Bayelsa Guber Election: Sylva Remains Our candidate – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Chief Timipre Sylva remains their governorship candidate and the party plans to go ahead with the October 14 campaign launch for the November 11 governorship election. Slyva was disqualified from featuring in the forthcoming gubernatorial polls on Monday in a judgement delivered by Justice Donatus Okorowo of […]
Vote Uzodimma For Second Term –Sir Ambrose Obioha
An Ohanaeze Ndigbo chieftain, Sir Ambrose Obioha has urged Imo people to vote Governor Hope Uzodimma for a second term to continue developmental projects for the state. Obioha popularly called Agaffe in political circles made the call in Owerri, the Imo state capital, while commending Uzodimma for the provision of digital skills for 20,000 Imo […]
Tinubu Appoints Special C’ttee To Tackle Flooding
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed an immediate Action Plan to halt the impending flood crisis nationwide. To this effect the President set up a committee to be headed by Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, with a 7-day timeline to deliver a report. “Based on the submissions by the DG of the Nigeria Hydrological Services […]
Gaza ‘Soon Without Fuel, Medicine And Food’ – Israel Authorities
The Gaza Strip could be on the brink of a new humanitarian crisis if supplies are not allowed in, authorities say, as Israel responds to the Hamas attacks. On Monday, Israel declared a “complete siege” on the territory, saying electricity, food, fuel and water would be cut off. According to residents, aid has not reached […]
Israeli, Palestinian Supporters Rally And Clash For A Second Day In New York City
Supporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied for a second day in New York City. Police have been doing their best to keep protestors on opposing sides on the opposite side of the street because even crossing the street has led to physical conflict. We watched one protestor punch another one, right […]
Israel Pounds Downtown Gaza City, Threatening Punishing Retaliation For Weekend Attack
Israel pounded downtown Gaza City with relentless bombardments Tuesday and further expanded a massive mobilization of reservists as it vowed a retaliation that would “reverberate … for generations” against the Hamas militant group for its surprise weekend attack. The war — which began after Hamas militants stormed into Israel on Saturday, bringing gunbattles to its streets for the first […]
Gowon Refute Speculations Of Death
Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has refuted speculations that he is dead. The retired Army general told Vanguard over the telephone that he is alive and wondered where the unfounded rumours started from. There were speculations in a section of the social media that the General passed on aged 89. However, when […]
Court Sentences Police Officer To Death For Killing Bolanle Raheem
A high court sitting in Lagos has sentenced Drambi Vandi, the police officer involved in the killing of Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer, to death by hanging. Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), on Monday, convicted and sentenced suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi […]
Fela Durotoye, Nwabufo, Others Appointed As President Tinubu’s Media Aides
The appointment of some Nigerians to the Office of the President’s Media and Publicity Directorate has received President Bola Tinubu’s approval. The Federal Character Principle and the Supremacy of Merit are fully respected in this appointment, according to a statement released on Monday by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale. According to Ngelale, the president appointed […]
Bolanle Raheem: NBA Approves Killer Cop, Drambi Vandi’s Death Sentence
The Lagos Island Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed its satisfaction over the verdict passed on the killer of one of its member Bolanle Raheem. For his part in the death of Lagos lawyer Bolanle Raheem, Assistant Superintendent of Police Drambi Vandi is to die by hanging. Recall that Raheem was fatally […]
