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By James Ogunnaike The Ogun State Government has sealed five Chinese companies and arrested some of their officials for assaulting and inflicting bodily harm on law enforcement officers and state officials while they were performing their lawful duties. The companies, located in the Ogere axis of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, include DL Plastics Limited, Dyschenghan Plastics, […]

By Adeola Badru The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged Islamic cleric, identified as Alfa Basiru, found in possession of items suspected to be human flesh at the Ibadan Toll Gate end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. In a related development, the Command’s Stop and Search team also recovered an abandoned […]

By Ike Uchechukwu The Cross River State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Morrison Ogbonna, was in early hours of yesterday found dead in his hotel room in Calabar. Vanguard gathered that the commander was found dead by his officers, who had come to pick him up for a scheduled assignment. An […]

By Olayinka Ajayi A cousin to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Gedion Okoye, has narrated how his relative, Mr Okwudiri Ndurue, was forced to flee Nigeria after years of persecution, harassment, and threats to his life. Okoye, a native of Nike, Enugu State, described Ndurue, who hails from Amachara clan […]

By Innocent Anaba Nasarawa State has signed a landmark agreement with Digitslaw, a leading legal technology company, in a bold step toward digitising the state’s justice system. Digitslaw is an all-in-one law practice management software that offers the easiest, intuitive, and most organised way for ministries, government agencies, and legal professionals to manage their cases. […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Geneva: Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin  Kalu, has urged parliamentarians across the world to take bold legislative steps that would turn the promise of digital trade into a shared engine of growth, stressing that Africa was determined to shape its own destiny in the fast-moving global economy.  Speaking at […]

By Juliet Umeh MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, has announced the approval of a new spectrum lease agreement with 9Mobile. This move is expected to enhance national roaming, expand network capacity, and accelerate digital inclusion across the country. In a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, and the investing public, MTN disclosed that the Nigerian […]

…Calls on Governor to Present Appropriation Bill By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to forward the list of commissioner nominees for screening and confirmation in line with constitutional provisions. The Assembly also urged the governor to present an appropriation bill that reflects current realities […]

By Juliet Umeh Malaysia—Quest International University, QIU, has warned against fraudulent claims of affiliation in Nigeria and other countries, clarifying that it operates solely in Malaysia and, therefore, had no campuses or agents abroad. Vice-Chancellor/CEO of QIU, Prof. Zita Mamafami, while addressing journalists from Africa on the school’s campus, emphasised that the university had never […]

Dr. Monday Ubani, SAN, is the Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Electoral Reform Committee.  In this interview with Vanguard Law and Human Rights, he highlights vague provisions on electronic transmission of results, the heavy evidentiary burden on petitioners, and the misuse of “substantial compliance,” in the Electoral Act. The former NBA 2nd Vice President insists […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report EUROPEAN Union Executive has called for a suspension of free trade with Israel and sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission, had already floated the proposal to suspend the trade parts of the EU-Israel […]

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, says the trade value between Nigeria and Britain, which currently stands at 7.9 billion pounds (N16 trillion) has hit an unprecedented level. Montgomery made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja yesterday. He lauded the UK-Nigeria  Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership, […]