Ibadan Fire – Residents of Omitowoju area of Ibadan where there was a fire outbreak, Monday night, have been counting their losses. Many houses and shops were burnt in the incident but there was no casualty. When Vanguard visited the scene [...]
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, the body of Shiites in the country, have blocked the Zaria-Kaduna expressway, to protest against the prolonged detention of their leader, Ibrahim El Zakzaky. Mr. Zakzaky has been in detention since December 2015. [...]
Former United States House Speaker, Newt Gingrich, is demanding that a test is run on all Muslims to determine if they believe in Sharia law. He opined that those who believe in the law should be deported. Sharia is a [...]
A former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode was Friday evening released from detention after meeting his bail conditions. Fani-Kayode has been in detention since his arrest on May 9, 2016, in Abuja. Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High [...]
Pipeline Bombings – RETIRED soldiers and ex-agitators from the Niger Delta region are reportedly gathering forces to battle the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA. A top government bureaucrat, who is an ex-army officer, disclosed to Saturday Vanguard that “the [...]
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has called on Igbos all over the world to consider coming to invest at home. Ikpeazu said this was the only way to fast track the development of Igboland. Governor Ikpeazu made [...]
FORMER Spokesperson to the ex- President Goodluck Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode, has regained his freedom after spending over 65 days in detention for allegedly laundering of N4.9 billion. His media aide confirmed the development. Recall [...]
By Josephine Agbonkhese Women’s rights activist and Founder, Women Advocates Research & Documentation Centre, WARDC, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, has condemned Tuesday’s verbal attack on Senator Oluremi Tinubu by Senator Dino Melaye during a closed-door session of the Senate and gave, [...]
Following the deployment of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) to Kogi state in the wake of repeated kidnappings and robbery attacks on Nigerians plying federal highway to their states, the Police have smashed more notorious kidnap gangs that [...]
Award-winning actress cum producer, Omoni Oboli, went down memory lane during the week recalling what it means to loose a loving mother at the age of 24. She described the painful loss as the worst experience of her life. By [...]
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) yesterday described thejudgement reversing electricity tariff in the country, which became operational on February 1, as a setback to the electricity sector, saying it will appeal the judgement. By Bartholomew Madukwe “We will challenge this [...]
By Sola Ogundipe, Benjamin Njoku, Juliet Ebirim, Iyabo Aina, Anozie Egole & Aderonke Adeyeri Saturday Vanguard spoke to some Nigerians on why they patronize roadside food vendors in spite of the health risks involved. I just love the taste of [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the African Union Summit formally opening tomorrow in Kigali, Rwanda. The 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) is scheduled to hold from [...]
The Olympic soccer team preparing for the Rio Games say they will not be discouraged by the comments of Sports Minister Solomon Dalung even as they expressed their disappointment. The coach Samson Siasia-led team are in Atlanta preparing for the [...]
OVER ten governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the Progressives Governors’ Forum are expected to join the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo in flagging off the governorship campaign of the candidate of the party in the September 10 [...]
Abeokuta, Ogun State capital was agog on Friday as Political associates of former Governor Olusegun Osoba in their thousands converged at his Ibara GRA home, Abeokuta to celebrate his 77 birthday. By Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta The associates including former Deputy Governor [...]
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