Nigeria Breaking News
There is pandemonium in Gwer West Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state as irate youths Tuesday morning burnt down the Local Government Council Secretariat in Naka and the Palace of the Chairman of Gwer West traditional council, HRH Daniel Abomtse, over the alleged murder of three members of the Civil Protection Guards by suspected armed …
The spokesperson for Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC), Kingsley Okotie, has confirmed that over 12 personnel from the Air Force base at Sam Ethnan Barracks, Ikeja, Lagos, invaded the company’s office early Thursday morning. Speaking to Vanguard on the phone, Okotie described how the uniformed personnel stormed the IKEDC premises in a truck and began …
LAGOS—The Lagos State Task Force, in a surprise operation yesterday, stormed Mile 2 on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway and impounded no fewer than 82 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada. However, no operator was arrested. TaskForce Public Relations Officer, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, who confirmed the raid, said detail would be given today. The operation, which began around …
Thanks to Hollywood, America’s collective memory of the Vietnam War is now inextricably linked with the popular music of that era. More specifically, it is linked with the music of the late-’60s counterculture and antiwar movement. But opposition to the war was far from widespread back in 1966—a fact that was reflected not just in popular opinion …
Veteran journalist and columnist Sam Omatseye has narrated how President Bola Tinubu’s relationship with his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, went sour before the former ascended power. Omatseye said Buhari and his cabals plotted against Tinubu because they did not want him to become president. Speaking on Edmund Obilo’s podcast State Affairs, the columnist said the ex-president …
President Bola Tinubu has been urged to free the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in honor of deceased elder statesmen like Chief Edwin Clerk and Pa Ayo Adebanjo. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, made the plea in a letter he forwarded to President Tinubu. …
During his campaigns, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, promised to continue the programmes of his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. That promise was understandable because he needed Buhari’s cooperation to enable him win. Continuation is often beneficial. Good governance is when a leader knows where to draw the …
Troops of the Nigerian Army have dealt a significant blow to terrorist elements, neutralizing 10 Boko Haram fighters and recovering a cache of automatic firearms during a daring raid on their stronghold in Borno State. The operation also led to the arrest of a key terrorist collaborator notorious for extorting ransom payments on behalf of …
WITH the primaries of the Labour Party, LP, for the nomination of its candidate set for April 5, 2025, the battle for the soul of Anambra delegates has begun. In the race are notable politicians, who had passed through that road before. At the last count, five persons have shown interest in stopping Governor Chukwuma …
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially handed over 1,599 assorted arms and 2,298 live cartridges, seized during operations in 2024, to the National Centre for Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). The handover ceremony, held yesterday, marks a significant step in the country’s ongoing efforts to curb the proliferation of illicit arms. …