Year: 2022
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Just In: Buhari summons emergency security meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday meet with security chiefs in the nation’s capital, Abuja, to further review and strengthen the security network in the country. This was revealed last night via a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. The statement explained that the President,…
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Lagos commercial drivers commence 7 days strike
Vanguard News The joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria ((JDWAN)), on Sunday, said it will commence its proposed seven days strike starting tomorrow (Monday) as its meeting with the state government yielded no result. JDWAN National Leader, Akintade Abiodun, who disclosed this said some representatives of the association met with the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of…
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Just In: Flamingos beat Germany, win U-17 World Cup bronze
The Nigerian Under-17 women’s football team, Flamingos, on Sunday, beat Germany 3-2 on penalties to win bronze at the World Cup in India. The Flamingos had raced to a 3-0 lead but the Germans came back to draw 3-3 before they lost 3-2 during the shootouts.
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Afenifere Leader, Fasoranti Prays For Tinubu
The leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has prayed for the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, who visited the Yoruba leader, is expected to present his action plan to Fasoranti and other leaders of the group. He was received at the airport by the state…
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Terror Alert: Suspects Arrested, as Tension Grips Abuja Churches
Vanguard News Despite the listing of churches among potential targets for attacks by terrorists in Abuja, and the tension the development is generating, places of worship in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will open for services today. But the opening of the places of worship for services is not without adequate precautionary measures. Sunday Vanguard…
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Jitters as Wike’s camp pushes for PDP NEC meeting
Vanguard News The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has received a fresh turn as political camp loyal to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has been making push for a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party. Vanguard gathered that some allies of Wike within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and…
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2023: Tinubu Set To Present Manifesto To Afenifere Leadership in Akure
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC will today, Sunday, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, South-West Nigeria present the Tinubu-Shettima Action Plan for 2023 to the Pa Reuben Fasoranti-led Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere. The Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council says the presentation of the “Action Plan” document to Afenifere has become imperative in…
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Two MAPOLY Students Among Travelers Abducted on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, SUG President Reacts
Two students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State, were among the travelers abducted along the Lagos – Ibadan expressway. The kidnapped students include Miss Orekoya Oluwatobi and another whose identity was yet to be ascertained. They were abducted on Friday near Sat Guru Maharaji Garden at the Ibadan end of the highway. According…
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Gunmen Abduct Former UI DVC, Demand N50 Million Ransom
A former deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Ibadan, Professor Adigun Agbaje, has been abducted by suspected Kidnappers. The kidnappers who have contacted the family are asking for a sum of N50m as ransom. According to a report by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, FIJ, Prof. Adigun Agbaje, who is currently on sabbatical at…
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Why Tinubu May Win 2023 Presidential Race – Fitch Solutions
The Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research has predicted that the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, might win the 2023 presidential election. The subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, a global rating company, in its report said the APC candidate had a higher possibility of winning, adding that Nigeria might, however,…