UgamatvUncertainty hangs over new PDP leadership as Secondus approaches Supreme Court
The suspended Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has filed a notice of appeal before the Supreme Court asking it to declare that only he had the legal…
N2.3bn theft: EFCC, Customs clash on custody as Maina bags 61-year imprisonment
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a former chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to a total of 61 years’ imprisonment…
ASUU laments poor economy, low education budget
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said successive governments have surrendered Nigeria to Europe, America and Asia since 1976, which was responsible for the “continued depletion of the economy.”…
Okowa ex-commissioner slumps, dies after hosting political meeting
Mr Joseph Ogeh, the immediate past commissioner for Housing in Delta State during the first term of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is dead. He was said to have died in the…
Gbajabiamila signs, sends 20 bills for Senate concurrence
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has signed 20 bills passed by the House for transmission to the Senate for concurrence. Gbajabiamila signed the 20 bills, including…
APC, PDP bank on run-off, Obi, party allege vote buying, others
The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have expressed optimism about upturning the expected victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, in…
NDA denies arrest of NAF personnel over attack on facility
The Nigerian Defence Academy has denied arresting a Nigerian Air Force personnel, Sergeant Torsabo Solomon, in connection with the attack of the facility. Some armed men had attacked the institution…
Imo Assembly removes Speaker behind closed doors, elects replacement
The Imo House of Assembly on Monday impeached the Speaker, Mr Paul Emeziem, of the All Progressive Congress. Although, details of the impeachment process were sketchy, our correspondent gathered that…
2 weeks after, govt yet to pay N22.1bn earned academic allowances; ASUU, SSANU, NASU meet
Two weeks after the Federal Government promised to pay N22.1 billon Earned Academic Allowances to workers in federal universities, the pledge has not been fulfilled, investigation by the Vanguard has…
Guinea and Mali coup: VP Osinbajo to represent Buhari at ECOWAS meeting in Ghana
Nigeria’s Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo is representing President Muhammadu Buhari at a meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over the recent coups in Guinea and Mali. The…
