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April 23, 2012 by Agency Reporter General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday said world leaders had failed in their quest to restore global peace and resolve conflicts. Adeboye made the statement when he was hosted to a day of tributes,  tagged ‘This Is Your Life’, by interfaith […]

Five Nigerian drug traffickers arrested in India, Malaysia

Five Nigerians have been arrested for allegedly trafficking in drugs in India and Malaysia. A 35-year-old Nigerian, Uche Sylvester, who used to traffic drugs between Mumbai and Delhi, was arrested in the capital and 100 grams of cocaine was recovered from him, the Times of India reported on Sunday. Sylvester was arrested near the Delhi […]

Ibori’s legal team to appeal sentence

By Emma Arubi WARRI—THE legal team of the former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori is to appeal the 13 years sentence handed him by a London court last week. A reliable member of the team and a Warri- based legal practitioner, who does not want his name in print, told Vanguard exclusively, that […]

Pension scam: Seven bureau de-change operators used to loot N38bn, EFCC tells court

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has exposed before a Federal High Court in Abuja, how five civil servants in the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, OHCSF, used seven different bureau de-change operators, to steal over N38 billion from pension funds. The anti-graft agency […]

Pictures: Pandemonium as UI students protest epileptic power supply

By Nnamdi Ojiego Pandemonium this morning erupted at the Nigeria’s premier university – the University of Ibadan, as students took to the streets within the university to register their grievances and dissatisfaction over the epileptic power supply both from the PHCN and the university maintenance section. …the protesting students The protest led by the newly […]

Church condemns marital abuses

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Kaduna Province II, on Monday condemned the act of marital abuses among Christian spouses. Mrs Aanuoluwani Olaniyan, wife of the Pastor in charge of province , said that marital abuse was sad and an evil that was now manifesting in Christian homes and in the Church of God. Olaniyan was speaking at the fourth […]

Boko Haram: We ‘ll continue to preach peace, says Catholic priest

The Vicar-General of the Catholic Diocese of Kano, Rev. Fr. Peter Ebidero, says the Catholic Church will focus on preaching peace and the virtue of living in peace. Ebidero made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. According to him, in spite of the current wave […]

Police say Airforce jet accidentally fires missile at a Port Harcourt building

By SaharaReporters, New York The Rivers State police command said a loud blast heard in Port Harcourt earlier today was that of a missile accidentally fired from an airforce jet on routine maintenance at the Airforce mechanic hangar in Port Harcourt. Commissioner of Police Mohammed Indabawa told Saharareporters that the missile hit an uncompleted building […]

Protest in Abeokuta as doctor slaps nurse at FMC

By DAUD OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA – Hundreds of patients  at  Federal Medical Centre {FMC},Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital   were subjected to untold hardship   following  the reported superiority tussle  between nurses and doctors  which  has grounded  medical services in the hospital last four days. Vanguard’s investigations revealed  that, the two medical  bodies locked horns  since last week […]

Oba of Benin, chiefs back Oshiomhole’s re-election bid

April 20, 2012 by James Azania  | credits: Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole on Thursday received a major boost in his re-election bid after the Oba of Benin gave him his support. Omo N’Oba Erediauwa, who was formally informed by Oshiomhole of his second term bid at the Palace, said the governor deserved it because […]