The six governors of the South-West region have converged at Lagos for a high-stakes zonal meeting to deliberate on critical strategies aimed at transforming the region’s economy, security, and overall development. The meeting, hosted by the Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, has in attendance Governors Seyi…
Two weeks after announcing his separation from his wife, Actress Annie Macaulay-Idibia, Nigeria music sensation, Innocent Idibia, popularly called 2Baba has revealed an Edo State female politician, Natasha Osawaru, as the new love of his life. The singer’s unexpected visit to the Edo State House of Assembly during a plenary session on Monday had caused…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared four associates of Lagos drug kingpin, Alhaji Suleiman Aremu Ganiu (a.k.a Barryshine, Ejeoto) wanted for their involvement in multiple drug trafficking activities for which ‘Barryshine’ is currently facing criminal charges at a Federal High Court in Lagos. The decision to declare the suspects wanted followed an…
An intruding monkey at a Sri Lanka electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said. The power outage, which began around 11:30 am (0600 GMT), had yet to be fully restored after three hours. “A monkey has come in contact with our grid transformer causing an imbalance in the system,”…
…Says Nigerians are frustrated, hungry, angry Archbishop of Ibadan Province, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Dr. Williams Aladekugbe, has lamented that the economic crunch in the country has prevented Christians from attending services and giving offerings in churches. He said this while delivering the 1st Distinguished Alumni Lecture of the Department of Religious Studies, Faculty…
There are indications that the camp of the embattled ex-speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, is plotting to remove the incumbent Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, at any moment. The indications emerged over the weekend when an inside source confided in Vanguard. According to the source, after a series of failed attempts to…
Troops of the 6 Division Nigerian Army have apprehended twenty nine suspected oil thieves as over sixty thousand liters of illegally refined products were confiscated. This is according to the Acting Deputy Director public relations of the Nigerian Army Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah in a statement. According to the Army, twenty four illegal refineries sites…
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had told the Treasury to stop producing penny coins, presenting it as an effort to cut down on government spending. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is…
The Nigerian Police Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, has reiterated that cheating is a criminal offence under Nigerian law and is punishable accordingly. Quoting Section 421 of the Criminal Code Act, the PRO in Abuja on Sunday posted on his X, emphasized that any person who by means of any fraudulent trick or device…
The Osun State Governor, Senator Nurudeen Jackson Ademola Adeleke, alongside his deputy and Commissioner for Sports, Prince Kola Adewusi, will officially flag off the remodeling of the Osogbo Township Stadium on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 11:00 AM. The groundbreaking ceremony, set to take place at the stadium complex, marks the commencement of a transformational…
