Saturday, April 19, 2025
The police in Canada have arrested a woman in connection with an alleged online threat targeting specific members of the Nigerian community. The incident, which was reported to Canadian authorities by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), is currently being investigated as a suspected hate-motivated offence. According to police reports, the […]
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), has observed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited need to sell imported fuel above landing cost to combat smuggling. The minister made this statement at the 2024 Energy and Labour summit in Abuja, where he also pointed fingers […]
Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa State, has described President Bola Tinubu as a very daring and self-made man, who owes his emergence to nobody, including his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. He said Tinubu “was adept at studying the system, manipulating it. He exploited it and he did it well”. Lamido, […]
Smart DNA, a leading DNA testing centre in Lagos State, has released its comprehensive 2024 report on DNA testing trends in Nigeria, covering July 2023 to June 2024. The report unveils several astonishing findings that shed light on societal dynamics, economic factors, and changing family structures in Nigeria. The report […]
Global suppliers of petrol are no longer enthusiastic about supplying the product on credit to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) due to piling debts, Sunday Vanguard has learnt. Competent industry sources told our correspondent last night that NNPCL, which solely imports the product using supply agents, is apparently weighed […]
We have made our choice” – Napoli’s Sporting Director breaks silence on Osimhen’s first team ban. Napoli signed Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea before England’s transfer window closed, but Osimhen remains at the club. Napoli’s Sporting Director, Giovanni Manna, has spoken about his club’s decision to axe Super Eagles forward, Victor […]
Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves have dipped by about $505.68 million (1.37%) in August 2024. This is according to the latest data on the reserves from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The marginal decline in the country’s external reserves coincided with the Nigerian government’s issuance of a $500 million […]
Warns against exclusion of genuine farmers Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has flagged off the distribution of over 20 trucks of fertilizer to farmers in the 21 local government areas in the state. Governor Ododo who performed the flag off at a ceremony in Lokoja reiterated his commitment to […]
Strong indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu is planning to rejig his cabinet to ease out underperforming ministers. Tinubu has been facing increasing pressure from within and outside his party, the All Progressives Congress, to sack ministers some of whom appeared to have been inactive. The President had last […]
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company(NAHCO Aviance) has rewarded a staff member of the Company, Mr. Auwal Dankode, who found and returned $10,000 while cleaning an aircraft in Kano. This is just as the man who was hosted at the Headquarters of the company at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) […]