The federal government, Wednesday, announced the official release of the 2023 National Common Entrance Examination results. The results of the examination held across the country with 69,829 pupils participating in the exercise were released by the National Examinations Council, NECO, to the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja. The National Common Entrance Examination, NCEE, is…
Former President of the United States Donald Trump can be held liable for derogatory comments he made about a woman who accused him of rape. The US Department of Justice said its lawyers previously argued Trump was legally immune as he was president when he made the remarks in 2019. But on Tuesday government attorneys…
Organisers of the The Headies awards have announced the nominees for the 16th edition for the voting and non-voting categories of its 16th edition.Headies had unveiled the nominees for the “Rookie of the Year” category on Tuesday. Burna Boy leads the nominees’ list with ten nominations. Full list: Best Recording of The Year Burna Boy…
Popular Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke, is dead. Mr. Emma Onyemeziem, Chairman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Delta State chapter, confirmed Okereke’s death to Vanguard. According to him, the actress died on Wednesday morning from an undisclosed ailment. Although the cause of her death is yet to be ascertained, Onyemeziem said that Cynthia Okereke had…
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun and the elevated obas as well as Governor ‘Seyi Makinde are in for another round of legal tussle as the Otun Olubadan of Ibadan, Rashidi Ladoja has dragged them to court. Vanguard recalled that like he did during the Abiola Ajimobi administration, Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo…
The road fittings installed on the newly inaugurated Second Niger bridge have been vandalized by robbers. It was learnt that the vandalization on the facility occured on Wednesday, with the expansion joint walkway on axis 330 of the bridge stolen. A source is quoted to have said, “Unfortunately, It’s true. The stolen fitting is an…
The Osun State House of Assembly has annulled the Osun State Anthem, Crest and Flag Law 2012. The annulation of the law was carried out during a plenary of the House on Tuesday. In a statement by the Speaker of the Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, the action was taken in compliance with the judgement of a…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) has warned against consuming calcium carbide ripened fruits in the country. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, in her keynote address, at the flag-off of the NAFDAC Media Sensitization Workshop on Dangers of Drug Hawking and Ripening of Fruits with Calcium Carbide, also…
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointments of Nigeria’s former minister of state for agriculture and rural development, Malam Bukar Tijani as Secretary to Borno State Government. The Governor has also reappointed Professor Isa Hussaini Marte as Chief of Staff. The two appointments were announced by the Governor’s spokesman Malam Isa Gusau in a…
Ahead of the November 11, Governorship election in Bayelsa, political actors in the state have been cautioned against reckless and unguarded utterances capable of undermining the prevailing peace in the state. A concerned group, Network of Bayelsa Professionals (NBP), made the appeal in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement which was signed by…
