Pandemonium broke out in Ota, in Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of Ogun state when some Church workers allegedly beat and detained five officials of the state Internal Revenue Service over N2 million tax duty. Saturday Vanguard gathered that trouble began when some officials of IRS stormed the premises of Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners Chapel)... Read More
by Adeola Balogun The recent retirement of army generals has attracted the attention of President Goodluck Jonathan and he has decided to wade into the matter. The exercise has affected 17 Generals, who are already set to leave by December, and other officers across the Armed Forces including Brigadier Generals, Air Commodores and Navy Commodores.... Read More
Suspected armed robbers have killed three policemen at Tureta, in the Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the police officers were killed on Wednesday. The Public Relations Officer of the Sokoto State Police Command, Al-Mustapha Sani, confirmed the incident in an interview with NAN in Sokoto... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi The deadlock in negotiations between ASUU and the Federal Government remains even as the strike continues into the second month. It has been about sixty six days since the strike began and it is no closer to being called off than it was on the first day. Both parties to negotiations, the... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A strange occurrence is causing ripples in Ikorodu, Lagos State as faithfuls of Dawiz Central Mosque in Owode Onirin area of the town have reported that images of deceased Islamic clerics have mysteriously appeared on the walls of their mosque. The images were identified as being those of late Sheikh Ahmada Tijani,... Read More
by Adeola Balogun Nollywood diva Omotola made a classy appearance in London yesterday as she touched down in the U.K to attend the premiere of the movie “Muyiwa Goes To Nollywood” slated for this weekend. More photos below:
Nemesis recently caught up with a notorious cult member, identified as Tunde Lawal, when he was reportedly shot in the chest during a clash with rival groups. The remains of Lawal were deposited in the mortuary of the Isolo General Hospital. Lawal was said to be a member of the Eiye cult group terrorising... Read More
A man in his late 20s, Lucky Ndakwe has reportedly stabbed his girlfriend to death at a riverside in Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. NE learnt that the boy hit the girl with a bottle of beer on Thursday night over the allegation that she was going out with his... Read More
The quest to acquire education at all cost has lured more than 5,000 students into the net of a self-styled medical practitioner and leader of a criminal gang that specialises in extorting money from unsuspecting candidates seeking admission into higher institutions. The suspect, Fidelis Chukwujindu was apprehended by the police while conducting common entrance examination... Read More
by Femi Longe Nigeria is not a very reflective society and tons of data is being lost because we do not consider them important. It is very common to find stacks of files as rat and cockroach food in government agencies, hospitals, schools and businesses that contain valuable data…… Earlier in the week, a friend... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A few days after announcing its refinery building bid, the Dangote group is set to take another giant stride. The group has disclosed a plan to invest massively in the cement production sector in Kenya, specifically to the tune of $400 million (about N64 billion) in the next two years. The move was... Read More
by Adeola Balogun BBA The Chase might have ended on TV but the action continues! Stand up Abuja because The Chase is coming to your city! Nigeria’s own Beverly Ada Osu, who set a record as the only Housemate never put up for eviction throughout the duration of the show, is going to be live... Read More
by Robert Obioha The South-East was not adequately covered during the 2006 census exercise due to the threat by MASSOB that Igbos should not participate. How can a census that did not factor tribe and religion, the two major demographic indices for accurate census be taken as credible? All over the world, population census is... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, has been permitted by a court to travel abroad for medical treatment. The court therefore ordered the release of Hon. Lloyd’s passport. Lloyd, who was the major antagonist in the state assembly crisis, had his passport seized by the police following... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A 36-year-old man freed on bail after being charged with possession of cocaine has been arrested again for the same offence, only this time he ingested heroin. Nnaemeka Benjamin, who has a case of drug trafficking pending against him in court, has been again caught red handed in the same illicit act.... Read More
