A housewife, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, was in the early hours of Monday abducted in Odeomu, along Osogbo-Gbongan Road in Osun State. The abductors, who have since demanded N5m ransom, it was learnt, attacked a vehicle conveying the woman and members of her family around 3am on Monday. A security source, who…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is walking on a tightrope in the House of Representatives as lawmakers plot to truncate the zoning arrangement proposed by President-elect Bola Tinubu and adopted by the party’s leadership. In a shock move, the National Working Committee on Monday adopted Tajudeen Abbas, a member of the House from Kaduna…
A 56-year-old ex-Lagos State boxer, Moses Olapade, has given reasons he punched his wife, Atinuke, who later collapsed and went into coma. Vanguard learnt that the incident occurred at 9, Odamo Street, Oke-Aro, in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Moses, who was arrested and detained by police detectives in the state, said his wife was…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla, on Sunday, surprised fans and audience of the United States talent show, ‘American Idol’, when they appeared on the live stream of the show. Earlier, the judges of the show, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, had performed at the coronation concert of the monarch in the United Kingdom. Ed…
Argentine international football icon, Leo Messi, has been crowned the 2023 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. Laureus revealed this in a post on its Instagram page on Monday. The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year, which was first awarded in 2000, is an annual award honouring the achievements of individual men…
Ahead of Supreme Court ruling, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun has expressed hope of getting justice as the party is expecting the Apex Court to uphold the verdict of the Court of Appeal, which validated Adeleke’s victory in the governorship poll. Recall, the Supreme Court has earlier fixed tomorrow, Tuesday, May 9, 2023…
A 56-year-old former boxer, Moses Olapade, reportedly beat his wife, Tinuke, to a coma while the couple were arguing over a television remote. The incident was said to have occurred at their residence located at Oke-Aro Community in Akure, the capital of Ondo State. According to a source who does not want to be mentioned,…
The fourth queen of Ooni of Ife, Ashley Ogunwusi, at the weekend, led numerous natives of Ile-Ife, particularly devotees of Osara, as the ancient city celebrated the festival of the prominent goddess. Olori Ogunwusi, while addressing journalists before proceeding to the ancient Osara Groove amid cheers from natives and residents of Ife, said that the…
The Transnational Corporation PLC on Monday received the post-privatisation discharge certificate, presented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The company made this known in a post shared on its Twitter page. Sharing photos, the group said, “Today, we are pleased to receive the post-privatisation discharge certificate for Transcorp Power Ltd presented by Vice President, His Excellency:…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has said that infrastructure development is not just a panacea to security challenges facing the nation, but also a potent key to address poverty and other questions of under-development. This is contained in a statement by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor on Sunday in Osogbo. According to…
