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The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty before a Federal High Court Lagos, to a charge of illegal possession of firearms brought against him by the Ministry of Justice. Vanguard earlier reported Emefiele arrived at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for his […]
Four suspected Boko Haram have been arrested in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, over alleged plot to attack the residence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The spokesman for the police in the state, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the development through a telephone chat. Nguroje said the suspects were arrested in front of […]
Casey Phair on Tuesday became the youngest player to feature at a Women’s World Cup after coming on as a substitute in South Korea’s 2-0 defeat to Colombia aged 16 years and 26 days. The striker was born in the United States and was called up by the country at youth level, but has now made […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has inaugurated an Ad hoc Committee to investigate alleged 9.05 billion dollar-revenue loss from gas flaring in the last one decade in Nigeria. Abbas, at the inauguration of the House ad hoc committee on Gas Flaring on Monday, charged the committee to get root causes […]
No fewer than 65 civil servants on the directorate cadre are currently jostling to be appointed principals of some of the nation’s unity schools. The process of selection commenced today, July 25, 2023, in Abuja. Nigeria’s 110 unity schools include special schools for the gifted spread across the 36 states of the federation […]
Tafari Campbell, former White House chef who served during the Barack Obama administration, has died near the ex-president’s home after a drowning incident. Campbell went missing while paddleboarding on Sunday night at Edgartown Great Pond, near the Obamas’ residence at Martha’s Vineyard. Massachusetts State Police stated that a search began afterwards, and he […]
The Delta State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Asaba, on Monday, sacked the lawmaker representing Aniocha/Oshimili Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ngozi Okolie. The tribunal nullified the election of Okolie, who contested on the platform of the Labour Party, and instead declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ndudi Elumelu, […]
Three students of the Osun State College of Health Technology, Ilesa, have been shot by gunmen suspected to be cultists near the institution’s campus. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at a barber’s shop in Amuta Junction, Ilesa, where the victims had gone to charge their mobile phones. Sources in the school told newsmen that […]
The 10th House of Representatives has released its six-point legislative agenda for the 10th Assembly to drive progress, prosperity and inclusivity across the country. Rep. Julius Ihonvbere, the House Leader and Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on Legislative Agenda, announced the agenda on Monday in Abuja. He listed the agenda as economic empowerment and diversification, […]
President Vladimir Putin has pledged to deepen relations with African countries across several spheres, promising a free supply of grains to the continent to tackle food insecurity. Putin made this known on Monday in a statement themed “Russia and Africa: Joining Efforts for Peace, Progress and a Successful Future” ahead of the second Russia-Africa Summit […]
