Bayelsa Government Condemned Reports Of “New Governor’s Office To GulpN33b”
The Bayelsa State Government has condemned in its entirety and described as mischievous, a news story; published in the Friday, 10thof October, 2014 edition of Thisday entitled “Bayelsa New Governor’s...
View ArticleJonathan’s Edo visit: Soldiers avert clash between PDP/APC youths in Edo
By SIMON EBEGBULEM SOLDIERS yesterday averted what would have led to a bloody clash at the Benin Airport, when Governor Adams Oshiomhole and some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were...
View ArticleSABOTAGE: Army Col, 10 officers set Nigerian tankers ablaze, pave way for...
By Kingsley Omonobi, Deputy Bureau Chief, Abuja There were shocking revelations at the weekend that an Army Colonel, some junior officers and soldiers who were taking part in the military offensive to...
View ArticleCorpse found on street causes Ebola panic in Plateau
PANDEMONIUM broke out, on Friday, in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State following the discovery of a corpse of a young man believed to have been killed by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)....
View ArticleAdamawa Governor Ngilari swears in Acting Chief Judge
Hours after sacking the State Executive Council and all political appointees, Governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngilari has sworn in Justice Ishaya Banu as the Acting Chief Judge of the state. Speaking...
View ArticleFela resurrects in a movie
Academy award winner Alex Gibney, known for his deeply insightful documentaries, has delivered a straightforward and engrossing biography of late Afrobeat King, Fela Anikulapo Kuti ,in his latest...
View ArticleMark urges Eagles to beat Sudan to restore Nigeria’s pride
BY JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU The Senate President, Senator David Mark has charged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to restore their integrity as the reigning champions in Africa by beating Sudan in the ongoing...
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PHOTOS: PASTOR ORITSEJAFOR’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ASARI-DOKUBO AND YUSUF QUESTIONED
The complex saga revolving CAN President Ayo Oritsejafor’s purported involvement in the South African arms deal scandal has taken a new twist with his connection to Niger-Delta militant warlord...
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PHOTOS: Dimgba Igwe buried amid tears in Igbere, Abia State
His funeral service was attended by prominent Nigerians and media associates. Present at the funeral was a former governor of Abia state and native of Igbere, Orji Uzor Kalu. Also in attendance were...
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National Award Means Nothing To Me At This Age – Pa Akinkunmi
Adebayo Waheed Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, the man who designed the Nigerian national flag 54 years ago, is not a happy man even though the government made series of promises to him after the national merit...
View ArticleDangers Of Indecent Dressing
By Ruth Choji Piety and reverence is typically synonymous with modesty.Today, however, caution seems to have been thrown to the wind as indecent dressing, even in places of worship, has become a...
View ArticleCameroon frees 27 Boko Haram hostages
Twenty-seven people including 10 Chinese workers held for months by suspected Boko Haram militants have arrived in Cameroon’s capital. The hostages were flown to Yaounde from the country’s far...
View ArticleT-R-A-G-E-D-Y: Many die in Ibadan tanker fire Including mother, 2 children
TRAGEDY struck in Ibadan on Saturday evening when a petrol tanker fell at Molete under bridge, spilling its contents which instantly caught fire. In the resulting inferno, many people, including a...
View ArticleChibok girls: Why we must not give up – Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys
By Emmanuel Aziken American R & B singer and multiple Grammy Award winner, Alicia Keys, has charged all concerned not to give up in pressing for the release of the 219 Chibok school girls abducted...
View ArticleCookie crumbles for 50 ex-Niger Delta militants
The cookies have crumbled for a 50-man gang of ex-militants in Rivers State, who re-grouped under the sponsorship of a certain lady named Mrs. Okagwu, with intent to serve as political thugs during...
View Article30,000 New Polling Units’ Crisis Ahead of 2015: Jega dares Senate
By Jide Ajani OH PROF. JEGA! Fresh information available to Sunday Vanguard suggests that, barring any last-minute change of plans, the advisory by the Senate Committee on the Independent National...
View ArticleSeized $9.3 million arms money: Nigeria’s Presidency defends Oritsejafor
Although his private jet was used to illegally ferry $9.3 million cash to South Africa, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Ayo Oritsejafor, did no wrong, the presidency has said....
View ArticleWe have recorded enough success, says police IGP
Maiduguri – The Inspector-General of the Nigeria Police (I-GP), Mr Suleiman Abba, says his target is to transform the police into a scientific force in line with global trend. Abba made this known in...
View ArticleI never declared Suntai missing – Taraba Acting Governor
The Acting Governor of Taraba State, Garba Umar, said on Sunday that he never declared ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai missing. Mr. Umar offered the clarification in a statement signed by his Chief...
View ArticleMaku set to resign as Minister of Information
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has confirmed that he would resign his appointment on October 20. The minister said his decision to quit the Federal...
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