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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has refuted the report that he made promises to improve power supply. Fashola said this while speaking in an interview with Channels Television that his plans did not consider vandalism of pipelines because he was always focused on power generation. He said: “Let us be careful […]

After three years of legal tussle over the illegibility of shop owners at Wuye Ultramodern Market‎, market women and shop owners on Thursday took over their shops amidst tight security.   They have however started counting their loses as the protracted legal battle between the shop owners and some aggrieved persons, saying they lost over N9 billion.  […]Read More

First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari is in the United States, contrary to  claim by Governor of Ekiti State,  Ayodele Fayose  that she cannot travel to the US and that she should prove her innocence in the Halliburton scandal  by travelling to the US.‎ The governor severally claimed that the Nigerian first lady was […]

The appeal filed by James Faleke, the running mate of the deceased Kogi State governorship candidate, Abubakar Audu, in last year’s governorship election has been dismissed on Thursday in Abuja by the Court of Appeal. Faleke in the suit, stood against the emergence  of Governor Yahaya Bello, as winner of the poll, trying to claim […]

Sixteen Nigerian medical students studying in St Vincent and Grenadines in the Caribbean, under the Rivers State Scholarship scheme, have resorted to stealing and fraudulent acts to survive, just as they are reportedly being starved of their monthly upkeep allowances and tuition fees for close to two years. The aggrieved final year students who spoke […]

The National Assembly has approved the appointment of Ataba Sani-Omolori as the new Clerk. The decision was taken at the  commissions 443rd meeting and his appointment  takes effect from August 15, 2016. The new Clerk, who was in acting capacity for a while takes over from Salisu Maikasuwa who has been on terminal leave since […]

Following claims that former Niger Delta militants were planning a protest over the non-payment of their monthly stipends, the Nigerian Army, Navy, Police and Department of State Services (DSS) have deployed their personnel to man strategic locations across Delta State. The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential […]

Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih has been described as a great asset to Nigeria by  former President Goodluck Jonathan. The congratulatory message came on Wednesday, a day to Chief Anenih’s 83rd birthday. Jonathan said that it would be on record, the elder statesman’s wisdom, […]

Agitated  youths have shut down the OB-OB gas plant belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The facility was shut down on Wednesday following the NAOC refusal to meet and deliberate on issues affecting them, including employment and the need to implement the […]

The immediate-past Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission,Prof. Julius Okojie , Wednesday, explained why the commission supported the scrapping of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The former NUC boss made the statement at the reception organised for him by the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) to welcome him back to the institution […]

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) indicated on Wednesday that the supposed Federal Government banter with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, which both claimed to be dialogue with Niger Delta militants, was simply a monologue. Avengers in an exclusive online interview with Vanguard reechoed that MEND does not represent militants in the […]

The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employee, (NULGE) Edo state chapter on Wednesday embarked on a protest against the non-payment of their salary arrears in Benin City, Edo State. The protesters comprising employees from 18 local government councils of the state commenced their protest from Five junction through Ring road before making their way to […]