The Nigeria Police Force has said that the online registration in the ongoing 2021 recruitment exercise for interested and eligible Nigerians into the service of the Nigeria Police Force as Police Constables, has been extended to Saturday, January 22, 2022. With this extension, the NPF recruitment portal will remain open till midnight of the new […]
A former governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala, is dead. He died at the age of 71. The news of his death was confirmed to Channels Television by a source close to the family. Alao-Akala was a former governor of Oyo State and sought re-election under the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the 2019 governorship election in […]
The race to clinch the All Progressives Congress’ presidential ticket for 2023 became more competitive on Tuesday after Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi and Senator Orji Kalu publicly declared their ambitions. Their declarations came barely 24 hours after APC chieftain and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, indicated his interest to become Nigeria’s next […]
Three persons have been confirmed dead after a church building collapsed at Okpanam community in Delta State. A woman and two girls lost their lives to the incident which occurred on Tuesday in Oshimili North Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in Delta, Bright Edafe, confirmed the number of […]
The National Association Of Nigeria Nurses And Midwives (NANNM) has suspended its 3-day warning strike in Lagos State. This follows a meeting between NANNM’s management and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday. According to a statement by NANNNM’s State Secretary, Toba Odumosu, issues of agitation of nurses and midwives in Lagos were presented in an earlier […]
Chief Ernest Shonekan, who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. He died on Tuesday, January 11, at a hospital in Lagos. The news of his death was confirmed by the Ogun State government. Shonekan was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26, […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will impose sanctions on the military junta in Mali, while member states will withdraw all their ambassadors as well as close land and air borders with the country. This is part of the outcome of the Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and […]
Greece has donated about one million doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria as the Federal Government moves to ensure more citizens are vaccinated against the disease. A delegation from the European country led by its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolaos Dendias, announced the donation of the vaccines in Abuja on […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has sent letters to states to alert the authorities on the disturbing trend of Lassa fever outbreak in the country. In its latest situation report on the disease published recently, the agency revealed that a total of 102 infected people died from the disease in 2021. […]
Unconfirmed report reaching Vanguard has it that three indigenes of Ishiagu Community, in Ivo Local Government Area of the State were last Sunday attacked and killed by suspected herdsmen in the area. The victims were killed by the suspected herders while returning from their farm in the evening of the fateful day. Details later.
