Category: News
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Updated: Pregnant Woman, UNILORIN Students, Others Reportedly Burnt To Death in Kwara Auto Crash (Graphic Video)
An auto crash involving a pregnant woman and eight persons which included unspecified number of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, students was reported to have claimed no fewer than nine lives on Sunday morning in Ilorin metropolis, the Kwara State capital. Report has it that, the multiple accident occurred along the Ilorin International Airport road…
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BUK First Class Graduate Shot Dead in Anambra
A first class graduate of Information and Media Studies from the Faculty of Communication, Bayero University Kano, BUK, Mr Sule Mathew, has been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Anambra. The deceased was killed along with some passengers he was travelling with in Ekwulobia, a town in Anambra. A news medium, PR Nigeria, where he…
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APC Sets To Postpone National Convention
There are strong indications that the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) might postpone its national convention scheduled for February 26. According to THISDAY, the convention will be postponed by two weeks. Efforts to speak to the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party, who is also the Governor of Yobe State,…
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2023 General Elections May Be Postponed, If… INEC
Vanguard Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it may be forced to postpone the 2023 elections if President Muhammadu Buhari fails to assent to the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill by Tuesday. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this in an interview with Sunday Vanguard. According to him, there…
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Osun APC Primary: Oyetola Declared Winner After Polling Over 200,000 Votes
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election held on Saturday. Declaring the result, the Chairman of the primary election committee and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrasak Abdulrahman, said Oyetola polled 222,169 votes to emerge winner. He added that former Secretary to the State Government,…
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Aregbesola Breaks Silence After Loosing Ward To Oyetola
The Nation The Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has broken his silence after losing his ward in the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary to Governor Gboyega Oyetola. The Nation reports Aregbesola, was absent at his Ifofin Ward 8, Ilesa East Local Government for the exercise on Saturday. Oyetola won in Aregbesola’s ward…
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Over 90 Per Cent Prospective Police Officers Failed Recruitment Examination, PSC
The Police Service Commission (PSC) at the weekend in Benin, revealed that, over 90 per cent of prospective police officers did not score up to 30 per cent in the police recruitment examinations across the country. The Commissioner representing the Mass Media and the South-south Zone in the Police Service Commission (PSC), Austin Braimoh made…
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Police Rescue Kenyan Man Nailed To Tree For ‘Stealing Radio’ (Photos)
Collins Sambaya, from Chamasili village in Sabatia sub-county was injured by one Elvis Irime, who nailed both his palms to a tree on Friday, February 18. North Izava location Chief Evans Endesha reported the matter to the police via a phone call. Upon visiting the scene, police found the young man in great pain. “Upon…
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Varsity Students Accuse Female HOD,One Other of Sexual Harassment
Some students of Abia State University, ABSU, have accused their Head of Department, Professor Ezinne Enwereji, of sexual harassment. In a letter seen by Peoples Gazette, the students of Public Health Department in the state owned institution petitioned the management, detailing their grievances against Mrs Enwereji and another lecturer, Lois Ndu Agumuo. The students alleged…
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Mother Of 19-month-old Pupil, Teacher Who Flogged Toddler Disagree Over Pupil’s Death
Vanguard What led to the unexpected death of the 19-months old boy and pupil of Arise and Shine Nursery and Primary School, Asaba, Delta State, Obinna Udeze who was purportedly flogged 31 strokes of the cane by his teacher may not be unconnected with the challenges of single parenthood. The 19-months old Obinna Udeze was…