Barring further unforeseen circumstances, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will announce the results of the controversial and dramatic Adamawa State governorship election, on Thursday, Vanguard has learned. The INEC will between Tuesday and Wednesday meet as a “Commission” on the matter, National Commissioner and Chairman of information and Voter Education Committee, Dr Festus Okoye,…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has felicitated the Nollywood actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, on his 60th birthday. The President hailed the actor’s courage for delving into politics and public office, contesting elections in his home state, Anambra and working with three governments as Senior Special Assistant, New Media, and Special Adviser on Entertainment, Leisure,…
Ahead of his highlyanticipated Lagos concert, popular Afrobeats star, Davido, has paid a visit to Lagos Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa. O.B.O explained the safety of his fans and everyone else who’d attend his ‘Timeless’ concert slated for April 23 at the Tafawa Balewa Square, necessitated the visit. According to him, collaborating with the police…
Osun Amotekun Corps said after a lot of pressure was mounted on some unknown kidnappers that kidnapped Muhammed Jubril, the victim has been released. He was released after the Operatives of Amotekun were closing in on the kidnappers. It’s unknown as at the time of filing this report if any ransom was paid. The operatives…
Osun Amotekun Corps has rescued a kidnapped victim, Muhammed Jubril from his abductors with no ransom paid after a lot of restless efforts. Recall, the Amotekun Operatives had been on a search rescue mission of a kidnapped victim, Muhammed Jubril in Ago-Igbira a Fulani settlement of Ila-Orangun of Osun State that was kidnapped at about…
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 30-years-old man, Abubakar Abdulaziz over alleged kidnap and murder of his 3-yr-old victim. The suspect was said to have criminally trespassed into the residence of one Adamu Alhassan,of Bacirawa village, Musawa Local Government Area, Katsina State on March 23, 2023 at about 1:00am while he was deeply…
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that Nigeria must prioritize its unity, cohesion, and progress by doing away with prejudices such as ethnic profiling, religious bigotry, and the promotion of divisive rhetoric, particularly by Nigerian elites in the quest for power. Osinbajo stated this while delivering a lecture, “Creating a Homeland for All: Nation…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, has sentenced two persons, Gidado Shuaib and Olufemi Alfred, to three months imprisonment over a case of criminal conspiracy and defamation levelled against them. The offences contravened Sections 97 and 392 of the Penal Code. Their arraignment followed a petition by Hillcrest Agro-Allied Industries Limited along…
A medical practitioner, Dr Lanre Adebayo, has decried the rate of blindness in Nigeria even as he disclosed that eyecare service in the country is grossly inadequate. Adebayo who is the Project Director for Eye Care Hospital, Diabetes and Cancer Research Centre of the Lions Clubs International District 404, explained that the project initiated by…
