The Russian secret service, FSB has detained a correspondent for the U.S. newspaper, Wall Street Journal, for alleged espionage, according to state media. The reporter, Evan Gershkovich, born in 1991, is suspected of “espionage in the interests of the US government,’’ the FSB said on Thursday, according to the...
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A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benue on Thursday ordered the remand of nIne persons in a correction centre for allegedly robbing and killing one Inspector Peter Ilonye. The police charged the defendants, who live at various addresses in Gwer-East Local Government Area of Benue with criminal conspiracy, armed...
Thabang Mazibuko, one of the recently evicted housemates of the Big Brother Titans show, on Thursday said the reality show taught him to be confident. The 21-year-old South African Sports Data Analyst, during a virtual interview session with newsmen in Lagos, said he had learnt to desist from limiting...
The Police Command in Oyo State has debunked an alleged invasion of a Community Secondary School in Alaropo Nla in Orire Local Government Area of the state by suspected herdsmen on Thursday. It would be recalled that reports alleged that suspected herdsmen with their cattle had invaded the school...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Police in Nasarawa State, have arrested and paraded an alleged notorious criminal by name Gabriel Okpe, 32 years for breaking into a house in Karshi, the headquarters of Karshi Development Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of Police, DSP Ramhan...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Lucky Leo Irabor, has commended the successes recorded by the troops of Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai Theater Command Headquarters, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri. The CDS further urged the troops to maintain the tempo and...
Nigerian Comedian and Filmmaker Ayo Makun, widely known as AY sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude to discuss how he found his way to Lagos and built a powerful multi-industry brand, why he shares a powerful bond with his wife and why he had spent 9 years in the university. On...
In its 2023 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) released recently, the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) said terrorist activities in Nigeria had dropped to their lowest since 2011. The 2023 GTI showed that Nigeria dropped to the eighth most terrorised country globally in 2022, from the sixth position it...
A man, Mr Sunday Enejo, begged a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja not to grant his wife divorce until she swears before “Aniku”(a holistic deity) that she was not having an extramarital affairs. Businesswoman, Rose, in her divorce petition alleged that Enejo beats her. But Enejo said:”I will not grant my wife...
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday admitted four staff members of of Chrisland School Ikeja, to bail for alleged involuntary manslaughter of a 12-year-old student, Whitney Adeniran. The Lagos State Government charged Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Belinda Amao, and Nwatu Victoria with involuntary manslaughter and reckless negligent acts. The...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, seeking disqualification of Sen. Bola Tinubu of the APC and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP as presidential candidates of their political parties. The apex court threw out the suit on...
A lawmaker, Mr Sunday Olajide, has assured Nigerians that the president-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, would perform excellently to the admiration of the everyone in the country, Africa and the world at large, starting from May 29. Olajide, a member representing Akure South Constituency 2 at the Ondo State House...
Niger Tornadoes Football Club of Minna have moved into fourth place in Group B of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). They moved into fourth after beating visiting Wikki Tourists of Bauchi 2-0 on Wednesday in one of the match day 11 fixtures. David Okoroni opened scoring for...
Access Bank in partnership with AfriGOpay, has launched the first national domestic card designed to meet the needs of the Nigerian payment industry. Mr Victor Etuokwu, Deputy Managing Director, Retail Banking, Access Bank, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Etuokwu said that the scheme, championed by...
Mr Ade Omole, the Director, Diaspora Directorate of Nigeria’s President-Elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has assured the international community that Tinubu is ready to work with world leaders to better humanity. Omole, who oversees the foreign affairs of the President-elect, gave the assurance while speaking with the News Agency of...
Rome, March 30, 2023 (dpa/NAN) Pope Francis had a “quiet night” in the hospital after he was admitted for a respiratory infection on Wednesday, according to Italy’s ANSA news agency. The agency quoted sources from the Gemelli University Hospital on Thursday morning that medical staff was “very optimistic’’ that...
The Lagos State Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) on Thursday arraigned Chrisland School Ltd and four staff members for alleged manslaughter of 12-year-old student, Whitney Adeniran. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Belinda Amao, Nwatu Victoria are charged with manslaughter and negligent acts....
Emerging reports have indicated that Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie. It was gathered that Yul’s first son was rushed to the hospital after falling unconscious. A source who spoke to Vanguard on condition of anonymity revealed that Yul has confirmed Kambilichukwu’s death as...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has partnered with Afropolitan Media Limited to start a national sensitisation and capacity-building training programme for media professionals. The training programme became imperative following several reforms initiated by the FIRS under the leadership of its Executive Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Nami, and new challenges...
INFORMATION AND STRATEGIES When we consider that communication as simply the act of transferring information from one place, person or group to another, one may think that it should be something very simple for all. But in the real sense, the art of transmitting message from sender to recipient...