A road accident on Friday afternoon in Kaduna State claimed the lives of three professors of the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, Kaduna. The university dons were killed in the fatal accident while on their way to Zaria from Abuja. The three lecturers; Samuel Kafewo, Martins Ayegba, and Nanaaisha Ali, were all in the Department…
Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 38 people in Bolivia according to the Bolivian Defence Ministry, as authorities declared a state of emergency in response to the crisis. The floods have washed away people’s homes and are causing illnesses, survivors said on Friday. In the northeastern department of Beni, navy and army officials…
Enugu Rangers and Nigeria winger Ejike Uzoenyi has returned to his country after he could not secure a contract at any club in the Premier Soccer League in South Africa. Uzoenyi has been linked with SuperSport United, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns after he emerged as the Most Valuable Player at the 2014 African Nations…
The less than 15-month-old marriage of Nollywood actress, Uche Iwuji, to her oil and gas big boy husband, Juwon Lawal, has finally packed up like a set of badly arranged pack of cards. The estranged lovebirds are presently in court to formalise their separation. A statement by Juwon’s publicist, Status and Living Media, confirms…
A Benniose woman was on Friday raped and slaughtered in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital by some suspected thugs. It was learnt that the woman, 50, simply identified as Mama Friday, was gang-raped by the suspected rapists in her bedroom and later killed. Narrating the incident, an eye witness told Vanguard that the suspected thugs…
Union Bank, on Monday, sacked another 137 staff in continuation of the ongoing downsizing of its workforce as a result of the current reform in the banking sector. The affected staff were disengaged, following decision on outstanding disciplinary cases, while some were sanctioned for various acts of misdemeanour. Meanwhile, the bank has recruited another 150…
Yesterday, we alerted the public about intelligence reports at our disposal indicating that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State and the Grassroot Development Initiative (GDI), the political machinery of PDP chieftain/Supervising Minister for Education, Barrister Nyesom Wike, had concluded plans to disrupt our membership registration exercise, which started yesterday, and to cause physical…
Widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, Bianca, has been named as the National Leader of the crisis ridden All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. This decision was taken on Thursday by the faction of the party, led by Maxi Okwu. Okwu’s faction of the party said on Thursday, rising from its National Executive Committee meeting, NEC,…
No fewer than 20 persons were feared dead on Thursday in Plateau State by some gunmen. The latest attack occurred in Mavou village area of the state under Wade local govrre area. The invaders stormed inhabitants of the village at about 2am on Thursday and burnt down about 10 houses. Police spokesperson in the state,…
The police authorities have eventually bowed to pressure and have redeployed the controversial Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mbu Joseph Mbu to the Abuja Police Command. His redeployment came weeks after leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ordered their members at the National Assembly to block all Executive Bills pending when the Federal…