Six persons were killed as tensions escalated at the Julius Berger area of Abuja on Sunday following a violent clash between members of the El Zakzaky movement, also known as Shiites, and officers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. Two police officers were among the dead, while several others sustained gunshot injuries, it…
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, Mr Innocent Chukwuma, has announced that the commuting public will soon benefit from cheaper transportation through Compressed Natural Gas, CNG-powered buses. He also urged Nigerians to exercise patience with the Bola Tinubu administration, asking them to âgive him time.â âIâve discussed with him (President Tinubu),…
Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has officially resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Malami announced his defection to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Tuesday, July 2, 2025, citing the partyâs alignment with a new coalition aimed at rescuing Nigeria from what he described as…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, on Friday, elevated six traditional chiefs in the Balogun line, including Oba Tajudeen Ajibola and Senator Sharafadeen Alli, representing Oyo South Senatorial District, following the vacancies created by his ascension to the throne. The elevation also followed the demise of the late Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Lateef…
Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the federal government is yet to commence the extradition process of Simon Ekpa, the controversial Biafra agitator. Fagbemi denied reports that he recently announced that the federal government had commenced the extradition process of Ekpa. A statement by Kamarudeen Ogundele, media aide to Fagbemi, clarified that the…
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Bola Tinubu to âurgentlyâ review his economic policies that are causing hardship for citizens. The governors spoke in a communiquĂŠ issued at the end of a two-day meeting held at the Plateau state government house in Jos. Bala Mohammed, chairman of…
Ini Ememobong, commissioner for special duties and Ibom deep seaport, has resigned. On Friday, Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made the switch official after nearly three months of signalling his intention to leave the PDP. Last month, Eno told his…
The U.S. government has stated that the naira devaluation rendered President Bola Tinubuâs minimum wage increase useless as deteriorating poverty amid galloping inflation wracks millions of Nigerians. This was highlighted in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024, published by the United States Department of Stateâs Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor…
The leading grassroots group supporting Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Simplified Movement Worldwide, has welcomed Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) as the newly appointed Sole Administrator of Rivers State. This follows the Emergency Rule declared by President Bola Tinubu. On Tuesday, Tinubu suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of…
Former governors of Abia and Enugu states, Okezie Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Senator Shehu Sani and ex-aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, are among those nominated for ambassadorial appointment by the federal government. Vanguard gathered that they were among those being screened by security agents, pending the release of the list. Recall that…