Day: January 6, 2022
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I’m absolutely aware of Nigerians’ suffering — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is absolutely aware of the suffering and pains Nigerians go through to feed under his administration. The President made the remark in an exclusive interview with Channels Television, which was monitored by Vanguard on Wednesday. When asked if he was aware of the numbers of Nigerians who find it…
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Amotekun arrests 15 suspects for killing Police Inspector in Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State Amotekun Corps have arrested no fewer than 15 men for allegedly killing an Inspector of the Nigeria Police Force. The said Inspector, who was attached to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Squad (IRT), Annex Ibadan, Oyo State, was said to have been hacked to death by the…
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Drama as late Lagos deputy speaker, Adediran reportedly wakes up moments before burial only to “die again”
There was mild drama at Ebony Vaults, a funeral home in the Ikoyi area of Lagos where the former Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Adetoun Adediran who was reported dead was to be buried. Adediran, a former Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, breathed her last on…
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Real reason Nigerian govt took Chinese loans – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government took loans from China because the Asia country was willing to help Nigeria’s infrastructure. Buhari said this on Wednesday during an interview with Channels Television while defending his government’s decision to source loans from China. According to him, anybody that is prepared to come and help Nigeria’s…
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Why AFCON Games Would Be Played With 80% Capacity Crowd – CAF
Stadiums at this month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon will have their capacity capped at 80 percent for the host’s matches due to the coronavirus pandemic, the African Football Federation said Tuesday. Other fixtures in the competition starting on January 9 and finishing on February 6 will only be played in front of 60…
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BREAKING: Veteran Nollywood actress Iyabo is dead
Veteran Nollywood actress, Sidikat Odukanwi, popularly known as Iyabo Oko, whose death was rumoured last September, is dead. She died Wednesday, according to her daughter Bisi Aisha, a female soldier. Bisi announced her mom’s death in several Instagram posts late on Wednesday night. In one she wrote: “My mum is gone. In another post, she…