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A former Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has blasted Nigerian first lady, Aisha Buhari over arrest, detention and torture of a final year student, Aminu Mohammed. Mr Dalung, who served as minister during the first tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari between 2015 and 2019, said the first lady’s …

The Nigerian Army has declined response after a court ordered the remand of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, and the Commandant, Training and Doctrine Command, Minna, Major Gen. Stevenson Olabanji, for alleged contempt. A High Court sitting in Minna, Niger State, had issued a warrant of …

The Osun State Government has revealed that it has uncovered a monumental debt in salaries, pensions and insurance commitments incurred by the outgone administration of former governor Adegboyega Oyetola.According to a statement made available by Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, the debt amounted to ₦76 billion.The statement …

Even though he is no more, General Sani Abacha has been humorously described as one of the ancestors of Nigeria who has been donating money generously to successive governments from the land of the dead as his loot was outrageous. Sunday Vanguard captures the looted funds:He’s a man of multiple impressions. To …

Olori Tobi, one of the wives of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has revealed how the monarch fulfilled an eight-year dream of hers. Sharing a throwback to her wedding day, the Olori gave glimpses of romantic moments between her and the Ooni as well as …

A student of the Federal University, Dutse Jigawa, Aminu Mohammed, has been sent to the Suleja Correctional Centre in Niger State after tweeting about the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari. The student was arraigned at the FCT High Court No. 14 in Abuja on Tuesday for cyber stalking where …

Due to continued scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise called petrol, marketers have projected that pump price could hit N400/litre at most filling stations in December. This will represent over 100 per cent increase in the pump price over the period. The dealers warned that if the scarcity of petrol …

37-years-old Michael Jonathan Numa, from Bayelsa State was on Monday elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), making him the youngest SAN in Nigeria. Michael Numa schooled at the Delta State University where he obtained the Bachelor of Law In 2008. He was called to the Bar …

The Federal Government has blamed the high poverty rate in the country on the failure of the State Governments to contribute their quota of development responsibilities to the grassroots where the major production activities take place. Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, stated this to State …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has narrated how he brokered peace in the Ethiopia and Tigray war.  Obasanjo detailed his efforts at bringing peace to the region in an article that was released by his media aide Kehinde Akinyemi on Tuesday. He said the work lasted over 15 years, adding, however, …