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…
Nigerian man known as George Onyekachi Onuoha has been brutally beaten to death in Indonesia. It was gathered that Onuoha was killed by suspected ‘Ambon boys’ at Tangerang, in the province of Banten on Sunday, 9 July, 2023. A Nigerian, who witnessed the incident told SaharaReporters that the reason for the action remains unknown. ‘This…
Jacob Olalekan Ponle popularly known as Mr Woodberry has been to eight years and three months in prison for coordinating a multimillion-dollar fraud. Mr Woodberry who is a known associate of imprisoned Nigerian fraudster, Hushpuppi, was sentenced on July 11 by Judge Robert Gettleman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of…
An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a 30-year-old hotel worker, Jeffrey Ehizojie to death by hanging for strangling his employer, Olusola Olusoga and the hotel manager, Tunji Omikunle, to death in Lagos. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Justice Oyindamola Ogala, held that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubts. Mrs. Ogala…
Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has cursed any partner who would subject his daughter, Uloaku to Brazilian Butt Lift, BBL, enlargement operation. In a video on his Instagram story on Monday, the actor shared a tale of a young woman who eventually passed away from an infection after she was compelled by her boyfriend to…
