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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, August 8th, 2019

By Clara Egbogota The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, has urged the Federal Government to see the ongoing “#RevolutionNow” protest as a wake-up call to address the untold hardship Nigerians were undergoing. Martins made the plea on Wednesday in Lagos while reacting to the ongoing agitations for better living conditions for Nigerians, […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Headlines, National Politics
Friday, August 2nd, 2019

By Naomi Sharang The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its academy in Karu, Abuja will soon be certified as the first anti-corruption degree-awarding institution in Nigeria. The commission’s spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Orilade quoted the Secretary to the Commission, Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede, as […]
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Adamawa, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, State News, Top Stories
Friday, August 2nd, 2019

Senator Elisha Abbo By Ugochi Ugochukwu The police on Monday arraigned a senator, Elisha Abbo in a Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly assaulting a nursing mother. Sen. Abbo who represents Adamawa North senatorial Zone however, pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of criminal force and assault leveled against him. The police prosecution counsel, […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Imo, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019

Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri he operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission have sealed Rochas Foundation College, Owerri, Imo State. The anti-graft agency also sealed East High Primary and Secondary school, Owerri which belongs to Rochas Okorocha’s first daughter,Uloma Nwosu. Also sealed is All-In Supermarket, Owerri, said to belong to a member of Okorocha’s family. Okorocha […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Sunday, July 21st, 2019

By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security in order to address insecurity situation in the country. The PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, made the appeal at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the open letter […]
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Ekiti, Governors, Lagos, Latest Politics, National Politics, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, South-West, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, July 21st, 2019

By Dayo Johnson, Akure OUTH West governors yesterday described the statement credited to the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), asking all Fulani residing in Southern parts of the country to return to the north as most unfortunate, divisive and retrogressive. The governors in a statement personally signed by their Chairman and Ondo state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday took a swipe at those criticising him on the insecurity situation in the country, saying that they were not patriotic. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had on Monday written an open letter to President Buhari accusing him of not doing enough to tackle the increasing rate of insecurity […]
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Corruption Politics, Gombe, Governors, Headlines, National Politics, State News
Friday, July 12th, 2019

James Abraham, Jos A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Paul Erokoro, has alleged that the petition which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission used to prosecute the former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, over N25bn fraud charge was fake. Erokoro, who was counsel for Goje, also debunked rumours that the former governor traded […]
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Judiciary, Latest Politics, National Politics, Nigerian Police
Friday, July 12th, 2019

Sunday Aborisade, Leke Baiyewu, Oladimeji Ramon and Tobi Aworinde Transparency International has released a survey showing that the police, legislature and the judiciary are among the most corrupt institutions in Nigeria. The TI, in the publication of the 10th edition of the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Africa, on Thursday, said corruption in African countries […]
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Biafra, Headlines, National Politics
Thursday, July 11th, 2019

By Chidi Nkwopara, OWERRI. The Department of State Security, DSS, has invited the protagonist of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, to it’s Owerri office, for “a meeting with the State Director”. Confirming the development to Vanguard on Wednesday night, Chief Uwazuruike forwarded the text […]