by Akan Ido The peace meeting organised yesterday by a select group of the Peoples Democratic Party elders to look for a lasting solution to the crisis bedevilling the party is yet to make a breakthrough. Reports say both factions of the party, the Bamanga Tukur group and that of Kawu Baraje stuck to... Read More
A former Kenyan Judiciary spokesman has petitioned the International Court of Justice in The Hague to annul the trial and death sentence against Jesus Christ, nearly 2000 years ago. Dola Indidis is also suing Israel, Italy, King Herod, Pontius Pilate, various Jewish “wise men” and the Roman Emperor Tiberius for what he considers an illegal... Read More
by Femi Adesina I cried for 14 straight days after my mum passed. And I did it anywhere– in the office, at home, in the traffic, in church, everywhere. I lost count of the days, until when my secretary, Mrs Jane Nwosu, sent me a text message after she had just left my office one... Read More
A Hindu holy man castrated himself in India Wednesday following the arrest of popular preacher Asaram Bapu, revered by millions across the country for his sermons on enlightenment. Police have charged the 72-year old guru with raping a 16-year-old schoolgirl at one of his ashrams, or religious centers, in August. Authorities in the northern Indian... Read More
by Muhammadu Buhari The issue is not just about Buhari, but something greater than Buhari or any individual or parts of its whole, it is about Nigeria-its future, progress and prosperity of its citizens, living in peace, harmony, its evolution and integration. The registration of the All Progressives Congress -APC- which was a merger of... Read More
by Dele Momodu If you and your aides were politically savvy, you probably would have managed the situation better. And if the truth must be told, most of strategists you parade are nothing but tyros who know little or nothing about the complexities that make up Nigeria Your Excellency, I’m compelled to write you again... Read More
by Joshua Areogun “The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.” – A Bronx tale. “Talent is cheaper than table salt, what separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” – Stephen King. As powerful as these quotes are, they have become rather trite in these modern times. We’ve... Read More
by Adisa Adeleye Many observers would attribute the immaturity of some of our political leaders to lack of link with the past. There is a notable lack of detailed records of the country‘s past political activities to guide the young but ambitious few that could be called leaders. IT has become the habit of the... Read More
A 6-foot-5 bodyguard to celebrities couldn’t protect himself from being killed when cops tasered him during a bizarre break-in, the Miami Herald reported. A naked Norman Oosterbroek, 43, who had guarded Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Beyoncé, broke into a Miami mansion around 10:45 p.m. Monday. Nicknamed the “Dutch Giant” because of his tall, 280-pound frame,... Read More
On her first day at nursery school, Louise Hilton walked the half mile there and back hand-in-hand with her mother. The two-year-old did the same on her second morning and so, when she later spotted an open door, had no hesitation in striking out for home by herself. Braving busy roads, a roundabout, two... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo According to Vanguard newspapers, rising Nollywood actor Benson Okonkwo, who came to limelight with the controversial role of playing a gay partner gave his views on nude scenes in Nollywood movies, in a chat with Weekend Groove, he said pornography in movies make the sex scenes more alive and believable. Read his... Read More
A rural Missouri man has been arrested on charged that he gave HIV to his partner – and exposed at least 300 more people to the disease – after he hid the fact that he was infected with the incurable virus. David Mangum, 37, of tiny Dexter, Missouri, says he had unprotected sex with at... Read More
A billboard installed on a highway by a Texas church is turning heads – and not because it warns drivers of hellfire and damnation. The giant sign put up by River Pointe Church in Richmond, Texas, advertises ‘LOVE SEX’ – the title of a new series of sermons the church has organized about having ‘healthy’... Read More
An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced an actress, Nancy Ndukwe, 26, of Jikwoyi, Abuja, to two months imprisonment for stealing an iPad, iPhone and Jewellery. The Police Prosecutor, Cpl. Paul Anigbo, told the court that the matter was reported at the Lugbe Police Station by one Faith Njoku of Kapuwa Village, Lugbe, Abuja... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Screen diva, Yvonne Nelson ran into American musician Miguel and she just shared a photo of her with him at an airport. The Ghollywood star has been in America to shoot a movie also starring Senegalese-born music superstar, Akon, Djimon Hounsou and Spartacus star Viva Bianca.