Mrs Patience Jonathan, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has advised schoolgirls against prostitution and drug abuse. Jonathan advised in Abuja on Monday, at the National Female Students Conference and launching of the maiden Magazine tagged, “The Face of Women’s Libbers.” The event was organised by the National Association of Female Students (ANFS) as part…
A Customary Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced Pastor Favour Okoise, General Overseer of Refiners Fire Global Assembly, to life imprisonment for raping a 16-years-old girl. Okoise committed the act on the minor whom he calls his ‘spiritual daughter’ between November and December 2016, in Calabar South Local Government Area….
Understanding the effects of junk food is crucial as these foods are the ones that contain less nutrients and more calories. They are tasty and sweet foods that are most times difficult to resist; they are fascinating and mouthwatering. They are high in sugar, carbohydrates, salt, fat but low in minerals, vitamins and fibre. Examples…
At least 40 migrants, including children, have died after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region this year, authorities say. The boat sank off the Mediterranean port of Mahdia in central Tunisia while carrying about 70 migrants, an official said. All the people on…
The police have apprehended Saudat Jibril, an 18-year-old resident of Farawa Quarters, for slitting the throat of her husband, Salisu Idris. The police command in Kano said the suspect allegedly slit the throat of her 30-year-old husband with a sharp knife. According to a statement by the police, upon receiving the report of the incident,…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed that 10 people were killed in an attack on Amegu Nkalaha Community in Ishielu Local Government Area by unidentified gunmen. Police spokesperson Joshua Ukandu told Vanguard that security operatives recovered 10 bodies after the attack, adding that the assailants also burned houses selectively in the community. “Several houses…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has insisted that those responsible for the stampede at the Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, which claimed the lives of at least 35 children in December 2025 will face trial. Makinde, speaking on Monday at the 2025 Annual Interfaith Service for state workers, maintained that the case must proceed…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Saturday declared the Executive Chairman of Total Grace Oil and Gas Investment Limited, Bolaji Akinduro, wanted for alleged fraud. This was according to a statement on the anti-graft agency’s official X.com account on Saturday. The statement noted that Akinduro allegedly obtained money under false pretence and stealing by…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, seeking an investigation into an alleged assassination plot made against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a petition dated April 3, 2025, Akpabio denied the serious accusation and called for the prosecution of Akpoti-Uduaghan for criminal defamation. The petition, which was…
President Bola Tinubu has urged media practitioners in Nigeria to freely criticise government policies but to do so with fairness, and a sense of national responsibility. The President made the call on Wednesday at the All Nigerian Editors Conference in Abuja, where he acknowledged the vital role of the media in shaping public discourse and…
