By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt Two petrol tankers loaded with petroleum products have been razed by fire at Rumuolumeni area of Port Harcourt. The two tankers cut fire on different occasions Erico area of Rumuolumeni on Monday and another at a Heritage Filling Station, on St. John in the same area. It was gathered …

To commemorate the 19th anniversary of the O. B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation on September 21st, the foundation launched the Rural Agriculture Intervention Scheme for Sustainable Enterprise (RAISE) at Elibrada, a predominantly agrarian community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The RAISE project according to Dr. Mrs. Seinye O. B. Lulu-Briggs, the Chairman Board of …

By Tordue Salem – Abuja A Bill to mandate the Nigeria Population Commission, NPC, to conduct a population census after every decade, is underway in the House of Representatives. The piece of legislation sponsored by Rep. Babajimi Benson(APC-Lagos), was obtained by Vanguard on Tuesday. The Bill is entitled: “An Act to Alter the Provisions of …

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Tuesday said that the remaining operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) allegedly kidnapped by suspected bandits had been freed. Sule said this when he received the Market Enterprise Development Advisor, Fatima Buhari, in Lafia. Three out of the 26 operatives recently kidnapped along Maraban-Udege in the …

By Bashir Bello – Kano The Kano Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC says it has secured the conviction of 44 traffic offenders for various offenses along with Kano – Kaduna road. The Sector Commander, Corps Commander Zubairu Mato said the traffic offenders were convicted through a mobile court set up to …

Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms (CODER),  a non-governmental organization, accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to monitor the recently concluded Edo State governorship election has released its report on the conduct of the election. Recall, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki, won the election with 307,955 votes, while his …

Atiku Abubakar The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an agency of the U.S. Department of Treasury, Tuesday placed the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his family members under close watch over alleged financial fraud. Disclosing this Premium Times unraveled new findings by FinCEN which flagged …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State (left) and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his deputy Philip Shaibu have been presented a certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Details later… Vanguard News Nigeria. The post BREAKING: INEC presents Obaseki, Shaibu certificate of return appeared first on Vanguard News.

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State (left) and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his deputy has Shaibu has been presented a certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Details later… Vanguard News Nigeria. The post BREAKING: INEC presents Obaseki, Shaibu certificate of return appeared first on Vanguard News.

Budding artiste MoneymakerDMW is confident his stock will continue to rise in the coming months and hoped that he could be counted among Nigeria’s billionaire entertainers in five years’ time. He gave this positive view when faced with the question: Where do you see yourself and your brand in the next five years? “A multi-billionaire,” …

Tukur Yusuf Buratai The Nigerian Military on Monday insisted that contrary to insinuations in certain quarters, no die-hard Boko Haram insurgents (repentant terrorists) were absolved or recruited into security agencies even as it said 500 hardened terrorists have been tried and jailed. Speaking at at a-one day capacity building workshop organised by the Centre for Democracy …

Tukur Yusuf Buratai The Nigerian Military on Monday insisted that contrary to insinuations in certain quarters, no die-hard Boko Haram insurgents (repentant terrorists) were absolved into security agencies even as it said 500 hardened terrorists have been tried and jailed. Speaking at at a-one day capacity building workshop organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development …

Tukur Yusuf Buratai The Nigerian Military on Monday insisted that contrary to insinuations in certain quarters, no die-hard Boko Haram insurgents (repentant terrorists) were absolved into security agencies even as it said 500 hardened terrorists have been tried and jailed. Speaking at at a-one day capacity building workshop organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development …

Clever mind Educational foundation In a bid to compliment the efforts of the Delta State government, the Cleverminds Educational foundation has reached over 1000 Orphans and underprivileged children in orhumarho, Edjeba, Iyara and Alaka communities in Delta State with it’s community Mentoring/free primary 6 lesson Project.   Mr Zion Oshiobugie, founder of the cleverminds …

They are partnering with financial institutions and developers of repute to actualize the dream of home ownership without stress or negative stories. In view of the global pandemic and economic realities Solid foundation seek to point discerning real estate investors in the right direction. The foundation however shared three products to aid easy home ownership. …

Tukur Yusuf Buratai The Nigerian Military on Monday insisted that contrary to insinuations in certain quarters, no die-hard Boko Haram insurgents (repentant terrorists) were absolved into security agencies even as it said 500 hardened terrorists have been tried and jailed. Speaking at at a-one day capacity building workshop organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development …

…providing one-stop platform for resource, entertainment content about Africa. By Chris Onuoha Ogelle, Africa’s first user generated content platform with 100 percent focus on African content, was launched in Lagos in April 2019. Since then, it has continued to break news grounds, recording impressive acceptance not just from users in Nigeria but all over Africa and …

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja. The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has approved new postings of some senior officers in the Nigerian Navy. The recent reorganization according to Commodore Suleman Dahun, Director of Naval Information, affected 11 Rear Admirals and 14 Commodores. The new Chief of Policy and Plans Naval Headquarters …

As 2000 unintended pregnancies averted, 300 STIs managed By Sola Ogundipe Towards promoting the fortunes of Sexual and Reproductive Health, SRH, issues of adolescents and young persons, the Nasarawa State government has been called upon to intensify focus on funding and response to Gender-Based Violence, GBV, teenage pregnancy,  contraception, among other issues affecting adolescents and young …

By Francis Efe – Warri National Coordinator, Niger Delta Peace Coalition (NDPC) Mr. Zik Gbemre, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on the electioneering process to avoid future loss of lives and property. Gbemre while commending the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the peaceful conduct of the Edo election, however, …