Politics

At the center of what’s described as Britain’s most expensive divorce is a nearly $500 million yacht, named Luna. The ongoing battle between Russian oligarch Farkhad Akhmedov and his ex-wife Tatiana Akhmedova has spanned Russia and the U.K., and more ...

Kenya-based wing of Al-Shabaab, Al-Hijra, has been added to the US list of terrorist organisations. “Terrorism designations expose and isolate organisations and individuals, and deny them access to the US financial system,” the State Department said on Thursday. “Moreover, designations ...

The Ugandan government is to introduce biometric gadgets for the implementation of daily salary payment for civil servants. The gadgets are to be introduced following the resolve of the government to start paying civil servants according to the number of ...

Samuel Undenge, a former Energy Minister who served under Zimbabwe’s ex President Robert Mugabe was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to four years in jail today. His lawyer said that this is the first conviction of a Mugabe-era official since he ...

he Lagos State Government has called on the Federal Government to postpone the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in order not to further paralyse traffic in the metropolis. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde ...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has ridiculed Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministries on social media again. Apart from accusing him of spending church money on concubines, Onochie went to the extent of ...

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has insisted that the fulani pastoralists were not responsible for the incessant and wanton attacks on farmers and communities by suspected fulani herdsmen. AFAN also said that they were willing to work with ...

Mayinta Modu, a suspected Boko Haram commander, has confessed that he received N30, 000 as payment for coordinating and participating in the abduction of Chibok schoolgirls. Modu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ...

The Imo state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday, July 19, rejected plans for the establishment of ranches in the state. The association reacting to reports of the state’s House of Assembly passing a bill t ...

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state has raised the alarm over alleged plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the 2019 elections so as to oust him and six other governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ...

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has condemned the act of vote-buying in the country. Jega made the condemnation on Thursday, July 19, in Abuja, when he spoke in a lecture titled, Democracy ...

The former Chairman of Akugbe Ventures and member of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Comrade Tony Adun also known as Tony Kabaka has reiterated his earlier position that Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has neglected those who ...

The Federal Government has placed a ban on importation of haulage vehicles that are 10 years and above old from the date of manufacture. The ban is expected to take effect from 1st of January 2020. Vanguard learnt that the ...

at the initial stage when Nolly Wood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo declared his desire to run in the 2019 gubernatorial election for the Governorship position in Enugu State, many did not believe him. However, a recent post he made has confirmed his ...

Thirty people have been reportedly killed in a raid on villages in Zamfara state by cattle rustling and kidnapping gangs. Vanguard reports that some armed bandits on motorcycles invaded five villages in Maradun district of Zamfara state on Tuesday, July ...

Captain Dele Ore, a former Director of Flight Operations of the defunct Nigeria Airways has reiterated the need for the Federal Government to pay off workers of the airline for the new national carrier to succeed.   Ore, who spoke against the backdrop ...

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, July 17, declared seats of deceased lawmakers vacant. The senators – Mustapha Bukar of Katsina North senatorial district and Ali Wakili of Bauchi South senatorial district – died on April 4, 2018 and March 17, ...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Kailani Mohammed, has declared that the 2019 presidential election would be in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari despite the ‘gang-up’ against him. Mohammad, a very close ally of Buhari since the days of ...

Ex-militants, under the aegis of Justice Group, on Wednesday, July 18, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Program, Prof. Charles Dokubo, to integrate them into the programme. The 3,000 undocumented ex-agitators alleged that ...

The House of Senate on Wednesday, July 18, in adherence to the order of the presidency, has approved the payment of subsidy claims amounting to N348bn to oil marketing firms. This also came after the adoption of the interim report ...

Workers at the Ibarapa Polytechnic, Eruwa, on Wednesday, July 18, commenced an indefinite strike over non-payment of salaries, poor welfare and non-accreditation of courses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three unions in the institution are involved ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a three-day official visit to The Hague, Netherlands, where he delivered a Keynote Address at the 20th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Alhaji Bashir Ahmed, President Buhari’s personal assistant on ...

A United States Secret Service agent has died after suffering a stroke while supporting President Donald Trump’s trip to Scotland over the weekend.   The 42-year-old agent, identified as Special Agent Noel E. Remagen, was working on protection for national security ...

The Commissioner For Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, has embarked on removal of mentally challenged people from the streets for onward transfer to rehabilitation centers across the state. The relocation team succeeded in rounding up a number ...

Saudi Arabia has put to death row inmates, who had been convicted of murder and drug trafficking, bringing to 73 the number of executions in the oil-kingdom this year. The state-run SPA news agency reported that two Saudi Arabian citizens ...