The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has ordered an investigation into an allegation of poor feeding of frontline troops in the North East Theatre of Operations. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said that the welfare of troops has…
President Bola Tinubu has sent names of three additional ministerial nominees to the Senate, on Tuesday, for approval. The nominees are Dr Jamila Bio, Balarebe Abbas, and Ayodele Olawale Olawande. Vanguard reported in September that Tinubu had nominated Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate. He also appointed…
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state on Tuesday shut the school over the refusal of the management to reduce the recent hike in tuition. Led by the leadership of the Great Ife Students’ Union, Abbas Akinremi, the students shut the entrance gates in and out of the school preventing workers from accessing the…
Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday in compliance with the order of a United States District Court in Northern District of Illinois. In ordering the CSU to release Tinubu’s academic…
Organised Labour last night suspended its planned nationwide strike for one month following an agreement with the Federal Government. Though details of the Memorandum of Understanding suspending the strike, were sketchy at the time of this report, the agreement, Vanguard gathered, was reached very late at night. The meeting was reconvened yesterday for both government…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured an arrest warrant for former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The EFCC Acting spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday. Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency has also initiated extradition proceedings to bring the former minister back to Nigeria. Recall that Alison-Madueke was arraigned…
Famous singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has admired the grass-to-grace story of Big Brother Naija All Stars winner, Ilebaye Odiniya, aka Baye. Recalled that Baye, a 22-year-old Kogi-born model beat five other finalists to win the N120 million grand prize of the Big Brother Naija All-Stars edition on Sunday night. Baye scored 30.8% of the…
Big Brother Naija reality show star Kess has reacted to the allegations made against him by his wife, Della Moralles. Della Moralles had earlier taken to social media to call out Kess for allegedly cheating on her with his colleague, Christy O, a former BBNaija housemate. Della also accused Kess of hitting her on the…
Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello has congratulated Ilebaye Odiniya, the winner of the Big Brother Naija All-stars Season Reality Television Show, which ended on Sunday. Bello, in a statement issued on Monday in Lokoja by his Media Aide, Onogwu Mohammed, said Ilebaye’s victory confirmed her brilliance, perseverance and humility. The Governor described Ilebaye, a…
Former Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Doyinsola David, simply known as Doyin, has revealed why her friend, Ilebaye Odiniya won the N120 million grand prize of the reality show. Recall that Ilebaye, a 22-year-old Kogi-born model beat five other finalists to the prize on Sunday night. Speaking in an interview with Sabi Radio on…
