A 26-year-old man identified as Chijioke Amadi, from Elele-Alimini in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State, was allegedly shot dead by a suspected security guard attached to an indigenous company in the area. Though the circumstances leading to the man’s death were sketchy, one of his relatives while speaking on a popular Radio Station…
The Director General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has described 2023 as a year of achievements and “avoidable suffering.” Reflecting on 2023, which also marked the UN agency’s 75th anniversary, Ghebreyesus highlighted key achievements and set out objectives for the coming year.The WHO chief said the outing year saw significant milestones and…
Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Ghali Na’abba, is dead. He died in Abuja.Na’abba represented Kano Municipal Federal Constituency of Kano State in 1999.A brother to the deceased, Ahmed Umar Na’abba who spoke to Vanguard via telephone, said Na’abba died in the early hours of Wednesday at the National Hospital, Abuja. Ahmed said: “He died around…
he Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is dead. Sources said the governor died on Wednesday at 67. A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state said arrangements were being concluded to swear in his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The state government has yet to speak on the matter.Efforts to get confirmation from the…
Idlib, Syria A couple and three of their children were killed in Russian air raids targeting a house in a farm near the town of Armenaz in western Idlib on Monday evening, according to the Syrian Civil Defence. Another child, the sole survivor, was injured.“We live in this small region of Syria as legitimate targets…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Jan. 8, 2024, for the conduct of its primaries for the by-elections holding February 2024. The party in a timetable and schedule of activities for the party primaries issued by PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, also fixed Dec. 28, 2023 to Jan. 3, 2024 for the period…
. Plans afoot to invite Ex-SGF for interrogation over $6.23m cash stolen from CBN vaults. Manhunt ongoing for Mustapha’s alleged collaborator, prime suspect in SGF’s office, letter dispatched to Akume for information. Top CBN officials arrested, detained, make damning revelations, write confessional statements. ‘Emefiele endorsed payment of illegal withdrawal of $6.23m from CBN vaults’. Lemo,…
Pope Francis on Sunday kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel’s war on Hamas and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world’s favourite holidays. Children around the globe meanwhile tracked Santa, his reindeer and their present-laden sleigh with the help of www.noradsanta.org, a 3-D interactive…
Love, unity, peace, and tolerance were some of the common themes in the messages by Nigerian leaders across all levels as the country joins others for the Christmas celebrations amid a stuttering economy. President Bola Tinubu, who came to power at the helm of Africa’s largest economy in May, launched an ambitious reform agenda to…
