The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday has affirmed Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan as the duly elected candidate for Kogi Central Senatorial Election earlier in February. The three-member panel dismissed the appeal filed by Sen. Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In September, the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja had nullified the…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking the approval of the lawmakers for a supplementary appropriation bill of N2,176,791,286,033. In a letter read at plenary, the speaker, Dr Abbas Tajudeen, said the supplementary budget is aimed at addressing labour wage adjustments, security, and other matters. Similarly, the president also sent the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has refuted claims of planning to redenominate the country’s currency, the Naira, with effect from January 2024. This clarification was provided in a statement released by the CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, in response to speculations about the apex bank’s intentions regarding the nation’s legal tender. The…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, reinstated Chief Timipre Sylva as the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the upcoming Bayelsa state governorship election scheduled for November 11. The unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices set aside the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which had…
In a bid to enhance the efficiency and ease of transportation across Nigeria, the Minister of Transportation, Mr Sai’du Alkali, has officially launched the e-ticketing services for Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe-Warri train services. The long-awaited e-ticketing system was inaugurated on Monday, in Abuja. The new system aims to revolutionize the way passengers book and pay for…
Wunmi, the widow of late Nigerian rapper, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, aka Mohbad, has said she is open to a DNA test on their son, Liam. Following the controversial death of Mohbad, a cross-section of Nigerians has been demanding for a DNA test on his son, Liam to ascertain his true paternity. The late rapper’s father,…
France Football have unveiled the 30-man rankings for the 2023 Ballon d’ Or award on Monday night in Paris. Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi won the 2023 Ballon d’Or and occupied the first position. The Argentina captain is ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (second position) and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe, who is in third position….
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 5,169,692 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) had been collected in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi, ahead of the Nov. 11 governorship elections in the states. The commission in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in Abuja, on Monday night, said the…
By DAMILOLA ADELEKE Worry, a natural and ubiquitous human emotion, plays a significant role in our daily lives. It can be a motivating force, prompting us to prepare for challenges, but when it becomes excessive or chronic, it can have detrimental effects on our mental and physical well-being. The psychology of worry is a complex…
President Tinubu, on Monday, said Nigeria’s power sector privatisation had failed to meet its objectives. Tinubu moted that the national grid was serving only about 15 per cent of the country’s electricity demand despite being privatised 10 years ago. Tinubu spoke during the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry market participants and stakeholders roundtable that focused on…
Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Zakari Usman, has directed hospitals and other healthcare providers in the state to give prompt attention to gunshot victims in line with the need to save human lives. Usman, who stated this on Monday while speaking with newsman in Lokoja, noted that the directive is in line with the…
A set of conjoined babies out of a triplets, Hassana Isa and Husaina Isa, joined at the chest and sharing some vital organs, have left Kano State on Monday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to undergo surgery to get them separated. The surgery is to be bankrolled by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre…
Winners on Sunday night emerged at the 2023 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), held at the Balmoral Convention Centre in Ikeja, Lagos. The 19th edition of the AMAA had Nancy Isime, Richard Ato Turkson and Rahama Sadau as hosts. Ace Nigerian producer and director, Kunle Afolayan’s movie, Anikulapo won two categories; the Best Achievement in…
Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag has admitted that he will “never” be able to make his team play like his famous Ajax side. Ten Hag was appointed at Old Trafford in May 2022 and has been handed over £400 million to spend on transfers. The Dutchman earned a reputation for playing exciting, attacking football…
Arewa leader in the South Alhaji Musa Saidu has enjoined President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the ugly political development in Rivers state, pleading that the federal government should not dismiss it as a Rivers affair. Saidu who spoke to the Vanguard said the National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu should also work…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of beef, rice, beans, onion, yam and other food items increased in September. It said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for September 2023 released in Abuja on Monday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of boneless beef increased by 28.08 per…
The National woman leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Professor Stella Effah-Attoe has died. Professor Stella, a member of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), died on Sunday after a brief illness. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the parry, Debo Ologunagba the NCW National described her death as utterly devastating…
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has banned former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales for 3 years. The ban followed Rubiales kissing a player Jenni Hermoso on the lips in the aftermath of Spain’s Women’s World Cup final victory, over England. The incident sparked an outcry, Hermoso filed a legal complaint against Rubiales…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the Congress will go ahead with the Mass Protest in Imo State to save workers in the state from violation of the their rights and privileges on Wednesday November 1, 2023. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero made this known at a Press Conference in Abuja….
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday received the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The two leaders are expected to explore ways of fortifying the bilateral relations between the two countries. Olaf Scholz who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International in Abuja, the nation’s capital at about 2:20pm Nigerian time, was received…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is to address a World Press Conference today following the failure of the Federal Government to fulfill its part of the agreement signed with the organised labour on steps to ameliorate the plights of workers following the subsidy removal. In a media invitation released to newsmen in Abuja, the Congress…
The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi state, His Majesty, Dr Abdul Rahman Ado Ibrahim is dead. The first class king died on Sunday aged 94. According to a family member, the paramount ruler gave up the ghost around 2am at a hospital in Abuja. The deceased assumed the traditional stool of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland…
Love is a wondrous and sometimes mysterious thing. It’s a feeling that defies definition, a force that can’t be easily explained. But sometimes, we can get a glimpse of the piquing love bond between two lovebirds. It’s like watching a blooming flower, full of tenderness and beauty. It’s a connection that is both simple and…
More than 30 security experts drawn from the academia, private and public sector, para-military organizations, and the ECOWAS Court of Justice have appealed to the federal government to release Nnamdi Kanu and other political prisoners in the country as a way of consolidating national peace and cohesion. The forum of security experts under the aegis…
Inter Milan fans have been banned by police from distributing tens of thousands of whistles with which they were planning a noisy return for hero turned ‘traitor’ Romelu Lukaku this weekend. Police have ordered that the Serie A leaders’ hardcore supporters not hand out the whistles for reasons of public safety, angering fans who were…
Kazakhstan said Saturday that 32 people died in a fire in yet another deadly accident at a mine owned by ArcelorMittal, with over a dozen still missing, in the Central Asian country’s worst disaster in years. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called the Luxembourg-listed steel and mining giant the “worst” company “in our history” while the firm…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, on Friday congratulated President Bola Tinubu over his Supreme Court victory. Governor Eno noted that the victory has put an end to all the litigations against the President’s emergence at the February 25, 2023 elections. The Governor who sent his congratulations at a “Thank You Meeting” by Christian Leaders…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has called medical practitioners in Nigeria to provide prompt and compassionate treatment to all victims of gunshots and accidents, irrespective of the presence or absence of a police report. The IGP made the call in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, PRO, Force Head…
Israel’s army relentlessly hammered Gaza on Saturday after fierce overnight bombardment that rescuers said destroyed hundreds of buildings three weeks into a war sparked by the deadliest attack in the country’s history. Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Israel to halt the attacks, while the families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas said they had been…
Cameroon-born professional mixed martial artist Francis Ngannou will make his boxing debut against undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury as boxing and MMA collide. The fight commonly referred to as “Battle of the Baddest” will take centre stage on Saturday, October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, a 37-year-old MMA fighter was a heavyweight UFC…
Federal Government has flagged off the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), with the unveiling seven conversion centres across Nigeria. The flag-off of the initiative was done by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajibiamila. In a symbolic handover of the CNG buses to the State House, the Chairman of the Presidential CNG…
