The immediate past Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (DOPRI), Air Commodore Wapkerem Maigida, has been confirmed dead in Abuja. Air Commodore Maigida who was recently posted to the Directorate Civil/Military Affairs, was said to have slumped and passed on Sunday evening. Maigida the 18th DOPRI took over from the former DOPRI,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has nabbed 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Makurdi, capital of Benue State. The arrest of the suspects was disclosed in a statement shared via the agency’s Twitter handle on Monday. Items recovered from the suspects upon arrest included; Mobile phones, ATM cards, Laptops, Lexus RX330 and Toyota Camry cars….
Chelsea interim coach Bruno Saltor said the players would be “sad” after the Premier League club sacked manager Graham Potter as he prepared the team to face Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Potter was dismissed on Sunday, after a 2-0 home defeat against Aston Villa the previous day. Big-spending Chelsea, who hired the Englishman to replace Thomas…
The secretariat of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo State has been sealed. A statement issued on Monday, April 3, by the national secretary of the LP Umar Farouk, stated that the secretariat was sealed by the police in connivance with the state government. The statement read “the national leadership of the Labour Party is…
The winner of the maiden edition of the popular reality show, Big Brother Titans, Makhosazane Twala, simply known as Khosi, has said that she has yet to come to terms with the reality of winning the show. She was declared the winner of the show on Sunday, April 2, 2023. With her win, she became…
A popular traditionalist based in Imesi-Ile, Osun State, Oba Adetoyese Olakisan also known as Oba Ogboni Agbaye, alongside two other people, on Monday, died in a road accident that occurred along the Ila/Edemonsi/Imesi-Ile Road. It was learnt that Olakisan, the officer-in- charge of Imesi Ile police post, and one other passenger said to be a…
One person was confirmed dead, while some others were injured in a road accident involving a truck ladden with granite which reportedly experienced brake failure in Ikirun, Osun State. An eyewitness said the truck involved in the accident emerged from Obaagun end of Ila/Ikirun road on Monday, and was descending the slope towards Akinrun’s palace…
The controversial singer and ‘Zazu crooner’, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as ‘Portable’ has been released from Ilaro Correctional Centre following the perfection of his bail conditions. A reliable source at the Center told Vanguard that Portable who was brought into the facility at about 3 pm, was released at about 6 pm after his bail…
Nigerians for Good Governance Group, has called on the Executive Governor of Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, The Governor owes it a duty to the people of Osun State, to ensure that the State is taken permanently out of the grip of corrupt elements who contributed in one way or the other, to the rot…
The Nigerian Postal Service has announced plans to launch its digital Postcode system in Nigeria in June 2023. The Postmaster General of the Federation and Chief Exective Officer, NIPOST, Adeyemi Adepoju, disclosed this at the end of a two day workshop/retreat on the Digital Postcode System in collaboration with the National Population Commission, National Space…
