Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s delivered the biggest election victory for her centre-left Labour Party in half a century on Saturday as voters rewarded her for a decisive response to COVID-19. The mandate means Ardern, 40, could form the first single-party government in decades and will face the challenge of delivering on the progressive transformation …

The acquisition of Paystack, a Nigerian FinTech company, by Stripe is a huge boost for the Nigerian technology ecosystem, says Jide Awe, the Chief Executive Officer of Jidaw Systems Limited. Awe spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday while reacting to the development. NAN reports that Paystack, a technology company …

https://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WhatsApp-Video-2020-10-17-at-13.32.50.mp4 Large crowd of #ENDSARS protesters shutdown an unidentified road in Lagos, as they embarked on a protest calling for the total and final dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. ALSO READ: Amnesty report: SARS men tortured, threatened me with sodomy in Port Harcourt— Journalist Vanguard The post VIDEO: Lagos #ENDSARS protesters shut down major road appeared first on …

Thousands of Thais joined protests that popped up across Bangkok on Saturday in defiance of a crackdown on three months of demonstrations aimed at the government and the powerful monarchy. Police used water cannon for the first time on Friday and shut much of the city’s transport system on Saturday to try to thwart protesters, …

The  Police Command  in Lagos State has said that no life was lost to the  accident which involved two tankers laden with Petrol and a container that occurred on Otedola Bridge, along the  Lagos/Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Saturday. The command’s  Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi   in a statement released …

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule By David Odama, Lafia As INEC fixed February 2023 for presidential elections, APC stakeholders in Nasarawa west senatorial zone of the state have endorsed Governor Abdullahi Sule for the second term with a warning that no member of the party from the zone will contest against the governor in 2023. The …

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule By David Odama, Lafia As INEC fixed February 2023 for presidential elections, APC stakeholders in Nasarawa west senatorial zone of the state have endorsed Governor Abdullahi Sule for the second term with a warning that no member of the party from the zone will contest against the governor in 2023. The …

President Muhammadu Buhari Northern elders have passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, saying the president’s sterling leadership quality had kept the people more united despite threats in some quarters. The elders under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development,(CNEEPD),however,expressed dissatisfaction in the security sector, saying the prevailing insecurity …

Omo-Agege By Henry Umoru ABUJA – DEPUTY President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo Agege, All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta Central has assured that the Federal Government has concluded arrangements to undertake major works on the Warri- Benin Expresss Way beacuse of its very important national corridor. Omo- Agege disclosed this following constructive and fruitful engagements …

The National Cotton Association of Nigeria(NACOTAN), has lauded the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme(ABP), saying it was the best agricultural programme so far launched in the country. NACOTAN President, Mr Anibe Achimugu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. Achimugu said the programme had become a …

Following the uprising of Nigerian youths against the security architecture of Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force to disband the notorious F-SARS that has continued to be a menace to the society, a popular agro expert, who doubles as a link betweens importers and exporters in Nigeria and diaspora, and a Public Affairs Analyst, the Chief …

By Dennis Agbo Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, has issued 21 days demolition notice to 59 property owners in Enugu South local government area of the capital city. The agency said that the properties were suspected to have been constructed or are under construction without approval plan. Chairman of ECTDA, Denge Josef Onoh said …

Professor Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government is concerned about the feelings of Nigerians as the #ENDSARS protests continues. The #ENDSARS protests, which started on Oct. 8, have continued even after the Inspector-General of Police (I-G) announced the dissolution of SARS on Oct. 11. Osinbajo, in a series on tweets, said …

Long-serving Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger had several clashes with Jose Mourinho during the Portuguese’s spells with Chelsea and Manchester United, but there has always been an element of underlying respect in their rivalry. Both Wenger and Mourinho made barbs at one another in the press, while the duo also clashed on the touchline. We’ve taken …

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin..Organised labour leaders in kwara state on Friday called off the ongoing strike  over payment of N30,000 minimum after several hours of meeting with representatives of the state government. They directed their members to resume work on Monday while they resume negotiation with the government. The aggrieved workers had embarked on indefinite …

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu A very wise man once died in  Benue State. But before I dwell on the details of his death, I need to state that through the man’s life it was revealed to me exclusively that the lack of wisdom in the world of today is because men marry only one wife. You can quote me …

Says nobody is too big for community work Former Liberian president, Sirleaf, others, applaud his gender equality campaign By Demola Akinyemi Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaqof Kwara state will not stop warming  his way into the hearts of his people. Penultimate Saturday, Governor AbdulRazaq dropped the governor’s toga and picked up a cutlass to cut grass at Mount …

UN Secretary-General António Guterres Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned two deadly attacks against United Nations peacekeepers in Mali on Thursday. Guterres’ reaction came in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Stephane Dujarric, in New York on Friday. He said an Egyptian peacekeeper was killed and two others injured in the attacks targeting the United …

…set to commence Africa’s largest coconut oil refinery Governor Udom Emmanuel has formally received the official gazette of the federal government signalling the approval for the Liberty Oil and Gas Free Zone in the state. The Gazette on the approval was presented to the Governor by a delegation from the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority …

File photo of Apapa road, blocked by containers-laden trucks. By Evelyn Usman Globally, injuries from auto crashes are among the leading causes of death. Back home in  Nigeria , they are rated the third leading cause of overall deaths, with a report of over 39,000 deaths of Nigerians recorded every year, according to the World Health …