Tragedy struck at a private lodge near Royal Kitchen Junction, Ifite-Awka, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, late Thursday, when a male student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, jumped from a three-storey building and died. It was gathered that the student (name withheld) jumped from the balcony of the building located near the…
Following their application before the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, seeking the registration of a new political party, leaders of the proposed anti-Tinubu coalition, who are pushing for the All Democratic Alliance, ADA, have commenced mass mobilisation across the country, Vanguard has learned. Reports also gathered that the leaders of the proposed party are also…
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 41-year-old man, Olasunkanmi Kareem, to life imprisonment for attempting to murder his former boss by setting him ablaze. Kareem was arraigned on November 18, 2024, on a one-count charge of attempted murder, contrary to Section 241 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday described as unfounded the allegation by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio has engaged a section of the media to smear the image of former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, in the ongoing Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) trial….
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bashir Ojulari, has promised that oil exploration in northern Nigeria will continue. He said drilling activities at the Kolmani oil field in the North-East will soon resume. Mr Ojulari made this known during an interview with the BBC, where he assured…
The serving Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) of Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been caught in one of the country’s largest sex scandals. Baltasar was caught on tape engaging in sexual intercourse with his brother’s wife, cousin, and a sister of the President of Equatorial Guinea. He is currently embroiled…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-West Zone Treasurer, Comrade Ojetola Babatunde popularly known as Toyyem has felicitated with Oyo state Senior Special Adviser on students affairs, Hon. Victor Dideoluwa Olojede on occasion of his birthday. In a birthday message sighted by our correspondent, Comrade Toyyem described Hon. Olojede as an indefatigable leader whose…
Three commercial banks in Nigeria have announced the re-activation of international transactions on their naira cards. The development comes after the service was halted for about three years when Nigerian financial institutions suspended transactions on naira debit cards. Between July 2022 and January 2023, several banks temporarily suspended international transactions on ATM channels. In July,…
A Nollywood actor, Godwin Nnadiekwe, has been hospitalised with internal bleeding following a violent on-set incident involving his colleague, Zubby Micheal, which he claims was not part of the scripted scene. The actor shared details of the incident in an Instagram post on Saturday, stating that he was kicked in the chest by a fellow…
Controversial Nigerian street pop singer, Badmus Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has vowed to stay out of trouble following his recent legal battle with the Ogun State government. This development comes just hours after the singer was granted bail of ₦2 million over allegations of assaulting government officials at his bar. Portable, who was…