, when a car owner, who was alleged to be running away…
Abia Govt. shuts down 197 ‘substandard’ private schools
The Abia Government has shut down 197 ‘substandard’ private schools as part of its efforts to reform the education sector in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr…
‘We’ll carry out strike action to the letter’ — NLC, TUC spit fire over attack on Ajaero
Organized labour says it will commence a nationwide indefinite strike from midnight of Nov. 14, despite a court order restraining it from such action. This is in protest against the…
Imo election: Result unacceptable – LP lament
The Labour Party in Imo has dissociated itself from the result of the Nov 11 Governorship Election in Imo, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).The Party’s Chairman,…
Air Force knocks out terrorists in raids in Borno
The air component of the joint military task force, “Operation Hadin Kai’’ knocked out several terrorists in the Ajigin and Banki Junction areas of Borno in two major air strikes…
War on Gaza: Falana urges ceasefire
Human Rights Activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire by Israel from the onslaught on Palestinians. Falana made the call…
Subsidy removal, forex crisis: Why price adjustments are inevitable
By Henry Ojelu When President Bola Tinubu during his inauguration in May announced the removal of fuel subsidy, the policy was greeted with mixed feelings. While some persons believed that…
Annual Confab: Amuka, Osoba, Obaigbena lead 300 editors to Uyo
…Tinubu to declare conference open, Gov Eno as guest of honour All is now set for the 19th All Nigeria Editors Conference, as Publisher of Vanguard, Uncle Sam Amuka; former…
LNG: Our plant remains operational – NLNG
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Contrary to speculation, the Nigeria LNG Limited, NLNG, weekend, maintained that its plant remains operational in Bonny, Rivers State. In a statement obtained by Vanguard,…
We’re building infrastructures to attract investors – FG
…As Ogbeh says Nigeria requires new satellite to combat insecurity By Emmanuel Elebeke – Abuja We are developing blueprints and building infrastructures to expose the country to the business world.The…
Bayelsa: INEC adjourns collation of results tomorrow
By Emem Idio, Yenagoa The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Bayelsa State has adjourned the announcements of the remaining two local government areas results to noon on Monday. The outstanding…
Kogi guber: I was arrested, prevented from voting—AA’s governorship candidate
Action Alliance candidate Olayinka Braimoh, who is running for governor of Kogi State, has explained his arrest and detention on Saturday, which he claimed resulted in his disenfranchisement. Braimoh was…
INEC adjourns state collation of results in Bayelsa, Kogi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned the state collation of results for the Bayelsa governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology,…
Off-circle elections: Vote buying, violence remain sore points – CDD
Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), said vote buying and electoral violence remained the sore points in the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship elections.Dr Jack Johnson, Member of the CDD…
CSO decries irregularities in off-cycle elections
By Gabriel Ewepu, ABUJA A Civil Society Organization, One Love Foundation, OLF, decried massive irregularities experienced during Saturday off-circle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. The Founder and…
INEC rated high in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi off-cycle elections
The Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa, a non-profit organisation, has scored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) high in the conduct of the governorship polls in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The…
140 inmates on death row awaiting execution in Kano – NCoS
One hundred-and-forty inmates on death row are awaiting execution in Kano State. Spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Kano State Command, Mr Musbahu Kofar-Nassarawa, told the News Agency of…
Imo election: LP alleges irregularities, calls for cancellation of results
Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Saturday’s Imo governorship election, Sen. Athan Achonu, has called for a cancellation of results from some polling units over alleged irregularities. Achonu made…
Kogi Guber: APC’s Ododo wins Yahaya Bello’s polling unit
The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state, Usman Ododo, has won the polling unit of Yahaya Bello, the incumbent governor of the state. Ododo, according…
Jagunmolu Title: Gov Makinde worthy ambassador of Yorubaland – Sen Akanbi
Chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Soji Akanbi, has described the installation of Governor Seyi Makinde and his wife as the new Jagunmolu of Ondo Kingdom by the Osemawe…