ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 63RD INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA ON SUNDAY, 1ST OCTOBER, 2023 Dear Compatriots, It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence, both as the President of…

President Bola Tinubu has said the average low-grade worker in the country shall receive an additional N25,000 per month. The president also said discussions are ongoing with the organised labour and other stakeholders in the private sector on achieving minimum wage without causing inflation. Tinubu made this known in his address of the Nigeria’s 63rd…

Traders at the Alayabiagba market in Ajegunle, Lagos State, couldn’t hold their excitement as the market was reopened earlier today. The PUNCH reports that the Lagos Waste Management Authority had sealed the market on Monday due to the unhygienic condition of the environment as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse. The traders were seen…

A young lady, Greatness Olorunfemi, a victim of ‘one-chance’ operators in Abuja, has died after an Abuja hospital allegedly refused to attend to her. An X user, #Gbemilekhe, who shared the story on Friday, alleged that the hospital in the Maitama area of Abuja asked for a police report before treatment could commence. Olorunfemi sadly…

…..Abiodun’s mandate as “divine” – APC ABEOKUTA: The Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abeokuta, on Saturday affirmed the victory of Prince Dapo Abiodun, as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the State. The three-man panel, in the judgement read for over 11 hours, dismissed the petition filed by the…

Both Manchester clubs suffered shock defeats in the Premier League on Saturday. At Old Trafford, Joachim Andersen’s volley in the first half proved to be the deciding goal as Crystal Palace beat United 1-0. Roy Hodgson now becomes the first manager to go five matches unbeaten at Old Trafford. City lost 2-1 at Wolves, bringing…

…Fixes N4.5m as minimum deposit THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has allocated a total of 1764 seats to Osun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in preparatory for the 2024 Hajj exercise to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. NAHCON also fixed a sum of N4.5m as minimum deposit for intending pilgrims. The was disclosed…

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Friday flagged off the National Immunization Plus Days, NIPDs, exercise for babies between ages of 0-59 months with a view to promoting the welfare of children in the State. At the flag off ceremony which took place at Ayegbaju International market , Osogbo, the governor who was represented…

Nigerian socialite, Balogun Olamilekan Eletu aka Sam Larry, has explained that his brawl with Mohbad was over N2 million owed him by the late singer. Recall that Vanguard had earlier published a report on how Sam Larry came under fire on social media after a video of him and some people harassing late singer, Mohbad…

The police have confirmed that embattled Lagos socialite, Sam Larry is in its custody and currently assisting with the ongoing investigation investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of 27-year-old singer and songwriter, Promise Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, a.k.a Mohbad. According to reports, Sam Larry was apprehended at the Lagos airport upon his return to Nigeria…