The Federal Government has budgeted N6.21bn for salaries of workers of the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company next year, according to the proposed 2025 budget. This is an increase of N1.92bn or 44.76 per cent from the N4.29bn allocated in the 2024 budget despite the inability of the company to produce a single sheet of steel…
Military authorities say airstrikes by a fighter jet in the Silame LGA of Sokoto did not target the civilian population. On Wednesday, there were media reports that airstrikes conducted by the air component of operation hadarin daji (OPHD) targeting the Lakurawa terrorist group had mistakenly killed civilians in the Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities….
Gunmen on Tuesday night abducted the member, representing Onitsha 1 North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka. Vanguard gathered that Hon. Azuka, was abducted while returning home at Ugwunaobankpa road, Inland Town Onitsha. The abducted lawmaker is a chieftain of Labour Party, LP, who regained his mandate after court sacked…
Protests have broken out across Syria following the burning of a Christmas tree in Suqaylabiyah, a predominantly Christian town in central Syria. The incident, captured in videos shared on social media, shows footage of the tree in Suqaylabiyah’s main square engulfed in flames, with masked men seen pouring an unidentified liquid onto it on the…
Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s policies, accusing him of failing to address the needs of ordinary Nigerians. In a statement issued on Tuesday through his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku condemned the President’s recent remarks during a media chat, particularly his plans to continue borrowing loans…
Access Holdings Plc has announced securing full regulatory approvals from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its recently concluded Rights Issue. The issue involved 17,772,612,811 Ordinary Shares of 50 Kobo each, priced at N19.75 per share, successfully raising N351,009,103,017.25. This milestone positions Access Bank Plc, the Company’s…
A 10-year-old boy, Tasi’u Abdullahi, was brutally murdered by his kidnappers at the Rikkos community in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Abdullahi was said to have been killed after his parents paid N150,000 as part of the ransom demanded. His lifeless body was however discovered in a sack on Friday near…
The Apex Igbo Socio-Cultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has issued a statement condemning the role of certain Southeast leaders in delaying the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The organization stated that self-serving political ambitions among some Southeast Governors and a former Governor are at the heart of the prolonged detention…
Christmas, celebrated every December 25, marks the birth of Jesus Christ and is one of the most widely observed holidays worldwide. However, some churches in Nigeria abstain from this celebration, citing reasons such as its historical origins and a commitment to strict biblical adherence. Here are five Nigerian churches that do not celebrate Christmas: 1….
The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has announced the death of his mother, Maryam Namadi-Umar. The governor’s spokesperson, Hamisu Gumel, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, 25th of December. Mr Gumel said she died in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness. Read the full statement below: GOVERNOR MALLAM UMAR…