Day: July 18, 2021
BENIN CITY – The Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comr. Philip Shaibu, has advocated for the establishment of state handball leagues across Nigeria in a bid to make handball a major sport in Nigeria.Shaibu stated this at the final of 2020 National D…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has dedicated his Vanguard Newspaper’s Governor of the Year Award to the entire Ekiti people, stressing that their cooperation with his administration remains a major reason for the successful implementatio…
The civil unrest besetting South Africa raises questions about the security of fuel supplies. What are the risks down the value chain – from supply to consumption? Without fuel to farm with or to bring food from the farms to the cities, hunger follows….
Twenty years after his death, the Nigerian dramatist Ola Rotimi is attracting renewed interest. San Diego State University hosted a webinar in April 2021 where the affection and reverence for the playwright were clear. Another webinar was held in his h…
The Bayelsa State Government is seeking to reacquire its Oil Mining Lease (OML 46) licence which was revoked by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in 2020.The Bayelsa Oil Company reapplied for the licence during the last bidding exercise condu…
The National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has arrested a drug dealer in Anambra State with 548,000 tablets of tramadol.A press statement by the Director Media and Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed that the drug dea…
The Police Command in Kwara state says it has deployed no fewer than 2,000 personnel to ensure a hitch-free Sallah celebration across the state.The Commissioner in Charge of the Command, Mohammad Bagega, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Poli…
Nigeria has recorded 123 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive in the country to 169,329The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this via its website, https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/ on Sunday m…
As part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCDA) has directed that all Eid al-Adha prayers are to be held in open spaces at Jumaat Mosques as well as the National Eid Ground in Abuja.This was a reso…
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) have been assured of their security and safety during the upcoming Eid al-Adha celebrations.The FCT, Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola gave the assurance after the monthly Security Committee meeti…