The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed the clearance of about 60,000 passport backlog in four days out of over 200,000 pending passport applications. This is consequent upon the directives given to the immigration service by the minister to ensure clearance of all pending passport applications within twoContinue Reading
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo state, has sacked the media aides attached to his deputy, Hon Lucky Ayedatiwa. This is coming as Vanguard gathered that the fear of possible dissolution of the State Executive Council has gripped the commissioners and other members of the council. Recall that while theContinue Reading
According to entertainment journalist, Ovie on X, the 27-year-old Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. However, as at the time of this report, it’s unclear the cause of his d£ath. Mohbad, before his demise was formerly signed to Naira Marley’s “Marlian records” andContinue Reading
Parts of Abuja, the nation’s capital, were thrown into chaos on Tuesday when two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) clashed on Sapele Crescent, off Ladoke Akintola Boulevard in Garki II. Gunshots were reported during the conflict, which heightened the tension in the area. The exactContinue Reading
The European Union is concerned top cocoa grower, Ivory Coast, is struggling to implement a sustainability drive needed for its beans to meet new EU standards, five people with knowledge of the process told Reuters. The new EU law, set to come into force around end-2024, aims to crackContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate payment of insurance entitlements owed to families of officers and soldiers who died while fighting to defend the nation. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, made this known at the opening of the Combined Second and Third Quarters COASContinue Reading
The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday. Officials in Libya have said at least 150 people were killed in the sudden flooding on Sunday afternoon after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean,Continue Reading
An accident involving an upturned loaded truck has taken a lane on Otedola Bridge, Ojodu Berger, Lagos State. The accident, which happened on Tuesday, has resulted in traffic congestion inward Lagos/Ibadan Expressway and Ojodu Berger as the bridge is flooded. However, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority hasContinue Reading
Suspected armed men have reportedly hijacked two fully loaded buses belonging to the Benue state government-owned Benue Links Transport Company whisking away over 10 passengers from the Lagos-bound vehicles that took off from Makurdi. It was gathered that the armed men waylaid the vehicles at about 2pm on Sunday alongContinue Reading
